Everybody Loves Raymond (season 3)

Everybody Loves Raymond (season 3)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 21, 1998 – May 24, 1999

This is a list of episodes for the third season of Everybody Loves Raymond, which ran in the United States from September 21, 1998 to May 24, 1999.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S Viewers (millions)[1]
48	1	"The Invasion"	Will Mackenzie	Ellen Sandler	September 21, 1998	9801	14.8
When Ray and Debra's house is fumigated for termites, they move in with Frank and Marie. However, when Marie informs Ray that Debra is being intrusive, Debra decides to show how real intrusive she can be and encourages Ray to join her, to teach them a lesson. Debra cooks her own meals and spoils Marie's. She hides away the remote. Ray breaks the fridge door. But their plan backfires.
49	2	"Driving Frank"	Will Mackenzie	Cindy Chupack	September 28, 1998	9802	14.1
After Frank has another car accident, Robert gives him a ticket, which leads Debra to be worried about Frank driving the kids. Ray and Debra then find out that Frank's driving license expired. Ray takes Frank for his test and to Ray's astonishment he passes. Debra then reminds him that he is getting old and they can't trust their kids with him anymore. Eventually Frank realizes this himself.
50	3	"The Sitter"	Will Mackenzie	Lew Schneider	October 5, 1998	9803	14.1
Ray and Debra hire a baby sitter, much to Marie's shock and disappointment. At first Ray and Debra think it's a good idea because they are able to spend more time with each other, but when the kids favour her more than Debra, Debra decides to give her up and leave the babysitting jobs to Marie. Marie gets hurt during sitting and Ray tries to get Lisa back, but the Parkers have already hired her. Note: First appearance of Bill and Carrie Parker.
51	4	"Getting Even"	Steve Zuckerman	Steve Skrovan	October 12, 1998	9804	14.4
When Ray embarrasses Debra at a school fundraiser, Debra feels humiliated. When Ray asks her to stop feeling that way, she tells him that she would get back at him. For the next few days Ray becomes very neurotic and finally Debra tells him that she didn't do anything, and just let him imagine everything.
52	5	"The Visit"	Richard Marion	Susan Van Allen	October 19, 1998	9806	15.0
Debra's mother comes to visit, but she seems very detached. When Marie is very helpful during dinner, Debra blurts out that she wants her mother to be more like Marie. This delights Marie and shocks Lois. Ray tries his best to be nice to Lois.
53	6	"Halloween Candy"	Steve Zuckerman	Steve Skrovan	October 26, 1998	9805	14.6
Debra pressures Ray into getting a vasectomy, but Ray has another idea. He buys multicolour condoms and leaves it in the kitchen shelf. They leave Frank alone at the house to give out candy, while they take the kids out for Trick or Treat. When he runs out he gives out the coloured condoms by mistake, which embarrasses Ray and Debra.
54	7	"Moving Out"	Will Mackenzie	Tucker Cawley	November 2, 1998	9807	14.6
When Robert is unable to get any privacy with Amy, he decides to move out. He finds a place above an old couple's garage. When Ray visits him he sees the striking similarity they have with Frank and Marie. He points it out to Robert who then decides to find a new place. Meanwhile, Marie is spending all her time at Ray's place and it drives Debra crazy.
55	8	"The Article"	Will Mackenzie	Tom Caltabiano	November 9, 1998	9808	15.7
Andy asks for Ray's feedback on a article he wrote. When Ray gives his comments, Andy is devastated. But when Sports Illustrated publishes the article without any changes, Ray is jealous because he could not get into Sports Illustrated himself. Debra then points out to Ray that he is very self-centered. Robert, Marie and Frank also agree with her.
56	9	"The Lone Barone"	Will Mackenzie	Tom Caltabiano & Jeremy Stevens	November 16, 1998	9809	17.0
When Amy starts decorating Robert's new place he feels pressured to move forward in his relationship. When he comes to Ray for advice, his comments on marriage do not help his fears. When Robert breaks up with Amy, Marie and Debra blame Ray. When Ray tries to fix the issue, Robert clarifies that it was his own decision and Ray is not responsible for the break-up.
57	10	"No Fat"	Steve Zuckerman	Ellen Sandler & Susan Van Allen	November 23, 1998	9810	16.4
When Marie's cholesterol is close to the danger zone, she decides to cook a fat free Thanksgiving dinner (This includes a tofu turkey). Debra convinces the family to be supportive, but when Ray orders a real Thanksgiving meal from a restaurant, all pounce on it. In the end, Marie also joins them.
58	11	"The Apartment"	Steve Zuckerman	Kathy Ann Stumpe	December 7, 1998	9811
Ray is jealous of Robert's new apartment, where there is hot tub and lots of pretty girls. Ray starts visiting Robert often and lies to Debra that Robert is lonely and wants his company. When Debra drops by, she realizes the truth. Meanwhile, Frank turns Robert's old room into a lounge and installs a hot tub.
59	12	"The Toaster"	Steve Zuckerman	Philip Rosenthal	December 14, 1998	9812	15.9
Ray finally gets a gift (an engraved toaster) he thinks everyone will love. Everyone but his parents likes it. When Ray discovers that Frank and Marie have returned it without even looking at it, he feels bad. Marie then tries to get back the toaster Ray gave them, with disastrous results.
60	13	"Ping Pong"	Will Mackenzie	Aaron Shure	January 11, 1999	9814	18.8
Ray discovers that Frank had let him win once in Ping Pong, which Ray wasn't aware of. To prove that Ray can play Ping Pong better than Frank, he challenges him. They get into a match and Frank keeps beating and teasing him. When Frank wins, Ray tells him that he let him win. This makes Frank mad and he finally admits that Ray had actually beaten him.
