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The King of Queens
1998 · TV series · 25 min episodes · 9 seasons
Created by Michael J. Weithorn, David Litt
Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big screen television in his recently renovated basement, he now has a crazy old man.
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Fun Fact: in king of queens, most of the pcs (for example airport episode with doug's parents) are just RCT tvs with paper printout of a screen taped over it.
They just don't produce very good tv shows anymore. There is nothing to watch.
In the 90s we had Seinfeld, X-Files, King Of Queens, Frasier, Star Trek TNG, Macguyver and so on.
Then onto 1990s movies, which by the time they reached TV syndication were still good! Will I watch Lethal Weapon or Die Hard even though I've seen it before? Heck yes!
Reminds me of an episode of "King of Queens" when Arthur dictates a phone number: https://youtu.be/e_B40_WXDoQ
In German, it's even funnier because of the 'wrong order': https://youtu.be/gjPmUUCdLHw (hats off to the translators!)
I knew those already from being flooded for 40+ years with Hollywood films (all of them) and sitcoms, I know Cosby, Malcolm in the Middle, Beverly Hills 90210, Miami Vice, the Fall Guy, Seinfeld, Friends, Lou Grant, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Diff'rent Strokes, Cheers, Golden Girls, MAS*H (the best), Married... with Children, Three’s Company, King of Queens, Family Matters and on and on and on.
Basically I know the US better - or the image it projects - than my own country.
Funnily it was a huge letdown when I visited for the first time decades ago, as it felt just like a sitcom and there was nothing new really.
One aspect of the continuing war on men that hasn't been covered yet is the rampant, cancerous amounts of misandry that has infected the entertainment industry as a whole, but especially the ad industry. All you need to see proof of this is to watch the ads that aired during the Superbowl. With the exception of beer commercials, most ads that weren't gender neutral featured an idiot guy being educated by a smart woman. This trend has carried over to the shows the networks use to make their profits. Every sitcom today has the retard husband and the wise wife. Even ones like "king of queens" that were created for male stars. Why? I understand that most household products are purchased by women so the ads need to appeal to them but why is Kevin James acting like a buffoon on HIS SHOW?
About postal workers: The King of Queens http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165581/