List of The Drew Carey Show episodes
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The following is a complete list of episodes for the television show sitcom The Drew Carey Show, which first aired on September 13, 1995. Throughout the show's run, nine seasons were filmed amassing 233 episodes, with the final episode airing on September 8, 2004.
The sitcom follows office manager Drew Carey, in his romances and relationships to friends Lewis, Oswald, and Kate.
There has been two DVD releases for The Drew Carey Show, the first was a six-episode compilation released on February 28, 2006 and the first season was released on April 24, 2007.
| Season | Episodes | Originally Aired | Production line | DVD Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 1995—1996 | 4570xx | April 24, 2007 |
| 2 | 24 | 1996—1997 | 4659xx | |
| 3 | 28 | 1997—1998 | 4662xx | |
| 4 | 27 | 1998—1999 | 4675xx | |
| 5 | 26 | 1999—2000 | 2254xx | |
| 6 | 27 | 2000—2001 | 2263xx | |
| 7 | 27 | 2001—2002 | 2273xx | |
| 8 | 26 | 2002—2003 | 2279xx | |
| 9 | 26 | 2003—2004 | 1785xx |
Contents |
[edit] Season 1: 1995-1996
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Michael Lessac | Bruce Helford, Drew Carey | September 13, 1995 |
| 2 | 2 | "Miss Right" | Sam Simon | Clay Graham | September 20, 1995 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Joining of Two Unlike Elements is a Mixture" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams | September 27, 1995 |
| 4 | 4 | "Nature Abhors a Vacuum" | Michael Lessac | Jeff Lowell | October 4, 1995 |
| 5 | 5 | "No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike" | Steve Zuckerman | Bruce Helford, Drew Carey | October 18, 1995 |
| 6 | 6 | "Drew Meets Lawyers" | Steve Zuckerman | Les Firestein | November 1, 1995 |
| 7 | 7 | "Drew in Court" | Steve Zuckerman | Robert Borden | November 8, 1995 |
| 8 | 8 | "Lewis' Sister" | Steve Zuckerman | Robert Borden | November 15, 1995 |
| 9 | 9 | "Drew and Mrs. Louder" | Sam Simon | Clay Graham | November 29, 1995 |
| 10 | 10 | "Science Names Suck" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams, Les Firestein | December 6, 1995 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree" | Sam Simon | Jeff Lowell, Lona Williams | December 13, 1995 |
| 12 | 12 | "Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics" | Gary Halvorson | Jeff Lowell, Clay Graham | December 20, 1995 |
| 13 | 13 | "Drew and the Unstable Element" | Brian K. Roberts | Jane Harnick, Aaron Harnick | January 3, 1996 |
| 14 | 14 | "Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew" | Dennis Edrman | Christy Snell | January 10, 1996 |
| 15 | 15 | "There is No Scientific Name for a Show About God" | Sam Simon | Robert Borden, Jeff Lowell, Lona Williams | January 17, 1996 |
| 16 | 16 | "Drew's New Assistant" | Gerry Cohen | Robert Borden, Clay Graham | January 31, 1996 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Front" | Steve Zuckerman | Bruce Rasmussen | February 7, 1996 |
| 18 | 18 | "Playing the Unified Field" | Brian K. Roberts | Les Firestein | February 14, 1996 |
| 19 | 19 | "Atomic Cat Fight" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams | February 21, 1996 |
| 20 | 20 | "Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom" | Brian K. Roberts | Jeff Lowell | February 28, 1996 |
| 21 | 21 | "Drew Gets Motivated" | Gary Halvorson | Matt Miller, Barrie Nedler | May 1, 1996 |
| 22 | 22 | "Buzz Beer" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham, Robert Borden, Les Firestein | May 8, 1996 |
[edit] Season 2: 1996-1997
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "We'll Remember Always, Evaluation Day" | Brian K. Roberts | Les Firestein | September 18, 1996 |
| 24 | 2 | "Something Wick This Way Comes" | Brian K. Roberts | Clay Graham | September 25, 1996 |
| 25 | 3 | "Break It Up, Break It Up" | Brian K. Roberts | Lona Williams | October 2, 1996 |
| 26 | 4 | "The Bully You Know" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Snell | October 16, 1996 |
| 27 | 5 | "The Devil, You Say" | Sam Simon | Bruce Helford | October 30, 1996 |
| 28 | 6 | "The Day the Music Died" | Gerry Cohen | Robert Borden | November 6, 1996 |
| 29 | 7 | "What the Zoning Inspector Saw" | Sam Simon | Clay Graham | November 13, 1996 |
| 30 | 8 | "Drew's the Other Man" | Brian K. Roberts | Robert Borden | November 20, 1996 |
| 31 | 9 | "Mimi's Day Parade" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | November 27, 1996 |
| 32 | 10 | "It's Your Party and I'll Crash If I Want To" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | December 4, 1996 |
| 33 | 11 | "Lisa Gets Married" | Steve Zuckerman | Christy Snell, Les Firestein | December 18, 1996 |
| 34 | 12 | "They're Back" | Brian K. Roberts | Clay Graham, Robert Borden | January 8, 1997 |
| 35 | 13 | "Hello/Goodbye" | Gary Halvorson | Susan Garon | January 15, 1997 |
| 36 | 14 | "Drewstock" | Steve Zuckerman | Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy | January 29, 1997 |
| 37 | 15 | "Drew Blows His Promotion" | Sam Simon | Susan Dickes, Christy Snell, Robert Borden | February 5, 1997 |
| 38 | 16 | "Check Out Drew's Old Flame" | Gerry Cohen | Susan Dickes | February 12, 1997 |
| 39 | 17 | "See Drew Run" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams | February 19, 1997 |
| 40 | 18 | "Drew Gets Married" | Sam Simon | Robert Borden | February 26, 1997 |
| 41 | 19 | "Man's Best Same Sex Companion" | Robert Borden | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | March 5, 1997 |
| 42 | 20 | "Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar" | Gary Halvorson | Lona Williams | March 19, 1997 |
| 43 | 21 | "Cap-Beer-Cino" | Sam Simon | Christy Snow, Terry Mulroy | April 2, 1997 |
| 44 | 22 | "Drew vs. Mimi, Part II" | Gerry Cohen | David Brownfield | April 30, 1997 |
| 45 | 23 | "Win a Date with Kate" | Steve Zuckerman | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | May 7, 1997 |
