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. When they ask him to sign their living will and his sister Stephanie gets wind of this, she is offended.
#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
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.
#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 basement back and he and Carrie having some personal time.
#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.
#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 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.
#12 - Multiple Plots
Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2004
When Arthur tries to sell Spence his adjoining burial plot, he 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.
#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 - Better Camera
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/2000
A battle of who got the cheaper gift begins; Lou Ferrigno moves next door.
#15 - American Idle
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2003
With Doug on her back over her lack of motivation in finding a new job, Carrie enlists the help of Arthur and opens up her own company making decorative cell phone covers, then forces her friends to come to a showing.
#16 - 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.
#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 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#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 - 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.
#25 - Doug Less (1)
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2003
The sixth season opens with a newly svelte Doug and a surprisingly jealous Carrie, who just can't hide her disdain when people constantly compliment her hubby on his weight loss. Doug decides to suprise her by taking her to an old holiday spot of theirs.