"The King of Queens" (1998)TV series 1998-2007

Creators:

David Litt
Michael J. Weithorn
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

21 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Comedy That Delivers!

Plot:

Delivery man Doug Heffernan has a good life: He's got a pretty wife (Carrie), a big TV and friends to watch it with. Then Carrie's goofy and annoying father Arthur moves in with them.

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor Neighbor Relationship | Food | Joke | Anger | Irony

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 14 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Aug. 30	6:00 PM	TBS	Richie's Song	#1.4
Sat. Aug. 30	6:30 PM	TBS	Cello, Goodbye	#1.3

Cast

Kevin James	...	Doug Heffernan (206 episodes, 1998-2007)
Leah Remini	...	Carrie Heffernan (206 episodes, 1998-2007)
Jerry Stiller	...	Arthur Spooner (170 episodes, 1998-2007)
Victor Williams	...	Deacon Palmer (153 episodes, 1998-2007)
Patton Oswalt	...	Spence Olchin / ... (118 episodes, 1998-2007)

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Series Directed by
Rob Schiller		(165 episodes, 1998-2007)
James Widdoes		(13 episodes, 2001-2003)
Pamela Fryman		(3 episodes, 1998)
Mark Cendrowski		(3 episodes, 1999-2005)
Henry Chan		(3 episodes, 2001-2006)
Ken Whittingham		(3 episodes, 2003-2006)
Robert Berlinger		(2 episodes, 1998)
Leonard R. Garner Jr.		(2 episodes, 2000)
Michael J. Weithorn		(2 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Writing credits
Michael J. Weithorn		(88 episodes, 1998-2007)
David Litt		(85 episodes, 1998-2007)
David Bickel		(38 episodes, 1998-2007)
Ilana Wernick		(30 episodes, 1999-2007)
Josh Goldsmith		(28 episodes, 1998-2004)
Cathy Yuspa		(27 episodes, 1998-2004)
Rock Reuben		(27 episodes, 1999-2007)
Tony Sheehan		(23 episodes, 1998-2005)
Chris Downey		(21 episodes, 2001-2007)
Owen Ellickson		(10 episodes, 2003-2007)
Liz Astrof		(9 episodes, 2005-2007)
Michael Soccio		(8 episodes, 2002-2007)
Kevin James		(7 episodes, 1999-2003)
Michelle Nader		(7 episodes, 2005-2006)
Gary Valentine		(4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Ben Wexler		(3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Dennis Regan		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Nancy Cohen		(2 episodes, 1999)
Nick Bakay		(2 episodes, 2000-2005)
Marc Sedaka		(2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Tom Hertz		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Amy Gershwin		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
Erin Braun	....	producer / associate producer / ... (64 episodes, 1998-2007)
Tony Sheehan	....	executive producer / co-executive producer (62 episodes, 1998-2007)
Jeff Sussman	....	executive producer / producer / ... (62 episodes, 1998-2007)
Annette Sahakian Davis	....	producer / co-executive producer (51 episodes, 1998-2006)
Kevin James	....	executive producer / producer (41 episodes, 1999-2007)
Jim Kukucka	....	producer / line producer / ... (41 episodes, 2001-2007)
David Bickel	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (36 episodes, 2000-2007)
Rock Reuben	....	executive producer / co-producer / ... (36 episodes, 2002-2007)
Chris Downey	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (35 episodes, 2001-2007)
Ilana Wernick	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (35 episodes, 2001-2007)
Rob Schiller	....	executive producer / producer / ... (33 episodes, 1999-2007)
Michael J. Weithorn	....	executive producer (32 episodes, 1998-2006)
Liz Astrof	....	co-executive producer / supervising producer (30 episodes, 2004-2007)
Nick Bakay	....	consulting producer / producer (28 episodes, 2000-2006)
David Litt	....	producer / supervising producer / ... (26 episodes, 1998-2001)
Jennifer Saxon	....	associate producer (25 episodes, 1998-2001)
Stacie Lipp	....	co-executive producer (20 episodes, 1998-1999)
Michelle Nader	....	co-executive producer (17 episodes, 2004-2006)
Owen Ellickson	....	co-producer / co-executive producer (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Soccio	....	co-producer (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Josh Goldsmith	....	executive producer / co-producer / ... (8 episodes, 1999-2006)
Cathy Yuspa	....	executive producer / co-producer / ... (8 episodes, 1999-2006)
Richard Rosenstock	....	consulting producer (3 episodes, 2001-2003)
Jenna Bruce	....	producer (2 episodes, 2003)
Tom Hertz	....	executive producer (1 episode, 2004-2005)
Michelle Nadar	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes, 2005)

