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[[Image:KingofQueensCast.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Leah Remini]], [[Jerry Stiller]] and [[Kevin James]] in a scene from ''The King of Queens''.]]
[[Image:KingofQueensCast.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Leah Remini]], [[Jerry Stiller]] and [[Kevin James]] in a scene from ''The King of Queens''.]]
* [[Doug Heffernan]] — played by [[Kevin James]] — Doug is best known for his bizarre made-up words and goofy mannerisms. Doug's parents paid for him to go to college, but he dropped out. If he isn't delivering parcels, he's with his buddies, watching sports television, or bickering with his ever domineering wife who is always telling him what to do. The main reason Carrie and Doug are a squabbly couple is due to Carrie's giving Doug orders, then Doug disobeying those orders behind her back and being dishonest about it. Carrie often finds out about his dishonesty. This ends up in them having a big, childish argument in which Doug is often called names about his being overweight and Carrie is accused of being mean and screamed at a lot by Doug. Doug's disobedience in eating fatty foods after Carrie has told him not to is another common reason why the two have some disagreements.
* [[Doug Heffernan]] — played by [[Kevin James]] — Doug is best known for his bizarre made-up words and goofy mannerisms. Doug's parents paid for him to go to college, but he dropped out. If he isn't delivering parcels, he's with his buddies, watching sports television, or bickering with his ever domineering wife who is always telling him what to do. The main reason Carrie and Doug are a squabbly couple is due to Carrie's giving Doug orders, then Doug disobeying those orders behind her back and being dishonest about it. Carrie often finds out about his dishonesty. This ends up in them having a big, childish argument in which Doug is often called names about his being overweight and Carrie is accused of being mean and screamed at a lot by Doug. Doug's disobedience in eating fatty foods after Carrie has told him not to is another common reason why the two have some disagreements.
* [[Carrie Heffernan]] — played by [[Leah Remini]] — Doug's attractive wife. Carrie never went to college, but is a hard-working secretarian in a big [[Manhattan]] law firm. Carrie loves fancy [[footwear]], fancy dresses, enjoys shopping for them, and owns way too much of them. Carrie's best friend is Deacon's wife, Kelly Palmer. She's not crazy about any of Doug's friends, but is closest with Deacon out of all of them. Although Carrie's usually in the right and knows what's best, ironically she'll sometimes behave just as wrongly and unscrupulously as Doug. However when Carrie is guilty of something, she's a lot more likely to admit to it or become apologetic about it than Doug is. Being the wisest and most level-headed, Carrie has the most responsibilities and is in charge. Carrie can, however, be overly domineering, disapproving, and sharp-tongued. She's even judged by some, especially Holly and Doug, as being intimidating. For the most part, Carrie's very understanding, loving, and patient with both her father and husband, who are both a handful.
* [[Carrie Heffernan]] — played by [[Leah Remini]] — Doug's attractive wife. Carrie never went to college, but is a hard-working secretarian in a big [[Manhattan]] law firm. Carrie loves fancy [[footwear]], fancy dresses, enjoys shopping for them, and owns way too much of them. Carrie's best friend is Deacon's wife, Kelly Palmer. She's not crazy about any of Doug's friends, but is closest with Deacon out of all of them. Although Carrie's usually in the right and knows what's best, ironically she'll sometimes behave just as wrongly and unscrupulously as Doug. However when Carrie is guilty of something, she's a lot more likely to admit to it or become apologetic about it than Doug is. Being the wisest and most responsible, Carrie has the most responsibilities and is in charge. Carrie can, however, be overly domineering, disapproving, and sharp-tongued. She's even judged by some, especially Holly and Doug, as being intimidating. For the most part, Carrie's very understanding, loving, and patient with both her father and husband, who are both a handful.
* [[Arthur Spooner]] — played by [[Jerry Stiller]] — Arthur, Carrie's widowed father, is the classic oddball of the family. He lives in the basement of the Heffernan house because he accidentally set fire to his own home in the pilot episode. Arthur is mostly known for his irascible outbursts for no apparent reason, much like that of [[Ms. Veronica Crabtree|Mrs. Crabtree]] from [[South Park]]. He tells a lot of questionable stories of what he claims he's been through in his past. Arthur's usually seen causing regular chaos and getting on someone's bad side with his antics, unreasonable and obnoxious behaviors. Carrie and Doug sometimes have trouble being romantic or just spending time together because of Arthur's getting in the way. What with all of his bad behavior, Arthur still has a way with making Doug and Carrie feel guilty about something in the end. Arthur also tries to cause trouble with, and pick on Doug's friends. He's able to and often does towards Spence, but not as successful when he tries it towards Deacon, who often refers to him as, "the old man."
* [[Arthur Spooner]] — played by [[Jerry Stiller]] — Arthur, Carrie's widowed father, is the classic oddball of the family. He lives in the basement of the Heffernan house because he accidentally set fire to his own home in the pilot episode. Arthur is mostly known for his irascible outbursts for no apparent reason, much like that of [[Ms. Veronica Crabtree|Mrs. Crabtree]] from [[South Park]]. He tells a lot of questionable stories of what he claims he's been through in his past. Arthur's usually seen causing regular chaos and getting on someone's bad side with his antics, unreasonable and obnoxious behaviors. Carrie and Doug sometimes have trouble being romantic or just spending time together because of Arthur's getting in the way. What with all of his bad behavior, Arthur still has a way with making Doug and Carrie feel guilty about something in the end. Arthur also tries to cause trouble with, and pick on Doug's friends. He's able to and often does towards Spence, but not as successful when he tries it towards Deacon, who often refers to him as, "the old man."


