Holly Shumpert is a fictional character portrayed by Nicole Sullivan in the TV series The King of Queens.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Pregnant Pause: Part 2 (season 3), they were 31 years old.
They appear in 82 episodes out of a total of 207 aired and have accumulated 128 positive votes.
The character of Holly Shumpert is mainly associated with Doug Heffernan, Carrie Heffernan and Spence Olchin.
Episodes82
Pregnant Pause: Part 2
episode S3.E25 may 2001A second job being a limousine driver, Arthur asking him to make a lavatory in the basement, supporting Carrie and realizing he'll be a father in a few months all becomes too much for Doug.
Walk, Man
episode S4.E1 september 2001In an effort to spend more time with Carrie, Doug hires Holly (Nicole Sullivan) to walk Arthur. The plan backfires, however when Carrie starts spending more on her own endeavors than with Doug.
Mean Streak
episode S4.E3 october 2001Doug is on course to break the record for the number of days without an "incident" - no complaints and no broken packages. The older members of the IPS depot aren't too happy that Doug is going to break the record held by their friend.
Depo Man
episode S4.E11 december 2001Carrie's boss requests her to get Doug to be an expert witness in a court case, however, Carrie feels unsure on how he will do.
Ovary Action
episode S4.E12 december 2001Doug and Carrie want to conceive, but receive another negative pregnancy result.
Missing Links
episode S4.E17 march 2002Carrie's work has an annual golf trip, but Doug and Carrie used to always take Deacon and Kelly. Now that Deacon and Kelly have split up, Doug and Carrie have to try to find another couple to invite to the golf trip.
Bun Dummy
episode S4.E21 april 2002Doug and Spence have attend a high school reunion, but Spence doesn't want to go because he had a relationship that ended very badly. Doug is looking forward to the reunion, until Carrie starts wearing a new hairdo.
Two Thirty
episode S4.E24 may 2002When it turns out that Doug's new dentist once had a crush on Carrie, Doug thinks he hurts him on purpose.
Arthur, Spooner
episode S5.E1 september 2002Doug gets Arthur to accompany him in his bed because he can't sleep without Carrie.
Window Pain
episode S5.E2 september 2002After their neighbors hear Doug and Carrie in a big fight, Carrie tries to convince the neighbors, Mike (Michael Lowry) and Debi (Marcia Cross) that they are better than that; Arthur gets Spence to let him ride the subway for free.
Holy Mackerel
episode S5.E3 october 2002After she gets the raise she prayed for, Carrie starts praying for all kinds of things. Doug can't help himself and starts praying for petty things as well.
Kirbed Enthusiasm
episode S5.E4 october 2002Deacon brings his son over to Doug and Carrie's house after foot ball practice, and Deacon begins to complain about how Kirby hates it. So Deacon asks Doug to help him teach the team. Doug begins to love the sport again...a little too much.
Mammary Lane
episode S5.E5 october 2002While Carrie has to babysit the boss's son, Doug flirts with an ugly girl at the bowling alley to make her feel better. Spence bought TiVo and can't wait to see what TiVo will record for him.
Business Affairs
episode S5.E6 october 2002Carrie and a guy (Curt) from her office get along well and when Doug finds out people at Carrie's office call Curt Carrie's 'work husband' he feels threatened. Even though he knows Curt is gay.
Flame Resistant
episode S5.E7 november 2002Doug and Carrie run into an ex-girlfriend of Doug from high school. She still has contact with Doug's mom, who's coming to town.
Flash Photography
episode S5.E8 november 2002Out of boredom Doug makes a very waggish picture of himself at a wedding, and he lets Danny take the blame.
Connect Four
episode S5.E9 november 2002Carrie and Doug have four tickets for a month to the Knicks games and try to find the perfect couple to join them.
Loaner Car
episode S5.E10 november 2002Deacon wants to give his kids a great Thanksgiving but can't do it all by himself. Doug loans him Carrie. Carrie turns out to be more than Deacon bargained for.
Mentalo Case
episode S5.E11 december 2002It's almost Christmas and there is a lot of confusion about who's getting who a gift and what the gift may be.
Jung Frankenstein
episode S5.E12 january 2003Carrie persuades Doug to see a therapist about his eating habits. Meanwhile, Arthur tries to control his addiction to nasal spray.
Attention Deficit
episode S5.E13 january 2003Carrie is nervous about an upcoming job evaluation but Doug can't be bothered because he's desperately trying to get everybody to come to his Super Bowl party.
Prints Charming
episode S5.E14 february 2003Doug and Carrie pick up some of their photos, but soon they find out, it's not their photos, but photos of another couple.
