This is a list of episodes for the television show "The King of Queens" that aired on September 21, 1998 [edit] List of episodes [edit] Season 1: 1998–1999 | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 101 | September 21, 1998 | Pilot | | Arthur's third wife, Tessy dies. Shortly after his house burns down, so he moves in with Doug & Carrie | | 02 - 102 | September 28, 1998 | Fat City | | When Doug finds out that the women on Carrie's side of the family become overweight in their lives, he tries to keep Carrie from being overweight. | | 03 - 103 | October 5, 1998 | Cello, Goodbye | | When Carrie keeps skipping softball games with Doug and the guys, Doug wonders what's going on. Doug finds out that Carrie is working late for her boss, starts to wonder why Carrie fell for him, and tries to make it up to Carrie by going to a cello concert with her. | | 04 - 104 | October 12, 1998 | Richie's Song | | When Doug finds out that Richie's wife cheats on him, he must confront him with the news. However, Doug has some trouble telling his friend about his wife. Meanwhile, Arthur depends on Doug for deoderant issues. | | 05 - 105 | October 19, 1998 | Paternal Affairs | | Doug and Carrie throw a wedding anniversary party for themselves. Doug invites his aunt, and finds out that his aunt and uncle are having problems. When Arthur meets Doug's aunt, he falls for her. Carrie eventually lets him date her, but ends up regretting it, leaving Arthur with plans to propose to her. | | 06 - 106 | October 26, 1998 | Head First | | After a stressful day of driving & accompanying Arthur while he runs his errands, Doug gets a "very special thank you" from Carrie, realizing the more time he spends with Arthur the more "thank yous" he gets from Carrie, Doug soon pretends to be very good friends with Arthur, but his plan backfires after Arthur clings to him and harasses his friends. | | 07 - 107 | November 2, 1998 | The Rock | | After picking up Carrie's engagement ring from the jeweler's from being cleaned, the jeweler makes an offer for a large sum of money. Soon, Doug & Carrie decide to sell it and buy a hottub with the money, but later, their karma gets the best of them. | | 08 - 108 | November 9, 1998 | Educating Doug | | Carrie feels that she and Doug are getting stupid as a couple, so she them and Spence for a class where they read a book and then discuss it, but Doug fails and steals Spence's answers. | | 09 - 109 | November 16, 1998 | Road Rayge | | Doug allows Ray Barone, a sportswriter (in this cross over from "Everybody Loves Raymond") to cheat off his test during a driving exam at the DMV and gets his license suspended and Ray tries to make it up to him | | 10 - 110 | November 23, 1998 | Supermarket Story | | In a Thanksgiving episode that takes place entirely in the supermarket, Carrie follows a woman around trying to get recipes & hints for preparing an entire Thanksgiving dinner; Doug meets up with someone he doesn't know but claims to know him; Arthur meets a love interest | | 11 - 111 | December 14, 1998 | Noel Cowards | | At Christmas time, Arthur buys Doug & Carrie a very squatty, mini car, which of course, Doug & Carrie dislike, after getting some advice from Ritchie, Doug & Carrie dump it in a scrap yard | | 12 - 112 | December 21, 1998 | Fixer Upper | | Carrie arranges a date with a work friend and Spence, but after a saucy piece of advice from Doug, Spence scares the girl off | | 13 - 113 | January 11, 1999 | Best Man | | Doug, Carrie, Kelly & Deacon attend a wedding of a man Carrie had sex with once, but Doug didn't know until right before the wedding and he doesn't tell Carrie he knows | | 14 - 114 | January 18, 1999 | Dog Days | | After constant barking of the neighbors' dog, Doug & Carrie complain but Doug feels sorry for the dog & secretly adopts it; Arthur thinks "Charlie Brown" is based on him | | 15 - 115 | February 1, 1999 | Crappy Birthday | | Doug subscribes for a sports game on PPV not realizing it's the same night as Carrie's birthday, but luckily for Doug, Carrie is depressed about her new age, so Doug makes up a lie about having plans but soon his karma gets the best of him and he slaps together a quick birthday party | | 16 - 116 | February 8, 1999 | S'Ain't Valentine's | | On St. Valentine's Day, Arthur attends a party at his senior center and meets a woman (real-life wife Anne Meara) and the two begin a love affair. Carrie is waiting for Doug at restaurant but Doug is stuck at Spence's birthday party, but when Spence arrives, he and his mother get into a fight and Doug, Richie & Deacon are stuck at his home with Spence's mother; while waiting for Doug, Carrie meets a "schmuck" at the restaurant and transforms him to be more charming. | | 17 - 117 | February 15, 1999 | Court Date | | Carrie is asked out on a date by a police officer who pulled her over the previous day (she was wearing gloves and therefore the police officer couldn't see her ring). After getting some advice from Richie, Doug gets Carrie to go on a date with him so he won't testify against her. | | 18 - 118 | February 22, 1999 | White Collar | | Doug gets promoted after the sudden severe illness of his manger at IPS. Carrie gets excited but Doug hates the job, feeling guilty when Deacon says he wanted the promotion. | | 19 - 119 | March 1, 1999 | Rayny Day | | Doug invites Richie over to talk to him about his recent divorce but before Richie arrives, Doug bails to play golf with sportswriter Ray Barone. | | 20 - 120 | March 15, 1999 | Train Wreck | | Doug gets gets paired together with a new trainee (Julie Benz), whom he's attracted too and is afraid to tell Carrie, but like always, Carrie finds out, Carrie couldn't careless because she thinks of Doug as "nice", angered, Doug tries to get his trainee to harass him | | 21 - 121 | April 5, 1999 | Hungry Man | | Carrie's boss invites her & Doug to an elegant party so Doug doesn't eat anything all day but then discovers there is no food at the party | | 22 - 122 | April 26, 1999 | Time Share | | Doug & Carrie's next door neighbors, Tim & Dorothy give their beach house to them because they are getting divorced, but Dorothy is to upset to hand over the key so Carrie gets Richie to hit on her so she'll feel better but