| 46 | 24 | "New York and Queens" | Brian K. Roberts | Terry Mulroy, Christy Snell | May 14, 1997 |
[edit] Season 3: 1997-1998
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Episode Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 1 | "Drew vs. Billboard" | Gerry Cohen | Les Firestein | September 17, 1997 | Drew worries that his lack of physical fitness is holding him back after Wick chooses a fit young man named Smith to represent the store at a conference in Hawaii. A man at the Warsaw overhears Drew lamenting his situation. He claims to have lost a lot of weight through a pill that is ingested with beer. He offers to give Drew a free bottle of the pills if he poses for some photos for a "before and after" campaign. A few days later, Drew is horrified to see a shirtless photo of himself on a billboard. He becomes the laughingstock of the city, and cannot force Morgan to remove the billboard because he signed a contract. Wick warns that he is embarrassing the store and may be moved to a position that does not require contact with the public. Drew and the gang climb on the billboard at night to tear it down. Morgan shows up to stop them, thanks to a warning from Mimi, but they staple him to the billboard and pull his pants down. Morgan warns that Drew has a suspicious mole. Drew goes to a doctor and learns that he is in good condition. Smith suddenly drops dead of a heart attack at the conference, and Wick sends Drew to Hawaii to retrieve the body. Drew has fun by posing for photos with the corpse in various airports. Meanwhile, Lewis fears that a DrugCo shampoo is causing his head to grow bigger. |
| 48 | 2 | "Drew and the Singles Union" | Gerry Cohen | Robert Borden | September 24, 1997 | A major, ominous storm approaches Cleveland. Winfred-Louder employees with families are allowed to leave work early to spend time with their children, but Wick forces the single workers to stay. Drew, Kate, Mimi and other single employees complain about their fate. Drew proposes that they start a union for singles. Mimi agrees, but feels that she should be named president. A tornado approaches, and the group seeks refuge in the store's basement. Wick gets caught in the store when the twister hits. Mimi finds him curled up in a ball on the floor the next day, and takes him to her house. Drew's friends accuse him of starting a singles' union as an excuse to meet women. Larry shows up at Drew's house and warns that the married employees will hurt him if the new union affects their benefits package. Drew appears to be on the verge of winning the union presidency when Mimi suddenly claims that she can get Wick to sign off on new benefits. With their demands now met, the other singles decide they don't need a union. Mimi tricks the confused Wick into signing a bunch of forms. As they hang out at Drew's house after the meeting, Kate and Oswald start making out for some reason. |
| 49 | 3 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | October 1, 1997 | |
| 50 | 4 | "Misery Loves Mimi" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams | October 8, 1997 | |
| 51 | 5 | "A Very, Very, Very Fine House" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | October 15, 1997 | |
| 52 | 6 | "Drew vs. the Pig" | Steve Zuckerman | Bob Nickman | October 29, 1997 | Drew learns that his new girlfriend Nickie used to be a big girl and is now trying to stay away from food after she lost alot of weight. To support her, he offers to go himself on a diet. Mimi, who followed their conversation talks him into a bet to lose 10 pounds in two weeks. Meanwhile Luis, Oswald and Kate try to come up with a fantastic idea to promote Buzz Beer at the Harvest Festival. After several horrible and explosive attempts they come up with "worlds largest Mug of beer". While Nickie supports Drews diet, Mimi keeps trying to unsettle him, which she finally accomplishes by telling him, that Nickie was trying to get him onto a diet for beeing ashamed of his looks. Things arent getting any better, as his friends discover Drews sleep-eating.
At the festival, the guys discover a leak in the Beertank and Louis has to dive in to fix the problem, getting known to visitors as the "beerboy". After Drews friends tried in their own weird style to find out the truth about Nickies past, Mimis theory seems to be proving right, when, on the festival, Nickie bumps into an old highschoolfriend who insists, she looked exactly the same. While Drew frustrated joins a watermelon eating competition against a pig, Kate finds out the truth bout Nickie beeing overweight in highschool and manages to inform Drew of this, just before he can break up with her. |
| 53 | 7 | "Batmobile" | Sam Simon | Bruce Helford | November 5, 1997 | Drew wins the Batmobile through a contest at a fast food restaurant. His friends are astonished to learn that he could have taken $200,000 cash in lieu of the car, but turned it down. Mimi blackmails Drew into driving her to work in the Batmobile. Nicki asks Drew to drive his regular car when they meet with her parents for dinner that night, as she wants them to see that he is more stable than her last few boyfriends. Lewis and Oswald take the Batmobile for a joyride in their Batman and Robin outfits. Drew becomes paranoid about the car being taken, and skips the dinner with Nicki's parents. He later apologizes and tries to convince her that he cares about the relationship. They go for a ride in the Batmobile so that they can park in a secluded place and talk. Nicki gets really turned on by the car. The police see the car and approach because they believe it has been stolen again. They catch Drew and Nicki having sex. Drew is forced to return the Batmobile because he violated a morals clause by "defiling" it. Drew fears that Nicki only found him attractive when he had the car, but she assures him otherwise.
