The BEST episodes directed by Alan Kirschenbaum
#1 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#3 - Worst in Show
Yes, Dear - Season 1 - Episode 23
Kim agrees to let Jimmy keep his childhood dog at the house, against Greg's wishes. So Greg buys a go-kart, against Kim's wishes.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Big Brother-in-Law
Yes, Dear - Season 4 - Episode 5
When Jimmy gets accepted as a contestant on Big Brother, the thought of him and Christine having enough money to get their own place makes Greg takes drastic measures to see to it that Jimmy wins.