FAVORITE EPISODE:

"There are really two that stand out for me. The first one is 'Lucky Suit', the one I won the Emmy for. That was the episode where I go to the interview with the FBI. One thing I love about my character is just when I think the writers have given Robert enough disappointments, they find a way to come up with another one."

"The other episode that people mention is where I went to the club on a date with my partner who is black ('Robert's Date'). The key to Robert is that he just wants to fit in, and in this case he started to act a little more urban than Robert is really capable of being."

FAVORITE SCENE:

"That's really hard. The scene from 'The Letter' where Debra writes Marie a letter and confrontation takes place. Last season's Thanksgiving episode found the Barone's going over to Amy's family's house, and a bird flies into the window and we find out that Amy's mother Pat had to put a bird out of its misery. It was very funny to play."

HOW SHOULD THE SERIES END?

"I think I should take a bullet. And I think there are people at the network who might like that! I think someone's got to move. I would love to see my character move away, to put it in stone once and for all that the real mama's boy is Ray. I would love for Robert to be the one to break the chord.

WHAT WILL YOU MISS THE MOST WHEN THE SHOW IS OVER?

"Not having to wait in line at the DMV has been the greatest perk of all. That, and I have my own syrup steward at the International House of Pancakes. Every Monday, I look forward to sitting at that table and seeing what the new words are. I'm going to miss having Ray come up with new and inventive ways to put me down in a Semitic fashion. Ray is the same guy he was nine years ago...although he recently put a gift shop in his house."

HAS YOUR SHOW CHANGED YOUR LIFE?

"I had the chance to grow artisically that I wouldn't have had without the show. To be able to work is a gift, especially when you get to do what you love. When I was doing stand-up and barely making enough to make rent, that was okay, because I was doing what I loved. Nine years in, it's a nice affirmation to know that someone besides your mom believes you can act and you're given opportunities to do what you love to do."

---- As told to Robert Pietranton.