The BEST episodes of The King of Queens season 4

Every episode of The King of Queens season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The King of Queens season 4!

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.

Last Updated: 12/29/2025Network: CBSStatus: Ended
Ovary Action
star
7.93
826 votes

#1 - Ovary Action

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2001

Doug is having difficulty taking advantage of Carrie's fertile time with his parents staying at their house.

Directors: Rob Schiller
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Shrink Wrap
star
7.91
771 votes

#2 - Shrink Wrap

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/20/2002

When Carrie and Arthur's constant bickering begins to spiral out of control, Doug and Carrie decide it's time to send Arthur to a psychiatrist.

Directors: Rob Schiller
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Missing Links
star
7.87
676 votes

#3 - Missing Links

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/2002

When Carrie's firm has its annual outing at an exclusive country club, Carrie and Doug need to find a compatible couple to go as their guests.

Directors: Rob Schiller
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Bun Dummy
star
7.77
759 votes

#4 - Bun Dummy

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2002

When Carrie starts wearing her hair in a bun, Doug tries to figure out how he's going to tell her that he hates her new look.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Double Downer
star
7.75
843 votes

#5 - Double Downer

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/2002

Doug and Deacon's planned office excursion is doubly disappointing when no one shows up except their irritating boss, and Kelly leaves Deacon moments before they're supposed to leave.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Writer: Jeff Stein
Patrons Ain't
star
7.74
650 votes

#6 - Patrons Ain't

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2002

When Doug and Carrie's accountant make them feel guilty about their lack of charitable donations, they decide to give a large amount of money to an elementary school library.

Directors: James Widdoes
Hero Worship
star
7.71
748 votes

#7 - Hero Worship

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/2002

When Doug's uncle offers to financially back Doug's dream of owning a sandwich shop, Carrie becomes concerned.

Directors: James Widdoes
Eddie Money
star
7.70
678 votes

#8 - Eddie Money

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/2002

When Doug and Deacon win five thousand dollars in a gambling pool, Doug tries to keep his winnings a secret from Carrie, who didn't want him betting in the first place.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Walk, Man
star
7.70
918 votes

#9 - Walk, Man

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2001

Doug hires a dog walker to get Arthur out of the house.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Lush Life
star
7.69
867 votes

#10 - Lush Life

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/2002

Doug knows he's onto a good thing when he notices that Carrie lets him go off his diet and binge after she has drinks with a friend following work.

Directors: James Widdoes
Writer: Tony Sheehan
Life Sentence
star
7.68
933 votes

#11 - Life Sentence

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2001

Doug and Carrie set up a "Nanny-Cam" to keep an eye on Arthur.

Directors: Rob Schiller
No Retreat
star
7.67
847 votes

#12 - No Retreat

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2001

Doug goes with Carrie on her company retreat while Arthur is left to fend for himself at home.

Directors: James Widdoes
Two Thirty
star
7.65
733 votes

#13 - Two Thirty

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/2002

Doug believes that his new dentist, who once had a crush on Carrie, is hurting him on purpose.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Writer: David Bickel
Dougie Nights
star
7.64
830 votes

#14 - Dougie Nights

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/4/2002

When Doug agrees to accompany the recently separated Deacon for a night of clubbing, hoping it will snap Deacon out of his depression, Doug is the one who becomes addicted to the night life.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Food Fight
star
7.64
805 votes

#15 - Food Fight

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/2002

Carrie gets jealous when Spence's new girlfriend, Becky, recruits Doug to test her homework for the Culinary Institute.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Writer: Chris Downey
Mean Streak
star
7.62
758 votes

#16 - Mean Streak

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2001

Doug is about to break the record at his company for the highest number of consecutive deliveries, while Carrie begins to question her decision not to play with Arthur in his annual senior center scrabble tournament.

Directors: James Widdoes
Friender Bender
star
7.61
948 votes

#17 - Friender Bender

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2001

Doug has a little fender bender with Deacon and Kelly's car.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Writer: David Bickel
Oxy Moron
star
7.60
853 votes

#18 - Oxy Moron

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2001

After Doug has the wrong knee-jerk reaction after a rough airplane landing and he tries to save himself instead of Carrie, he must prove to her that he would take a bullet for her.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Writer: Tony Sheehan
Ticker Treat
star
7.60
923 votes

#19 - Ticker Treat

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2001

Arthur gets tricked by Doug's spooky Halloween decorations and lands in the hospital.

Directors: James Widdoes
Writer: David Bickel
Sight Gag
star
7.58
1018 votes

#20 - Sight Gag

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2001

Doug thinks he has come up with the perfect birthday gift for Carrie: laser eye surgery. That is until Carrie ends up nearly blind from the operation.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Depo Man
star
7.54
879 votes

#21 - Depo Man

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2001

Carrie asks Doug to be an expert witness at her boss' trial but then doubts her decision.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Screwed Driver
star
7.52
790 votes

#22 - Screwed Driver

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/2002

When Carrie goes on a business trip, Doug winds up acting like a teenager again when his parents visit and take over the house.

Directors: James Widdoes
Writer: Rock Reuben
Lyin' Hearted
star
7.47
809 votes

#23 - Lyin' Hearted

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2001

When Doug accompanies Arthur to the hospital for his angioplasty surgery, Doug bumps into one of his regular delivery customers who is going in for his own medical checkup.

Directors: Rob Schiller
No Orleans
star
7.42
764 votes

#24 - No Orleans

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2002

Doug and Carrie sneak off to New Orleans after promising Doug's cousins they wouldn't go without them.

Directors: Rob Schiller
Veiled Threat
star
7.32
833 votes

#25 - Veiled Threat

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2001

While cleaning out the Heffernan freezer, Carrie comes across the top tier of her and Doug's wedding cake, and reflects back to the time when they got married.

Directors: Rob Schiller