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The King of Queens (1998–2007) 7.3
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. |
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Cast
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| Kevin James | ... |
Doug Heffernan
(206 episodes, 1998-2007)
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| Leah Remini | ... |
Carrie Heffernan
(206 episodes, 1998-2007)
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| Jerry Stiller | ... |
Arthur Spooner
(174 episodes, 1998-2007)
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| Victor Williams | ... |
Deacon Palmer
(155 episodes, 1998-2007)
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| Patton Oswalt | ... |
Spence Olchin
(122 episodes, 1998-2007)
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Taking place in Rego Park, Queens, New York, a blue-collar married couple, Doug, a deliveryman, and Carrie, a secretary at a law firm, who both live with Carrie's oddball father, Arthur, try to make the best of what they got while trying to make their marriage somewhat normal and getting through tiny problems that they have together, even the occasional run-in with Carrie's father. Written by rocknrollunderdawg
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Comedy That Delivers! See more »Genres:
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21 September 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Columbia TriStar Television, Sony Pictures Television, CBS Paramount Network Television See more »
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| (206 episodes)Sound Mix:
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Spence Olchin: Yes.
Carrie Spooner Heffernan: You look like Ernie from Sesame Street.
Spence Olchin: What did I do to you?
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Written by Josh Goldsmith & Cathy Yuspa
Performed by Billy Vera & The Beaters
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Did You Know?
Trivia
In several episodes throughout the series, famous video game icon, Sonic the Hedgehog can be seen on an arcade machine inside Cooper's bar, a setting frequently used on the show. See more »Goofs
In a few episodes there is a reference to the characters going to "Dairy Queen". There are no "Dairy Queens" in Queens, or in all of NYC for that matter. See more »Quotes
Carrie Spooner Heffernan: Is this how you take a bath?Spence Olchin: Yes.
Carrie Spooner Heffernan: You look like Ernie from Sesame Street.
Spence Olchin: What did I do to you?
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Crazy Credits
A couple of episodes show bloopers while the credits are rolling. One of the episodes that do this is "Package Deal," which can be found in Season 3, Episode 19. See more »Soundtracks
"The King of Queens Theme Song"Written by Josh Goldsmith & Cathy Yuspa
Performed by Billy Vera & The Beaters
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When this show first came on the air, I saw it once or twice and thought it was another "fat guy, skinny wife" show that seemed to populate the networks at the time. It was just "okay" upon initial viewings and I didn't watch it again; however, once it went into syndication, I caught several episodes (simply because it was on twice a night), and I'm telling you, the more you watch this show, the funnier it is. Once you see how all of the great supporting characters are connected, this show makes you laugh out loud. Every new episode I watch is more creative than the one before--people who only watch this a couple of times will not notice this. The writing and story lines are much more sophisticated than they appear at first (this is far from "According to Jim"). First of all, Kevin James is hysterical, incredibly charming, and a talented comedic actor, as is the supporting cast. Leah Remini has excellent timing, and Patton Oswalt's Spence is one of the funnier characters on the show. And of course, Jerry Stiller is brilliant as Arthur. I was shocked to read comments that he was the worst part of the show--he's a gigantic part of why this show is so great--his delivery of these ridiculous schemes (rounding out the crazy dad character) are beyond hilarious. And the yelling--the best episode is when they show him as a kid yelling "Lemon Icee!!". That episode, during which Carrie takes him to a therapist in hopes to get him medicated (to make Doug less stressed out), guest star William Hurt decides that Arthur yells because he's never been validated. The latter part of the episode where Doug beats up his childhood self in a therapy session is beyond funny, it's one of the most creative scenes I've seen on a sitcom. I feel the strange need to defend this show, because it is severely underrated--while "Friends" was sometimes amusing, and "Raymond" has some great episodes and characters, they both lacked the creative touch that "King of Queens" has. In an era where most sitcoms have canned jokes and are on the whole mediocre, "King of Queens" continues to push the sitcom envelope and show real comic genius. Critics of this show obviously don't get it--or haven't watched the show enough to give it a chance, because anyone with real comic and creative sensibility has to laugh out loud while watching. It's certainly on par with my other two favorites, "Seinfeld" and "The Office" in its ridiculous tone. It's the Arthurs, Kramers, and Michael Scotts of TV that keep us watching, and laughing out loud.