Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 1 - Eps 18: Recovering Pessimist
When Debra tries to change Ray's pessimistic attitude about winning the Sports Writer of the Year Award, he agrees to change his ways and become more positive, but he soon has to suffer the downside of being the only optimist in his family.
About Everybody Loves Raymond

Title: Everybody Loves Raymond
First Air Date: 1996-09-13
Last Air Date: 2005-05-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.805/10 (from 584 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 10
Total Episodes: 210
Network: CBS
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Worldwide Pants, Talk Productions, Where's Lunch, HBO Independent Productions
Synopsis
Ray Barone is a successful sportswriter living on Long Island with his wife Debra, daughter Ally, and twin sons, Geoffrey and Michael. That's the good news. The bad news? Ray's meddling parents, Frank and Marie, live directly across the street and embrace the motto "Su casa es mi casa," infiltrating their son's home to an extent unparalleled in television history.
Cast

Ray Romano
Ray Barone

Patricia Heaton
Debra Barone

Doris Roberts
Marie Barone

Peter Boyle
Frank Barone

Brad Garrett
Robert Barone

Madylin Sweeten
Ally Barone

Sawyer Sweeten
Geoffrey Barone

Sullivan Sweeten
Michael Barone

Monica Horan
Amy MacDougall-Barone