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The Ball

Episode Number: 12    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Friday December 20, 1996    Prod Code: 9613
Ray discovers, after many years, that the autographed Mickey Mantle ball he got as a kid from his father isn't authentic. Feeling hurt by the fact that his father was not truthful about the ball, Ray decides he's going to tell Ally the truth about Santa Claus. But when two familiar looking Santas unexpectedly show up at his house to surprise Ally, she's even more confused--about the truth.

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Writer: Bruce Kirschbaum
Director: Jeff Meyer
Star: Ray Romano (Raymond Albert Barone),  Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone),  Brad Garrett (Robert Barone),  Doris Roberts (Marie Barone),  Peter Boyle (Frank Barone),  Madylin Sweeten (Ally Barone),  Sawyer Sweeten (Geoffery Barone),  Sullivan Sweeten (Michael Barone)
Recurring Role: Andy Kindler (Andy),  Kevin James (Kevin)

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Quotes

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Ray: How could he lie to his kid?
Debra: Ray, you do it all the time: no.. that's not a store, that's a toy museum! Or: daddy is just teaching mommy how to wrestle!
Ray: That's my favorite one. (edit)
Debra: What are the kids doing?
Ray: Michael thinks he's in a car. And Jeffrey thinks he's in a box. The kid has no imagination. (edit)
(Frank comes into Ray's house dressed as Santa Claus)
Frank: Where's Ally? Ho, ho..(Sees Robert dressed as Santa Claus too) Holy crap! (edit)
Marie: Why do you insist on making this car wreck our Christmas tree every year? I want a real tree.
Frank: An artificial tree saves water, saves the forest, and saves the planet. I'm a conservationist.
Marie: You're cheap. (edit)
Debra: Mommy is just wrestling daddy. (edit)

Trivia

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This episode's lunch special is beef ribs with corn, what looks to be goulash, and asparagus. (edit)
This episode's lunch special is Spaghetti Oh's with cut-up hot dog pieces. (edit)

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Mickey Mantle: Mickey Mantle was a famous baseball player on the New York Yankees in the '50s and '60s . (edit)
Star Trek: Ray calls Robert a Klingon, an alien race in the popular television series Star Trek. (edit)
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