The Family Bed

The Family Bed
Ray, Debra and Ally in "The Family Bed"
Season	2
Episode	18
Air Date	March 2, 1998
Cast	Ray Romano Patricia Heaton Brad Garrett Doris Roberts Peter Boyle Madylin Sweeten Sawyer Sweeten Sullivan Sweeten
Director(s)	Steve Zuckerman
Writer(s)	Steve Skrovan
Preceded by	The Ride-Along
Followed by	Good Girls

The Family Bed is the 18^th episode of Season 2, and is episode 40 of the full 210 episodes for the entire series. In this episode, Ally ends up sleeping in Ray and Debra's bed every night, and they have trouble breaking her of that habit.

Episode Information

• Episode Title: The Family Bed
• Episode Number: Season 2, Episode 18 (#40 of 210)
• Air Date: March 2, 1998
• Episode description (from DVD): "Ray doesn't want Ally sleeping in his and Debra's bed."
• 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
• Crew:
  • Steve Zuckerman - Director
  • Steve Skrovan - Writer
• Preceded by: "The Ride-Along"
• Followed by: "Good Girls"

Synopsis

Ally has been sleeping in Ray and Debra's bed a lot recently, and Ray is tired of it because he can't get a good night's sleep. The whole family has their own opinions on the issue.

Ally complains that there are monsters in her room. Debra was sleeping in the room with her, but Ray didn't want her to do that. So, Ray gets his mother to spend the night in Ally's room with her...without Debra knowing about it.

Running Gags

Marie makes a crack about Debra's cooking, as she always does.

Trivia

Frank mentions the lodge for the second time in the series, but it has not yet been seen as of this episode.

Quotes

• Robert: "You gave me liquor?"
• Marie: "Not liquor, dear. Liqueur."