The King of Queens 1998
★ 7.1/10 · 738 votes TV-PG Comedy 9 seasons · 207 eps Ended
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What is The King of Queens?
The King of Queens is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS. The series was created by Michael J.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1998
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 207
- Runtime
- 25 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 21, 1998
- Last aired
- May 14, 2007
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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The King of Queens is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as executive producers. It stars Kevin James and Leah Remini as Doug and his wife Carrie. The show revolves around Doug, a deliveryman, and his life with Carrie, until her father Arthur moves in with them. This change affects Doug's life, as he is no longer the sole ruler of his domain. The term king refers to a male monarch of a major territorial unit, which is reflected in the show's title. The King of Queens features a cast including Jerry Stiller and Victor Williams, and explores the relationships and dynamics between the characters. The show consists of multiple episodes and seasons, with a total of 207 half-hour episodes spanning nine seasons. The series premiered on September 21, 1998, and concluded on May 14, 2007.
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Should you watch it?
“A deliveryman's life is upended when his father-in-law moves into his home.”
Reasons to watch
- focuses on family dynamics
- explores household tension
Keep in mind
- the protagonist loses his personal space
Watch it if you enjoy sitcoms centered on domestic life and family conflicts.
The series features comedic situations involving family members living together.
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Cast
Kevin James
Doug Heffernan
Leah Remini
Carrie Heffernan
Jerry Stiller
Arthur Spooner
Victor Williams
Deacon Palmer
Patton Oswalt
Spence Olchin
Gary Valentine
Danny Heffernan
Nicole Sullivan
Holly Shumpert
Larry Romano
Richie Ianucci
Merrin Dungey
Kelly Palmer
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Mookie Barker
Phil
Lou Ferrigno
Lou Ferrigno
Sam McMurray
O'Boyle
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Season 1 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pilot Mytharc Sep 21, 1998
- E2 Fat City Core Sep 28, 1998
- E3 Cello, Goodbye Core Oct 5, 1998
- E4 Richie's Song Core Oct 12, 1998
- E5 Paternal Affairs Core Oct 19, 1998
- E6 Head First Core Oct 26, 1998
- E7 The Rock Core Nov 2, 1998
- E8 Educating Doug Core Nov 9, 1998
- E9 Road Rayge Core Nov 16, 1998
- E10 Supermarket Story Core Dec 7, 1998
- E11 Noel Cowards Core Dec 14, 1998
- E12 Fixer Upper Core Dec 21, 1998
- E13 Best Man Core Jan 11, 1999
- E14 Dog Days Core Jan 18, 1999
- E15 Crappy Birthday Core Feb 2, 1999
- E16 S'Ain't Valentine's Core Feb 8, 1999
- E17 Court Date Core Feb 15, 1999
- E18 White Collar Core Feb 22, 1999
- E19 Rayny Day Core Mar 1, 1999
- E20 Train Wreck Core Mar 15, 1999
- E21 Hungry Man Core Apr 5, 1999
- E22 Time Share Core Apr 26, 1999
- E23 Where's Poppa? Core May 3, 1999
- E24 Art House Mytharc May 10, 1999
- E25 Maybe Baby Mytharc May 17, 1999
Season 2 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Queasy Rider Mytharc Sep 20, 1999
- E2 Female Problems Core Sep 27, 1999
- E3 Assaulted Nuts Core Oct 4, 1999
- E4 Parent Trapped Core Oct 11, 1999
- E5 Tube Steaks Core Oct 18, 1999
- E6 Doug Out Core Oct 25, 1999
- E7 Get Away Core Nov 1, 1999
- E8 Dire Strayts Core Nov 8, 1999
- E9 I, Candy Core Nov 15, 1999
- E10 Roamin' Holiday Core Nov 22, 1999
