The Best Episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond Season 2

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8.3/10(692 votes)
#1 - The Ride-Along
S2:E172/23/1998
Raymond decides to accompany his brother Robert, who is a policeman, on a ride-along. Initially, spending night shift in the back of Robert's patrol car bores Raymond, but his boredom quickly turns to terror during a chance visit to Nemo's restaurant.
Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Jeremy Stevens
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Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Jeremy Stevens
8.2/10(695 votes)
#2 - The Letter
S2:E1112/8/1997
When Marie crashes and ruins her Tupperware party, Debra decides that she's had just about enough of her mother-in-law's constant interference. She puts pen to paper and writes a letter to her mother-in-law.
Director:Gary Halvorson
Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe
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Director:Gary Halvorson
Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe
8.2/10(724 votes)
#3 - Marie's Meatballs
S2:E151/19/1998
When Raymond chooses his mother's spaghetti and meatballs over his wife's lemon chicken for dinner, Debra blows a gasket. With good intentions, Ray asks his mom to teach Debra how to make her world-famous dish.
Director:Brian K. Roberts
Writer:Susan Van Allen
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Director:Brian K. Roberts
Writer:Susan Van Allen
8.2/10(685 votes)
#4 - Good Girls
S2:E193/9/1998
Debra discovers that her mother-in-law, Marie, likes Robert's girlfriend, Amy, better than than her, because Amy is a "good girl."
Director:Joyce Gittlin
Writer:Tucker Cawley
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Director:Joyce Gittlin
Writer:Tucker Cawley
8.0/10(667 votes)
#5 - The Checkbook
S2:E162/2/1998
When Raymond takes over the family chequebook to prove to Debra how "easy it can be," he discovers he is no accountant after quickly running out of money and cheques start to bounce.
Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Tom Caltabiano
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Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Tom Caltabiano
8.0/10(677 votes)
#6 - Traffic School
S2:E214/20/1998
Robert proves to be a crashing bore when it comes to teaching traffic school, so he decides to practice his presentation on the Barone family, which drives them crazy. In an attempt to lighten things up, he puts in an assist-officer call to Traffic Cop Timmy, a puppet dressed as a policeman.
Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe
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Director:John Fortenberry
Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe

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8.0/10(640 votes)
#7 - The Wedding (2)
S2:E255/18/1998
While the Barones prepare for a friend's wedding, Ray kiddingly asks Debra, "Why did you marry me?" When she hesitates, he flashes back to the not-so-magical night 10 years prior, when he popped the big question.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writers:Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writers:Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano
7.8/10(639 votes)
#8 - All I Want for Christmas
S2:E1212/15/1997
All Ray wants for Christmas is a little loving from his wife and he's willing to try anything to have his holiday wish come true.
Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson
Writer:Steve Skrovan
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Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson
Writer:Steve Skrovan
7.8/10(677 votes)
#9 - Mia Famiglia
S2:E141/12/1998
When Ally has to do a school project on genealogy and interview her oldest living relative, Ray helps her track down his father Frank's long-lost Aunt Sarina in Italy, and they decide to write her a letter. Things get interesting when Aunt Sarina takes the letter and the "stop by if you if you're ever in America" literally.
Director:Brian K. Roberts
Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
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Director:Brian K. Roberts
Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
7.7/10(637 votes)
#10 - Anniversary
S2:E610/27/1997
At a big surprise party for Frank and Marie's 40th. wedding anniversary, Ray is shocked to learn that his parents were once separated for a year and that they might have gotten divorced, if Frank hadn't returned because Ray broke his arm.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe
7.7/10(648 votes)
#11 - T-Ball
S2:E204/6/1998
Debra brings pretzels to Ally's T-ball game, and when the person in charge of snacks tells her that pretzels aren't on the approved list, Ray doesn't stand up for her, prominently displaying his fear of being disliked by anyone.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Lew Schneider
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writer:Lew Schneider
7.7/10(616 votes)
#12 - The Wedding (1)
S2:E245/11/1998
After Ray asks Debra why she ever married him, they take a walk back in time to the very beginning of it all. Ray is very nervous, he's about to propose to his lovely girlfriend Debra, and nothing is going right. When he finally pops the big question, she accepts, the families celebrates, and all is well, for about five minutes.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writers:Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writers:Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano
7.6/10(698 votes)
#13 - Ray's on TV
S2:E19/22/1997
Ray is devastated when he discovers his family lied to him about his television debut on a sports talk show. When he gets a second chance to appear on the same show, his family decides it's time they gave him some pointers on how to correct his awkwardness with certain words.
