"The King of Queens" (1998) TV series 1998-2007

Creators:

David Litt
Michael J. Weithorn

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

21 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Comedy That Delivers!

Plot:

Delivery man Doug Heffernan has a good life: He's got a pretty wife (Carrie), a big TV and friends to watch it with. Then Carrie's goofy and annoying father Arthur moves in with them.

Plot Keywords:

Delivery Man | Friend | Married Couple | Actor Playing Himself | Laughing

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 14 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Kevin James	...	Doug Heffernan (206 episodes, 1998-2007)
Leah Remini	...	Carrie Heffernan (206 episodes, 1998-2007)
Jerry Stiller	...	Arthur Spooner (174 episodes, 1998-2007)
Victor Williams	...	Deacon Palmer (155 episodes, 1998-2007)
Patton Oswalt	...	Spence Olchin / ... (122 episodes, 1998-2007)

Runtime:

22 min (206 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cooper's Ale House, Glendale, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Trivia:

This was the last American live action sitcom to have premiered in the 1990s to end its run.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode where Carrie boycotts Doug's favourite restaurant, Arthur receives a Video box set on the civil war. The size colour and style of the box set alternates between shots.

Quotes:

[Arthur is moving up to sleep in the room next to Carrie and Doug's bedroom]
Arthur Spooner: Well, hello there, neighbour!
Doug Heffernan: Hello. Why did he call me neighbour?
Carrie Spooner Heffernan: I'm moving him up here tonight, the basement was freezing.
Doug Heffernan: How freezing?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie (#25.1)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

The King of Queens Theme Song

Still a great show,but move it back to Monday.

In a day and age of so-called "reality" television,King of Queens is a bright,shining light of real entertainment.It consists of people with actual talent to entertain.Another gem from the world of stand up comedy,Kevin James stars as Doug Heffernan,perhaps the best comedic representative of blue collar America since Ralph Kramden,though he certainly does not surpass him.Leah Remini also shines as Doug's wife Carrie.Add long time comedy veteran Jerry Stiller as Carrie's live in dad.It's basic theme focuses on the challenges of marriage.It teaches us to laugh at situations those of us in the real world take seriously,perhaps a little too much so.The jokes are well written,as well as well delivered and timed.My only problem is the show's current time slot on Wednesday nights.I thought it worked much better back to back with Everybody Loves Raymond on Mondays.