(The Batmobile contest idea was taken from the McDonald's Batman Forever contest when customers actually had the chance to win the Batmobile.) |
| 54 | 8 | "The Dog and Pony Show" | Steve Zuckerman | Deborah Oppenheimer, Robert Borden | November 12, 1997 | |
| 55 | 9 | "Drew's Brother" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Snell, Scott Gordon | November 19, 1997 | Drew's older brother Steve makes a surprise visit. He reveals that he has recently lost his job and gone through a broken engagement, and asks to stay with Drew for a while. Lewis dislikes Steve because of a prank he once played on him. Kate convinces Drew to hire Steve for the opening in the store's cosmetics department. He reluctantly agrees after they both promise to stay out of trouble. Drew asks Mr. Wick to pretend to fire Steve on his first day. When they go down to the floor to carry out the joke, Drew discovers that Steve is wearing a wig and women's clothing. He reveals that he is a cross-dresser. Wick orders Drew to fire Steve immediately. Drew is shocked by his brother's news, but decides to stand up for him. He feels that the customers won't even realize that Steve is a man, as Wick initially mistook him for a woman. He dresses up four men on the sales floor as women and challenges Wick to find one of them. If he is correct, he can fire Steve and have Drew's pool table; but if he is wrong, Steve must stay. Wick mistakes singer Dionne Warwick for an impersonator and loses the bet. Meanwhile, a horrified Mimi tries to find a way to keep her face covered after an allergic reaction forces her to go two weeks without make-up. |
| 56 | 10 | "That Thing You Don't" | Gerry Cohen | Bruce Rasmussen | November 26, 1997 | |
| 57 | 11 | "Volunteer" | Sam Simon | Terry Mulroy | December 3, 1997 | |
| 58 | 12 | "Vacation" | Gerry Cohen | Les Firestein | December 17, 1997 | |
| 59 | 13 | "Howdy Neighbor" | Richard Schwadel | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | January 7, 1998 | |
| 60 | 14 | "He Harassed Me, He Harassed Me Not" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams | January 14, 1998 | |
| 61 | 15 | "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party" | Sam Simon | Christy Snell, Robert Borden | January 28, 1998 | |
| 62 | 16 | "The Salon" | Gerry Cohen | Bob Nickman, Terry Mulroy | February 4, 1998 | |
| 63 | 17 | "The Engagement" | Brian K. Roberts | Bruce Rasmussen | February 11, 1998 | Mimi decided to sue Mr. Wick for sexual harrasment. Kate and Oswalds Plan to move in together, is objected to by both of their friends. While Luis sulks, cause hes losing his roomate, Drew seems
to be jealous of their strong commitment. But as the couple gets into a fight and a missunderstanding indicates, that they broke up, Drew admits to oswald, that he doesnt think him and Kate are meant to be together. The two friends decide to go into a competition to test the compatibility with their lovers on valentines eve. But soon Drew falls far behind, while Oswald and Kate seem to match alot better. Spontanously Oswald proposes to his girlfriend. Drew feels under pressure to do the same and both couples get engaged. |
| 64 | 18 | "Nicki's Parents" | Sam Simon | Matilda Hokinson | February 25, 1998 | Drew and Oswald pick the engagement rings for their fiances together. Drew intends on giving his to his future wife the very same evening, when hes supposed to meet her for a dinner with the parents.
Kate is worried about the too close relationship between Oswald and Luis and takes him to a consultion with a priest. Drew shows up to the parentsevening to find out, that Nickie got snowed in in Minniapolis and cant join them. To Drews Horror the evening goes down the hill after just a few minutes and after a fight with her husband, Nickies mother Charlene demands a divorce and storms out. In an desperate attempt to fix them up before Nickie finds out, Drew tries to show his future Father-in-law Chuck the horrors of singlelife, but fails, and decides instead to invite him into the fun with his friends. To all their surprise though, Chuck is so turned away by his quick insight, that he returns to his wife. |
| 65 | 19 | "Two Weddings and a Funeral for a Refrigerator" | Brian K. Roberts | Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy | March 4, 1998 | |
| 66 | 20 | "The Bachelor Party" | Brian K. Roberts | Clay Graham | March 11, 1998 | Drew and Nicki, who visible gained alot of weight, experiment sexually with roleplaying and taping their "efforts". But the next day, as Drews parents arrive, Nicki leaves hastily. Drew breaks the news to his mom: They split up the very last night. Though he admits, that he played the mainrole in this, he doesnt want to share the exact reasons. Together they decide to keep the bad news between them for now in order to not spoil the shared bachelor party for oswald and keep George away from any bad feelings worsening his long lasting depressions. For the same reason, Steve, who finally wants to come out infront of his father, is forced to dress like a man for the party. As the evening comes, Drew feels very uncomfortable, beeing given presents for his called off marriage. Through his tight up behaviour his father gets suspicious and father and son share their little secrets: George himself was playin on the depression for quite some time to get out of yardwork. And to top things up, Steve jumps out of the weddingtorte in a pink dress. As Drew finally gets home, he settles infront of the tv to watch the tape again he made with his exfiance their last night together. It turns out, that Nicki suddenly realised how big she had gotten again and blamed Drew for tempting her to eat. Afterwards she broke things off infront of the running camera. |
| 67 | 21 | "The Sex Drug" | Gerry Cohen | Les Firestein | March 18, 1998 | While Drew is still in mourning of his engagement and adapts an obsession with model-plane building, Oswald brews a special edition of buzz beer for st.patricks day. As Luis brings home a sample of sexdrugs from the labaratory he works in, the drugs miraciously and undiscovered get mixed into the green beer. Mimis Harrasmentcharges go to court and Drew is supposed to testify against her. Mrs. Louder makes espacially clear, how important Drew is for the case and that his job and the whole store depend on his performance. However, Drew drinks of the drugged beer and while his friends only suffer of a high sexdrive, Drew goes to court in a halfdelirious state, hitting on every woman including the judge and Mimi. At the end, the case gets dismissed for lack of evidence, but Wick asks Mimi to return to work for him, which she happily accepts. |
| 68 | 22 | "What's Wrong with this Episode?" | Gerry Cohen | Michael C. McCarthy | April 1, 1998 | An April 1 Episode, including a competition to find as many faults in the pictures of the episode as possible, the little ones (Billiardcues in sink) as well as the obvious (man in bearsuit running through picture). The story: During an attempt to stick to his habit and fire an employee as creative as possible, Mr. Wick gets an arrow shot into his scrotum. While he is in hospitel, Drew is in charge of the store and announces that there will be no more people losing their jobs. The idea is backfiring at him, as the employees start to be rude to costumers and not respect any rules anymore. Finally Drew is forced to fire someone randomely to get people back to work. |
