- Whine Country
Infobox Television episode
Title = Whine Country
Series =The King of Queens
Season = 2
Episode = 25
Writer = Cathy Yuspa, Josh Goldsmith
Director = Rob Schiller
Production = 224
Airdate =May 22 ,2000
Episode list = List of "The King of Queens" episodes
Prev = Flower Power
Next =Do Rico "Whine Country" is the twenty-fifth and last episode of the second season of the sitcom "The King of Queens ". It originally aired onCBS onMay 22 ,2000 .Plot
Doug and Carrie both have very specific ideas on how to spend their vacation together. Doug wants to rent an RV, while Carrie prefers a visit to
Paris . They flip a coin, and Doug wins. In order to make Doug reconsider his idea, Carrie invites her father on the cross-country trip. She assumes that Doug would not want to spend his vacation in a confined space with the old man. However, to spite her, Doug not only agrees to take Arthur along, but invites Spence as well. Doug and Carrie end up spending their holidays alone at home, while Spence and Arthur take the trip on their own.Other characters
* Deacon Palmer and his wife Kelly appear briefly.
* Dan Desmond plays the RV driver who inspires Doug to rent such a vehicle himself.
* Tyler Hendrickson can be seen as young Doug Heffernan in aflashback scene. It is his first of seven guest appearances on the show.Cultural references
* The episode title is a wordplay on
Wine Country , in the context of this episode alluding to both France, Carrie's desired holiday location, and the whining surrounding the decision making process.
* The final scene of some person off-camera observing Arthur and Spence from afar is an allusion to the 1972 movieDeliverance , including some of the movie's well-known musical themeDueling Banjos .Other countries
* "Germany" Title of the dubbed episode: "Traumurlaub" (Dream vacation). First air date:
June 7 ,2001 (RTL II ).External links
* [http://www.tv.com/the-king-of-queens/whine-country/episode/1642/summary.html Episode information] at
TV.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0620182 Episode information] atIMDb
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