he ends up making her a one-night-stand and Dorothy is now ever more upset | | 23 - 123 | May 3, 1999 | Where's Poppa? | | Doug & Carrie get Arthur out of the house so they'll have more time together | | 24 - 124 | May 10, 1999 | Art House | | After Arthur almost gets Doug fired, Doug blows up on him then Arthur moves out, but only for a short time (in this episode, Doug says "I had no idea he could play the piano like that" referring to Arthur but then, seasons later in the episode "Tooth Hirty", Arthur hasn't the slightest idea on how to play the piano) | | 25 - 125 | May 17, 1999 | Maybe Baby | | After dinner at the Palmer's watching Doug play with Kirby, the Palmers announce that Kelly's pregnant with a soon-to-be Major, leaving the Heffernans dreams of having their own baby. | [edit] Season 2: 1999–2000 25 episodes | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 201 | September 20, 1999 | Queasy Rider | | Doug's recent purchase of a motorcycle angers Carrie, but soon after, Doug secretly gets tired of it; Aurthur gets a job at pretzel shop | | 02 - 202 | September 27, 1999 | Female Problems | | After Carrie's constant togetherness with Doug, Doug finds a friend for Carrie, Soon Doug regrets his actions after Carrie & her friend are always together leaving Doug by himself | | 03 - 203 | October 4, 1999 | Assaulted Nuts | | Doug accidentally staples himself with a staple gun in a "private" place | | 04 - 204 | October 11, 1999 | Parent Trapped | | Deacon & Kelly ask Doug & Carrie if they want to be their children's Godparents, overcome with compliment, Doug instantly says yes, but Carrie isn't completely on board. | | 05 - 205 | October 18, 1999 | Tube Steakes | | Carrie buys Doug a new TV after he is outraged at her because she forgot to close the garage door and his TV got stolen | | 06 - 206 | October 25, 1999 | Doug Out | | Arthur accidentally hears Doug call him a "Demented Old Circus Monkey" so Doug tries to make it up to him | | 07 - 207 | November 1, 1999 | Get Away | | When Doug and Carrie go on vacation to celebrate their anniversary, they decide to take Deacon & Kelly which ends up being a big mistake | | 08 - 208 | November 8, 1999 | Dire Strayts | | Doug gets stuck half way in the attic during a visit by Ray & Debra (in yet another cross-over) | | 09 - 209 | November 15, 1999 | I, Candy | | Doug gets a big head after a waitress asks about his situation | | 10 - 210 | November 22, 1999 | Roamin' Holiday | | Carrie invites a friend and her husband to stay over for the Thanksgiving weekend, meaning Doug would probably have to entertain her husband, but Doug finds him dull, so after Spence & his mom get into a fight, Doug takes advantage and convinces Spence to ask to stay with Doug & Carrie | | 11 - 211 | November 29, 1999 | Sparing Carrie | | Doug's bowling team bowls just for fun and is financially supported by the local pizza place, but now they threaten to no longer support them if they continue to be on a constant losing streak. Doug soon realizes Carrie is the problem so he removes her from the team making an awkward household | | 12 - 212 | December 13, 1999 | Net Prophets | | During Christmas time, Doug receives his Christmas bonus and Carrie eventually talks Doug into investing it in to net stocks | | 13 - 213 | January 10, 2000 | Party Favor | | Danny (Gary Valentine) has no best man for his marriage, so Doug reluctantly fills in and also arranges a bachelor party. Unfortunately Danny doesn't seem to have many friends who want to come. | | 14 - 214 | January 17, 2000 | Block Buster | | It's Doug's high school football reunion and he boasts about his famous block. But everyone besides him remembers his now handicapped ex-team mate making the block. Doug tries to find proof on some old tapes. | | 15 - 215 | January 24, 2000 | Frozen Pop | | Arthur moves upstairs because his cellar gets too cold in winter. Doug doesn't like it and waits for warmer weather, but Arthur doesn't seem to want to move back. | | 16 - 216 | February 7, 2000 | Fair Game | | Doug is appalled when he finds out Carrie frequently cheats at board games. She tries to get better but maybe the reason behind her behavior needs to be found first. | | 17 - 217 | February 14, 2000 | Meet By-Product | | Back in the 80's. Richie invites Carrie and a friend of hers over to his and Doug's apartment. While Richie hits it off with the friend, Doug and Carrie have a tough time. | | 18 - 218 | February 21, 2000 | The Shmenkmans | | Doug and Carries are happy with their new friends. But then the Shmenkmans meet Deacon and Kelly and it turns out the two couples have a lot in common. | | 19 - 219 | February 28, 2000 | Surprise Artie | | Doug takes Arthur out for lunch, so Carrie can arrange a surprise birthday party. Doug runs into some problems with Arthur at the buffet and meanwhile the waiting guests are starting to fight. | | 20 - 220 | March 6, 2000 | Wild Cards | | With Doug and Deacon loose in Atlantic City, Jokers are wild! | | 21 - 221 | April 17, 2000 | Big Dougie | | Doug's decision to become a Big Brother becomes a big Bother. | | 22 - 222 | May 1, 2000 | Soft Touch | | Debt of a salesman...Doug's a sucker for a good pyramid scheme. | | 23 - 223 | May 8, 2000 | Restaurant Row | | Carrie gets angry at a waiter & the manager at a recently found favorite restaurant of Doug's. So Carrie bans him from going ever again | | 24 - 224 | May 15, 2000 | Flower Power | | Carrie is jealous when someone from her work gets flowers and takes it out on Doug. | | 25 - 225 | May 22, 2000 | Whine Country | | Doug and Carrie both have very specific ideas on how to spend their vacation together. Doug wants to rent an RV, while Carrie prefers a visit to Paris. They flip a coin, and Doug wins. In order to make Doug reconsider his idea, Carrie invites her father on the cross-country trip. She assumes that Doug would not want to spend his vacation in a confined space with the old man. However, to spite her, Doug not only agrees to take Arthur along, but invites Spence as well. | [edit] Season 3: 2000–2001 25 episodes | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 301 | October 2, 2000 | Do Rico | | Carrie is turned on by Doug's imitation of his new Hispanic co-worker, Rico; Arthur