Episode 1 - [The Angry Family] |
Details : The Barones clash even more than usual in the sixth-season opener when they get a child's-eye view of all the bickering that goes on in the family. The fireworks begin when the whole gang attends an open house at first-grader Michael's school during which the kids all read stories that they've written themselves. Most of the students tell tall tales that are obviously fictional. But then Michael gets up and reads the title to his story The Angry Family. The shocked Barones fear the worst---and for good reason---as Michael begins the saga of a clan that is constantly arguing. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Mitch Holleman | Rhyon Nicole Brown | Charles Durning | Writer : Philip Rosenthal | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Sep. 24, 2001 |
Episode 2 - [No Roll!] |
Details : When Debra tells Ray that he's too selfish in bed and that she wants a little variety he goes out and buys an adults only board game to spice things up. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jerry Zaks | Writer : Aaron Shure | |
Air Date : Oct. 01, 2001 |
Episode 3 - [Odd Man Out] |
Details : Frank is so green with envy that he forces Marco to choose either Marie or him as a friend. Meanwhile Ray sides with Frank because he doesn't approve of a married woman (especially his mother) having a male friend. |
Guest Cast and Crew : David Proval | Alex Meneses | Director : Jerry Zaks | Writer : Steve Skrovan | |
Air Date : Oct. 08, 2001 |
Episode 4 - [Ray's Ring] |
Details : When Ray gets hit on at the airport after losing his wedding ring on a business trip Debra gets jealous and tries to get back at him by going to the supermarket without her wedding ring but her plan backfires on her when nobody pays attention to her. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jeff Garlin | Julie Claire | Writer : Mike Royce | Director : Kenneth Shapiro | |
Air Date : Oct. 15, 2001 |
Episode 5 - [Marie's Sculpture] |
Details : Ray and Debra are horrified when Marie presents them with an abstract sculpture she made in art class which bears a striking resemblance to a part of the female anatomy. Frank on the other hand is totally mesmerized by Marie's creation though neither he nor Marie have picked up on it's erotic resemblance. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Lauri Johnson | Writer : Jennifer Crittenden | Director : Kenneth Shapiro | |
Air Date : Oct. 22, 2001 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
Episode 6 - [Frank Goes Downstairs] |
Details : 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. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom McGowan as Bernie | |
Air Date : Oct. 29, 2001 |
Episode 7 - [Jealous Robert] |
Details : Ray tells Frank that he and Debra fell down the stairs so Frank tries fixing the stairs but ends up in the hospital. Ray feels so guilty that he tells Frank the truth that he and Debra fell out of bed while having sex. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Monica Horan as Amy | Writer : Jennifer Crittenden | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Nov. 05, 2001 |
Episode 8 - [It's Supposed To Be Fun] |
Details : While the Barones watch their sons play Ray finds that Geoffery is having trouble getting the hang of the game. As Geoffery skips down the court and does pirouettes at the free throw line Ray is mortified. He then learns the hard way that his son's lack of ability shouldn't interfere with either of them enjoying the game. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Dan Castellaneta | Alexandra Romano | Writer : Lew Schneider | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Nov. 12, 2001 |
Episode 9 - [Older Women] |
Details : It's the first Thanksgiving since Debra's parents have been divorced and Debra is thrilled that both her parents have agreed to have dinner with the Barones. However she soon learns that Warren is bringing a date. Everyone is horrified except Debra's mother who thinks it's just great. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Katherine Helmond as Lois Whelan | Robert Culp as Warren Whelan | Writer : Philip Rosenthal | Writer : Tucker Cawley | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Nov. 19, 2001 |
Episode 10 - [Raybert] |
Details : 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. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Ana Ortiz | Writer : Steve Skrovan | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Nov. 26, 2001 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
Episode 11 - [The Kicker] |
Details : While enjoying a college football game Frank catches a football from a record setting field goal and refuses to give it back to the kicker. When word of this gets back to the local sports community via a talk radio show he becomes a wanted man among sports fans. The rest of the family devise a way to get the football away from Frank and back to it's rightful owner but Frank might be too crafty for them. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Boris Cabrera | Director : Gary Halvorson | Writer : Aaron Shure | |
Air Date : Dec. 10, 2001 |
Episode 12 - [Season's Greetings] |
Details : When Marie receives a letter from a relative detailing how wonderful her life is and how well her kids are doing it drives Marie insane with jealousy. She enlists Debra's help in writing a Barone family update but despite efforts to make everyone sound successful the letter makes them all feel inadequate about what they have done – or not done. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Tucker Cawley | Director : Jerry Zaks | |
Air Date : Dec. 17, 2001 |
Episode 13 - [Tissues] |
