King Of Queens (Series, The) (DVD)
3rd Season
APPROX. 0 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 2000 - MPA RATING: NR
" There aren't that many sitcoms today that are played realistically, and The King of Queens manages to be funny without going overboard.
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7) Strike Out. The wives' plan to get Doug's and best-friend Deacon's minds off the strike backfires when the two get into a brutal game of practical joking one-upmanship.
8) Dark Meet. A flashback episode with Carrie's father recalling the dinner when he first met Doug. The funny show (and you thought YOUR in-laws were bad?) features Florence Henderson as a guest star.
9) Twisted Sitters. Another funny episode with Doug and Carrie volunteering to babysit for their friends, who have to go to out of town for a funeral, and the Heffernans end up traumatizing one of the kids.
10) Work Related. When Carrie complains that her father doesn't take an interest in her work, Arthur shows up at the company . . . and ends up driving her nuts when he gets a job there.
11) Better Camera. When Doug and Deacon decide to buy cameras for their wives for Christmas, the gift-giving generates unseasonable heat when the wives each get better cameras from someone else.
12) Wedding Presence. Rather than drive five hours to a wedding, Doug and Carrie decide to fake their appearance. Not the best, not the worst.
13) Hi-Def Jam. With the Super Bowl looming quickly, Doug hatches a plan to con Carrie's boss into inviting the gang over to his place to watch in High Definition. A very funny episode.
14) Paint Misbehavin'. Another very funny episode has the boys suggesting a paintball retreat to celebrate Deacon's birthday, and things heat up when a psycho (Eric Roberts) joins their little war.
15) Deacon Blues. Deacon is caught seeing another woman, and, with Doug and Carrie taking sides, their friend's infidelity threatens their own marriage. A solid episode.
16) Horizontal Hold. Frightened by their friends' split-up, the Heffernans decide to put sex on hold and try communicating better themselves.
17) Inner Tube. James' tribute to Jackie Gleason and "The Honeymooners" features a feverish Doug having boob-tube hallucinations in color and black-and-white TV shows with himself as the star.
18) Papa Pill. Doug is in the doghouse when he lets the sometimes-senile Arthur break the dull routine of senior center dances by going to a cocktail lounge.
19) Package Deal. Doug misinterprets a comment from Fed Ex and, thinking it a job offer, tries to use it as leverage, with disastrous results.
20) Separation Anxiety. A funny and very human episode with Deacon going nuts when Carrie sets the separated Kelly up with a date . . . sort of.
21) Swim Neighbors. When a hurricane knocks down the fence that separates the Heffernans from their obnoxious neighbors, Carrie unknowingly starts a feud when she quickly rebuilds the fence and the neighbors counter with a gigantic pool.
23) S'no Job. With Doug's uncle (Gavin MacLeod) ragging on his cousin, Carrie can't help but divulge that IPS is hiring. Doug is forced to try to get his cousin an interview . . . or not.
24) Pregnant Pause. A one-hour episode in which Arthur gets the basement bathroom of his dreams and Doug and Carrie get a nightmare: a positive pregnancy test. Another strong episode.
Video:
The picture is as sharp and the colors as bright as you'd expect with a recent show, with the aspect ratio at 1.33:1. Mastered in High Definition, it's better than most would have seen on television the first time around.
Audio:
The English soundtrack appears to be Dolby 2.0 Surround, with English subtitles for the hearing impaired. At times it feels as if the rear speakers have their own feed, while at other times the information seems matrixed into the rears. After jumping up to put my ear to the speakers I finally gave up trying to figure out the apparent discrepancy and pronounced it 2.0.
Extras:
The only extras are trailers, and if you want to read the episode information for this three-disc set you'd better break out the magnifying glass. Sony preferred to run a full-page color ad on the back of the episode flier rather than spread the episode descriptions over three pages. All 24 episodes are listed with credit info on the equivalent of half of an 8 1/2 x 10 sheet, in what looks to be just 7- to 4-point type.
Bottom Line:
It may not be a classic, but "The King of Queens" is a funny show that's refreshing for it's honesty and low-key treatment of material. There aren't that many sitcoms today that are played realistically, and "The King of Queens" manages to be funny without going overboard with exaggerated characters, outlandish situations, or gags that seem better suited to stand-up comics than ordinary people. I'm not able to compare the third season with the first two, but after watching these 24 episodes I'm interested to see how the show began.
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