tries to chronicle his own life story. | | 02 - 302 | October 9, 2000 | Roast Chicken | | Carrie has Doug sign a congratulatory card for his boss' twenty years at the company and the whole thing blows up in Doug's face. Now, Fisker, the boss, wants Doug to participate in the banquet roast and Doug blames Carrie for this fiasco. He does rise to the occasion, however, and even manages to get some good laughs out of the audience. That is, until he starts to tell some jokes that hit a little too close to home. | | 03 - 303 | October 16, 2000 | Fatty McButterpants | | Doug is offended that Carrie wants him to lose weight, so he vows to lose 30 pounds. In the process, Doug gives Carrie a remark that she wears too much make up to settle the score. | | 04 - 304 | October 23, 2000 | Class Struggle | | Carrie decides to return to college, with very little time to get things done. | | 05 - 305 | October 30, 2000 | Strike One | | Doug's car breaks down, so he goes out and buys a new truck, just as his union goes on strike against IPS. | | 06 - 306 | November 6, 2000 | Strike Too | | Second week of the IPS strike; Doug gets a job as a substitute teacher. | | 07 - 307 | November 13, 2000 | Strike Out | | The IPS strike is in its third week, and both Doug and Deacon are spending the majority of their days doing very little outside of sleeping all day. Carrie and Kelly decide to make a play date with Doug, Deacon and Arthur, but the plan backfires when they turn into a trio of merry pranksters. | | 08 - 308 | November 20, 2000 | Dark Meet | | After a great Thanksgiving, Doug and Carrie try to recall their first Thanksgiving together and 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, as Doug was coming over to meet the family. | | 09 - 309 | November 27, 2000 | Twisted Sitters | | 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. | | 10 - 310 | December 4, 2000 | Work Related | | Arthur begins to work at Carrie's company; Doug and Deacon compete for the best practical joke. | | 11 - 311 | December 11, 2000 | Better Camera | | Doug and Deacon go shopping together for their wives' Christmas presents. They each buy cameras, however Deacon chooses one that is less expensive than the one Doug got because Kelly, Deacon's wife, often loses her cameras. When Carrie correctly guesses what Doug got for her, she convinces him to give her the camera early so that she can take photos at her office's Christmas party. Unfortunately, one of the new partners at Carrie's law firm gives everyone nicer cameras for Christmas. Meanwhile, Arthur sees an opportunity to have his script made into a movie when Lou Ferrigno moves next door. | | 12 - 312 | January 8, 2001 | Wedding Presence | | Instead of driving out of state for their friends' wedding, Carrie and Doug decide to stay home and later tell the couple that they were there, but didn't see them. They soon began to feel guilty and go to the wedding anyway, arriving just as the couple are leaving. Meanwhile, Arthur gets Spencer to participate in his scheme to get half-off shoes. | | 13 - 313 | January 29, 2001 | Hi Def-Jam | | Doug considers buying a new HDTV. | | 14 - 314 | February 5, 2001 | Paint Misbehavin' | | After Carrie tells Doug that it's okay for him to find other women attractive, he asks her to tell him which men she finds attractive. Among others, she says she finds Deacon good looking, which causes Doug to become jealous. Doug complains about it to Deacon, who brags about it to his wife, Kelly. Deacon's paintball birthday party turns into a jealous war. | | 15 - 315 | February 12, 2001 | Deacon Blues | | 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. | | 16 - 316 | February 19, 2001 | Horizontal Hold | | 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, not always physically. Meanwhile, Arthur dates a woman who claims she was once Frank Sinatra's girlfriend. | | 17 - 317 | February 26, 2001 | Inner Tube | | When Doug lies to Carrie so he can play mud football, he gets sick and starts feeling guilty. He then has dreams about it based on television shows such as Wheel of Fortune and The Young and the Restless. | | 18 - 318 | March 19, 2001 | Papa Pill | | When Doug volunteers to be Arthur's caretaker, he finds it a much more demanding task then he had anticipated. | | 19 - 319 | April 9, 2001 | Package Deal | | Doug considers getting a new job at FedEx after a FedEx supervisor (who previously worked at IPS) made it sound like a better career choice. Carrie gets addicted to tanning cream after helping her neighbor, Lou Ferrigno, introduces her to it. | | 20 - 320 | April 16, 2001 | Separation Anxiety | | During the Palmer's separation, Doug and Carrie go to the movies with Kelly while Deacon takes the kids. While there, Carrie runs into a co-worker who seems interested in Kelly. The two end up going on a date, and when Deacon finds out he is ready to patch things up with her. | | 21 - 321 | April 30, 2001 | Departure Time | | Doug, Carrie and Arthur head out to the airport to visit with Doug's parents while they have a short layover at Kennedy Airport on their way to Montreal. While there, his parents ask him to sign their living will, making him the one responsible for pulling the plug. When his sister Stephanie gets wind of this, she is offended that she wasn't the one asked to be responsible. | | 22 - 322 | May 7, 2001 | Swim Neighbors | | Doug and Carrie meet the neighbors after a hurricane destroys both of their backyards, and when Carrie's cool to their idea of a combined backyard, they retaliate by installing an above ground pool. | | 23 - 323 | May 14, 2001 | S'no Job | | 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. Meanwhile, Arthur fills out audience comment cards on a new movie. | | 24 - 324 | May 21, 2001 | Pregnant Pause (1) | | Carrie discovers that she's pregnant, and she's panicked that the timing is wrong. Meanwhile, Deacon and Kelly begin to reconcile and Spence is left out in the cold and Arthur insists that Doug build him his own bathroom in the basement. | | 25 - 325 | May 28, 2001 | Pregnant Pause (2) | | Doug gets a night job working as limo driver and tells Arthur because the contractor they were using is now too expensive (Due to Carrie being pregnant) he