Series Original Music by
Kurt Farquhar		(28 episodes, 2001-2007)
Andrew Gross		(26 episodes, 1998-1999)
Rich Ragsdale		(unknown episodes, 1999)
Jonathan Wolff		(unknown episodes, 1999)

Series Cinematography by
Wayne Kennan		(30 episodes, 1998-2007)
James W. Roberson		(14 episodes, 1998-1999)
Lennie T. Evans		(11 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Film Editing by
John Doutt		(50 episodes, 1998-2007)
Vince Humphrey		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Casting by
Lisa Miller		(54 episodes, 1998-2007)
Meg Liberman		(24 episodes, 2001-2006)
Camille H. Patton		(24 episodes, 2001-2006)

Series Production Design by
Scott Heineman		(54 episodes, 1998-2007)

Series Set Decoration by
Freddie Rymond		(28 episodes, 2001-2007)
Bill Mitchell		(25 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Costume Design by
Julie Bennett Block		(2 episodes, 2001-2005)

Series Makeup Department
Corrina Duran	....	makeup artist (54 episodes, 1998-2007)
Anna Maria Orzano	....	hair stylist (54 episodes, 1998-2007)
Patricia Messina	....	makeup department head / makeup artist (53 episodes, 1999-2001)
Joleen Rizzo	....	makeup artist (29 episodes, 2001-2007)
Jennifer Guerrero	....	hair stylist (27 episodes, 2001-2007)
Melanie Verkins	....	hair stylist (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Tommy Cole	....	makeup artist (14 episodes, 1998-1999)
Lisa Pharren	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 1998)
Terry Robbins	....	hair stylist / key hair stylist (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Brenda Blatt	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 2003)
Christalee	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Annette Sahakian Davis	....	unit production manager (194 episodes, 1998-2006)
Warren Gray	....	unit production manager (25 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jim Kukucka	....	unit production manager (12 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Burgess	....	first assistant director (156 episodes, 2000-2007)
Chris Kiley	....	second assistant director (30 episodes, 1999-2007)
Warren Gray	....	first assistant director (25 episodes, 1998-2000)
Wilfred J. Killian	....	second assistant director (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
John P. Aguirre	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)
Peter Margolis	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Daniel Isackson	....	property master (52 episodes, 1998-2007)
Beth Emerson	....	assistant property master (6 episodes, 2007)
Michael Kocurek	....	carpenter (2 episodes, 2006)
Judeth Lowey	....	assistant art director (2 episodes, 2006)
Ryan Cassidy	....	art department / set dresser (unknown episodes)
Lynn Sharrot	....	property assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Jack Donato	....	sound re-recording mixer (28 episodes, 1998-2007)
Richard Masci	....	sound mixer (27 episodes, 2001-2007)
Charlie McDaniel	....	sound re-recording mixer (27 episodes, 2001-2007)
Rick Himot	....	sound re-recording mixer (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Rick Wachter	....	sound mixer (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (5 episodes, 2002-2007)
Greg Orrante	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes, 2000)
Ken McLaughlin	....	location sound mixer (unknown episodes, 2003)
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator: promo (unknown episodes)
John DiSante	....	sound utility (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Ian O'Connor	....	special effects foreman (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Daniel Carrington	....	Flame artist (1 episode, 2002)
Scott Milne	....	visual effects supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Michael T. Brady	....	stunts and water safety (3 episodes, 1998-1999)
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Mike Gunther	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Art Hickman	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Kris A. Jeffrey	....	utility stunts (unknown episodes)
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt double / stunt driver (unknown episodes)
Paul E. Short	....	stunt double: Kevin James (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Young	....	electrician (62 episodes, 2001-2006)
Leigh Nicholson	....	camera operator (30 episodes, 2000-2007)
Dennis Turner	....	camera operator (30 episodes, 2000-2007)
Ed Nielsen	....	camera operator (29 episodes, 2000-2007)
Rick Caswell	....	camera operator (28 episodes, 2001-2007)
Sheila Greene	....	electrician (24 episodes, 2003-2004)
Arien Hatch	....	second assistant camera (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Mindy Bee	....	camera loader (11 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jon Purdy	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 1998)
Tommy Garcia	....	grip (10 episodes, 1998)
David Richardson	....	key grip (unknown episodes, 2000)
Kent Baker	....	key grip (unknown episodes)
Erik Carter	....	best boy electric (unknown episodes)
Jerome Fauci	....	steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Mike Gentile	....	film loader (unknown episodes)
John Graham	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
John Lazear	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Paul McCallum	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Denis Moran	....	steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Mark Pickens	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Christal Karge	....	casting assistant / casting associate (81 episodes, 2003-2007)
Tim Payne	....	casting associate (74 episodes, 2001-2004)
Cheryl Kloner	....	casting associate (49 episodes, 2000-2002)
Margaret Pearson	....	casting assistant (25 episodes, 2002-2003)
Jennifer Lare	....	casting associate (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Kate Caldwell	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Bennett Block	....	key costumer / costume supervisor (50 episodes, 1998-2007)
Julie Heath	....	costume supervisor (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Howard Sussman	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Giuseppe Graziano	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Ben Raymondjack	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Josh Goldsmith	....	composer: theme music (28 episodes, 1999-2007)
