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25 episodes

The King of Queens - Season 1

First aired Sep 21, 1998Season 1

Browse all 25 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Pilot

7.2
Sep 21, 199822 min14 votes

Doug's kingdom comes under attack when his recently widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in rather than go to a retirement home, turning Doug's TV room into Arthur's bedroom.

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Episode 2

Fat City

7.1
Sep 28, 199822 min9 votes

After seeing photos of Carrie's stout mother, Doug worries that Carrie will gain weight as well, and tricks her into starting a diet.

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Episode 3

Cello, Goodbye

7.2
Oct 5, 199822 min10 votes

Doug is afraid he'll lose Carrie when her boss drives her home in his Jaguar and gives her tickets to see a famous cellist.

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Episode 4

Richie's Song

7.2
Oct 12, 199821 min9 votes

Doug learns a secret about Richie's wife after a disastrous dinner party.

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Episode 5

Paternal Affairs

7.2
Oct 19, 199822 min9 votes

Doug is uneasy when Arthur starts dating Doug's aunt, especially when the relationship becomes intimate in his basement.

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Episode 6

Head First

7.2
Oct 26, 199821 min9 votes

When Doug takes Carrie's dad out for the night, Carrie shows her appreciation in a very amorous way, which leads Doug to spend more time with Arthur.

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Episode 7

The Rock

7.2
Nov 2, 199822 min9 votes

Carrie has her engagement ring cleaned and learns that it's valuable, and the jeweller offers to buy it for $12,000.

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Episode 8

Educating Doug

7.2
Nov 9, 199822 min9 votes

Doug joins Carrie at a course on the Victorian novel, but can't get past the second page of "Jane Eyre".

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Episode 9

Road Rayge

7.4
Nov 16, 199822 min9 votes

Doug regrets helping Ray Barone cheat on his driving test. Meanwhile, Arthur's neediness hinders Carrie's studying.

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Episode 10

Supermarket Story

7.8
Dec 7, 199822 min9 votes

Carrie, Doug and Arthur languish at a crowded market on the day before Thanksgiving, while Arthur shames Carrie into planning a huge feast.

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Episode 11

Noel Cowards

7.1
Dec 14, 199821 min9 votes

For Christmas, Arthur surprises Doug and Carrie with a new car.

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Episode 12

Fixer Upper

7.0
Dec 21, 199822 min9 votes

Carrie fixes up Spence with a co-worker, and everything is going fine until Doug offers Spence some advice on the relationship.

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Episode 13

Best Man

7.2
Jan 11, 199922 min9 votes

Doug fumes when he learns, before attending the wedding of a guy Carrie grew up with, that Carrie and the groom had sex once.

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Episode 14

Dog Days

7.2
Jan 18, 199922 min9 votes

Doug can't seem to confront his new neighbors when their dog keeps Doug and Carrie awake all night.

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Episode 15

Crappy Birthday

6.7
Feb 2, 199922 min10 votes

Doug lies and tells Carrie that he's made big plans for her 30th birthday, and he then scrambles to make the arrangements at the last minute.

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Episode 16

S'Ain't Valentine's

7.6
Feb 8, 199922 min9 votes

Arthur hits it off with a woman at a Valentine's Day dance for seniors.

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Episode 17

Court Date

7.4
Feb 15, 199922 min9 votes

When a cop who gave Carrie a traffic ticket asks her out on a date, Doug talks her into going out with him until their court date.

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Episode 18

White Collar

7.4
Feb 22, 199922 min9 votes

When the shift supervisor leaves for heart surgery, Doug is selected for the position, but despite the promotion, he hates the job. On top of that, Deacon feels he was overlooked because he's black.

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Episode 19

Rayny Day

6.8
Mar 1, 199922 min9 votes

A government holiday is anything but for Carrie, who spends it cleaning her kitchen, and for Doug, who spends it golfing with Ray Barone.

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Episode 20

Train Wreck

7.5
Mar 15, 199922 min10 votes

Doug is distraught by Carrie's indifference when she learns that his new trainee is a beautiful woman, so he tries to make her think something's going on.

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Episode 21

Hungry Man

7.9
Apr 5, 199922 min8 votes

Carrie asks Doug to join her at a dinner party for a Japanese client. But when he arrives ravenous after not eating all day, he discovers there's no dinner and tries to eat whatever he can find.

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Episode 22

Time Share

7.7
Apr 26, 199922 min9 votes

Carrie scolds Doug for inviting their pesky neighbors over, until she learns they want to offer their time-share in the Hamptons.

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Episode 23

Where's Poppa?

7.8
May 3, 199922 min8 votes

Doug and Carrie try desperately to ship Arthur off to friends for the weekend so they can enjoy some intimate time together, but no one's eager to take him.

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Episode 24

Art House

7.4
May 10, 199922 min8 votes

Doug is ecstatic when Arthur moves out of the basement and gets his own apartment following an argument between the two men. But Carrie is saddened by her father's move and wants Doug to ask him to return.

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Episode 25

Maybe Baby

7.3
May 17, 199922 min8 votes

Doug and Carrie feel pressure to have a baby after learning that a friend is pregnant. Meanwhile, Arthur recalls when Carrie was born.