8.0/101 votes#1 - Cookies
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/2002
When Ray learns that Troup 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, it's war. Ray vows to get even with this woman no matter what and to take home the grand prize in the cookie drive.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.7/103 votes#2 - Standard Deviation
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1996
For a criminal-psychology course, Robert issues standard IQ tests to Raymond and Debra and boy, is Raymond smarting when they get the results. But his feelings change when he discovers that Robert was playing mind games with them by telling each they scored hired than the other.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.5/1023 votes#3 - The Movie
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1993
The difficulties met by four persons trying to meet at one movie.
Director: Tom Cherones
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.3/103 votes#4 - Getting Even
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1998
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.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/103 votes#5 - Turkey or Fish
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1996
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 which upsets the apple cart. Marie, feeling threatened when her family thinks Debra's fish idea is perfectly acceptable, decides to bring her own turkey to the dinner party to prove that she's the better cook. Meanwhile, Ray's idea of a traditional holiday at home becomes even more untraditional when the relatives opt not to watch football.
Director: Michael Lembeck
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/103 votes#6 - The Family Bed
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/1998
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.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/103 votes#7 - Six Feet Under
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/27/1998
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/103 votes#8 - The Visit
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1998
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.
Director: Steve Zuckerman
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/103 votes#9 - The Can Opener
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1999
The whole family chooses sides when Ray and Debra fight over a newly acquired can opener.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/101 votes#10 - Hackidu
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/2000
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.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/101 votes#11 - Robert's Divorce
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2000
While out for a family dinner, the Barones spot Robert's ex-wife, which prompts them to reminisce about the demise of his marriage. The family tells Amy the truth about Robert's failed marriage to Joanne, whom Frank not-so-affectionately refers to as ""a nutcracker."" The surprise sighting also brings back some personally harrowing memories for Robert – although, when Joanne suggests the ex-spouses get together, Robert seems intrigued.
Director: Wil Shriner
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/102 votes#12 - Raybert
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2001
Robert meets a beautiful woman who is a big fan of Ray Barone's sports column. But when the woman mistakes Robert for Raymond, Robert 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. Ray warns him that this could blow up in his face, but Robert keeps it up so he can get her to like him instead of Ray. As Ray expected, things go wrong when she shows up at Ray's house and she tells Debra, who she thought was dead, that she and Ray are dating.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/101 votes#13 - The Sigh
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2002
Ray moves his things out of his bathroom and into the kids' bathroom so Debra has more space, but he soon regrets it when his dad and Robert start teasing him and tell him that he is no longer the king of his own house, Debra is.
Director: Jerry Zaks
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/101 votes#14 - Just a Formality
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2003
The six-year on-again, off-again relationship between Robert (Brad Garrett) and Amy (Monica Horan) is definitely on again in this pivotal episode. So much so, in fact, that ""Robert wants to propose to Amy,"" says executive producer Philip Rosenthal. But there's one formality the hopeful groom-to-be must take care of first: asking Amy's devout churchgoing folks (Fred Willard, Georgia Engel) for their daughter's hand in marriage. To that end, ""Robert convinces Ray to accompany him to meet her parents in [Pennsylvania],"" says Rosenthal. How they---and possibly Amy---respond determines whether wedding bells will be ringing anytime soon. Peter: Chris Elliott. Frank: Peter Boyle.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/101 votes#15 - Who's Next
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/2003
Debra and Ray pick out replacement spouses for each other and jealousy starts. Marie announces that Rose, the elderly lady next door, has passed away. Marie is upset because Rose is the woman she'd chosen for Frank if she hadn't died. Debra thinks it would be fun to fantasize about who should take her place and tells Ray she's selected her friend Linda. But then Ray picks Linda's husband Bernie for Debra.
Director: Gary Halvorson
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/101 votes#16 - Home From School
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2003
When Michael stays home from school for two days in a row, Ray suspects he simply has homework he hasn't finished. While everyone in the family has an explanation for Michael's sudden aversion to school, Ray decides the tough love approach is the way to go – making Michael spend the day without television, games or comics. When Michael is forced to watch Ray work in his downstairs office, the sheer boredom leads him to finally confide why he doesn't want to return to class.
Director: Kenneth Shapiro
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/102 votes#17 - Lateness
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2004
Fed up with his wife's constant lateness, Ray leaves Debra at home rather than take her to the ESPY Awards. While Debra seethes 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.
Director: Jerry Zaks
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/101 votes#18 - The Nice Talk
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/19/2004
When the MacDougals are invited to spend Easter with the Barones, the families attempt to bond over a 500-piece puzzle. While members of the Barone and MacDougal families get frustrated with the complicated puzzle, Ray and Pat continue working on it until the wee hours of the night while sharing private stories about themselves and their families. But when Debra, Marie, Robert and Peter find out about Ray and Pat's newfound friendship, jealousy ensues.
Director: Brian K. Roberts
Writer: Steve Skrovan
7.0/101 votes#19 - 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: Steve Skrovan
6.7/103 votes#20 - I Wish I Were Gus
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1996
It seems "even dead people love Raymond," as reticent Ray learns when he's 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steve Skrovan
6.7/103 votes#21 - Recovering Pessimist
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/28/1997
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 upbeat – and suffers the downside of being the only optimist in his family. When Ray finally starts feeling good about himself and his recent accomplishments, his family is surprised by the change in his personality and accuses him of being a "bragger with a swelled head."
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Steve Skrovan
6.7/103 votes#22 - The Children's Book
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/1997
Sick of reading Ally the same stories night after night, Debra decides to try her hand at writing a children's book. Feeling great about doing something other than being a mom, she invites Raymond to write the story with her. But Debra sees the other side of her easy-going husband when he turns their little project into an all-out competition - with Ally as the judge.
Director: Will Mackenzie
Writer: Steve Skrovan
6.5/102 votes#23 - Cruising with Marie
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/1999
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Steve Skrovan
6.5/102 votes#24 - 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: Steve Skrovan
6.0/103 votes#25 - Civil War
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1998
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 and Ray is finally able to tell Frank that he wishes they did more together. So, although Frank's on the side of the North and Raymond's on the side of the South, the Barone soldiers are able to put their political differences aside and share much more than a Civil War handshake.
Director: Jeff Meyer
Writer: Steve Skrovan
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"Cookies" is the best rated episode written by Steve Skrovan. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. It was directed by Gary Halvorson. It aired on 1/28/2002 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Standard Deviation".