Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 2

1997 · 25 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 2 of Everybody Loves Raymond

Season 2 opens with Ray Barone, a sports journalist from Lynbrook, on Long Island, who is upset to discover that his family kept his TV debut a secret. Ray responds to almost everything with irony, while Debra carries much of the household and the kids' load and gets more and more stressed. Right across the street live Frank, Marie and Robert, who constantly butt into the couple's life. The everyday arguments range from a panic attack on the golf course to Ally's piano lessons, and the in-laws show up in almost every conflict.

25episodes

Sep 22, 1997premiered

May 18, 1998latest episode

9.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 2 Episodes

2x01 Ray's on TV
Sep 22, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Ray is devastated when he discovers his family lied to him about his television debut on a sports talk show. When he gets a second chance to appear on the same show, his family decides it's time they gave him some pointers on how to correct his awkwardness with certain words.
Directed by Michael Lessac · Written by Tucker Cawley · Starring Roy Firestone, James Worthy, Andy Kindler, Kevin James
2x02 Father Knows Least
Sep 29, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
When Marie and Frank's stubbornness goes to far, Ray gets to use the "active technique" he and Debra learned in parenting class on his parents.
Directed by Michael Lessac · Written by Lew Schneider · Starring Linda Kash
2x03 Brother
Oct 6, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.6
At the urging of his parents and Debra, Raymond reluctantly takes Robert for a night out on the anniversary of his brother's divorce.
Directing: Michael Lembeck, Michael Lessac · Writing: Jeremy Stevens
2x04 Mozart
Oct 13, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: Ellen Gittelsohn · Writing: Ray Romano, Kevin James, Tom Caltabiano
2x05 Golf
Oct 20, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directed by Ellen Gittelsohn · Written by Ray Romano, Kevin James, Tom Caltabiano · Starring Iqbal Theba, Kevin James
2x06 Anniversary
Oct 27, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
At a big surprise party for Frank and Marie's 40th. wedding anniversary, Ray is shocked to learn that his parents were once separated for a year and that they might have gotten divorced, if Frank hadn't returned because Ray broke his arm.
Directed by Ellen Gittelsohn · Written by Kathy Ann Stumpe · Starring Monica Horan, Phil Leeds, Daniel Hansen, Ethan Glazer
2x07 Working Late Again
Nov 3, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
After Debra reads a newspaper article about people who enjoy being at work more than being at home, she convinces Ray to set up a home office.
Directing: Will Mackenzie · Writing: Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler · Starring: Pat O'Brien, Dave Attell, Christopher Michael Moore, Andy Kindler
2x08 The Children's Book
Nov 10, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Sick of reading Ally the same stories night after night, Debra decides to try her hand at writing a children's book.
Directed by Will Mackenzie · Written by Steve Skrovan
2x09 The Gift
Nov 17, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Ray, feeling guilty about only getting his dad a card for his 65th. birthday, makes up for it by buying him a fancy and expensive aquarium just like the one he always admired in the Chinese restaurant. Frank, at first adores the gift, but after one of the fish dies, he starts hating it.
Directed by Will Mackenzie · Written by Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler · Starring John Lee, Andy Kindler
2x10 High School
Nov 24, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
Ray makes a startling discovery when he takes Debra to his 20th. high school reunion. It turns out that Debra's "one of them," them being the cool people who hated him and used to push him into the girls' bathroom.
Directing: Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson · Writing: Lew Schneider, Jeremy Stevens · Starring: Brian Posehn, Bob Odenkirk, Pamela Bowen, Marty Rackham
2x11 The Letter
Dec 8, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 8.3
When Marie crashes and ruins her Tupperware party, Debra decides that she's had just about enough of her mother-in-law's constant interference. She puts pen to paper and writes a letter to her mother-in-law.
Directing: Gary Halvorson · Writing: Kathy Ann Stumpe · Starring: Monica Horan, Maggie Wheeler, Nora Dunn, Andy Kindler
2x12 All I Want for Christmas Mid-Season Finale
Dec 15, 1997 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
All Ray wants for Christmas is a little loving from his wife and he's willing to try anything to have his holiday wish come true.
