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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Arthur served in World War II in at least the Italian theater and in The Battle of the Bulge.
Arthur "found her on a street corner" where she was waiting for the bus.
Arthur is a believer in communism: in the episode Steve Moscow he claims that the Soviet Union was a "workers' paradise," and in the episode Strike Out, he says that he was once enrolled at a socialist summer camp.
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  Arthur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur is a common male name, meaning "bearlike," believed to possibly be descended from the Roman surname Artorius or the Celtic bear-goddess Artio or more probably from the celtic word artos (bear).
Arthur (The Tick), sidekick of superhero The Tick
Arthur (Satellite Dish), was the first open parabolic satellite dish and is located at the Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station, Cornwall, UK Arthur, a song by The Kinks from their 1969 concept album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur   (610 words)

  
 ARTHUR SPOONER Fine Art Artist: Artists' art auction database + Biography
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 TV ACRES: Character Bios > Doug & Carrie Heffernan (The King of Queens)
Doug’s spitfire wife, Carrie [née Spooner] is tough, nearly thirty-years-old, sneaks a cigarette once in a while, cheats at board games, cooks lousy, and works as a legal secretary at a posh Manhattan law firm (laid off in 2003) She wears a size two dress and a bit too much make-up.
Now, the Heffernan’s lived happily in their modest two-story brick home until Carrie’s recently widowed father, Arthur Spooner - in his 70s - burned down his own house and had to move in the Heffernan's basement that was supposed to be Doug’s TV room.
When it comes to holidays, Arthur hates Halloween and bans it in the Heffernan household (due to a traumatic childhood experience when his father forcibly dragged Arthur around house to house to collect money and candy because he was so cheap).
www.tvacres.com /char_heffernan_doug.htm   (790 words)

  
 Arthur Spooner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arthur Eugene Spooner is a prominent character of the sitcom The King of Queens.
Arthur is often involved with Spence Olchin's (Patton Oswalt) mother (Anne Meara), although Arthur is usually very annoyed by her (this is ironic because Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara are married in real-life).
Arthur is a believer in socialism, for example in the episode Steve Moscow (5.18) he declares the Soviet Union to have been a "workers' paradise".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Spooner   (1076 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He has his own domain in the basement, complete with a large screen television, until his father-in-law Arthur accidently burns down his house.
Arthur and Sara, Doug's sister-in-law, have to move in with them, forcing him to give up his basement sanctuary.
The show deals with the trials and tribulations of trying to live with your in-laws and have a normal life at the same time.
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 King of Queens
After a long day’s work as a parcel deliveryman, Doug retreats to his home for some peace and quiet, which is often interrupted by Carrie’s slightly bizarre father.
"Arthur, Spooner" -- Carrie becomes frustrated when she's assigned team leader over a drab work group and Doug starts relying on Arthur for a good night's sleep, on the fifth-season premiere of THE KING OF QUEENS, Monday, Sept. 23 (8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Meanwhile, Arthur and Spence disagree when Arthur is forced to ride the subway to his new photography class and Spence, who works at the subway token booth, won't let him ride for free.
www.popartsplace.com /Pages/Television/KingoQueens.htm   (596 words)

  
 The King of Queens (an Episode Guide)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Arthur is put in charge of the pretzel stand, which leads to his confrontation with the youths.
Arthur is called up to serve the country for jury duty and evaluates what to decide on the case, if he ever does.
Arthur takes a part in a focus group for a teenage film and completes a detail analysis only to find out that it was not necessary.
epguides.com /KingofQueens/guide.shtml   (18397 words)

  
 Norwich Bulletin - www.norwichbulletin.com - Norwich, Conn.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He was born October 30, 1935, in Willimantic, son of the late Arthur F. and Vera (Bowen) Spooner.
Earl is survived by a brother, Robert Spooner of Windsor Locks, a sister, Dorothy Davis of Eastford, three nephews and two nieces.
He was predeceased by a brother, Arthur E. Spooner in 1998 and three infant brothers.
www.norwichbulletin.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006605010323   (215 words)

  
 Grizzard: Construction of UVA: 1996: Lawsuit Notes
See the letters to Arthur S. Brockenbrough from John Carter, 26 March 1821; Malcolm F. Crawford, 30 March 1821; James Dinsmore, 30 March 1821; John M. Perry, 30 March and 2 April 1821; Abiah Thorn, 31 March 1821; Dabney Cosby, 31 March 1821; William B. Phillips, 29 March 1821; George W. Spooner, 28 March 1821.
Arthur S. Brockenbrough to James Oldham, 3 January 1822, Oldham v UVA, ViU: Chronological File, and ViU:PP, and Staunton Chancery Court Records.
The letter mentioned is Arthur S. Brockenbrough to Thomas Gilmer, 29 December 1830 [not found], mentioned in Affidavit of Otis Manson, 1 January 1831, Oldham v UVA, Staunton Chancery Court Records.
etext.lib.virginia.edu /jefferson/grizzard/lawsnote.html   (3385 words)

