Comedian Kevin James recently announced that he would pull the plug on "The King of Queens" at the end of its 9th season, marveling that a well-written sitcom that keeps it real instead of going for over-the-top characters and situations. "The King of Queens" features Kevin James as hefty Doug Hefferman, an IPS (not UPS) delivery man who's married to a slender, high-maintenance woman. Carrie (Leah Remini) and Doug make a perfectly engaging TV couple, and the humor exploits basic human nature--though this season there are some wild but still believable plot lines.
Jerry Stiller returns as the sometimes senile, sometimes lucid, but always cantankerous father-in-law who has to live in Doug's basement after he accidentally burns down his own house. Victor Williams gets lots of air time as Deacon, Doug's best friend from work, along with his wife, Kelly (Merrin Dungey). Patton Oswalt gets more air time this season as Doug's "loser" friend Spence (the "Spencinator"), who's constantly victimized by Carrie's bullying father. Quietly, this show has delivered top-notch comedy over the years, and it's frankly surprising that it hasn't gotten more notice. It didn't crack the Nielsen Top-30 until Season 3. Then again, it's always been an unassuming comedy that's not flashy and not self-promotional.
"The King of Queens" has never flooded their episodes with guest stars the way some sitcoms do, but when they include them it's as true cameos, with the actors playing themselves most of the time. One episode features Ray Romano palling around with Doug, while another pits Carrie against Kirstie Alley, and still another finds Spence deciding who to take to a Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention-neighbor Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk) or a man he just meets, Adam West (Batman). Huey Lewis also makes an appearance.
1) "Pole Lox"--Hilarious season opener finds Doug conning Carrie into taking pole dancing lessons for his bedroom pleasure. But be careful what you wish for.
2) "Vocal Discord"--When Doug and Carrie hear themselves fighting on tape, it makes them (and Carrie's father) confront the relationship that they have.
3) "Consummate Professional"--This flashback episode shows how Doug got his job at IPS, faking it at first to win her over.
4) "Like Hell"--Doug and Carrie tamper with newbies at their respective places of employment, with predictable (but still funny) results.
5) "Sandwiched Out"--When dog- and Arthur-walker Holly (Nicole Sullivan) says she's moving to New York, it shakes things up a big . . . but not as much as a feud Doug and Deacon have with a local restaurant.
6) "Shear Torture"--In one of the funnier episodes, Doug secretly gets his hair cut from a "hottie" and enjoys it, until the cat's out of the bag and Carrie confesses about her own professional "hottie."
7) "Inn Escapable"--So Doug and Carrie aren't the cozy bed-and-breakfast type. This episode proves it, while Arthur ends up on a date.
8) "Move Doubt"--The house next door is for sale, but their best couple friends Deacon and Kelly aren't exactly buying.
9) "G'night Stalker"--Funny episode has Carrie dragging Doug to karaoke, with Doug getting a secret admirer out of the deal.
10) "Raygin' Bulls"--One of the best of this bunch finds Doug and buddy Ray Barone (Ray Romano) batching it . . . and botching it. Meanwhile, Carrie learns her father lost her name in a poker game.
11) "Baker's Doesn't"--Carrie humiliates Doug when she decides to buy a cake rather than bake one for the church sale, but Doug goes one further.
12) "Fresh Brood"--Doug gets the baby bug, but is bugged when he brings home a test baby and Carrie fails.
13) "Gambling N'diction"--Doug and his mother turn card hustlers.
14) "Apartment Complex"--Funny episode has Carrie trying to show real estate listings to Kirstie Alley, and that forces Doug to rend a small apartment for his poker games.
15) "Buggie Nights"--Arthur imports a set of bed sheets from a motel, complete with bed bugs.
16) "Knee Jerk"--After Doug gets special treatment from Carrie for an injury, Arthur decides he wants some of that.
17) "Present Tense"--When Deacon and Kelly give Doug and Carrie and unflattering portrait for an anniversary gift, it causes tensions between them (and between the happy couple).
18) "Sold-Y Locks"--Carrie gets her hair cut to make money for a cruise, but the new look gives Arthur new doubts about whether a guy named Frank is really Carrie's father.
19) "Emotional Rollercoaster"--On his big Four-O, Doug decides to face a lifelong fear and ride a rollercoaster, while Arthur devises a plan to avoid long amusement park lines.
20) "Four Play"--A double-date with Deacon and Kelly turns ugly when Kelly finally gets fed up with Doug.
21) "Hartford Wailer"--Carrie says she's going to help build "Homes for America," but Doug learns otherwise.
22) "Fight Schlub"--Carrie tries to mentor a teenaged girl, while Doug secretly befriends a driver from a rival delivery service.
