Name: Recovering Pessimist
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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Debra and Ray wonder why they ever moved across the street from his overbearing parents.

Everybody Loves Raymond

Why Are We Here?

Being interviewed for a book about the family, Debra decides she's boring compared to her husband's family.

Fascinatin' Debra

When Ray's parents bother everyone with their meddling, the neighbors turn to him to make them stop.

Neighbors

Robert and Ray fight over a stray bulldog similar to the one Ray was forced to give up as a child.

The Dog

When Debra persuades Ray to be an optimist, he can't handle being the only upbeat person in the family.

Recovering Pessimist

When the cable goes out, a board game stirs a heated family debate about who is moral and who is not.

The Game

Ray tries to replace the diamond in Debra's wedding ring without her knowing when he discovers it is fake.

Diamonds

Debra is upset when Ray buys back his old car, affectionately known as the "make-out mobile."

The Car

Ray feels insecure and jealous when Debra compliments Robert on his physical attractiveness.

Who's Handsome?

Ray has to hold an important business meeting at the doctor's office when Debra and the kids get sick.

Debra's Sick

Ray is upset when he discovers that the autographed Mickey Mantle baseball his dad gave him years earlier is a fake, so he decides to tell Ally the truth about Santa.

The Ball

Ray spends all his free time coaching his basketball team but then realizes he's missing out on time with his family.

Captain Nemo

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Ray Barone is a successful sports writer and family man who deals with a brother and parents, who happen to live across the street.

S1 E18 | Recovering Pessimist

E22 | Why Are We Here?

E21 | Fascinatin' Debra

E20 | Neighbors

E19 | The Dog

E18 | Recovering Pessimist

E17 | The Game

E16 | Diamonds

E15 | The Car

E14 | Who's Handsome?

E13 | Debra's Sick

E12 | The Ball

E11 | Captain Nemo