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Everybody Loves Raymond Season 5 Episodes
Season 5 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Episode 1
Italy: Part 1
Mon, Oct 2, 200030 mins
When Marie surprises the family with the news that she's treating them all to a two-week vacation in Rome, everybody loves the idea, except Raymond. Not willing to let his sour mood spoil it for the rest of the family, Debra, Frank, Marie, Robert and the kids go on their merry way and soak up the atmosphere, sights, smells and tastes of the city of love and try their best to ignore Ray. Meanwhile, Robert meets the girl of his dreams-she's stunningly beautiful, unbelievably sexy, and works in a gelato shop.
Episode 2
Italy: Part 2
Mon, Oct 2, 200022 mins
When Marie surprises the family with the news that she's treating them all to a two-week vacation in Rome, everybody loves the idea, except Raymond. Not willing to let his sour mood spoil it for the rest of the family, Debra, Frank, Marie, Robert and the kids go on their merry way and soak up the atmosphere, sights, smells and tastes of the city of love and try their best to ignore Ray. Meanwhile, Robert meets the girl of his dreams-she's stunningly beautiful, unbelievably sexy, and works in a gelato shop.
Episode 3
The Wallpaper
Mon, Oct 9, 200023 mins
Ray and Debra lose their cool when Frank and Marie pull the ultimate unannounced visit to their home. Their untimely appearance sets off a series of events that becomes the "straw that broke the camel's back" with respect to Ray's relationship with his parents. Meanwhile, Debra tries her best to play peacemaker among the family members and to get Ray to reveal the true reason for his hostility towards his folks.
Episode 4
Meant to Be
Mon, Oct 16, 200023 mins
Robert Barone finds himself in the most unlikely position of having to choose one of three women-girlfriend Amy, ex-wife Joanne, or Italian bombshell Stefania - to share the future with him. Unfortunately, when he tells Amy about his recent reunion with ex-wife however, it all starts to come apart.
Episode 5
Pet Cemetery
Mon, Oct 23, 200023 mins
With the untimely accidental murder of Ally's hamster Pumpernickel, she and the family decide to give the pet a proper funeral.
Episode 6
The Author
Mon, Oct 30, 200023 mins
Ray's dreams of authoring a sports book get squashed when the publishing company takes a pass on it, just as Robert receives the good news that he is being promoted to lieutenant. The Barone family doesn't quite know how to react to this most bizarre of situations in which Ray has failed at something while Robert has succeeded. But worst of all, Ray doesn't know how (or if) he's ever going to get past this.
Episode 7
The Walk to the Door
Mon, Nov 6, 200023 mins
Ray is mortified when he meets a girl whom he dated 25 years earlier and believes he treated disrespectfully, and he's determined to apologize. However, when he finds out the real reason Elizabeth went out with him that night long ago, he regrets ever bringing up the past. Meanwhile, Debra demands that Ray give her an example of something he regrets, but incredibly he can't come up with anything.
Episode 8
Young Girl
Mon, Nov 13, 200023 mins
The 43-year-old Robert is dating a 22-year-old named Erica, and Marie and Debra find his new girlfriend way too young for his age. Frank invites her to his birthday party, which becomes a disaster.
Episode 9
Fighting In-Laws
Mon, Nov 20, 200023 mins
Debra's parents visit for Thanksgiving and confess that they're going to marriage counseling.
Episode 10
The Sneeze
Mon, Nov 27, 200023 mins
Ray fears that he is going to come down with something dreadful after someone sneezes on him. When Marie hears that Ray is under the weather, she doesn't waste any time in coddling her younger son with homemade chicken soup, special treats, and intense TLC, and he laps up every second of it, much to Debra's disgust.
Episode 11
Christmas Present
Mon, Dec 11, 200030 mins
Ray gets Debra a really great present for Christmas so she'll agree to let him go golfing.
Episode 12
What Good Are You?
Mon, Jan 8, 200123 mins
Ray starts to have second thoughts about himself after he didn't help Debra when she was choking.
Episode 13
Super Bowl
Mon, Jan 29, 200130 mins
Ray gets to go to the Super Bowl and cover it for his newspaper. He brings Gianni but feels bad about not having brought Debra when he sees that all the other reporters brought their wives so he has her flown in and to prove that he wants to spend time with her he rips up the tickets to the Super Bowl.
Episode 14
Ray's Journal
Mon, Feb 5, 200130 mins
When Marie blurts out an embarrassing incident from Ray's past, he can't figure out how she could have possibly known that information. That is, until he deduces that she must have read-and broken the secret code he used when writing-his journal. And in the process, his mother has learned about his most personal, and perverted, thoughts.
Episode 15
Silent Partners
Mon, Feb 12, 200123 mins
Ray and Debra can't think of anything to talk about. Debra thinks they need to spend more time together.
Episode 16
Fairies
Mon, Feb 19, 200130 mins
The twins want to be fairies in the school play.
Episode 17
Stefania Arrives
Mon, Feb 26, 200130 mins
Robert gets a surprise visit from Stefania, the woman with whom he fell head-over-heels in love when the Barones vacationed in Italy. Robert's excitement over having his beloved, and stunningly gorgeous, Stefania so close quickly gives way to annoyance when he is witness to a few of her idiosyncrasies. Meanwhile, Stefania's father, who has accompanied her to America, has his own change of heart with respect to his feelings for Robert.
Episode 18
Humm Vac
Mon, Mar 19, 200123 mins
Ray purchases a new state-of-the-art vacuum cleaner from an attractive door to door saleswoman and it ignites a housekeeping war between Marie and Debra. Debra is as taken with the new vacuum as Ray once she witnesses all of the wonderful things it can do. That is, until she learns why the saleswoman showed up at their door in the first place. Determined to prove to Marie that she's is just as good at "keeping house," Debra attempts to use the new vacuum to find some dirt, any dirt, in Marie's home. Of course, the results are disastrous.
Episode 19
The Canister
Mon, Apr 9, 200123 mins
Tempers flare when Marie accuses Debra of not returning a borrowed canister that holds sentimental value, while Debra insists that she has already returned it. Debra is then horrified to discover that she does still have the canister in her possession, and with Ray and Robert's reluctant assistance, she concocts an elaborate scheme to get rid of the evidence, rather than admit to Marie that she was right all along.
Episode 20
Net Worth
Mon, Apr 23, 200123 mins
Ray invests money in a go-cart venture without telling Deborah. He says it is his money, so Deborah bills him for the job she does with the children and the house. Robert compares it to a wrongful death lawsuit - the value of life.
Episode 21
Let's Fix Robert
Mon, Apr 30, 200123 mins
Marie thinks something's wrong with Robert. So she gathers all of the girls in Robert's life to come up with ways to help him.
Episode 22
Say Uncle
Mon, May 7, 200122 mins
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, as a parent, Ray finds it boring to be around his kids, Debra couldn't agree more. She then suggests that Ray follow Robert's example and to try to have more fun with his children.
Episode 23
Separation
Mon, May 14, 200130 mins
Debra finds it hard to handle her parents' divorce.
Episode 24
Frank Paints the House
Mon, May 21, 200123 mins
Frank, Ray, and Robert paint Ray's house. And Robert and Ray find out something new about their father.
Episode 25
Ally's Birth
Mon, May 21, 200130 mins
As Ray Barone (played by Ray Romano) escorts daughter Ally to a father-daughter dance, he suddenly realizes how grown up and independent his daughter has become. As a result, he begins to recall the day, nine years ago, when the Barone clan welcomed her into the family, but not without incident.
