The BEST episodes written by Rock Reuben

Where's Poppa?
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8.15
731 votes

#1 - Where's Poppa?

The King of Queens - Season 1 - Episode 23

Doug and Carrie send Arthur off to work at cousin Danny's pizza restaurant.

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Present Tense
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7.90
557 votes

#2 - Present Tense

The King of Queens - Season 8 - Episode 17

The Heffernans hate an anniversary gift from the Palmers so much, they stage a robbery to rid themselves of it.

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Flame Resistant
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7.78
775 votes

#3 - Flame Resistant

The King of Queens - Season 5 - Episode 7

Doug and Carrie run into Doug's high school girlfriend, Margie, at his favorite sports bar. Carrie gets jealous when she discovers that Doug's mother would rather spend time with his ex-girlfriend than her. Margie and Doug fight over the song that Doug was meant to write for her back in high school. Doug, intent on redeeming himself attempts to write the song with help from Danny.

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Flower Power
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7.75
714 votes

#4 - Flower Power

The King of Queens - Season 2 - Episode 24

Doug shows his romantic side as Carrie thinks he has lost it; Arthur serves on a jury.

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Affair Trade
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7.75
840 votes

#5 - Affair Trade

The King of Queens - Season 9 - Episode 2

Doug panics when he starts getting sexy phone messages meant for another Doug Heffernan, but Carrie doesn't seem to care. Meanwhile, Danny tries to force a wedge between Spence and a new lady friend.

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Kirbed Enthusiasm
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7.74
879 votes

#6 - Kirbed Enthusiasm

The King of Queens - Season 5 - Episode 4

Deacon asks Doug to help him coach his 8-year-old son's football team and the boy challenges Doug to try out for a semi-pro team, but Carrie isn't thrilled with the idea until she sees an interesting photo of him.

Major Disturbance
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7.73
734 votes

#7 - Major Disturbance

The King of Queens - Season 9 - Episode 4

The Palmers' vacation plans are ruined when Doug frightens Major so much that he refuses to be babysat by the Heffernans. In the meantime, Arthur begins hiring out himself and friends from the senior center to ride with solo drivers so they can use car-pool lanes.

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Affidavit Justice
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7.71
791 votes

#8 - Affidavit Justice

The King of Queens - Season 6 - Episode 6

When the partners of Carrie's law firm notice Doug's softball skills, they ask him to pretend that he's a lawyer in order to play on their company team. Carrie worries that Doug won't be able to pull off being a lawyer, but he is so convincing, an opposing firm offers him a job. Meanwhile, after tracing his ancestry, Arthur believes his great-grandfather was a slave owner and makes it his own personal mission to correct things with Deacon on his ancestor's behalf.

S'no Job
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7.70
834 votes

#9 - S'no Job

The King of Queens - Season 3 - Episode 23

Doug's Uncle Stu asks him to get his son, Danny, 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. Eventually, Doug feels guilty and goes back to O'Boyle to ask him to reconsider Danny for the job. Meanwhile, Arthur fills out audience comment cards on a new movie.

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Eddie Money
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7.70
664 votes

#10 - Eddie Money

The King of Queens - Season 4 - Episode 23

Against Carrie's commands, Doug takes $100 from the "emergency fund jar" to bet on a boxing match. When he and Deacon win $5,000, Doug realizes he can't let Carrie know he won big or she'll realize he stole the money. Deacon and Doug set out to burn it all off in a day of luxury spending. Meanwhile, Carrie is offered a job from the owner of the firm and when she finally works up the nerve to give notice, the offer ends up not being as firm as she thought.

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Tank Heaven
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7.69
601 votes

#11 - Tank Heaven

The King of Queens - Season 6 - Episode 21

Doug sabotages Carrie's attempts to start hanging out with her co-workers by scaring them off with several crude techniques. Meanwhile, Spence and Danny realize that women like men who take care of the elderly and start using Arthur as bait.

