Series Description:

The King Of Queens TV show was a 30 minute situation comedy series on CBS about a couple who lived in Queens, New York. Doug was a belching, farting, package delivery guy without a romantic bone in his body. He had no desire to become anything more. He just wanted to finish his route, come home, eat himself out of his clothes, drink beer, and watch TV. Carrie was a sassy lady to the point of being an embarrassment! She had no problem letting anyone know exactly what she thought of them. She constantly let Doug know how fat and lazy he was, but Doug didn't care. The only thing that bothered Doug was his wife's good-for-nothing father who was living in the basement. Doug and Carrie did manage to maintain a few friendships with people who accepted them despite how despicable they were. Somehow, they all got along ... but they rarely got along well!

The King of Queens Cast:

Kevin James ................. Doug Heffernan
Leah Remini ................. Carrie Heffernan
Jerry Stiller ............... Arthur Spooner
Victor Williams ............. Deacon Palmer
Larry Romano ................ Richie Iannucci
Patton Oswalt ............... Spence Olchin

Theme Song Lyrics

Title: "The King Of Queens Theme"

By: "Billy Vera & the Beaters"

My eyes are getting weary.
My back is getting tight.
I'm sitting here in traffic on the Queensborough Bridge tonight.
But I don't care cause all I want to do
Is cash my check and drive right home to you.

Cause Baby, all my life,
I will be driving home to you.

The King of Queens Trivia:

Leah Remini starred on three short-lived series before landing her role on the hit series, "The King of Queens"! In 1989 she appeared on "Living Dolls" for 12 episodes, in 1995 on "First Time Out" for 12 more, and in 1998 on "Fired Up" for 23 episodes. Just 7 months after "Fired Up" ended, Leah appeared on the first episode of "The King of Queens" and remained there for a whopping 207 episodes!

ABC had tried a series nearly identical to the King of Queens just six months befores the King of Queens premiered. It was titled, "That's Life" and was about a working class couple living in Queens who have a deadbeat sister (of the wife) and her son move in with them. Unfortunately, it only lasted five episodes.

The King of Queens TV show premiered with some fairly decent competition in its time slot on Mondays at 8:30PM. ABC was airing the second half-hour of "Monday Night Football", the WB (later becoming the CW) was broadcasting its hit drama series "7th Heaven", and FOX was showing the last half of "Melrose Place"!

When Doug Heffernan first met Carrie he was unemployed. Carrie insisted that she had no interest in any guy who didn't have a job so Doug lied to her about having a job as a package delivery guy. He would have Carrie drop him off at "work" and after she pulled away he'd take off and waste the day away. One day she didn't pull away and Doug had to open the employee entrance and go in! He started hanging out there and the supervisor came to believe that he actually worked there. He eventually begged his way in and that's how Doug got his job!

Jerry Stiller is the father of comedy movie star, Ben Stiller. Jerry and Ben's mom, "Anne Meara" were a very popular comedy team on television several decades before the King of Queens TV show hit the airwaves. Jerry and Anne both starred on "The Paul Lynde Show" in 1972! Jerry also appeared on the short-lived series, "The Tattingers" in 1988 and was one of just a few comedy stars who was "roasted" by the New York Fiars Clus on a "Comedy Central Presents" special! Anne Meara also starred on "Alf" and "Archie Bunker's Place".

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Episodes List With Original Air Dates

The First Season

Pilot Episode (9/21/1998)
Fat City (9/28/1998)
Cello, Goodbye (10/5/1998)
Richie's Song (10/12/1998)
Paternal Affairs (10/19/1998)
Head First (10/26/1998)
The Rock (11/2/1998)
Educating Doug (11/9/1998)
Road Rayge (11/16/1998)
Supermarket Story (11/23/1998)
Noel Cowards (12/14/1998)
Fixer Upper (12/21/1998)
Best Man (1/11/1999)
Dog Days (1/18/1999)
Crappy Birthday (2/1/1999)
S'Ain't Valentine's (2/8/1999)
Court Date (2/15/1999)
White Collar (2/22/1999)
Rayny Day (3/1/1999)
Train Wreck (3/15/1999)
Hungry Man (4/5/1999)
Time Share (4/26/1999)
Where's Poppa? (5/3/1999)
Art House (5/10/1999)
Maybe Baby (5/17/1999)

