Season Four

#74 – Boob Job

An acquaintance informs Debra that she had a boob job and shows off her new breasts. Debra asks Ray if she needs an enlargement, and when he comes home from a weeklong road trip, it seems obvious that she did it.

#75 – The Can Opener

Ray and Debra fight over a new can opener. Eventually, they apologize and make up, but they get mad again when Frank, Marie, and Robert get involved.

#76 – You Bet

Franks starts spending more time with Ray, which Ray find nice, but odd. Ray realizes his father’s been spending time with him to get inside information for his sports bets.

#77 – Sex Talk

When Debra reads a book on how to talk to kids about sex, it leads to unwanted revelations about Frank and Marie’s sex life.

#78 – The Will

Ray and Debra make out a will and must decide who will get custody of the children if they die at the same time. They agree on their friends Bernie and Linda.

#79 – The Sister

Debra’s sister, Jennifer, comes to visit. She’s the black sheep of the family, and now she’s becoming a nun and going on a mission to South Africa. Debra is upset and thinks it’s just her sister’s newest phase.

#80 – Cousin Gerard

Ray hires his cousin Gerard to help edit his book, but Gerard soon drives him crazy. When Ray tells Debra that his cousin is incompetent, negative, and talks in a nasal voice, she points out that Ray and Gerard are a lot alike.

#81 – Debra’s Workouts

Ray can’t figure out why he had sex three days in a week. He finds a brochure with a picture of Debra’s hot new aerobics instructor, and thinks he’s the reason
Debra’s been having more sex with him.

#82 – No Thanks

Debra tries to change Marie’s attitude toward her by responding to all of Marie’s cutting remarks by being extra nice.

#83 – Left Back

Ray has a hard time accepting that one of the twins might have to say in pre-K an extra year.

#84 – The Christmas Picture

Ray’s Christmas gift to his parents is a Barone family portrait. Debra’s parents unexpectedly show up at the photography studio, and Marie clearly doesn’t want them there.

#85 – What’s With Robert?

When Robert breaks up with Amy again, the family begins to wonder if he might be gay.

#86 – Bully on the Bus

Ray and Debra are surprised to learn that the bully on Ally’s school bus is…Ally.

#87 – Prodigal Son

Ray gets upset when Ally draws a picture of Ray in Hell, because Frank told her that’s where Ray is going if he doesn’t start attending church.

#88 – Robert’s Rodeo

When Ray cancels plans with him, Robert picks up an extra shift and ends up getting gored by a bull.

#89 – The Tenth Anniversary

When Ray and Debra play their wedding video on their anniversary, they discover Ray has taped a Super Bowl game over it.

#90 – Hackidu

Ray accidentally trades away Ally’s valuable and rare fantasy game card, and to rectify the mistake, ends up having to contend with Amy’s weird brother, who owns a comic-book store.

#91 – Debra Makes Something Good

Debra makes braciole and Ray can’t get enough of it. Later, she finds out that Ray makes fun of her braciole at work.

#92 – Marie and Frank’s New Friends

Debra and Ray encourage his parents to make friends, but the plan backfires when Frank and Marie and their new friends, the Stipes, hang out at Ray and Debra’s house.

#93 – Alone Time

Debra announces that she needs some alone time. Ray starts to wonder why, so he spies on her.

#94 – Someone’s Cranky

Robert, recovering from being gored by a bull, is staying at Frank and Marie’s. They admit that Robert is driving them crazy, so Robert moves back to his apartment.

#95 – Bad Moon Rising

Debra yells at Ray in front of his friends. He blames PMS, and his friends offer advice on how Ray should handle Debra’s mood.

#96 – Confronting the Attacker

On Robert’s first day back to work, he freezes up when he has to confront some teenagers. Robert decides to quit the force.

#97 – Robert’s Divorce

While out to dinner, the Barones see Robert’s ex-wife, Joanne, at another table. The sene flashes back five years earlier, and we see why she and Robert got divorced.