What Good Are You?

What Good Are You?
Ray and Marie in "What Good Are You?"
Season	5
Episode	12
Air Date	January 8, 2001
Cast	Ray Romano
Director(s)	Ken Levine
Writer(s)	Phil Rosenthal Jennifer Crittenden
Preceded by	"Christmas Present"
Followed by	"Super Bowl"

What Good Are You? is the 12^th episode of Season 5, and is episode 109 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series.

Episode information

• Episode Title: What Good Are You?
• Episode Number: Season 5, Episode 12 (#109 of 210)
• Air Date: January 8, 2001
• Episode description (from DVD): ""
• 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
• Guest Stars:
  • Andy Kindler as Andy
  • Jon Manfrellotti as Gianni
  • Susan Varon as Suzy
  • Robert Ruth as Nemo
• Crew:
  • Ken Levine - Director
  • Phil Rosenthal- Writer
  • Jennifer Crittenden - Writer
• Preceded by: "Christmas Present"
• Followed by: "Super Bowl"

Synopsis

Debra starts to choke on a piece of orange, but Ray does nothing. When she accuses him of being useless during emergencies, he talks to his mother. Marie agrees with Debra. Andy, Gianni and Robert make fun of him, so Ray tries to be too manly with Debra that evening, which turns out to be a bad evening.

Running Gags

• Ray's dislike of blood making him feel faint.

Trivia

• Robert Ruth replaces Joseph V. Perry as Nemo; Perry had passed away in 2000.

Quotes

• RAY:Hey Nemo, what do you do if somebody's choking?
• NEMO: Change the special.
• RAY: Thanks.

External links

• "What Good Are You?" at IMDb.com