In the first season of Everybody Loves Raymond, a handful of semi-regulars were introduced, among them Ray's friend Andy, a sports statistician, Nemo, the owner of the pizza parlor and Amy MacDougall, Robert's off-and-on girlfriend. Also firmly established is the intensely combative relationship between Ray's parents, who also had a cute habit, cute to everyone but Ray's long-suffering spouse Debra, of dropping into their son's house unannounced and poking their noses into everyone's business.