
Ray Barone is a successful sports writer and family man who deals with a brother and parents -- who happen to live across the street. Mom Marie loves to meddle in his life, while older brother Robert sometimes resents his success, and Dad Frank just makes comments and raids the fridge. Nevertheless, Ray manages to keep a bright outlook and a sense of humor, leaving the hard issues to his more-practical wife, Debra.

Ray and Debra can't get a good night's sleep when Ally fears there are monsters in her room.

Debra discovers that Marie likes Robert's girlfriend better than she likes her because Amy is a "good girl."

Nobody likes Raymond after his negative comments about marriage lead to the breakup of Robert and Amy.

Ray and his family are crushed when Marie cooks up a tofu turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.