Animal Attraction
episode S5.E15 february 2003On Valentine's Day, Carrie has to cancel dinner with Doug because he and Deacon have to deliver 2 penguins to Albany.
Golden Moldy
episode S5.E16 february 2003While Doug and Carrie are on vacation with friends, Arthur calls Doug to say there's a mold problem in the basement that will cost $ 7,000 to fix.
S'Poor House
episode S5.E17 february 2003Doug and Carrie have to pay $12,000 for the mold problem and Doug reluctantly asks his father for financial support.
Steve Moscow
episode S5.E18 march 2003Doug and Carrie have hired Russian workers to fix the mold problem. However, the workers do not have the working moral Doug and Carrie expected.
Cowardly Lyin'
episode S5.E19 march 2003When Doug tells Carrie he sometimes lies because he's afraid of her, they decide to be supportive to one another.
Driving Reign
episode S5.E20 april 2003After Danny gets a job working at IPS with Doug, he is able to do Doug's route faster than Doug can.
Clothes Encounter
episode S5.E21 april 2003Carrie starts buying and returning clothes so she can wear expensive clothing without paying for it.
Queens'bro Bridge
episode S5.E22 april 2003Arthur reveals he has a half-brother named Skitch whom he has a house with. This makes Doug think that Arthur should move in with Skitch. The only problem is that Arthur hates Skitch and doesn't want to live there.
Dog Shelter
episode S5.E23 may 2003Doug and Carrie take a trip to Florida to visit Doug's parents. Doug finds out quite a few secrets from his childhood. Spence asks Arthur to help with the meeting of his girlfriend Denise and Spence's mom.
Taste Buds
episode S5.E24 may 2003Doug manipulates Carrie via Arthur to get things done his way.
Bed Spread
episode S5.E25 may 2003After their bed breaks and Doug and Carrie are temporarily sleeping in separate beds, they start to like the idea of doing things alone.
Doug Less I
episode S6.E1 october 2003Doug takes Carrie out for a romantic holiday to a place they visited ten years ago.
Doug Less II
episode S6.E2 october 2003Doug and Carrie end up lost in the woodland and go their separate ways, only to reunite at the end.
King Pong
episode S6.E3 october 2003While Spence isn't happy with Denise's new job waiting tables, Doug can't handle the fact that Arthur and Carrie are better at ping pong than he is.
Dreading Vows
episode S6.E4 october 2003Doug and Carrie want to renew their vows.
Nocturnal Omission
episode S6.E5 october 2003Deacon finds the opportunity to sleep with a very attractive woman; knowing this, Doug finds out that Kelly wishes to get back with Deacon.
Affidavit Justice
episode S6.E6 october 2003Doug pretends to work at Carrie's law firm to play on the company's softball team.
Secret Garden
episode S6.E7 november 2003Carrie finally has a good gynecologist, but she's afraid she'll lose him when Danny - whom he hired for some garden work via her - overprices him.
Eggsit Strategy
episode S6.E8 november 2003While Carrie is worried she might lose her job, Doug lost the koosh ball Deacon got from his son and tries to get it back.
Thanks, Man
episode S6.E9 november 2003At Thanksgiving, a shabby looking man asks Doug if he can use their telephone to call a friend because his car broke down. Carrie doesn't trust the man.
American Idle
episode S6.E10 december 2003When Carrie is having trouble getting a new job, she decides to take some time off to find herself. But Doug notices that Carrie begins to become very lazy and does not do one thing that she said she was gonna do.
Santa Claustrophobia
episode S6.E11 december 2003Carrie gets a temp job at IPS, and Doug feels she's around him all the time. Meanwhile, Arthur wants a family Christmas photo and will have anybody in it with him.
Dougie Houser
episode S6.E12 january 2004When Doug wants to buy a chainsaw, Carrie reminds him that, when she says "No" about something, Doug can't argue on it due to the first house they bought when he and Carrie first married. It was a complete disaster.
Frigid Heirs
episode S6.E13 january 2004Arthur has won $2,500 and wants Doug and Carrie to buy a new refrigerator.
Switch Sitters
episode S6.E14 february 2004Doug and Carrie babysit Major and Kirby every once in a while and feel it's only right if Deacon and Kelly watch Arthur every now and then.
Cheap Saks
episode S6.E15 february 2004While at an art gallery, Carrie bumps into a woman and they start talking. It turns out to be an ex of Doug.
Damned Yanky
episode S6.E16 february 2004Doug's in the hospital. When Carrie visits him, he's asleep. He's dreaming of and talking about a whole bunch of girls.
