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| Episode 1 - [Pilot] |
| Details : Debra is sick and tired of having Raymond's parents and his brother show up unannounced. With her birthday coming up they try not to get his parents and brother to come over. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Stephen Lee as Leo | Director : Michael Lembeck | Writer : Philip Rosenthal | |
| Air Date : Sep. 13, 1996 |
| Episode 2 - [I Love You] |
| Details : When newlywed friends make a public display of their affection Debra wonders why reticent Raymond has trouble saying those three little words. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Maggie Wheeler as Linda | Tom McGowan as Bernie | Susan Varon as Suzy | Writer : Philip Rosenthal | |
| Air Date : Sep. 20, 1996 |
| Episode 3 - [I Wish I Were Gus] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jean Stapleton as Aunt Alda | Hugh Holub as Funeral Director | Carmen Filpi as Ancient Guy | Writer : Steve Skrovan | |
| Air Date : Sep. 27, 1996 |
| Episode 4 - [Standard Deviation] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Maggie Wheeler as Linda | Tom McGowan as Bernie | Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Steve Skrovan | |
| Air Date : Oct. 04, 1996 |
| Episode 5 - [Look Don't Touch] |
| Details : Nemo's niece Angelina takes employment at Nemo's as a waitress at Nemo's. When Angelina catches Ray's eye he has a lot of explaining to do to his wife Debra especially when Angelina calls him at home. Ray accidentally leaves his wallet at Nemo's and Angelina calls him at home to let him know she found it. But because he feels guilty about his innocent attraction Ray denies ever knowing her. When the situation is blown out of proportion by the Barone family Debra decides to visit Nemo's to see what all the fuss is about. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tom McGowan as Bernie | Joseph V. Perry as Stan | Susan Varon as Suzy | Joseph V. Perry as Nemo | Director : Paul Lazarus | Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Tucker Cawley | Writer : Lew Schneider | |
| Air Date : Oct. 11, 1996 |
| Episode 6 - [Frank The Writer] |
| Details : When Frank gets a few anecdotes published in Reader's Digest he submits his writing samples to Ray's editor hoping to get his own column in the newspaper. Frank feeling he has a new lease on life convinces Ray to submit his story ideas for the column which he plans to call I Was Just Thinking. Ray then has to break the news to his father that the editor thinks Frank's writing is the most embarrassing work he's ever read. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Himself | Director : Paul Lazarus | Writer : Kathy Ann Stumpe | Writer : Tucker Cawley | |
| Air Date : Oct. 18, 1996 |
| Episode 7 - [Your Place Or Mine] |
| Details : Marie gets fed up with Frank after 40 years of marriage and moves in with Ray and Debra. Ray and Robert enjoy being mothered by Marie and Debra spends quality time with Frank. Frank discovers salsa. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Jeremy Stevens | |
| Air Date : Oct. 28, 1996 |
| Episode 8 - [In-Laws] |
| Details : When Ray's upper class in-laws come for a visit he begs his parents to be nice to them and accept their differences even though their lifestyles are worlds apart. Ray admits to his parents that he doesn't always see eye-to-eye with Debra's folks but manages to fake it and he'd like his parents to do the same when they all go out and try to have a family dinner. The request however proves to be a tall order for Frank and Marie. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Katherine Helmond as Lois Whelan | Robert Culp as Warren Whelan | Wayne C. Dvorak as Maitre'd | Director : Alan Kirschenbaum | Writer : Philip Rosenthal | |
| Air Date : Nov. 01, 1996 |
| Episode 9 - [Win Lose Or Draw] |
| Details : Ray gets tired of being treated like a kid at his father's poker game so he ignores his father's advice and ends up losing all his money. Debra wants Ray to act like a mature adult and ask Frank for his money back but Ray is too stubborn. Meanwhile it turns out that Frank was only trying to teach Ray a lesson - that you can always go to your father and he'll make everything okay. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Victor Raider-Wexler as Lee | Len Lesser as Garvin | Joseph V. Perry as Stan | Director : Alan Kirschenbaum | Writer : Kathy Ann Stumpe | |
| Air Date : Nov. 08, 1996 |
| Episode 10 - [Turkey Or Fish] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Katherine Helmond as Lois Whelan | Phil Leeds as Uncle Mel | Robert Culp as Warren Whelan | Director : Michael Lembeck | Writer : Lew Schneider | Writer : Steve Skrovan | |
| Air Date : Nov. 22, 1996 |
| Episode 11 - [Captain Nemo] |
| Details : Ray's free time goes to coaching his basketball team in preparation for the Pizza League championships he is reminded by Debra that their kids are growing up fast and he's missing precious time with them. When Robert is forced out as captain of Nemo's basketball team Ray gets the title and the opportunity to lead his team to victory. Meanwhile Frank and Marie are upset with Ray for de-throning Robert as captain and feeling guilty Ray begs Robert to re-join the team. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kevin James as Doug Heffernan | Joseph V. Perry as Stan | Dave Attell | Director : Michael Lembeck | Writer : Tucker Cawley | |
| Air Date : Dec. 13, 1996 |
| Episode 12 - [The Ball] |
