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Doug Heffernan is just your ordinary deliveryman for the International Parcel Service, but his family is anything but normal. Along with his wife Carrie, Doug lives with Carrie's father Arthur (Seinfeld regular Jerry Stiller), who is a few cards short of a full deck. Arthur is known for his incoherent outbursts and misplaced anger (particularly when he seeks justice for never receiving his year supply of Rice-O-Roni from The $10,000 Pyramid).

Doug and Carrie cling to their loving relationship to get them through, while trying to find privacy and peace in a house with an active senior citizen. In the first season, Doug and Carrie thought they had the solution when Arthur took a job at the local pizza place. But, their private time was short lived when Arthur lost the job after only one weekend. In the second season, they resigned themselves to the fact that Arthur was a permanent fixture in the basement and were not too concerned when a lack of heat brought him upstairs. That was until Arthur, of course, realized the comforts he was missing down in the cellar.

Fortunately, Doug and Carrie both have jobs to get them out of the house. And, although it may not provide them time together, it does give each of them the breathing room they need. Doug is always on the road in his parcel delivery van and Carrie's a world away in Manhattan where she works as a legal secretary. For balance, Doug turns to his three buddies, who each have their own unique perspective to share: Deacon, Doug's best friend, is levelheaded and the cool voice of reason when Doug gets upset. Spence, a toll-booth operator, finally has his own apartment and has moved out of his mother's house. Richie, a fire fighter.

While affable Doug is in the garage watching the latest sports with his buddies, Carrie, strong-willed and fairly opinionated, takes refuge in her female friendships - girls that give her that all-important female perspective, as well as a shoulder to lean on in a house, basement and garage full of men.

The King Of Queens Cast Photo

Cast and Characters

Kevin James as Doug Heffernan
Leah Remini as Carrie Heffernan
Jerry Stiller as Arthur Spooner
Victor Williams as Deacon Palmer
Patton Oswalt as Spence Olchin
Gary Valentine as Danny Heffernan (1999-2007)
Nicole Sullivan as Holly Shumpert (2001-2007)
Merrin Dungey as Kelly Palmer (1999-2007)
Larry Romano as Richie Iannucci (1998-2001)
Mookie Barker as Phil (1999-2007)
Jenny O'Hara as Janet Heffernan (2001-2007)
Sam McMurray as Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle (2001-2006)

Broadcast History, Episode Guide & TV Schedule

First Telecast: September 21, 1998
Last Telecast: May 14, 2007
View The King Of Queens Episode Guide
Number of Seasons: 9
Number of Episodes: 207
Original Network: CBS
Original Primetime TV Schedule:

September 1998– May 1999, CBS, Monday 8:30PM
September 1999– May 2003, CBS, Monday 8:00PM
October 2003– May 2005, CBS, Wednesday 9:00PM
September 2005– May 2006, CBS, Monday 8:00PM
December 2006– May 2007, CBS, Monday 9:30PM

Theme Song Lyrics and Intro

"Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home To You" by Billy Vera

My eyes are getting weary
My back is gettin' tight
I'm sitting here in traffic
On the Queensboro Bridge tonight.
But I don't care cause all I wanna do
I cash my check and drive right home to you.
Cause baby all my life
I will be driving home to you.

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