The BEST episodes of The King of Queens season 1
Every episode of The King of Queens season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The King of Queens season 1!
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.
#1 - Where's Poppa?
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/1999
Doug and Carrie send Arthur off to work at cousin Danny's pizza restaurant.
#2 - Art House
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/1999
Arthur almost gets Doug fired. Doug then releases all his feelings about Arthur, which results in him moving out of the house.
#3 - Supermarket Story
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1998
Carrie has Thanksgiving Day planned but is guilted into making a homemade meal which leaves her with less than a day to make a meal for ten people.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Hungry Man
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/5/1999
Carrie asks Doug to join her at a dinner party for a Japanese client. But when he arrives ravenous after not eating all day, he discovers there's no dinner and tries to eat whatever he can find.
#6 - Best Man
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/11/1999
Doug and Carrie attend a wedding of an old flame of Carrie's, creating an uncomfortable situation for Doug.
#7 - Educating Doug
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1998
Carrie signs her and Doug up for a class at the community college when she begins to think that they're becoming dumb and boring. Doug has a hard time with it, but luckily Spence in also in the class...
#8 - Crappy Birthday
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/1/1999
Carrie is upset about getting older when her 30th birthday rolls around.
#9 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1998
Doug's kingdom comes under attack when his recently widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in rather than go to a retirement home, turning Doug's TV room into Arthur's bedroom.
#10 - Maybe Baby
Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/17/1999
Doug and Carrie consider having a baby, which results in a flashback from Arthur about the day that Carrie was born.
#11 - Richie's Song
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1998
Doug can't figure out why Carrie refuses to go on a double date with Richie and his wife, Marie.
#12 - Road Rayge
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1998
Doug regrets helping Ray Barone cheat on his driving test. Meanwhile, Arthur's neediness hinder's Carrie's studying.
#13 - Court Date
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/1999
When a cop who gave Carrie a traffic ticket asks her out on a date, Doug talks her into going out with him until their court date.
#14 - Train Wreck
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/1999
Doug is distraught by Carrie's indifference when she learns that his new trainee is a beautiful woman, so he tries to make her think something's going on.
#15 - Fat City
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1998
Stunned by an old photograph of Carrie's mother, Doug convinces Carrie to go on a diet and must pretend he is going on one too.
#16 - Noel Cowards
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/1998
Doug and Carrie realize they must buy a new car after theirs breaks down. One problem: they can't afford it.
#17 - The Rock
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1998
Doug and Carrie remember when he proposed to her after a jeweler offers more money for the ring than Doug had originally paid.
#18 - Dog Days
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/1999
The Heffernans' new neighbors have a dog that keeps them up at night, but Doug wants to avoid confrontation. Arthur thinks Charles Schultz is using him as a template for Peanuts characters.
#19 - Paternal Affairs
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1998
Doug and Carrie throw a wedding anniversary party and Doug finds out his aunt and uncle are having problems. When Arthur meets Doug's aunt, he falls for her.
#20 - Head First
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1998
After feeling bad that Arthur has no friends, Doug starts taking Arthur everywhere with him.
#21 - Rayny Day
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/1999
A government holiday is anything but for Carrie, who spends it cleaning her kitchen, and for Doug, who spends it golfing with Ray Barone.
#22 - S'Ain't Valentine's
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/1999
Doug's romantic plans with Carrie are hijacked by Veronica, who has planned a last-minute surprise party for Spence. Arthur meets a woman at a Senior Center dance.
#23 - Cello, Goodbye
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1998
Carrie's on the fast track at her new job in a Manhattan law firm, but her success makes Doug wonder why she ever ended up with a guy like him.
#24 - Fixer Upper
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/1998
Carrie fixes Spence up on a blind date with one of her co-workers.
#25 - White Collar
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/1999
When the shift supervisor leaves for heart surgery, Doug is selected for the position, but despite the promotion, he hates the job. On top of that, Deacon feels he was overlooked because he's black.