Multiple Plots
episode S6.E17 february 2004On his new route, Doug has to deliver to a man who always opens the door wearing only a towel. Carrie starts out as a dog walker. Arthur has a grave to sell.
Trash Talker
episode S6.E18 march 2004Without knowing it, Deacon becomes friends with Doug's elementary school arch-enemy.
Precedent Nixin'
episode S6.E19 march 2004Doug and Carrie go on spring break holiday to Doug's parents. Carrie however wants to sleep in a hotel.
Foe: Pa
episode S6.E20 march 2004Arthur makes a fool of himself while Carrie has a job interview and at home Carrie calls Arthur a lousy father.
Tank Heaven
episode S6.E21 april 2004While Doug tries to sabotage Carrie's plans to befriend her new colleagues, Spence and Danny nurture Arthur to tempt girls.
Altar Ego
episode S6.E22 may 2004Doug, Deacon, Danny and Spence are headed for Memphis so Spence can tell Denise, who's about to get married, they belong together.
Icky Shuffle
episode S6.E23 may 2004Arthur and Doug are participating in a shuffleboard tournament.
Awful Bigamy
episode S6.E24 may 2004Holly has been kicked out of her apartment and gets to stay in the basement with Arthur. Doug sees the advantages of having two women in his house.
Lost Vegas
episode S7.E1 october 2004Doug takes Carrie to a spa because he needs credit to go to Las Vegas with the guys.
Dugan Groupie
episode S7.E2 november 2004Doug feels neglected when Carrie works overtime and seems to even like her job.
Furious Gorge
episode S7.E3 november 2004While on his way to an overeating support group Doug notices an abusive relationship group and joins them instead.
Entertainment Weakly
episode S7.E4 november 2004While Carrie is very pleased when she gets her own assistant, Doug isn't happy with a new and funny colleague.
Name Dropper
episode S7.E5 december 2004Carrie brings Doug to one of her work parties, but Doug forgets one of Carrie's co-workers names so he fakes cardiac arrest.
Offtrack... Bedding
episode S7.E6 december 2004Doug's parents come to visit, when Doug's dad goes to enter a model train competition, Arthur keeps Doug's mom busy.
Silent Mite
episode S7.E7 december 2004Doug thinks a midget stole his wallet.
Awed Couple
episode S7.E8 january 2005When Doug and Carrie notice that their really good friends Deacon and Kelly are spending time with a new couple, Doug and Carrie do whatever they can do to find new friends.
Cologne Ranger
episode S7.E9 january 2005Doug buys a new cologne which seems to impress everyone who smells it except Carrie. Arthur shows Spence and Holly how to sneak into movie theaters.
Domestic Disturbance
episode S7.E10 january 2005Carrie hires a maid, Doug does too!
Pour Judgment
episode S7.E11 january 2005Doug pursues his dream of becoming a bartender. Meanwhile Arthur wants to become chairman of the senior center.
Gym Neighbors
episode S7.E12 february 2005When the Heffernans begin working out with the Ferrigno's, Doug secretly makes a pact with Lou so he can sit around instead of working out.
Gorilla Warfare
episode S7.E13 february 2005Carrie discovers a romantic line Doug once said when they were dating comes from a film where the main character said it to a monkey. Meanwhile, Danny falls for Holly and thinks she feels the same way about him.
Hi, School
episode S7.E14 february 2005When Doug delivers a package to his old high school, Doug reminisces about the time when he went there and played football, which makes him act very childish.
Deconstructing Carrie
episode S7.E15 march 2005Carrie turns 35 and doesn't like it, at all.
Black List
episode S7.E16 march 2005Deacon finds a new friend and Spence convinces Doug that the reason his has been spending time with him is that he is black; Carrie's mani/pedicurist 'cancels' her.
Wish Boned
episode S7.E17 march 2005Carrie gets Doug to take Arthur on a recently won game tickets and trip to St. Louis after they make a deal that he never has to do anything with him any more.
Van, Go
episode S7.E18 april 2005Carrie gets Holly to go with her to Lowe's secretly because of her large van. A masculine waitress at a restaurant frightens Doug. Arthur and George pull a casino party to earn some extra cash which ends up backfiring.
Ice Cubed
episode S7.E19 april 2005During a snow storm: Carrie gets an iPod for free after a cashier is busy talking on the phone and accidentally does not scan it, but Carrie's guilty conscience gets the best of her.
Catching Hell
episode S7.E20 april 2005Carrie has a work event at a ball park, and she's trying very hard to impress a client, but Doug makes it very difficult.
Slippery Slope
episode S7.E21 may 2005When Doug finds out that he can earn a free Plasma screen TV at a timeshare ski resort, he tricks Carrie into going. But they both find out it will be difficult in getting that TV when the sales people enter the picture.
