| King of Queens episode | |
| "Parent Trapped" | |
| Season 2, Episode # 4 Episode # 29 in series (207 episodes) | |
| Originally Aired: | October 11, 1999 |
| Aired on: | CBS-TV |
| Production code: | 204 |
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Parent Trapped |
| Written by: | David Bickel |
| Directed by: | Rob Schiller |
| Guest stars: | Merrin Dungey Frantz Turner Joe Marinelli Jeremy Guskin Manu Intiraymi Nancy Yee Philip Daniel Bolden Seth Menachem Michelle Blackwell Charmin Lee |
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| List of The King of Queens episodes | |
Parent Trapped was the fourth episode of Season 2 of The King of Queens, also the 29th overall series episode. Written by David Bickel, the episode, which was directed by Rob Schiller, originally aired on CBS-TV on October 11, 1999.
Synopsis[]
The Palmers ask Doug and Carrie to be the godparents of their baby; Arthur runs into trouble at the pretzel store when he is put in charge.
Storyline[]
Deacon and Kelly ask Doug and Carrie to be the godparents of their two children, Kirby and Mayor. Doug instantly says yes, while Carrie thinks this might not be such a good idea. Meanwhile, Arthur's boss has to go away for a few days and puts Arthur in charge of the pretzel shop.
Did You Know?[]
Trivia[]
- The line, "A bunch of pituitary cases trying to stuff a ball through a hoop", is taken directly from the film Annie Hall (1977).
Goofs[]
- Plot holes
- Bill Gilliard is Doug's and Carrie's insurance man in prior episodes, and yet Bill says that he remembers Doug from Kirby's birthday party last year.
- Miscellaneous
- Doug and Carrie are riding in a car that doesn't have the proper motor vehicle stickers on the windshield. You can see the stickers on the cars that are driving by them.
Scene excerpt from "Parent Trapped"[]
- Quotes
[Arthur will only sell a little troll doll to Carrie for 50 bucks]
- Carrie: Okay, this is a troll, and I am your daughter.
- Arthur: I know the difference.
Connections[]
- The Parent Trap (1961 film) - title reference
Soundtracks[]
- 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
- Victor Williams as Deacon Palmer
- Larry Romano as Richie Iannucci
Guest starring/Recurring cast[]
- Merrin Dungey as Kelly Palmer, Deacon's wife
- Frantz Turner as Bill Gillard
- Joe Marinelli as Neal
- Jeremy Guskin as Kenny
- Al White as Reverend Brown
- Manu Intiraymi as Zack
- Nancy Yee as Rita
- Philip Daniel Bolden as Kirby Palmer, Deacon's son
- Seth Menachem as Tony
- Michelle Blackwell as Lacy (uncredited)
- Charmin Lee as Robin Gilliard (uncredited)
