Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Ray's on TV
Sep 22, 1997 · 22 min
Ray is devastated when he discovers his family lied to him about his television debut on a sports talk show. When he gets a second chance to appear on the same show, his family dec
Father Knows Least
Sep 29, 1997 · 22 min
When Marie and Frank's stubbornness goes to far, Ray gets to use the "active technique" he and Debra learned in parenting class on his parents.
Brother
Oct 6, 1997 · 22 min
At the urging of his parents and Debra, Raymond reluctantly takes Robert for a night out on the anniversary of his brother's divorce.
Mozart
Oct 13, 1997 · 22 min
When Ally wants to quit learning the piano, Ray decides to resume his interest in the piano in order to teach his daughter a lesson about quitting.
Golf
Oct 20, 1997 · 22 min
Ray suffers an anxiety attack while playing golf, after he tricked Debra into letting him go. Believing that he is sick, Ray goes to see a doctor who tells him that he is properly
Anniversary
Oct 27, 1997 · 22 min
At a big surprise party for Frank and Marie's 40th. wedding anniversary, Ray is shocked to learn that his parents were once separated for a year and that they might have gotten div
Working Late Again
Nov 3, 1997 · 22 min
After Debra reads a newspaper article about people who enjoy being at work more than being at home, she convinces Ray to set up a home office.
The Children's Book
Nov 10, 1997 · 22 min
Sick of reading Ally the same stories night after night, Debra decides to try her hand at writing a children's book.
The Gift
Nov 17, 1997 · 22 min
Ray, feeling guilty about only getting his dad a card for his 65th. birthday, makes up for it by buying him a fancy and expensive aquarium just like the one he always admired in th
High School
Nov 24, 1997 · 22 min
Ray makes a startling discovery when he takes Debra to his 20th. high school reunion. It turns out that Debra's "one of them," them being the cool people who hated him and used to
The Letter
Dec 8, 1997 · 22 min
When Marie crashes and ruins her Tupperware party, Debra decides that she's had just about enough of her mother-in-law's constant interference. She puts pen to paper and writes a l
All I Want for Christmas
Dec 15, 1997 · 22 min
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.
Civil War
Jan 5, 1998 · 22 min
Feeling left out when he thinks that his father selectively asked his brother to join a Civil War re-enactment, Ray voluntarily enlists for the Battle of Gettysburg. As the men pre
Mia Famiglia
Jan 12, 1998 · 22 min
When Ally has to do a school project on genealogy and interview her oldest living relative, Ray helps her track down his father Frank's long-lost Aunt Sarina in Italy, and they dec
Marie's Meatballs
Jan 19, 1998 · 22 min
When Raymond chooses his mother's spaghetti and meatballs over his wife's lemon chicken for dinner, Debra blows a gasket. With good intentions, Ray asks his mom to teach Debra how
The Checkbook
Feb 2, 1998 · 22 min
When Raymond takes over the family chequebook to prove to Debra how "easy it can be," he discovers he is no accountant after quickly running out of money and cheques start to bounc
The Ride-Along
Feb 23, 1998 · 22 min
Raymond decides to accompany his brother Robert, who is a policeman, on a ride-along. Initially, spending night shift in the back of Robert's patrol car bores Raymond, but his bore
The Family Bed
Mar 2, 1998 · 22 min
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.
Good Girls
Mar 9, 1998 · 22 min
Debra discovers that her mother-in-law, Marie, likes Robert's girlfriend, Amy, better than than her, because Amy is a "good girl."
T-Ball
Apr 6, 1998 · 22 min
Debra brings pretzels to Ally's T-ball game, and when the person in charge of snacks tells her that pretzels aren't on the approved list, Ray doesn't stand up for her, prominently
Traffic School
Apr 20, 1998 · 22 min
Robert proves to be a crashing bore when it comes to teaching traffic school, so he decides to practice his presentation on the Barone family, which drives them crazy. In an attemp
Six Feet Under
Apr 27, 1998 · 22 min
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
The Garage Sale
May 4, 1998 · 22 min
As the entire family prepares for Honest Frank's Yard of Bargains, Ray is surprised to see Debra unloading their cribs and baby clothing for the sale, and even more surprised to he
The Wedding (1)
May 11, 1998 · 22 min
After Ray asks Debra why she ever married him, they take a walk back in time to the very beginning of it all. Ray is very nervous, he's about to propose to his lovely girlfriend De
The Wedding (2)
May 18, 1998 · 22 min
While the Barones prepare for a friend's wedding, Ray kiddingly asks Debra, "Why did you marry me?" When she hesitates, he flashes back to the not-so-magical night 10 years prior,