23) "Acting Out"--After Arthur starts a fire in the basement, Carrie wants to move him to a retirement home. But when Doug learns about the sacrifices Arthur made for his daughter, he's not so sure about that.
Jerry Stiller returns as the sometimes senile, sometimes lucid, but always cantankerous father-in-law who has to live in Doug's basement after he accidentally burns down his own house. Victor Williams gets lots of air time as Deacon, Doug's best friend from work, along with his wife, Kelly (Merrin Dungey). Patton Oswalt gets more air time this season as Doug's "loser" friend Spence (the "Spencinator"), who's constantly victimized by Carrie's bullying father. Quietly, this show has delivered top-notch comedy over the years, and it's frankly surprising that it hasn't gotten more notice. It didn't crack the Nielsen Top-30 until Season 3. Then again, it's always been an unassuming comedy that's not flashy and not self-promotional.
"The King of Queens" has never flooded their episodes with guest stars the way some sitcoms do, but when they include them it's as true cameos, with the actors playing themselves most of the time. One episode features Ray Romano palling around with Doug, while another pits Carrie against Kirstie Alley, and still another finds Spence deciding who to take to a Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention-neighbor Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk) or a man he just meets, Adam West (Batman). Huey Lewis also makes an appearance.
1) "Pole Lox"--Hilarious season opener finds Doug conning Carrie into taking pole dancing lessons for his bedroom pleasure. But be careful what you wish for.
2) "Vocal Discord"--When Doug and Carrie hear themselves fighting on tape, it makes them (and Carrie's father) confront the relationship that they have.
3) "Consummate Professional"--This flashback episode shows how Doug got his job at IPS, faking it at first to win her over.
4) "Like Hell"--Doug and Carrie tamper with newbies at their respective places of employment, with predictable (but still funny) results.
5) "Sandwiched Out"--When dog- and Arthur-walker Holly (Nicole Sullivan) says she's moving to New York, it shakes things up a big . . . but not as much as a feud Doug and Deacon have with a local restaurant.
6) "Shear Torture"--In one of the funnier episodes, Doug secretly gets his hair cut from a "hottie" and enjoys it, until the cat's out of the bag and Carrie confesses about her own professional "hottie."
7) "Inn Escapable"--So Doug and Carrie aren't the cozy bed-and-breakfast type. This episode proves it, while Arthur ends up on a date.
8) "Move Doubt"--The house next door is for sale, but their best couple friends Deacon and Kelly aren't exactly buying.
9) "G'night Stalker"--Funny episode has Carrie dragging Doug to karaoke, with Doug getting a secret admirer out of the deal.
10) "Raygin' Bulls"--One of the best of this bunch finds Doug and buddy Ray Barone (Ray Romano) batching it . . . and botching it. Meanwhile, Carrie learns her father lost her name in a poker game.
11) "Baker's Doesn't"--Carrie humiliates Doug when she decides to buy a cake rather than bake one for the church sale, but Doug goes one further.
12) "Fresh Brood"--Doug gets the baby bug, but is bugged when he brings home a test baby and Carrie fails.
13) "Gambling N'diction"--Doug and his mother turn card hustlers.
14) "Apartment Complex"--Funny episode has Carrie trying to show real estate listings to Kirstie Alley, and that forces Doug to rend a small apartment for his poker games.
15) "Buggie Nights"--Arthur imports a set of bed sheets from a motel, complete with bed bugs.
16) "Knee Jerk"--After Doug gets special treatment from Carrie for an injury, Arthur decides he wants some of that.
17) "Present Tense"--When Deacon and Kelly give Doug and Carrie and unflattering portrait for an anniversary gift, it causes tensions between them (and between the happy couple).
18) "Sold-Y Locks"--Carrie gets her hair cut to make money for a cruise, but the new look gives Arthur new doubts about whether a guy named Frank is really Carrie's father.
19) "Emotional Rollercoaster"--On his big Four-O, Doug decides to face a lifelong fear and ride a rollercoaster, while Arthur devises a plan to avoid long amusement park lines.
20) "Four Play"--A double-date with Deacon and Kelly turns ugly when Kelly finally gets fed up with Doug.
21) "Hartford Wailer"--Carrie says she's going to help build "Homes for America," but Doug learns otherwise.
22) "Fight Schlub"--Carrie tries to mentor a teenaged girl, while Doug secretly befriends a driver from a rival delivery service.
23) "Acting Out"--After Arthur starts a fire in the basement, Carrie wants to move him to a retirement home. But when Doug learns about the sacrifices Arthur made for his daughter, he's not so sure about that.
