The BEST episodes of The King of Queens season 3
Every episode of The King of Queens season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The King of Queens season 3!
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 - 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.
#2 - Strike One
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2000
Doug wants a new car and against Carrie's advice, buys it for himself only to find out moments later that the workers at the IPS company are going on strike, forcing Carrie to work major overtime to compensate for his mistake.
#3 - Fatty McButterpants
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2000
Doug vows to lose 30 pounds.
#4 - Class Struggle
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2000
Carrie decides to return to college, with very little time to get things done.
#5 - Do Rico
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/2000
Carrie is turned on by an imitation of Rico done by Doug; Arthur tries to chronicle his own life story.
#6 - Swim Neighbors
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2001
Doug and Carrie meet the neighbors after a hurricane destroys both of their backyards.
#7 - S'no Job
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2001
Doug's Uncle Stu asks him to get his son a job at IPS. Doug doesn't want him working there but he doesn't want to look bad to the family so he instructs his boss to interview him but not hire him.
#8 - Papa Pill
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/19/2001
Doug feels sorry for Arthur and agrees to let him go to a cocktail lounge instead of the weekly dance at a senior center. When Carrie finds out, she turns her father's care over to Doug.
#9 - Twisted Sitters
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2000
Doug and Carrie watch Deacon and Kelly's kids while they are out of town. When one of the kids sees them making love, they must keep him from telling his parents...
#10 - Roast Chicken
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2000
Carrie has Doug sign a card for her boss' twenty years at the company and is asked to participate in his banquet roast.
#11 - Package Deal
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/9/2001
Doug finds that working for a competitor isn't all it's cracked up to be after he quits his job; Carrie becomes a self-tanning cream addict.
#12 - Work Related
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/2000
Arthur begins to work at Carrie's company; Doug and Deacon compete for the best practical joke.
#13 - Pregnant Pause (1)
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/2001
Carrie discovers that she is pregnant and she is panicked that the timing is all-wrong. Meanwhile, Deacon and Kelly begin to reconcile and Arthur insists that Doug build him his own bathroom in the basement.
#14 - Dark Meet
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2000
Doug and Carrie try to recall their first Thanksgiving together who said, "I Love You" first. They consult Arthur who quickly recalls some other Thanksgivings.
#15 - 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. Arthur dates a woman who claims she dated Frank Sinatra.
#16 - Deacon Blues
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2001
Doug is surprised to find his married best friend, Deacon, out with another woman. Meanwhile, Carrie questions her relationship with Doug because of their different views on cheating.
#17 - Wedding Presence
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2001
Doug and Carrie rush to a friend's wedding before the bride and groom realize they're not there; Meanwhile, Arthur plans a scheme involving Spence.
#18 - Better Camera
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2000
A battle of who got the cheaper gift begins; Lou Ferrigno moves next door.
#19 - Pregnant Pause (2)
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/21/2001
Doug tells Carrie not to panic about having the baby and he takes on a second job so that they can save extra money before the due date. Arthur is annoyed that Doug still hasn't finished his bathroom.
#20 - Hi Def-Jam
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2001
Doug sets up his sister with Carrie's boss so that he can watch the Super Bowl on a high-definition TV.
#21 - Strike Too
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2000
With no end to the IPS workers strike in sight, Doug tries substitute teaching at his sister Stephanie's school.
#22 - Separation Anxiety
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/16/2001
Doug and Carrie go to the movies with Kelly while Deacon takes the kids. Carrie runs into a co-worker who asks Kelly out on a date.
#23 - 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. When they ask him to sign their living will and his sister Stephanie gets wind of this, she is offended.
#24 - 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.
#25 - Inner Tube
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/2001
Doug dreams that he could solve all of his problems if he could assume the roles of vintage sitcom characters.