Episode
Everybody Loves Raymond: Ray's on TV
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Everybody Loves Raymond
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1997-09-22
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Ray's on TV is Episode 1 in Season 2 of Everybody Loves Raymond. It aired on 1997-09-22. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 7: Working Late Again
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Episode 8: The Children's Book
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Episode 12: All I Want for Christmas
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