| Details : Ray discovers after many years that the autographed Mickey Mantle ball he got as a kid from his father isn't authentic. Feeling hurt by the fact that his father was not truthful about the ball Ray decides he's going to tell Ally the truth about Santa Claus. But when two familiar looking Santas unexpectedly show up at his house to surprise Ally she's even more confused--about the truth. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kevin James as Doug Heffernan | Writer : Stephen Nathan | Director : Michael Lembeck | |
| Air Date : Dec. 20, 1996 |
| Episode 13 - [Debra's Sick] |
| Details : When Debra comes down with the flu and is bedridden inexperienced Raymond must take care of her and the three kids |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Terry Bradshaw as Himself | Jack Blessing | Writer : Bruce Kirschbaum | Director : Michael Lembeck | |
| Air Date : Jan. 03, 1997 |
| Episode 14 - [Who's Handsome] |
| Details : Raymond can't face the fact that everybody thinks that his brother Robert is classically handsome while he is merely adorable like a hamster. Robert is reluctant to go on a date because he's insecure about his appearance so when Debra tells him he's attractive Ray starts feeling insecure about his own looks. Ray's jealous of his brother's looks when he overhears Debra compliment Robert. So Ray decides to get a head-to-toe make over to impress Debra including a fake tan like George Hamilton. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Monica Horan as Amy | |
| Air Date : Jan. 17, 1997 |
| Episode 15 - [The Car] |
| Details : Debra already annoyed at getting stuck driving the old car Ray bought from his parents really gets upset when she discovers that it was his old make-out-mobile. Debra had been unable to understand why Ray wanted so desperately to buy his parents' old car until Robert mistakenly blurts out that it's the car in which Ray first got lucky as a teen-ager with his girlfriend. Imagining what might have happened in the car during its earlier life Debra decides not to drive it again. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kristin Bauer van Straten | Writer : Lew Schneider | |
| Air Date : Jan. 31, 1997 |
| Episode 16 - [Diamonds] |
| Details : Ray finds out that the diamond on Debra's engagement ring is a fake so he steals it from her to get it changed only to find out after that she already had it changed. She had her grandma's $15000 diamond put in |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Monica Horan as Amy | Barry Bonds as Himself | Director : Michael Lembeck | Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Tucker Cawley | |
| Air Date : Feb. 07, 1997 |
| Episode 17 - [The Game] |
| Details : When the family plays a game of Scruples after the cable goes out during a storm they find each other arguing about honesty. To complicate matters further when Ray talks to the Cable repairman he finds an illegal hookup courtesy of Frank |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jon Manfrellotti | Director : Michael Lembeck | Writer : Kathy Ann Stumpe | |
| Air Date : Feb. 21, 1997 |
| Episode 18 - [Recovering Pessimist] |
| Details : 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. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tommy Lasorda | Katarina Witt | Marv Albert | Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Steve Skrovan | |
| Air Date : Feb. 28, 1997 |
| Episode 19 - [The Dog] |
| Details : Ray brings home a stray bulldog that reminds him of the dog he had to give up as a boy due to his allergies but his brother Robert bonds with the animal and the siblings then have to decide who gets to keep him. When the owner of the dog arrives at the Barones' to pick up what turns out to be her prize-winning stud she discovers that he has been fixed and isn't worth anything to her but that he means everything to Ray and Robert. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Patience Cleveland as Phyllis | Kristi Yamaguchi as Herself | Writer : Bruce Kirschbaum | Director : Rod Daniel | |
| Air Date : Mar. 03, 1997 |
| Episode 20 - [Neighbors] |
| Details : Irate neighbors are seriously up in arms over Ray's noisy dad and meddling mom so they demand a powwow at Ray's house where his parents stumble upon the raucous caucus. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tommy Lasorda | Patricia Belcher | Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Jeremy Stevens | |
| Air Date : Mar. 10, 1997 |
| Episode 21 - [Fascinatin' Debra] |
| Details : A popular radio psychologist comes to the house to interview Debra for a book on the American family. But the doctor finds that the rest of the eccentric Barones are more captivating leaving normal Debra feeling left out because she's not quirky or funny or interesting. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mary Kay Adams | Desmond Howard | Director : Jeff Meyer | Writer : Tucker Cawley | Writer : Jeremy Stevens | |
| Air Date : Mar. 17, 1997 |
| Episode 22 - [Why Are We Here] |
| Details : In this flashback episode Ray and Debra remember their days in their first apartment. Debra finds out she's having twins and so they decide they need a house. Ray maps a strategy where they are not close enough for everyday visits from his folks but not far enough for overnight stays. A mustached Robert discovers his wife wants a divorce. Part-time realtor Frank finds Ray and Debra a perfect house across the street from him and Marie. Debra decides living across from her in-laws is a good idea. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Ray Romano | |
| Air Date : Apr. 07, 1997 |