Everybody Loves Raymond

Debra yearns for a peaceful and quiet birthday at home - - with just Raymond. So he tells his parents and brother that there's no party. But Ray gets caught in a lie when his nosy parents and brother show up anyway and catch Raymond and Debra in a compromising position.

Ray's already in the dog house for not showing more affection, but Debra really gets mad when he talks about their problem with his parents. After Ray confesses that he can't say "I love you," the whole family goes overboard until Debra begs him not to share their personal problems with his family anymore.

Ray hält die Trauerrede bei der Beerdigung seines Lieblingsonkels; seine Tante Alda lässt einen Familienstreit mit Marie wieder aufleben.

When Robert gives Ray and Debra an IQ test as part of his assignment for his criminal psychology class, the results incite subtle competition between them. Meanwhile, Robert informs Ray and Debra that they each scored higher than the other on the test so he can get their reactions for an experiment he is conducting for his class project.

When Angelina, a waitress at Nemo's, catches Ray's eye, he has a lot of explaining to do to his wife, Debra - especially when Ray accidentally leaves his wallet at Nemo's, and Angelina calls him at home to let him know she found it. But, because he feels guilty about his innocent attraction, Ray denies ever knowing her. When the situation is blown out of proportion by the Barone family, Debra d...

Frank glaubt, er sei zu einem professionellen Schriftsteller geworden, nachdem ein von ihm eingereichter Witz im „Reader’s Digest“ veröffentlicht wurde.

When Ray's parents stop speaking, Marie moves in with Ray and his family, while Frank enjoys bachelorhood. Debra visits Frank, who's enjoying his life as a free man, and begs him to apologize to Marie - so her mother-in-law will get out of the house. Meanwhile, Ray, tired of his mother babying him, finally gets the courage to tell her to return home where she belongs, with someone she can reall...

Debras Eltern laden die gesamte Familie Barone zu einem Abendessen in einem gehobenen französischen Restaurant ein. Dort macht Raymond eine unangebrachte Bemerkung, die ihm Ärger mit beiden Familien einbringt.

Raymond verliert bei einem Pokerspiel 2300 Dollar an Frank, und Frank weigert sich, Maries Forderung nachzukommen, das Geld zurückzugeben.

Although Marie has always cooked the traditional turkey for Thanksgiving, Debra decides it's her turn to prepare the holiday meal. However, not wanting to compete with Marie's turkey, she chooses to serve fish - which upsets the apple cart. Marie, feeling threatened when her family thinks Debra's fish idea is perfectly acceptable, decides to bring her own turkey to the dinner party to prove she...

When Ray's "free" time goes to coaching his 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. When Robert is forced out as captain of Nemo's basketball team, Ray gets the title and the opportunity to lead his team to victory. Meanwhile, Frank and Marie are upset with Ray for de...

When Ray discovers, after many years, that the autographed Mickey Mantle ball he got as a kid from his father isn't authentic, he begins to doubt if anyone actually tells the truth. Feeling hurt, Ray decides to tell Ally the truth about Santa Claus. But when two familiar looking Santas unexpectedly show up at the house to surprise Ally, she's even more confused about the truth.

Raymond verpasst ein Interview mit Terry Bradshaw über das Ghostwriting seines Buches, weil er Ally und Michael zum Kinderarzt bringen muss. Debra ist krank zu Hause, und Marie kommt vorbei, um sich um sie zu kümmern.

Robert geht mit Debras Freundin Amy auf ein erstes Date, und Raymond wird plötzlich unsicher bezüglich seines Aussehens, als alle anfangen zu sagen, dass Robert gutaussehender sei als er.

Debra, already annoyed at getting stuck driving the old car Ray bought from his parents, really gets upset when she discovers that is was his old "make out mobile." Robert mistakenly blurts out that it's the car where Ray first "got lucky" as a teenager. Imagining what might have happened in the car during its earlier life, Debra decides not to drive it again.

When Ray discovers that the diamond in Debra's wedding ring is a fake, he finds a way to steal the ring so he can replace the stone, unaware that she replaced the diamond with a real one after their wedding. Meanwhile, Robert, in an attempt to show is affection for his new girlfriend on Valentines Day, finds out that her favorite color is green and decides to surprise her.

Da das Kabelsignal für den Abend ausgefallen ist, beschließen Raymond, Debra, Marie, Frank und Robert, sich die Zeit mit einer Partie „Scruples“ zu vertreiben – doch schon bald geraten sie wegen des Themas Ehrlichkeit in einen Streit.

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 upbeat - - and suffers the downside of being the only optimist in his family. When Ray finally starts feeling good about himself and his recent accomplishments, his family is surprised by the change in his personality and accuses him of being a ...

Ray möchte eine liebenswerte Bulldogge behalten, die er in der Nachbarschaft gefunden hat, gibt sie jedoch auf Debras Wunsch hin widerwillig an Robert ab. Doch nachdem er den Hund bereits weitergegeben hat, taucht dessen rechtmäßiger Besitzer auf, um ihn zurückzufordern.

Raymonds Nachbarn kommen vorbei, um ihre zahlreichen Beschwerden über seine Eltern vorzutragen, und Frank und Marie kommen herein. Raymond fühlt sich nun gedemütigt und fühlt sich schuldig, seine Eltern betrogen zu haben.

When Debra is being interviewed by a psychotherapist for a book on the American family, the doctor discovers that Ray and his family are more fascinating, in a quirky way, than she is. When Debra complains to Ray that she is too "normal and boring," he accidentally spills the beans to his family. Although the Barones feel that Debra lacks a certain flair, they try to make her feel fascinating, ...

When Debra gets fed up with Ray's family intruding in her life, they both reminisce about how quiet life used to be in their old apartment miles away from his family. Ray reminds Debra that he never wanted to move closer to his parents because he knew they would make pesky in-laws. At the time Debra thought he was overreacting about his parents, until they moved across the street from the elder...