Director:Michael Lessac
Writer:Tucker Cawley
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Director:Michael Lessac
Writer:Tucker Cawley
7.6/10(614 votes)
#14 - Brother
S2:E310/6/1997
At the urging of his parents and Debra, Raymond reluctantly takes Robert for a night out on the anniversary of his brother's divorce.
Directors:Michael Lessac, Michael Lembeck
Writer:Jeremy Stevens
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Directors:Michael Lessac, Michael Lembeck
Writer:Jeremy Stevens
7.6/10(624 votes)
#15 - The Gift
S2:E911/17/1997
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 aquarium just like the one he always admired in the Chinese restaurant. Frank, at first adores the gift, but after one of the fish dies, he starts hating it.
Director:Will Mackenzie
Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
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Director:Will Mackenzie
Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
7.5/10(577 votes)
#16 - The Family Bed
S2:E183/2/1998
The scary monsters in her room send Ally scurrying nightly to the safety of her parents' bed, so sleep-deprived Ray decides it's time to call in an expert.
Director:Steve Zuckerman
Writer:Steve Skrovan
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Director:Steve Zuckerman
Writer:Steve Skrovan
7.4/10(631 votes)
#17 - Father Knows Least
S2:E29/29/1997
When Marie and Frank's stubbornness goes to far, Ray gets to use the "active technique" he and Debra learned in parenting class on his parents.
Director:Michael Lessac
Writer:Lew Schneider
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Director:Michael Lessac
Writer:Lew Schneider
7.4/10(638 votes)
#18 - Mozart
S2:E410/13/1997
When Ally wants to quit learning the piano, Ray decides to resume his interest in the piano in order to teach his daughter a lesson about quitting.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Kevin James, Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tom Caltabiano
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Kevin James, Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tom Caltabiano
7.4/10(622 votes)
#19 - Golf
S2:E510/20/1997
Ray suffers an anxiety attack while playing golf, after he tricked Debra into letting him go. Believing that he is sick, Ray goes to see a doctor who tells him that he is properly suffering from stress and that he needs to find a way to relax, such as playing more golf.
Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Kevin James, Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tom Caltabiano
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Director:Ellen Gittelsohn
Writers:Kevin James, Phil Rosenthal, Ray Romano, Tom Caltabiano
7.4/10(593 votes)
#20 - Working Late Again
S2:E711/3/1997
After Debra reads a newspaper article about people who enjoy being at work more than being at home, she convinces Ray to set up a home office.
Director:Will Mackenzie
Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
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Director:Will Mackenzie
Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
7.4/10(728 votes)
#21 - High School
S2:E1011/24/1997
Ray makes a startling discovery when he takes Debra to his 20th. high school reunion. It turns out that Debra's "one of them," them being the cool people who hated him and used to push him into the girls' bathroom.
Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson
Writers:Lew Schneider, Jeremy Stevens
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Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson
Writers:Lew Schneider, Jeremy Stevens
7.4/10(579 votes)
#22 - Six Feet Under
S2:E224/27/1998
When six-foot-tall Raymond discovers that he's shrunk a quarter of an inch, the resultant midlife crisis grows until it turns into an end-of-life crisis. So, before he gets put six feet under, he decides to make a list of his dreams and goals in life.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writers:Steve Skrovan, Cindy Chupack, Tom Caltabiano
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writers:Steve Skrovan, Cindy Chupack, Tom Caltabiano
7.4/10(589 votes)
#23 - The Garage Sale
S2:E235/4/1998
As the entire family prepares for Honest Frank's Yard of Bargains, Ray is surprised to see Debra unloading their cribs and baby clothing for the sale, and even more surprised to hear that she assumed they were done having children.
Director:Jeff Melman
Writers:Lew Schneider, Tucker Cawley, Jeremy Stevens, Ellen Sandler
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Director:Jeff Melman
Writers:Lew Schneider, Tucker Cawley, Jeremy Stevens, Ellen Sandler
7.2/10(600 votes)
#24 - Civil War
S2:E131/5/1998
Feeling left out when he thinks that his father selectively asked his brother to join a Civil War re-enactment, Ray voluntarily enlists for the Battle of Gettysburg. As the men prepare for Battle, a funny thing happens, Ray is finally able to tell Frank that he wishes they did more together.
Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson
Writers:Steve Skrovan, Tucker Cawley
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Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson
Writers:Steve Skrovan, Tucker Cawley
6.9/10(598 votes)
#25 - The Children's Book
S2:E811/10/1997
Sick of reading Ally the same stories night after night, Debra decides to try her hand at writing a children's book.
Director:Will Mackenzie
Writer:Steve Skrovan
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Director:Will Mackenzie
Writer:Steve Skrovan