Everybody Loves Raymond
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Pilot
Air Date:13/09/1996
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.
Crew
Episode: 2
I Love You
Air Date:20/09/1996
When newly-wed friends make a public display of their affection, Debra wonders why reticent Raymond has trouble saying those three little words.
Episode: 3
I Wish I Were Gus
Air Date:27/09/1996
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, Alda.
Guest Stars
Episode: 4
Standard Deviation
Air Date:04/10/1996
For a criminal-psychology course, Robert issues standard IQ tests to Raymond and Debra, and boy, is Ray smarting when they get the results.
Crew
Episode: 5
Look Don't Touch
Air Date:11/10/1996
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 Angelina calls him at home.
Crew
Episode: 6
Frank, the Writer
Air Date:18/10/1996
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.
Crew
Episode: 7
Your Place or Mine?
Air Date:28/10/1996
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.
Episode: 8
In-Laws
Air Date:01/11/1996
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 manages to fake it, and he'd like his parents to do the same when they all go out and try to have a family dinner.
Crew
Episode: 9
Win, Lose or Draw
Air Date:08/11/1996
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.
Crew
Episode: 10
Turkey or Fish
Air Date:22/11/1996
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 turkey, she chooses to serve fish.
Crew
Episode: 11
Captain Nemo
Air Date:13/12/1996
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 missing precious time with them.
Crew
Episode: 12
The Ball
Air Date:20/12/1996
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 decides he's going to tell Ally the truth about Santa Claus.
Crew
Episode: 13
Debra's Sick
Air Date:03/01/1997
When Debra comes down with the flu and is bedridden, so now the inexperienced Raymond must take care of her and the three kids.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Terry Bradshaw
Character: Terry Bradshaw
Department: Acting
Name: Jack Blessing
Character: Dr. Hammond
Department: Acting
Name: Cynthena Sanders
Character: Parent #1
Department: Acting
Name: Jonathan Chapin
Character: Parent #2
Department: Acting
Name: Hannah Swanson
Character: Little Kid
Department: Acting
Name: Curtis Blanck
Character: Staring Kid
Department: Acting
Name: Emily Kobayashi
Character: Parent #3
Department: Acting
Episode: 14
Who's Handsome?
Air Date:17/01/1997
Ray can't face the fact that everybody thinks that his brother Robert is "classically handsome," while they consider him "adorable like a hamster."
Episode: 15
The Car
Air Date:31/01/1997
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."
Episode: 16
Diamonds
Air Date:07/02/1997
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 her grandma's $15,000 diamond.
Crew
Episode: 17
The Game
Air Date:21/02/1997
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 company about the disruption in service, he is informed that he has an illegal hookup.
Crew
Episode: 18
Recovering Pessimist
Air Date:28/02/1997
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 suffer the downside of being the only optimist in his family.
Crew
Episode: 19
The Dog
Air Date:03/03/1997
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 decide who gets to keep him.
Crew
Episode: 20
Neighbors
Air Date:10/03/1997
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.
Crew
Guest Stars
Name: Tommy Lasorda
Character: Tommy Lasorda
Department: Acting
Name: Patricia Belcher
Character: Ruth
Department: Acting
Name: Lance E. Nichols
Character: Mack
Department: Acting
Name: Cathy Ladman
Character: Lilly
Department: Acting
Name: Steven Hack
Character: Arthur
Department: Acting
Name: Don Perry
Character: Priest
Department: Acting
Name: Eugene Greytak
Character: The Pope
Department: Acting
Episode: 21
Fascinatin' Debra
Air Date:17/03/1997
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 captivating.
Crew
Episode: 22
Why Are We Here?
Air Date:07/04/1997
In this flashback episode, Ray and Debra remember their days in their first apartment.
