The BEST episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond season 1
Every episode of Everybody Loves Raymond season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond season 1!
Everybody Loves Raymond revolves around Ray Barone, a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife, Debra, 12-year-old daughter, Ally, and 8-year-old twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. That's the good news. The bad news? Ray's meddling parents, Frank and Marie, live directly across the street and embrace the motto "Su casa es mi casa," infiltrating their son's home to an extent unparalleled in television history. Frank's favorite expression, "Holy Crap," is shouted at regular intervals, and Marie's "cooking advice" is less than appreciated by Debra. Brother Robert, a divorced policeman, is constantly moving in and out of his parents' house, and loves to drop over and resent Ray's successful career and happy family life. Ray and Debra just wish someone would knock once in a while. Finalizing it's 9th and final season, the cast and crew of "ELR" has had a very successful run, and it makes it even harder for them all to say good-bye.
#1 - Why Are We Here?
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/7/1997
In this flashback episode, Ray and Debra remember their days in their first apartment.
#2 - Who's Handsome?
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/1997
Ray can't face the fact that everybody thinks that his brother Robert is "classically handsome," while they consider him "adorable like a hamster."
#3 - Debra's Sick
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/1997
When Debra comes down with the flu and is bedridden, so now the inexperienced Raymond must take care of her and the three kids.
#4 - The Ball
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1996
Ray discovers that the autographed Mickey Mantle ball he got as a kid from his father isn't authentic. Feeling hurt by the fact that his father wasn't truthful about the ball, Ray decides he's going to tell Ally the truth about Santa Claus.
#5 - The Car
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/31/1997
Debra, already annoyed at getting stuck driving the old car Ray bought from his parents, really gets upset when she discovers that it was his old "make-out-mobile."
#6 - Diamonds
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1997
Ray finds out that the diamond on Debra's engagement ring is a fake, so he steals it from her to get it changed, only to find out after that she already had it exchanged it with her grandma's $15,000 diamond.
#7 - Standard Deviation
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1996
For a criminal-psychology course, Robert issues standard IQ tests to Raymond and Debra, and boy, is Ray smarting when they get the results.
#8 - Captain Nemo
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1996
When Ray's free time goes to coaching Nemo's basketball team in preparation for the Pizza League championships, he is reminded by Debra that their kids are growing up fast and he's missing precious time with them.
#9 - Fascinatin' Debra
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/1997
A popular radio psychologist visits the Barone household to interview Debra for a book on the American family. But the doctor finds that the rest of the eccentric Barones are more captivating.
#10 - Your Place or Mine?
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1996
Marie gets fed up with Frank after 40 years of marriage and moves in with Ray and Debra. Ray and Robert enjoy being mothered by Marie, while Debra spends quality time with Frank.
#11 - Frank, the Writer
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1996
When Frank gets a few anecdotes published in Reader's Digest, he submits his writing samples to Ray's editor, hoping to get his own column in the newspaper.
#12 - Look Don't Touch
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1996
Nemo's niece, Angelina, takes employment at Nemo's restaurant as a waitress. When Angelina catches Ray's eye, he has a lot of explaining to do to his wife, especially after Angelina calls him at home.
#13 - Win, Lose, or Draw
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1996
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.
#14 - The Game
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/1997
When Ray and his family play a game of Scruples after their cable goes out, they find themselves arguing about honesty. To make matters worse, when Ray complains to the cable company about the disruption in service, he is informed that he has an illegal hookup.
#15 - In-Laws
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1996
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.
#16 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1996
Debra is sick and tired of having Raymond's parents and brother show up unannounced. With her birthday coming up, they try avoiding having them over.
#17 - I Love You
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1996
When newly-wed friends make a public display of their affection, Debra wonders why reticent Raymond has trouble saying those three little words.
#18 - Recovering Pessimist
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/28/1997
When Debra tries to change Ray's pessimistic attitude about winning the Sports Writer of the Year Award, he agrees to change his ways and become more positive, but he soon has to suffer the downside of being the only optimist in his family.
#19 - Turkey or Fish
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1996
Although Marie has always cooked the traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving, Debra decides it's her turn to prepare the holiday meal, but not wanting to compete with Marie's turkey, she chooses to serve fish.
#20 - The Dog
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1997
Ray brings home a stray bulldog that reminds him of the dog he had to give up as a boy due to his allergies, but his brother Robert bonds with the dog and the siblings have to decide who gets to keep him.
#21 - I Wish I Were Gus
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1996
Even dead people love Raymond, as he is chosen to deliver the eulogy at his great uncle's funeral. It's an occasion that serves as a reunion for Ray's mother and her feuding sister, Alda.
#22 - Neighbors
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/1997
The neighbourhood is up in arms over Ray's noisy dad and meddling mom, and the neighbours demand a meeting at Ray's and Debra's house.