would finish his downstairs bathroom but finds all the responsibility of working so much & Arthur bothering him to do his bathroom too much and finally collapses at one of Carries appointments, but things work out for the worst | [edit] Season 4: 2001–2002 25 episodes | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 401 | September 24, 2001 | Walk, Man | | Doug and Carrie decide to hire a dog walker to walk Arthur. | | 02 - 402 | October 1, 2001 | Sight Gag | | Doug surprises Carrie with laser eye surgery. | | 03 - 403 | October 8, 2001 | Mean Streak | | Can Doug break the IPS record of most consecutive days without a broken package, or complaint? | | 04 - 404 | October 15, 2001 | Friender Bender | | Following Kelly and Carrie to dinner; Doug (With passenger Deacon) accidentally hits Kelly and Deacon's car (This being the same car that Kelly and Carrie are in) while sneaking a peak at a strip club. | | 05 - 405 | October 22, 2001 | No Retreat | | Carrie brings Doug to her company retreat for the weekend. Carrie tries to get Doug to look like a successful person, but he puts on a bad show. Doug tells Carrie that he will try to work harder to her get a promotion. He even tells one of the senior partners that he climbed Mt. Everest. | | 06 - 406 | October 29, 2001 | Ticker Treat | | Arthur has a heart attack after being frightened on Halloween. | | 07 - 407 | November 5, 2001 | Lyin' Hearted | | While Arthur is in the hospital, Carrie starts doubting that she still loves her father. | | 08 - 408 | November 12, 2001 | Life Sentence | | Doug and Carrie decide to install a hidden camera in the basement to monitor Arthur. | | 09 - 409 | November 19, 2001 | Veiled Threat | | This episode is set before Doug and Carrie's marriage. Carrie is very nervous to be married to Doug. She can not stop vomiting. When the two meet with the priest, he remembers that Doug and Carrie met at camp as kids. When Doug tells his family, his cousin Danny says that it wasn't Doug that Carrie fell on, but it was him. Doug was at "fat" camp that year. In the meantime, Arthur can not pay for the wedding and lets Doug's parents pay. He spends way too much money. Doug can not get the courage to tell Carrie the truth about the story. This story is the only thing that makes her feel comfortable. Can Doug work up the gall to tell his wife the truth? | | 10 - 410 | November 26, 2001 | Oxy Moron | | When Doug and Carrie's plane makes a rough landing, Doug takes the oxygen mask all for himself. However, their plane was on the ground. Carrie is upset that Doug would not help her if she was in danger. Now Doug is trying his hardest to think of a time when he helped Carrie. Meanwhile, Spence moves in with Doug's cousin Danny | | 11 - 411 | December 10, 2001 | Depo Man | | Carrie's boss requests her to get Doug to be an expert witness in a court case, however Carrie feels unsure on how he will do. Spence and Danny have a house warming party because they just moved in together. Danny meets Holly and he wants to ask her out, but Spence says he can't. | | 12 - 412 | December 17, 2001 | Ovary Action | | Doug and Carrie want to conceive soon, but their efforts are hindered when Doug's parents visit. | | 13 - 413 | January 7, 2002 | Food Fight | | Carrie grows jealous when Spence's girlfriend recruits Doug to test her culinary work | | 14 - 414 | January 14, 2002 | Double Downer | | Deacon asks Doug to come along to Atlantic City for a weekend. Carrie wants to go salsa dancing with Doug but concurs and they go to Atlantic City. However, Deacon has send a message that he won't be coming. Doug's boss on the other hand, did come to Atlantic City and Doug and Carrie don't seem to get rid of him. However Deacon comes at the very last second with bad news saying that his wife, Kelly left him. | | 15 - 415 | February 4, 2002 | Dougie Nights | | Carrie persuades Doug to take Deacon to a nightclub to cheer him up, but it's Doug who really gets into the scene. | | 16 - 416 | February 25, 2002 | No Orleans | | Doug and Carrie sneak off to New Orleans without Doug's cousins. | | 17 - 417 | March 4, 2002 | Missing Links | | Carrie's work has an annual golf trip, but Doug and Carrie used to always take Deacon and Kelly. Now that Deacon and Kelly have split up, Doug and Carrie have to try and find another couple to invite to the golf trip. But Deacon later meets a woman and now he can go on the trip and bring his new girlfriend along too. Carrie meets his girlfriend and has a hard time clicking with her but the new girl clicks with Doug. Holly agrees to watch Deacon's kids as Deacon goes to the annual golf trip, but she has to bring a reluctant Arthur along. | | 18 - 418 | March 18, 2002 | Hero Worship | | Uncle Stu is willing to pay for Doug's dream: his own sandwich shop! Carrie doesn't think this is a good idea but is afraid to tell Doug. | | 19 - 419 | March 25, 2002 | Screwed Driver | | Carrie goes on a business trip to Chicago when Doug's parents decide to come for a week trip. When Doug is at work his boss tells him and his fellow IPS drivers that they are going to have to take a test on the job. Doug is worried about the test and not knowing how to take care of his parents. But Doug's mother makes it easier by taking care of the household and Doug. Doug begins to feel young like a teenager again. | | 20 - 420 | April 8, 2002 | Lush Life | | Carrie starts joining a colleague for after-work cocktails and Doug realizes she's less abrasive when she returns home. When Carrie has a row with her co-worker, Doug and Arthur conspire to keep her a little tipsy—until neighbor Lou spills the beans and she's even angrier than ever. | | 21 - 421 | April 29, 2002 | Bun Dummy | | Doug and Spence have a high school reunion, but Spence doesn't want to go because he had a relationship that ended really badly. Doug is looking forward to it, until Carrie starts wearing a new hairstyle, which is a tight bun that looks like a librarian's hair. So now Doug is afraid that she will wear her hair like that to his reunion. | | 22 - 422 | May 6, 2002 | Patrons Ain't | | Doug and Carrie donate enough money to Kirby's school library to become patrons of it. However, on the plaque they're only listed as friends. Doug does