| 69 | 23 | "The Rebound" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Snell, Bob Nickman | April 8, 1998 | As the attractive Handyman Sheryl comes arround to fix Drews dryer, he considers to get back into dating. Since she openly admits though, that hes not her type, he offers her a friendship without any pressure, which seems to work, till he realises that shes dating someone else. In an desperate attempt he disturbes her date by beating a small leak into his pipes and calling her for an emergency-fixing. But as he tries to show her the pipe, they discover, that the leak has gotten bigger and flooded his whole basement into a big swimmingpool. Sheryl, as an expert, realises that the pipe was damaged on purpose and guesses on his deeper intentions. Gently she explains to him that shes still not interested in dating him. |
| 70 | 24 | "The Dating Consultant" | Gerry Cohen | Karen S. Brown, Keith Young, Bruce Rasmussen, Clay Graham | April 22, 1998 | Oswald disturbes Luis' search for a new roomate with his jealous behaviour. Mr. Wick "books" the room though for good money for his one-night-stands. Drew tries to hit on a woman at a bar. She turns out to be a dating-consultant, who invites him to join her classes. After some consideration Drew decides to sign up and invites his teacher for a double date to inspect his datingbehaviour. When he shows up for the first lesson though hes surprised to find out, that a hidden camera followed his every move that night. And even worse - the date went horrible and Drew finds himself beeing laughed at by a bunch of "geeks". Feeling humiliated he leaves and goes to ask for a refund. Things seem to look up, as the woman behind the desk seems not only cute but interested. But Drew manages to scare her away in the very last moment and decides to go back to the datingcourse to work on himself. |
| 71 | 25 | "Drew's Cousin" | Gerry Cohen | Terry Mulroy, Katherine Green, Matt Ember | April 29, 1998 | Drew hosts the family barbecue for all of the Carey cousins. Kristen, his 18-year-old cousin, comes to the event while looking at colleges. She plans to attend Cleveland State, and asks to stay with Drew until she can get a place at the dorm at Case Western Reserve University. Hes his real intentions. also gets her a temporary job at the store. Drew is horrified to discover that Kristen and Mr. Wick are secretly dating. He worries that the relationship will cause him problems with his family and at work. Kristen and Wick point out that they are both adults and are free to date whomever they choose. Wick confesses that he is in love with Kristen. Drew reluctantly agrees not to stand in their way, but is more than a little disgusted to find a pant-less Wick in his house the next morning. Wick overreacts when Kristen makes plans with two guys from Cleveland State University. She becomes freaked out by his possessive behavior and dumps him. He tries to win her back by standing on Drew's pool table and playing Foreigner's "I Wanna Know What Love Is" on a boom box. Kristen calls her guy friends over to get rid of him. Drew convinces Wick to give up. Wick eludes Kristen's friends by sticking them on Drew, but Steve comes to Drew's rescue. |
| 72 | 26 | "From the Earth to the Moon" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy | May 6, 1998 | As Drew's carpool arrives at Winfred-Louder, Mrs. Louder calls and tells him that he has been chosen to coordinate hiring for the corporation's new stores in Europe. He must make it to the boardroom quickly to hold onto the promotion. Drew falls in an oil slick in the parking garage and has to buy a new shirt. The replacement shirt gets torn as he intervenes in a dispute between Kate and an irate customer. The clerk charges him several thousand dollars for the shirt, and panics when Drew asks him to correct the mistake. Mrs. Louder repeatedly admonishes Drew over the loudspeaker for not showing up in the boardroom. Larry and Drew get stuck in the elevator at a time when both badly need to use the bathroom. Lewis and Oswald then detain Drew and make him listen to a ridiculous story about a "recovered memory" of Lewis's. Mrs. Louder warns Drew that he will lose the promotion unless he shows up in ten minutes. A bunch of workers block the stairs with a giant toy castle and go on break. Drew knocks down the castle, then has to reject a beautiful co-worker who wants to take him home. Mr. Wick intentionally wastes Drew's time by trying to convince him that he has a fear of success. Mimi, seeking revenge for a prank, blocks the door to the boardroom. Drew plows through her and makes it to the boardroom with 15 seconds to spare. Mrs. Louder says that she has decided not to give him the promotion, but changes her mind after Drew stands up to her. He receives the promotion and a raise. |
| 73 | 27 | "The Wedding Dress" | Brian K. Roberts | Apryl Huntzinger, Jody Paul, Maria Espada | May 13, 1998 | Greg and Janet try to talk Drew into selling his house so that they can convert it into a barn for their horse. Kate and Oswald plan their wedding, but realize that they will not be able to afford many frills. Kate is upset that she will not be able to afford her dream wedding dress (the same one worn by her Barbie doll). The gang discovers that a bridal shop is having a sale and tries to find the dress. Mimi, visiting the store in search of her costume for a music video, helps Kate fight through the throngs of bloodthirsty bargain hunters. Kate finds that the dress she wants is a designer gown that costs 5000 dollars. Drew sees how disappointed Kate is and desperately wants to make her dream come true. He lets Greg and Janet store the horse in his backyard, and uses the rent money to buy the dress. He plans to surprise Kate at her shower. Mimi learns that Oswald has bought Kate a cheap knock-off of the dress. Mimi tries to warn him about Drew's actions, but thinks better of it after Oswald insults her. She begs for an invitation to the shower so that she can see the sparks fly. Mr. Wick shows up at the shower drunk and tries to make a play for Kate. Drew takes him upstairs to let him sleep it off. Oswald gives Kate the less expensive dress while Drew is out of the room. When Drew gives her the original gown, Oswald explodes and accuses Drew of showing him up and trying to steal Kate. He drags him outside and attacks him. Oswald tells Kate that Drew does not approve of their relationship. Kate is furious at him for not sharing his doubts earlier. She finally admits that she isn't mad at Drew, but is upset with herself because she doesn't want to marry Oswald. |
