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Here is the complete episode list for Everybody Loves Raymond. It includes original air dates, episode numbers, episode titles, and brief episode descriptions. The first column of this table indicates the episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond we currently have in our archive. (All episodes were recorded in standard play on VHS tapes.) The entries for this column are defined as follows:
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CLEAN | Episode was recorded off a commercial-free satellite feed |
ORIG | Episode was recorded from its original broadcast |
RERUN | Episode was recorded from a rerun (no known cuts) |
RERUN | 13-Sep-1996 | Episode 1 | Season 1 Number 1 | Pilot | Sportswriter Ray Barone has parents who like to mind his business. |
20-Sep-1996 | Episode 2 | Season 1 Number 2 | I Love You | Debra is angered when Ray's problem with showing affection for her becomes a family matter. | |
27-Sep-1996 | Episode 3 | Season 1 Number 3 | I Wish I Were Gus | Ray hopes the family-themed eulogy he gives for his Uncle Gus will extinguish the sparks of a festering family feud. Guest star: Jean Stapleton. | |
4-Oct-1996 | Episode 4 | Season 1 Number 4 | Standard Deviation | Robert administers IQ tests to Ray and Debra and then tests their reactions to false results. | |
11-Oct-1996 | Episode 5 | Season 1 Number 5 | Look Don't Touch | Ray must convince Debra of his innocence after a waitress (guest star Tina Arning) at Nemo's catches his eye. | |
SYND | 18-Oct-1996 | Episode 6 | Season 1 Number 6 | Frank the Writer | Frank submits a column idea to Ray's editor. |
ORIG | 28-Oct-1996 | Episode 7 | Season 1 Number 7 | Your Place or Mine? | Marie (Doris Roberts) moves in with Raymond and Debra (Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton). |
RERUN | 1-Nov-1996 | Episode 8 | Season 1 Number 8 | In-Laws | Ray's la-di-da in-laws (Robert Culp, Katherine Helmond) visit. |
8-Nov-1996 | Episode 9 | Season 1 Number 9 | Win, Lose or Draw | Ray gets dealt into the poker game of his father and his cronies. | |
RERUN | 22-Nov-1996 | Episode 10 | Season 1 Number 10 | Turkey or Fish | Debra opts for Thanksgiving fish to avoid competing with Marie's cooking. |
13-Dec-1996 | Episode 11 | Season 1 Number 11 | Captain Nemo | Ray spends all his free time coaching his basketball team, but then realizes he's missing out on time with his family. | |
RERUN | 20-Dec-1996 | Episode 12 | Season 1 Number 12 | The Ball | Ray learns his Mickey Mantle autographed baseball is a fake. |
RERUN | 3-Jan-1997 | Episode 13 | Season 1 Number 13 | Debra's Sick | To save time, Ray schedules a meeting with Terry Bradshaw at the pediatrician's office. |
RERUN | 17-Jan-1997 | Episode 14 | Season 1 Number 14 | Who's Handsome? | Debra's compliments to insecure Robert (Brad Garrett) prompt Ray (Ray Romano) to change. |
RERUN | 31-Jan-1997 | Episode 15 | Season 1 Number 15 | The Car | Ray buys his high-school "make-out mobile." |
RERUN | 7-Feb-1997 | Episode 16 | Season 1 Number 16 | Diamonds | Ray takes Debra's wedding ring to replace its fake diamond. |
RERUN | 21-Feb-1997 | Episode 17 | Season 1 Number 17 | The Game | After the cable goes out, the family plays Scruples. |
28-Feb-1997 | Episode 18 | Season 1 Number 18 | The Recovering Pessimist | Debra accuses Raymond of being a "total pessimist," so he promises to try focusing on the brighter side of life. | |
3-Mar-1997 | Episode 19 | Season 1 Number 19 | The Dog | Raymond finds a stray dog that he gives to Robert. It's to make up for a puppy he had to get rid of years ago because of his allergies. | |
10-Mar-1997 | Episode 20 | Season 1 Number 20 | Neighbors | Neighbors, upset with Ray's irksome parents, demand a powwow at his house, where his mom and dad stumble upon the meeting. | |
RERUN | 17-Mar-1997 | Episode 21 | Season 1 Number 21 | Fascinatin' Debra | Debra feels dull compared to the other Barones; guest Green Bay Packer Desmond Howard. |
RERUN | 7-Apr-1997 | Episode 22 | Season 1 Number 22 | Why Are We Here? | Debra and Ray reminisce about life in their old apartment. |
RERUN | 22-Sep-1997 | Episode 23 | Season 2 Number 1 | Ray's on TV | Well-meaning advice makes Ray nervous on camera. |
29-Sep-1997 | Episode 24 | Season 2 Number 2 | Father Knows Least | When Ally develops a stubborn streak, Debra convinces Ray to attend parenting class, where they learn a behavioral technique that works on both the child and her grandparents. | |
6-Oct-1997 | Episode 25 | Season 2 Number 3 | Brother | Ray takes his depressed brother for a night out, during which — surprise! — they bond. | |
RERUN | 13-Oct-1997 | Episode 26 | Season 2 Number 4 | Mozart | As an example for Ally, Ray takes piano lessons from Marie. |
20-Oct-1997 | Episode 27 | Season 2 Number 5 | Golf | Ray is feeling aces when a doctor prescribes more time on the links as a means of alleviating stress. | |
27-Oct-1997 | Episode 28 | Season 2 Number 6 | Anniversary | At his parents' 40th-anniversary party, Ray learns that they were once separated for more than a year. | |
3-Nov-1997 | Episode 29 | Season 2 Number 7 | Working Late Again | Debra tries to convince Ray to set up an office in their house. | |
RERUN | 10-Nov-1997 | Episode 30 | Season 2 Number 8 | The Children's Book | Debra and Ray's children's book collaboration turns competitive. |
