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The Best Episodes of The King of Queens

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The Best Episodes of The King of Queens

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the...

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  1. Background image for Fight Schlub
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Fight Schlub

    S8:E22

    Doug befriends a driver from one of IPS' competitors, but eventually discovers it's just a ruse to make him the butt of a joke. Meanwhile, Carrie becomes a mentor for a troubled teen, but isn't the best of influences.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for Supermarket Story
    8.4/10(831 votes)

    #2 - Supermarket Story

    S1:E10

    Carrie, Doug and Arthur languish at a crowded market on the day before Thanksgiving, while Arthur shames Carrie into planning a huge feast.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Lush Life
    8.4/10(625 votes)

    #3 - Lush Life

    S4:E20

    When Carrie's new afterwork routine of apple martinis-along with an accompanying much more relaxed attitude-come to an abrupt end, Doug and Arthur join forces to keep her drunk, a course of action Lou doesn't approve of.

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  4. Background image for Assaulted Nuts
    8.3/10(703 votes)

    #4 - Assaulted Nuts

    S2:E3

    Doug, while goofing off at work, accidentally ends up with a staple wound to the scrotum.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Life Sentence
    8.3/10(597 votes)

    #5 - Life Sentence

    S4:E8

    Now that Arthur is back from the hospital, Carrie thinks that it is a good idea that she and Doug get life insurance. She wants to be sure that Arthur is well taken care of should something happen to either one of them. But this comes as a huge shock to Doug because he's never thought about having to take care of Arthur if Carrie weren't around. Once Doug finds out that Carrie has started smoking again, he's convinced that she's trying to die first so that he gets stuck with Arthur. They both lose sight of why they're signing the insurance forms and Arthur has to snap them back into reality. Meanwhile, Doug and Carrie have installed an Arthur cam so they can monitor him while he's down in the basement. Deacon, Spence, and Danny get a real kick out of watching Arthur's mundane daily activity and find themselves addicted to "Arthur TV".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Shrink Wrap
    8.3/10(692 votes)

    #6 - Shrink Wrap

    S4:E25

    The fourth season concludes with Arthur visiting a psychiatrist and recalling via flashback a disturbing encounter with his dad that may explain Arthur's abrasive personality.

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  8. Background image for Arthur, Spooner
    8.3/10(651 votes)

    #7 - Arthur, Spooner

    S5:E1

    Carrie has been put in charge of overseeing a group of people who will be organizing and distributing legal documents for one of her firm's big cases. The catch is that her team will have to work the night shift, and they're "not the sharpest tools in the shed." Doug is disappointed by her new appointment because this means that they won't be spending any time together, but then decides to use her time away as an opportunity to do whatever he wants – eat in bed, not brush his teeth before he goes to sleep, etc. Unfortunately, he starts to get a little lonely but soon discovers that Arthur makes a suitable companion to keep him company.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Food Fight
    8.2/10(599 votes)

    #8 - Food Fight

    S4:E13

    Carrie gets jealous when Doug's attention is focused on Spence's new girlfriend, Becky, a professional chef. It's not her looks. It's not her personality, it's her food! Doug can't get enough and Becky comes to rely on Doug to sample all of her new recipes. Carrie, feeling left out, finally reaches the end of her rope and demands that Doug stop his "food affair" with Becky.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Flash Photography
    8.2/10(592 votes)

    #9 - Flash Photography

    S5:E8

    At a wedding, Doug takes a naughty picture with a disposable camera supplied by the bride and groom. After letting Danny take the blame, and after confessing to a priest, he has the dreaded task of coming forward with the truth.

    Director:Henry Chan
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Mentalo Case
    8.2/10(576 votes)

    #10 - Mentalo Case

    S5:E11

    A toy from their childhood leads to a rift between Deacon and Doug. Meanwhile, Carrie tries to give her father a great Christmas gift, but this proves hard to do when everyone thinks of the wrong gifts they are receiving, altering their original gift choices.

    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Inn Escapable
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Inn Escapable

    S8:E7

    A trip to a bed & breakfast becomes more than Doug and Carrie can handle. Meanwhile, Arthur has a romantic dilemma of his own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Present Tense
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Present Tense

    S8:E17

    The Heffernans hate an anniversary gift from the Palmers so much, they stage a robbery to rid themselves of it.