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No Retreat
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7.68
831 votes

#12 - No Retreat

The King of Queens - Season 4 - Episode 5

Carrie is invited to her company's retreat for the first time and is overcome with excitement. Doug is not so thrilled, however, when he discovers that he must spend the whole weekend sans TV. While away, Carrie mingles with the other lawyers and partners while Doug stands by very uncomfortably. Doug then tries his best to charm the partners and in his effort ends up in a lie about climbing Mount Everest – much to the delight of Carrie who sees this as an opportunity to advance herself at work. Meanwhile Arthur, all alone at home in Queens, ends up destroying Doug and Carrie's bedroom and begs Deacon to help him hide the damage before they return home.

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Papa Pill
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7.64
882 votes

#13 - Papa Pill

The King of Queens - Season 3 - Episode 18

Doug feels sorry for Arthur and agrees to let him go to a cocktail lounge instead of to the weekly dance at a senior center. When Carrie finds out, she goes ballistic and turns her father's care over to Doug-a job he soon regrets taking on.

Manhattan Project
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7.63
675 votes

#14 - Manhattan Project

The King of Queens - Season 9 - Episode 10

Carrie's ecstatic when an affordable apartment opens in Manhattan, but Doug's reluctant to leave Queens. Arthur meets singer Ava St. Clair.

40 Under 40
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7.63
454 votes

#15 - 40 Under 40

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 16

When Vanessa is featured in a local magazine article about entrepreneurs under 40 years old, a jealous Kevin tries to get attention for himself. Also, Chale fixes up Kyle on a date with his wild Aunt Kristin.

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Plus One Is the Loneliest Number
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7.62
728 votes

#16 - Plus One Is the Loneliest Number

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 4

After Vanessa's relationship with a hunky doctor goes bust before her sister's wedding, Kevin steps in as her 'successful doctor' date. Also, Kyle helps Kendra and Chale make a fake photo collage of honeymoon pictures to tout on social media

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Kevin Moves Metal
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7.62
558 votes

#17 - Kevin Moves Metal

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 10

As part of a security job, Kevin goes undercover as a janitor at a car dealership. Also, Chale reveals his phobia of puppets after learning that Kendra used to be into ventriloquism.

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Animal Attraction
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7.59
751 votes

#18 - Animal Attraction

The King of Queens - Season 5 - Episode 15

Doug cannot spend time with Carrie on Valentines Day, because he has to deliver penguins, with Deacon, from one zoo to another. Yet, along the way, they run into some mishaps. Meanwhile, Carrie and Holly go out and give her tips with men to look for a man for Hall. However, Carrie inadvertently fixes her up with her boss. Also when Arthur and Spence go to up a pick a date for the holiday, he accidentally gets himself a date that is old enough to be his grandmother.

Cologne Ranger
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7.54
780 votes

#19 - Cologne Ranger

The King of Queens - Season 7 - Episode 9

After ten years of marriage, Doug finds a new love – in the form of designer cologne that Carrie can't stand, but his scent-ual affair forces Carrie to demonstrate bad behaviors of her own. Meanwhile, Arthur attempts to show Spence and Holly the finer points of movie hopping.

Dire Strayts
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7.53
738 votes

#20 - Dire Strayts

The King of Queens - Season 2 - Episode 8

Doug and Carrie invite Ray and Debra Barone over for dinner.

Cooking up a Storm
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7.53
583 votes

#21 - Cooking up a Storm

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 9

After Kevin insists he can handle cooking a full Thanksgiving dinner for Vanessa and his family, he realizes he's in over his head and secretly askes his flirtatious neighbor for help.

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Screwed Driver
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7.53
779 votes

#22 - Screwed Driver

The King of Queens - Season 4 - Episode 19

Doug's parents visit while Carrie's on a business trip and take over running the house, making Doug feel like a kid again. Also, Arthur tries to strike it rich by inventing a new type of screwdriver called "the Arthur's head."

Dark Meet
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7.52
964 votes

#23 - Dark Meet

The King of Queens - Season 3 - Episode 8

After a great Thanksgiving, Doug and Carrie tries to recall their first Thanksgiving together who said, "I Love You" first. They consult Arthur who quickly recalls some other Thanksgivings and finally recalls 1993 when he was having a fight with his new wife Lily. When Doug arrives to the house to meet Carrie's family, Carrie, ashamed of her family, runs off and leaves Doug to have a dinner with each parent one at a time. Even though he physically engraves and rebuffs the bowling balls, Arthur criticizes Doug's job at IPS to be replaced by a robot in the near future. When Carrie comes back, they both express their love for each other as Arthur proclaims that her relationship with Doug will not last.

