Everybody Loves Raymond
Ray Barone seemingly has it all. A wonderful wife, a beautiful family, a great job, a nice house on Long Island. There's only one problem. His obnoxious parents (who live across the street) and his jealous brother are always getting in the way.
- Metascore74
- 1996-2005
- 9 seasons
- CBS
- Comedy
- TV-PG
Ray Barone seemingly has it all. A wonderful wife, a beautiful family, a great job, a nice house on Long Island. There's only one problem. His obnoxious parents (who live across the street) and his jealous brother are always getting in the way.
Season 3 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1998 - 1999
Episode 1
The Invasion
Mon, Sep 21, 1998 23 mins
Ray and Debra are having their house fumigated for termites. They plan to stay at a hotel, but Marie insists they stay at her house across the street. Right off the bat, things start to get awkward. When Debra unintentionally "interferes" in Marie's everyday activities, Marie complains to Ray. So then, Debra decides to purposely interfere just to annoy her. And after a confrontation with Robert, Ray gets into the act. Now, nobody can wait for the fumigation to be done.
Episode 2
Driving Frank
Mon, Sep 28, 1998 23 mins
Robert tries to give Frank a ticket because he hit his patrol car. Then the family finds out that Frank's drivers license has expired, and Ray experiences, first hand, how bad Frank's driving actually is. So Debra doesn't want Frank to drive the kids anymore. And Ray has the pleasure of witnessing the test he takes at the DMV.
Episode 3
The Sitter
Mon, Oct 5, 1998 23 mins
When Debra has a bad experience at the grocery store with the kids, she decides it's time to hire a babysitter. So she manages to get Lisa. After a while, Ally, Michael and Geoffrey end up enjoying time with Lisa more than their mother. Debra doesn't like that, so she let's Lisa go and has Marie babysit instead, which is disastrous.
Episode 4
Getting Even
Mon, Oct 12, 1998 23 mins
Ray and Debra help auction off items at Ally's school. While making jokes about the jewelry box Debra made, Ray says something that totally humiliates Debra in front of everyone at the auction. So afterward, Ray fears that Debra will try to get him back by humiliating him somehow.
Episode 5
The Visit
Mon, Oct 19, 1998 23 mins
Debra's mother comes for a visit. But she isn't very helpful.
Episode 6
Halloween Candy
Mon, Oct 26, 1998 21 mins
When Ray tries to have sex with Debra, they must stop because they realize they're out of all their condoms and birth-control pills. Debra tells Ray it would be a lot easier if he had a vasectomy. Ray contemplates the idea after talking with the guys at Nemo's Pizza, then finally decides against it. Planning to have sex after all the trick-or-treating on Halloween night, Ray buys a whole box of colorful condoms. But while they' re out trick-or-treating with their kids, Frank accidentally give out the condom packages to trick-or-treaters thinking they're chocolate coins.
Episode 7
Moving Out
Mon, Nov 2, 1998 23 mins
Robert moves out of Marie and Frank's house to get some privacy with Amy. When Ray visits Rob's new home, he notices Robert's landlord's, Rita and Harry, behavior is similar to Marie and Frank's.
Episode 8
The Article
Mon, Nov 9, 1998 22 mins
Ray's friend and co-worker Andy writes his own article hoping to become a sports writer. But when Ray reads it, he doesn't like it. When he gives Andy some constructive criticism, he hurts Andy's feelings. The following week, Andy tells Ray he submitted the article to Sports Illustrated magazine without Ray's corrections, and they bought it. Ray then feels jealous, until he finds out that Sports Illustrated completely rewrote Andy's article.
Episode 9
The Lone Barone
Mon, Nov 16, 1998 23 mins
Robert is settling in to his new apartment. But when his girlfriend Amy comes over to check out the new place, she starts rearranging furniture and hinting at marriage. After hearing horror stories from Ray about marriage, Robert freaked out. When Amy realized he was freaking out, she broke up with Robert.
Episode 10
No Fat
Mon, Nov 23, 1998 23 mins
After attending the Senior Health Fair, Marie realizes that she and Frank need to eat healthier if they want to live longer. So she begins to alter some of the things she cooks. And Thanksgiving just happens to be coming up soon. Ray is supportive of his parents for wanting to eat healthier, but he doesn't like the fact that Marie is NOT making turkey on Thanksgiving. Instead, they have to sit through an entire meal of tofu turkey.
Episode 11
The Apartment
Mon, Dec 7, 1998 23 mins
After Robert had been living in his new apartment for a little while, Marie starts asking questions about it because she hasn't been over there yet. So, Ray pays him a visit. Upon arriving at the Crown View Apartment building, Ray has an encounter with a beautiful blond woman named Michelle in the elevator. And shortly after walking through the door at Robert's apartment, he meets another beautiful woman, Sandy. Ray is happy to see that the apartment building is full of gorgeous young women, and starts going over to visit Robert every day just to check out the girls. It's all fun for Ray until Debra finds out what's happening.
Episode 12
The Toaster
Mon, Dec 14, 1998 30 mins
It's Christmas time, and Ray has the idea of giving engraved toasters to everyone. Being the pessimist he is, Ray is worried that everyone will think it's a dumb idea. But when Debra's parents, Warren and Lois, loved the gift, Ray began to feel better about himself. Later, Ray finds out that Frank and Marie exchanged their toaster for a coffeemaker.
Episode 13
Ping Pong
Mon, Jan 11, 1999 23 mins
While in Frank and Marie's basement, Ray and Robert find their old ping pong table. They begin to remember the days when they played against their father when they were young. Ray was so happy that he had finally beat Frank at the game. Then he found out that Frank let him win all those years ago. Furious that his father lied to him, Ray wanted a rematch. So when the two played, Ray ended up letting Frank win just so he knew how it felt. ...And then Frank was angry.
