Marie's Sculpture

"Marie's Sculpture" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005), written by Jennifer Crittenden and directed by Randy Suhr.

Originally airing on CBS on October 22, 2001, "Marie's Sculpture" was the top-rated television program that night, scoring 21.21 million viewers aged 18 to 49.

Marie brings an abstract sculpture she did in class to Debra's house and shows it to her, sons Raymond and Robert, and husband Frank.

Ray and Debra successfully convince Marie to remove the sculpture from the living room while pretending to love it; however, she does this via a church auction where two Sisters come to the house to view it.

Following the failed auction, Marie is initially discontent over not being able to do what she planned, that being to make something abstract instead of a piece that resembles a real-life object; however, Ray cheers her up by complimenting the sculpture, commending how she was able to produce art that "shocked" people and got the family to discuss it, which is "what real artists do."

[9] "Marie's Sculpture" garnered 21.21 million viewers of the 18–49 demographic with a 7.8/18 rating; it was the top show of the night, scoring the fifth number-one episode for Everybody Loves Raymond's sixth season.

How they got that anatomically correct artwork past the censors remains a mystery.Some critics have called "Marie's Sculpture" one of Everybody Loves Raymond's best episodes.

[20][21] Summarized Screen Rant, "The moment Marie shows her masterpiece to Ray and Debra is unforgettable, and the story that follows is equally entertaining.

"[23] Stated Di Nunzio, "The scenes in which one by one (except for Marie) they begin to associate the work with the exact part of a woman's body are some of the funniest moments in any television sitcom in history.