| 74 | 28 | "My Best Friend's Wedding" | Sam Simon, Jeff Siegey, Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | May 20, 1998 | Lewis brings Drew and Oswald together and gets them to patch things up. Kate tries to come up with a way to tell Oswald that she isn't in love with him and wants to call off the wedding. Drew insists that she must talk with Oswald face-to-face. Drew accompanies Kate to the couple's apartment to give her moral support and make sure she shares her feelings with Oswald. Just as she is about to break the news to him, Oswald's mother arrives. Kate decides to sneak out and stay with Drew for the time being. They arrive at his house to discover that Oswald has organized a surprise wedding. Kate is so afraid of humiliating Oswald that she decides to just go through with the marriage. Drew cannot change her mind. Lewis picks up on her doubts and tries to help break up the ceremony. When Lewis and Drew play catch with the ring, Oswald finally realizes that they are trying to protect him from bad news. Kate tells him that she doesn't want to get married. Oswald puts on a brave front, but warns Kate that his mother will kick her ass. However, Mrs. Harvey sympathizes with Kate's plight. Oswald goes on a disastrous honeymoon with Drew and Lewis. |
[edit] Season 4: 1998-1999
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Episode Overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 1 | "Drew and the Conspiracy" | Gerry Cohen | Bob Underwood, Jennifer Crittenden | September 23, 1998 | Drew suffers a constant series of mishaps at work, from dumpsters blocking his parking space to broken chairs and a seemingly endless supply of faulty pencil points. He begins to suspect that someone is out to get him, but his friends feel that he is just paranoid. However, Chuck shows Drew a videotape in which three men sit around discussing how much they hate Drew, and all the things they have done to make him miserable for the last decade. The men indicate that they will pull their ultimate prank the next day. When they cannot be found at work, Drew evacuates the store. The men then show up, and Drew demands to know why they dislike him. One of them says that Drew caused him to lose his fiancée by getting jelly on his collar; she mistook it for lipstick and dumped him. Drew got the second man in trouble by repeating his insults about the boss when he was in earshot, and the third guy didn't like being reported for drinking at work. The guys decide that they are tired of harassing Drew and apologize. Lewis gets Mimi a supply of mood make-up being tested by DrugCo, which changes color as her moods change. A man applying for a Winfred-Louder position in Singapore instantly falls for her. He turns down the job to stay in the country for her, but reveals that he is married. She wants nothing to do with him, but changes her mind after he refuses to leave the store during the bomb scare because he is so upset about losing her. |
| 76 | 2 | "In Ramada Da Vida" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | September 30, 1998 | Drew entertains a group of investors from Vietnam who are considering opening a store in Hanoi. They have drinks at the Airport Ramada Inn. When the house band goes on break, Drew and the guys fulfill the investors' request for music by taking the stage for a song. The manager feels that they are better than the regular band and asks them to play for a week. Drew fears that this would be too much of a distraction and wants to focus on his new job. He changes his mind after a groupie hits on him in the parking lot. The guys audition guitar players, and hire a free-spirited guy named Ed. Kate becomes dissatisfied with her job and tries to get fired. Drew agrees to let her go, but promises to re-hire her if she can't find a better job in a week. She doesn't have any luck, but Drew backs out of the deal because he wants her to find the kind of happiness he now has with his band. Drew blows off a party at Mrs. Louder's house, and later skips work to fool around with Darcy. The hotel manager asks the Horndogs to become the full-time band. Oswald and Lewis quit, but Drew wants to pursue the opportunity. Wick tells Drew that he must go to Vietnam to help set up the new store. He gives up his promotion to stay with the band. |
| 77 | 3 | "Golden Boy" | Gerry Cohen | Bruce Rasmussen | October 7, 1998 | Drew lets Darcy dye his hair blonde and grows a goatee so that he will look more like a musician. Larry discovers that someone has been doing cocaine in the men's room at Winfred-Louder. Wick orders Drew and Mimi to collect specimens from every employee for drug testing. Drew does not like invading everyone's privacy. After the men accuse him of being a narc, he throws out all the samples. Wick orders him to give his own sample. Drew refuses and brings in a drug-sniffing dog. Wick becomes furious and fires him. Drew goes into Wick's office and discovers that Wick is the one who is on drugs. He helps him get into rehab. Oswald and Lewis become jealous of Drew's musical success and try to talk him into letting them back into the band. Mimi ends her relationship with Ron after she receives an unpleasant visit from his wife. |
| 78 | 4 | "Drew Between the Rock and a Hard Place" | Sam Simon | Richard Day | October 14, 1998 | Mrs. Louder asks Drew to fill in as store manager while Mr. Wick is in rehab. He refuses, as he is having a great time with his band and doesn't want to deal with all the hassles of the job. Mrs. Louder reluctantly gives the job to Larry. A man approaches Drew and offers the Horndogs the chance to go on a tour of all the Ramadas in Ohio. He decides to accept the offer and quit his job. Kate doesn't think this is a good idea, as she ended up working as a "booze wench" at the Ramada after quitting Winfred-Louder. A plastered Wick shows up at Drew's show and says that he was kicked out of rehab because of a change in his health insurance. Drew discovers that Larry changed the employee coverage to an HMO so that he could spend $100,000 on a Jacobs Field skybox for Mrs. Louder. Drew is upset because he had fought hard to get good coverage for everyone. The employees plead with him to go through the budget and find some way to make up the lost money and get their health plan back. Drew succeeds, and realizes that he has a talent for examining boring minutiae and cutting through red tape. He leaves the band and stays at Winfred-Louder. |
| 79 | 5 | "Sexual Perversity in Cleveland" | Gerry Cohen | Mike Larsen | October 21, 1998 | Darcy breaks up with Drew after he admits that he is not a full-time musician. He starts spending a lot of time at his computer, and begins a steamy on-line affair with an anonymous woman. He becomes concerned after learning that his chat room girlfriend works at a department store and has a large collection of troll dolls. When he confirms that it is Mimi, Drew begins showering compulsively. He feels extremely awkward when he and Mimi run into each other while visiting Wick in rehab. Mimi does not realize that she was involved with Drew, and is angry that she hasn't heard from her online man for a while. Drew gets really drunk and writes her a kiss-off note in which he claims to be Bill Clinton. Meanwhile, Oswald grows concerned about his mother's financial status after her birthday check to him bounces. He learns that her business partner deserted her, and that she may lose her beauty salon and house. Oswald follows Lewis's advice and agrees to test breast implants for DrugCo in exchange for $10,000. He feels very uncomfortable about the amount of attention Drew and Lewis pay to his breasts. |
