King of Queens episode | |
"Apartment Complex" | |
Season 8, Episode # 14 Episode # 185 in series (207 episodes) | |
Originally Aired: | February 6, 2006 |
Aired on: | CBS-TV |
Production code: | 814 |
IMDB: | Apartment Complex |
Written by: | David Bickel |
Directed by: | Michael J. Weithorn |
Guest stars: | Kirstie Alley Juan Carlos Cantu April Hong James Hong Branden Weslee Kong Douglas Price Lucille Soong |
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Apartment Complex was the 14th episode of Season 8 of The King of Queens, also the 185th overall episode in the series. Written by David Bickel, the episode, directed by Michael J. Weithorn, originally aired on CBS-TV on February 6, 2006.
Synopsis[]
Doug, Deacon, Spence and Danny all secretly rent an apartment, but soon Deacon, Spence and Danny move out and Doug lives by himself. Carrie tries to sell a condo to Kirstie Alley but it turns out to be more work than she expected.
Storyline[]
Doug and his friends get an apartment above a Chinese restaurant in order to be away from the women in their lives. Carrie takes on Kirstie Alley as a client but soon finds out she has to be a designated "eater": for her. After a botched delivery by Doug (who takes on a job at the restaurant to pay the rent) Carrie finds out about the apartment.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia[]
- Kirstie Alley appears as herself in this episode, a client Carrie (Leah Remini) works for. Kirstie and Leah previously worked together on "Cheers" in 1991, and again in 1993 when Leah played Serafina, the daughter of Carla Maria Victoria Angelina Teresa Apollonia Lozupone Tortelli LeBec and Nick Tortelli, Carla's ex husband.
- Actress April Hong, the waitress in the Chinese restaurant, is the real-life daughter of the owner of the restaurant/ landlord of the building, legendary character actor/ voice over artist, James Hong.
- At the time this aired, both Leah Remini and Kirstie Alley were Scientologists.
- Spoiler
Actor James Hong, Doug's new landlord, and owner of the Chinese Restaurant that Doug works in part-time as a cook/delivery driver, was the maitre'd in the legendary Seinfeld episode, "The Chinese Restaurant."
Soundtracks[]
- Soundtrack credits
- Baby All My Life I Will Be Driving Home to You (theme song) - Written by Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, Jonathan Wolff, and Scott Clausen, performed by Billy Vera and The Beaters
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Kevin James as Doug Heffernan
- Leah Remini as Carrie Heffernan
- Jerry Stiller as Arthur Spooner
- Patton Oswalt as Spence Olchin
- Gary Valentine as Danny Heffernan
- Victor Williams as Deacon Palmer
Guest starring/Recurring cast[]
- Kirstie Alley as herself (Special guest star)
- Juan Carlos Cantu as Hector
- April Hong as Waitress (uncredited)
- James Hong as Mr. Soo,restaurant owner/landlord
- Branden Weslee Kong as cook (uncredited)
- Douglas Price as Lawyer (uncredited)
- Lucille Soong as Lili