Trivia: Frank dresses up as Frankenstein in this episode for an in-joke alluding to the role he played in 1974's Young Frankenstein.
Trivia: The flashback of this episode has several similarities to Ray Romano's real life. He was a futon delivery man before he was a comedian, he worked with his friend Claude, and he once walked into a customer's house to find her naked, mistaking her saying, "coming." for "Come in."
Trivia: Kevin James returns to the show that helped to give him his own show The King of Queens. Earlier in the evening, as part of CBS's "Shameless Crossover Monday" promotion, Ray, Robert and Frank appear in The King of Queens episode "Road Rayge".
The Toaster - S3-E12
Trivia: This episode is based on a true story that happened to show creator Phil Rosenthal. In the start of Season 3, he gave the cast, crew, and his parents toasters that had Everybody Loves Raymond engraved on it. The conversation Phil had with his father about The Toaster's whereabouts was the word-for-word conversation Ray has with Frank in this episode, and Phil's parents did trade in The Toaster for a coffee maker, like Frank and Marie did.
Trivia: Frank doesn't appear in this episode, as Peter Boyle had a heart attack on set during preparations for filming and he had to be written out of the episode.
The Toaster - S3-E12
Trivia: During the filming of this episode, Patricia Heaton was pregnant. It is easily visible, as throughout the episode she hides her stomach behind bowls or blankets, and most close-up shots of her only show her face.
The Toaster - S3-E12
Trivia: The security cop at the store at the end of the episode is Ray Romano's real-life brother, who in real life was a member of the NYPD.
Trivia: Ray Romano's stunt double also worked previously on Terminator 2. Although he wasn't injured at all during the filming of Terminator 2, he broke his nose during the filming of the opening sequence for this season.
Chosen answer: A Canapé is a cracker or a small, thin piece of bread or toast spread with cheese, meat, or relish and served as an appetizer.
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