History Characters / TheKingOfQueens

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Doug's dad [[ADateWithRosiePalms caught him]] in the Heffernan bathroom in high school, setting off a lifelong dislike.

* {{Catchphrase}}: Uses "Yuspa!" and "Shominy!" as exclamations. (The former is taken from writer and producer Cathy Yuspa, while the latter comes from Shominy Industries, which the Heffernans invest in in a second season episode.)

* TheObiWannabe: In "Do Rico", after reading literature/TuesdaysWithMorrie, attempts to mentor several younger adults, and is confused to find them unreceptive.

* BigEater

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Welcomes a stranger into their home who turns out to be a burglar; trusts a driver from a rival delivery company who was only trying to lure him into a cruel prank.

* NervousWreck: Prone to extreme anxiety when in situations he can't control.

-->Doug: The Spooner family crest should be a shaking fist with the words "I WANT TO SEE THE MANAGER!"

* TheCynic: To contrast with Doug's optimism. To contrast with Carrie's cynicism. "Thanks, Man" is a full episode exploration of their differing views on the world.

* BerserkButton: Don't call him a "demented old circus monkey."
** The mere sight of Halloween decorations caused his heart to fail.

* ManChild: Despite being an elderly man, Arthur has the maturity of someone much younger than him. Sometimes he acts like a petulant teenager, sometimes he acts like a six year old

* FrivolousLawsuit: One of his frequent Get Rich Quick schemes.

* TheObiWannabe: After reading Tuesday's With Morrie, attempts to mentor several younger adults, and is confused to find them unreceptive.

* TheWhitestBlackGuy: His choice of song for kareoke has a table full of black men walk out in disgust.

* WellDoneSonGuy: Becomes one of these after an afternoon of pretending to be Arthur's son, due in no small part to his issues with his own father.

-->Arthur: Why do you need birth control? Does he touch you!?"

* SerialSpouse: Divorced four times by the end of the series.

[[folder: Deacon "Deac" Palmer]]

* InsistantTerminology: Motivated!

* ManChild: Has a juvenile sense of humor and very poor impulse control. He is mainly motivated by junk food, and will often concoct elaborate schemes to get what he wants that often end up with him getting hurt or embarrassed. It’s also shown in numerous episodes that Doug does not know how to function as an independent adult. He cannot pay bills, he doesn’t clean and rarely cooks. One episode shows that he has to be lied to about big events (his dog dying), because he’s too immature to handle anything big.

* UglyGuyHotWife: He's overweight and fairly average in appearance, while Carrie is considered very attractive. This is remarked upon in-universe frequently
* ManipulativeBastard: His schemes to manipulate those around him become increasingly paranoid and complex as the series goes on.
* BookDumb: Considers books "brutal."

* BigEater: Nearly the crux of his entire character.
* {{Acrofatic}}: Shown to be surprisingly athletic in short bursts, such as when dominating a large group of children in football, or when playing squash with Deacon (though the latter results in a VomitDiscretionShot due to overexertion.)
-->Arthur: ...for a man of his size, he moves on cats' feet.

* FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife: The foolish husband to Carrie's responsible wife
* SoreLoser: Refuses to let Carrie sleep until she has a Ping Pong rematch with him after his TrainingFromHell with Arthur.
* BigFun: Fun-loving, funny, and definitely big.

* HatesReading: To such an extent that hearing another man say that reading itself is "overrated" has him starry-eyed.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Welcomes a stranger into their home who turns out to be a burglar; trusts a driver from a rival delivery company who was only trying to lure him into a cruel prank.
* ImplausibleDeniability: Insists he drank an unwanted glass of scotch after being seen pouring it out.
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Uses passive-aggressive techniques to combat Carrie's much more directly aggressive way of handling conflict.

* ParentalFashionVeto (kirby crossdressing)

* MovieBuff: Shows a deep knowledge of and passion for movies.
* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: Doug's dad [[DateWithRosiePalms caught him]] in the Heffernan bathroom in high school, setting off a lifelong dislike.

* Delinquent: As a teen, she happily participated in a carjacking. She laughs as she reminisces about it, much to Doug's horror.

* BigFun: He's big and very nice to be around.

* {{Tomboy}}

* RamblingOldManMonologue: Could have given Grampa Simpson a run for his money

* MissingMom: We never see her mom, and it's implied she's dead.

* BerserkButton: Don't call him a "demented old circus monkey"

* {{Expy}}: he's basically a marginally friendlier version of Frank Costanza from {{Series/Seinfeld}}. Arthur and Frank both have very similar personalities and mannerisms, and they're both played by Jerry Stiller

* KickTheDog: He's done his fair share of shady deeds over the course of the show, but the time he steals money from a sleeping homeless man is especially low.

* ManChild: Has a juvenile sense of humor and very poor impulse control. He is mainly motivated by junk food, and will often concoct elaborate schemes to get what he wants that often end up with him getting hurt or embarrassed

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: The tiny girl to her husband's huge guy. At least until she gained a bunch of weight later on in the show and became almost as fat as him.

* NiceGuy: Compared to his wife, he's pretty nice.
* UglyGuyHotWife: He's fairly average in appearance, while Carrie is considered very attractive. This is remarked upon in-universe frequently

--> Played by Leah Remini

--> Played by Victor Williams