Episode 14
Pants on Fire
Mon, Jan 18, 1999 30 mins
After more than 20 years, Frank turns the heater on in his house, only to find a rattling noise in the vent. Ray takes a look and pulls out a bottle cap that was in there. He then tells his parents that it's been in the vent since he was in high school. There's a flashback scene to when Ray threw a party in high school, and Ray is seen drinking a bottle of beer, then tossing the bottle cap across the living room into the vent. Furious that her son would do that, Marie doesn't give Ray any cake on his birthday, or give him his birth-minute kiss. Marie then shuns Ray and turns to nurture Robert instead.
Episode 15
Robert's Date
Mon, Feb 1, 1999 23 mins
After a discussion in Robert's patrol car, his partner Judy realizes he has no friends and doesn't hang out with anyone. So she invites him out for a night of dancing with her friends. Reluctant at first, Robert agrees to go. When they get to a club called Eta's, Robert notices he's the only white person. Everyone else is black. After Judy forces him to dance and mingle with her friends, Robert eventually feels more comfortable with them. But maybe a little too comfortable, because Robert's personality begins to change and he starts acting like he's black. Both Ray and Judy try to discourage that, but in a nice way.
Episode 16
Frank's Tribute
Mon, Feb 8, 1999 23 mins
When Frank's lodge buddies vote him "Man of the Year", Ray and Robert have to give a tribute to him. So they decide to make a video. Upon arriving at the lodge to interview the guys, Ray and Robert realize that the other lodge guys hate Frank. Since they couldn't get any kind words about him, they interviewed the lodge guys about chocolate and ended up heavily editing the video to make it seem like they were talking about Frank. But when the short video is shown at the party, Frank is upset when it becomes evident that everybody hates him.
Episode 17
Cruising with Marie
Mon, Feb 15, 1999 22 mins
Ray and Robert get their parents a cruise for Marie's birthday. But Frank ends up faking an injury to get out of it. Since the cruise is non-refundable, Marie takes Ray along with her in place of Frank. While on the cruise, Marie makes a ton of new friends and Ray notices that his mother has become like a "party girl".
Episode 18
Ray Home Alone
Mon, Feb 22, 1999 23 mins
Debra decides to take the kids to Connecticut to visit her parents, so Ray is left home alone for the weekend. But he soon realizes how scary a big empty house can be at night and he has trouble sleeping. And the fact that Ally's noise-making toy, a voice recorder doll, was left in his bedroom didn't help. So he visits Robert's apartment and they get to arguing who is more scared. They inevitably both end up at Frank and Marie's house.
Episode 19
Big Shots
Mon, Mar 1, 1999 22 mins
Having been forced by Marie, Ray reluctantly takes Robert to the Hall of Fame to meet the 1969 New York Mets, where the team is signing autographs. When they arrive, they find that the line is incredibly long. Since Ray is a "big shot" sports writer, he tries to use that as an excuse to get to the front of the line. Security kicks him out pretty quickly, so Robert doesn't get to meet his hero Art Shamsky. Then on the drive home, they're pulled over by a police officer for speeding. So, Robert tries to be a "big shot", since he is a fellow cop, and tries to save Ray from getting a ticket. But it doesn't work.
Episode 20
Move Over
Mon, Mar 15, 1999 23 mins
While asleep, Debra has a tendency to cuddle up next to Ray, but Ray can't stand the constant touching. After becoming angry because her husband doesn't want her to touch him, she tells Ray he needs help. So Ray pays a visit to Father Hubley. He suggests to Ray that Debra may not be getting enough affection during the day so she subconsciously does it in her sleep. Ray goes back home and hugs and touches Debra all day long, but, unfortunately for him, Debra still touches him while she sleeps. In an attempt to fool Debra, Ray tries to get her to grasp a kids bop bag.
Episode 21
The Getaway
Mon, Apr 5, 1999 22 mins
When Ray complains about the vacation plan, Debra asks him to pick up a place. They go to a BandB in Vermont. Amy and Debra go shopping and Debra confides in her that she feels that Ray finds her boring. When Marie moves-in for baby-sitting, Robert feels left out and wants to baby-sit instead. Ray then asks Robert, but Marie moves in anyway supervises in stealth. In the BandB there is no TV and a common bathroom. They clash a lot and end up having a fight in the bathroom.
Episode 22
Working Girl
Mon, Apr 26, 1999 30 mins
Debra decides to go back to her PR job for part-time. She finds a job in Manhattan but gets fired on the very first day. Ray who has trouble looking after the kids is secretly happy. He then feels bad for Debra and tries to get her job back.
Episode 23
Be Nice
Mon, May 3, 1999 22 mins
Ray and Debra try to be nice to each other.
Episode 24
Dancing with Debra
Mon, May 10, 1999 23 mins
Robert and Debra go out dancing for fun. But Ray thinks it's something more.
Episode 25
Robert Moves Back
Mon, May 17, 1999 23 mins
When Robert and Amy have sex, they forget to close the curtains and are seen by everyone. When Robert finds out, he hides out at Ray's.
Episode 26
How They Met
Mon, May 24, 1999 23 mins
A flashback to when Ray and Debra first met. Ray is working as a futon delivery guy and he brings her a futon. After fixing up a date with her, he accidentally sees her naked. Embarrassed, he cancels his date. Later she visits him and asks him over with a false complaint and then offers him food, making it their first official date.
