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25 episodes

The King of Queens - Season 3

First aired Oct 2, 2000Season 3

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

Do Rico

7.6
Oct 2, 200020 min9 votes

Carrie is turned on by an imitation of Rico done by Doug; Arthur tries to chronicle his own life story.

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Episode 2

Roast Chicken

7.2
Oct 9, 200020 min9 votes

Carrie has Doug sign a card for her boss' twenty years at the company and is asked to participate in his banquet roast.

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Episode 3

Fatty McButterpants

7.2
Oct 16, 200020 min9 votes

Doug vows to lose 30 pounds.

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Episode 4

Class Struggle

7.3
Oct 23, 200020 min9 votes

Carrie decides to return to college, with very little time to get things done.

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Episode 5

Strike One

7.3
Oct 30, 200020 min9 votes

Doug wants a new car and against Carrie's advice, buys it for himself only to find out moments later that the workers at the IPS company are going on strike, forcing Carrie to work major overtime to compensate for his mistake.

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Episode 6

Strike Too

7.4
Nov 6, 200022 min9 votes

With no end to the IPS workers strike in sight, Doug tries substitute teaching at his sister Stephanie's school.

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Episode 7

Strike Out

7.9
Nov 13, 200020 min9 votes

Doug and Deacon, who are out of work because of a strike, resort to playing sophomoric pranks, along with Arthur, to keep from going stir crazy. But they're driving Carrie and Kelly nuts. Eventually, Doug and Deacon return to work leaving Arthur alone.

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Episode 8

Dark Meet

6.5
Nov 20, 200020 min10 votes

Doug and Carrie try to recall their first Thanksgiving together who said, "I Love You" first. They consult Arthur who quickly recalls some other Thanksgivings.

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Episode 9

Twisted Sitters

6.8
Nov 27, 200020 min9 votes

Doug and Carrie watch Deacon and Kelly's kids while they are out of town. When one of the kids sees them making love, they must keep him from telling his parents...

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Episode 10

Work Related

7.1
Dec 4, 200020 min9 votes

Arthur begins to work at Carrie's company; Doug and Deacon compete for the best practical joke.

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Episode 11

Better Camera

7.2
Dec 11, 200020 min9 votes

A battle of who got the cheaper gift begins; Lou Ferrigno moves next door.

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Episode 12

Wedding Presence

7.1
Jan 8, 200120 min9 votes

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.

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Episode 13

Hi Def-Jam

7.0
Jan 29, 200120 min9 votes

Doug sets up his sister with Carrie's boss so that he can watch the Super Bowl on a high-definition TV.

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Episode 14

Paint Misbehavin'

7.4
Feb 5, 200120 min9 votes

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.

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Episode 15

Deacon Blues

7.0
Feb 12, 200120 min9 votes

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.

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Episode 16

Horizontal Hold

6.9
Feb 19, 200120 min9 votes

After Deacon and Kelly's separation, Carrie begins to wonder about her own marriage. She and Doug agree to put their sex lives on hold for a few weeks because Carrie feels that they should resolve arguments verbally. Arthur dates a woman who claims she dated Frank Sinatra.

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Episode 17

Inner Tube

6.3
Feb 26, 200120 min9 votes

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

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Episode 18

Papa Pill

7.2
Mar 19, 200120 min9 votes

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

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Episode 19

Package Deal

7.2
Apr 9, 200120 min9 votes

Doug finds that working for a competitor isn't all it's cracked up to be after he quits his job; Carrie becomes a self-tanning cream addict.

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Episode 20

Separation Anxiety

7.0
Apr 16, 200120 min9 votes

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.

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Episode 21

Departure Time

7.1
Apr 30, 200120 min9 votes

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.

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Episode 22

Swim Neighbors

7.6
May 7, 200120 min9 votes

Doug and Carrie meet the neighbors after a hurricane destroys both of their backyards.

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Episode 23

S'no Job

6.4
May 14, 200120 min9 votes

Doug's Uncle Stu asks him to get his son 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.

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Episode 24

Pregnant Pause (1)

7.2
May 21, 200120 min9 votes

Carrie discovers that she is pregnant and she is panicked that the timing is all-wrong. Meanwhile, Deacon and Kelly begin to reconcile and Arthur insists that Doug build him his own bathroom in the basement.

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Episode 25

Pregnant Pause (2)

7.6
May 28, 200120 min8 votes

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.