Directing: Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson · Writing: Steve Skrovan · Starring: Christine Cavanaugh, Andy Kindler
2x13 Civil War
Jan 5, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
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, Ray is finally able to tell Frank that he wishes they did more together.
Directed by Jeff Meyer, Gary Halvorson · Written by Tucker Cawley, Steve Skrovan · Starring John F. O'Donohue
2x14 Mia Famiglia
Jan 12, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
When Ally has to do a school project on genealogy and interview her oldest living relative, Ray helps her track down his father Frank's long-lost Aunt Sarina in Italy, and they decide to write her a letter. Things get interesting when Aunt Sarina takes the letter and the "stop by if you if you're ever in America" literally.
Directed by Brian K. Roberts · Written by Cindy Chupack, Ellen Sandler · Starring Argentina Brunetti, Phil Leeds, Stella Farentino, Mike Batayeh
2x15 Marie's Meatballs
Jan 19, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.3
When Raymond chooses his mother's spaghetti and meatballs over his wife's lemon chicken for dinner, Debra blows a gasket. With good intentions, Ray asks his mom to teach Debra how to make her world-famous dish.
Directing: Brian K. Roberts · Writing: Susan Van Allen
2x16 The Checkbook
Feb 2, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: John Fortenberry · Writing: Tom Caltabiano · Starring: Tina Arning, Joseph V. Perry, Andy Kindler, Martha Faulkner
2x17 The Ride-Along
Feb 23, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Raymond decides to accompany his brother Robert, who is a policeman, on a ride-along. Initially, spending night shift in the back of Robert's patrol car bores Raymond, but his boredom quickly turns to terror during a chance visit to Nemo's restaurant.
Directing: John Fortenberry · Writing: Jeremy Stevens · Starring: Sherri Shepherd, Tina Arning, Susan Varon, Joseph V. Perry
2x18 The Family Bed
Mar 2, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directing: Steve Zuckerman · Writing: Steve Skrovan
2x19 Good Girls
Mar 9, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Debra discovers that her mother-in-law, Marie, likes Robert's girlfriend, Amy, better than than her, because Amy is a "good girl."
Directed by Joyce Gittlin · Written by Tucker Cawley · Starring Monica Horan
2x20 T-Ball
Apr 6, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
Debra brings pretzels to Ally's T-ball game, and when the person in charge of snacks tells her that pretzels aren't on the approved list, Ray doesn't stand up for her, prominently displaying his fear of being disliked by anyone.
Directed by Jeff Melman · Written by Lew Schneider · Starring Dan Castellaneta, Jerry Hauck, Jenny Buchanan, Yolanda Snowball
2x21 Traffic School
Apr 20, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
Robert proves to be a crashing bore when it comes to teaching traffic school, so he decides to practice his presentation on the Barone family, which drives them crazy. In an attempt to lighten things up, he puts in an assist-officer call to Traffic Cop Timmy, a puppet dressed as a policeman.
Directing: John Fortenberry · Writing: Kathy Ann Stumpe
2x22 Six Feet Under
Apr 27, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directed by Jeff Melman · Written by Steve Skrovan, Cindy Chupack, Tom Caltabiano · Starring Andy Kindler, Jon Manfrellotti, Kevin James
2x23 The Garage Sale
May 4, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
As the entire family prepares for Honest Frank's Yard of Bargains, Ray is surprised to see Debra unloading their cribs and baby clothing for the sale, and even more surprised to hear that she assumed they were done having children.
Directed by Jeff Melman · Written by Lew Schneider, Tucker Cawley, Jeremy Stevens · Starring Susan Segal, Richard Marion, Nick De Gruccio, Sarah Rush
2x24 The Wedding (1)
May 11, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
After Ray asks Debra why she ever married him, they take a walk back in time to the very beginning of it all. Ray is very nervous, he's about to propose to his lovely girlfriend Debra, and nothing is going right. When he finally pops the big question, she accepts, the families celebrates, and all is well, for about five minutes.
Directed by Jeff Melman · Written by Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal · Starring Katherine Helmond, Tom McGowan, Robert Culp, Andy Kindler
2x25 The Wedding (2) Season Finale
May 18, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 8.1
While the Barones prepare for a friend's wedding, Ray kiddingly asks Debra, "Why did you marry me?" When she hesitates, he flashes back to the not-so-magical night 10 years prior, when he popped the big question.
Directing: Jeff Melman · Writing: Ray Romano, Phil Rosenthal · Starring: Katherine Helmond, Tom McGowan, Phil Leeds, Robert Culp