KING OF QUEENS, THE: PILOT {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)
Summary
The unaired pilot in this comedy series, which was later reshot with Jerry Stiller as Arthur, about parcel delivery man Doug Heffernan, who lives in Queens, New York, with his wife Carrie and his father-in-law Arthur. In this episode, Carrie surprises Doug with a new big screen television for his basement "man cave." Then, Doug's friends hurriedly arrive to see the new screen. At 6 p.m., Carrie tells Doug his friends have to go home and his buddies think him "whipped." Carrie reminds Doug that they are having dinner that night with her father, Arthur, and his wife, Tessie. However, Doug talks Carrie into canceling. Later, right as they are about to make love, Doug and Carrie hear a knock on their door. It's a frantic Sara -- Carrie's sister -- revealing that Tessie just died of a heart attack. Later, Carrie and Sara discuss whether it is time to put their dad in a retirement home. Then, Carrie invites Sara to live with them "for a while." At dinner, Carrie and Sara speak with Arthur, who is furious that they want him to live in a retirement community. He claims he will live in his house alone -- until he burns that house down while cooking on his hot plate. Thus, after a long talk, Doug and Carrie decide to take in Arthur, as well as Sara. Now, Arthur is given the "man cave" and Doug has to invite his friends over to watch the Jets game while all stretch out on his bed. Doug is not thrilled with his current living arrangements, especially with Sara monopolizing the bathroom. Likewise, Carrie finds a problem with her father's illicit behavior. One evening, Doug laments to Carrie about their new situation until he eventually realizes that he can handle it. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: 1998 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:22:42
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:81114
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Marriage
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1998-2007
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Michael J. Weithorn … Executive Producer, Writer
- Jeff Sussman … Producer
- Annette Sahakian … Producer
- David Litt … Producer, Writer
- Erin Braun … Associate Producer
- Pamela Fryman … Director
- Andrew Gross … Music by
- Kevin James … Cast, Doug Heffernan
- Leah Remini … Cast, Carrie Heffernan
- Lisa Rieffel … Cast, Sara Spooner
- Jack Carter … Cast, Arthur Spooner
- Larry Romano … Cast, Richie Iannucci
- Patton Oswalt … Cast, Spence Olchin
- Victor Williams … Cast, Deacon Palmer