Revision as of 21:04, 7 December 2006

The King of Queens
File:KingofQueensTitleCard.jpg
The King of Queens title card
Created byDavid Litt
Michael J. Weithorn
StarringKevin James
Leah Remini
Jerry Stiller
Country of originUSA
No. of episodes196
Production
Running time30 Minutes(including commercials)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 21, 1998 –
present

The King of Queens is a long-running American situation comedy series that debuted on September 21, 1998, and is set to end after the 2006-2007 season. It is also in syndication and reruns have been showing on TBS since October 2006. The program is filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.

After reaching a deal with Kevin James, the sitcom was renewed by CBS for thirteen midseason episodes, scheduled to begin airing December 6, 2006 with 2 new back-to-back episodes. [1]. This will bring the show to its ninth and final season, as confirmed by co-star Leah Remini on her official website. With the end of That '70s Show and Will & Grace in May 2006, The King of Queens has assumed the title of the longest-running American live-action sitcom currently on the air. [2][3].

Plot summary

Blue-collar couple Doug Heffernan and Carrie Heffernan (Kevin James and Leah Remini) share their home in Rego Park, Queens, New York with Carrie's oddball dad, Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller). Burly Doug, who makes a living as a parcel deliveryman with the fictional IPS (pun to UPS) often has to scheme to find time alone with Carrie, who works as a secretary at a large law firm. This is complicated by Arthur, who can be quite a handful — so much so that they hired a dog-walker, Holly (Nicole Sullivan), to look after him. When he's not working, clashing with Arthur, or nesting with Carrie, Doug hangs with his advice-giving buddies Deacon Palmer (Victor Williams), Spence Olchin (Patton Oswalt), and his cousin Danny Heffernan (Gary Valentine).

Cast

File:KingofQueensCast.jpg
Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller and Kevin James in a scene from The King of Queens.
  • Doug Heffernan — played by Kevin James — Doug is best known for his bizarre made-up words and goofy mannerisms. Doug's parents paid for him to go to college, but he dropped out. If he isn't delivering parcels, he's with his buddies, watching sports television, or bickering with his ever domineering wife who is always telling him what to do. The main reason Carrie and Doug are a squabbly couple is due to Carrie's giving Doug orders, then Doug disobeying those orders behind her back and being dishonest about it. Carrie often finds out about his dishonesty. This ends up in them having a big, childish argument in which Doug is often called names about his being overweight and Carrie is accused of being mean and screamed at a lot by Doug. Doug's disobedience in eating fatty foods after Carrie has told him not to is another common reason why the two have some disagreements.
  • Carrie Heffernan — played by Leah Remini — Doug's attractive wife. Carrie never went to college, but is a hard-working secretarian in a big Manhattan law firm. Carrie loves fancy footwear, fancy dresses, enjoys shopping for them, and owns way too much of them. Carrie's best friend is Deacon's wife, Kelly Palmer. She's not crazy about any of Doug's friends, but is closest with Deacon out of all of them. Although Carrie's usually in the right and knows what's best, ironically she'll sometimes behave just as wrongly and unscrupulously as Doug. However when Carrie is guilty of something, she's a lot more likely to admit to it or become apologetic about it than Doug is. Being the wisest and most responsible, Carrie has the most responsibilities and is in charge. Carrie can, however, be overly domineering, disapproving, and sharp-tongued. She's even judged by some, especially Holly and Doug, as being intimidating. For the most part, Carrie's very understanding, loving, and patient with both her father and husband, who are both a handful.
  • Arthur Spooner — played by Jerry Stiller — Arthur, Carrie's widowed father, is the classic oddball of the family. He lives in the basement of the Heffernan house because he accidentally set fire to his own home in the pilot episode. Arthur is mostly known for his irascible outbursts for no apparent reason, much like that of Mrs. Crabtree from South Park. He tells a lot of questionable stories of what he claims he's been through in his past. Arthur's usually seen causing regular chaos and getting on someone's bad side with his antics, unreasonable and obnoxious behaviors. Carrie and Doug sometimes have trouble being romantic or just spending time together because of Arthur's getting in the way. What with all of his bad behavior, Arthur still has a way with making Doug and Carrie feel guilty about something in the end. Arthur also tries to cause trouble with, and pick on Doug's friends. He's able to and often does towards Spence, but not as successful when he tries it towards Deacon, who often refers to him as, "the old man."

