When Marie tries to get the upper hand in her relationship with her new daughter-in-law, Amy, Debra steps in to save Amy the anguish that she has undergone.
Ray resorts to tough love in order to cure Michael's mystery "illness" that is preventing him from returning to school, and is rewarded with a confession.
After enjoying a scant three months of wedded bliss, newlyweds Robert and Amy attempt to offer a cynical Ray and Debra advice on how to build a happy marriage.
When Amy's brother comes over for dinner and makes himself at home indefinitely, he creates difficulties for everyone and gives Robert food for thought.
Raymond and Debra are forced to tell more and more elaborate lies to cover up a single fib, but when Marie figures them out, a lie of her own is uncovered.
Tony and Angela celebrate Billy's birthday but when the Harpers want to have a get-together, the two families compete to see who can throw the best party.
Owing his life to a feared Brooklyn underworld figure, Tony agrees to teach proper etiquette to the man's daughter as a return favor for saving his life.
Extermination for termites drives Ray, Debra and the kids out and they move in with Marie and Frank for the duration, but now the shoe is on the other foot.
Ally busily prepares to get ready for her very first play date with a boy, and flashbacks help to reveal how Raymond and Debra first courted each other.
After Marie crashes a car through the front of his house, Raymond finally feels that he must explain to his parents how he feels about their intrusiveness.
The Barone's are shocked when Michael reads a story he has written at the school open house called "The Angry Family" describing his family's constant fighting.
When Robert is handed the task of writing wedding invitations, he messes them up to get out of it, but the invitations are sent out with disastrous results.
While visiting Frank and Marie, Ray and Debra discover that they are being kicked out of their condo; Robert and Amy reluctantly let them move back in.
Lamont's wedding day goes south after the bride dumps him at the altar, but the situation worsens when his relatives attempt to take back their wedding gifts.
After Fred and Lamont have unknowingly purchased stolen copper, they discover that their own plumbing has been stolen also, leading to a confrontation.
Fred accidentally knocks over Lamont's glass figurine collection and tries to cover it up by claiming that the destruction was the product of a robber.
Fred must battle a collection agency when he throws his bills in the trash and claims that they never arrived because he no longer feels like paying them.