| "Pat's Secret" | |||
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| Everybody Loves Raymond episode | |||
| Episodeno. | Season 9 Episode 15 | ||
| Directed by | Andy Ackerman | ||
| Written by | Tucker Cawley | ||
| Cinematography by | Mike Berlin | ||
| Editing by | Patricia Barnett | ||
| Production code | 0413 | ||
| Original air date | May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09) | ||
| Running time | 22 minutes | ||
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"Pat's Secret" is the 15th episode of theninth season of the AmericansitcomEverybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005). The episode aired on May 9, 2005 onCBS.
As of October 2019, "Pat's Secret" is the sixth highest-ratedRaymond episode onIMDb with a rating of 8.6/10.[1] Critics atVariety ranked it the second-best episode of any comedy series of the 2004–05 TV season.[2] SummarizedScreen Rant, "The stakes continually build throughout the episode and the subtle absurdity of it all makes this one comedy gold. It's always great to see such a strong episode so late in a series."[1]
Garrett won aPrimetime Emmy Award forOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series,[3] which was for acting in "Pat's Secret" and "A Job for Robert."[4] Both Wiilard and Engel were nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards forOutstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series andOutstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series respectively, which was for acting in "Pat's Secret," "A Date for Peter," and "Debra's Parents."[5][6] Mike Berlin was also nominated forOutstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series for his work on "Pat's Secret."[7]