Recurring characters

  • Deacon Palmer — played by Victor Williams — As Doug's best friend, Deacon is the classic "family man". He's often seen hanging out with Doug, whether it's at their lunch break, over the weekend, or for a family gathering. Although he is often experiencing relationship problems, Deacon always has time to chill out and have fun.
  • Kelly Palmer , Deacon's wife - Merrin Dungey — As Carrie's best friend, Kelly is Deacon's agreeable, soft-spoken wife and the two of them have two children together. Kelly and Deacon have experienced some serious relationship problems, much more serious than the petty arguments between Doug and Carrie.
  • Spence Olchin — played by Patton Oswalt — Spence, another friend of Doug's, is often viewed as the nerd of the group. Not only is he very paranoid, he also takes an interest in science fiction and comic book conventions, interests that his friends don't share. He is of Albanian heritage.
  • Danny Heffernan — played by Gary Valentine — Danny Heffernan, Doug's cousin, is also seen hanging out with Doug, Spence, and Deacon. At the beginning of the show, Doug didn't like his cousin very much and they were distant. As the show progressed, they become buddies and regularly hang out along with Deacon and Spence. Danny even becomes Spence's roommate in a small apartment. The two often fight like a married couple. Danny also used to own a Pizza Place and is divorced. Gary Valentine and Kevin James are brothers in real life. They both created last names for acting. Valentine is his father's middle name.
  • Holly Shumpert (2001-2005) — played by Nicole Sullivan — Holly is a cheerful yet insecure dog walker hired by Doug and Carrie to walk Arthur. She is often seen arriving at the Heffernan house to pick up Arthur but is also a family friend of the Heffernans. She is often viewed as a bit strange because of her unique habits and beliefs. She's also very patient, having the ability to put up with Arthur.
  • Richie Ianucchi (1998-2001) — played by Larry Romano — Richie was also one of Doug's close friends, but was quietly written out of the show in the second season, replaced by Danny. Richie is a FDNY firefighter.
  • Sara Spooner (1998) — played by Lisa Rieffel — Carrie's sister. Little is known about her, as she was written out of the show after the first few episodes. She initially moved in with her father and took the room upstairs. When she was written out of the show, the room was used as an office instead.

Minor characters

Trivia

Episodes

Main article: List of King of Queens Episodes

Broadcasters

DVD Releases

Season Releases

DVD Name Release Date Ep # Zusätzliche Informationen
Season 1 November 18 2003 25 Pilot Episode Commentary "Just Having Fun" featurette and bonus episodes and trailers.
Season 2 April 20 2004 25 "Kevin James: A Day in the Life of an International Superstar featurette and Audio Commentary with Kevin James and Michael Wiethorn.
Season 3 February 22 2005 25 Bonus trailers (No other Bonus material).
Season 4 April 14 2005 25 Bonus trailers (No other Bonus material).
Season 5 June 20 2006 25 Bonus trailers (No other Bonus material).
Season 6 September 19 2006 24 Bonus trailers (No other Bonus material).
Season 7 January 16 2007 22 Bonus trailers (No other Bonus material).
Season 8 TBA 2007 23
Season 9 TBA 2007 13
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