King of Queens: Pilot
King of Queens: PilotCBS
September 21, 1998
Sitcom
DVD
C+
This is a contemporary of Everybody Loves Raymond, and there are some obvious similarities, from a stand-up comic as the lead to the premise of a suburban New York couple dealing with their crazy family. I found this cornier than the pilot to ELR, although it has more of late '90s sex humor. (Including whether First Lady Hillary Clinton is worth "doing.") Still, I liked the cast and I was hoping the writing would pick up (spoiler: it didn't), so here's who we'll see once more:
- Kevin James as Doug Heffernan
- Patton Oswalt as Spence Olchin
- Leah Remini as Carrie Heffernan
- Lisa Rieffel as Sara Spooner
- Larry Romano as Richie Iannucci
- Jerry Stiller as Arthur Spooner
- Victor Williams as Deacon Palmer
Creators Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt wrote this episode, while Pamela Fryman would direct two more episodes.
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