| 80 | 6 | "Cain and Mabel" | Gerry Cohen | Daniel O'Keefe | October 28, 1998 | Steve comes to the Warsaw while dressed in drag. A man mistakes him for a woman and tries to buy him a drink. He gets angry when he learns the truth about Steve, and insults him. Drew stands up for his brother. Steve's transvestite friends begin frequenting the Warsaw as a show of solidarity. They dance and play loud music all of the time. Drew, Lewis and Kate become annoyed when other customers begin staying away, as this makes it even harder for any of them to find a date. Drew suggests that the bar get the female customers back by holding a ladies' night with half-price drinks. Steve is outraged when the bartender only gives the discount to actual women, not the cross-dressers. Drew refuses to take his side. Steve accuses Drew of trying to force him out of the Warsaw because he is ashamed of him. Drew insists that he is actually upset because Steve is trying to take away his bar. He says that Steve has been stealing things that Drew liked since they were children. Steve realizes that he is right and apologizes. Oswald's mother comes for a visit, and he plans to surprise her with the check from his breast implants. She stuns him with the news that she is going to marry her orthodontist boyfriend. Oswald notes that the man is not her usual type and suspects that she is just trying to get his money and save her business. Mrs. Harvey says that her taste has changed as she has gotten older, and that she loves her boyfriend very much. She is horrified to learn of Oswald's participation in the experiment. She warns him not to do such a thing again. Mrs. Harvey is grateful, but turns down the check and advises Oswald to keep his "booby money." |
| 81 | 7 | "Nicki's Wedding" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | November 4, 1998 | Mimi runs into Nicki at the store's bridal registry. Nicki has to race upstairs to try to keep Mimi from telling Drew about her wedding plans; she had wanted to share the news herself. He claims that he is happy for her. Drew is surprised when Nicki sends him a wedding invitation. Kate, Lewis and Oswald insist that it is only a courtesy invitation and try to discourage him from attending. They plan to stay away as well, but Drew urges them to go to the wedding. Oswald is really excited because the wedding is on a boat. Drew goes on a date with a video store clerk, but suddenly decides to take her to the wedding. Nicki's parents cannot believe that he had the nerve to show up. Drew makes a complete fool of himself while trying to prove how mature he is. He actually manages to give a toast that isn't totally humilating, but throws out his back while trying to show up the groom on the dance floor. As Drew waits for the helicopter to lift him off the boat to take him to the hospital, he begs Nicki to take him back. She seems embarrassed for him. Meanwhile, Mr. Wick finishes rehab and returns to work at Winfred-Louder. |
| 82 | 8 | "Drew's New Car" | Sam Simon | Terry Mulroy | November 11, 1998 | Drew must submit candidates for Winfred-Louder's employee of the year, who will win a trip to Hawaii. A legitimate employee may win for the first time in history, as all of the Louders have (apparently) already received the award. Mimi tricks Drew into including her name on the list. She attends sobriety events with Mr. Wick in the hopes of getting his vote. Oswald receives another $10,000 by posing for the DrugCo calendar before his implants are removed. He decides to use the money from his "man boobs" to repay his debts to his friends. Drew's car rolls down a hill and gets wrecked. Oswald and Kate decide that they should pool all of the money and buy Drew a VW Bug. Lewis doesn't want to cooperate, but has no choice because Oswald hadn't actually given him his money yet. Drew is touched, but elects to sell the car and use the money to help his friends. Kate, Lewis and Oswald take offense to his actions. Drew tries desperately to get the car back from Mimi. She will only agree to sell if he can help her win Employee of the Year. Drew makes a speech on her behalf, only to learn that Mrs. Louder is giving herself the award. However, she realizes that Mimi is blackmailing Drew and is impressed. She takes her to Hawaii as her "spunky friend," and Drew gets his car back. |
| 83 | 9 | "The High Road to China" | Gerry Cohen | Catherine Green | November 18, 1998 | Drew pulls off an elaborate practical joke against Mimi and boasts that she will never be able to top it. A few days later, he wakes up to find himself on the Great Wall of China with no money or passport. Mimi has left a tape recording in his pocket in which she taunts him. Drew gets a ride into a small town, where a young woman who speaks English offers him shelter. She gets him a job helping her family sell chickens so that he can eventually afford bus fare to Beijing and go to the U.S. embassy. Kate, Lewis and Oswald grow concerned after they discover that Drew never made his scheduled business trip to Winnipeg. Mimi brags about sending Drew to China. She explains that she had her father's secretary drug Drew and put him on a courier flight. The gang has no idea what to do to help him. Ming finally agrees to drive Drew to Beijing, but the embassy is closed for Thanksgiving. He tries to make enough money to get himself a hotel room by putting on a sock puppet show, but only ends up losing a shoe to a boy who believed it was for sale. Drew believes that he is being arrested after some officers take him away. He later learns that they were just trying to get him to apply for a vendor permit. Drew manages to make a phone call to his friends, but the line goes dead before he can give any information. Drew is thrilled to learn that there is a McDonald's in the city. Unfortunately, he doesn't have enough money for any food. After he gives an impassioned rendition of "You Deserve a Break Today," the manager takes pity on him, buying him a meal and giving him the number of a customer service line that can direct him to help from the U.S. government. |
| 84 | 10 | "Drew's Dance Party" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | November 18, 1998 | The gang learns that its favorite local radio station is going off the air. They decide to have a slumber party at Drew's house and request a bunch of songs. The station has so many requests that the lines are busy for hours. Oswald goes out for beer, but instead goes to the station and pays the D.J. to let him take over. He plays all of his friends' favorite songs. |
| 85 | 11 | "Kate's Family" | Sam Simon | Richard Day | November 25, 1998 | After Kate loses another job, Drew suggests that she contact his neighbors about a paid housesitting gig. She meets Scott, a handsome plumber working on the house, and they become attracted to each other. The couple's two children are supposed to stay with a babysitter while their parents are away, but the woman has to leave town because of a family emergency. She leaves the kids with Kate. Scott offers to help her out, and the foursome begins acting like a family. Kate gets a little too caught up in the charade, and freaks out when Scott decides to go out with his buddies instead of staying over with her. She leaves the kids with Drew and tries to win him back, but Scott has tired of the situation and dumps her. Kate becomes depressed when the Fosters return early and reclaim their kids. Drew takes up swimming in the hopes of impressing avid swimmer Sharon, but only ends up with an ear infection. Sharon still refuses to date him. Mimi worries about how Drew will get his revenge for the China prank. |