Details : When Debra grudgingly agrees to let Ray be more involved in daily decision making Ray starts grocery shopping for things that he likes and Debra lets him choose where the family will go for their next vacation. However these newfound powers quickly become Ray's undoing. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Jerry Zaks | Writer : Mike Royce | |
Air Date : Jan. 07, 2002 |
Episode 14 - [Snow Day] |
Details : Held captive at Frank and Marie's during a snowstorm Debra Ray and Amy actually find themselves having a great time. Then Debra makes a nasty comment to Frank which totally upsets the good mood. This causes Marie to defend Frank and finally reveal her true feelings for Debra. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Monica Horan as Amy | Writer : Kathy Ann Stumpe | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Jan. 14, 2002 |
Episode 15 - [Cookies] |
Details : 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. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Stephanie Courtney | Arnetia Walker | Alexandra Romano | Writer : Steve Skrovan | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Jan. 28, 2002 |
Episode 16 - [Lucky Suit] |
Details : Robert is ecstatic when he is recommended for an FBI job. That is until it becomes apparent that Marie's intrusive ways may be his undoing. This time she may have gone too far and Robert may not be able to forgive and forget. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Sam Anderson | Writer : Tucker Cawley | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Feb. 04, 2002 |
Episode 17 - [The Skit] |
Details : Thinking it would be hilarious to show the partygoers a typical day in the life of Frank and Marie Ray and Debra do a dead-on impersonation of the two that brings down the house at the party. But when Frank and Marie turn the tables and do a Ray and Debra imitation Ray and Debra don't find it funny at all. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Debra Mooney | Victor Raider-Wexler as Lee | Len Lesser as Garvin | Writer : Lew Schneider | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : Feb. 25, 2002 |
Episode 18 - [The Breakup Tape] |
Details : 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. So Ray retaliates by asking Debra to divulge any gifts that she's kept from her former boyfriends – but he's in for quite a shock when he sees the quantity of gifts still in her possession. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Tom Caltabiano | Director : Jerry Zaks | Writer : Aaron Shure | |
Air Date : Mar. 04, 2002 |
Episode 19 - [Talk To Your Daughter] |
Details : Armed with research and much preparation Ray is ready to speak with Ally about the facts of life only to find that Ally's interest has changed from where babies come from to the meaning of life. Totally unprepared for this line of questioning a baffled Ray gets unsolicited advice from his family on how to answer. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom McGowan as Bernie | Writer : Tucker Cawley | Director : Jerry Zaks | Writer : Ray Romano | |
Air Date : Mar. 18, 2002 |
Episode 20 - [A Vote For Debra] |
Details : Debra decides to run for school president but Ray isn't sure he can handle the twins by himself during all those meetings so he votes against her. She loses and finds out that he voted against her so they get into an argument but her mouth is quickly shut when she reveals that she denied knowing him because he was embarrassing her. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Jerry Lambert | Director : Jerry Zaks | Writer : Lew Schneider | Writer : Steve Skrovan | |
Air Date : Mar. 25, 2002 |
Episode 21 - [Call Me Mom] |
Details : Marie gets upset when she sees Ray calling Lois Debra's mother mom so Ray tells Debra that maybe she should start calling Marie mom. When Debra calls Marie mom in front of Lois Lois gets upset because she doesn't think that Debra should be calling Marie mom since she isn't her mother. An argument between Marie and Lois erupts and they decide that perhaps it would be best if Ray and Debra only call their respective mothers mom. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Katherine Helmond as Lois Whelan | |
Air Date : Apr. 29, 2002 |
Episode 22 - [Mother's Day Part 1] |
Details : Debra takes offense when Marie accuses her of being rude and the two wind up fighting and not speaking to each other. When Ray tries to make things better by getting each of the women to apologize to the other he only achieves in making a bad situation worse. Then the unthinkable happens (at least to Ray) - Debra decides she likes it when Marie doesn't speak to her and she intends to keep it that way. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Fred Ornstein | Writer : Jennifer Crittenden | Director : Gary Halvorson | |
Air Date : May. 06, 2002 |
Episode 23 - [The Bigger Person Part 2] |
Details : The feud continues when Ray realizes that he can use the feud to get Debra to do almost anything for him dragging Frank into doing it with Marie. Things are going as planned but Robert is sickened by their carelessness. The pressure gets to Robert and he tells both Debra and Marie that Ray and Frank are exploiting the situation in order to bring them back together. But all it creates is more mayhem. To Be Continued... |
Guest Cast and Crew : Writer : Tucker Cawley | Writer : Lew Schneider | |
Air Date : May. 13, 2002 |
Episode 24 - [The First Time Part 3] |
Details : After Marie has Frank return an anniversary gift Ray and Debra gave them Ray and Debra reminisce about the first time they slept together. Debra then decides to go apologize to Marie but Marie refuses to accept her apology when she learns that Debra lied to her in front of a priest. |
Guest Cast and Crew : Tom McGowan as Bernie | Charles Durning | |
Air Date : May. 20, 2002 |