Cathy Yuspa	....	composer: theme music (27 episodes, 1999-2007)
Brian King	....	composer: additional music (3 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (4 episodes, 1998-2007)
Dan Brizendine	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)
Michael Dawes	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Peggy Lane	....	stand-in (202 episodes, 1998-2007)
Courtney Wieden	....	production secretary / production assistant / ... (96 episodes, 2001-2005)
Desiree Finigan	....	production staff (92 episodes, 2002-2006)
Linda Ota	....	script supervisor (55 episodes, 1998-2007)
Christine Spooner	....	production staff (54 episodes, 1998-2007)
Gino Falsetto	....	production staff (35 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jacob Young	....	assistant to showrunner / production staff (35 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jason Packham	....	production staff (32 episodes, 1998-2003)
John Rago	....	technical coordinator (32 episodes, 1998-2003)
Andrew Bobb	....	production staff (31 episodes, 1998-2007)
Michael J. Weithorn	....	creative consultant (31 episodes, 2004-2007)
Holly Lumsden	....	production accountant (30 episodes, 1998-2007)
Ryo Fujita	....	production staff (28 episodes, 1999-2007)
Trevor Dellecave	....	production staff (26 episodes, 1998-2000)
Richard Feinstein	....	production staff (26 episodes, 1998-2000)
Chandra Keyes	....	production staff (26 episodes, 2002-2007)
Susana Villar	....	production staff / script coordinator (26 episodes, 2002-2007)
Lisa Percell	....	production staff (25 episodes, 1998-1999)
Lenka Stastna	....	production staff (25 episodes, 1998-1999)
Audra Levi	....	production staff (25 episodes, 1999-2000)
Giuseppe Graziano	....	production staff (25 episodes, 2002-2007)
Tara Farney	....	production staff / production secretary (25 episodes, 2005-2007)
Rock Reuben	....	production staff / script coordinator (24 episodes, 1998-2002)
Josh Goldsmith	....	executive story editor (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kevin James	....	creative consultant (24 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jeff Weidemann	....	production staff / production assistant (24 episodes, 2002-2007)
Cathy Yuspa	....	executive story editor (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Nicole Remini	....	production staff (23 episodes, 2001-2006)
Cindy Appel	....	production staff / script coordinator (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Monica Calit	....	production staff (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Owen Ellickson	....	executive story editor / production staff / ... (20 episodes, 2001-2006)
Ben Raymondjack	....	production staff (20 episodes, 2003-2007)
Amy Gershwin	....	production staff (20 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mary Hay	....	production staff (20 episodes, 2005-2007)
Dennis Regan	....	story editor / executive story editor (19 episodes, 2005-2007)
Earl Bartholow	....	production accountant / production staff (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Howard Murray	....	technical coordinator (17 episodes, 2005-2007)
Gregory McDowell	....	production staff (16 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kevin Hudson	....	production staff (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michael Soccio	....	executive story editor / story editor (16 episodes, 2005-2006)
David Bickel	....	story editor / executive story editor (13 episodes, 1999-2000)
Becky Opp	....	production coordinator / production staff (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jeremy Svenson	....	production assistant / production staff (12 episodes, 2006-2007)
Allison Bona	....	production staff (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Erica Neilsen	....	production assistant / production staff (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Michael Suter	....	production staff (10 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dan O'Shannon	....	creative consultant (9 episodes, 1999)
Kevin Cohen	....	production staff (6 episodes, 2000-2003)
Bobby DiVito	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2000-2002)
Dan Gorski	....	production staff (5 episodes, 2002-2003)
Ian Toporoff	....	technical coordinator (5 episodes, 2005-2006)
Katie Glickman	....	production assistant / production staff (5 episodes, 2006)
Greg Bassenian	....	production staff (4 episodes, 2007)
Shannon Farrara	....	production staff (4 episodes, 2007)
Earl D. Bartholemew	....	production accountant (3 episodes, 1998)
Daniella Eisman	....	production staff (3 episodes, 2002)
Ami Schiller	....	production staff (3 episodes, 2002)
Alyssa Salinas	....	production staff (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
Lisa Robicheaux	....	production staff (3 episodes, 2006)
Pablo Nantas	....	production staff (3 episodes, 2007)
Adam Jeffries	....	production staff (2 episodes, 1998)
Ilana Wernick	....	executive story editor / story editor (2 episodes, 1999-2001)
Maggie Thomas	....	production staff (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Evo Rondini	....	production staff (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kim McCann	....	production staff (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Scott Ganz	....	production staff (2 episodes, 2003)
Ben Wexler	....	story editor (1 episode, 1999-2000)
Jason Laricchia	....	production staff (1 episode, 2003-2005)
Stephanie McRiley	....	craft service (unknown episodes, 2000)
Jennifer Davidson	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2004)
Gaye Ann Bruno	....	photo publicity (unknown episodes)
Sam Caino	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Hope Diamond	....	senior publicist (unknown episodes)
Ryan Dorney	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
David Hodd	....	production staff (unknown episodes)
Patrick G. Ingram	....	medic on-location (unknown episodes)
Karina Keystone	....	production staff (unknown episodes)
Roger Lundblade	....	audience warm-up (unknown episodes)
Linda Stastian	....	production staff (unknown episodes)
David Tepper	....	production staff (unknown episodes)
Jim Wheelan	....	key craft service (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Columbia TriStar Television (1998-2002)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
• CBS Paramount Network Television (2006-)
• CBS Productions (1998-2006)
• Hanley Productions Inc.

