The King of Queens: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 21, 1998

Starring: Jerry Stiller, Larry Romano, Kevin James

Summary: The King of Queens revolves around Doug Heffernan Kevin James, Everybody Loves Raymond), a Queens, N.Y., parcel delivery man with simple desires. Among his prized possessions is a 70-inch television that his lovely wife, Carrie (Leah Remini, Fired Up), provided for him. However, now that Carrie's widowed father, Arthur (Jerry Stiller,The King of Queens revolves around Doug Heffernan Kevin James, Everybody Loves Raymond), a Queens, N.Y., parcel delivery man with simple desires. Among his prized possessions is a 70-inch television that his lovely wife, Carrie (Leah Remini, Fired Up), provided for him. However, now that Carrie's widowed father, Arthur (Jerry Stiller, Seinfeld), lives with them, Doug's television room has become Arthur's bedroom. Doug and his sports-watching buddies, Spence (Patton Oswalt, Crank Yankers) and Deacon (Victor Williams, The Animatrix)--and the beloved television--have been relegated to the garage, and Doug now shares his castle with a very eccentric father-in-law and his very unusual habits.Theme Song
"My eyes are gettin' weary,
My back is gettin' tight,
I'm sittin' here in traffic,
On the Queensborough bridge tonight,
But I don't care cuz all I wanna do,
Is cash my check and drive right home to you,
Cuz baby all my life I will be driving home to you."… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E25. Maybe Baby
Air Date: May 17, 1999
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S1:E24. Art House
Air Date: May 10, 1999
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S1:E23. Where's Poppa?
Air Date: May 3, 1999

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Bruce Fretts

Jun 12, 2013

King has turned out to be a near-perfect synthesis of Seinfeld and [Everybody Loves] Raymond, recombining many of the best elements of each show into something wholly, delightfully new. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Jun 20, 2013

What King adds is better writing (particularly in next week's funnier episode), a better cast and a more affectionate tone. The only real false notes are struck by Doug's friends, a standard-issue gang of fools and louts who could have dropped in from any sitcom. [21 Sept 1998, p.1D]

Howard Rosenberg

Jun 20, 2013

Demonstrates how funny writing and good execution can supersede a hackneyed series concept. [21 Sept 1998, p.F1]

Ed Bark

Jun 20, 2013

Mr. James, whose dirigible build strains at the seams of a dumb-looking deliveryman's outfit, looks as though he could grow into the lead role. But King will be hard-pressed to find an audience of like-minded men. They'll all be watching Monday Night Football. Ain't that a kick in the head. [21 Sept 1998, p.6C]

Ron Wertheimer

Jun 20, 2013

The performers are pleasant enough, and Ms. Remini almost gives Carrie some zing. But they can't overcome the stale setup. Read full review

David Bianculli

Jun 20, 2013

Stiller was a last-minute addition to the cast, and the series looks like it will be refocused as a result turning the spotlight his way, much like Jaleel White's Urkel pulled the rug out from the original concept of ABC's "Family Matters." CBS would gladly accept that eventuality if "The King of Queens" draws similarly large audiences, but any hopes of it turning into a modern-day "Honeymooners" are likely to vanish as a result. [21 Sept 1998, p.70]

Preston Turegano

Jun 20, 2013

Lame, trite. [21 Sept 1998, p.E-1]

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wesker2012

Jun 13, 2012

Amazing show. Every episode is hilarious.

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Earlmixwell

Dec 28, 2015

Arthur Spooner is the real comedy king in the King of Queens. Carrie is the sexpot. Although she seemed
better looking when she had a few more pounds back in 2004 and wasn't the skin-and-bones that she
became later on. Doug Heffernan. Now there's a guy who packed on the pounds, but he wasArthur Spooner is the real comedy king in the King of Queens. Carrie is the sexpot. Although she seemed
better looking when she had a few more pounds back in 2004 and wasn't the skin-and-bones that she
became later on. Doug Heffernan. Now there's a guy who packed on the pounds, but he was always
a funny guy. I've probably seen every episode of "King of Queens" 20 times. And every time it's just as funny as it was the first time. Wasn't Doug's line about the "Demented old circus monkey" when he was
talking about Arthur the funniest line ever? Great program, probably the greatest comedy ever.… Expand