When Arthur meets Doug's aunt, he falls for her.

Doug invites his Aunt Sheila ( Brenda Vaccaro), and finds out that his aunt and uncle are having problems. Meanwhile, Arthur depends on Doug for deodorant issues, but Doug is too distracted.ĭoug and Carrie throw a wedding anniversary party for themselves. However, Doug has some trouble telling his friend about his wife, afraid that he will hurt him and finally tells him in Atlantic City while gambling. He tries to make it up to Carrie by going to a cello concert with her.Īfter having dinner with Richie ( Larry Romano) and his wife, Doug finds out that Richie's wife cheats on him, he must confront him with the news. Doug finds out that Carrie is working late for her boss, and he's starting to wonder why Carrie fell for him. When Carrie keeps skipping softball games with Doug and the guys, Doug wonders what's going on. Stunned by an old photograph of Carrie's mother, Doug convinces Carrie to go on a diet and must pretend he is going on one too. During this time, Doug finds living in his house frustrating after both Arthur and Sara make him late for work. As a result, Doug loses his basement to his father-in-law. However, Carrie's father, Arthur Spooner ( Jerry Stiller), accidentally burns his own house down with his 'lucky' hot plate after his wife died Carrie's sister, Sara ( Lisa Rieffel), has to move in with Doug and Carrie. Doug had just gotten the perfect basement with a large TV and foosball table. Pilot episode: Doug ( Kevin James) and Carrie Heffernan ( Leah Remini) were happy.

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