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Debra (Patricia Heaton) persuades Ray (Ray Romano) to enroll in a parenting class--not because they're having trouble with their kids, but because they can no longer deal with the stubbornness of Ray's dad Frank (Peter Boyle). Armed with the "active technique" learned in class, Ray decides to apply it on both of his parents--and then he uses it on his own recalcitrant daughter Ally (Madlyn Sweeten). Suffice to say that the results in both cases are wildly inconsistent...and that's putting it mildly.