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The Best Episodes Written By Steve Skrovan

Every TV Episode Written by Steve Skrovan Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. 8.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Cookies

    S6:E15

    When Ray learns that scout troop leader Peggy and her daughter have targeted his parents house as a spot to make a big sale for themselves during the Frontier Girls' selling competition, while Ray and his daughter Ally were assigned to a terrible spot, it means war.

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  2. 7.8/10(4 votes)

    #2 - Standard Deviation

    S1:E4

    For a criminal-psychology course, Robert issues standard IQ tests to Raymond and Debra, and boy, is Ray smarting when they get the results.

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    Director:Jeff Meyer
  3. 7.7/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Raybert

    S6:E10

    Robert meets a beautiful woman who is a big fan of Ray Barone's sports column. But when the woman mistakes Robert for Raymond, he doesn't set her straight. Now, Robert has to involve Ray in a complicated plot to keep the woman from learning Robert's true identity.

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  4. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Getting Even

    S3:E4

    After Raymond begrudgingly agrees to be the auctioneer at the Our Lady of Faith School auction for new playground equipment, he’s pleasantly surprised with the laughs he gets at Debra’s expense. Debra warns him that she’s going to get even, and then retracts her threat, but it’s too late for Ray — he’s convinced of a conspiracy and terrified of soda in his face, Ben Gay in his shorts or ex-lax in his brownies. Eventually, Debra is able to get her message across — without having to resort to any of those tactics.

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  5. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Hackidu

    S4:E17

    Ray screws up a ""Hackidu"" trade for his daughter, Ally, by giving away a ""Scramisaur"" card that ends up being worth a lot of money. Ray thinks he's being the perfect father by taking an interest in Ally's ""Hackidu"" hobby and advising her on a card swap. But when he inadvertently gives away her favorite card, he has to pay for his mistake – he just didn't realize how much.

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  6. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Robert's Divorce

    S4:E24

    While out for a family dinner, the Barones spot Robert's ex-wife Joanne, which prompts them to reminisce about the demise of his marriage. The family tells Amy the truth about Robert's failed marriage. The surprise sighting also brings back some personally harrowing memories for Robert.

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    Director:Wil Shriner
  7. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - The Sigh

    S7:E7

    Ray moves his things out of his and Dedbra's bathroom and into the kids' bathroom so Debra has more space, but he soon regrets it when his dad and brother start teasing him and tell him that he is no longer the king of his own house.

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    Director:Jerry Zaks
  8. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Just a Formality

    S7:E14

    The six-year on-again, off-again relationship between Robert and Amy is reaching a pivotal moment. Robert wants to propose to Amy, but there's one small formality the hopeful groom-to-be must take care of first: asking Amy's devout churchgoing parents for their daughter's hand in marriage.

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  9. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #9 - Who's Next

    S7:E20

    Marie announces that Rose, the elderly lady living next door to her and Frank, has passed away. She is upset because Rose was the woman she had chosen for Frank as a replacement wife, if Marie should pass away first. Debra thinks it would be fun to fantasize about who would take her place.

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  10. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - The Nice Talk

    S8:E19

    When the MacDougals are invited to spend Easter with the Barones, the two families attempt to bond over a 500-piece puzzle. While everyone else gets frustrated with the puzzle, Ray and Pat continue working on it until the wee hours of the night while sharing stories about themselves and their families.

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  11. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Tasteless Frank

    S9:E12

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  12. 7.5/10(24 votes)

    #12 - The Movie

    S4:E14

    The difficulties met by four persons trying to meet at one movie.

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  13. 7.3/10(6 votes)

    #13 - The Visit

    S3:E5

    When Debra’s mother comes to visit the family for a week, Debra finds herself shocked to discover that she wishes her mom were more like Marie. Debra’s highly anticipated week of “quality time” with her mom, Lois, and the family quickly turns into a big disappointment when her mother seems more interested in the Renoir exhibit and her crossword puzzles than in Debra, Ray and the children. When her frustration with Lois’ disinterest reaches a boiling point, Debra makes the mistake of blurting out that she wishes her mother were more like Marie. Then she has the unfortunate double trouble of making amends with her mom — and dealing not only with Marie’s glee, but also with her claim that she deserves credit for teaching Debra parenting skills.

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  14. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Lateness

    S8:E14

    Fed up with his wife's constant lateness, Ray leaves Debra at home rather than take her to the ESPY Awards. While Debra is seething over Ray's actions, Marie and Amy get into a heated debate with Frank and Robert when they air their own grievances about their wives' blatant disregard for the time.

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    Director:Jerry Zaks
  15. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Turkey or Fish

    S1:E10

    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.

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  16. 7.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - The Can Opener

    S4:E2

    The whole family chooses sides when Ray and Debra fight over a newly acquired can opener.

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  17. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - The Family Bed

    S2:E18

    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 -- his mother. But if Debra finds out about his plan, it could be lights out for him.

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  18. 7.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Six Feet Under

    S2:E22

    When six-foot-tall Raymond discovers that he's shrunk a quarter of an inch, the resultant midlife crisis grows until it stretches 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. But when Debra finds him writing his "Things To Do Before I Die" list, she decides to show her husband the proper way to have his crisis. Meanwhile, Marie gets mad at Frank when she discovers that he sold half of their burial plot for a profit.

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    Director:N/A
  19. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - The Sneeze

    S5:E10

    Ray gets sneezed on at the airport and he fears he might have caught something so Debra tries to take care of him but Marie takes over.

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    Director:Ken Levine
  20. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Home From School

    S8:E3

    When Michael stays home from school two days in a row, Ray suspects that he simply hasn't done his homework, but the rest of the family have their own explanation for Michael's sudden aversion to school.

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  21. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Ally's F

    S9:E5

    After Ally comes home with an F on her report card, Debra feels she is not paying enough attention. Ray, however, feels it might be the teacher.

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  22. 6.8/10(4 votes)

    #22 - I Wish I Were Gus

    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:N/A
  23. 6.8/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Recovering Pessimist

    S1:E18

    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.

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    Director:Jeff Meyer
  24. 6.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - The Children's Book

    S2:E8

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

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  25. 6.7/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Cruising with Marie

    S3:E17

    Just as Frank and Marie are about to embark on a high seas vacation, Frank hurts his knee and Ray, not wanting to disappoint his mother, agrees to accompany her on the Caribbean cruise. It’s endless hours of shuffleboard and bingo and an extremely cramped cabin for two that can barely fit one. Could things get any worse for Ray? Marie, meanwhile, is having the time of her life soaking every ounce of fun in the sun. And back home, Robert is just about out of patience as caretaker for the injured Frank.

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    Director:N/A

Steve Skrovan Ratings Summary

"Cookies" is the best rated episode written by Steve Skrovan. It scored 8/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Gary Halvorson. It aired on 1/28/2002 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Standard Deviation".