He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous. I have to admit, as has been mentioned before, it takes a couple of shows before you get hooked but it doesn't take long before you start realizing the brilliant comedic performance and timing of Kevin James, Patton Oswalt, Jerry Stiller and Leah Remini. However, I'm puzzled only about one thing, "Everybody Loves Raymond," but I don't, and it is hovering around #5 in the ratings but The King of Queens, which totally kicks ass on Raymond isn't even showing up in the top 20, what's up with that? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. These basic desires sometimes cause him to think of strange, intricate schemes in order to get what he wants, although they usually fall through in the end, c… I consider myself to be a connoisseur of sitcoms, and used to spend many long hours wasting my life watching them all. Doug and Carrie Heffernan are a working class couple living at "3121 Aberdeen Street" in Rego Park, Queens, New York, along with Carrie's father, Arthur Spooner. Mike Flaherty, the Deputy Mayor of New York City, and his team of half-wits must constantly save the Mayor from embarrassment and the media.

Some of his misadventures are fueled by his love of food. Directed by Jeff Melman. However, their plan backfires, because the three of them become uncontrollable delinquents.Doug and Carrie decide to go out to a karaoke club, where Doug's singing catches the attention of a stranger, who then becomes obsessed with Doug.Look back at the leading ladies of the 1980s who made their mark with iconic roles (and some major hairstyles, too).Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Directed by Rob Schiller. In the season two sequence, Kevin James' starring credit was placed over a shot of the In 2006, Kevin James received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of On March 26, 2015, Koch Media released the whole series on Blu-ray in HD. Dr. Frasier Crane moves back to his hometown of Seattle, where he lives with his father, and works as a radio psychiatrist. While locations seen during the theme-song were filmed in areas surrounding New York, the series was filmed in California. Was this review helpful to you? It then cuts to scenes of Doug, Carrie and Arthur spending time around Queens.

Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. The ninth and final season began airing on December 6, 2006, and concluded on May 14, 2007, with a double-length The show has undertones of the original 1950's TV production "Also featured on the show are Doug's friends Deacon Palmer, played by Most scenes take place in the Heffernans' home, but other common locations include Doug and Carrie's workplaces, the restaurant "Cooper's" and the residences of friends and family. With Kevin James, Leah Remini, Victor Williams, Jerry Stiller. I don't think the few people criticizing the show realize just how much talent it takes to make the world laugh, they really don't. Mike is later succeeded by Charlie Crawford. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Carrie decides to return to college, with very little time to get things done. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada(unbeknownst to him until the season 5 episode "Dog Shelter"). His kids are grateful to him for making sure they're okay, but decide it's time for him to get out of the house, so they turn to Vanessa (Leah Remini), his former police partner, for help. Aside from Kevin James, Leah Remini was the only cast member to appear in all 206 episodes of King of Queens, where she played James' on-screen wife Carrie Heffernan.

The regulars of the Boston bar "Cheers" share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name. Can they all just get along? Starting with season two, the show added a new theme song called "Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home to You", which was written by series writers Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, composed by The opening credits from seasons two through nine featured an opening shot of Doug getting into an IPS truck, which then cuts to a long shot of an elevated subway station, (Which is the 111 Street Station on the IRT Flushing Line which is on the 7 Line of the New York City Subway) where he drives under the subway station onto which the show's logo is digitally placed, as if it's a street sign. Leah Remini, Jerry Stiller and Kevin James The King of Queens is one of the most successful sitcoms of all times.