not want to make a big deal that they are only listed as friends but Carrie thinks it is a big deal, such a big deal that once the school board finds out about the mistake, they release the dear sweet woman who handled the money that was donated. | | 23 - 423 | May 13, 2002 | Eddie Money | | Doug takes a C-Note from his and Carrie's savings stash to bet on boxing. When he and Deacon win $5,000 he must hide the winnings from Carrie, so they set out to blow the entire amount in one day. Eddie Money appears as himself. | | 24 - 424 | May 20, 2002 | Two Thirty | | Doug suspects that his dentist (guest star Tim Matheson) is purposely hurting him during his visits, because the dentist once had a thing for his wife, Carrie. Also, Arthur volunteers to teach Deacon's son to play the piano, despite the fact that he doesn't know anything about the instrument. | | 25 - 425 | May 20, 2002 | Shrink Wrap | | Carrie's and Arthur's constant fighting is starting to frustrate Doug, so Arthur is taken to a therapist to discuss why he has to yell and act up all the time. After Arthur is cured, Doug and Carrie realize Arthur wasn’t the only one with issues, so they take turns dealing with problems of their own. Guest star Ben Stiller. | [edit] Season 5: 2002–2003 25 episodes | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 501 | September 23, 2002 | Arthur, Spooner | | Doug gets Arthur to accompany him in his bed because he can't sleep without Carrie | | 02 - 502 | September 30, 2002 | Window Pain | | After their neighbors hear Doug & Carrie in a big fight, Carrie tries to convince the neighbors, Mike & Debi that they are better than that; Arthur gets Spence to let him ride the subway for free | | 03 - 503 | October 7, 2002 | Holy Mackerel | | After Carrie receives a bonus after a prayer in church, Carrie starts praying for many things (mostly petty), Doug is disgusted but soon sees the light and joins in on Carrie's Prayer Spree! | | 04 - 504 | October 14, 2002 | Kirbed Enthusiasm | | Deacon complains to Doug about how much Kirby hates football, so he gets Doug to play football again to encourage him | | 05 - 505 | October 21, 2002 | Mammary Lane | | Carrie recently accepts a job given out by her boss, babysitting for his child, even though his child is only about 2 years old, he constantly keeps grabbing her breasts; After seeing an unattractive woman working at the bowling alley, Doug throws her a "mercy flirt" but the woman mistakes it for sexual harassment | | 06 - 506 | October 28, 2002 | Business Affairs | | Doug gets jealous because someone calls Carrie's new work friend, Kurt her "work husband" even though Kurt is gay | | 07 - 507 | November 4, 2002 | Flame Resistant | | After Doug bumps in to his old girlfriend, Her & Doug's Mom (Jenny O'Hara) spend lots of time together making Carrie jealous; After Doug recalls a song he wrote for his old girlfriend about 15 years previous, his old girlfriend insists he didn't finish it, but Doug tries to prove her wrong | | 08 - 508 | November 11, 2002 | Flash Photography | | At a wedding, Doug is bored and Deacon, (Victor Williams) recalls a story of his own wedding where someone took a photo of their behind, Doug gets an inspired and takes a given disposable camera into the restroom and tries to recopy the story only this time it's his "be-front"! | | 09 - 509 | November 18, 2002 | Connect Four | | After Carrie receives some tickets to some sports games from her boss, She tries to find a couple to with her and Doug, Carrie finds a couple but Doug doesn't like her husband, & Doug finds a couple but Carrie doesn't like the wife, so leave it Carrie to come up with the idea of a "Franken-couple"! | | 10 - 510 | November 25, 2002 | Loaner Car | | Doug enjoys the single life after he lends Carrie out to Deacon during Thanksgiving to help him out | | 11 - 511 | December 16, 2002 | Mentalo Case | | At Christmas time, Doug remembers a toy he had as a child so he tries to buy one on eBay but Carrie prevents him because he wanted to pay $75, Doug later goes to a toy convention with Spence to try a track one down, after a sequence of events, Doug thinks Deacon bought him one, eventually Carrie thinks Holly bought her a leather jacket, Arthur gets Holly to disclose Carrie's gift to him | | 12 - 512 | January 6, 2003 | Jung Frankenstein | | After a successful visit to a therapist about Doug's over-eating, Carrie gets the therapist to work on other problems Doug has without Doug knowing | | 13 - 513 | January 20, 2003 | Attention Deficit | | Carrie gets mad at Doug for not asking about her job evalutaion & at that fact that he never thinks of her because he is to busy planning his Super Bowl party | | 14 - 514 | February 3, 2003 | Prints Charming | | Doug & Carrie pick up some of their photos, but soon they find out, it's not their photos, but photos of another couple, Carrie gets upset after realizing this couple is much more exciting and active then they are. Later, Carrie begins to make Doug join her in different activities | | 15 - 515 | February 10, 2003 | Animal Attraction | | On St. Valentine's Day, Carrie has to cancel dinner with Doug because he and Deacon have to deliver 2 penguins to Albany; Holly is recently dumped so Carrie takes her out to a nightclub in hopes of cheering her up; Arthur & Spence spend their Valentine's Day at Arthur's senior center | | 16 - 516 | February 17, 2003 | Golden Moldy | | Part 1 of 3: While on vacation, Arthur calls Doug to tell him he discovered they had mold and got an estimate of $7,000 | | 17 - 517 | February 24, 2003 | S'Poor House | | Part 2 of 3: Doug & Carrie find out they have $12,000 worth in mold damage in their house (more than the original estimate) so Doug asks his Dad for the money, but before his Dad gives it to him, he looks through receipts to see where their money went, soon he discovers it's from Carrie & he goes through her closet with Doug while Carrie's away, after her return, Carrie gets very angry | | 18 - 518 | March 10, 2003 | Steve Moscow | | Part 3 of 3: Doug & Carrie hire a group of Russian mold employees to repair their damage, but it takes much longer & costs more than they expected | | 19 - 519 | March 31, 2003 | Cowardly Lyin' | | Doug tells Carrie he