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This Photo of Kevin James From ‘King of Queens’ Is Now a Huge Meme

A photo of Kevin James shrugging for a ‘King of Queens’ promo shoot has become the newest viral Internet meme.
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Promotional portrait of American actor and comedian Kevin James in costume as the charcter Doug Heffernan as he poses with his hands in his pockets on the set of the television sitcom 'The King of Queens,' late 1990s. (Photo by Tony Esparza/CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)

Just after The King of Queens, the CBS sitcom is currently ruling the Internet. A photo of Kevin James from the series has been making its rounds on Twitter. The photo shows the comedian shrugging as his character Doug. Many, many people have been making a meme out of it and coming up with some hilarious scenarios.

How this photo even came to light is unknown. The Internet will do anything to find a new meme. It’s very likely that with the 25th anniversary, the photo popped up somewhere. The timing is just way too perfect. And the tweets are even better.

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Of course, Kevin James had to jump on the meme train. As the actor prepares for his tour, the perfect opportunity came to use the throwback photo for new posters. Of course, it’s not an actual poster, but it does make you think that it would be the kind that Doug Heffernan would go on.

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The King of Queens first premiered in 1998 and ran for nine seasons. Even though it’s been 25 years, it’s clear that the series is still making an impact.

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The 25th anniversary was last week. Both Kevin James and Leah Remini marked the special occasion, and made sure to share how grateful they were.

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The King of Queens may have ended in 2007 but it is still making a big impact and not just with memes. The series has gone on to become a success in syndication, airing on networks like A&E, Nick@Nite, TV Land, and TBS throughout the years. It also can currently be streamed on Peacock.

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The cast of the sitcom got together after Jerry Stiller’s death. They reunited to do a table read of an episode and it was to benefit Henry Street Settlement, a social services, health care, and arts organization in New York City where the late actor got his start in theater.

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Even Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce can’t escape the Kevin James meme. The new power couple have been making waves in both the music industry and the NFL since Sunday’s Chiefs game against the Bears. And they don’t seem to be slowing down any time soon.

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Maybe this meme will do some more good and convince the cast to do another reunion or even a reboot of some sort? There are plenty of classic sitcoms Netflix needs to reboot, and it would be entertaining to see The King of Queens come back.

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It seems that Kevin James is continuing to bring joy to people, and not just through his comedy. It’s definitely funny to see what people have been coming up with. Plus, the fact that a lot of them are pretty relatable as well.