As of July 2026, Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1 aired in 1996 with 22 episodes — streaming now on Paramount Plus Premium. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1

1996 22 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 7/10

Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1 is currently streaming on and , and it delivers exactly the kind of comedy that earns a loyal following. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 660 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Watch it for Ray Romano — stay for everyone else around them. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1 earns its spot. The jokes in Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 1 of Everybody Loves Raymond includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 1996 to April 1997. This season stars Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton and Brad Garrett. Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1996. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1 respects your intelligence. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Ray Romano is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

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🎬 Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1 — Episode Guide

Debra is sick and tired of having Raymond's parents and brother show up unannounced. With her birthday coming up, they try avoiding having them over.

When newly-wed friends make a public display of their affection, Debra wonders why reticent Raymond has trouble saying those three little words.

I Wish I Were Gus

Even dead people love Raymond, as he is chosen to deliver the eulogy at his great uncle's funeral. It's an occasion that serves as a reunion for Ray's mother and her feuding sister, Alda.

Standard Deviation

For a criminal-psychology course, Robert issues standard IQ tests to Raymond and Debra, and boy, is Ray smarting when they get the results.

Look Don't Touch

Nemo's niece, Angelina, takes employment at Nemo's restaurant as a waitress. When Angelina catches Ray's eye, he has a lot of explaining to do to his wife, especially after Angelina calls him at home.

Frank, the Writer

When Frank gets a few anecdotes published in Reader's Digest, he submits his writing samples to Ray's editor, hoping to get his own column in the newspaper.

Your Place or Mine?

Marie gets fed up with Frank after 40 years of marriage and moves in with Ray and Debra. Ray and Robert enjoy being mothered by Marie, while Debra spends quality time with Frank.

When Ray's upper class in-laws come for a visit, he begs his parents to be nice to them. Ray admits to his parents that he doesn't always see eye-to-eye with Debra's folks but manages to fake it, and he'd like his parents to do the same when they all go out and try to have a family dinner.

Win, Lose or Draw

Ray gets tired of being treated like a kid at his father's poker game, so he decides to ignore his father's advice and ends up losing all his money.

Although Marie has always cooked the traditional turkey dinner for Thanksgiving, Debra decides it's her turn to prepare the holiday meal, but not wanting to compete with Marie's turkey, she chooses to serve fish.

When Ray's free time goes to coaching Nemo's basketball team in preparation for the Pizza League championships, he is reminded by Debra that their kids are growing up fast and he's missing precious time with them.

Ray discovers that the autographed Mickey Mantle ball he got as a kid from his father isn't authentic. Feeling hurt by the fact that his father wasn't truthful about the ball, Ray decides he's going to tell Ally the truth about Santa Claus.

When Debra comes down with the flu and is bedridden, so now the inexperienced Raymond must take care of her and the three kids.

Who's Handsome?

Ray can't face the fact that everybody thinks that his brother Robert is "classically handsome," while they consider him "adorable like a hamster."

Debra, already annoyed at getting stuck driving the old car Ray bought from his parents, really gets upset when she discovers that it was his old "make-out-mobile."

Ray finds out that the diamond on Debra's engagement ring is a fake, so he steals it from her to get it changed, only to find out after that she already had it exchanged it with her grandma's $15,000 diamond.

When Ray and his family play a game of Scruples after their cable goes out, they find themselves arguing about honesty. To make matters worse, when Ray complains to the cable company about the disruption in service, he is informed that he has an illegal hookup.

Recovering Pessimist

When Debra tries to change Ray's pessimistic attitude about winning the Sports Writer of the Year Award, he agrees to change his ways and become more positive, but he soon has to suffer the downside of being the only optimist in his family.

Ray brings home a stray bulldog that reminds him of the dog he had to give up as a boy due to his allergies, but his brother Robert bonds with the dog and the siblings have to decide who gets to keep him.

The neighbourhood is up in arms over Ray's noisy dad and meddling mom, and the neighbours demand a meeting at Ray's and Debra's house.

🎭 Cast of Everybody Loves Raymond Season 1

Ray Romano

Patricia Heaton

Patricia Heaton

Brad Garrett

Madylin Sweeten

Madylin Sweeten

Sawyer Sweeten

Geoffrey Barone

Sullivan Sweeten

Sullivan Sweeten

Doris Roberts

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

Frank Barone

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