Everybody Loves Raymond: Season 8

2003 · 23 episodes · ★ 8.0

What Season 8 of Everybody Loves Raymond

The season opens in Lynbrook with the Barones already settled into their routine. Ray, a sports journalist, answers almost everything with sarcasm and leaves much of the house and the kids in Debra's hands, and she gets overwhelmed easily. Across the street live Frank, Marie and Robert, who butt into every decision the couple makes. Robert has just married Amy, so the newlyweds get pulled into the mix too. Among the conflicts, the lies piling up between Ray and Debra, her chronic lateness and Peter's visits to the house stand out. The kids also play a big part in the plot, with Michael skipping school for no clear reason and Ally taking care of the twins.

23episodes

Sep 22, 2003premiered

May 24, 2004latest episode

8.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 8 Episodes

8x01 Fun with Debra
Sep 22, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Debra talks Ray into letting her join him on the golf course, after she once again realizes that they don't have fun together anymore.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Mike Scully
8x02 Thank You Notes
Sep 29, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 8.5
Marie instantly tries to get the upper hand in her relationship with her new daughter-in-law when Amy and Robert return from their honeymoon, but Debra steps in, determined to stop Marie's meddling once and for all.
Directed by Kenneth Shapiro · Written by Phil Rosenthal · Starring Monica Horan, Debra Mooney
8x03 Home from School
Oct 6, 2003 · 22 min
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.
Directing: Kenneth Shapiro · Writing: Steve Skrovan
8x04 Misery Loves Company
Oct 13, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Debra and Ray are annoyed at the over-the-top affection Robert and Amy are expressing towards each other. In fact, Robert feels compelled to give Ray marriage advice and Amy does the same with Debra at the newly-wed couple's three months anniversary dinner.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Aaron Shure · Starring Monica Horan
8x05 The Contractor
Oct 20, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Debra persuades Ray to hire Gianni to do some remodelling in their kitchen, but they both soon regret it due to their friend's laziness.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Mike Royce · Starring Monica Horan, Jon Manfrellotti
8x06 Peter on the Couch
Nov 3, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
After Amy invites her brother Peter to stay for dinner, he makes himself at home on the couch and never leaves.
Directing: Gary Halvorson · Writing: Steven James Meyer · Starring: Monica Horan, Fred Willard, Chris Elliott, Georgia Engel
8x07 Liars
Nov 10, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Ray and Debra get caught up in telling lies in order to cover up previous lies. When the lies snowball out of control, Marie picks up the scent and traces everything back to the initial lie.
Directing: Kenneth Shapiro · Writing: Tucker Cawley · Starring: Monica Horan, Alexandra Romano
8x08 The Surprise Party
Nov 17, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
After Debra's mother suggests throwing Debra an old-fashioned English tea party, Ray reluctantly agrees after she promises to do all the work. When Debra realizes Ray is planning something for her birthday, she suggests changing the theme to a Chinese banquet.
Directing: Jerry Zaks · Writing: Lew Schneider · Starring: Monica Horan, Katherine Helmond, Maggie Wheeler, Tom McGowan
8x09 The Bird
Nov 24, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 8.4
Robert and Amy convince their families to spend Thanksgiving together. When the Barones arrive at the Pennsylvania home of Amy's parents, they find that their differing family traditions encourage lots of lively conversation.
Directed by Kenneth Shapiro · Written by Tucker Cawley, Jeremy Stevens, Mike Royce · Starring Monica Horan, Fred Willard, Chris Elliott, Georgia Engel
8x10 Jazz Records Mid-Season Finale
Dec 15, 2003 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Tom Caltabiano · Starring Monica Horan
8x11 Debra at the Lodge
Jan 5, 2004 · 22 min
When Debra accepts a position at Frank's lodge to help plan a member recruitment party, Ray begins to resent how much time she is spending away from home.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Lew Schneider · Starring Monica Horan, Victor Raider-Wexler, Len Lesser, Elsa Raven
8x12 Slave
Jan 12, 2004 · 22 min
After inadvertently leaving the twins home alone, Ray and Debra are impressed with Ally when she steps up and takes care of the twins until they return.
Directing: Jerry Zaks · Writing: Leslie Caveny
8x13 Whose Side Are You On?
Feb 2, 2004 · 22 min
After realizing that Debra places bets with the kids on his questionable behavioural traits, Ray is insulted that his own children thinks he's a "doof."
Directed by Kenneth Shapiro · Written by Mike Royce
8x14 Lateness
Feb 9, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directed by Jerry Zaks · Written by Steve Skrovan · Starring Monica Horan, Tom McGowan, Andy Kindler
8x15 Party Dress
Feb 16, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Ray and Debra disagree over whether they should purchase an expensive dress for Ally to wear to a friend Molly's formal 13th. birthday party. Especially since Molly's mom is the woman that Ray loves to hate, Peggy.
Directed by Kenneth Shapiro · Written by Mike Scully · Starring Monica Horan, Jerry Lambert, Shailene Woodley, Alexandra Romano
8x16 Security
Feb 23, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Robert reveals that he has taken a second job selling home security systems, and that he has been asked to join the security firm full-time. But of course, this would mean retiring from the police force early.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Tucker Cawley · Starring Monica Horan, Fred Willard, Georgia Engel
8x17 The Ingrate
Mar 1, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Debra is hurt when Ray receives an honorary doctorate and thanks everyone except her in his acceptance speech.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Aaron Shure · Starring Monica Horan
8x18 Crazy Chin
Mar 22, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Mike Royce, Tom Caltabiano · Starring Monica Horan, Fred Willard, Chris Elliott, Georgia Engel
8x19 The Nice Talk
Apr 19, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
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.
Directed by Brian K. Roberts · Written by Steve Skrovan, Aaron Shure · Starring Monica Horan, Fred Willard, Maggie Wheeler, Chris Elliott
8x20 Blabbermouths
May 3, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
When Robert informs Ray that Amy filled him in on some juicy gossip about him, Ray decides to get even with Debra by sharing some nasty secrets of his own.
Directing: Gary Halvorson · Writing: Jeremy Stevens, Leslie Caveny, Mike Scully · Starring: Monica Horan, Maggie Wheeler
8x21 The Model
May 10, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.2
Robert has been discovered. While he and Amy are out buying Chinese food, a modelling agent gives Robert his card. Robert and Amy tells everyone about the modelling opportunity and Robert later goes to the agency for his first profile shoot. Ray, who really wants to meet the models, especially the Swedish kind, accompanies Robert to the agency, but when they get there, everything has mysteriously disappeared.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Leslie Caveny · Starring Monica Horan, David Garrison, Hira Ambrosino
8x22 The Mentor
May 17, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
A young man named Sam Gilula arrives at Frank and Marie's and everyone is surprised, when he and Frank fondly embrace. Sam explains to Ray and Robert that Frank had been an inspiration and a mentor to him when he was a young lad. The two are understandably in disbelief.
Directing: Gary Halvorson · Writing: Tod Himmel · Starring: Monica Horan, Jason Kravits
8x23 Golf for It Season Finale
May 24, 2004 · 22 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directed by Gary Halvorson · Written by Tucker Cawley, Mike Royce, Tom Caltabiano · Starring Monica Horan, Jon Manfrellotti, Andy Kindler, Richard A. Romano