As Ray escorts Ally to a father-daughter dance, he realizes how grown up and independent his daughter has become. As a result, he begins to recall the day, nine years ago, when the Barone clan welcomed her into the family, but not without incident.

When Debra tells Ray that he's too selfish in bed and that she wants a little variety, he goes out and buys an adults only board game to spice things up.

Frank is so green with envy that he forces Marco to choose either Marie or him as a friend. Meanwhile, Ray sides with Frank because he doesn't approve of a married woman having a male friend.

When Marie receives a Christmas letter from a relative detailing how wonderful her life is and how well her kids are doing, it drives Marie insane with jealousy. Later, when Marie shows Debra the letter, the two join forces to compose a Barone family Christmas letter.

When Debra grudgingly agrees to let Ray be more involved in daily decision making, Ray starts grocery shopping for things that he likes. Debra even lets him choose where the family will go for their next vacation. However, these newfound powers quickly become Ray's undoing.

When Debra stumbles across a cassette tape that contains a message from Ray's college girlfriend, she wants to know why he has saved it all of these years.

Ray has been arming himself with knowledge and has been preparing to speak with Ally about the facts of life only to find that Ally's interest has changed from where babies come from to the meaning of life.

Debra decides to run for school president, but Ray isn't sure he can handle the twins by himself during all school meetings, so he votes against her.

Ray moves his things out of his and Debra's bathroom and into the kids' bathroom so Debra has more space, but he soon regrets it when his dad and brother start teasing him and tell him that he is no longer the king of his own house.

Ray and Debra are excited to have finally met a couple, who are just like them. However, Ray starts having mixed feelings when their annoying 8 year-old son wreaks havoc around the Barone household.

Boisterous Frank learns a difficult lesson in humility from his granddaughter, Ally. During a trip to the supermarket with Ray and Ally, Frank starts nibbling on some trail mix and is caught by a testy manager, and a heated argument ensues. Watching it all unfold is Ally, who becomes frightened by Frank's ranting.

Raymond's friend Andy tells him that Jerry Musso, a radio talk show host, hates him. While Raymond is in shock over this, Robert enjoys seeing him fall over like this.

Tired of being labelled the "evil witch" around the house, Debra convinces Ray that it's his turn to discipline the kids. While leaving to take Ally to a Frontier Girls meeting, Debra tells Ray that he must force the twins to clean up their room or they can't go out and play.

After Debra signs Ray up for charity work at the hospital without asking, he reluctantly agrees to go. However, he soon becomes a hit with the patients and starts spending more time there than at home, much to his Debra's dismay.

Amy's parents show up unexpectedly at their daughter's apartment on a Sunday morning. They want to talk Amy out of marrying Robert and take her home to Pennsylvania. They are surprised to see Robert there and shocked to learn that he often spends the night.

Yet another bump appears on the rocky road to Robert and Amy's wedding, when the bride-to-be puts her betrothed in charge of writing the wedding invitations. Ray and Frank can't believe Robert let himself get roped into planning the wedding, they nevertheless come up with a plan to help ensure that Robert will never have to help out with the wedding again.

Debra throws the bridal shower for Amy, but her good intentions get sidetracked by Marie's overzealous participation. This leads to a fight between the two and Marie winds up leaving. Debra then gets a little to much to drink and ends up falling a sleet in her car with the key still in the ignition. She is awoken by a police officer who arrests her for being drunk behind the wheel.

Robert and Amy exchange vows in a classic Barone family wedding ceremony.

Robert and Amy exchange vows in a classic Barone family wedding ceremony.

After Debra's mother suggests throwing Debra an old-fashioned English tea party, Ray reluctantly agrees after she promises to do all the work. When Debra realizes Ray is planning something for her birthday, she suggests changing the theme to a Chinese banquet.

After inadvertently leaving the twins home alone, Ray and Debra are impressed with Ally when she steps up and takes care of the twins until they return.

Fed up with his wife's constant lateness, Ray leaves Debra at home rather than take her to the ESPY Awards. While Debra is seething over Ray's actions, Marie and Amy get into a heated debate with Frank and Robert when they air their own grievances about their wives' blatant disregard for the time.