Everybody Loves Raymond: Captain Nemo

Everybody Loves Raymond: Captain Nemo
CBS
December 13, 1996
Sitcom
DVD
C-

A sports episode, written by Lew Schneider and Steve Skrovan, where you don't actually see anyone play, and Ray lets his jerk friends run loose in his house.  Also, while he wasn't a genius in the pilot, I have never seen a television character so rapidly Flanderized into a moron, without the redeeming qualities of, say, Gilligan or Chrissy Snow.  The only thing I sort of like here is that Ray realizes that Debra is right that he's missing precious moments with his family, so he quits coaching his basketball team (sponsored by Nemo's, hence the title), and is at last rewarded with sex.  Also, it's notable to see someone smoking-- twice!-- in that day and age.

IMDB has Joseph V. Perry as Nemo, but I don't remember seeing him.  Tom Paris is Tom here and would later be an Announcer.  Dave Attell, Kevin James, and Andy Kindler would be Dave, Andy, and Kevin again.