Everybody Loves Raymond

Ray is devastated when he realizes his family lied to him regarding his guest appearance on a television sports chat show. Looking to correct his awkwardness, Ray goes on again with even more disastrous results.

Ray finds that the "active listening" techniques, that he and Debra have learned in a parenting class, work much better on his parents than on his kids.

At the urging of his parents and Debra, Ray reluctantly takes Robert for a night out, on the anniversary of his brother's divorce. The brothers begin a newfound bonding experience, until Roberts begins to want to get in touch with Ray's feelings.

When Ally wants to quit taking piano lessons from Marie, Ray tries to set an example for her by resuming the lessons he too had quit as a child.

Ray tricks Debra into allowing him to play golf and his guilt manifests itself as an anxiety attack. To compound his guilt, the doctor prescribes even more golf. Frank thinks Ray has mental problems; Marie checks with Debra to assure she's meeting Ray's "needs". After Debra makes herself "available" to Ray, he confesses all.

On the eve of Frank and Marie's wedding anniversary, Ray finds out the startling news that his parents were separated for a year and would have gotten divorced if he hadn't broken his arm, forcing his dad to come home.

Debra realizes she's made a huge mistake, after she persuades Raymond to work from home so that he can spend more time with his family.

Ray and his wife bring out the worst in each other after Debra asks him to help her write a children's book.

For his 65th birthday, Ray buys his father, Frank a tropical aquarium. When one of the fish dies, Frank goes into a serious depression, which Ray attributes to his dad facing his own mortality. The real issue is Frank's anger at Ray for being able to afford to buy him a forty dollar fish.

Raymond begrudgingly attends his 20th high school reunion, where Debra immediately bonds with the "cool" kids and Ray realizes he really was a nerd.

Debra writes an angry letter to her mother-in-law after Marie crashes and ruins the tupperware party she was giving for her girlfriends. Ray makes matters worse when he tries to intercept the letter before it gets to his mother's house.

It's Christmas Day, and Ray and Debra search in vain for some intimate time together.

In an effort to bond with his dad, Raymond joins Frank and his brother in a Gettysburg Civil War re-enactment.

When Ally needs to interview the Barone's oldest living relative for a homework assignment, Ray tracks down Frank's Aunt Serina who lives in Italy. Mistaking his letter for an invitation to visit, Serina shows up on the Barone doorstep and immediately ingratiates herself to the entire family. Unfortunately, it's the wrong set of Barones.

When Debra starts feeling insecure about her cooking skills, Ray asks Marie to teach her how to make spaghetti and meatballs. The plan backfires, when Marie panics, knowing its only her cooking that keeps Ray coming by.

Ray puts the family finances in grate jeopardy when he takes over bill paying duties from Debra.

Ray develops new found respect for Robert after spending an evening with him and his partner on a police "ride-along".

A sleep deprived Ray and Debra try various methods of getting Ally to stay in her own bed.

Ray discovers that the reason Marie likes Robert's girlfriend better than Debra is that Amy is still a virgin. Not one to lose in a competition, Ray lies to Marie telling her Debra was equally as "good a girl" before they got married.

Ray is mortified, when Debra gets into a fight with an officious parent at Ally's T-ball game, who accuses her of bringing an unhealthy snack for the team.

Robert practices his traffic school teaching techniques on his family, with help from a ventriloquist's dummy who appears to have some "issues" with the Barone clan.

Ray deals with his mid-life crisis by planning his own death. Marie gets angry at Frank when she discovers he sold his side of their burial plot for a profit.

Frank and Marie's yard sale gets Ray thinking about having more kids and Debra thinking just the opposite.

While getting ready to go to a friend's wedding, Ray and Debra relive the moments leading up to their own wedding ten years earlier.