The blue-collar comedy King of Queens is starting its ninth and final season, and is still making people laugh. This show never fails to amuse me. CBS will air the show’s 200th episode on April 9th, which will be the first of seven final episodes.
An excellent cast, reached cult status on the level of Seinfeld.
The 200th anniversary episode, titled “Home Cheapo,” delivers top-notch humor. Doug & Carrie let jealousy get the best of them after their friends Deacon & Kelly buy a weekend home by the lake.
They discover their friends had saved enough money to make the purchase. When she gets that news Carrie says that they were able to afford it because they were so cheap.
Since its first airing on September 22, 1998, the Kings of Queens provided viewers constant laughs, great writing, and excellent acting.
Here’s an interesting piece of trivia about the show: The role of Doug is played by Kevin James. Actor Danny Heffernan, who plays Doug’s cousin on the show, is Kevin’s real life brother. Here’s one more zinger. When Doug is in pain he yelps “Yuspa!” The word comes from Cathy Yuspa who was a producer on the show.
I rank King of Queens alongside Seinfeld and Friends as one of the giants of comedy.
If you are a fan, don’t miss May 14 when Doug, Carrie, and Arthur take their final bows in the CBS series finale. It will be a poignant evening for some of us, even though I’m sure it will be full of great laughs!
