The Best Episodes Written By Tom Caltabiano

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   8.0/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Fighting In-Laws

   S5:E911/20/2000

   While celebrating Thanksgiving, Ray discovers that Debra's seemingly contented parents are really not happy with each other. When things come to a head at the Thanksgiving table, it's apparent that there really isn't that much of a difference between Ray's parents and Debra's parents.

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   #2 - P.T. & A

   S9:E410/11/2004

   Ray is elected to tell Debra that members of the P.T.A. have problems with the way she dresses.

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   #3 - The First Time (3)

   S6:E245/20/2002

   After Marie has Frank return an anniversary gift given to them by Ray and Debra, the two reminisce about the first time they slept together. An encounter Marie had tried to stop by inviting a priest to Debra's department.

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   7.9/10(7 votes)

   #4 - The Lone Barone

   S3:E911/16/1998

   Raymond is in a bad mood. Forced to wait home all day for the delivery of Debra's new curtains, he can't go play golf and laments to his brother, that marriage is like a prison. So, when Amy breaks up with Robert, everyone blames Raymond.

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   7.8/10(4 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.

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   #6 - Debra's Workout

   S4:E811/15/1999

   Ray is bewildered, but not altogether displeased when Debra starts initiating sex on a more than regular basis. He can't believe his luck, he is even willing to give up his golf game to satiate Debra's newfound desires. But he can't leave well enough alone, and decides to look into the reason behind his wife's sudden burst of energy.

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   #7 - The Bachelor Party

   S7:E235/12/2003

   Ray throws a lame bachelor party for Robert and is shamed by Debra, Marie, and Amy into throwing him a proper one at the lodge, which will also be attended by Amy's father and brother.

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   #8 - Jazz Records

   S8:E1012/15/2003

   When the kids ruin Ray's dictionary, Frank shares the story of how Ray ruined his priced jazz collection. After trying to make amends for his childhood mistake, Ray discovers that he may not have been the culprit.

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   7.8/10(4 votes)

   #9 - Golf for It

   S8:E235/24/2004

   Robert and Ray end up with the mother of all guilt trips when they decide not to help their mother with a home project. The reason they skip out is so that they can land a prime spot on the golf course, by waiting in line in their car all night.

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    #10 - Young Girl

    S5:E811/13/2000

    Robert starts to date a 22 year old woman and Marie and Debra don't think it's right. Things take a turn when he finds out that she's really 19 and she finds out that he's really 43.

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    #11 - Jealous Robert

    S6:E711/5/2001

    Marie and Debra set up Amy with Gianni to get Robert jealous so he'll want to get back together with Amy but their plan backfires when Amy and Gianni hit it off.

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    #12 - Crazy Chin

    S8:E183/22/2004

    Amy's parents put Robert on the defensive when they point out his compulsive habit of touching food to his chin before he eats it.

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    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Breakup Tape

    S6:E183/4/2002

    When Debra stumbles across a cassette tape that contains a message from Ray's college girlfriend, she wants to know why he has saved it all of these years.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Robert Needs Money

    S7:E610/21/2002

    After deciding to lend Robert $1,000 when he complains he's struggling with finances, Ray and Debra are surprised when Robert uses the money for a vacation to Las Vegas.

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    #16 - The Finale

    S9:E165/16/2005

    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, 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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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #17 - The Article

    S3:E811/9/1998

    It has been Ray's life long dream to get an article published in Sports Illustrated. So when his friend and coworker Andy, the "stats guy" at work and novice sportswriter, sells a piece to the magazine, Ray is devastated.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Ray Home Alone

    S3:E182/22/1999

    When Debra and the kids go away for the weekend, Ray is looking forward to a couple of days of bachelor living. But instead of enjoying himself, the night is turns into a harrowing experience, and Ray is forced to confront the real reason he doesn't want to stay home alone.

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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    #20 - 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.

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