Prodigal Son

Prodigal Son
Ray in "Prodigal Son"
Season	4
Episode	14
Air Date	January 31, 2000 (USA) November 4, 2004 (Canada)
Cast	Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Madylin Sweeten Sawyer Sweeten Sullivan Sweeten
Director(s)	Will Mackenzie
Writer(s)	Steve Skrovan
Preceded by	Bully on the Bus
Followed by	Robert's Rodeo

Prodigal Son is the 14^th episode of Season 4, and is episode 87 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series.

Episode information

• Episode Title: Prodigal Son
• Episode Number: Season 4, Episode 14 (#87 of 210)
• Air Date: January 31, 2000
• Episode description (from DVD):
• 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
  • Sawyer Sweeten as Geoffrey
  • Sullivan Sweeten as Michael
• Guest Cast:
  • Charles Durning as Father Hubley
  • Len Lesser as Garvin
  • Victor Raider-Wexler as Stan
• Crew:
  • Will Mackenzie - Director
  • Steve Skrovan - Writer
• Preceded by: "Bully on the Bus"
• Followed by: "Robert's Rodeo"

Plot

Ray does not want to go to church, and his entire family is disappointed. When Ally makes a picture of him in hell, because of skipping church, he decides to start going to the church regularly to make his father happy. He then realizes that his dad is a usher who never really sits through the mass.

Quotes

• DEBRA: Honey, show daddy what you drew.
• RAY: That's okay, I can figure it out.

[Ally hands Ray a drawing]

• RAY: Um, lets see. A big wall of red?
• ALLY: No.
• DEBRA: Ally told me that was a picture of you in hell.

External links

• "Prodigal Son" at IMDb.com