RERUN | 17-Nov-1997 | Episode 31 | Season 2 Number 9 | The Gift | Frank seems depressed by the aquarium Ray bought him. |
24-Nov-1997 | Episode 32 | Season 2 Number 10 | High School | Cool Debra steals Ray's thunder at his high-school reunion when she hits it off with the "popular" gang while he chews the fat with the nerd herd. | |
RERUN | 8-Dec-1997 | Episode 33 | Season 2 Number 11 | The Letter | Debra lays it on the line in a letter to Marie. |
RERUN | 15-Dec-1997 | Episode 34 | Season 2 Number 12 | All I Want for Christmas | Ray wants romance with Debra; the family, eggs Florentine and Christmas presents. |
RERUN | 5-Jan-1998 | Episode 35 | Season 2 Number 13 | Civil Wars | Ray and Frank enlist for a Civil War re-enactment. |
RERUN | 12-Jan-1998 | Episode 36 | Season 2 Number 14 | Mia Famiglia | Ray's long-lost Italian Aunt Sarina seems too good to be true. |
RERUN | 19-Jan-1998 | Episode 37 | Season 2 Number 15 | Marie's Meatballs | Ray asks Marie to teach Debra to cook. |
RERUN | 2-Feb-1998 | Episode 38 | Season 2 Number 16 | The Checkbook | Ray takes over the family finances. |
RERUN | 23-Feb-1998 | Episode 39 | Season 2 Number 17 | The Ride-Along | Boredom turns to terror when Ray rides on patrol with Robert. |
RERUN | 2-Mar-1998 | Episode 40 | Season 2 Number 18 | The Family Bed | Ally's nightmares keep everybody awake. |
RERUN | 9-Mar-1998 | Episode 41 | Season 2 Number 19 | Good Girls | Marie prefers Robert's girlfriend to Debra. |
RERUN | 6-Apr-1998 | Episode 42 | Season 2 Number 20 | T-Ball | Debra fights with a T-ball parent about unhealthy snacks. |
RERUN | 20-Apr-1998 | Episode 43 | Season 2 Number 21 | Traffic School | Robert uses a ventriloquist's dummy to enliven his traffic-school classes. |
ORIG | 27-Apr-1998 | Episode 44 | Season 2 Number 22 | Six Feet Under | Ray has a midlife crisis; Frank sells Marie's burial plot for a profit. |
ORIG | 4-May-1998 | Episode 45 | Season 2 Number 23 | The Garage Sale | Ray is surprised to learn that Debra doesn't want more children. |
CLEAN | 11-May-1998 | Episode 46 | Season 2 Number 24 | The Wedding (Part 1) | Ray recalls his wedding day. |
CLEAN | 18-May-1998 | Episode 47 | Season 2 Number 25 | The Wedding (Part 2) | Ray recalls his wedding day. |
CLEAN | 21-Sep-1998 | Episode 48 | Season 3 Number 1 | The Invasion | Termite-tenters force the Barones to seek shelter with Ray's parents. |
CLEAN | 28-Sep-1998 | Episode 49 | Season 3 Number 2 | Driving Frank | Debra refuses to let the children ride with unsafe driver Frank. |
ORIG | 5-Oct-1998 | Episode 50 | Season 3 Number 3 | The Sitter | The kids like the new baby sitter too much, according to Debra. |
ORIG | 12-Oct-1998 | Episode 51 | Season 3 Number 4 | Getting Even | Debra vows to get even after Ray gets laughs at her expense. |
CLEAN | 19-Oct-1998 | Episode 52 | Season 3 Number 5 | The Visit | Debra finds herself wishing her mother (Katherine Helmond) were more like Marie. |
CLEAN | 26-Oct-1998 | Episode 53 | Season 3 Number 6 | Halloween Candy | Grandpa mistakenly passes out Ray's colorfully wrapped "chocolate coins." |
ORIG | 2-Nov-1998 | Episode 54 | Season 3 Number 7 | Moving Out | Robert moves out of his parents' home into a garage. |
CLEAN | 9-Nov-1998 | Episode 55 | Season 3 Number 8 | The Article | Ray is upset when his friend's article appears in Sports Illustrated. |
CLEAN | 16-Nov-1998 | Episode 56 | Season 3 Number 9 | The Lone Barone | Robert's girlfriend dumps him; Ray is blamed. |
ORIG | 23-Nov-1998 | Episode 57 | Season 3 Number 10 | No Fat | Marie cooks a healthy Thanksgiving dinner for the family. |
CLEAN | 7-Dec-1998 | Episode 58 | Season 3 Number 11 | The Apartment | Ray notices Robert's new neighbors are all sexy women. |
CLEAN | 14-Dec-1998 | Episode 59 | Season 3 Number 12 | The Toaster | Frank and Marie trade Ray's Christmas gift for a coffee maker. |
CLEAN | 11-Jan-1999 | Episode 60 | Season 3 Number 13 | Ping Pong | Ray challenges Frank to ping pong. |
CLEAN | 18-Jan-1999 | Episode 61 | Season 3 Number 14 | Pants on Fire | Marie discovers Ray threw a wild party as a teen-ager. |
RERUN | 1-Feb-1999 | Episode 62 | Season 3 Number 15 | Robert's Date | Robert changes his demeanor around new friends. |
CLEAN | 8-Feb-1999 | Episode 63 | Season 3 Number 16 | Frank's Tribute | Frank wins "Man of the Year" at his lodge. |
CLEAN | 15-Feb-1999 | Episode 64 | Season 3 Number 17 | Cruising with Marie | Ray goes on a Caribbean cruise with Marie after Frank hurts his knee. |
ORIG | 22-Feb-1999 | Episode 65 | Season 3 Number 18 | Ray Home Alone | Ray finds himself uneasy about being alone while Debra and the kids are away. |
CLEAN | 1-Mar-1999 | Episode 66 | Season 3 Number 19 | Big Shots | Ray and Robert meet members of the 1969 New York Mets. |
CLEAN | 15-Mar-1999 | Episode 67 | Season 3 Number 20 | Move Over | Ray complains Debra is too cuddlesome; guest Charles Durning. |
CLEAN | 5-Apr-1999 | Episode 68 | Season 3 Number 21 | The Getaway | Debra and Ray feel pressure to show each other a good time on a romantic weekend getaway. |
CLEAN | 26-Apr-1999 | Episode 69 | Season 3 Number 22 | Working Girl | Ray is angry when Debra gets a part-time job; guest Julie Hagerty. |
CLEAN | 3-May-1999 | Episode 70 | Season 3 Number 23 | Be Nice | Ray and Debra try to be nicer to each other. |
CLEAN | 10-May-1999 | Episode 71 | Season 3 Number 24 | Dancing with Debra | Ray is upset when Debra and Robert bond while swing-dancing together. |
