In the episode, all of the Barones are in a counseling session after Ray's son Michael (Sullivan Sweeten) presents a short story in class about an "Angry Family," which they assume is about them.

Originally broadcast on CBS on September 24, 2001, "The Angry Family" has been critically well-received and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.

The accusation leads to an enraged Marie commenting on modern society and the child psychology field's over-rewarding of the children and constant blame on mothers.

Father Hubley concludes that there is no one source to the problem, that it's a result of all the family members being very close to each other, and that Michael's story was a "sweet" and "simple" way to send a message.

As Ray and Debra are about to go to bed, Michael comes to their room and tells them the book was actually inspired by the animated series Monster Maniacs, which depicts a family yelling at each other.

[2] "The Angry Family" is Gary Halvorson's 15th directing credit for Everybody Loves Raymond, after "High School,"[3] "The Letter,"[4] "Civil War,"[5] "How They Met,"[6] and a plethora of fifth season episodes.

[10] Upon the initial airing of the episode, the Los Angeles Daily News scored it three-and-a-half stars out of four and claimed it "finds the writers and cast in championship-season form.