Ally's Birth

Ally's Birth
Debra and Marie in "Ally's Birth"
Season	5
Episode	25
Air Date	May 21, 2001
Cast	Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Madylin Sweeten
Director(s)	Jerry Zaks
Writer(s)	Tucker Cawley
Preceded by	Frank Paints the House
Followed by	The Angry Family

Ally's Birth is the 25^th episode of Season 5, and is episode 121 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series.

Episode information

• Episode Title: Ally's Birth
• Episode Number: Season 5, Episode 25 (#121 of 210)
• Air Date: May 21, 2001
• Episode description (from DVD): "Ray escorts Ally to a father/daughter dance."
• Cast:
  • Ray Romano as Ray Barone
  • Patricia Heaton as Debra Barone
  • Brad Garrett as Robert Barone
  • Madylin Sweeten as Ally Barone
  • Doris Roberts as Marie Barone
  • Peter Boyle as Frank Barone
  • Monica Horan as Amy MacDougall Barone
  • Sawyer Sweeten as Geoffrey Barone
  • Sullivan Sweeten as Michael Barone
• Crew:
  • Jerry Zaks - Director
  • Tucker Cawley - Writer
• Preceded by: "Frank Paints the House"
• Followed by: "The Angry Family"

Plot

At a father/daughter dance, Ray remembers the day of Ally's birth. In the flashback, Debra realizes that she is pregnant and wants to be the first to tell Ray. Marie has her own plans, but Debra finally manages to win. After 9 months, when Debra is ready to give birth, she is fed up with Marie's constant intrusion. When her water breaks, she lies to Marie and just goes to the hospital with Ray and Robert. When they are stuck in traffic, Robert tries to deliver the baby, but it turns out to be a false alarm. Finally Ally is born in a hospital.

Trivia

• This episode was the last of the series to air before 9/11.

Quotes

• FRANK: I hate all of these damn fire hydrants. I'm glad dogs pee on them.

External links

• "Ally's Birth" at IMDb.com