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 8 Episode Guide
23 Episodes 2003 - 2004
Episode 1
Fun with Debra
Mon, Sep 22, 2003 30 mins
When Debra sees that Ray is having fun with Michael and Geoffery, she wonders why Ray can't have that much fun with her.
Episode 2
Thank You Notes
Mon, Sep 29, 2003 23 mins
Robert & Amy are back from their honeymoon. Marie immediately starts questioning when they are going to send out Thank You Notes from the wedding. Amy is surprised at Marie's insistence and Debra wants her to stand strong against Marie.
Episode 3
Home from School
Mon, Oct 6, 2003 22 mins
Michael doesn't want to go to school and spends the day watching Ray work at his home office in the basement.
Episode 4
Misery Loves Company
Mon, Oct 13, 2003 23 mins
Robert & Amy celebrate their 3-month anniversary and invite Ray, Debra, Marie, and Frank to dinner. Robert & Amy are in the throes of new love and give marriage advice to the others. New love is different from old love and a debate begins.
Episode 5
The Contractor
Mon, Oct 20, 2003 30 mins
Debra asks Gianni to work on the stove, but all he does is watch "The Price is Right". Debra wants to fire him, but Ray tries to stop her.
Episode 6
Peter on the Couch
Mon, Nov 3, 2003 23 mins
Peter stays with Amy and Robert for awhile. But when he goes back home he finds out that his parents are throwing him out. Now, where will Peter stay?
Episode 7
Liars
Mon, Nov 10, 2003 23 mins
Ray makes up a lie to tell his mother why he didn't come over to her house for quality time.
Episode 8
The Surprise Party
Mon, Nov 17, 2003 30 mins
Debra's mother, Lois, suggests to Raymond that she will throw a surprise birthday party for her daughter and Ray won't have to lift a finger. Debra senses something is afoot and Ray spills the beans, but Debra wants a Chinese banquet instead. Ray tries to convince his mother-in-law to change the theme of the party, never disclosing to her or to anyone that it's no surprise - Debra knows all about it. Inevitably, all is revealed when Debra arrives home to a houseful of guests and embarrasses herself, her husband and disappoints her mother, who wanted, more than anything, to surprise her daughter.
Episode 9
The Bird
Mon, Nov 24, 2003 23 mins
The family spends Thanksgiving with Amy's parents. They seem to get along pretty well, at first, but when a bird hits the house and Pat kills it, it becomes a war.
Episode 10
Jazz Records
Mon, Dec 15, 2003 23 mins
When the twins ruin Ray's dictionary Frank brings up how Ray ruined his jazz records. Ray tries to give his father CDs instead of records for Christmas.
Episode 11
Debra at the Lodge
Mon, Jan 5, 2004 23 mins
Frank's Lodge is losing members and is only open 4 days a week much to Marie's dismay! Frank is driving Marie crazy by being home so much. Debra was offering advice on "recruitment strategies" about how they could get more members to join and liven up the place! Since Debra used to work in PR (Public Relations), Frank and his lodge buddies offer Debra a job as co-ordinator and they offer to pay her to help get the Lodge back on its feet. Needless to say things go awry when Frank's "disgusting lodge buddies" (as Marie would put it) start making sexy comments about Debra's good looks behind her back to each other and in front of Frank. The wives of the lodge fellas also have complaints because their husbands would come home all peppy and expecting them to be as hot and good looking as Debra. You can pretty much guess where this all goes.
Episode 12
Slave
Mon, Jan 12, 2004 23 mins
Ray and Debra both leave the twins at home alone. When they figure this out they hurry home and find Ally taking care of them. When they see this, Debra decides to give Ally more responsibilities. A lot more.
Episode 13
Whose Side Are You On?
Mon, Feb 2, 2004 23 mins
Debra and the children bet against Raymond all the time. He is upset when he finds out because they make fun of him. Then he remembers that Marie used to do things like that with him and Robert about their father when they were young.
Episode 14
Lateness
Mon, Feb 9, 2004 23 mins
Ray is getting tired of Debra making him wait for her. They're late for everything. So he decides to set a time, and if Debra isn't ready by that time, he's leaving without her. Which may be the last thing he'll ever do.
Episode 15
Party Dress
Mon, Feb 16, 2004 23 mins
Peggy's daughter is having a birthday party and Ally is invited. But she has to wear a dress and Ray doesn't want to spend all of that money.
Episode 16
Security
Mon, Feb 23, 2004 30 mins
Robert installs a security alarm in Ray's house because he's thinking about retiring from the force and becoming an alarm salesman. But he wants everyone's opinion first.
Episode 17
The Ingrate
Mon, Mar 1, 2004 30 mins
Ray's old college is giving him an honorary doctorate degree, and everyone starts fighting over who should get the most credit.
Episode 18
Crazy Chin
Mon, Mar 22, 2004 30 mins
Hank and Pat ask Robert why he keeps touching his food to his chin before he eats it. Now the whole family is curious. Why does he do it?
Episode 19
The Nice Talk
Mon, Apr 19, 2004 22 mins
Hank and Pat come up for Easter. Ray and Pat have a nice time talking with each other, which make Robert and Debra jealous.
Episode 20
Blabbermouths
Mon, May 3, 2004 23 mins
Debra talks to the girls about how some of the cute things that Ray does, but Ray finds it embarrassing. So he talks to Frank and Robert about Debra's flaws. Then secrets start coming out.
Episode 21
The Model
Mon, May 10, 2004 22 mins
A modeling agent spots Robert and signs him up for a career, and the family is really excited for him. But when he and Ray go to get his pictures from his first shoot, they find out that it was a con job, so Ray and Robert try to make up an excuse to tell the rest of the family.
Episode 22
The Mentor
Mon, May 17, 2004 23 mins
A stranger shows up one day to see Frank. But Frank knows the man. It turns out that the stranger used to work with Frank at the company when he was growing up. Frank taught him everything he knew. When Ray and Robert hear this, they get jealous. Why wasn't Frank nice to them when they were growing up?
Episode 23
Golf for It
Mon, May 24, 2004 30 mins
Marie wants the boys to paint her new shelf. But the boys want to go golfing. They start to feel guilty when they leave and start talking about how much they love her. So they decide to golf to see who'll get Marie when Frank dies.
