The King of Queens
Set in the working-class suburb of Queens, New York, the show follows Doug Heffernan (Kevin James), an amiable deliveryman, and his wife, spitfire secretary Carrie Heffernan (Leah Remini), as they explore the everyday challenges of love, life, family and marriage.
- Metascore55
- 1998-2007
- 9 seasons
- CBS
- Comedy
- TV-PG
Set in the working-class suburb of Queens, New York, the show follows Doug Heffernan (Kevin James), an amiable deliveryman, and his wife, spitfire secretary Carrie Heffernan (Leah Remini), as they explore the everyday challenges of love, life, family and marriage.
Season 3 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 2000 - 2001
Episode 1
Do Rico
Mon, Oct 2, 2000 23 mins
Doug Heffernan (played by Kevin James) does an imitation of workmate Rico (played by Angelo Pagán), a person he works with in order to get wife Carrie (played by Leah Remini) to have sex with him. But then when Carrie wants him to imitate the voice again, Doug worries she doesn't want him anymore and tries to keep Carrie from meeting the real Rico at a softball game.
Episode 2
Roast Chicken
Mon, Oct 9, 2000 23 mins
Carrie Heffernan (played by Leah Remini) makes her husband Doug (played by Kevin James) give his boss a card for his 20 years with the company. His boss, Mr. Les Fisker, played by Tom Amandes, thinks it is so funny that he makes Doug roast him at a banquet, and Doug worries about losing his job for making fun of his boss.
Episode 3
Fatty McButterpants
Mon, Oct 16, 2000
When Doug learns that Carrie is buying him clothing from the "Big and Tall Shop", he is now determined to lose weight. While he is on his journey to lose weight, he tells Carrie that she needs to make some changes to her lifestyle as well. Meanwhile, Arthur is trying to keep the family safe by getting a safety dummy.
Episode 4
Class Struggle
Mon, Oct 23, 2000 23 mins
When Carrie spends a night out with some of her colleagues, she finds out that they are more successful then she is. Carrie never went to college. Now, she is trying very hard to get back to school and get a good education to become more successful. But will she be able to balance work, school, and family at the same time?
Episode 5
Strike One
Mon, Oct 30, 2000 22 mins
While Doug's company is in strict negotiations, he decides to buy a brand new SUV. When Carrie finds out, she demands him to take it back. At this time, IPS has gone on strike. Now Doug is out of work.
Episode 6
Strike Too
Mon, Nov 6, 2000 23 mins
It's Week 2 of the IPS strike and Doug still hasn't found another job. His sister Stephanie gets him a substitute-teacher job at her school, but the teens aren't nice. Can Doug survive and get through to them?
Episode 7
Strike Out
Mon, Nov 13, 2000 30 mins
The IPS strike has dragged on into its third week, and both Doug and Deacon are spending the majority of their days doing very little outside of sleeping all day. Carrie and Kelly decide to make a play date with Doug, Deacon and Arthur, but the plan backfires when they turn into a trio of merry pranksters.
Episode 8
Dark Meet
Mon, Nov 20, 2000 30 mins
After a great Thanksgiving, Doug and Carrie try to recall their first Thanksgiving together and who said "I Love You" first. They consult Arthur, who quickly recalls some other Thanksgivings and finally recalls 1993, when he was having a fight with his second wife Lily (Florence Henderson) as Doug was coming over to meet the family.
Episode 9
Twisted Sitters
Mon, Nov 27, 2000 23 mins
When Kelly's great aunt dies, both Deacon and she have to go to Chicago and they have no one to watch their two kids, so Doug and Carrie offer to watch them while they're gone. When they first start watching the kids Carrie was terrified of the idea, but soon after they began to love the idea, up until Kirby catches Doug and Carrie being intimate in their parents' bed.
Episode 10
Work Related
Mon, Dec 4, 2000 23 mins
When Arthur goes to Carrie's workplace with her, he's offered a menial job there which soon begins to irritate her. Doug competes to be "Mr. April" for IPS, but Deacon is in the way of his getting it.
Episode 11
Better Camera
Mon, Dec 11, 2000 24 mins
It's the Christmas season and the Heffernan's see that they have a new neighbor who happens to be Lou Ferrigno. Arthur wants Lou to read his screenplay to get it produced. Doug decides to buy Carrie a camera the only problem is that her boss at work also bought her a camera which happens to be nicer.