Comedian Kevin James recently announced that he would pull the plug on "The King of Queens" at the end of its 9th season, marveling that a well-written sitcom that keeps it real instead of going for over-the-top characters and situations. "The King of Queens" features Kevin James as hefty Doug Hefferman, an IPS (not UPS) delivery man who's married to a slender, high-maintenance woman. Carrie (Leah Remini) and Doug make a perfectly engaging TV couple, and the humor exploits basic human nature--though this season there are some wild but still believable plot lines.
Jerry Stiller returns as the sometimes senile, sometimes lucid, but always cantankerous father-in-law who has to live in Doug's basement after he accidentally burns down his own house. Victor Williams gets lots of air time as Deacon, Doug's best friend from work, along with his wife, Kelly (Merrin Dungey). Patton Oswalt gets more air time this season as Doug's "loser" friend Spence (the "Spencinator"), who's constantly victimized by Carrie's bullying father. Quietly, this show has delivered top-notch comedy over the years, and it's frankly surprising that it hasn't gotten more notice. It didn't crack the Nielsen Top-30 until Season 3. Then again, it's always been an unassuming comedy that's not flashy and not self-promotional.
"The King of Queens" has never flooded their episodes with guest stars the way some sitcoms do, but when they include them it's as true cameos, with the actors playing themselves most of the time. One episode features Ray Romano palling around with Doug, while another pits Carrie against Kirstie Alley, and still another finds Spence deciding who to take to a Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention-neighbor Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk) or a man he just meets, Adam West (Batman). Huey Lewis also makes an appearance.
1) "Pole Lox"--Hilarious season opener finds Doug conning Carrie into taking pole dancing lessons for his bedroom pleasure. But be careful what you wish for.
2) "Vocal Discord"--When Doug and Carrie hear themselves fighting on tape, it makes them (and Carrie's father) confront the relationship that they have.
3) "Consummate Professional"--This flashback episode shows how Doug got his job at IPS, faking it at first to win her over.
4) "Like Hell"--Doug and Carrie tamper with newbies at their respective places of employment, with predictable (but still funny) results.
5) "Sandwiched Out"--When dog- and Arthur-walker Holly (Nicole Sullivan) says she's moving to New York, it shakes things up a big . . . but not as much as a feud Doug and Deacon have with a local restaurant.
6) "Shear Torture"--In one of the funnier episodes, Doug secretly gets his hair cut from a "hottie" and enjoys it, until the cat's out of the bag and Carrie confesses about her own professional "hottie."
7) "Inn Escapable"--So Doug and Carrie aren't the cozy bed-and-breakfast type. This episode proves it, while Arthur ends up on a date.
8) "Move Doubt"--The house next door is for sale, but their best couple friends Deacon and Kelly aren't exactly buying.
9) "G'night Stalker"--Funny episode has Carrie dragging Doug to karaoke, with Doug getting a secret admirer out of the deal.
10) "Raygin' Bulls"--One of the best of this bunch finds Doug and buddy Ray Barone (Ray Romano) batching it . . . and botching it. Meanwhile, Carrie learns her father lost her name in a poker game.
11) "Baker's Doesn't"--Carrie humiliates Doug when she decides to buy a cake rather than bake one for the church sale, but Doug goes one further.
12) "Fresh Brood"--Doug gets the baby bug, but is bugged when he brings home a test baby and Carrie fails.
13) "Gambling N'diction"--Doug and his mother turn card hustlers.
14) "Apartment Complex"--Funny episode has Carrie trying to show real estate listings to Kirstie Alley, and that forces Doug to rend a small apartment for his poker games.
15) "Buggie Nights"--Arthur imports a set of bed sheets from a motel, complete with bed bugs.
16) "Knee Jerk"--After Doug gets special treatment from Carrie for an injury, Arthur decides he wants some of that.
17) "Present Tense"--When Deacon and Kelly give Doug and Carrie and unflattering portrait for an anniversary gift, it causes tensions between them (and between the happy couple).
18) "Sold-Y Locks"--Carrie gets her hair cut to make money for a cruise, but the new look gives Arthur new doubts about whether a guy named Frank is really Carrie's father.
19) "Emotional Rollercoaster"--On his big Four-O, Doug decides to face a lifelong fear and ride a rollercoaster, while Arthur devises a plan to avoid long amusement park lines.
20) "Four Play"--A double-date with Deacon and Kelly turns ugly when Kelly finally gets fed up with Doug.
21) "Hartford Wailer"--Carrie says she's going to help build "Homes for America," but Doug learns otherwise.
22) "Fight Schlub"--Carrie tries to mentor a teenaged girl, while Doug secretly befriends a driver from a rival delivery service.
