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The Best Episodes of The King of Queens

Every episode of The King of Queens ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Awful Bigamy" is the best rated episode of "The King of Queens". It scored 8.8/10 based on 673 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/19/2004. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Strike Out".

  • Awful Bigamy
    8.8/10673 votes
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    #1 - Awful Bigamy

    Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/19/2004

    After Holly gets kicked out of her apartment, Arthur insists that she stay with him in the basement until she finds a new place, making Doug realize the benefits of having two women in his life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Strike Out
    8.7/10757 votes
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    #2 - Strike Out

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2000

    Doug and Deacon, who are out of work because of a strike, resort to playing sophomoric pranks, along with Arthur, to keep from going stir crazy. But they're driving Carrie and Kelly nuts. Eventually, Doug and Deacon return to work leaving Arthur alone.

    Director: Leonard R. Garner, Jr.

    Writer: N/A

  • G'Night, Stalker
    8.5/10565 votes
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    #3 - G'Night, Stalker

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2005

    Doug's karaoke performance gets him an e-mail stalker.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Supermarket Story
    8.4/10787 votes
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    #4 - Supermarket Story

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/1998

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lush Life
    8.4/10587 votes
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    #5 - Lush Life

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/2002

    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.

    Director: James Widdoes

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Assaulted Nuts
    8.3/10670 votes
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    #6 - Assaulted Nuts

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1999

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life Sentence
    8.3/10563 votes
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    #7 - Life Sentence

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2001

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shrink Wrap
    8.3/10658 votes
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    #8 - Shrink Wrap

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/20/2002

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael J. Weithorn

  • Arthur, Spooner
    8.3/10617 votes
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    #9 - Arthur, Spooner

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2002

    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: N/A

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Switch Sitters
    8.3/10519 votes
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    #10 - Switch Sitters

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2004

    After countless times of babysitting Deacon and Kelly's children, Doug and Carrie feel that Deacon and Kelly should return the favor and babysit Arthur every once in a while. Deacon and Kelly decide to take Arthur out to dinner so Doug and Carrie can be alone, but they ignore a warning about Arthur's reaction to spicy food.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Food Fight
    8.2/10565 votes
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    #11 - Food Fight

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/2002

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Flash Photography
    8.2/10553 votes
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    #12 - Flash Photography

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2002

    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: N/A

  • Mentalo Case
    8.2/10545 votes
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    #13 - Mentalo Case

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2002

    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.

    Director: John Fortenberry

    Writer: N/A

  • Affidavit Justice
    8.2/10500 votes
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    #14 - Affidavit Justice

    Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2003

    When the partners of Carrie's law firm notice Doug's softball skills, they ask him to pretend that he's a lawyer in order to play on their company team. Carrie worries that Doug won't be able to pull off being a lawyer, but he is so convincing, an opposing firm offers him a job. Meanwhile, after tracing his ancestry, Arthur believes his great-grandfather was a slave owner and makes it his own personal mission to correct things with Deacon on his ancestor's behalf.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Kevin James

  • Apartment Complex
    8.2/10511 votes
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    #15 - Apartment Complex

    Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2006

    Doug and his pals rent an apartment to use as a secret hang-out. Meanwhile, Carrie goes to great lengths to please her newest client, Kirstie Alley.

    Director: Michael J. Weithorn

    Writer: N/A

  • China Syndrome (1)
    8.2/101,029 votes
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    #16 - China Syndrome (1)

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 5/14/2007

    Doug and Carrie's marital tension continues, as they ponder whether they have a future together. Arthur and Ava's wedding day turns problematic.

    Director: Rob Schiller

    Writer: Michael J. Weithorn

  • Dire Strayts
    8.1/10608 votes
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    #17 - Dire Strayts

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1999

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fatty McButterpants
    8.1/10582 votes
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    #18 - Fatty McButterpants

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2000

    Doug vows to lose 30 pounds.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Paint Misbehavin'
    8.1/10616 votes
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    #19 - Paint Misbehavin'

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2001

    Doug becomes jealous when Carrie makes the mistake of telling him she finds Deacon attractive; The gang go paintballing to celebrate Deacon's birthday, which turns into a war of jealousy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Tony Sheehan

  • Swim Neighbors
    8.1/10545 votes
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    #20 - Swim Neighbors

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2001

    Doug and Carrie meet the neighbors after a hurricane destroys both of their backyards. Carrie breaks their hearts by telling the truth and rejects the idea of a combined backyard. So the neighbors retaliate by disrupting their privacy by making an aboveground pool in a small space. But as Carrie tries to mount a lawsuit, Doug can't deny the temptation and joins the other side. But before the pool goes down, Carrie takes a quick swim and later, Doug tries to enjoy the lawn sprinkler.

    Director: Henry Chan

    Writer: N/A

  • Pregnant Pause (2)
    8.1/10521 votes
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    #21 - Pregnant Pause (2)

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/28/2001

    Doug tells Carrie not to panic about having the baby, that he will take care of all her "burden," so he takes on a second job so that they can store a little extra money before the due date. Meanwhile, Arthur is annoyed that Doug still hasn't finished his bathroom and Deacon and Kelly reconcile.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Michael J. Weithorn

  • Eddie Money
    8.1/10565 votes
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    #22 - Eddie Money

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2002

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Steve Moscow
    8.1/10527 votes
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    #23 - Steve Moscow

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/2003

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bed Spread
    8.1/10517 votes
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    #24 - Bed Spread

    Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/2003

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Furious Gorge
    8.1/10525 votes
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    #25 - Furious Gorge

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/2004

    On the way to a overeating support group, Doug notices an abusive relationship group, and decides to join them instead. Although, Carrie becomes suspicious when he not only gains weight, but begins to cower in her presence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A