| 86 | 12 | "Drew Dates a Senior" | Gerry Cohen | Jennifer Crittenden | December 9, 1998 | Drew decides to take night school classes to pursue a master's degree after a young man he was mentoring suddenly receives an executive position at Winfred-Louder. When his statistics professor recommends that the students find study partners, Drew pairs with Celia, a 62-year-old woman who is the only other "old person" in the class. They have a good time hanging out at Drew's house after a study session, and soon realize that they are attracted to each other. Celia stays the night, although they do not have sex. Drew's friends mock him after learning of the age difference, but he insists that he really likes Celia. He is puzzled when Celia ignores him in class and says that she doesn't want to see him anymore. Drew shows up at her favorite bingo parlor, and Celia explains that she dumped him because she thought he would eventually become embarrassed by her. Drew proves himself by taking over for the bingo caller and publicly announcing his feelings. Celia agrees to date him. Meanwhile, Mimi volunteers for the task of organizing a Christmas display window for the store. The board objects to her portrayal of Mary, until she convinces them that she does not intend any disrespect. |
| 87 | 13 | "Drew's Holiday Punch" | Gerry Cohen | Mike Larsen | December 16, 1998 | Drew's parents arrive unexpectedly for Christmas. They assume that Celia is his maid, and he is reluctant to reveal the true nature of their relationship. Celia's son, Chip, shows up at her house in the middle of the night. He has come to visit for the holidays. When Drew comes downstairs in Celia's bathrobe and tries to make conversation, Chip punches him in the face. Drew's parents are horrified when he finally tells them that he and Celia are dating. Celia and Chip come over to Drew's house to have dinner with Drew's parents and Steve. It proves to be a disaster. Meanwhile, Lewis and Oswald agree to help Mimi with door-to-door Christmas tree sales after she fires an associate. Kate comes along to help supervise the guys. They make very few sales (aside from Wick buying two trees to get them to go away), and accumulate several fines. |
| 88 | 14 | "A House Divided" | Gerry Cohen | Daniel O'Keefe, Katherine Green | January 6, 1999 | A corporation tries to convince everyone in Drew's neighborhood to sell their houses to make way for a new mall. Drew is reluctant, but agrees to think it over. Mrs. Louder reveals that Winfred-Louder is behind the project. She and Mr. Wick try to sweet-talk Drew to get him to sell. He is interested in moving to lakefront property, but does not want to give up his family home. Mimi suggests that Winfred-Louder move the entire house, and Mrs. Louder agrees. Mimi later tells Drew that she has accessed Wick's E-mail and learned that the house will not be moved to the lake. Drew goes home and discovers that half of his house has been taken away, a week earlier than scheduled. Mrs. Louder and Wick claim that Drew's house was rejected by the lakeside property owners' association. They offer him another lot, which he accepts. Oswald, Kate and Lewis lodge a protest against the homeowners association, only to learn that Winfred-Louder never bought a lot in the area or submitted Drew's house for approval. Drew refuses to let the store move the other half of his house. He vows to stay home until Winfred-Louder gives up, even though he has no heat, electricity or protection from the elements. |
| 89 | 15 | "A House Reunited" | Steve Zuckerman | Daniel O'Keefe, Jennifer Crittenden | January 13, 1999 | Celia returns from an out-of-town trip and learns about Drew's fight with Winfred-Louder. She offers her support. The store recruits Mimi to try to drive Drew out of the house. She points blinding lights at the house and constantly blasts "Panama" by Van Halen. Larry and Chuck later tell Drew that Winfred-Louder's investors gave up and backed out of the mall project. The store decides to rent all of the houses it had purchased to employees. After learning that Mimi continued to torment him for days after he had already won the battle, Drew gets revenge by tricking her into sending her outfits to a fake dry cleaner, who ruins them. Drew asks Celia to move in with him. Lewis, Oswald and Kate become creeped out by Drew's relationship with Celia, as they feel that they are acting like mother and son. The store's contractor reassembles Drew's house in an improper fashion, causing the kitchen to slope. Wick refuses to pay for the repairs, so Drew has to contact a lawyer. Drew and Celia realize that their relationship has become inappropriate after she "shushes" him during his argument with Wick. They try to stay together, but realize that is too weird. Celia moves out. |
| 90 | 16 | "Rats, Kate's Dating a Wrestler" | Steve Zuckerman | Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy | January 27, 1999 | The Warsaw must temporarily close after it is taken over by super-intelligent rats from DrugCo, which escaped from a cage in Lewis's apartment. In order to keep Buzz Beer afloat in the meantime, the gang asks a popular pro wrestler to serve as spokesman. The company begins making a profit for the first time. Kate begins dating The Disciplinarian, much to Drew's chagrin. They get into an argument after Drew notes that all of her relationships end in disaster. The Disciplinarian, once devoted to his fitness routine, starts getting drunk all the time and missing public appearances. Drew warns Kate to cut him loose, while she feels that the gang is working him too hard. Kate nearly ruins The Disciplinarian's career when she takes him to Atlantic City, where he loses $20,000 and winds up naked in a fountain. He breaks up with her and denounces Buzz Beer. However, his comments actually lead to more business, as everyone wants to try the beer that could "kick The Disciplinarian's ass." Drew makes Kate feel guilty by consoling her about the break-up instead of yelling at her for nearly destroying Buzz Beer. They wonder why neither of them can ever have a lasting relationship. |
| 91 | 17 | "Three Guys, a Girl and a B-Story" | Gerry Cohen | Jody Paul | February 10, 1999 | Lewis meets a woman at a Babylon 5 convention and gets a date with her. Oswald gets a date with the same woman, Tracy, when he delivers a package to her house. It is an ice cream maker from Lewis, but Oswald doesn't know this because Lewis wrote his name and address in an alien language from Babylon 5. Drew meets Tracy when she complains to him about the store's reluctance to exchange the broken ice cream maker. He also gets a date with her. The guys are excited to have found possible girlfriends, and have no idea that they are dating the same woman. They seek advice from Kate on how to make a first date special. They follow her suggestions a little too literally and freak out Tracy by each following the same routine (paying everyone at the Warsaw to yell out his name when he enters, pulling out a pocket watch, and singing the Commodores' "Three Times a Lady"). The guys finally run into each other during Drew's date and realize what has happened. Tracy is mortified. Drew later explains the misunderstanding, and she says that she is still open to dating them--so long as they don't fight over her. Meanwhile, Wick tires of serving as landlord for the Winfred-Louder employees and dumps the job off on Mimi. She accepts bribes in exchange for repairs and services. Kate tries to start a massage business. |
