<Li> Supervisor Patrick O'Boyle (seasons 3--9; played by Sam McMurray) is section supervisor for the fictional International Parcel Service . He is Doug's boss and friend throughout most of the show, whom he mostly refers to as "Heffernan". He is in most IPS scenes throughout the show . He is also a recovering alcoholic and gambling addict . A character named Supervisor Jack O'Boyle (played by John F. O'Donohue) appears in an episode from season one ("White Collar", 1999). </Li> <Li> Raymond "Ray" Barone (seasons 1, 2 & 8; 5 episodes; played by Ray Romano) is Doug's Long Island friend . Romano and James appearing on each other's shows was part of a network program crossover, as CBS aired both Everybody Loves Raymond and The King of Queens . Romano's appearance was successful enough to warrant all other lead characters (Patricia Heaton, Brad Garrett, Doris Roberts, and Peter Boyle) to appear as their respective characters as well . Appropriately, the four episodes featuring Romano contained "Ray" in their titles ("Road Rayge", "Rayny Day", "Dire Strayts", and "Raygin' Bulls"). </Li> <Li> Doug Pruzan (season 2--6; played by Alex Skuby) is Carrie's boss and a lawyer at a Manhattan law firm . </Li> <Li> Veronica Olchin (season 1; played by Grace Zabriskie, seasons 5--9 played by Anne Meara) Spence's mother . She is portrayed by Zabriske in her first appearance in "S'aint Valentines", but portrayed by Meara for the rest of the series . Veronica has an on - again / off - again relationship with Arthur, who is portrayed by Meara's real - life husband, Jerry Stiller . Meara had previously appeared in "S'aint Valentines" as a woman who flirts with Arthur . Arthur and Veronica marry in the series finale, but divorced a year later . </Li>

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