lies because he's afraid of her | | 20 - 520 | April 14, 2003 | Driving Reign | | After Danny gets a job working at IPS with Doug, he is able to do Doug's route faster than him; Holly makes the mistake of giving Arthur a mini-trophy that says "World's Best Grandfather", because Arthur would rather be more like a father to her | | 21 - 521 | April 21, 2003 | Clothes Encounter | | Carrie discovers a "loop hole" in the system, where she has up to 30 days to return items she purchases. Soon, it gets out of hand and she fills up her entire office with a temporary wardrobe | | 22 - 522 | April 28, 2003 | Queens'bro Bridge | | Doug finds out that Arthur owns inherited property where there is a house built, but there's just one problem, it's co-owned by his hated brother, Skitch. So Doug tries to re-unite them so they can live together, and it works out....... or does it? | | 23 - 523 | May 5, 2003 | Dog Shelter | | After a visit at his parents' house, Doug finds out that his dog has died & been replaced 3 times | | 24 - 524 | May 12, 2003 | Taste Buds | | Doug tricks Arthur into asking Carrie for things that Doug actually likes because Carrie is more opt to listening to Arthur | | 25 - 525 | May 19, 2003 | Bed Spread | | After their bed gets destroyed, Doug & Carrie sleep in separate beds and enjoy their time apart | [edit] Season 6: 2003–2004 24 episodes | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 601 | October 1, 2003 | Doug Less (1) | | Part 1 of 2: Doug takes Carrie on a trip to a lakeside hotel in celebration of his recent weight loss, only later to find it wasn't Carrie that he took previously. | | 02 - 602 | October 1, 2003 | Doug Less (2) | | Part 2 of 2:, Doug and Carrie end up lost in the woodland and go their separate ways, only to reunite at the end. | | 03 - 603 | October 8, 2003 | King Pong | | Doug becomes crazed with winning when Arthur buys a ping pong table. | | 04 - 604 | October 15, 2003 | Dreading Vows | | Doug and Carrie go through hell to prepare their vow-renewal ceremony. | | 05 - 605 | October 22, 2003 | Nocturnal Omission | | Deacon recently finds the opportunity to sleep with a very attractive woman, knowing, Doug recently finds out Kelly has plans to get back with Deacon. | | 06 - 606 | October 29, 2003 | Affidavit Justice | | Doug pretends to work at Carrie's law firm to play on the company's softball team. | | 07 - 607 | November 12, 2003 | Secret Garden | | Danny becomes the landscaper for Carrie's new doctor which turns out to be trouble | | 08 - 608 | November 19, 2003 | Eggsit Strategy | | Carrie fears she may be losing her job. | | 09 - 609 | November 26, 2003 | Thanks Man | | A stranger waiting outside makes for a tense Thanksgiving dinner with friends at the Heffernan house | | 10 - 610 | December 3, 2003 | American Idle | | Now jobless, Carrie becomes lazy | | 11 - 611 | December 17, 2003 | Santa Claustrophobia | | Carrie gets a temp. job at IPS and Doug feels she's around him all the time. Meanwhile, Arthur wants a family Christmas photo and will take anybody in it with him. | | 12 - 612 | January 7, 2004 | Dougie Houser | | A flashback of how Doug and Carrie got their house. | | 13 - 613 | January 14, 2004 | Frigid Heirs | | Doug and Carrie scam Arthur out of his Bingo winnings. | | 14 - 614 | February 11, 2004 | Switch Sitters | | Doug and Carrie get Deacon and Kelly to babysit Arthur. | | 15 - 615 | February 11, 2004 | Cheap Saks | | Carrie befriends an ex-girlfriend that Doug treated poorly. | | 16 - 616 | February 18, 2004 | Damned Yanky | | Carrie learns that Doug has fantasies about other women. | | 17 - 617 | February 25, 2004 | Multiple Plots | | Arthur tries to sell his extra funeral plot; Carrie takes up dog walking to earn some extra money, and Doug makes an interesting new friend on his new route. | | 18 - 618 | March 3, 2004 | Trash Talker | | Jon Favreau guests as Doug's sworn enemy from grade school. Doug can't seem to let go of the past, and continues his hatred for him. Carrie backs her husband up until she realizes the man is a district attorney who might have a position for Carrie at his office. | | 19 - 619 | March 17, 2004 | Precedent Nixin' | | Doug and Carrie convince Deacon and Kelly to go to Doug's parent's. | | 20 - 620 | March 24, 2004 | Foe: Pa | | When Arthur nearly costs Carrie a new job, he vows to set things right. | | 21 - 621 | April 7, 2004 | Tank Heaven | | Doug scares away all of Carrie's friends from work. Meanwhile, Spence learns that women have a soft spot for guys who take care of the elderly and starts spending time with Arthur. | | 22 - 622 | May 5, 2004 | Alter Ego | | Doug, Spence, Deacon and Danny drive to Memphis so Spence can stop Denise's wedding. | | 23 - 623 | May 12, 2004 | Icky Shuffle | | Doug and Arthur compete in Arthur's senior's shuffle board competition. Meanwhile, Holly cooks for Carrie while she's sick. | | 24 - 624 | May 19, 2004 | Awful Bigamy | | In the season finale, Holly moves into Doug and Carrie's house when she is evicted, and Doug takes advantage of her making her his downstairs wife | [edit] Season 7: 2004–2005 22 episodes | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 701 | October 27, 2004 | Lost Vegas | | Doug takes Carrie to a spa in hopes that he'll earn enough "wife credit" for Carrie to allow him to go to Las Vegas with his friends | | 02 - 702 | November 3, 2004 | Dugan Groupie | | Doug feels lonely when Carrie enjoys her job after a recent promotion | | 03 - 703 | November 10, 2004 | Furious Gorge | | Doug learns his over-eating is caused by Carrie's anger | | 04 - 704 | November 24, 2004 | Entertainment Weakly | | Doug gets outrageously jealous when a new driver is the center of attention doing comedy bits of celebrity impressions, so he sends him to the wrong route. However, the driver gets brutally injured by a gang & Doug feels bad | | 05 - 705 | December 1, 2004 | Name Dropper | | Doug forgets the name of one of Carrie's work friends so he fakes a heart attack | | 06 - 706 | December 8, 2004 | Off-track...Bedding? | | Doug becomes worried when his neglected mom starts spending time with Arthur while his dad attends a model-train convention. | | 07 - 707 | December 15, 2004 | Silent Mite | | Doug gets jealous