Season 1
Episodes
S1 · E1 · 13 Sept 1996 · 21 min
Pilot
Debra is sick and tired of having Raymond's parents and brother show up unannounced. With her birthday coming up, they try avoiding having them over.
S1 · E2 · 20 Sept 1996 · 21 min
I Love You
When newly-wed friends make a public display of their affection, Debra wonders why reticent Raymond has trouble saying those three little words.
S1 · E3 · 27 Sept 1996 · 23 min
I Wish I Were Gus
Even dead people love Raymond, as he is chosen to deliver the eulogy at his great uncle's funeral. It's an occasion that serves as a reunion for Ray's mother and her feuding sister, Alda.
S1 · E4 · 4 Oct 1996 · 23 min
Standard Deviation
For a criminal-psychology course, Robert issues standard IQ tests to Raymond and Debra, and boy, is Ray smarting when they get the results.
S1 · E5 · 11 Oct 1996 · 23 min
Look Don't Touch
Nemo's niece, Angelina, takes employment at Nemo's restaurant as a waitress. When Angelina catches Ray's eye, he has a lot of explaining to do to his wife, especially after Angelina calls him at home.
S1 · E6 · 18 Oct 1996 · 23 min
Frank, the Writer
When Frank gets a few anecdotes published in Reader's Digest, he submits his writing samples to Ray's editor, hoping to get his own column in the newspaper.
S1 · E7 · 28 Oct 1996 · 23 min
Your Place or Mine?
Marie gets fed up with Frank after 40 years of marriage and moves in with Ray and Debra. Ray and Robert enjoy being mothered by Marie, while Debra spends quality time with Frank.
S1 · E8 · 1 Nov 1996 · 22 min
In-Laws
When Ray's upper class in-laws come for a visit, he begs his parents to be nice to them. Ray admits to his parents that he doesn't always see eye-to-eye with Debra's folks but manages to fake it, and he'd like his parents to do the same when they all go out and try to have a family dinner.
S1 · E9 · 8 Nov 1996 · 21 min
Win, Lose or Draw
Ray gets tired of being treated like a kid at his father's poker game, so he decides to ignore his father's advice and ends up losing all his money.
S1 · E10 · 22 Nov 1996 · 23 min
Turkey or Fish
Although Marie has always cooked the traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving, Debra decides it's her turn to prepare the holiday meal, but not wanting to compete with Marie's turkey, she chooses to serve fish.
S1 · E11 · 13 Dec 1996 · 23 min
Captain Nemo
When Ray's free time goes to coaching Nemo's basketball team in preparation for the Pizza League championships, he is reminded by Debra that their kids are growing up fast and he's missing precious time with them.
S1 · E12 · 20 Dec 1996 · 23 min
The Ball
Ray discovers that the autographed Mickey Mantle ball he got as a kid from his father isn't authentic. Feeling hurt by the fact that his father wasn't truthful about the ball, Ray decides he's going to tell Ally the truth about Santa Claus.
S1 · E13 · 3 Jan 1997 · 23 min
Debra's Sick
When Debra comes down with the flu and is bedridden, so now the inexperienced Raymond must take care of her and the three kids.
S1 · E14 · 17 Jan 1997 · 21 min
Who's Handsome?
Ray can't face the fact that everybody thinks that his brother Robert is "classically handsome," while they consider him "adorable like a hamster."
S1 · E15 · 31 Jan 1997 · 23 min
The Car
Debra, already annoyed at getting stuck driving the old car Ray bought from his parents, really gets upset when she discovers that it was his old "make-out-mobile."
S1 · E16 · 7 Feb 1997 · 23 min
Diamonds
Ray finds out that the diamond on Debra's engagement ring is a fake, so he steals it from her to get it changed, only to find out after that she already had it exchanged it with her grandma's $15,000 diamond.
S1 · E17 · 21 Feb 1997 · 23 min
The Game
When Ray and his family play a game of Scruples after their cable goes out, they find themselves arguing about honesty. To make matters worse, when Ray complains to the cable company about the disruption in service, he is informed that he has an illegal hookup.
S1 · E18 · 28 Feb 1997 · 23 min
Recovering Pessimist
When Debra tries to change Ray's pessimistic attitude about winning the Sports Writer of the Year Award, he agrees to change his ways and become more positive, but he soon has to suffer the downside of being the only optimist in his family.
S1 · E19 · 3 Mar 1997 · 23 min
The Dog
Ray brings home a stray bulldog that reminds him of the dog he had to give up as a boy due to his allergies, but his brother Robert bonds with the dog and the siblings have to decide who gets to keep him.
S1 · E20 · 10 Mar 1997 · 23 min
Neighbors
The neighbourhood is up in arms over Ray's noisy dad and meddling mom, and the neighbours demand a meeting at Ray's and Debra's house.
S1 · E21 · 17 Mar 1997 · 23 min
Fascinatin' Debra
A popular radio psychologist visits the Barone household to interview Debra for a book on the American family. But the doctor finds that the rest of the eccentric Barones are more captivating.
S1 · E22 · 7 Apr 1997 · 21 min
Why Are We Here?
In this flashback episode, Ray and Debra remember their days in their first apartment.
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