CLEAN | 17-May-1999 | Episode 72 | Season 3 Number 25 | Robert Moves Back? | Ray offers his basement office to Robert and Amy when they want to be alone. |
RERUN | 24-May-1999 | Episode 73 | Season 3 Number 26 | How They Met | As they prepare Ally for a play date, Ray and Debra reminisce about when they first met. |
ORIG | 20-Sep-1999 | Episode 74 | Season 4 Number 1 | Boob Job | Debra is upset when she sees Ray's reaction to a friend's breast implants. |
ORIG | 27-Sep-1999 | Episode 75 | Season 4 Number 2 | The Can Opener | The whole family chooses sides when Ray and Debra fight over a newly acquired can opener. |
ORIG | 4-Oct-1999 | Episode 76 | Season 4 Number 3 | You Bet | Frank's sudden jovial mood makes Ray suspicious. |
CLEAN | 11-Oct-1999 | Episode 77 | Season 4 Number 4 | Sex Talk | Ray and Debra consult Frank and Marie about what an older couple's sex life should contain. |
ORIG | 18-Oct-1999 | Episode 78 | Season 4 Number 5 | The Will | Upon drafting their wills, Ray and Debra decide who would be guardians for their children. |
CLEAN | 25-Oct-1999 | Episode 79 | Season 4 Number 6 | The Sister | Debra is upset when her sister, Jennifer, decides to become a nun. |
ORIG | 8-Nov-1999 | Episode 80 | Season 4 Number 7 | Cousin Gerard | Debra points out the similarities between Ray and his annoying cousin. |
ORIG | 15-Nov-1999 | Episode 81 | Season 4 Number 8 | Debra's Workout | Ray is happily surprised, and curious, when Debra starts initiating sex more often. |
ORIG | 22-Nov-1999 | Episode 82 | Season 4 Number 9 | No Thanks | Debra spends the entire day cooking with Marie in an attempt to improve their relationship; Frank and Robert accompany Ray to a car show. |
CLEAN | 29-Nov-1999 | Episode 83 | Season 4 Number 10 | Left Back | Ray discovers that he was held back a year of pre-kindergarten; Frank tries to get Michael advanced in school. |
ORIG | 13-Dec-1999 | Episode 84 | Season 4 Number 11 | The Christmas Picture | Ray tries to organize a family photo shoot for a Christmas present to his parents. |
ORIG | 10-Jan-2000 | Episode 85 | Season 4 Number 12 | What's with Robert? | Robert's sexuality comes into question when he breaks up with Amy again. |
CLEAN | 17-Jan-2000 | Episode 86 | Season 4 Number 13 | Bully on the Bus | Ray and Debra learn that Ally has been bullying another child on the bus. |
ORIG | 31-Jan-2000 | Episode 87 | Season 4 Number 14 | Prodigal Son | Ray decides to imitate his father by going to church every week, until he realizes why it is he never misses a sermon. Guest star: Charles Durning. |
ORIG | 7-Feb-2000 | Episode 88 | Season 4 Number 15 | Robert's Rodeo | Ray cancels his plans with Robert, but later feels guilty when Robert is injured and lands in the hospital. |
CLEAN | 14-Feb-2000 | Episode 89 | Season 4 Number 16 | The Tenth Anniversary | On their 10th anniversary, Debra discovers that Ray taped over their wedding video with a Super Bowl game. |
CLEAN | 21-Feb-2000 | Episode 90 | Season 4 Number 17 | Hackidu | A comic-book trader (Paul Reubens) agrees to sell Ray the hottest-selling trading cards for a very steep price. |
CLEAN | 28-Feb-2000 | Episode 91 | Season 4 Number 18 | Debra Makes Something Good | Marie can't stand it when Debra finally cooks a dish that all the men love. |
ORIG | 20-Mar-2000 | Episode 92 | Season 4 Number 19 | Marie and Frank's New Friends | Ray and Debra scheme to get Frank and Marie out of their hair by having them make new friends, but the plan blows up in their faces. |
ORIG | 17-Apr-2000 | Episode 93 | Season 4 Number 20 | Alone Time | Debra feels suffocated by demands on her time and pleads with Ray to help her find some alone time. |
CLEAN | 1-May-2000 | Episode 94 | Season 4 Number 21 | Someone's Cranky | A crabby Robert continues convalescing at his parents' home after his close encounter with a bull. |
CLEAN | 8-May-2000 | Episode 95 | Season 4 Number 22 | Bad Moon Rising | Ray pushes Debra over the edge when he falls prey to simple thinking and suggests one pill could alleviate all of her PMS moodiness. |
CLEAN | 15-May-2000 | Episode 96 | Season 4 Number 23 | Confronting the Attacker | A small altercation scares Robert into quitting his job on his first day back with the police force. |
CLEAN | 22-May-2000 | Episode 97 | Season 4 Number 24 | Robert's Divorce | A chance encounter with Robert's former wife prompts a flashback to his divorce. |
ORIG | 2-Oct-2000 | Episode 98 | Season 5 Number 1 | Italy (Part 1) | Marie surprises the entire family with a two-week vacation in Italy, but for Ray, it's two weeks too long. Guest star: David Proval. |
ORIG | 2-Oct-2000 | Episode 99 | Season 5 Number 2 | Italy (Part 2) | Marie surprises the entire family with a two-week vacation in Italy, but for Ray, it's two weeks too long. Guest star: David Proval. |
ORIG | 9-Oct-2000 | Episode 100 | Season 5 Number 3 | Wallpaper | Ray's parents finally go too far, prompting him to lose his cool and kick them out of the house once and for all. |
ORIG | 16-Oct-2000 | Episode 101 | Season 5 Number 4 | Meant to Be | Robert quickly goes from deciding which one of three beautiful women he likes, to wondering if any still like him. |
ORIG | 23-Oct-2000 | Episode 102 | Season 5 Number 5 | Pet Cemetery | When Debra and the kids go away for the weekend, Ray accidentally kills Ally's hamster. |
ORIG | 30-Oct-2000 | Episode 103 | Season 5 Number 6 | The Author | Sibling rivalry heats up when a publishing company passes on Ray's sports book and Robert gets promoted. |