when Carrie is hit on by a little person in the store. Later, Doug figures out the little person had stolen his wallet, but Carrie doesn't believe him because she thinks he just has it in for him because he was hitting on her | | 08 - 708 | January 5, 2005 | Awed Couple | | Doug and Carrie go to great lengths to find a new couple to hang out with after Deacon and Kelly start spending time with another family. | | 09 - 709 | January 12, 2005 | Cologne Ranger | | Carrie gets jealous after a woman at the mall said Doug smelled "yummy" because of the cologne he was wearing so she bans him from wearing it again but Doug secretly wears it | | 10 - 710 | January 19, 2005 | Domestic Disturbance | | Carrie Hires a Spanish Housekeeper, But the Language Barrier Frusturates Doug. | | 11 - 711 | January 26, 2005 | Pour Judgment | | Doug starts going to bartender school | | 12 - 712 | February 9, 2005 | Gym Neighbors | | When Doug and Carrie start training with their neighbor (Lou Ferrigno) so Carrie can lose a few pounds, Doug works out a deal that allows him to laze around during exercise time. | | 13 - 713 | February 16, 2005 | Gorilla Warfare | | Carrie recalls what Doug said to her when they were dating that made her want to marry him, but then she learns a horrifying truth. | | 14 - 714 | February 23, 2005 | Hi, School | | Doug goes back to his old high school and gets embroiled in the sports team again, guest stars Burt Reynolds as Coach Walcott. | | | 15 - 715 | March 2, 2005 | Deconstructing Carrie | | Doug gets some construction workers to yell filthy things at Carrie to cheer her up because of her upcoming 35th birthday | | 16 - 716 | March 16, 2005 | Black List | | Doug realizes Deacon's new best friend is just a black version of him | | 17 - 717 | March 30, 2005 | Wish Boned | | Carrie gets Doug to take Arthur on a recently won trip to St. Louis after they make a deal that he never has to do anything with him anymore | | 18 - 718 | April 6, 2005 | Van, Go | | Carrie gets Holly to go with her to Lowe's secretly because of her large van, a masculine waitress at a restaurant frightens Doug | | 19 - 719 | April 13, 2005 | Ice Cubed | | In a trio plot: During a snow storm: Carrie gets an iPod for free after a cashier is busy talking on the phone and accidentily doesn't scan it, but Carrie's carma gets the best of her; Arthur staying at Holly's because of the weather ruins a visit with her boyfriend; Doug is forced to stay with an oriental couple which turns out to be a copy of him & Carrie | | 20 - 720 | April 20, 2005 | Catching Hell | | Carrie tries to impress a client at a ball game but Doug keeps screwing it up | | 21 - 721 | May 9, 2005 | Slippery Slope | | Doug and Carrie go skiing however the trip comes with a catch, a time-share meeting. | | 22 - 722 | May 18, 2005 | Buy Curious | | The death of Doug and Carrie's neighbor leads them to contemplate entering the world of real estate flipping, but they suspect Lou Ferrigno is out to quash their dreams. | [edit] Season 8: 2005–2006 23 episodes | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 801 | September 19, 2005 | Pole Lox | | Accompanied by Doug's heavy encouragement, Carrie enrolls in a pole dancing class, but doesn't turn out to be a quick study. | | 02 - 802 | September 26, 2005 | Vocal Discord | | After a computer microphone records a fight between the two of them, Doug and Carrie begin to think that marriage counseling is a good idea. Meanwhile, Arthur directs a play at the senior center. | | 03 - 803 | October 3, 2005 | Consummate Professional | | Carrie learns that when they were dating, Doug lied to her about his (un)employment status to get her in bed. | | 04 - 804 | October 10, 2005 | Like Hell | | Doug finds out that a new guy at work doesn't like him, so he tries to become friends with the guy but comes on too strong. Carrie also goes overboard when she tries to change her image at work and help a co-worker improve herself. | | 05 - 805 | October 17, 2005 | Sandwiched Out | | Neil Sedaka guest stars in an episode where Deacon gets a sandwich named after him at Cooper's, infuriating Doug. Holly announces she is moving away with her boyfriend, but Carrie is not fond of the idea, and Arthur can't seem to say good-bye. | | 06 - 806 | October 24, 2005 | Shear Torture | | Carrie becomes jealous of Doug's relationship with his attractive hairdresser. Meanwhile, Spence is excited to go to a Fantasy Fest with Lou Ferrigno, but when Adam West also agrees to go, Spence must decide between the two. | | 07 - 807 | November 7, 2005 | Inn Escapable | | Doug and Carrie's weekend at a quaint bed and breakfast turns out to be less than desirable. Worse, they don't feel comfortable about leaving because they are the only people at the inn for the entire weekend. | | 08 - 808 | November 14, 2005 | Move Doubt | | Doug and Carrie try to get Deacon and Kelly to buy the house next to them, but a couple with eight kids moves in instead. Meanwhile Denny and Spence compete over a girl from Albania named Zana Guest Starring: Sanya Mateyas | | 09 - 809 | November 21, 2005 | G'Night Stalker | | Doug and Carrie decide to go out to a karaoke club, where Doug's singing catches someone's attention.. | | 10 - 810 | November 28, 2005 | Raygin' Bulls | | Carrie goes away with Arthur to visit her mothers grave, and finds out she's not who she thinks she is. Doug and Ray spend the weekend trying to pick up girls, attempting to outdo each other | | 11 - 811 | December 19, 2005 | Baker's Doesn't | | Carrie is asked to bake a cake for the Church bake sale, but she can't bake. | | 12 - 812 | January 6, 2006 | Fresh Brood | | To persuade Carrie to have a baby, Doug borrows an infant whom Danny is supposed to be taking care of to show Carrie what a good father he would be. | | 13 - 813 | January 23, 2006 | Gambling N' Diction | | After Carrie is told she might not get a promotion because of her accent she seeks Spence for help; Doug's mom comes to visit and after seeing her play poker, Doug takes her to Vegas to hustle some people out of their money. | | 14 - 814 | February 6, 2006 | Apartment Complex | | Doug, Deacon, Spence and Danny all secretly rent an apartment, but soon Deacon, Spence and Danny move out and Doug