  
 Nicole Sullivan on King Of Queens
"Arthur, Spooner" - Carrie has to work the night shift when she is put in charge of getting documents and depositions for a major trial at her firm; she brings Holly with her.
He tries to get another dog walker, but as he is unable to find a dog walker who walks people, he has to go back to Holly.
Then Holly tells Arthur what he is getting for Christmas and that he might think about getting Carrie something other than chopsticks.
www.nic0lesullivan.org /nicolekingofqueens.html   (1603 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - The King Of Queens: The Complete First Season
Doug is terrified of Carrie becoming overweight after Arthur shows him a picture of her fat mother.
Arthur presents Doug and Carrie with a new car after the current one dies.
Arthur sympathizes and remembers his own accident with a staple gun.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/kingqueensseason1.php   (1467 words)

  
 The King of Queens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Arthur Spooner is a much louder, less coherent and intelligible character.
The idea of her walking Arthur is like the dumbest storyline I've ever heard of, and it really takes away from the humor of the rest of the show.
Best shows ever: The one where Carrie was not speaking to her Dad Arthur, and Carrie ended up speaking on the phone to Arthur, and Arthur thinks he's talking to one of Carrie's school classmates.
www.jumptheshark.com /k/kingofqueens.htm   (16225 words)

  
 Spooners Offenbarung - derStandard.at
Außerdem hätte ich nicht mitbekommen, dass Arthur Spooner nicht nur in meiner drittliebsten Frühabend-TV-Serie existiert, sondern in Wien unterwegs ist.
Aber knapp bevor der Zug in die Station Volkstheater eingefahren war, hatte sich Spooner an ein Touristenpaar gewandt: Sie sollten dem, was der Fahrer gerade durchgesagt hatte (allem Anschein nach war es jener Satz, mit dem der U2-Stillstand erklärt wird), keinen Glauben schenken, hatte Spooner gesagt.
Spooner war außer sich: Es sei ein Skandal, wie Menschen für dumm verkaufen würden.
www.derstandard.at /?id=1966435&_range=7   (347 words)

  
 Carrie Heffernan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carrie Heffernan (born Simone Spooner) is a fictional character on the American sitcom The King of Queens, played by Leah Remini.
Her father Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller) lives in their basement.
When she was a child, Arthur lost her name in a poker game and had to switch names with her cousin Carrie.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carrie_Heffernan   (412 words)

  
 the futon critic - the web's best primetime television resource
While Doug is cleaning up the scorched basement in preparations for his new media room, he finds some playbills that reveal that Arthur was once a well-respected actor.
When Doug confronts Arthur about his days in the theater, Arthur confirms that he was an actor, but that he gave it up to raise Carrie.
Meanwhile, Danny and Spence agreed that after two years in their apartment, Spence would get the larger bedroom back from Danny, though Danny now refuses to move into the smaller room, so Spence moves into the room with Danny and a classic standoff begins.
www.thefutoncritic.com /listings.aspx?id=20060501cbs03   (315 words)

  
 Spooner
Spooner, fictional character played by Mike Berry on the television show Are You Being Served?
Spooner (comic strip), titular character of a comic strip by Ted Dawson
Rear-Admiral Ernest John Spooner (1887-1942), Rear-Admiral Malaya, commander of UK Naval forces in Singapore and one of the last to leave with the fall of Singapore.
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Spooner.php   (215 words)

  
 BBC - Comedy Guide - The King Of Queens
He has a volatile relationship with his sparky wife Carrie, a legal secretary, and their marital situation is further complicated by Carrie's high-maintenance father Arthur, who has moved in with them.
Sara Spooner was Carrie's sister who also moved in for a while but didn't stay long, and Kelly (Deacon's wife) was Carrie's best friend.
Holly Shumpert was a professional dog-walker hired to 'walk' Arthur to keep him active, get him out of the house and give Doug and Carrie some time alone.
www.bbc.co.uk /comedy/guide/articles/k/kingofqueens1444080306.shtml   (367 words)

  
 DVD review of King Of Queens, The: 5th Season - DVD Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Arthur (comedian Jerry Stiller) gets more air-time this season as Doug's live-in father-in-law, and goes from being a convalescent to one of the boys.
We sometimes see Doug in the locker room at work or at other locations, but mostly he and Carrie and Arthur are just around the house.
24) "Taste Buds"—Doug gets a brainstorm to use Arthur as his front man when he senses that Carrie has a harder time saying "no" to her father.
www.dvdtown.com /review/kingofqueensthe5thseasondvd-vi/19092/3745   (1160 words)

  
 NOAA History - Profiles in Time/C&GS Biographies - Henry Knight
The funeral of Capt. Henry M. Knight, veteran member of the coast and geodetic survey, whose death occurred Friday, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the residence of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
Services at the house will be under the direction of the Masonic bodies of which Capt. Knight was a member, and there will be a large delegation present of his comrades from the G.A.R. Rev. Arthur Spooner and Rev. J.J. Muir will be in charge of the services.
The funeral of Capt. Henry M. Knight, veteran employee of the coast and geodetic survey, and a prominent member of the G.A.R. and of the Masonic fraternity, took place at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from the family home, 1439 Girard street northwest.
www.history.noaa.gov /cgsbios/h_knight.html   (837 words)