The Second Season

Queasy Rider (9/20/1999)
Female Problems (9/27/1999)
Assaulted Nuts (10/4/1999)
Parent Trapped (10/11/1999)
Tube Stakes (10/18/1999)
Doug Out (10/25/1999)
Get Away (11/1/1999)
Dire Stayts (11/8/1999)
I, Candy (11/15/1999)
Roamin' Holiday (11/22/1999)
Sparing Carrie (11/29/1999)
Net Prophets (12/13/1999)
Party Favor (1/10/2000)
Block Buster (1/17/2000)
Frozen Pop (1/24/2000)
Fair Game (2/7/2000)
Meet By-Product (2/14/2000)
The Shmenkmans (2/21/2000)
Surprise Artie (2/28/2000)
Wild Cards (3/6/2000)
Big Dougie (4/17/2000)
Soft Touch (5/1/2000)
Restaurant Row (5/8/2000)
Flower Power (5/15/2000)
Whine Country (5/22/2000)

The Third Season

Do Rico (10/2/2000)
Roast Chicken (10/9/2000)
Fatty McButter Pants (10/16/2000)
Class Struggle (10/23/2000)
Strike One (10/30/2000)
Strike Too (11/6/2000)
Strike Out (11/13/2000)
Dark Meet (11/20/2000)
Twisted Sitters (11/27/2000)
Work Related (12/4/2000)
Better Camera (12/11/2000)
Wedding Presence (1/8/2001)
Hi Def-Jam (1/29/2001)
Paint Misbehavin' (2/5/2001)
Deacon Blues (2/12/2001)
Horizontal Hold (2/19/2001)
Inner Tube (2/26/2001)
Papa Pill (3/19/2001)
Package Deal (4/9/2001)
Separation Anxiety (4/16/2001)
Departure Time (4/30/2001)
Swim Neighbors (5/7/2001)
S'no Job (5/14/2001)
Pregnant Pause - Part 1 (5/21/2001)
Pregnant Pause - Part 2 (5/21/2001)

The Fourth Season

Walk, Man (9/24/2001)
Sight Gag (10/1/2001)
Mean Streak (10/8/2001)
Friender Bender (10/15/2001)
No Retreat (10/22/2001)
Ticker Treat (10/29/2001)
Lyin' Hearted (11/5/2001)
Life Sentence (11/12/2001)
Veiled Threat (11/19/2001)
Oxy Moron (11/26/2001)
Depo Man (12/10/2001)
Ovary Action (12/17/2001)
Food Fight (1/7/2002)
Double Downer (1/14/2002)
Dougie Nights (2/4/2002)
No Orleans (2/25/2002)
Missing Links (3/4/2002)
Hero Worship (3/18/2002)
Screwed Driver (3/25/2002)
Lush Life (4/8/2002)
Bun Dummy (4/29/2002)
Patrons Ain't (5/6/2002)
Eddie Money (5/13/2002)
Two Thirty (5/20/2002)
Shrink Wrap (5/20/2002)

The Fifth Season

Arthur, Spooner (9/23/2002)
Window Pain (9/30/2002)
Holy Mackerel (10/7/2002)
Kirbid Enthusiasm (10/14/2002)
Mammary Lane (10/21/2002)
Business Affairs (10/28/2002)
Flame Resistant (11/4/2002)
Flash Photography (11/11/2002)
Connect Four (11/18/2002)
Loaner Car (11/25/2002)
Mentalo Case (12/16/2002)
Jung Frankenstein (1/6/2003)
Attention Deficit (1/20/2003)
Prints Charming (2/3/2003)
Animal Attraction (2/10/2003)
Golden Moldy (2/17/2003)
S'Poor House (2/24/2003)
Steve Moscow (3/10/2003)
Cowardly Lyin' (3/31/2003)
Driving Reign (4/14/2003)
Clothes Encounter (4/21/2003)
Queens'Bro Bridge (4/28/2003)
Dog Shelter (5/5/2003)
Taste Buds (5/12/2003)
Bed Spread (5/19/2003)

