In-Laws

In-Laws
Warren and Lois in "In-Laws"
Season	1
Episode	8
Air Date	November 1, 1996 USA September 9, 2004 Canada
Cast	Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Madylin Sweeten Robert Culp Katherine Helmond Wayne C. Dvorak Richard Stegman
Director(s)	Alan Kirschenbaum
Writer(s)	Philip Rosenthal
Preceded by	Your Place or Mine?
Followed by	Win, Lose or Draw

In-Laws is the 8^th episode of Season 1, and is episode 8 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series. In this episode, Ray and Debra have a fancy dinner with both Frank and Marie and Debra's parents Warren and Lois. They soon find out that the in-laws are very different and don't get along with each other.

Episode Information

• Episode Title: In-Laws
• Episode Number: Season 1, Episode 8 (#8 of 210)
• Air Date: November 1, 1996
• Episode description (from DVD): "Debra's pretentious parents meet the Barones for dinner at a fancy restaurant. Tensions rise and Ray finally explodes, saying that the families shouldn't be allowed in the same state."
• Cast:
  • Ray Romano as Ray
  • Patricia Heaton as Debra
  • Brad Garrett as Robert
  • Doris Roberts as Marie
  • Peter Boyle as Frank
  • Madylin Sweeten as Ally
  • Robert Culp as Warren
  • Katherine Helmond as Lois
  • Wayne C. Dvorak as Maitre'd
  • Richard Stegman as Gerard
• Crew:
  • Alan Kirschenbaum - Director
  • Philip Rosenthal - Writer
• Preceded by: "Your Place or Mine?"
• Followed by: "Win, Lose or Draw"

Synopsis

Debra's parents come to the Barones house for a visit. While there, they invite all the Barones, including Robert, to have dinner with them at a fancy restaurant.

While waiting to eat at the restaurant, Ray's parents begin to butt heads with Debra's parents. An argument starts and Ray has to intervene.

Running Gags

This is one of the first episodes of the series where Ray says something where he questions whether or not he's gay. There are similar occurrences for the character of Ray throughout the show.

This is also one of the first episodes where Frank utters two of his catchphrases, "geezaloo" and "holy crap".

Trivia

• Similar to a few of the early episodes, there was a slight mistake with the staging and positioning of the cameras in the studio. Microphones and mirrors can be seen in certain shots.

Production Notes

• Jeremy Stevens becomes a Creative Consultant.
• Veronica Gonzalez-Rubio moves up from Second Assistant Director to First Assistant Director, taking over for Tena Yatroussis. However, Yatroussis will come back starting with the episode Diamonds when Rubio decided to temporarily leave for the rest of the season and work on another project. Judith Moore fills in as Second Assistant Director.
• Katherine Kotarakos subs for Sylvia Surdu as Hairstylist. Starting with Season 4, she and Ralph Abalos take over.
• This is the first episode to say “Filmed with PanavisionR Cameras & Lenses” instead of “Cameras by PanavisionR”.
• This is the first episode to use a slightly different format of the Where's Lunch logo in original airings.

Quotes

• Ray: "My parents like to stay home and watch TV, and your parents honeymoon in Cambodia."