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The Best Episodes of The King of Queens Season 5

Every episode of The King of Queens Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The King of Queens Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 1 - Arthur, Spooner
    8.3/10(696 votes)

    S5:E1

    Holly asks Doug if she can get a raise for walking Arthur, while Carrie gets a promotion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  2. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 8 - Flash Photography
    8.2/10(663 votes)

    S5:E8

    At a wedding, Doug takes a naughty picture with a disposable camera supplied by the bride and groom. After letting Danny take the blame, and after confessing to a priest, he has the dreaded task of coming forward with the truth.

    Director:Henry Chan
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 11 - Mentalo Case
    8.2/10(642 votes)

    S5:E11

    A toy from their childhood leads to a rift between Deacon and Doug. Meanwhile, Carrie tries to give her father a great Christmas gift, but this proves hard to do when everyone thinks of the wrong gifts they are receiving, altering their original gift choices.

    Director:John Fortenberry
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 25 - Bed Spread
    8.2/10(610 votes)

    S5:E25

    After Doug breaks their bed, Doug and Carrie find temporarily having separate beds is improving their marriage. Arthur discovers that their sweet neighbor, Lou Ferrigno, is actually quite a gossip.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 18 - Steve Moscow
    8.1/10(628 votes)

    S5:E18

    Doug and Carrie try to get the Russian workers to repair their house, by going to extreme lengths of giving them vodka.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 2 - Window Pain
    8.0/10(633 votes)

    S5:E2

    Feeling inferior to, and looked down upon by, the new neighbors, Carrie tries to make a good impression, but Doug couldn't care less. Meanwhile, Arthur tries to use Spence for free subway rides.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 19 - Cowardly Lyin'
    8.0/10(562 votes)

    S5:E19

    Carrie gets tickets to an opera but Doug doesn't want to go so he has Deacon help him lie to get out of it. Carrie catches him in the lie which prompts Doug to confess to a series of lies he's been hiding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 23 - Dog Shelter
    8.0/10(575 votes)

    S5:E23

    Carrie learns from Janet that Doug had a dog when he was 11, that they still have today, and Doug is 38! Janet admits to Carrie that the dog died, and they replaced it without Doug knowing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 24 - Taste Buds
    8.0/10(573 votes)

    S5:E24

    Since Doug never gets what he wants from Carrie, he uses Arthur to ask Carrie for them, so he gets what he wants. Meanwhile, Spence is first on line to see a new movie.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  10. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 7 - Flame Resistant
    7.9/10(638 votes)

    S5:E7

    Carrie meets Doug's ex-girlfriend Margy and is surprised to learn that Margy is still very close with Doug's mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 9 - Connect Four
    7.9/10(610 votes)

    S5:E9

    Carrie wins four company seats to Knicks games, but insists on taking a couple over Doug's friends. Meanwhile, Arthur digs himself a hole by pretending he can "fix" parking tickets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 5 - Mammary Lane
    7.8/10(638 votes)

    S5:E5

    Doug's bowling team prepares for a tournament, while Carrie agrees to babysit Mr. Kaplan's son, in hopes of furthering her career. But when Doug throws out a mercy flirt and Carrie runs into an awkward set of hands, all goes downhill.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael J. Weithorn

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  13. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 6 - Business Affairs
    7.8/10(594 votes)

    S5:E6

    Doug stops by Carrie's office and is introduced to her work-husband Curt. Although Carrie assures him that he has nothing to worry about since Curt is gay, Doug is threatened by just how close the two are.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 12 - Jung Frankenstein
    7.8/10(586 votes)

    S5:E12

    Carrie thinks Doug needs professional help to control his excessive eating habits, so she persuades him to see a therapist. When Carrie sees Doug's great inprovements, she asks the therapist to work on Doug's other issues. Meanwhile, Arthur believes he's addicted to nasal spray and fights to stay off of it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael J. Weithorn

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  15. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 16 - Golden Moldy
    7.8/10(598 votes)

    S5:E16

    Doug and Carrie are having fun on their vacation with their neighbors in St. Croix, but once Arthur calls with a quote on the current mold problem in the house, all is not so fun.

    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Tony Sheehan

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  16. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 17 - S'Poor House
    7.8/10(560 votes)

    S5:E17

    The mold problem in the Heffernan household grows and Doug and Carrie find out to fix the problem will cost them $12,000! Doug, with his tail between his legs, goes to his father to ask for the money, but hits a wall when he wants to know why he and Carrie don't have it in the bank.

    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Michael J. Weithorn

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  17. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 3 - Holy Mackerel
    7.7/10(599 votes)

    S5:E3

    Doug and Carrie start going to church after an uncomfortable encounter with their priest and when Carrie's prayer for a raise is answered, she gets a little carried away and starts praying for such trivial matters as a shoe sale.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 4 - Kirbed Enthusiasm
    7.7/10(600 votes)

    S5:E4

    Deacon asks Doug to help him coach his 8-year-old son's football team and the boy challenges Doug to try out for a semi-pro team, but Carrie isn't thrilled with the idea until she sees an interesting photo of him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Kevin James

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  19. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 10 - Loaner Car
    7.7/10(554 votes)

    S5:E10

    Doug loans Carrie to Deacon to help prepare Thanksgiving dinner. When Deacon ditches her for Holly's services, his web of lies soon gets out of control. Trying to cover it up, Doug continues to dig a hole for himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 14 - Prints Charming
    7.7/10(593 votes)

    S5:E14

    Doug and Carrie photos get mixed up with another couples. When Doug and Carrie look at the other couples photos, they find out that their lives aren't as good as the others, so they try to do what are seen in the photos. Arthur's new cellphone is in no use when no one calls him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 21 - Clothes Encounter
    7.6/10(559 votes)

    S5:E21

    Carrie can't stop buying expensive clothes, and then returning them within a few days. Spence's new girlfriend is afraid of his dog and tells him to decide who he wants, the dog or her.

    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 22 - Queens'bro Bridge
    7.6/10(557 votes)

    S5:E22

    Arthur and his half-brother Skitch are reunited when Doug sets it up for them to meet again at the tollbooth Skitch works at on the freeway. When Doug realizes they own a house together, he sees the possibility of getting his basement back and he and Carrie having some personal time.

    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 15 - Animal Attraction
    7.5/10(564 votes)

    S5:E15

    Doug cannot spend time with Carrie on Valentine's Day, because he has to deliver penguins, with Deacon, from one zoo to another. Meanwhile, Carrie and Holly go out, with Carrie giving Holly tips to land a man.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 20 - Driving Reign
    7.5/10(531 votes)

    S5:E20

    Danny asks Doug for a letter of recommendation at IPS so he can move up to being a driver like Doug. Since this idea does not appeal to Doug, Carrie decides she will write the letter and have Doug sign it.

    Director:James Widdoes
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The King of Queens Season 5 Episode 13 - Attention Deficit
    7.4/10(554 votes)

    S5:E13

    Doug becomes obsessed with his own Super Bowl party after learning that many of his friends will be attending a party thrown by a new co-worker. While Doug is focused on winning back as many guests as possible, Carrie complains that Doug doesn't think about her enough during the day. Problems arise when Doug tries to throw the ultimate Super Bowl party and prove to Carrie he's an attentive husband.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Arthur, Spooner" is the best rated episode of The King of Queens season 5. It scored 8.3/10 from 696 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Tony Sheehan, it aired on September 23, 2002. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Flash Photography".