The BEST episodes directed by Alan Kirschenbaum

#2 - Win, Lose, or Draw
Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 1 - Episode 9
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.
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#3 - In-Laws
Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 1 - Episode 8
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.
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#5 - Christine's Journey
Yes, Dear - Season 2 - Episode 2
Christine is dissatisfied with a series of demeaning temp jobs, so she considers what she wants for her future, while Jimmy struggles to take care of the kids. Greg gets a gym membership because he's too out of shape to play with Sammy the way another father does.