ORIG | 6-Nov-2000 | Episode 104 | Season 5 Number 7 | The Walk to the Door | Ray runs into a girl (guest star Vicki Juditz) he disrespected when they dated in high school, but ends up regretting it when he apologizes. |
ORIG | 13-Nov-2000 | Episode 105 | Season 5 Number 8 | Young Girl | Marie and Debra try to keep their cool when Robert brings home a new girlfriend (guest star Tinsley Grimes) who is half his age. |
ORIG | 20-Nov-2000 | Episode 106 | Season 5 Number 9 | Fighting In-Laws | Debra's parents (guest stars Katherine Helmond, Robert Culp) end up bickering as much as Frank and Marie at Thanksgiving dinner. |
ORIG | 27-Nov-2000 | Episode 107 | Season 5 Number 10 | The Sneeze | Ray can't help but enjoy the extra attention his mother lavishes on him when he feels under the weather. |
ORIG | 11-Dec-2000 | Episode 108 | Season 5 Number 11 | Christmas Present | Ray buys Debra an extravagant gift, hoping she'll be so overjoyed that she'll let him take a golf trip. |
ORIG | 8-Jan-2001 | Episode 109 | Season 5 Number 12 | What Good Are You? | Ray tries to prove to everyone that he can be counted on after failing to help Debra when she chokes. |
ORIG | 29-Jan-2001 | Episode 110 | Season 5 Number 13 | Super Bowl | Ray's excitement over being sent to the Super Bowl is tempered by the fact that he has to choose a companion. |
ORIG | 5-Feb-2001 | Episode 111 | Season 5 Number 14 | Ray's Journal | A flabbergasted Ray feels violated after he learns that his mother read his private diary when he was little. |
ORIG | 12-Feb-2001 | Episode 112 | Season 5 Number 15 | Silent Partners | Ray and Debra endure an excruciating Valentine's Day dinner that was supposed to be romantic. |
ORIG | 19-Feb-2001 | Episode 113 | Season 5 Number 16 | Fairies | Ray acts like a drama queen when he hears that Debra signed up the boys to be fairies in a school play. |
ORIG | 26-Feb-2001 | Episode 114 | Season 5 Number 17 | Stefania Arrives | Robert learns a difficult lesson in long-distance relationships when his Italian girlfriend arrives in New York. |
CLEAN | 19-Mar-2001 | Episode 115 | Season 5 Number 18 | Humm Vac | An attractive saleswoman sells Ray a brand-new vacuum that ends up causing a cleaning conflict between Debra and Marie. |
ORIG | 9-Apr-2001 | Episode 116 | Season 5 Number 19 | The Canister | Marie accuses Debra of not returning a canister of sentimental value. |
ORIG | 23-Apr-2001 | Episode 117 | Season 5 Number 20 | Net Worth | Ray ends up in the doghouse for a shaky financial decision, but it turns out he's not the only one who's guilty. |
CLEAN | 30-Apr-2001 | Episode 118 | Season 5 Number 21 | Let's Fix Robert | Robert's jaw drops when he catches the women in his life discussing his inadequacies. |
ORIG | 7-May-2001 | Episode 119 | Season 5 Number 22 | Say Uncle | Ray feels the pangs of jealousy when he sees how much time his kids are spending with Robert. |
ORIG | 14-May-2001 | Episode 120 | Season 5 Number 23 | Separation | Debra can't help but question the solidity of her relationship with Ray after her parents make a shocking announcement. |
ORIG | 21-May-2001 | Episode 121 | Season 5 Number 24 | Frank Paints the House | Ray hits the roof when Frank, who generously offered to paint his son's house, refuses to use the color Ray wants. |
ORIG | 21-May-2001 | Episode 122 | Season 5 Number 25 | Ally's Birth | The Barones reminisce about the birth of their daughter, Ally, when they realize how quickly she is growing up. |
ORIG | 24-Sep-2001 | Episode 123 | Season 6 Number 1 | The Angry Family | Ray and Debra are taken aback when Michael shares a story about a bickering family at his school's open house. Guest star: Charles Durning. |
1-Oct-2001 | Episode 124 | Season 6 Number 2 | No Roll | After 12 years of marriage, Ray and Debra try to improve their intimacy with a board game. | |
8-Oct-2001 | Episode 125 | Season 6 Number 3 | Odd Man Out | Frank becomes very jealous when Marie starts spending more time with their friend Marco Foganolo, now the new owner of Nemo's restaurant. | |
15-Oct-2001 | Episode 126 | Season 6 Number 4 | Ray's Ring | Ray loses his wedding ring during a business trip. | |
22-Oct-2001 | Episode 127 | Season 6 Number 5 | Marie's Sculpture | Marie takes an art class and makes an abstract sculpture that looks like a part of the female anatomy — but she doesn't realize it. Everyone else does, though. | |
29-Oct-2001 | Episode 128 | Season 6 Number 6 | Frank Goes Downstairs | Ray brags to his pals about hurting his wrist while he and Debra had sex, but he lies to his dad about it, telling him that he fell down the stairs, prompting Frank to rip them up and repair them. | |
5-Nov-2001 | Episode 129 | Season 6 Number 7 | Jealous Robert | Debra and Marie hope that Robert will be stirred to action when they fix up Amy with Raymond's friend Gianni, but the plan backfires. | |
12-Nov-2001 | Episode 130 | Season 6 Number 8 | It's Supposed to Be Fun | While watching the twins play basketball, Ray has a hard time dealing with the fact that Geoffrey is a terrible athlete. | |
19-Nov-2001 | Episode 131 | Season 6 Number 9 | Older Women | Debra isn't sure what to think when her father brings an older female companion to Thanksgiving dinner. | |
26-Nov-2001 | Episode 132 | Season 6 Number 10 | Raybert | Robert discovers that the woman he is dating thinks he is Ray. | |
