Season 2

King of Queens: Season 2
Season 2 box cover
First episode aired:
"Queasy Rider", aired September 20, 1999
Season finale aired:
"Whine Country", on May 21, 2000
Episodes aired:
25 aired during Season 2
Network
CBS-TV
Previous Season:
Season 1
Next Season:
Season 3

This Season 2 episode guide lists the second season showings of King of Queens after Season 1. The first episode, "Queasy Rider", premiered on September 20, 1999. The season finale episode, "Whine Country",  aired on CBS on May 22, 2000.

Cast

• Kevin James as Doug Heffernan
• Leah Remini as Carrie Heffernan
• Jerry Stiller as Arthur Spooner
• Patton Oswalt as Spence Olchin
• Larry Romano as Richie Iannucci
• Victor Williams as Deacon Palmer
• Gary Valentine as Danny Heffernan
• Merrin Dungey as Kelly Palmer

Episode Guide

Season 2 (1999-2000)

Season 2 episodes
Image	Ep.#	# in series	Title	Written by	Directed by	Original airdate	Prod. code
	1	26	"Queasy Rider"	David Litt	Rob Schiller	September 20, 1999	201
Doug's recent purchase of a motorcycle angers Carrie, but soon after, Doug secretly gets tired of it. Arthur gets a job at pretzel shop.
	2	27	"Female Problems"	David Bickel	Rob Schiller	September 27, 1999	202
After Carrie's constant togetherness with Doug, Doug finds a friend for Carrie. Soon Doug regrets his actions after Carrie and her new friend are always together leaving Doug jealous and alone.
	3	28	"Assaulted Nuts"	David Bickel	Rob Schiller	October 4, 1999	203
Doug accidentally staples himself with a staple gun in a "private" place while fooling around at work. Rather than go to the hospital, he must struggle through a loan interview for Carrie.
	4	29	"Parent Trapped"	David Bickel	Rob Schiller	October 11, 1999	204
Deacon and Kelly ask Doug and Carrie if they want to be their children's Godparents, overcome with the compliment, Doug instantly says yes, but Carrie is not completely on board.
	5	30	"Tube Stakes"	Ilana Wernick	Rob Schiller	October 18, 1999	207
Carrie leaves the garage door open at night. The following morning, Doug enters the garage to find that his television has been stolen. In an effort to make up, she buys Doug a new TV.
	6	31	"Doug Out"	Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith	Rob Schiller	October 25, 1999	206
Arthur accidentally hears Doug call him a "Demented Old Circus Monkey" so Doug tries to make it up to him.
	7	32	"Get Away"	Tony Sheehan	Rob Schiller	November 1, 1999	208
When Doug and Carrie go on vacation to celebrate their anniversary, they decide to take Deacon and Kelly, which ends up being a big mistake.
	8	33	"Dire Strayts"	Story by: Kevin James Teleplay by: Rock Reuben & Gary Valentine	Rob Schiller	November 8, 1999	205
Doug gets stuck half way in the attic during a visit from Ray and Debra Barone (Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton).
	9	34	"I, Candy"	Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith	Rob Schiller	November 15, 1999	210
Doug gets a big head after a waitress flirts with him.
	10	35	"Roamin' Holiday"	David Bickel & Ben Wexler	Rob Schiller	November 22, 1999	209
Carrie invites a friend and her husband to stay over for the Thanksgiving weekend, meaning Doug would probably have to entertain her husband. Doug however finds him dull, so after Spencer and his mother get into a fight, Doug takes advantage and convinces Spence to ask to stay over at the Heffernans.
	11	36	"Sparing Carrie"	Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith	Rob Schiller	November 29, 1999	211
Doug's bowling team bowls just for fun and is financially supported by the local ale house, but now they threaten to no longer support them if they continue to be on a constant losing streak. Doug soon realizes Carrie is the problem so he removes her from the team making for an awkward household.
	12	37	"Net Prophets"	David Litt	Rob Schiller	December 13, 1999	212
During Christmas time, Doug receives his Christmas bonus and Carrie eventually talks Doug into investing it in to net stocks.
	13	38	"Party Favor"	Story by: Rock Reuben Teleplay by: Kevin James & Gary Valentine	Rob Schiller	January 10, 2000	215
When Danny reveals he is getting married, Doug gets stuck being the best man at the last second, and must throw Danny a bachelor party.
	14	39	"Block Buster"	Tony Sheehan	Rob Schiller	January 17, 2000	213
It's Doug's high school football reunion and he boasts about his famous block. But everyone besides him remembers his now handicapped ex-team mate (Pat Finn) making the block. Doug tries to find proof on some old tapes.
	15	40	"Frozen Pop"	Ben Wexler	Rob Schiller	January 24, 2000	214
Arthur moves upstairs because his cellar gets too cold in winter. Doug does not like it and waits for warmer weather, but Arthur does not seem to want to move back.
	16	41	"Fair Game"	Mark C. Sedeka	Rob Schiller	February 7. 2000	216
Doug is appalled when he finds out Carrie frequently cheats at board games. She tries to get better but maybe the reason behind her behavior needs to be found first.
	17	42	"Meet By-Product"	David Litt	Rob Schiller	February 14, 2000	218
Back in the 1980s, Richie invites Carrie and a friend of hers over to his and Doug's apartment. While Richie hits it off with the friend, Doug and Carrie have a tough time.
	18	43	"The Shmenkmans"	Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith	Rob Schiller	February 14, 2000	217
Back in the 1980s, Richie invites Carrie and a friend of hers over to his and Doug's apartment. While Richie hits it off with the friend, Doug and Carrie have a tough time.
	19	44	"Surprise Artie"	David Bickel	Rob Schiller	February 21, 2000	220
Doug takes Arthur out for lunch, so Carrie can arrange a surprise birthday party. Doug runs into some problems with Arthur at the buffet, meanwhile the waiting guests back home are starting to fight.
	20	45	"Wild Cards"	Rob Schiller	Tony Sheehan	February 28, 2000	219
After promising to go to the theatre with Carrie, Doug and Deacon take a trip to Atlantic City.
	21	46	"Big Dougie"	Ben Wexler	Rob Schiller	April 17, 2000	221
Doug decides to become a "Big Brother" and agrees to participate in a 10 kilometer race supporting heart disease.
	22	47	"Soft Touch"	David Litt & Tony Sheehan	Rob Schiller	May 1, 2000	222
Doug gets tricked by Tim Sacksky (Bryan Cranston) into falling for a pyramid scheme, disguised as a way to make large amounts of money selling water filters.
	23	48	"Restaurant Row"	Ilana Wernick	Rob Schiller	May 8, 2000	223
Carrie gets angry at a waiter and the manager at a recently found favorite restaurant of Doug's. So Carrie bans him from ever going there again.
	24	49	"Flower Power"	Rock Reuben	Rob Schiller	May 15, 2000	224
Carrie is jealous when someone from her work gets flowers and takes it out on Doug.
	25	50	"Whine Country"	Cathy Yuspa & Josh Goldsmith	Rob Schiller	May 21, 2000	225
Doug and Carrie both have very specific ideas on how to spend their vacation together. Doug wants to rent an RV, while Carrie prefers a visit to Paris. They flip a coin, and Doug wins. In order to make Doug reconsider his idea, Carrie invites her father on the cross-country trip. She assumes that Doug would not want to spend his vacation in a confined space with the old man. However, to spite her, Doug not only agrees to take Arthur along, but invites Spence as well.