Buy Curious
episode S7.E22 may 2005When a man across the street dies, Carrie and Doug buy the house so they can sell it and make a lot of money.
Sandwiched Out
episode S8.E5 october 2005Deacon gets a sandwich named after him at Cooper's, infuriating Doug. Holly (Nicole Sullivan) announces she is moving away with her boyfriend, but Carrie is not fond of the idea and Arthur cannot seem to say good-bye.
Major Disturbance
episode S9.E4 december 2006Deacon and Kelly don't want Doug around Major anymore after he inadvertently scares him, and Arthur begins a new business selling senior citizen services to carpoolers.
China Syndrome, Parts 1 and 2
episode S9.E12 may 2007Carrie discovers that their Chinese baby is ready for adoption, but Doug wants to end the marriage because she didn't give up her apartment in Manhattan. Meanwhile, Arthur is forced to find a replacement bride for his wedding.
- Pregnant Pause: Part 2
- Walk, Man
- Mean Streak
- Depo Man
- Ovary Action
- Missing Links
- Bun Dummy
- Two Thirty
- Arthur, Spooner
- Window Pain
- Holy Mackerel
- Kirbed Enthusiasm
- Mammary Lane
- Business Affairs
- Flame Resistant
- Flash Photography
- Connect Four
- Loaner Car
- Mentalo Case
- Jung Frankenstein
- Attention Deficit
- Prints Charming
- Animal Attraction
- Golden Moldy
- S'Poor House
- Steve Moscow
- Cowardly Lyin'
- Driving Reign
- Clothes Encounter
- Queens'bro Bridge
- Dog Shelter
- Taste Buds
- Bed Spread
- Doug Less I
- Doug Less II
- King Pong
- Dreading Vows
- Nocturnal Omission
- Affidavit Justice
- Secret Garden
- Eggsit Strategy
- Thanks, Man
- American Idle
- Santa Claustrophobia
- Dougie Houser
- Frigid Heirs
- Switch Sitters
- Cheap Saks
- Damned Yanky
- Multiple Plots
- Trash Talker
- Precedent Nixin'
- Foe: Pa
- Tank Heaven
- Altar Ego
- Icky Shuffle
- Awful Bigamy
- Lost Vegas
- Dugan Groupie
- Furious Gorge
- Entertainment Weakly
- Name Dropper
- Offtrack... Bedding
- Silent Mite
- Awed Couple
- Cologne Ranger
- Domestic Disturbance
- Pour Judgment
- Gym Neighbors
- Gorilla Warfare
- Hi, School
- Deconstructing Carrie
- Black List
- Wish Boned
- Van, Go
- Ice Cubed
- Catching Hell
- Slippery Slope
- Buy Curious
- Sandwiched Out
- Major Disturbance
- China Syndrome, Parts 1 and 2
Best moments10
- Deacon gets a sandwich named after him at Cooper's, infuriating Doug. Holly (Nicole Sullivan) announces she is moving away with her boyfriend, but Carrie is not fond of the idea and Arthur cannot seem to say good-bye.
- Holly has been kicked out of her apartment and gets to stay in the basement with Arthur. Doug sees the advantages of having two women in his house.
- Carrie's work has an annual golf trip, but Doug and Carrie used to always take Deacon and Kelly. Now that Deacon and Kelly have split up, Doug and Carrie have to try to find another couple to invite to the golf trip.
- In an effort to spend more time with Carrie, Doug hires Holly (Nicole Sullivan) to walk Arthur. The plan backfires, however when Carrie starts spending more on her own endeavors than with Doug.
- It's almost Christmas and there is a lot of confusion about who's getting who a gift and what the gift may be.
- Arthur and Doug are participating in a shuffleboard tournament.
- On Valentine's Day, Carrie has to cancel dinner with Doug because he and Deacon have to deliver 2 penguins to Albany.
- Arthur makes a fool of himself while Carrie has a job interview and at home Carrie calls Arthur a lousy father.
- Carrie discovers a romantic line Doug once said when they were dating comes from a film where the main character said it to a monkey. Meanwhile, Danny falls for Holly and thinks she feels the same way about him.
- Carrie and a guy (Curt) from her office get along well and when Doug finds out people at Carrie's office call Curt Carrie's 'work husband' he feels threatened. Even though he knows Curt is gay.
- Sandwiched Out
- Awful Bigamy
- Missing Links
- Walk, Man
- Mentalo Case
- Icky Shuffle
- Animal Attraction
- Foe: Pa
- Gorilla Warfare
- Business Affairs