Distributors

• CBS Television (1998-2007) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CanWest Global Communications (Canada)
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television (1998-2002) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003-2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Koch Media (2004-) (Germany) (DVD)
• Nova TV (Croatia) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2000-) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2004-) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Television (2002-) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• TV6 (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (repeats)
• Viasat3 (2003-) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing) (seasons 1-4)

Other Companies

• All Balloons All The Time  balloon decor
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Executive Assurance  security
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits
• Liberman/Patton Casting  casting
• MFX  visual effects
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies
• Sony Pictures Studios  filmed at

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Cooper's Ale House, Glendale, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Trivia:

Arthur wrote an unproduced script with the title "Reconsidering Sandy".

Goofs:

Continuity: The set for the Heffernans' living room includes windows on both sides of the front door (the front door is centered between windows), but the view from outside of the front of their house shows the front door next to the right corner of the house with no window in between on that side (all of the windows are to the left of the door).

Quotes:

[Doug and Deacon are locked in a refrigerated truck with penguins]
Doug Heffernan: "Warning: Please retain key as refrigerated trucks are not equipped with interior door handles". Mother of ass!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie (#25.1)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

The King of Queens Theme Song

Could it be anymore under rated?

I consider myself to be a connoisseur of sitcoms, and used to spend many long hours wasting my life watching them all. Sense Seinfeld, Friends and many other great sitcoms have left the scene I am left with wasting my life on the one great series that is left, "The King of Queens", and in my humble opinion beats them all. 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. 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. 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? Don't get me wrong because I've watched Raymond and I think it is "okay" funny but not nearly the caliber that KoQ's is. CBS needs to give a little more respect and focus some PR on the show and especially Kevin James because when movie goers get finally get tired of the very funny Adam Sandler I predict Kevin is next in line (or at least I secretly hope).