10-Dec-2001 | Episode 133 | Season 6 Number 11 | The Kicker | Frank becomes a wanted man after he catches the ball at a college football game and refuses to give it back to the kicker. | |
17-Dec-2001 | Episode 134 | Season 6 Number 12 | Season's Greetings | Marie and Debra's holiday newsletter sends the Barone family into an uproar | |
7-Jan-2002 | Episode 135 | Season 6 Number 13 | Tissues | Ray decides to become more involved with making decisions around the house, with disastrous results. | |
14-Jan-2002 | Episode 136 | Season 6 Number 14 | Snow Day | Everyone is feeling merry around Frank and Marie's fireplace during a snowstorm until Debra unintentionally insults Frank and hurts his feelings. | |
28-Jan-2002 | Episode 137 | Season 6 Number 15 | Cookies | Ray takes an instant disliking to Ally's troop leader (Amy Aquino) and becomes determined to sell more troop cookies than her to win the top prize, which is a beach chair and umbrella. | |
4-Feb-2002 | Episode 138 | Season 6 Number 16 | Lucky Suit | Robert becomes furious with Marie after she ruins his "lucky suit," which he was going to wear to an interview with the FBI. | |
25-Feb-2002 | Episode 139 | Season 6 Number 17 | The Skit | Ray and Debra impersonate Frank and Marie for partygoers. | |
4-Mar-2002 | Episode 140 | Season 6 Number 18 | The Breakup Tape | Debra wants to know why Ray has kept a tape from 1982 on which one of Ray's former girlfriends breaks up with him, but Ray won't tell her. | |
18-Mar-2002 | Episode 141 | Season 6 Number 19 | Talk to Your Daughter | Ray tries to explain the birds and the bees to Ally, but she throws him for a loop when she instead asks about the meaning of life. Of course, Ray has no clue and quickly runs for cover. To make matters worse, Frank, Marie and Robert come over and offer their ill-formed opinions. | |
25-Mar-2002 | Episode 142 | Season 6 Number 20 | A Vote for Debra | Debra runs for president of the governing board at the twins' school, but Ray isn't so sure he wants her to win because it'll mean he will have to spend more time taking care of the boys at home while she attends meetings. | |
29-Apr-2002 | Episode 143 | Season 6 Number 21 | Call Me Mom | Ray persuades Debra to call Marie "mom," but when she does, Marie's reaction isn't at all what Debra expected. | |
6-May-2002 | Episode 144 | Season 6 Number 22 | Mother's Day | Debra and Marie refuse to talk to each other after an argument. (Part 1 of 3) | |
13-May-2002 | Episode 145 | Season 6 Number 23 | The Bigger Person | Ray and Frank take advantage of the silent feud between Debra and Marie in order to get what they want, but Robert is horrified over their selfish actions. (Part 2 of 3) | |
20-May-2002 | Episode 146 | Season 6 Number 24 | The First Time | After Debra once again rebuffs Ray's sexual advances and accuses him of never knowing when she's in the mood, the two reminisce about the first time they made love together. (Part 3 of 3) | |
23-Sep-2002 | Episode 147 | Season 7 Number 1 | The Cult | Elder Barone brother Robert creates quite a stir. Distraught over the ongoing feud between Marie and Debra, Robert joins a support group to find inner peace. The result? His bizarre "peaceful" behavior leads the family to believe he's involved with a cult, so they try to deprogram him. | |
23-Sep-2002 | Episode 148 | Season 7 Number 2 | Counseling | Debra attempts to get Ray to attend marriage counseling with her. He's initially reluctant, but his attitude quickly changes when the cute counselor (Nancy Lenehan) takes a liking to him. | |
30-Sep-2002 | Episode 149 | Season 7 Number 3 | Homework | Ray must address the school district's curriculum review board after he complains to Ally's teacher that Ally has too much homework and the teacher agrees with him. | |
7-Oct-2002 | Episode 150 | Season 7 Number 4 | Pet the Bunny | As a challenge to himself, Ray writes an early eulogy for Frank. | |
14-Oct-2002 | Episode 151 | Season 7 Number 5 | Who Am I? | Ray thinks something is wrong with him after he returns from a night out with the guys and admits to Debra that he didn't enjoy it. She thinks it's a sign that he's finally growing up, but she's horrified when Ray says he wants to join his dad's lodge. | |
21-Oct-2002 | Episode 152 | Season 7 Number 6 | Robert Needs Money | Ray and Debra give Robert $1000 to help him out after his pay is cut, and they are shocked by what he plans to do with the money. | |
4-Nov-2002 | Episode 153 | Season 7 Number 7 | The Sigh | Ray moves his things out of the master bathroom and into the kids' bath so Debra can have more space, but he soon regrets it when his dad and brother start teasing him and tell him that he is no longer king of his own house. | |
11-Nov-2002 | Episode 154 | Season 7 Number 8 | Annoying Kid | Ray and Debra's friendship with a new couple is threatened by the pair's obnoxious 8-year-old son, who constantly annoys Ray. | |
18-Nov-2002 | Episode 155 | Season 7 Number 9 | She's the One | Robert believes he's finally found "the one," an international-trade lawyer who seems too good to be true | |
25-Nov-2002 | Episode 156 | Season 7 Number 10 | Marie's Vision | Marie drives everyone crazier than usual after she gets glasses and starts pointing out personal flaws that she can now see clearly. Also, Robert gets back together with Amy and invites her to Thanksgiving dinner. | |
9-Dec-2002 | Episode 157 | Season 7 Number 11 | The Thought That Counts | Things aren't quite so merry for Robert on Christmas after Ray takes credit for his brother's gift idea. | |
