KING OF QUEENS, THE: SUPERMARKET STORY (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy series about parcel delivery man Doug Heffernan, who lives in Queens, New York, with his wife Carrie and his father-in-law Arthur. This episode begins on the day before Thanksgiving at 4:17 p.m. as Carrie, Doug, and Arthur try to find a parking spot at the packed supermarket. Carrie ultimately succeeds by driving down a one-way in the wrong direction and cutting off a woman. Inside, the three try to tackle the "nightmare" scene to get their shopping done. Doug runs into Richie, trying to choose the fastest-moving line to get out of the store with his Thanksgiving groceries. Later, Arthur takes issue with Carrie's selection of frozen dinners for the holiday. Then, Doug runs into a man he doesn't recognize, but who calls Doug by his name and seems to take umbrage over something in the past. Doug tracks Carrie down in another aisle and discusses having been unable to place his "friend." Meanwhile, Arthur's tirade makes Carrie opt to cook from scratch, requiring a new set of items to procure. He also wants Carrie to invite a set of distant relatives, much to her dismay. Knowing nothing about cooking, Carrie locates a savvy shopper -- coincidentally, the woman she cut off in the parking lot -- and tries to get some information on how to cook, but the woman is unwilling to share her recipes. Later, Doug reconvenes with the mystery man, and this time the guy insists he write Doug a check to compensate for a past transgression. Doug is unsure how to react and the guy ends up walking away embarrassed. Elsewhere in the store, Arthur puts moves on an older staffer who invites him to her Thanksgiving dinner. After a chance to identify Doug's buddy go horribly awry, Doug and the guy make amends and Doug even invites him to Thanksgiving at his house, though he still doesn't know who he is. Finally, after making a desperate attempt to get the necessary groceries, Carrie reverts to her original game plan and buys the frozen dinners. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: November 23, 1998 Monday 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:22:38
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:69039
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Marriage; Thanksgiving
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1998-2007
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Michael J. Weithorn … Executive Producer, Created by
- Tony Sheehan … Co-Executive Producer
- Stacie Lipp … Co-Executive Producer
- Jeff Sussman … Producer
- Annette Sahakian Davis … Producer
- David Litt … Producer, Created by
- Erin Braun … Associate Producer
- Jennifer Saxon … Associate Producer
- Rob Schiller … Director
- Cathy Yuspa … Writer
- Josh Goldsmith … Writer
- Andrew Gross … Music by
- Kevin James … Cast, Doug Heffernan
- Leah Remini … Cast, Carrie Heffernan
- Larry Romano … Cast, Richie Iannucci
- Jerry Stiller … Cast, Arthur Spooner
- Dana Gould … Cast, The Guy
- Christine Rose … Cast, Helen
- Parry Shen … Cast, Stockboy
- Patricia Place … Cast, Sample Lady
- Donny Osmond … Cast, Himself