- E11 Sparing Carrie Core Nov 29, 1999
- E12 Net Prophets Core Dec 13, 1999
- E13 Party Favor Core Jan 10, 2000
- E14 Block Buster Core Jan 17, 2000
- E15 Frozen Pop Core Jan 24, 2000
- E16 Fair Game Core Feb 7, 2000
- E17 Meet By-Product Core Feb 14, 2000
- E18 The Shmenkmans Core Feb 21, 2000
- E19 Surprise Artie Core Feb 28, 2000
- E20 Wild Cards Core Mar 6, 2000
- E21 Big Dougie Core Apr 17, 2000
- E22 Soft Touch Core May 1, 2000
- E23 Restaurant Row Core May 8, 2000
- E24 Flower Power Mytharc May 15, 2000
- E25 Whine Country Mytharc May 22, 2000
Season 3 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Do Rico Mytharc Oct 2, 2000
- E2 Roast Chicken Core Oct 9, 2000
- E3 Fatty McButterpants Core Oct 16, 2000
- E4 Class Struggle Core Oct 23, 2000
- E5 Strike One Core Oct 30, 2000
- E6 Strike Too Core Nov 6, 2000
- E7 Strike Out Core Nov 13, 2000
- E8 Dark Meet Core Nov 20, 2000
- E9 Twisted Sitters Core Nov 27, 2000
- E10 Work Related Core Dec 4, 2000
- E11 Better Camera Core Dec 11, 2000
- E12 Wedding Presence Core Jan 8, 2001
- E13 Hi Def-Jam Core Jan 29, 2001
- E14 Paint Misbehavin' Core Feb 5, 2001
- E15 Deacon Blues Core Feb 12, 2001
- E16 Horizontal Hold Core Feb 19, 2001
- E17 Inner Tube Core Feb 26, 2001
- E18 Papa Pill Core Mar 19, 2001
- E19 Package Deal Core Apr 9, 2001
- E20 Separation Anxiety Core Apr 16, 2001
- E21 Departure Time Core Apr 30, 2001
- E22 Swim Neighbors Core May 7, 2001
- E23 S'no Job Core May 14, 2001
- E24 Pregnant Pause (1) Mytharc May 21, 2001
- E25 Pregnant Pause (2) Mytharc May 28, 2001
Season 4 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Walk, Man Mytharc Sep 24, 2001
- E2 Sight Gag Core Oct 1, 2001
- E3 Mean Streak Core Oct 8, 2001
- E4 Friender Bender Core Oct 15, 2001
- E5 No Retreat Core Oct 22, 2001
- E6 Ticker Treat Core Oct 29, 2001
- E7 Lyin' Hearted Core Nov 5, 2001
- E8 Life Sentence Core Nov 12, 2001
- E9 Veiled Threat Core Nov 19, 2001
- E10 Oxy Moron Core Nov 26, 2001
- E11 Depo Man Core Dec 10, 2001
- E12 Ovary Action Core Dec 17, 2001
- E13 Food Fight Core Jan 7, 2002
- E14 Double Downer Core Jan 14, 2002
- E15 Dougie Nights Core Feb 4, 2002
- E16 No Orleans Core Feb 25, 2002
- E17 Missing Links Core Mar 4, 2002
- E18 Hero Worship Core Mar 18, 2002
- E19 Screwed Driver Core Mar 25, 2002
- E20 Lush Life Core Apr 8, 2002
- E21 Bun Dummy Core Apr 29, 2002
- E22 Patrons Ain't Core May 6, 2002
- E23 Eddie Money Core May 13, 2002
- E24 Two Thirty Mytharc May 20, 2002
- E25 Shrink Wrap Mytharc May 20, 2002
Season 5 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Arthur, Spooner Mytharc Sep 23, 2002
- E2 Window Pain Core Sep 30, 2002
- E3 Holy Mackerel Core Oct 7, 2002
- E4 Kirbed Enthusiasm Core Oct 14, 2002
- E5 Mammary Lane Core Oct 21, 2002
- E6 Business Affairs Core Oct 28, 2002
- E7 Flame Resistant Core Nov 4, 2002
- E8 Flash Photography Core Nov 11, 2002
- E9 Connect Four Core Nov 18, 2002
- E10 Loaner Car Core Nov 25, 2002
- E11 Mentalo Case Core Dec 16, 2002
- E12 Jung Frankenstein Core Jan 6, 2003
- E13 Attention Deficit Core Jan 20, 2003
- E14 Prints Charming Core Feb 3, 2003
- E15 Animal Attraction Core Feb 10, 2003
- E16 Golden Moldy Core Feb 17, 2003
- E17 S'Poor House Core Feb 24, 2003
- E18 Steve Moscow Core Mar 10, 2003
- E19 Cowardly Lyin' Core Mar 31, 2003
- E20 Driving Reign Core Apr 14, 2003
- E21 Clothes Encounter Core Apr 21, 2003
- E22 Queens'bro Bridge Core Apr 28, 2003
- E23 Dog Shelter Core May 5, 2003
- E24 Taste Buds Mytharc May 12, 2003
- E25 Bed Spread Mytharc May 19, 2003
Season 6 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Doug Less (1) Mytharc Oct 1, 2003
- E2 Doug Less (2) Core Oct 1, 2003
- E3 King Pong Core Oct 8, 2003
- E4 Dreading Vows Core Oct 15, 2003
