The third season opens with the show at peak popularity and the family dynamics firing on all cylinders.
Ray and Debra face a marital challenge that the whole family weighs in on — whether asked or not.
Marie's passive-aggression reaches its most refined form in a performance Doris Roberts delivers flawlessly.
Robert and Ray compete over something, and the sibling rivalry reveals how deep Robert's feelings run.
Frank sits in his chair and delivers a one-liner that shuts down an entire argument.
Debra tries something new and Marie finds a way to make it about herself.
Ray avoids confrontation with the dedication of an Olympic sport, and Debra catches him every time.
The show delivers an episode about marriage that's so real it makes couples turn to each other and nod.
Robert's love life takes center stage, and Brad Garrett makes his search for love both funny and moving.
Marie and Frank have a fight that reveals the deep, complicated love underneath fifty years of bickering.
Ray tries to do something nice for Debra and manages to make everything worse — the Ray Barone special.
The Barone family gathers for a meal, and the dinner table becomes a comedy battlefield.
Debra and Marie reach a temporary truce that both women know won't last — but it's nice while it does.
Frank surprises everyone with an act of generosity that he immediately denies was generous.
Ray faces a situation at work that requires the communication skills his family never taught him.
Robert makes a life decision that the family reacts to with their usual combination of support and judgment.
The third season proves the show's staying power with episodes that feel fresh despite the familiar formula.
Marie's cooking becomes the center of an episode that's really about control, love, and family legacy.
Debra and Ray have their most honest argument of the season, and the honesty makes it funnier.
Frank and Ray bond over something they agree on, which is rare enough to be an event.
The third season wraps with the Barone family as complicated and entertaining as ever.
Season three closes with the show cementing its place as Monday night's must-watch comedy.
The season finale reminds us why everybody loves Raymond — and everybody recognizes their own family in his.
Another year of family comedy comes to a close, with Marie already planning her next surprise visit.
Season three ends with Ray, Debra, Marie, Frank, and Robert locked in the eternal Barone family dance.
The third season finale wraps with the promise that the Barones have many more arguments — and laughs — ahead.