| The Shower | |
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| Debra in "The Shower" | |
| Season | 7 |
| Episode | 21 |
| Air Date | April 28, 2003 |
| Cast | Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Madylin Sweeten Sawyer Sweeten Sullivan Sweeten |
| Director(s) | Gary Halvorson Jerry Zaks |
| Writer(s) | Phil Rosenthal Leslie Caveny Ray Romano |
| Preceded by | Who's Next? |
| Followed by | Baggage |
The Shower is the 21st episode of Season 7, and is episode 167 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series.
Episode Information[]
- Episode Title: The Shower
- Episode Number: Season 7, Episode 21 (#167 of 210)
- Air Date: April 28, 2003
- 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
- Joel Brooks as Mr. Rodell
- Billy Mayo as Police Officer
- Crew:
- Gary Halvorson - Director
- Jerry Zaks - Director
- Phil Rosenthal - Writer
- Leslie Caveny - Writer
- Ray Romano - Writer
- Preceded by: "Who's Next?"
- Followed by: "Baggage"
Plot[]
Debra attempts to throw a bridal shower for Amy, but it is quickly overshadowed by Marie and her attempts to one-up Debra. After Debra gets frustrated with Marie and tells her she doesn't need her, Marie dramatically exits the party. To cope with this, Debra drinks too much champaigne and decides to rest in the car until she feels safe to drive home. She is then awoken by a police officer who thinks that she was drinking and driving and passed out.
Raymond picks Debra up at the jail, and Robert informs her that though the charges were dropped, she will need to appear before a hearing to have her license reinstated. At the hearing, the entire Barone family attends and tries to "help" Debra by explaining the circumstances to the hearing officer and Officer Keon. Once the officer sees the circumstances that Debra deals with living next to Marie, he agrees to reinstate Debra's license with one year probation. Marie takes credit for this and hugs Debra, who doesn't fight it.