The Sixth Season

Doug Less - Part 1 (10/1/2003)
Doug Less - Part 2 (10/1/2003)
King Pong (10/8/2003)
Dreading Vows (10/15/2003)
Nocturnal Omission (10/22/2003)
Affidavit Justice (10/29/2003)
Secret Garden (11/12/2003)
Eggsit Strategy (11/19/2003)
Thanks Man (11/26/2003)
American Idle (12/3/2003)
Santa Claustrophobia (12/17/2003)
Dougie Houser (1/7/2004)
Frigid Heirs (1/14/2004)
Switch Sitters (2/11/2004)
Cheap Saks (2/11/2004)
Damned Yanky (2/18/2004)
Multiple Plots (2/25/2004)
Trash Talker (3/3/2004)
Precedent Nixin' (3/17/2004)
Foe: Pa (3/24/2004)
Tank Heaven (4/7/2004)
Altar Ego (5/5/2004)
Icky Shuffle (5/12/2004)
Awful Bigamy (5/19/2004)

The Seventh Season

Lost Vegas (10/27/2004)
Dugan Groupie (11/3/2004)
Furious Gorge (11/10/2004)
Entertainment Weakly (11/24/2004)
Name Dropper (12/1/2004)
Offtrack... Bedding (12/8/2004)
Silent Mite (12/15/2004)
Awed Couple (1/5/2005)
Cologne Ranger (1/12/2005)
Domestic Disturbance (1/19/2005)
Poor Judgement (1/26/2005)
Gym Neighbors (2/9/2005)
Gorilla Warfare (2/16/2005)
Hi, School (2/23/2005)
Deconstructing Carrie (3/2/2005)
Black List (3/16/2005)
Wish Boned (3/30/2005)
Van, Go (4/6/2005)
Ice Cubed (4/13/2005)
Catching Hell (4/20/2005)
Slippery Slope (5/9/2005)
Buy Curious (5/18/2005)

The Eighth Season

Pole Lox (9/19/2005)
Vocal Discord (9/26/2005)
Consummate Professional (10/3/2005)
Like Hell (10/10/2005)
Sandwiched Out (10/17/2005)
Shear Torture (10/24/2005)
Inn Escapable (11/7/2005)
Move Doubt (11/14/2005)
G'Night, Stalker (11/21/2005)
Raygin Bulls (11/28/2005)
Baker's Doesn't (12/19/2005)
Fresh Brood (1/9/2006)
Gambling N'Diction (1/23/2006)
Apartment Complex (2/6/2006)
Buggie Nights (2/27/2006)
Knee Jerk (3/6/2006)
Present Tense (3/13/2006)
Sold-Y Locks (3/20/2006)
Emotional Rollercoaster (4/10/2006)
Four Play (5/1/2006)
Hartford Wailer (5/8/2006)
Fight Schlub (5/15/2006)
Acting Out (5/22/2006)

The Ninth Season

Mama Cast (12/6/2006)
Affair Trade (12/6/2006)
Moxie Moron (12/13/2006)
Major Disturbance (12/13/2006)
Ruff Goin' (12/20/2006)
Brace Yourself (1/3/2007)
Home Cheapo (4/9/2007)
Offensive Fowl (4/16/2007)
Mild Bunch (4/23/2007)
Manhattan Project (4/30/2007)
Single Spaced (5/7/2007)
China Syndrome - Part 1 (5/14/2007)
China Syndrome - Part 2 (5/14/2007)