  
 WWHO TV   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Doug and Carrie also have to deal with the third, high-maintenance member of the Heffernan household ­ Carrie's twice-widowed father, Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller), who lives in their basement.
Doug and Carrie have stumbled upon an unorthodox solution to reduce their burden and keep Arthur happy ­ his regular excursions with gullible dogwalker Holly (Nicole Sullivan).
Last season alone saw the Heffernans suffering through the financial and emotional strain of living off of one income; Doug and Carrie forcing their friends to baby-sit Arthur in order to get some alone time; and the surprising tension that Doug's weight loss brought to their marriage.
www.wwhotv.com /dsp_story.cfm?storyid=7256   (391 words)

  
 Arthur :: Cartoons
Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886), twenty-first President of the United States
Arthur: The World's Most Famous Aardvark - Features pages that are hosted by each of the characters.
Arthur's family and friends share their favorite books and offer trading cards and coloring pages.
kids-and-teens.gourt.com /Entertainment/Animation/Cartoons/Arthur.html   (410 words)

  
 DVD Verdict Review - The King Of Queens: The Complete Second Season
Doug invites Arthur to the Mets game but gets into big trouble when Arthur wants a fly ball.
Arthur sleeps in Carrie's office after his basement room becomes too cold.
Carrie begs Doug to keep Arthur out of the house so that she can set up his surprise birthday party.
www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/kingqueensseason2.php   (1167 words)

  
 King of Queens - Jerry Stiller
Ben hatte übrigens auch eine Gastrolle in "King of Queens": Er spielte in einer Rückblende den Vater von Arthur Spooner.
Arthur ist ständig auf Ärger aus; oft genug bringt er Carrie damit in Bedrängnis, wenn er mal wieder die Hilfe der Anwälte in Anspruch nehmen möchte, bei denen Carrie arbeitet.
Nach dem Tod seiner Frau beschließt Arthur, nicht in ein Altenheim zu gehen, sondern weiter in seinem Haus zu wohnen.
www.kabeleins.de /serien_shows/king_of_queens/darsteller/jerry_stiller   (226 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The King of Queens - The Complete First Season: DVD: Rob Schiller,Kevin James (III),Leah Remini,Victor ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Carrie's father, the idiosyncratic Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller), for reasons made clear in the pilot episode, also joins their household.
Arthur (Jerry Stiller) is absolutly hilarious as Carrie's (Leah Remini) father.
Arthur got the 3-D glasses but didn't have the box that was in 3-D. Doug had it.
www.amazon.com /King-Queens-Complete-First-Season/dp/B0000CGNEC   (2206 words)

  
 King Of Queens Free TV tickets
Jack Carter was cast to play the role Arthur Spooner, Doug's father-in-law.
He was bumped from the show before filming when the show Seinfeld was announced to be ending.
Jerry Stiller, best known as the arrogant Frank Costanza on Seinfeld was perfect for the role of Arthur Spooner.
www.tvtix.com /show.php?eventID=43   (399 words)

  
 SpoonerGenerations Message Board
Have been having an interesting browse through the website to find that somewhere down the line another Spooner married a Goodgame.
Was quite amazed to see there are quite a lot of Nicole Spooner's out there too.
My father is Clyde George Arthur Spooner whose father is Fredrick Spooner who married Rita Miller, New Zealand and whose family originated from Surrey.
www.spoonergen.com /messageboard/137.html   (91 words)

  
 The King of Queens: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review - MovieWeb
Doug Heffernan (Kevin James), Carrie Heffernan (Leah Remini) and Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller) are a terrific comic team.
In this, the King of Queens: The Complete Fifth Season we are treated to Doug curing his insomnia by sleeping with Arthur, Carrie dealing with shopping too much and Arthur learning to live with a dog.
This show takes things that could be done in a very serious way and turns them on their ear to create comedy.
www.movieweb.com /dvd/release/78/102378/review1542.php   (551 words)

  
 KING OF QUEENS IS BEST OF CBS’ MONDAY COMEDIES
Carrie’s father, Arthur Spooner (Jerry Stiller), has moved in with the young couple, and lives in the basement of their house.
Also, Arthur is not the typical sitcom father-in-law.
There is also an amusing subplot of Arthur finally getting his hands on some cereal that he loved as a kid, only to discover that he now hates the stuff.
lavender.fortunecity.com /fullmonty/22/kingofqueens.htm   (1367 words)

  
 PAnews.com, Port Arthur, Texas - World-class education for Port Arthur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Needless to say, the past year’s accomplishments of Port Arthur’s school board have been disappointing.
Because the only change in direction has been to change the location of the new high school from north of Texas 73 to south of it, the board has failed thus far to initiate changes that would satisfy the community’s desire for a new direction.
Choosing and announcing the desire to provide a world-class education in Port Arthur does not require that the board or any of its educators knows how to provide it.
www.panews.com /opinion/local_story_124164743.html   (1005 words)

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