Wingmen
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7.52
460 votes

#24 - Wingmen

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 17

After Kevin and Vanessa witness Kyle's success using a dating app that requires a close friend to choose one's perfect match, they agree to be each other's wingman and try their hand at matchmaking.

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Slip 'n' Fall
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7.51
594 votes

#25 - Slip 'n' Fall

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 8

Kevin and Vanessa concoct a plan when they fear Rootger might sue them after he slips and injures himself at their office. Also, Kendra dispenses legal advice at Enzo's for paying customers.

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Baker's Doesn't
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7.51
613 votes

#26 - Baker's Doesn't

The King of Queens - Season 8 - Episode 11

Doug and Carrie are roped into helping out at their church during the holidays: he guards the manger, while she tries to bake a cake. Also, Arthur and Spence attempt to write a Christmas song so they can cash in on the holiday.

The Owl
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7.50
649 votes

#27 - The Owl

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 6

Kevin and Chale go on a road trip to retrieve a cookie jar that Kevin sold before realizing how much it meant to Kendra; Vanessa and Kendra try to help Kyle with dating.

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Slippery Slope
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7.50
608 votes

#28 - Slippery Slope

The King of Queens - Season 7 - Episode 21

Doug lures Carrie to a timeshare sales ski weekend where the strength of their relationship is tested under the intense sales pressure. On the same excursion, Spence and Danny feel the sting of intolerance when they assume the role of a "couple" to enjoy the weekend.

Driving Reign
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7.48
695 votes

#29 - Driving Reign

The King of Queens - Season 5 - Episode 20

Danny asks Doug for a letter of recommendation at IPS so he can move up to being a driver like Doug. Since this idea does not appeal to Doug, Carrie decides she will write the letter and have Doug sign it. Danny ends up getting the job and puts Doug's skills to the test, and his job on the line, when his ability to beat Doug's delivery time has the boss giving Danny Doug's route.

Name Dropper
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7.47
728 votes

#30 - Name Dropper

The King of Queens - Season 7 - Episode 5

Doug digs a deeper hole for himself when he fakes a heart attack to avoid angering Carrie for not knowing her friend's name.

Raygin' Bulls
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7.46
643 votes

#31 - Raygin' Bulls

The King of Queens - Season 8 - Episode 10

Doug and Ray Barone have a "guy's night out." Meanwhile, Carrie gets a shock upon visiting her mother's grave.

Phat Monkey
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7.43
416 votes

#32 - Phat Monkey

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 22

When Monkey Fist lands Alviti’s big account to provide security for his parking garages, Kevin inadvertently derails Rootger’s efforts to study for his security guard test and puts the new job in jeopardy, much to Vanessa’s dismay. Also, Kendra and Chale try to persuade an investor to help finance their brew pub idea.

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Grief Thief
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7.41
699 votes

#33 - Grief Thief

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 5

Vanessa plots her revenge on Kevin after learning he lied his way out of working on a Sunday to attend a football game with Goody. Also, Kyle has a new girlfriend and Chale and Kendra have their first squabble as a married couple.

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Business Unusual
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7.40
840 votes

#34 - Business Unusual

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 2

Overwhelmed by Kevin's helicopter parenting, Kendra tricks him into taking a job at Vanessa's new private security company.

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Kevin Goes Nuts
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7.40
788 votes

#35 - Kevin Goes Nuts

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 3

After Vanessa suggests that Sara has a secret boyfriend, Kevin goes undercover to find out the truth.

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Multiple Plots
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7.37
612 votes

#36 - Multiple Plots

The King of Queens - Season 6 - Episode 17

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.

Civil Ceremony
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6.96
963 votes

#37 - Civil Ceremony

Kevin Can Wait - Season 2 - Episode 1

In the second season opener, Kendra and Chale must get married immediately when the Gables learn that he is about to be deported. As Kevin chases down Father Phillip to officiate the ceremony, Vanessa helps Kendra put together the last-minute affair.

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Inner Tube
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6.94
728 votes

#38 - Inner Tube

The King of Queens - Season 3 - Episode 17

Doug dreams that he could solve all of his problems if he could assume the roles of vintage sitcom characters.