Season 2 (1997)

Ray's on TV
7.5

September 22, 1997 • 22m

Ray is devastated when he discovers his family lied to him about his television debut on a sports chat show. When he gets a second...Read more

Father Knows Least
7.0

September 29, 1997 • 22m

Ray gets to use the "active technique" he and Debra learned in parenting class on his parents when their stubbornness goes too far...Read more

Brother
8.8

October 6, 1997 • 22m

At the urging of his parents and Debra, Raymond reluctantly takes Robert for a night out, on the anniversary of his brother's divo...Read more

Mozart
6.2

October 13, 1997 • 22m

Ray resumes his interest in the piano to teach Ally a lesson about quitting when she refuses to continue with her lessons. But it'...Read more

Golf
6.6

October 20, 1997 • 22m

Ray's love of the links is in jeopardy after he tricks Debra into letting him play golf, and his guilty conscience translated into...Read more

Anniversary
7.0

October 27, 1997 • 22m

At a big surprise party for Frank and Marie's 40th wedding anniversary, Raymond is shocked to learn that his parents were once sep...Read more

Working Late Again
7.2

November 3, 1997 • 22m

After Debra reads a newspaper article about people who enjoy being at work more than being at home, she convinces Ray to set up an...Read more

The Children's Book
6.8

November 10, 1997 • 22m

Sick of reading Ally the same stories night after night, Debra decides to try her hand at writing a children's book. Feeling great...Read more

The Gift
7.2

November 17, 1997 • 22m

Ray, feeling guilty about only getting his dad a card for his 65th birthday, makes up for it by buying him a fancy and expensive a...Read more

High School
6.3

November 24, 1997 • 22m

Ray makes a startling discovery when he takes Debra to his 20th high school reunion. It turns out that Debra's "one of them" – the...Read more

The Letter
7.8

December 8, 1997 • 22m

When Marie crashes and ruins her Tupperware party, Debra decides that she's had just about enough of her mother-in-law's constant ...Read more

All I Want for Christmas
7.5

December 15, 1997 • 22m

All Ray wants for Christmas is a little loving from his wife and he's willing to try anything and everything to have his holiday w...Read more

Civil War
6.0

January 5, 1998 • 22m

Feeling left out when he thinks that his father selectively asked his brother to join a Civil War re-enactment, Ray voluntarily en...Read more

Mia Famiglia
7.7

January 12, 1998 • 22m

When Ally has to do a school project on genealogy and interview her oldest living relative, Ray helps her track down Frank's long-...Read more

Marie's Meatballs
8.0

January 19, 1998 • 22m

When Raymond chooses his mother's spaghetti and meatballs over his wife's lemon chicken for dinner, Debra blows a gasket. With goo...Read more

The Checkbook
7.3

February 2, 1998 • 22m

When Raymond takes over the family checkbook to prove to Debra how "easy it can be" to balance it, he discovers he is no accountan...Read more

The Ride-Along
7.8

February 23, 1998 • 22m

Raymond decides to spend a shift accompanying his brother Robert, a policeman. Initially, spending a shift in the back of Robert's...Read more

The Family Bed
7.0

March 2, 1998 • 22m

Scary monsters in her room send Ally scurrying nightly to the safety of her parents' bed, so sleep-deprived Ray decides it's time ...Read more

Good Girls
8.0

March 9, 1998 • 22m

Debra discovers that her mother-in-law, Marie, likes Robert's girlfriend, Amy, better than she likes her because Amy is a "good gi...Read more

T-Ball
7.0

April 6, 1998 • 22m

Debra brings an "unapproved snack" to Ally's T-ball game and Ray doesn't stand up for her – prominently displaying his fear of bei...Read more

Traffic School
7.8

April 20, 1998 • 22m

Robert proves to be a crashing bore when it comes to teaching traffic school, so he decides to practice his presentation on the fa...Read more

Six Feet Under
7.0

April 27, 1998 • 22m

When six-foot-tall Raymond discovers that he's shrunk a quarter of an inch, the resultant midlife crisis grows until it stretches ...Read more

The Garage Sale
6.3

May 4, 1998 • 22m

As the entire family prepares for "Honest Frank's Yard of Bargains," Ray is surprised to see Debra unloading their cribs and baby ...Read more

The Wedding (1)
7.7

May 11, 1998 • 22m

After Raymond asks Debra why she ever married him, they take a walk back in time to the very beginning of it all. Raymond is very,...Read more

The Wedding (2)
7.8

May 18, 1998 • 22m

While the Barones prepare for a friend's wedding, Ray kiddingly asks Debra, "Why did you marry me?" When she hesitates, he flashes...Read more