The Best Episodes Written By Steve Skrovan

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #1 - Cookies

   S6:E151/28/2002

   When Ray learns that scout troop leader Peggy and her daughter have targeted his parents house as a spot to make a big sale for themselves during the Frontier Girls' selling competition, while Ray and his daughter Ally were assigned to a terrible spot, it means war.

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   #2 - Just a Formality

   S7:E142/3/2003

   The six-year on-again, off-again relationship between Robert and Amy is reaching a pivotal moment. Robert wants to propose to Amy, but there's one small formality the hopeful groom-to-be must take care of first: asking Amy's devout churchgoing parents for their daughter's hand in marriage.

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   #3 - The Nice Talk

   S8:E194/19/2004

   When the MacDougals are invited to spend Easter with the Barones, the two families attempt to bond over a 500-piece puzzle. While everyone else gets frustrated with the puzzle, Ray and Pat continue working on it until the wee hours of the night while sharing stories about themselves and their families.

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   #4 - Tasteless Frank

   S9:E122/14/2005

   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.

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   #5 - Who's Next

   S7:E204/14/2003

   Marie announces that Rose, the elderly lady living next door to her and Frank, has passed away. She is upset because Rose was the woman she had chosen for Frank as a replacement wife, if Marie should pass away first. Debra thinks it would be fun to fantasize about who would take her place.

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   8.2/10(6 votes)

   #6 - Raybert

   S6:E1011/26/2001

   Robert meets a beautiful woman who is a big fan of Ray's sports column and who mistakes him for Ray. When he doesn't correct her, he has no choice but to involve Ray in a complicated plot to keep the woman from learning Robert's true identity.

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   #7 - Standard Deviation

   S1:E410/4/1996

   For a criminal-psychology course, Robert issues standard IQ tests to Raymond and Debra, and boy, is Ray smarting when they get the results.

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   #8 - Halloween Candy

   S3:E610/26/1998

   After Debra suggests that she might be more consistently romantic if she weren't in charge of the birth control, Ray decides to "cut the wires." But after a discussion with Robert and other guys, chickens out. But he does muster enough courage to go to the drugstore and buy "the stuff."

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   8.1/10(10 votes)

   #9 - Getting Even

   S3:E410/12/1998

   After Raymond begrudgingly agrees to be the auctioneer at the Our Lady of Faith School auction, he's pleasantly surprised with the laughs he gets at Debra's expense. Debra tells him that she's going to get even, but later retracts her warning, but it's too late, Ray is convinced that Debra is plotting her revenge.

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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #10 - The Sigh

    S7:E711/4/2002

    Ray moves his things out of his and Debra's bathroom and into the kids' bathroom so Debra has more space, but he soon regrets it when his dad and brother start teasing him and tell him that he is no longer the king of his own house.

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    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - A Vote for Debra

    S6:E203/25/2002

    Debra decides to run for school president, but Ray isn't sure he can handle the twins by himself during all school meetings, so he votes against her.

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    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Home from School

    S8:E310/6/2003

    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.

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    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Lateness

    S8:E142/9/2004

    Fed up with his wife's constant lateness, Ray leaves Debra at home rather than take her to the ESPY Awards. While Debra is seething over Ray's actions, Marie and Amy get into a heated debate with Frank and Robert when they air their own grievances about their wives' blatant disregard for the time.

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    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Robert's Divorce

    S4:E245/22/2000

    While out for a family dinner, the Barones spot Robert's ex-wife Joanne, which prompts them to reminisce about the demise of his marriage. The family tells Amy the truth about Robert's failed marriage. The surprise sighting also brings back some personally harrowing memories for Robert.

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    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Turkey or Fish

    S1:E1011/22/1996

    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.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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    #19 - The Sneeze

    S5:E1011/27/2000

    Ray gets sneezed on at the airport and he fears he might have caught something so Debra tries to take care of him but Marie takes over.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Ally's F

    S9:E510/18/2004

    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.

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    #21 - The Finale

    S9:E165/16/2005

    Ray fears getting his adenoids removed, but Debra convinces him to go through with the surgery. At the hospital, while Marie is in the bathroom, and everyone else in the waiting room, the nurse comes out and tells Debra that Ray isn't waking up from the anaesthesia.

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    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #22 - The Visit

    S3:E510/19/1998

    When Debra's mother comes to visit the family for a week, she is disappointed that her mother doesn't want to help around the house or that she doesn't show any interest in her grandchildren. Debra finds herself shocked to discover that she wishes her mom was more like Marie.

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    #23 - Somebody Hates Raymond

    S7:E131/27/2003

    Raymond's friend Andy tells him that Jerry Musso, a radio talk show host, hates him. While Raymond is in shock over this, Robert enjoys seeing him fall over like this.

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    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #24 - The Can Opener

    S4:E29/27/1999

    The whole family choses sides when Ray and Debra fight over a newly acquired can opener.

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    #25 - Hackidu

    S4:E172/21/2000

    Ray screws up a Hackidu trade for his daughter by refusing to trade several cards for one Scramisaur card, which is rare and worth a lot of money. Ray thinks he's being the perfect father by taking an interest in Ally's Hackidu hobby, and advising her on the card swap, but she is disappointed as the Scramisaur is not only rare and valuable, but also her favourite Hackidu.

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