The King of Queens – “Inn Escapable”

Original Air Date: November 7, 2005
Directed by: Rob Schiller

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: Doug (Kevin James) surprises Carrie (Leah Remini) with a weekend at an upstate bed and breakfast which turns out to be more creepy than quaint.

Cat Cattle Call: When Doug and Carrie arrive at The Sugar Creek Bed and Breakfast they notice the front sitting room is full of both cats and cat knick knacks. There are four cats sitting around. “Lot of kitty cats,” Carrie notices with some trepidation.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Carrie Leah Remini enters inn full of cats

Featured Feline: Innkeeper Betty (Carol Mansell) introduces herself and asks Doug to sign in. Almost immediately a ginger tabby jumps up on the book and makes it difficult for Doug to sign. This cat turns out to be named Marmalade.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James tries to sign register with orange tabby cat Marmalade in way
The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James tries to sign register with orange tabby cat Marmalade in way
The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James tries to sign register with orange tabby cat Marmalade in way animated gif
The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James and Carrie Leah Remini with Betty Carol Mansell and orange tabby cat Marmalade

Marmalade sits on the dining room table with Doug, Carrie, Betty and her husband Ed (Jim Haynie) as they eat dinner.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James at dinner eyeing orange tabby cat Marmalade on table

Betty notes that Marmalade likes Doug because he looks very much like their son Ed, Jr. who they don’t talk about since he left.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James at dinner eyeing orange tabby cat Marmalade on table

Having heard about a Hyatt hotel up the street, Doug and Carrie sneak out of the bed and breakfast while Betty is sleeping. Marmalade sits on the couch with Betty and watches the couple trying to escape.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James and Carrie Leah Remini trying to sneak out of inn with Betty Carol Mansell and orange tabby cat Marmalade on couch

Doug and Carrie are making their way through the woods when they hear a jingling behind them. They turn to find Marmalade following them. In the distance Betty and Ed are calling for Marmalade while looking with flashlights.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - orange tabby cat Marmalade in woods
The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James and Carrie Leah Remini running away from orange tabby cat Marmalade following them animated gif

Carrie bolts through a small pond while Doug falls down an embankment and gets left behind. Marmalade arrives on the bank and looks at Doug.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James in water looking at orange tabby cat Marmalade on bank

When Betty and Ed catch up, Doug is holding Marmalade. “Found him!” Doug says, covering his escape attempt.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James in water holding orange tabby cat Marmalade

Kitty Cameo: The next morning Betty gets Doug some buttered toast. A moment later she scolds a long-haired tabby cat with, “Mister Poops, for the last time stay out of the butter!” The cat is seen licking butter from a wrapper. Doug spits out the toast.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - long haired tabby cat on kitchen counter licking butter

Carrie returns from a nice night at the Hyatt. Doug is upset at having been left behind and says he is staying there with Ed and Betty and Marmalade, “Because they like me for who I am!” He picks up and pets the cat.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James picking up orange tabby cat Marmalade with Carrie Leah Remini
The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James holding orange tabby cat Marmalade
The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - Doug Kevin James holding orange tabby cat Marmalade

Moments later, after finding a ham in the bathtub, their car is seen racing from the Inn, smashing into the everything on the way out. It stops on the road and the door opens and Doug drops Marmalade out onto the road. Marmalade sits and watches them drive away.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - orange tabby cat Marmalade being left on road
The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - orange tabby cat Marmalade watching car drive away
The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - orange tabby cat Marmalade being dropped out of car and watches it drive away animated gif

Marmalade is also present in the tag finale as Ed and Betty’s long-lost son Ed Jr. (also played by Kevin James) comes home.

The King of Queens - Inn Escapable - orange tabby cat Marmalade on couch as Betty Carol Mansell and Ed Jim Haynie greet son Ed Jr. Kevin James

Final Mewsings: If only all inns offered Marmalade!

Many thanks to Fritz for letting us know about the cats in this episode!

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