The WORST episodes of The King of Queens
Every episode of The King of Queens ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The King of Queens!
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 - 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.
#2 - 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.
#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.
#4 - Party Favor
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2000
Carrie convinces Doug to be the best man at his cousin's wedding.
#5 - Separation Anxiety
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/16/2001
During the Palmer's separation, Doug and Carrie go to the movies with Kelly while Deacon takes the kids. While there, Carrie runs into a co-worker who seems interested in Kelly. The two end up going on a date, and when Deacon finds out he is ready to patch things up with her.
#6 - Queens'bro Bridge
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/2003
Arthur and his half-brother Skitch are reunited when Doug sets it up for them to meet again at the tollbooth Skitch works at on the freeway. When Doug realizes they own a house together, he sees the possibility of getting his personal life back when he envisions the basement empty and he and Carrie having some personal time. Arthur moves in with Skitch until all hell breaks loose when the two are reminded that they should indeed live apart.
#7 - 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. As she takes a trip down memory lane, Carrie remembers her uneasiness prior to their wedding day and her desperation in needing a sign from God to be sure about the marriage. The priest calms Carrie's insecurity by informing her that she and Doug actually met years before when they were kids. Carrie feels that that's a "sign" from above, but Doug later learns that it was Danny, his cousin, whom she met, not him, and is afraid to tell her the truth. Also, Arthur convinces Doug's parents to cover the cost of the wedding, and then proceeds to spend all their money to make the day extra special.
#8 - Frozen Pop
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/24/2000
Arthur is moved upstairs to Carrie's office once the weather gets cold, but have problems when the weather warms up and Arthur thinks his move was permanent.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Pregnant Pause (2)
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/21/2001
Doug tells Carrie not to panic about having the baby, that he will take care of all her "burden," so he takes on a second job so that they can store a little extra money before the due date. Meanwhile, Arthur is annoyed that Doug still hasn't finished his bathroom and Deacon and Kelly reconcile.
#12 - Multiple Plots
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2004
When Arthur tries to sell Spence his adjoining burial plot, he somehow winds up selling it to Spence's mother, Veronica. Doug is assigned a new delivery route and is freaked out by a man at one of his daily stops who always answers the door wearing nothing but a towel around his waist. Meanwhile, Carrie takes on dog walking with Holly to make some money after being unemployed for several months, but immediately hates the job and hires a kid to do the walking for her.
#13 - Golden Moldy
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/2003
Doug and Carrie are having fun on their vacation with their neighbors in St. Croix, but once Arthur calls with a quote on the current mold problem in the house, all is not so fun.
#14 - American Idle
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2003
Doug gets annoyed with Carrie when she loses her job and, rather than looking for employment, becomes extremely unmotivated. When Doug confronts Carrie about her laziness, she gets upset, claiming that she is simply trying to find herself. Carrie then enlists the help of Arthur and opens up her own company making decorative cell phone covers. However, when she invites her friends over to buy some of the covers, she realizes a new line of work might be in order.
#15 - 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.
#16 - 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.
#17 - Domestic Disturbance
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/19/2005
Carrie uses her extra income to hire a maid, but Doug feels left out and decides to hire his own help in the form of Spence's mom, Veronica. Soon, Veronica proves to make more messes than she cleans, especially when her newly subordinate position makes Arthur pine for her.
#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 - No Orleans
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2002
Doug and Carrie find an old, unopened wedding present – a gravy boat – from Doug's third cousin Ron and his wife Marcia. Little did they know that inside was a check for $1,500 that they never realized was there and therefore never cashed. However, because the check expired a year after the wedding, they ask Ron and Marcia to rewrite it. Though they initially feel they need to treat this unbearable couple to a few meals before asking in order to justify their actions, Carrie loses her patience the first time and she re-opens the gravy boat and "notices the check." The plan backfires when Doug tells Ron and Marcia that they want to use the money for a trip to New Orleans and Marcia sets one condition – Doug and Carrie can't go to New Orleans without them! Trying to avoid that debacle, Doug and Carrie attempt to sneak off to the Big Easy alone without letting their cousins know about it. Meanwhile, Arthur tries getting a comic strip he created into Playboy magazine, but his artistic talents leave a little something to be desired.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - Raygin' Bulls
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/28/2005
Doug and Ray Barone have a "guy's night out." Meanwhile, Carrie gets a shock upon visiting her mother's grave.
#23 - 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.
#24 - Clothes Encounter
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/21/2003
Carrie can't stop buying expensive clothes, and then returning them within a few days. Spence's new girlfriend is afraid of his dog and tells him to decide who he wants, the dog or her.
#25 - S'Poor House
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/2003
The mold problem in the Heffernan household grows and Doug and Carrie find out to fix the problem will cost them $12,000! Doug, with his tail between his legs, goes to his father to ask for the money, but hits a wall when he wants to know why he and Carrie don't have it in the bank. When Doug has to admit they have no savings, his dad wants to comb through their financial books to see where all the money is going. This prompts Doug to limit Carrie on her "wild spending," which does not go over well with her.