Most scenes take place in the Heffernans' home, but other common locations include Doug and Carrie's workplaces, the restaurant/pub 'Coopers', and the residences of friends and family. Deacon's wife Kelly ( Merrin Dungey) is Carrie's best friend, having met through the relationship her husband has with Deacon Palmer.

His constant deceit and schemes through various situations leave him humiliated as his plans backfire.Īlso featured on the show are Doug's friends Deacon Palmer ( Victor Williams), Spence Olchin ( Patton Oswalt), and Richie Iannucci ( Larry Romano), as well as Doug's cousin Danny Heffernan (played by James' real-life brother Gary Valentine). Doug Heffernan represents the ' everyman' with his love of sports, TV, junk food, and his wife. Their lives are plagued by the demands of Arthur so much so that they eventually hire Holly, a professional dog walker, to spend time with him as she walks dogs in the park. Doug works for the fictional International Parcel Service (IPS) as a delivery driver, while Carrie works as a legal secretary in Manhattan. Doug ( Kevin James) and Carrie Heffernan ( Leah Remini) are a middle-class couple living at '3121 Aberdeen St.' in Rego Park, Queens, New York, along with Carrie's father, Arthur Spooner ( Jerry Stiller). The show exhibits undertones of the original 1950s TV production The Honeymooners, starring Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows. Kevin James and Leah Remini reunited in the 2016 television sitcom Kevin Can Wait, which ended on May 7, 2018.

The ninth and final season concluded with a double-length finale episode in 2007.

It was filmed at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California. The King of Queens was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions (1998–2007), CBS Paramount Network Television (2007), in association with Columbia TriStar Television (1998–2002), and Sony Pictures Television (2002–07). All the episodes were filmed in front of a live studio audience. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the show's executive producer, and stars Kevin James and Leah Remini as Doug and Carrie Heffernan, a working-class couple living in Rego Park, Queens, New York City. The King of Queens is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes.

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