6-Jan-2003 | Episode 158 | Season 7 Number 12 | Grandpa Steals | Boisterous Frank learns a difficult lesson in humility from his granddaughter. | |
27-Jan-2003 | Episode 159 | Season 7 Number 13 | Somebody Hates Raymond | Raymond is dumbfounded when he learns that a popular sports-radio host hates him and refuses to ever book him on his show. Of course, Ray wants to find out why, so he confronts the man. | |
3-Feb-2003 | Episode 160 | Season 7 Number 14 | Just a Formality | Robert travels with Raymond to Pennsylvania to ask Amy's parents for her hand in marriage. | |
10-Feb-2003 | Episode 161 | Season 7 Number 15 | The Disciplinarian | Debra tries to get Ray to be more of a disciplinarian with the twins, but she soon regrets it when he goes overboard with their punishment. Also: Frank and Marie learn some disturbing facts about Ray and Robert's behavior when their sons were younger. | |
17-Feb-2003 | Episode 162 | Season 7 Number 16 | Sweet Charity | Ray reluctantly agrees to do some charity work at a hospital after Debra signs him up, but he soon becomes a hit with the patients and starts spending more time there than at home, much to his wife's dismay. | |
24-Feb-2003 | Episode 163 | Season 7 Number 17 | Meeting the Parents | Amy's ultra-conservative mom and dad meet the Barone clan. | |
10-Mar-2003 | Episode 164 | Season 7 Number 18 | The Plan | Ray and Frank talk Robert into doing a poor job of the writing his wedding invitation, so it will convince Amy that she should take care of all the wedding plans herself. | |
31-Mar-2003 | Episode 165 | Season 7 Number 19 | Sleepover at Peggy's | Ray takes Ally over to a friend's house for a sleepover and is mortified when the girl's mother (Amy Aquino) pats his behind after he helps set up a tent for the woman. To make matters worse, the lady is the same one Ray had a nasty run-in with over some Frontier Girl cookies a year earlier. | |
14-Apr-2003 | Episode 166 | Season 7 Number 20 | Who's Next | Jealousy gets the best of Debra after she and Ray pick out replacement spouses for each other. | |
28-Apr-2003 | Episode 167 | Season 7 Number 21 | The Shower | Debra lands in jail for DUI and blames it on Marie. | |
5-May-2003 | Episode 168 | Season 7 Number 22 | Baggage | Ray and Debra become locked in a battle of wills over who should put away a packed suitcase that has been sitting on the landing for two weeks. When Frank and Marie learn of the standoff, they each offer their own ways to resolve the conflict. | |
12-May-2003 | Episode 169 | Season 7 Number 23 | The Bachelor Party | Ray hosts a lame bachelor party for Robert and is shamed by Debra, Marie and Amy into throwing him another one at the lodge, which is attended by Amy's father and brother. | |
19-May-2003 | Episode 170 | Season 7 Number 24 | Robert's Wedding | Robert and Amy's big day finally arrives. | |
22-Sep-2003 | Episode 171 | Season 8 Number 1 | Fun with Debra | Ray gets teed off at Debra when she joins him for a round of golf so that the two of them can spend more time together. | |
29-Sep-2003 | Episode 172 | Season 8 Number 2 | Thank You Notes | Marie instantly tries to get the upper hand in her relationship with her new daughter-in-law when Amy and Robert return from their honeymoon, but Debra steps in, determined to stop Marie's meddling once and for all, which horrifies the guys. | |
6-Oct-2003 | Episode 173 | Season 8 Number 3 | Home From School | Michael claims to be sick for the third day in a row and refuses to go to school, so Ray takes his son to work with him in hopes of boring him so much that he'll want to return to the classroom. | |
13-Oct-2003 | Episode 174 | Season 8 Number 4 | Misery Loves Company | Amy and Robert throw a dinner to celebrate three months of wedded bliss, but it takes a nasty turn when they dole out marital advice to Ray and Debra, and even Marie and Frank. | |
20-Oct-2003 | Episode 175 | Season 8 Number 5 | The Contractor | Debra persuades Ray to hire Gianni to do some remodeling in their kitchen, but they both soon regret it due to their friend's laziness. His hiring also upsets Frank, who believes he should be allowed to do any handiwork needed around Ray's house. | |
3-Nov-2003 | Episode 176 | Season 8 Number 6 | Peter on the Couch | Amy's brother (Chris Elliott) comes to help move a couch and ends up calling it his new bed, much to Robert's dismay, who fears that his psycho brother-in-law will never leave. | |
10-Nov-2003 | Episode 177 | Season 8 Number 7 | Liars | Ray and Debra get caught up in telling lies in order to cover up previous falsehoods, after Ray fibs to Marie about why he missed a scheduled time with her. | |
17-Nov-2003 | Episode 178 | Season 8 Number 8 | The Surprise Party | Debra's mom plans a surprise birthday party for her daughter, but a loose-lipped Ray spills the beans and then takes all the credit. | |
24-Nov-2003 | Episode 179 | Season 8 Number 9 | The Bird | The Barone clan visits Amy's pious parents, Hank and Pat (Fred Willard, Georgia Engel), on Thanksgiving and the day turns into a real turkey. The trouble begins when a bird is found injured outside, prompting Pat to take matters into her own hands with a shocking solution. | |
15-Dec-2003 | Episode 180 | Season 8 Number 10 | Jazz Records | Ray tries to make up for destroying his dad's collection of jazz records more than 30 years ago by giving him CDs of the same albums, but Frank the Grinch refuses them. | |
