The Worst Episodes of The King of Queens
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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 king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "The King of Queens" is "Like Hell", rated 7.2/10 from 427 user votes. It was directed by Mark Cendrowski and written by N/A. "Like Hell" aired on 10/10/2005 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Ruff Goin'".
7.2/10 427 votes#1 - Like Hell
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2005
Doug and Carrie both have feelings of not being entirely popular at their workplaces, and both overcompensate to rectify the situation
Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writer: N/A
7.2/10 408 votes#2 - Ruff Goin'
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 12/20/2006
Feeling hurt over not being invited to a block party, Doug adopts a dog just to prove to the neighbors that he's an okay guy-a decision he soon regrets. Meanwhile, Arthur falls prey to the gambling bug when trying to help Danny beat it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 496 votes#3 - Departure Time
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2001
Doug, Carrie and Arthur head out to the airport to visit with Doug's parents while they have a short layover at Kennedy Airport on their way to Montreal. While there, his parents ask him to sign their living will, making him the one responsible for pulling the plug. When his sister Stephanie gets wind of this, she is offended that she wasn't the one asked to be responsible.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/10 436 votes#4 - Dugan Groupie
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/2004
Carrie and Doug have a conflict of interest when Carrie begins to stay late every night at work but it leaves Doug to feel neglected.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Sheehan
7.3/10 459 votes#5 - Entertainment Weakly
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2004
Doug's position as the "Funny Guy" is threatened, when IPS' new employee wins over the workforce with his impersonations. Meanwhile, an assistant is hired to work for Carrie, and ends up performing more work than expected.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 578 votes#6 - Maybe Baby
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 5/17/1999
Doug and Carrie feel pressure to have a baby after learning that a friend is pregnant. Meanwhile, Arthur recalls when Carrie was born.
Director: Rob Schiller
Writer: Michael J. Weithorn
7.4/10 559 votes#7 - Party Favor
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2000
Carrie convinces Doug to be the best man at his cousin's wedding.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kevin James
7.4/10 560 votes#8 - Inner Tube
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/2001
Doug lies to Carrie about having to work late so he can play mud football and get out of going to her seminar. Now sick from his night of football in the rain, Doug starts watching TV and begins to drift off to sleep... Doug, finally full of guilt, goes to tell Carrie the truth of what happened and she doesn't react exactly the way he thought she would.
Director: N/A
Writer: Kevin James
7.4/10 502 votes#9 - Lyin' Hearted
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2001
As Arthur prepares to undergo heart surgery, he asks Carrie and Doug to bring him his sleep mask. While digging through Arthur's closet for the mask, Carrie finds a box which contains an extensive scrapbook of her old finger-paintings, report cards, and school photos that Arthur has been keeping. As she is flipping through it, she finds an acceptance letter from Florida State University – which she has never seen before. Meanwhile, Doug makes friends with a quirky stranger in the hospital and soon regrets it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 488 votes#10 - Hero Worship
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/2002
Doug starts to dream more seriously about running his own sandwich shop now that his Uncle Stu has generously offered him a large sum of money to see him realize his dream. However, Carrie has major reservations about this, knowing that Doug's gifts are not in running a business. Not to mention that Danny, Stu's son, is very jealous and angry that his own father would back Doug's business venture, but not his own.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 462 votes#11 - Attention Deficit
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2003
Doug becomes obsessed with his own Super Bowl party after learning that many of his friends will be attending a party thrown by a new co-worker. While Doug is focused on winning back as many guests as possible, Carrie complains that Doug doesn't think about her enough during the day. Problems arise when Doug tries to throw the ultimate Super Bowl party and prove to Carrie he's an attentive husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 451 votes#12 - Dreading Vows
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2003
During a romantic dinner, Doug is inspired to proclaim his love to Carrie. Carrie is taken by his gesture and suggests that they renew their vows. The two find that planning the wedding is much more troublesome than expected. The ceremony is on again, off again as Doug and Carrie are faced with endless complications, including finding a chimp to serve as Doug's best man. In the midst of the wedding planning Arthur is praying that his wedding present, aged Port wine, will go unused when he discovers the value of the fine wine on E-bay.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 426 votes#13 - Buy Curious
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2005
When Doug and Carrie's neighbor passes away, their grief is quickly replaced by hope when they realize his empty residence could prove to be a profitable investment. In their dash to close escrow, they become wary of another neighbor, Lou, who's neighborly way of upkeeping the bereaved lawn raises their suspicions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 424 votes#14 - Moxie Moron
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 12/13/2006
Doug and Deacon fill in for Supervisor O'Boyle at the IPS depot. Carrie regrets her decision to complain about her company's chinzy gift for work on an important project.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 418 votes#15 - Brace Yourself
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 1/3/2007
An unflattering picture by Major prompts Arthur to ask Doug and Carrie for braces. Meanwhile, Kelly hires an out-of-work Spence to help out around the house.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 439 votes#16 - Manhattan Project
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 4/30/2007
Carrie's ecstatic when an affordable apartment opens in Manhattan, but Doug's reluctant to leave Queens. Arthur meets singer Ava St. Clair.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10 429 votes#17 - Single Spaced
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 5/7/2007
Seeing friends who recently had a child makes Doug and Carrie consider adopting.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 638 votes#18 - S'Ain't Valentine's
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/1999
Arthur hits it off with a woman at a Valentine's Day dance for seniors.
Director: Rob Schiller
Writer: Michael J. Weithorn
7.5/10 605 votes#19 - Time Share
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/26/1999
Carrie scolds Doug for inviting their pesky neighbors over--until she learns they want to offer their time-share in the Hamptons.
Director: Rob Schiller
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 580 votes#20 - Female Problems
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1999
Doug feels left out after Carrie becomes friends with a new neighbor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 556 votes#21 - Sparing Carrie
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1999
Due to financial trouble, Doug's bowling team must win the next game. Doug must help Carrie to improve her bowling ability or kick her off the team.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 549 votes#22 - Block Buster
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/17/2000
Doug has his old football teammates over; Meanwhile, Spence tries to get his revenge on the football players for what they did to him in high school.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tony Sheehan
7.5/10 545 votes#23 - Big Dougie
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/17/2000
Doug becomes a Big Brother. Which leads him to running a 10K race to support heart disease; Carrie accidentally tells another Doug she loves him.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael J. Weithorn
7.5/10 527 votes#24 - Flower Power
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/15/2000
Doug shows his romantic side as Carrie thinks he has lost it; Arthur serves on a jury.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 477 votes#25 - Horizontal Hold
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2001
After Deacon and Kelly's separation, Carrie begins to wonder about her own marriage. She and Doug agree to put their sex lives on hold for a few weeks because Carrie feels that they should resolve arguments verbally, not always physically. Meanwhile, Arthur dates a woman who claims she was once Frank Sinatra's girlfriend.
Director: James Widdoes
Writer: N/A