23) "Acting Out"--After Arthur starts a fire in the basement, Carrie wants to move him to a retirement home. But when Doug learns about the sacrifices Arthur made for his daughter, he's not so sure about that.
Jerry Stiller returns as the sometimes senile, sometimes lucid, but always cantankerous father-in-law who has to live in Doug's basement after he accidentally burns down his own house. Victor Williams gets lots of air time as Deacon, Doug's best friend from work, along with his wife, Kelly (Merrin Dungey). Patton Oswalt gets more air time this season as Doug's "loser" friend Spence (the "Spencinator"), who's constantly victimized by Carrie's bullying father. Quietly, this show has delivered top-notch comedy over the years, and it's frankly surprising that it hasn't gotten more notice. It didn't crack the Nielsen Top-30 until Season 3. Then again, it's always been an unassuming comedy that's not flashy and not self-promotional.
"The King of Queens" has never flooded their episodes with guest stars the way some sitcoms do, but when they include them it's as true cameos, with the actors playing themselves most of the time. One episode features Ray Romano palling around with Doug, while another pits Carrie against Kirstie Alley, and still another finds Spence deciding who to take to a Sci-Fi/Fantasy convention-neighbor Lou Ferrigno (The Hulk) or a man he just meets, Adam West (Batman). Huey Lewis also makes an appearance.
1) "Pole Lox"--Hilarious season opener finds Doug conning Carrie into taking pole dancing lessons for his bedroom pleasure. But be careful what you wish for.
2) "Vocal Discord"--When Doug and Carrie hear themselves fighting on tape, it makes them (and Carrie's father) confront the relationship that they have.
3) "Consummate Professional"--This flashback episode shows how Doug got his job at IPS, faking it at first to win her over.
4) "Like Hell"--Doug and Carrie tamper with newbies at their respective places of employment, with predictable (but still funny) results.
5) "Sandwiched Out"--When dog- and Arthur-walker Holly (Nicole Sullivan) says she's moving to New York, it shakes things up a big . . . but not as much as a feud Doug and Deacon have with a local restaurant.
6) "Shear Torture"--In one of the funnier episodes, Doug secretly gets his hair cut from a "hottie" and enjoys it, until the cat's out of the bag and Carrie confesses about her own professional "hottie."
7) "Inn Escapable"--So Doug and Carrie aren't the cozy bed-and-breakfast type. This episode proves it, while Arthur ends up on a date.
8) "Move Doubt"--The house next door is for sale, but their best couple friends Deacon and Kelly aren't exactly buying.
9) "G'night Stalker"--Funny episode has Carrie dragging Doug to karaoke, with Doug getting a secret admirer out of the deal.
10) "Raygin' Bulls"--One of the best of this bunch finds Doug and buddy Ray Barone (Ray Romano) batching it . . . and botching it. Meanwhile, Carrie learns her father lost her name in a poker game.
11) "Baker's Doesn't"--Carrie humiliates Doug when she decides to buy a cake rather than bake one for the church sale, but Doug goes one further.
12) "Fresh Brood"--Doug gets the baby bug, but is bugged when he brings home a test baby and Carrie fails.
13) "Gambling N'diction"--Doug and his mother turn card hustlers.
14) "Apartment Complex"--Funny episode has Carrie trying to show real estate listings to Kirstie Alley, and that forces Doug to rend a small apartment for his poker games.
15) "Buggie Nights"--Arthur imports a set of bed sheets from a motel, complete with bed bugs.
16) "Knee Jerk"--After Doug gets special treatment from Carrie for an injury, Arthur decides he wants some of that.
17) "Present Tense"--When Deacon and Kelly give Doug and Carrie and unflattering portrait for an anniversary gift, it causes tensions between them (and between the happy couple).
18) "Sold-Y Locks"--Carrie gets her hair cut to make money for a cruise, but the new look gives Arthur new doubts about whether a guy named Frank is really Carrie's father.
19) "Emotional Rollercoaster"--On his big Four-O, Doug decides to face a lifelong fear and ride a rollercoaster, while Arthur devises a plan to avoid long amusement park lines.
20) "Four Play"--A double-date with Deacon and Kelly turns ugly when Kelly finally gets fed up with Doug.
21) "Hartford Wailer"--Carrie says she's going to help build "Homes for America," but Doug learns otherwise.
22) "Fight Schlub"--Carrie tries to mentor a teenaged girl, while Doug secretly befriends a driver from a rival delivery service.
23) "Acting Out"--After Arthur starts a fire in the basement, Carrie wants to move him to a retirement home. But when Doug learns about the sacrifices Arthur made for his daughter, he's not so sure about that.
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