"The King of Queens" Episode Guide v1.0.0
(c) 1998, Tom Walsh (avs@netport.com)
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The following is an episode guide for the show "The King of Queens."
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ABOUT THE SHOW:
"The King of Queens" is a sitcom starring standup comic Kevin James as
package deliveryman Doug Heffernan whose life is turned upside down
when his father-in-law and sister-in-law move in. Leah Remini co-stars
as wife Carrie, a legal secretary.
"The King of Queens" is a Hanley Production, CBS Production, and Columbia
TriStar Television presentation. It was created by Michael J. Weithorn &
David Litt.
ABOUT THIS GUIDE:
Episode titles comes from television listings and such sources as ClickTV
(http://www.clicktv.com).
VERSION HISTORY:
v1.0.0 28 October 1998 Initial version
CAST:
PERFORMER - CHARACTER
Kevin James - Doug Heffernan
Leah Remini - Carrie Heffernan
Jerry Stiller - Arthur Spooner
Lisa Rieffel - Sara Spooner
Patton Oswalt - Spence
Larry Romano - Richie
Victor Williams - Deacon
EPISODES:
CBS - The show appeared on CBS on Mondays from 8:30-9:00 p.m. in the old
"Everybody Loves Raymond" slot (which moved back 30 minutes).
*** SEASON 1 (1998-99) 22 EPISODES ***
1. "Pilot" 21 September 1998
P: Annette Sahakian Davis D: Pamela Fryman
W: Michael J. Weithorn & David Litt
[TV-PG-DL]
Carrie surprises Doug by having his 70-inch big screen TV delivered into the
basement. Then tragedy strikes, Carrie's father's wife passes away suddenly.
Carrie realizes Arthur cannot take care of himself and does not trust her
sister Sara to do the job, so she gets Doug to agree that the solution is to
have both of them move in. This means Doug must give up his TV room.
Guests: none
2. "Fat City" 28 September 1998
P: Annette Sahakian Davis D: Robert Berlinger
W: Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith
[TV-PG-DL]
Arthur shows Doug his many, unorganized photo albums, and Doug sees a photo of
Carrie's mother near the end of her life when she gained a lot of weight. He
learns from Arthur that all the women in the family gain weight, so he tricks
Carrie into going on a diet by stating both of them should, against Deacon's
advice to not mess around with his happy marriage. Learning that Doug thinks
she should lose weight makes Carrie unhappy, and she takes it out on him.
Guests: none
3. "Cello, Goodbye" 5 October 1998
P: Annette Sahakian Davis D: Gail Mancuso
W: Michael J. Weithorn & David Litt
[TV-PG-DL]
Doug feels threatened when Carrie's new legal secretary job gives her a taste
of big-city sophistication. He also thinks her boss, Evan, is hitting on her,
which she denies, because she works closely with, sometimes until late, and
even has given her rides home. Doug pays a visit to Carrie's workplace and
tries to see if her boss is interested in hitting on her, which he isn't.
When Evan gives Carrie tickets to see a famous cellist, it means she will miss
Doug's softball game, and they fight. Doug shows up at the concert and annoys
Carrie but then tries to sit through it. He does not enjoy it, although she
does, and she and her insults show up at his next game.
Guests: Albie Selznick - Evan
Lynn A. Henderson - Employee
Note: Originally scheduled to air 12 October 1998.
4. "Richie's Song" 12 October 1998
P: Annette Sahakian Davis D: Robert Berlinger
W: Tony Sheehan
[TV-PG-DL]
When Deacon and his wife back out of dinner at the Heffernan's, Richie uses the
chance to get himself and his wife, Marie, invited over. Carrie does not like
Marie and really does not look forward to the evening. Afterwards, Carrie lets
Doug know that Marie is cheating on Richie and that it's up to Doug to inform
him. Doug has a hard time working up the courage to tell him, which he finally
does. Richie moves out, and they go to counseling together, although she wants
to see the therapist one-on-one since "she's the one who has the problem."
Arthur tries a deodorant he does not like and tries to get the company to honor
its money-back guarantee. He asks Doug to help, who just throws the deodorant
away, not realizing Arthur is intent to follow through.
Guests: Michele Maika - Marie
Note: Originally scheduled to air 5 October 1998.
5. "Paternal Affairs" 19 October 1998
P: Annette Sahakian Davis D: Brian K. Roberts
W: David Bickel
[TV-PG-D]
Doug and Carrie hold an anniversary party, and Arthur is furious to discover
that neighbor Joe Garver is invited since he eats too many deviled eggs.
While watching Garver take a lot of eggs at the party, he meets and is
smitten with Doug's favorite aunt, Sheila, who earlier dropped a bomb on
Doug by stating that she is separated from his uncle, Hank. Arthur asks
Doug's permission to court Sheila and, after Carrie's prodding, gets Doug's
approval. The two hit it off, and Doug is distressed to learn that the two
are sleeping together. Eventually, even Carrie gets disturbed by this.
Arthur states his intention to marry Sheila, and when Doug visits her, he
learns she does not want to marry Arthur but play the field, including with
Joe Garver, who arrives while Doug is there. Arthur arrives and sadly learns
the truth.
Spence takes a liking to Sara and agrees to shoot updated modeling photos of
her.
Guests: Brenda Vaccaro - Aunt Sheila Ratnaster
Note: The role of Joe Garver was non-speaking, and so no credit was provided.
6. "Head First" 26 October 1998
P: Annette Sahakian Davis D: Pamela Fryman
W: Michael J. Weithorn & David Litt
[TV-PG-D]
With Carrie and Sara going to a bachelorette party and Doug going to play pool
with the guys, Arthur feels snubbed and thinks he is going to spend Friday
night alone. But Doug takes pity on him and invites him along. The evening
is nearly a disaster (including a bar fight started by Arthur), but Carrie
rewards Doug. Doug uses this as an incentive to continue hanging around
Arthur, although he discovers he will not continue to get rewards. After he
ruins the guys' poker game, Doug confesses his reasons to Carrie, and she and
Doug sit down with Arthur to discuss the situation, at which Arthur gets the
upper hand.
Guests: Shari Albert - Rhonda
Lesli Margherita - Debbie
Jody Wood - Pool Player
7. "The Rock" 2 November 1998
P: Annette Sahakian Davis D: ?
W: ?
[TV-PG-?]
Doug and Carrie consider selling her engagement ring after discovering that
it is worth a fortune.
8. "Educating Doug" 9 November 1998
Doug is out of his league in an adult education class in English literature.
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