Episode 12
Wedding Presence
Mon, Jan 8, 2001 20 mins
Doug and Carrie run into an annoying couple who are happening to get married. The couple invite them and Doug and Carrie say they will be there for sure. Then they later find out that the wedding is in Maryland which is a five hour drive and Doug and Carrie don't want to attend any longer. Arthur thinks of another crazy scheme, on having half priced footwear for sons and fathers.
Episode 13
Hi-Def Jam
Mon, Jan 29, 2001 23 mins
Doug delivers a package to a mom and sees that she has an HDTV. With the Superbowl coming up, he can't stand looking at his own TV. Doug later finds out that Carrie's boss has HDTV. He asks her if she will invite her boss to Doug's poker game so he can try to watch the Superbowl at her boss' place.
Episode 14
Paint Misbehavin'
Mon, Feb 5, 2001 23 mins
After Carrie tells Doug that it's okay for him to find other women attractive, he asks her to tell him which men she finds attractive. Among others, she says she finds Deacon good looking, which causes Doug to become jealous. Doug complains about it to Deacon, who brags about it to his wife, Kelly. Deacon's paintball birthday party turns into a jealous war.
Episode 15
Deacon Blues
Mon, Feb 12, 2001 23 mins
Doug Heffernan (played by Kevin James) finds Deacon Palmer (played by Victor Williams) out with another woman, Angie (played by Patricia McBride) and Deacon makes him promise not to say anything. When Carrie (played by Leah Remini) finds out, she begins to question their marriage because Doug and her apparently have different views on whether or not it is cheating.
Episode 16
Horizontal Hold
Mon, Feb 19, 2001 23 mins
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.
Episode 17
Inner Tube
Mon, Feb 26, 2001 23 mins
When Doug lies to wife Carrie so he can play mud football, he gets sick and starts feeling guilty. He then has dreams about it based on television shows such as Wheel of Fortune, The Young and The Restless and the 1971 ABC-TV film Brian's Song.
Episode 18
Papa Pill
Mon, Mar 19, 2001 23 mins
Doug tells Carrie he doesn't agree with the way she treats Arthur and because of that Carrie lets Doug take care of Arthur.
Episode 19
Package Deal
Mon, Apr 9, 2001 23 mins
Doug receives an offer from FedEx and tells his IPS boss that if he wont give Doug a better route than he will transfer to FedEx. Lou Ferrigno sees Carrie slaving around the house and offers her if he can help, they soon start doing more favors for one another which ends up giving Carrie quite an orange tan.
Episode 20
Separation Anxiety
Mon, Apr 16, 2001 23 mins
Doug and Carrie Heffernan go to a movie with Kelly Palmer while Deacon Palmer watches the kids at home. While at the movies, Carrie finds a co-worker who becomes interested in Kelly. To Deacon and Doug's dismay, Kelly decides to go on a date with him, resulting in Deacon asking Doug to help him win his wife back.
Episode 21
Departure Time
Mon, Apr 30, 2001 23 mins
Doug's parents are coming in town so Doug and Carrie decide to go and pick them up at the airport and they bring upsetting news to Doug. They have him sign papers about their wills and what would happen if they were to go into a vegetated state or what not. Arthur roams the airport acting like a passenger to get discounts on items in the airport store.
Episode 22
Swim Neighbors
Mon, May 7, 2001 23 mins
After a big storm Doug and Carrie catch their annoying neighbors in their backyard cleaning up the aftermath of the storm. They then give the idea to Doug and Carrie that they should tear down the wall dividing them and make it one big backyard. After the Heffernans tell them no on the idea, the neighbors get a pool that disrupts their backyard privacy. Carrie wants to fight them on it, but Doug is not sure where he stands.
Episode 23
S'no Job
Mon, May 14, 2001 23 mins
Doug Heffernan's uncle Stu asks him to get Danny a job at IPS and Doug (Kevin James) doesn't want Danny working there. He gets Danny the interview but convinces Supervisor O'Boyle to not hire him. Then Doug feels guilty about it. Arthur is asked to review an upcoming movie.
Episode 24
Pregnant Pause: Part 1
Mon, May 21, 2001
Carrie Heffernan discovers that she's pregnant, and she's panicked that the timing is wrong. Meanwhile, Deacon and Kelly begin to reconcile, Spence is left out in the cold, and Arthur insists that Doug build him his own bathroom in the basement.
Episode 25
Pregnant Pause: Part 2
Mon, May 21, 2001 23 mins
Carrie & Doug receive some joyful news, Spence unwittingly reunites Kelly & Deacon, Arthur wants his own bathroom in the basement and Doug takes on a second job as a limo driver to make some extra money and the stress it all gets a bit too much for him.