- E5 Nocturnal Omission Core Oct 22, 2003
- E6 Affidavit Justice Core Oct 29, 2003
- E7 Secret Garden Core Nov 12, 2003
- E8 Eggsit Strategy Core Nov 19, 2003
- E9 Thanks Man Core Nov 26, 2003
- E10 American Idle Core Dec 3, 2003
- E11 Santa Claustrophobia Core Dec 17, 2003
- E12 Dougie Houser Core Jan 7, 2004
- E13 Frigid Heirs Core Jan 14, 2004
- E14 Switch Sitters Core Feb 11, 2004
- E15 Cheap Saks Core Feb 11, 2004
- E16 Damned Yanky Core Feb 18, 2004
- E17 Multiple Plots Core Feb 25, 2004
- E18 Trash Talker Core Mar 3, 2004
- E19 Precedent Nixin' Core Mar 17, 2004
- E20 Foe: Pa Core Mar 24, 2004
- E21 Tank Heaven Core Apr 7, 2004
- E22 Alter Ego Core May 5, 2004
- E23 Icky Shuffle Mytharc May 12, 2004
- E24 Awful Bigamy Mytharc May 19, 2004
Season 7 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lost Vegas Mytharc Oct 27, 2004
- E2 Dugan Groupie Core Nov 3, 2004
- E3 Furious Gorge Core Nov 10, 2004
- E4 Entertainment Weakly Core Nov 24, 2004
- E5 Name Dropper Core Dec 1, 2004
- E6 Offtrack... Bedding Core Dec 8, 2004
- E7 Silent Mite Core Dec 15, 2004
- E8 Awed Couple Core Dec 15, 2004
- E9 Cologne Ranger Core Jan 12, 2005
- E10 Domestic Disturbance Core Jan 19, 2005
- E11 Pour Judgment Mytharc Jan 26, 2005
- E12 Gym Neighbors Core Feb 9, 2005
- E13 Gorilla Warfare Core Feb 16, 2005
- E14 Hi, School Core Feb 23, 2005
- E15 Deconstructing Carrie Core Mar 2, 2005
- E16 Black List Core Mar 16, 2005
- E17 Wish Boned Core Mar 30, 2005
- E18 Van, Go Core Apr 6, 2005
- E19 Ice Cubed Core Apr 13, 2005
- E20 Catching Hell Core Apr 20, 2005
- E21 Slippery Slope Mytharc May 9, 2005
- E22 Buy Curious Mytharc May 18, 2005
Season 8 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pole Lox Mytharc Sep 19, 2005
- E2 Vocal Discord Core Sep 26, 2005
- E3 Consummate Professional Core Oct 3, 2005
- E4 Like Hell Core Oct 10, 2005
- E5 Sandwiched Out Core Oct 17, 2005
- E6 Shear Torture Core Oct 24, 2005
- E7 Inn Escapable Core Nov 7, 2005
- E8 Move Doubt Core Nov 14, 2005
- E9 G'Night, Stalker Core Nov 21, 2005
- E10 Raygin Bulls Core Nov 28, 2005
- E11 Baker's Doesn't Core Dec 19, 2005
- E12 Fresh Brood Core Jan 6, 2006
- E13 Gambling N'Diction Core Jan 23, 2006
- E14 Apartment Complex Core Feb 6, 2006
- E15 Buggie Nights Core Feb 27, 2006
- E16 Knee Jerk Core Mar 6, 2006
- E17 Present Tense Core Mar 13, 2006
- E18 Sold-Y Locks Core Mar 20, 2006
- E19 Emotional Rollercoaster Core Apr 10, 2006
- E20 Four Play Core May 1, 2006
- E21 Hartford Wailer Core May 8, 2006
- E22 Fight Schlub Mytharc May 8, 2006
- E23 Acting Out Mytharc May 22, 2006
Season 9 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mama Cast Mytharc Dec 6, 2006
- E2 Affair Trade Core Dec 6, 2006
- E3 Moxie Moron Core Dec 13, 2006
- E4 Major Disturbance Core Dec 13, 2006
- E5 Ruff Goin' Core Dec 20, 2006
- E6 Brace Yourself Core Jan 3, 2007
- E7 Home Cheapo Core Apr 9, 2007
- E8 Offensive Fowl Core Apr 16, 2007
- E9 Mild Bunch Core Apr 23, 2007
- E10 Manhattan Project Core Apr 30, 2007
- E11 Single Spaced Core May 7, 2007
- E12 China Syndrome (1) Mytharc May 14, 2007
- E13 China Syndrome (2) Mytharc May 14, 2007
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the main character?
The main character is a deliveryman named Doug Heffernan.
Who moves in with Doug and Carrie?
Doug's father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with the couple.
What happens to Doug's basement?
Doug's recently renovated basement is no longer his own space for a big screen television.
What is the central conflict?
The conflict arises because Doug is no longer the king of his domain after his father-in-law moves in.
Who is Carrie?
Carrie is Doug's wife.
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