61	14	"Pants on Fire"	Will Mackenzie	Tucker Cawley	January 18, 1999	9813	15.3
When Ray retrieves a beer bottle cap from the heat vent, he confesses to a party he had 20 years ago when Marie and Frank were out of town. Marie gets mad and refuses to even give him his birth-minute kiss. She starts to favour Robert and Frank starts to bond with Ray. When Robert asks if Marie would be as mad if he had a party, she just assumes that Ray was covering-up for Robert, refusing to hear otherwise and forgives Ray.
62	15	"Robert's Date"	Will Mackenzie	Jeremy Stevens	February 1, 1999	9815	18.0
When Robert's partner Judy confronts him about his plans for the night, he reveals that he has none. She takes him out dancing and he likes it. He goes overboard to fit into her group of friends. When she tries to tell him about it, he thinks that she has started to like him. He takes Ray along to ruin the evening. Meanwhile, Marie thinks that they are dating and tries not to freak out.
63	16	"Frank's Tribute"	Will Mackenzie	Eric Cohen	February 8, 1999	9816
When Frank wins "Man of the Year" at his lodge, Robert and Ray are asked to make a video about him. When none of his friends have anything nice to say, they ask them about chocolate and then edit it out. When Frank sees it, he is disappointed that his lodge buddy did not say anything nice about him, and shows his anger at Ray and Robert instead. Frank and Marie give a tribute to each other.
64	17	"Cruising with Marie"	Richard Marion	Steve Skrovan & Susan Van Allen	February 15, 1999	9817	16.7
When Frank "hurts" his knee, Ray is stuck with going on a cruise with Marie. He keeps eating at all the buffets and Marie gets close to a group of widows. The cruise manager thinks that Ray and Marie are a married couple. Back at home, Frank reveals to Robert that he fakes the injury. Then Frank actually gets hurt and Robert is forced to look after him. Note: Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone) does not appear in this episode due to her maternity leave. The only episode she is not in within the entire show.
65	18	"Ray Home Alone"	Steve Zuckerman	Tom Caltabiano & Tucker Cawley & Ray Romano	February 22, 1999	9818	15.1
Debra and the kids leave for the weekend to visit their other grandparents. After his friends leave, Ray finds it difficult to sleep in an empty house, so he goes to Robert's apartment and intrudes on his date. After Robert sends him away, he goes to his parent's place, where he finds Robert. They re-live some of the childhood fears with Marie and Frank.
66	19	"Big Shots"	Steve Zuckerman	Jason Gelles & Mike Haukom	March 1, 1999	9819	15.4
In order to impress Robert at the Baseball Hall of Fame, Ray tries to use his status as a sports writer to jump to the front of the line to meet the 1969 Mets. Robert wants to wait in the line, but Ray insists on cutting the line. They end up missing the event and Robert does not get the autograph of Art Shamsky in Shamsky II's dog collar. On the journey back, when Ray is pulled over for speeding, Robert tries to bail him out, but fails.
67	20	"Move Over"	Will Mackenzie	Kathy Ann Stumpe	March 15, 1999	9820	18.0
Ray tells Debra he's not sleeping well because of her being too close to him when they're sleeping. He cooks up a story about his granny to get out of touching Debra in a non-sexual way. When Debra learns the truth from Robert, she gets mad. Ray consults Father Hubley over this and he suggests being physically close during the day to avoid the closeness at night. Ally takes Robert to school for Show-and-Tell.
68	21	"The Getaway"	Steve Zuckerman	Cindy Chupack	April 5, 1999	9821	16.7
When Ray complains about the vacation plan, Debra asks him to pick up a place. They go to a BandB in Vermont. Amy and Debra go shopping and Debra confides in her that she feels that Ray finds her boring. When Marie moves-in for baby-sitting, Robert feels left out and wants to baby-sit instead. Ray then asks Robert, but Marie moves in anyway supervises in stealth. In the BandB there is no TV and a common bathroom. They clash a lot and end up having a fight in the bathroom.
69	22	"Working Girl"	Michael Zinberg	Cindy Chupack & Kathy Ann Stumpe	April 26, 1999	9823	16.5
Debra decides to go back to her PR job for part-time. She finds a job in Manhattan but gets fired on the very first day. Ray who has trouble looking after the kids is secretly happy. He then feels bad for Debra and tries to get her job back.
70	23	"Be Nice"	Steve Zuckerman	Lew Schneider	May 3, 1999	9822	14.3
Debra and Ray realize they are nicer to strangers than to each other. They decide to be nicer to their own families. But the situation gets awkward when they are just pretend-nice to avoid being honest.
71	24	"Dancing with Debra"	Brian K. Roberts	Aaron Shure & Steve Skrovan	May 10, 1999	9824	15.1
On Ray's suggestion, Robert takes Debra swing dancing and they start to love it. Ray becomes a little jealous and tries to break them up, but gets caught.
72	25	"Robert Moves Back"	Brian K. Roberts	Lew Schneider & Aaron Shure	May 17, 1999	9825	15.1
Robert and Amy get back together and spend a night together in Robert's apartment, but the whole building ends up seeing them from their window. Robert is too embarrassed and moves into Ray's basement. While spending another night with Amy, Marie walks-in on them. Semi-dressed Robert and Amy try to explain themselves when Frank, Debra and Ray also join them.
73	26	"How They Met"	Gary Halvorson	Ray Romano & Philip Rosenthal	May 24, 1999	9826	13.4
A flashback to when Ray and Debra first met. Ray is working as a futon delivery guy and he brings her a futon. After fixing up a date with her, he accidentally sees her naked. Embarrassed, he cancels his date. Later she visits him and asks him over with a false complaint and then offers him food, making it their first official date.

References

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