    Director:Henry Chan
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Sold-Y Locks
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Sold-Y Locks

    S8:E18

    In order to afford a cruise, Doug convinces Carrie to cut her hair to sell to a wig maker, but regrets his idea after the deed is done.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Emotional Rollercoaster
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Emotional Rollercoaster

    S8:E19

    Doug's lie to get Carrie to let him ride a rollercoaster at an amusement park blows up in his face. Meanwhile, Arthur lets Deacon shuttle him around in a wheelchair so they can jump to the front of the park's lines and Danny and Spence search for girls to pick up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Dire Strayts
    8.1/10(633 votes)

    #15 - Dire Strayts

    S2:E8

    Doug and Carrie invite Ray and Debra Barone over for dinner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Eddie Money
    8.1/10(594 votes)

    #16 - Eddie Money

    S4:E23

    Against Carrie's commands, Doug takes $100 from the "emergency fund jar" to bet on a boxing match. When he and Deacon win $5,000, Doug realizes he can't let Carrie know he won big or she'll realize he stole the money. Deacon and Doug set out to burn it all off in a day of luxury spending. Meanwhile, Carrie is offered a job from the owner of the firm and when she finally works up the nerve to give notice, the offer ends up not being as firm as she thought.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  18. Background image for Bed Spread
    8.1/10(548 votes)

    #17 - Bed Spread

    S5:E25

    Doug breaks the bed, and when Carrie and Doug find a new one that they like, it has to be ordered, thus leaving them with nothing, until they borrow two twin beds for the time being. Quickly the two realize that having their own space at night is making major improvements in their marriage. Arthur discovers that their sweet neighbor, Lou Ferrigno, is actually quite a gossip, when he overhears him through a peep hole in the basement that looks right into his yard. Arthur makes it his mission not to get tangled up in that mess by protecting what information Lou gets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Pilot
    8.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #18 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Doug and Carrie Heffernan are a couple whose castle is invaded by Doug's father-in-law, who comes to live with them.

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  20. Background image for Head First
    8.0/10(742 votes)

    #19 - Head First

    S1:E6

    When Doug takes Carrie's dad out for the night, Carrie shows her appreciation in a very amorous way, which leads Doug to spend more time with Arthur.

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  21. Background image for Queasy Rider
    8.0/10(680 votes)

    #20 - Queasy Rider

    S2:E1

    Against Carrie's wishes, Doug buys a motorcycle which causes them to have a huge fight; Meanwhile, Arthur gets a job at a pretzel store.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Doug Out
    8.0/10(632 votes)

    #21 - Doug Out

    S2:E6

    Arthur's inclusion at an outing to a Mets game creates problems for Doug.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Screwed Driver
    8.0/10(554 votes)

    #22 - Screwed Driver

    S4:E19

    Doug's parents visit while Carrie's on a business trip and take over running the house, making Doug feel like a kid again. Also, Arthur tries to strike it rich by inventing a new type of screwdriver called "the Arthur's head."

    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Steve Moscow
    8.0/10(561 votes)

    #23 - Steve Moscow

    S5:E18

    Doug and Carrie try to get the Russian workers to repair their house, by going to extreme lengths of giving them vodka.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Taste Buds
    8.0/10(516 votes)

    #24 - Taste Buds

    S5:E24

    Since Doug never gets what he wants from Carrie, he uses Arthur to ask Carrie for them, so he gets what he wants. Meanwhile, Spence is first on line to see a new movie.

    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for American Idle
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #25 - American Idle

    S6:E10

    Doug gets annoyed with Carrie when she loses her job and, rather than looking for employment, becomes extremely unmotivated. When Doug confronts Carrie about her laziness, she gets upset, claiming that she is simply trying to find herself. Carrie then enlists the help of Arthur and opens up her own company making decorative cell phone covers. However, when she invites her friends over to buy some of the covers, she realizes a new line of work might be in order.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Fight Schlub" is the best rated episode of "The King of Queens". It scored 8.5/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/8/2006. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Supermarket Story".