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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 15 - Cookies
    8.2/10(4 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  2. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Standard Deviation
    8.0/10(6 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 14 - Just a Formality
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  4. undefined Season 7 Episode 20 - Who's Next
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  5. undefined Season 6 Episode 10 - Raybert
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Raybert

    S6:E10

    Robert meets a beautiful woman who is a big fan of Ray's sports column and who mistakes him for Ray. When he doesn't correct her, he has no choice but to involve Ray in a complicated plot to keep the woman from learning Robert's true identity.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  6. undefined Season 8 Episode 19 - The Nice Talk
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #6 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  7. undefined Season 9 Episode 12 - Tasteless Frank
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #7 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - Getting Even
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Getting Even

    S3:E4

    After Raymond begrudgingly agrees to be the auctioneer at the Our Lady of Faith School auction, he’s pleasantly surprised with the laughs he gets at Debra’s expense. Debra tells him that she’s going to get even, but later retracts her warning, but it’s too late, Ray is convinced that Debra is plotting her revenge.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Hackidu
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Hackidu

    S4:E17

    Ray screws up a Hackidu trade for his daughter by refusing to trade several cards for one Scramisaur card, which is rare and 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 the card swap, but she is disappointed as the Scramisaur is not only rare and valuable, but also her favourite Hackidu.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 24 - Robert's Divorce
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - The Sneeze
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 7 - The Sigh
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Sigh

    S7:E7

    Ray moves his things out of his and Debra'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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  13. undefined Season 8 Episode 14 - Lateness
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 20 - A Vote for Debra
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - A Vote for Debra

    S6:E20

    Debra decides to run for school president, but Ray isn't sure he can handle the twins by himself during all school meetings, so he votes against her.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 3 - Home From School
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  16. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - The Movie
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #16 - The Movie

    S4:E14

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

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Turkey or Fish
    7.6/10(7 votes)

    #17 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - Six Feet Under
    7.6/10(5 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 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.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  19. undefined Season 3 Episode 5 - The Visit
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #19 - The Visit

    S3:E5

    When Debra’s mother comes to visit the family for a week, she is disappointed that her mother doesn't want to help around the house or that she doesn't show any interest in her grandchildren. Debra finds herself shocked to discover that she wishes her mom was more like Marie.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - The Family Bed
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Family Bed

    S2:E18

    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.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - The Can Opener
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #21 - The Can Opener

    S4:E2

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

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  22. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - Ally's F
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - 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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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  23. undefined Season 9 Episode 16 - Finale
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Finale

    S9:E16

    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, and everyone else in the waiting room, the nurse comes out and tells Debra that Ray isn't waking up from the anaesthesia.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Prodigal Son
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Prodigal Son

    S4:E14

    Everyone gets on Ray's case because he's doesn't go to Sunday Mass. When Ray starts feeling guilty and sees the good example his father Frank is setting by attending church, he commits to becoming a regular parishioner. But when he shows up at the church, he soon figures out the real reason his father likes attending Mass.

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    Writer:Steve Skrovan

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - I Wish I Were Gus
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #25 - 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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Steve Skrovan Ratings Summary

"Cookies" is the best rated episode written by Steve Skrovan. It scored 8.2/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 1/28/2002 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Standard Deviation".