The Best Episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.3/10(690 votes)

   #1 - The Ride-Along

   S2:E172/23/1998

   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 boredom quickly turns to terror during a chance visit to Nemo's restaurant.

   Director:John Fortenberry

   Writer:Jeremy Stevens

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   Director:John Fortenberry

   Writer:Jeremy Stevens
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   8.2/10(694 votes)

   #2 - The Letter

   S2:E1112/8/1997

   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 letter to her mother-in-law.

   Director:Gary Halvorson

   Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe

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   Director:Gary Halvorson

   Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe
3. 

   8.2/10(722 votes)

   #3 - Marie's Meatballs

   S2:E151/19/1998

   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 to make her world-famous dish.

   Director:Brian K. Roberts

   Writer:Susan Van Allen

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   Director:Brian K. Roberts

   Writer:Susan Van Allen
4. 

   8.2/10(682 votes)

   #4 - Good Girls

   S2:E193/9/1998

   Debra discovers that her mother-in-law, Marie, likes Robert's girlfriend, Amy, better than than her, because Amy is a "good girl."

   Director:Joyce Gittlin

   Writer:Tucker Cawley

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   Director:Joyce Gittlin

   Writer:Tucker Cawley
5. 

   8.0/10(665 votes)

   #5 - The Checkbook

   S2:E162/2/1998

   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 bounce.

   Director:John Fortenberry

   Writer:Tom Caltabiano

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   Director:John Fortenberry

   Writer:Tom Caltabiano
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   8.0/10(673 votes)

   #6 - Traffic School

   S2:E214/20/1998

   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 attempt to lighten things up, he puts in an assist-officer call to Traffic Cop Timmy, a puppet dressed as a policeman.

   Director:John Fortenberry

   Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe

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   Director:John Fortenberry

   Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe
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   8.0/10(637 votes)

   #7 - The Wedding (2)

   S2:E255/18/1998

   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, when he popped the big question.

   Director:Jeff Melman

   Writers:Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal

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   Director:Jeff Melman

   Writers:Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal
8. 

   7.8/10(638 votes)

   #8 - All I Want for Christmas

   S2:E1212/15/1997

   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.

   Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson

   Writer:Steve Skrovan

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   Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson

   Writer:Steve Skrovan
9. 

   7.8/10(676 votes)

   #9 - Mia Famiglia

   S2:E141/12/1998

   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 decide to write her a letter. Things get interesting when Aunt Sarina takes the letter and the "stop by if you if you're ever in America" literally.

   Director:Brian K. Roberts

   Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler

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   Director:Brian K. Roberts

   Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
10. 

    7.7/10(636 votes)

    #10 - Anniversary

    S2:E610/27/1997

    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 divorced, if Frank hadn't returned because Ray broke his arm.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe

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    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writer:Kathy Ann Stumpe
11. 

    7.7/10(645 votes)

    #11 - T-Ball

    S2:E204/6/1998

    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 displaying his fear of being disliked by anyone.

    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writer:Lew Schneider

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    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writer:Lew Schneider
12. 

    7.7/10(612 votes)

    #12 - The Wedding (1)

    S2:E245/11/1998

    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 Debra, and nothing is going right. When he finally pops the big question, she accepts, the families celebrates, and all is well, for about five minutes.

    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writers:Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal

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    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writers:Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal
13. 

    7.6/10(697 votes)

    #13 - Ray's on TV

    S2:E19/22/1997

    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 decides it's time they gave him some pointers on how to correct his awkwardness with certain words.

    Director:Michael Lessac

    Writer:Tucker Cawley

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    Director:Michael Lessac

    Writer:Tucker Cawley
14. 

    7.6/10(613 votes)

    #14 - Brother

    S2:E310/6/1997

    At the urging of his parents and Debra, Raymond reluctantly takes Robert for a night out on the anniversary of his brother's divorce.

    Directors:Michael Lembeck, Michael Lessac

    Writer:Jeremy Stevens

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    Directors:Michael Lembeck, Michael Lessac

    Writer:Jeremy Stevens
15. 

    7.6/10(623 votes)

    #15 - The Gift

    S2:E911/17/1997

    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 the Chinese restaurant. Frank, at first adores the gift, but after one of the fish dies, he starts hating it.

    Director:Will Mackenzie

    Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler

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    Director:Will Mackenzie

    Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
16. 

    7.5/10(574 votes)

    #16 - The Family Bed

    S2:E183/2/1998

    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.

    Director:Steve Zuckerman

    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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    Director:Steve Zuckerman

    Writer:Steve Skrovan
17. 

    7.4/10(630 votes)

    #17 - Father Knows Least

    S2:E29/29/1997

    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.

    Director:Michael Lessac

    Writer:Lew Schneider

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    Director:Michael Lessac

    Writer:Lew Schneider
18. 

    7.4/10(637 votes)

    #18 - Mozart

    S2:E410/13/1997

    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.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writers:Ray Romano, Kevin James, Tom Caltabiano, Phil Rosenthal

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    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writers:Ray Romano, Kevin James, Tom Caltabiano, Phil Rosenthal
19. 

    7.4/10(621 votes)

    #19 - Golf

    S2:E510/20/1997

    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 suffering from stress and that he needs to find a way to relax, such as playing more golf.

    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writers:Ray Romano, Kevin James, Tom Caltabiano, Phil Rosenthal

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    Director:Ellen Gittelsohn

    Writers:Ray Romano, Kevin James, Tom Caltabiano, Phil Rosenthal
20. 

    7.4/10(592 votes)

    #20 - Working Late Again

    S2:E711/3/1997

    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.

    Director:Will Mackenzie

    Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler

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    Director:Will Mackenzie

    Writers:Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler
21. 

    7.4/10(727 votes)

    #21 - High School

    S2:E1011/24/1997

    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 push him into the girls' bathroom.

    Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson

    Writers:Lew Schneider, Jeremy Stevens

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    Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson

    Writers:Lew Schneider, Jeremy Stevens
22. 

    7.4/10(576 votes)

    #22 - Six Feet Under

    S2:E224/27/1998

    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 feet under, he decides to make a list of his dreams and goals in life.

    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writers:Steve Skrovan, Cindy Chupack, Tom Caltabiano

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    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writers:Steve Skrovan, Cindy Chupack, Tom Caltabiano
23. 

    7.4/10(586 votes)

    #23 - The Garage Sale

    S2:E235/4/1998

    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 hear that she assumed they were done having children.

    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writers:Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Jeremy Stevens, Ellen Sandler

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    Director:Jeff Melman

    Writers:Tucker Cawley, Lew Schneider, Jeremy Stevens, Ellen Sandler
24. 

    7.2/10(599 votes)

    #24 - Civil War

    S2:E131/5/1998

    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 prepare for Battle, a funny thing happens, Ray is finally able to tell Frank that he wishes they did more together.

    Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson

    Writers:Tucker Cawley, Steve Skrovan

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    Directors:Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson

    Writers:Tucker Cawley, Steve Skrovan
25. 

    6.9/10(597 votes)

    #25 - The Children's Book

    S2:E811/10/1997

    Sick of reading Ally the same stories night after night, Debra decides to try her hand at writing a children's book.

    Director:Will Mackenzie

    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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    Director:Will Mackenzie

    Writer:Steve Skrovan