The King of Queens: Season 1

1998 · 25 episodes · ★ 7.3

What Season 1 of The King of Queens

Season 1 of The King of Queens Has 25 episodes and premiered on September 21, 1998. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.

25episodes

Sep 21, 1998premiered

May 17, 1999latest episode

9.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Sep 21, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Michael J. Weithorn · Starring: Lisa Rieffel
1x02 Fat City
Sep 28, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.1
After seeing photos of Carrie's stout mother, Doug worries that Carrie will gain weight as well, and tricks her into starting a diet.
Directing: Robert Berlinger · Starring: Lisa Rieffel
1x03 Cello, Goodbye
Oct 5, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directing: Gail Mancuso · Writing: Michael J. Weithorn · Starring: Albie Selznick, Lyn Alicia Henderson
1x04 Richie's Song
Oct 12, 1998 · 21 min · ★ 7.2
Doug learns a secret about Richie's wife after a disastrous dinner party.
Directing: Robert Berlinger · Writing: Tony Sheehan · Starring: Michele Maika
1x05 Paternal Affairs
Oct 19, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Doug is uneasy when Arthur starts dating Doug's aunt, especially when the relationship becomes intimate in his basement.
Directing: Brian K. Roberts · Starring: Brenda Vaccaro, Lisa Rieffel
1x06 Head First
Oct 26, 1998 · 21 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Writing: Michael J. Weithorn · Starring: Shari Albert, Lesli Margherita, Lisa Rieffel, Jody Wood
1x07 The Rock
Nov 2, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Carrie has her engagement ring cleaned and learns that it's valuable, and the jeweller offers to buy it for $12,000.
Directing: Pamela Fryman · Starring: Robert Katims
1x08 Educating Doug
Nov 9, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Doug joins Carrie at a course on the Victorian novel, but can't get past the second page of "Jane Eyre".
Starring: Ken Weiler, Frantz Turner, Richard Rossi
1x09 Road Rayge
Nov 16, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
Doug regrets helping Ray Barone cheat on his driving test. Meanwhile, Arthur's neediness hinders Carrie's studying.
Writing: Tony Sheehan · Starring: Ray Romano, Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Yvette Cason
1x10 Supermarket Story
Dec 7, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
Carrie, Doug and Arthur languish at a crowded market on the day before Thanksgiving, while Arthur shames Carrie into planning a huge feast.
Starring: Parry Shen, Cristine Rose, Donny Osmond, Dana Gould
1x11 Noel Cowards
Dec 14, 1998 · 21 min · ★ 7.1
For Christmas, Arthur surprises Doug and Carrie with a new car.
Writing: Michael J. Weithorn · Starring: James M. Connor
1x12 Fixer Upper Mid-Season Finale
Dec 21, 1998 · 22 min · ★ 7.0
Carrie fixes up Spence with a co-worker, and everything is going fine until Doug offers Spence some advice on the relationship.
Writer: Tony Sheehan · Starring: Constance Zimmer, Shaun Weiss
1x13 Best Man
Jan 11, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Doug fumes when he learns, before attending the wedding of a guy Carrie grew up with, that Carrie and the groom had sex once.
Starring: Peter Tork, Christina Cabot, Merrin Dungey, James Castle Stevens
1x14 Dog Days
Jan 18, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.2
Doug can't seem to confront his new neighbors when their dog keeps Doug and Carrie awake all night.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: David Litt · Starring: Bryan Cranston, DeeDee Rescher
1x15 Crappy Birthday
Feb 2, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 6.7
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.
Directing: Mark Cendrowski · Writing: David Bickel · Starring: Esther Scott, Merrin Dungey, William Newman
1x16 S'Ain't Valentine's
Feb 8, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.6
Arthur hits it off with a woman at a Valentine's Day dance for seniors.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: Michael J. Weithorn, Nancy Cohen · Starring: Grace Zabriskie, Janet Rotblatt, Steve Schirripa, Anne Meara
1x17 Court Date
Feb 15, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa · Starring: Daniel Roebuck
1x18 White Collar
Feb 22, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: Tony Sheehan · Starring: John F. O'Donohue, Merrin Dungey, John C. McDonnell, Derek Luke
1x19 Rayny Day
Mar 1, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 6.8
A government holiday is anything but for Carrie, who spends it cleaning her kitchen, and for Doug, who spends it golfing with Ray Barone.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: David Bickel · Starring: Ray Romano, Doris Roberts
1x20 Train Wreck
Mar 15, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.5
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.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa · Starring: Julie Benz, Mason Canter
1x21 Hungry Man
Apr 5, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.9
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.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: Tony Sheehan · Starring: Elizabeth Storm, Kevin Cooney, Robert Ito, Phil Diskin
1x22 Time Share
Apr 26, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.7
Carrie scolds Doug for inviting their pesky neighbors over, until she learns they want to offer their time-share in the Hamptons.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: Josh Goldsmith, David Bickel · Starring: Bryan Cranston, DeeDee Rescher
1x23 Where's Poppa?
May 3, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: Rock Reuben, Kevin James, Gary Valentine · Starring: Gary Valentine, Angelo Pagán, Mookie Barker
1x24 Art House
May 10, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writing: David Litt · Starring: Ford Rainey
1x25 Maybe Baby
May 17, 1999 · 22 min · ★ 7.3
Doug and Carrie feel pressure to have a baby after learning that a friend is pregnant. Meanwhile, Arthur recalls when Carrie was born.
Directing: Rob Schiller · Writer: Michael J. Weithorn · Starring: Nadia Dajani, Philip Bolden, Troy Blendell, Lyn Alicia Henderson