5-Jan-2004 | Episode 181 | Season 8 Number 11 | Debra at the Lodge | Debra agrees to help recruit new members for Frank's lodge, but Ray doesn't like all the time she's spending there and neither does Marie, who thinks it's shameful. | |
12-Jan-2004 | Episode 182 | Season 8 Number 12 | Slave | Debra gives Ally additional responsibilities, including laundry and baby-sitting chores, but Marie doesn't approve and thinks her granddaughter is being turned into a slave. | |
2-Feb-2004 | Episode 183 | Season 8 Number 13 | Whose Side Are You On? | Ray gets upset with Debra and accuses her of turning the kids against him after he learns that she, Ally and the twins make bets about his behavior, such as whether he'll notice something new, forget something from the grocery store or remember to zip his pants. | |
9-Feb-2004 | Episode 184 | Season 8 Number 14 | Lateness | Ray claims that Debra is always late on purpose, so he threatens to leave her behind if she's not ready on time for an important sports banquet they plan to attend. | |
16-Feb-2004 | Episode 185 | Season 8 Number 15 | Party Dress | Ray and Debra disagree over whether they should purchase an expensive dress for Ally to wear to a friend's formal 13th-birthday party. Debra thinks they should, but Ray can't see spending $250 for a dress that will be worn only once. Of course, Marie takes her son's side. | |
23-Feb-2004 | Episode 186 | Season 8 Number 16 | Security | Robert considers retiring from the police force and becoming a security-alarm salesman, but he's afraid to make the decision alone, so he gets input from everyone. Unfortunately, Amy and Marie disagree about his future, which leads to a tense birthday party for Robert. | |
1-Mar-2004 | Episode 187 | Season 8 Number 17 | The Ingrate | Debra is hurt when Ray receives an honorary doctorate and thanks everyone except her in his acceptance speech. He claims it was accidental, but Debra is quick to remind him of past snubs that were all too deliberate. | |
22-Mar-2004 | Episode 188 | Season 8 Number 18 | Crazy Chin | Amy's dad embarrasses Robert when he points out his son-in-law's habit of touching food to his chin before eating it. Soon, everyone weighs in on why Robert does it. Worse still, Ray and Frank recall stories of when the annoying habit first began. | |
19-Apr-2004 | Episode 189 | Season 8 Number 19 | The Nice Talk | Amy's parents visit for Easter and everyone gets jealous when Ray and Pat bond during a late-night conversation. | |
3-May-2004 | Episode 190 | Season 8 Number 20 | Blabbermouths | Ray accuses Debra of gossiping about him after he learns that she revealed to Amy a dream he had. To get even, he tells Robert and Frank a juicy detail about Debra. Pretty soon, the chatty guys are swapping all sorts of secret spousal tales, and of course, the gals find out. | |
10-May-2004 | Episode 191 | Season 8 Number 21 | The Model | Robert is discovered by a modeling agent who believes the big guy's unique look is perfect for print ads. All of the ladies are impressed, but Ray and Frank think Robert is wasting his time. | |
17-May-2004 | Episode 192 | Season 8 Number 22 | The Mentor | Everyone is stunned when a man (Jason Kravits) shows up looking for Frank and recalls how Mr. Barone mentored him when the two of them worked together many years ago. Ray and Robert become upset when Frank hugs the guy and acts affectionately toward him as if he were a long-lost son. It's a thought that Marie takes to heart; she accuses Frank of being the man's father. | |
24-May-2004 | Episode 193 | Season 8 Number 23 | Golf For It | Ray and Robert argue over which of them will take care of Marie if Frank dies first. When they are unable to agree, they decide to play golf to determine who gets the duty. | |
20-Sep-2004 | Episode 194 | Season 9 Number 1 | The Home | Frank and Marie return from a trip down to a retirement home in New Jersey and they tell the family that they plan on moving there. Everyone, besides Frank and Marie, is overjoyed fro hearing the news. Marie and Frank sell their house to Robert and Amy for $26,000. On they day of their moving, however, Debra reveals some mixed feelings about their moving and doesn't feel right about it. | |
27-Sep-2004 | Episode 195 | Season 9 Number 2 | Not So Fast | When Ray and Debra visit Fank and Marie's condo, they learn that the owners are going to kick them out. Marie and Frank move out. Robert and Amy are upset, but they let Frank and Marie live with them. | |
4-Oct-2004 | Episode 196 | Season 9 Number 3 | Angry Sex | When Debra and Marie have a big fight, Ray is struck with worry when he thinks Debra's anger will cause her to forget about their sex that night. But, it is the opposite when that anger causes a more intense night with sex. Ray really begins to enjoy it and realizes that the angrier Debra gets at Marie, the better sex they have. When Marie comes over to apologize, Ray makes up a chain of lies to both Marie and Debra so it doesn't ruin his plans. | |
11-Oct-2004 | Episode 197 | Season 9 Number 4 | P.T. & A | After being chided for wearing a shoddy shirt and getting stains on it, Ray lies and tells Debra that members of the PTA called her outfit "trampy." This leads her to dress extra-trampy on purpose at a PTA meeting in their home, where the truth finally comes out. | |
