"Noel Cowards" is the first Christmas episode of the CBS sitcom The King of Queens, originally aired as the eleventh episode of the show's first season.
Synopsis[]
At Christmas time, Doug and Carrie's car breaks down after while returning from Christmas tree shopping with him one evening with Arthur. Reluctantly, although they agree that they can barely afford it, they go to a nearby car dealership, looking for an affordable deal; when Doug seemingly finds the car that he's interested in, Carrie doesn't agree with getting it, for she says that they can't afford it, as she tells the car salesman, Marty, to get out of making a possible deal, "it's a piece of crap!" after he asks what they think of it when he sees them looking at it.
As a Christmas gift, and to try to help because they now have no car, buys Doug and Carrie a very squatty, mini car called a "Douchenberger" which, Arthur, who says it's made and manufactured in Luxembourg, which he loves, and, of course, Doug and Carrie strongly dislike -- Okay, they really hate it!
After Arthur persuades them to test drive it; not wanting to offend or upset him, Carrie, after he asks what they think of it, says its "cozy", and they manage to hold up traffic in the compact vehicle, which seems to only travel as fast as maybe 40 mph, and which Carrie unaffectionately calls a "soda can", which she says it was like while driving in traffic!
After trying what to do with it, while not offending Arthur for buying it for them, Richie advises Doug and Carrie to abandon the car in an area where it could most likely be stolen, but they hesitate to do so, because, after all, it was a gift from Arthur!
When their attempt to ditch the car fails, Doug returns home with Carrie; moments later, Richie returns back to the Heffernans, saying "Hope you're satisfied!" as his own car as he says was "stripped to the bone", as, just in the nick of time, as they were scratch their collective heads as what to do with it, gives the car to him as a impromptu Christmas gift!
In the end, though, both Richie, who apparently got tired of the mini auto monster, and Arthur, whom he had apparently given the mini-sized death trap back to, try to ditch the car in the high-crime area, as Arthur asks him "You sure that someone will take it?"
See also[]
- "Net Prophets"
- "Better Camera"
- "Ovary Action"
- "Mentalo Case"
- "Santa Claustrophobia"
- "Silent Mite"
- "Baker's Doesn't"
| Sony Pictures |
| Movies | |
| Columbia Pictures | 1941 • Christmas with the Kranks • The Holiday • Arthur Christmas • Paul Blart: Mall Cop • The Night Before • The Star |
| Screen Gems | This Christmas |
| Direct-to-Video | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night • The Nuttiest Nutcracker • The Swan Princess Christmas |