Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 1
Episodes
Pilot
Sep 13, 1996 · 21 min
Debra is sick and tired of having Raymond's parents and brother show up unannounced. With her birthday coming up, they try avoiding having them over.
I Love You
Sep 20, 1996 · 21 min
When newly-wed friends make a public display of their affection, Debra wonders why reticent Raymond has trouble saying those three little words.
I Wish I Were Gus
Sep 27, 1996 · 23 min
Even dead people love Raymond, as he is chosen to deliver the eulogy at his great uncle's funeral. It's an occasion that serves as a reunion for Ray's mother and her feuding sister
Standard Deviation
Oct 4, 1996 · 23 min
For a criminal-psychology course, Robert issues standard IQ tests to Raymond and Debra, and boy, is Ray smarting when they get the results.
Look Don't Touch
Oct 11, 1996 · 23 min
Nemo's niece, Angelina, takes employment at Nemo's restaurant as a waitress. When Angelina catches Ray's eye, he has a lot of explaining to do to his wife, especially after Angelin
Frank, the Writer
Oct 18, 1996 · 23 min
When Frank gets a few anecdotes published in Reader's Digest, he submits his writing samples to Ray's editor, hoping to get his own column in the newspaper.
Your Place or Mine?
Oct 28, 1996 · 23 min
Marie gets fed up with Frank after 40 years of marriage and moves in with Ray and Debra. Ray and Robert enjoy being mothered by Marie, while Debra spends quality time with Frank.
In-Laws
Nov 1, 1996 · 22 min
When Ray's upper class in-laws come for a visit, he begs his parents to be nice to them. Ray admits to his parents that he doesn't always see eye-to-eye with Debra's folks but mana
Win, Lose or Draw
Nov 8, 1996 · 21 min
Ray gets tired of being treated like a kid at his father's poker game, so he decides to ignore his father's advice and ends up losing all his money.
Turkey or Fish
Nov 22, 1996 · 23 min
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 tu
Captain Nemo
Dec 13, 1996 · 23 min
When Ray's free time goes to coaching Nemo's basketball team in preparation for the Pizza League championships, he is reminded by Debra that their kids are growing up fast and he's
The Ball
Dec 20, 1996 · 23 min
Ray discovers that the autographed Mickey Mantle ball he got as a kid from his father isn't authentic. Feeling hurt by the fact that his father wasn't truthful about the ball, Ray
Debra's Sick
Jan 3, 1997 · 23 min
When Debra comes down with the flu and is bedridden, so now the inexperienced Raymond must take care of her and the three kids.
Who's Handsome?
Jan 17, 1997 · 21 min
Ray can't face the fact that everybody thinks that his brother Robert is "classically handsome," while they consider him "adorable like a hamster."
The Car
Jan 31, 1997 · 23 min
Debra, already annoyed at getting stuck driving the old car Ray bought from his parents, really gets upset when she discovers that it was his old "make-out-mobile."
Diamonds
Feb 7, 1997 · 23 min
Ray finds out that the diamond on Debra's engagement ring is a fake, so he steals it from her to get it changed, only to find out after that she already had it exchanged it with he
The Game
Feb 21, 1997 · 23 min
When Ray and his family play a game of Scruples after their cable goes out, they find themselves arguing about honesty. To make matters worse, when Ray complains to the cable compa
Recovering Pessimist
Feb 28, 1997 · 23 min
When Debra tries to change Ray's pessimistic attitude about winning the Sports Writer of the Year Award, he agrees to change his ways and become more positive, but he soon has to s
The Dog
Mar 3, 1997 · 23 min
Ray brings home a stray bulldog that reminds him of the dog he had to give up as a boy due to his allergies, but his brother Robert bonds with the dog and the siblings have to deci
Neighbors
Mar 10, 1997 · 23 min
The neighbourhood is up in arms over Ray's noisy dad and meddling mom, and the neighbours demand a meeting at Ray's and Debra's house.
Fascinatin' Debra
Mar 17, 1997 · 23 min
A popular radio psychologist visits the Barone household to interview Debra for a book on the American family. But the doctor finds that the rest of the eccentric Barones are more
Why Are We Here?
Apr 7, 1997 · 21 min
In this flashback episode, Ray and Debra remember their days in their first apartment.