7.0/101 votes#1 - The Shower
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2003
Debra gives a bridal shower for Amy, but her good intentions get sidetracked by Marie's overzealous participation. When Marie attempts to ""take over"" Amy's wedding shower, Debra gets upset and yells at her, prompting Marie to leave in a huff. Returning to the party festivities, Debra starts drinking a little too much champagne and winds up being too tipsy to drive. When she can't reach Ray on the phone, Debra decides to take a nap in her car with the keys in the ignition and is awakened by a police officer, who arrests her for drunk driving. When her license is suspended, Debra finds herself in a precarious situation when she's forced to rely on Marie for help.
Director: Jerry Zaks
Writer: Leslie Caveny
7.0/101 votes#2 - Blabbermouths
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/3/2004
When Robert informs Ray that Amy filled him in on some juicy gossip about him, Ray decides to get even with Debra by sharing some nasty secrets of his own.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Leslie Caveny
7.0/101 votes#3 - The Model
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2004
After the agent tells Robert he has a unique look, he convinces him to pose for head shots with their ""in-house"" photographer. But when Robert and Ray return for the pictures, they are surprised to find the modeling agency has mysteriously disappeared.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Leslie Caveny
7.0/101 votes#4 - Tasteless Frank
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2005
Marie is astounded when Franks puts salt on her homemade lasagna, leading her to believe that she's lost her touch in the kitchen. However, Ray and Robert discover that the problem is Frank, who has lost his sense of taste. They believe it's a side-effect from some potency medication Frank is taking, but Frank doesn't want to give it up, and he doesn't want anyone to know he's taking it, especially Marie.
Director: N/A
Writer: Leslie Caveny
6.5/102 votes#5 - Finale
Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 5/16/2005
Ray fears getting his adenoids removed, but Debra convinces him to go through with the surgery. At the hospital, while Marie is in the bathroom, the nurse says that Ray isn't waking up from the anesthesia and everyone fears he may die. Fortunately, thirty seconds later, the doctor comes out and says he's just fine. Everyone agrees not to tell Ray or Marie about it; however, Frank ends up telling Marie who rushes over to smother Ray with kisses. Ray finds out about it and begins acting weird as if he thinks he really is going to die. After a couple minutes, he gets out of it. The show closes with the entire family sitting around the table eating and arguing, just like the Barones always have in the past nine years.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Leslie Caveny
6.0/101 votes#6 - Slave
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2004
After inadvertently leaving the twins home alone, Ray and Debra are impressed with Ally when she steps up and takes care of the twins until they return. Ally asks if she can baby-sit more often, and, in yet another attempt to rid her house of Marie, Debra consents. However, Marie believes Debra is turning her daughter into a slave when she gives Ally additional responsibilities, including cooking and laundry chores.
Director: Jerry Zaks
Writer: Leslie Caveny
6.0/101 votes#7 - Debra's Parents
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2004
Debra invites her divorced parents, Warren and Lois, to the family Thanksgiving. When Ray walks in on the two making love, he and Debra assume that they are getting back together. Later on, Warren and Lois inform Debra otherwise and an unprecedented turn of events shocks everyone.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Leslie Caveny
1.0/101 votes#8 - In Through the Out Door
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/1996
Dave introduces Bill at a Broadcasting Society event after taking speaking lessons from Bill. Matthew learns about gambling from Joe, falling $20,000 into debt.
Director: Paul Simms
Writer: Leslie Caveny
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"The Shower" is the best rated episode written by Leslie Caveny. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Jerry Zaks. It aired on 4/28/2003 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Blabbermouths".