18-Oct-2004 | Episode 198 | Season 9 Number 5 | Ally's F | After Ally comes home with an "F" on her report card, Debra feels she is not paying enough attention. Ray, however, feels it might be the teacher. After a small meeting, Ray goes on how Debra didn't do anything to stick up for Ally and how you should always stick up for your kids. Frank and Marie could relate to Ray's disobediance when he was in high school. But Debra finds out that Ally has a crush on Tommy Sanders, a boy in her class. When Debra confronts the teacher with this, it turns out that the teacher is a mean old bat that doesn't understand the trials kids go through. | |
15-Nov-2004 | Episode 199 | Season 9 Number 6 | Boys' Therapy | The women pressure Ray and Frank to accompany Robert to one of his therapy sessions. Instead, they go out to the horse track, and then put on an act in front of the wives. However, even though they skip the therapy sessions, the three unwittingly get closer. | |
22-Nov-2004 | Episode 200 | Season 9 Number 7 | Debra's Parents | Debra invites her divorced parents, Warren and Lois, to the family Thanksgiving. When Ray walks in on the two making love, he and Debra assume that they are getting back together. Later on, Warren and Lois inform Debra otherwise and an unprecedented turn of events shocks everyone. | |
29-Nov-2004 | Episode 201 | Season 9 Number 8 | A Job for Robert | Ray becomes jealous when Marie starts treating Robert better than him. Ray finds out that Marie gave Robert a "gift basket" full of lotions, massage oil, candles, etc. Ray deduces Marie is just manipulating Robert by giving him all this, so it will put him and Amy 'into the mood'. She does this with the intention of eventually having new grandchildren. Robert sees this as wrong, and actually puts him out of the mood with Amy, not able to get Marie out of his head. | |
3-Jan-2005 | Episode 202 | Season 9 Number 9 | A Date for Peter | Amy's parents ask Ray to give their son, Peter, some tips on dating. Later, Debra throws a cocktail party and invites some single women to meet Peter, but Ray isn't thrilled with the guest list. | |
17-Jan-2005 | Episode 203 | Season 9 Number 10 | Favors | Debra complains to Raymond about leaving things around the house. Later on, when Raymond receives a personal letter from his idol, Muhammad Ali, he remembers what Debra told him, so he puts it away in a drawer. Unfortunately, when Debra later looks for a coupon in the same drawer, she's so put off by how much 'junk' is in there, she indiscriminately dumps most of its contents into the trash - and then dumps the trash into a garbage truck just as it arrives. When Debra realizes her mistake, she goes to Marie, desperate for help. Marie takes the blame, but Debra soon finds out that Marie, as always, has ulterior motives. | |
7-Feb-2005 | Episode 204 | Season 9 Number 11 | The Faux Pas | Ray accidentally insults the twins' new friend and the faux pas quickly spirals out of contral when he repeats it to the boy's dad. | |
14-Feb-2005 | Episode 205 | Season 9 Number 12 | Tasteless Frank | Marie is astounded when Franks puts salt on her homemade lasagna, leading her to believe that she's lost her tough in the kitchen. However, Ray and Robert discover that the problem is Frank, who has lost his sense of taste. They believe it's a side-effect from some potency medication Frank is taking, but Frank doesn't want to give it up, and he doesn't want anyone to know he's taking it, especially Marie. | |
18-Apr-2005 | Episode 206 | Season 9 Number 13 | Sister-In-Law | Ray tells Robert that Amy talks too much after she chats with Ray for over an hour while he tries to watch a basketball game on TV. Of course, Robert tells Amy, which leads to a heated confrontation between "Lady Chatterly" and her insensitive brother-in-law. | |
2-May-2005 | Episode 207 | Season 9 Number 14 | The Power of No | Ray's latest manipulative plan involves constantly turning down Debra in the bedroom. | |
9-May-2005 | Episode 208 | Season 9 Number 15 | Pat's Secret | Robert discovers Pat smoking and she pleads for him not to tell. Later, when Amy smells smoke on Robert, she thinks Robert smokes. Frank, Marie, Peter, Hank and Amy all think Robert smokes. Robert gets yelled at, and Pat doesn't tell the truth or back him up. The next day, Robert tells Raymond and Debra about Pat, and the family comes over. There is a bitter argument and then Ray and/or Debra yells out that Pat smokes. She confesses and tells the truth. There is another argument and Peter confesses something, then Hank, then Ray, then Debra. It ends with Frank and Marie telling them that they are weird and that they shouldn't do the stuff they are doing. | |
16-May-2005 | Episode 209 | Season 9 Number 16 | Finale | Ray fears getting his adenoids removed, but Debra convinces him to go through with the surgery. At the hospital, while Marie is in the bathroom, the nurse says that Ray isn't waking up from the anesthesia and everyone fears he may die. Fortunately, thirty seconds later, the doctor comes out and says he's just fine. Everyone agrees not to tell Ray or Marie about it; however, Frank ends up telling Marie who rushes over to smother Ray with kisses. Ray finds out about it and begins acting weird as if he thinks he really is going to die. After a couple minutes, he gets out of it. The show closes with the entire family sitting around the table eating and arguing, just like the Barones always have in the past nine years. |