The BEST episodes directed by Kenneth Shapiro

The First Time (3)
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8.16
357 votes

#1 - The First Time (3)

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 6 - Episode 24

After Marie has Frank return an anniversary gift given to them by Ray and Debra, the two reminisce about the first time they slept together. An encounter Marie had tried to stop by inviting a priest to Debra's department.

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Call Me Mom
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7.91
277 votes

#2 - Call Me Mom

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 6 - Episode 21

Marie gets upset when she hears Ray calling Debra's mother, "mom". Ray tells Debra that maybe she should start calling Marie "mom". When Debra does so in front of Lois, she gets upset because she doesn't think that Debra should be calling Marie "mom" since she isn't her mother.

Boys' Therapy
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7.88
245 votes

#3 - Boys' Therapy

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 6

The women pressure Ray and Frank to accompany Robert to one of his therapy sessions. Instead, the three of them go to the track. However, even though they skip the therapy sessions, the three unwittingly get closer.

Favors
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7.88
321 votes

#4 - Favors

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 10

Debra wants Ray to clean up after himself and not leave things around the house, Ray wants Debra to stop moving his things. So when Robert stop by with a gift for Raymond, a letter from his idol, Mohammed Ali, Ray makes a point of putting the letter in the kitchen drawer. Unfortunately, when Debra later goes looking for a coupon in that same drawer, she finds it a mess and decides to dump its content in the trash.

Ray's Journal
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7.82
411 votes

#5 - Ray's Journal

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 5 - Episode 14

When Marie blurts out an embarrassing incident from Ray's past, he can't figure out how she came by that information. He is mortified when he realizes that she used to read the personal diary he kept as a teenager.

Angry Sex
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7.80
337 votes

#6 - Angry Sex

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 3

When Debra and Marie have a big fight, Ray is worried that Debra's anger will cause her to forget about their sex date that night. But rather than forgetting, the opposite happens when that anger is making the sex even better. Ray really enjoys the angry sex, so he starts doing things which makes Debra angry on purpose.

The Cult
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7.78
447 votes

#7 - The Cult

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 7 - Episode 1

Depressed that Marie and Debra can't resolve their differences, Robert decides to join a support group and his cousin Gerard convinces him to attend a Inner Path meeting. The Romano family is concerned that Robert has joined a cult, and Marie insists that Raymond join Robert doing an upcoming meeting, so that he can keep an eye on his brother.

Counseling
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7.75
348 votes

#8 - Counseling

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 7 - Episode 2

After arguing with Ray over his inability to help her with the household tasks, Debra becomes intrigued when their friends, Linda and Bernie, mention they've been seeing a marriage counsellor. Although Ray is against the idea, he quickly adopts a cooperative attitude when they meet the therapist, Pamela.

The Power of No
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7.70
344 votes

#9 - The Power of No

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 14

Ray's latest manipulative plan involves constantly turning down Debra in the bedroom.

Say Uncle
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7.69
371 votes

#10 - Say Uncle

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 5 - Episode 22

When Ray realizes that his kids would rather spend time with their Uncle Robert than with him, he decides to do something about the situation. When Robert makes the observation that Ray finds it boring to be around his kids, Debra couldn't agree more and suggests that Ray follow Robert's example.

Liars
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7.66
334 votes

#11 - Liars

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 8 - Episode 7

Ray and Debra get caught up in telling lies in order to cover up previous lies. When the lies snowball out of control, Marie picks up the scent and traces everything back to the initial lie.

Sister-in-Law
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7.66
388 votes

#12 - Sister-in-Law

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 13

After Amy spends an hour chatting with Ray while he is trying to watch the basketball game, he tells Robert that she talks to much, which of course, Robert repeats to Amy, leading to a confrontation between Ray and "Lady Chatterly."

Party Dress
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7.65
274 votes

#13 - Party Dress

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 8 - Episode 15

Ray and Debra disagree over whether they should purchase an expensive dress for Ally to wear to a friend Molly's formal 13th. birthday party. Especially since Molly's mom is the woman that Ray loves to hate, Peggy.

Thank You Notes
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7.57
405 votes

#14 - Thank You Notes

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 8 - Episode 2

Marie instantly tries to get the upper hand in her relationship with her new daughter-in-law when Amy and Robert return from their honeymoon, but Debra steps in, determined to stop Marie's meddling once and for all.

P.T. & A.
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7.56
330 votes

#15 - P.T. & A.

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 4

Ray is elected to tell Debra that members of the P.T.A. have problems with the way she dresses.

Tasteless Frank
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7.54
348 votes

#16 - Tasteless Frank

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 12

Marie is astounded when Franks puts salt on her homemade lasagna, leading her to believe that she's lost her touch in the kitchen. However, Ray and Robert discover that the problem is Frank, who has lost his sense of taste.

Ray's Ring
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7.53
363 votes

#17 - Ray's Ring

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 6 - Episode 4

When Ray gets hit on at the airport after losing his wedding ring, Debra gets jealous and tries to get back at him by going to the supermarket without her wedding ring but her plan backfires on her when nobody pays attention to her.

The Home
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7.53
336 votes

#18 - The Home

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 1

Upon returning from visiting friends at a retirement community in New Jersey, Frank and Marie tell the family that they plan on moving there. Not unsurprisingly, everyone is overjoyed hearing the news.

Pat's Secret
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7.50
369 votes

#19 - Pat's Secret

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 15

Robert discovers Pat smoking and she pleads for him not to tell anyone. When Amy later smells smoke on Robert, she tells everyone that he has been smoking. When Pat doesn't tell the truth, Robert ends up being yelled at. The next day, he tells Ray and Debra the truth, but it doesn't take long for the two to blurt out the secret in front of everyone, which leads to many more secrets being revealed.

A Job for Robert
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7.49
276 votes

#20 - A Job for Robert

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 8

Ray gets jealous when Marie starts treating Robert better than him, and when he finds out that Marie gave Robert a gift basket, he deduces that Marie is just manipulating Robert and Amy into getting her grandchildren.

Ally's F
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7.41
313 votes

#21 - Ally's F

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9 - Episode 5

After Ally comes home with an F on her report card, Debra feels she is not paying enough attention. Ray, however, feels it might be the teacher.

New Kid in School
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7.30
107 votes

#22 - New Kid in School

Hannah Montana - Season 1 - Episode 14

TV star Jake Ryan starts to attend classes at Seaview. All of the students & teachers are starstruck (Except for Miley) and cater to his every need. After being mistreated and getting into trouble for the same things that Jake was allowed to do, a frustrated Miley decides to tell everyone that she's Hannah. Will a surprising person convince her to change her mind before it's too late? Stern Robbie lets Jackson take his brand-new convertible out on a date when his car refuses to start, but only after instructing Jackson to not let anything happen to the car. Robbie wishes that he hadn't been so strict, however, when he accidentally damages Jackson's car.

Home from School
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7.22
290 votes

#23 - Home from School

Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 8 - Episode 3

When Michael stays home from school two days in a row, Ray suspects that he simply hasn't done his homework, but the rest of the family have their own explanation for Michael's sudden aversion to school.