lives by himself; Carrie tries to sell a condo to Kirstie Alley (in a special appearance as herself) but it turns out to be more work than she expected. | | 15 - 815 | February 27, 2006 | Buggie Nights | | Doug & Carrie hire an exterminator to rid their house of bed bugs; Spence and Danny try to decide where to go on vacation | | 16 - 816 | March 6, 2006 | Knee Jerk | | Carrie "accidentally" pushes Doug backwards down the stairs, injuring his knee. Carrie feels bad for him so she waits on him hand and foot. Doug enjoys the attention so he continues to pretend to be in pain. | | 17 - 817 | March 13, 2006 | Present Tense | | For their anniversary, Doug and Carrie receive a less-than flattering portrait of themselves from Deacon and Kelly. As they try to find ways to get rid of the portrait without hurting Deacon and Kelly's feelings, Spence and Danny try hard to become Doug and Carrie's "go-to couple". | | 18 - 818 | March 20, 2006 | Sold-Y Locks | | Doug convinces Carrie to sell her hair for money, but later regrets his decision. | | 19 - 819 | April 10, 2006 | Emotional Rollercoaster | | It's Doug's 40th birthday and Carrie begins to try to make Doug realize that he should start wanting to do more with his life. So Doug decides he wants to ride a roller coaster that he was to afraid to ride when he was younger. | | 20 - 820 | May 1, 2006 | Four Play | | Doug and Deacon discover they have more in common with each other's wives than their own, so they start hanging out with each other's wives as well. When Kelly tires of Doug, he ruins Deacon and Carrie's good time. Meanwhile, Arthur dispenses romance advise, and the recipient finds success simply doing the opposite. | | 21 - 821 | May 8, 2006 | Hartford Wailer | | Carrie prepares for a ladies night with her co-workers, when Doug surprises her at the hotel. | | 22 - 822 | May 15, 2006 | Fight Schlub | | Doug befriends a driver from a rival delivery company. | | 23 - 823 | May 22, 2006 | Acting Out | | Carrie is finally fed up with Arthur, so she decides to put him in a retirement home. Doug, of course, is excited but after a touching story told by Arthur, Doug tries to decide whether or not Arthur should go. | [edit] Season 9: 2006–2007 13 episodes | # | Airdate | Title | | 01 - 901 | December 6, 2006 | Mama Cast | | Doug invests their tax return in an ice cream truck. Initially cold to the idea of Doug driving a truck on the side (his main career being an IPS truck driver), Carrie warms up when she sees how excited he is about the prospect. Meanwhile, Carrie plays the mom in a model home family, causing her to yearn for a real family of her own. | | 02 - 902 | December 6, 2006 | Affair Trade | | Doug receives suggestive phone messages from a woman who thinks she spent a weekend with him at the beach, so he must hide the messages from Carrie while he tries to let the woman know she has the wrong man. | | 03 - 903 | December 13, 2006 | Moxie Moron | | Doug becomes the interim boss at IPS, but pretty much does the worst job imaginable. One of Carrie's co-workers "steals her moxie" so she vows to become more noticeable at her job. The plan backfires when she realizes there are downsides to getting noticed. | | 04 - 904 | December 13, 2006 | Major Disturbance | | Doug accidentally scares Deacon and Kelly's son Major, so the two decide they no longer want him spending time with Doug. Meanwhile, Arthur and his senior center buddies are chewed up and spat out by the service industry when they start up their own business. | | 05 - 905 | December 20, 2006 | Ruff Goin' | | Doug adopts a dog, but when the dog begins to take after Doug and Arthur, Carrie quickly grows tired of having three lazy boys hanging around the house. Trying to get rid of the dog proves useless until a very interesting buyer steps up. | | 06 - 906 | January 3, 2007 | Brace Yourself | | Major's drawing of Arthur makes him self-conscious to the point of asking Doug and Carrie for braces (for his teeth, not his legs). Doug and Carrie are reluctant to say yes. Meanwhile, Spence loses his job in the subway so Kelly hires him to help out around their house. | | 07- 907 | April 9, 2007 | Home Cheapo | | Carrie is upset when she learns that Deacon and Kelly bought a vacation house. She believes they were able to afford it because they are cheap and freeload off of her and Doug. Elsewhere, Arthur gives job-hunting tips to Spence. | | 08- 908 | April 16, 2007 | Offensive Fowl | | Doug becomes a vegetarian after hitting, and nearly killing, a chicken with his IPS truck. Carrie quickly tires of having to eat meat in private because of Doug forcing his new beliefs onto her. | | 09- 909 | April 23, 2007 | Mild Bunch | | At Doug's high school reunion, Doug and an old classmate (played by Adam Sandler) plot revenge on their former principal. Meanwhile, Carrie and Arthur try hard to find a movie to watch which they will both enjoy. | | 10- 910 | April 30, 2007 | Manhattan Project (1) | | Carrie wants to move to an apartment in Manhattan, but Doug wants to stay in Queens. Their impasse makes them realize they have very different ideas about their future, with Carrie ultimately moving to the apartment without Doug. Meanwhile at the senior center, Arthur encounters an old singer (played by Lainie Kazan) whom he trains and eventually becomes engaged to. Tucker Carlson appears as himself. | | 11- 911 | May 7, 2007 | Single Spaced (2) | | Doug and Carrie consider adopting a baby after they get marriage counseling from their priest and run into friends who recently had a child. But, while Doug holds up his end of the bargain, and gets a new job, Carrie secretly keeps the apartment. | | 12- 912, 13- 913 | May 14, 2007 | China Syndrome (series finale, runtime of two regular episodes) | see main article, China Syndrome Doug, having discovered that Carrie did not get rid of her apartment in the city, tells her he wants a divorce. Carrie wants to stay together, and plans to go to China to pick up their adopted child. Also, Arthur's bride leaves him just before the wedding, Nicole Sullivan returns as a pregnant, single Holly. Doug and Carrie race to China, each attempting to claim their baby before the other. Carrie finds out after adopting that she is pregnant. | |