Pat's Secret

As of October 2019, "Pat's Secret" is the sixth highest-rated Raymond episode on IMDb with a rating of 8.6/10.^[1] Critics at Variety ranked it the second-best episode of any comedy series of the 2004–05 TV season.^[2] Summarized Screen 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 a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series,^[3] which was for acting in "Pat's Secret" and "A Job for Robert."^[4] Both Willard and Engel were nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding 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 for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series for his work on "Pat's Secret."^[7]