| 92 | 18 | "Boy Party/Girl Party" | Sam Simon | Terry Mulroy, Jennifer Crittenden | February 17, 1999 | Drew has trouble getting another date with Tracy because Lewis and Oswald are keeping her booked. He meets one of Winfred-Louder's catalog models, who complains that she and her model friends haven't been invited to any parties while in Cleveland. Drew follows Kate's suggestion by organizing a slumber party at his house for the models. Drew plans to sneak out for a date with Tracy during the party. Unfortunately, a blizzard keeps the models away and prevents Drew from going on the date. Lewis and Oswald learn of his plans and vow revenge. They suggest that the guys at the party learn swing dancing to impress the ladies, and proceed to injure Drew as many times as possible. They decide to set aside all rules or attempts to act gentlemanly as they pursue Tracy. Mimi holds a women in business seminar, where Kate sucks up to Mrs. Louder to get her job back. Steve also attends, explaining that the fact that he dresses as a woman means that he faces the same disadvantages as women in the business world. Mimi reveals that the seminar was actually a ruse to pitch cosmetics to everyone. Kate demands to know why Mrs. Louder won't rehire her. She says that she overheard Kate insulting her. Kate claims that she was just trying to follow Mrs. Louder's example, as she has seen how far she has gotten by stepping on others. Mrs. Louder is impressed and hires Kate as her personal assistant. |
| 93 | 19 | "Tracy Bowl" | Sam Simon | Robert Borden | February 24, 1999 | The guys vie for the right to take Tracy to a wedding. The winner will officially be in a relationship with her, as he would have to travel out of town with her and meet her family. Sports broadcasters Bob Costas, Lynn Swann and Kenny Mayne provide a running commentary during the competition. Drew and Oswald separately slip Lewis strawberries and put fish oil in the wine in order to trigger his allergies during a dinner date with Tracy. The combined effects cause his face to puff up. He requires medical attention, and Tracy freaks out. Drew feels guilty and suggests that he and Oswald sabotage their own chances with Tracy so that Lewis can get the girl for a change. Oswald agrees, and makes himself look bad by parking in a handicapped space. Drew does not go along with the bargain, and Tracy rejects Oswald. Oswald and Lewis are furious at Drew for stabbing them in the back. Drew rigs a fortune telling machine at the Warsaw to say bad things about him, and blames it on Lewis. His plan works beautifully, as Tracy orders Lewis to stay away from her. However, Drew feels guilty after Tracy admits that she had really begun to like Lewis. He confesses the truth, and says that Lewis was the only one not to do anything underhanded. Tracy runs after him to apologize. Meanwhile, Kate begins her demanding new job as Mrs. Louder's assistant. |
| 94 | 20 | "DrugCo" | Gerry Cohen | Terry Mulroy, Jennifer Crittenden | March 3, 1999 | Lewis is a finalist for a promotion to head of the janitorial department at DrugCo. Oswald insists on keeping a tanning bed that Kate's uncle in Ireland recently sent them as a belated wedding present. Drew discovers that Speedy is losing his vision because of cataracts. Lewis gets him into an experimental treatment program at DrugCo, but he must stay on the premises for at least a week. Lewis gets the promotion. When he tries to ask his boss about Speedy's status, Mr. Hathaway denies ever seeing Speedy and warns Lewis not to ask questions. Lewis uses his new security clearance to sneak the gang into the building. While searching for Speedy, they encounter many strange things, such as an insect man using the bathroom and a combination monkey/hippo. Drew finds a silver globe that causes epiphanies when touched, and theorizes that Oswald kept the tanning bed because he still harbors resentment toward Kate. Oswald holds the globe and realizes that he has a fear of abandonment. The gang discovers Mr. Hathaway playing with Speedy in his office. Speedy's cataracts were cured by a pill five minutes after he arrived at DrugCo. Hathaway wants to keep him as his own dog, and threatens to strip Lewis of his promotion. He relents after Lewis offers to act as his pet and play frisbee with him at the park. |
| 95 | 21 | "Steve and Mimi" | Gerry Cohen | Bruce Rasmussen | March 24, 1999 | Drew is forced to lay off a slew of workers as Winfred-Louder suffers a financial decline. Drew agrees to let Steve stay at his place after he becomes a victim of the cutbacks. As the gang is helping Steve move in, Mimi comes over with another list of people for Drew to fire. She is impressed with the way Steve looks out of drag, and they flirt. They set up a date, but Steve suggests that they keep it a secret from Drew. Mimi is disappointed when she arrives to find that Steve is wearing a dress, as she assumed that he dressed as a man on dates. They decide to just hang out and be friends. They get along very well, and a shocked Drew comes home to spy them kissing. He keeps his discovery to himself as he tries to deal with it, but later accidentally sees Steve and Mimi having sex in the kitchen. Drew and Mimi bicker and put Steve in the middle of their argument. Mimi ends up storming out. Steve and Mimi both grow extremely depressed. Drew feels bad for Steve and realizes that he shouldn't stand in the way of his brother's happiness. He approaches Mimi with the suggestion that they call a truce while Steve is around. Steve and Mimi happily get back together. |
| 96 | 22 | "What's Wrong with this Episode? II" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | March 31, 1999 | While Steve and Drew are getting their hair cut, their longtime barber suddenly dies of a heart attack. Drew plans to throw a party for his parents' 45th wedding anniversary, but his mother comes to town a week early. The gang is just about to leave for Phil's funeral when she arrives. Beulah is visibly shaken by news of his death, and insists on coming along. She had lunch with Phil whenever she was in town. Oswald, Kate and Lewis notice Beulah giving a kiss to Phil's corpse, and also witness a nasty exchange with the widow. They suspect that Beulah had an affair with Phil. Drew doesn't believe this, but remembers once seeing Beulah and Phil go off to the back room of the barber shop after she came to pick up the boys. Drew accuses his mother of betraying his father, and doesn't want to attend the anniversary party. Steve tells him that George actually had an affair with Phil's wife; Beulah and Phil just became friends while discussing their mutual problems. The Careys thought about getting a divorce, but were able to work things out. Steve urges Drew to leave the incident in the past instead of saying anything to their father. Drew asks his mom for a dance and apologizes for the misunderstanding. |
| 97 | 23 | "She's Gotta Have It" | Tommy Thompson | Apryl Huntzinger | April 7, 1999 | A depressed Sharon shows up at the Warsaw after breaking up with her boyfriend. It is closing time, so Drew offers to let her come to his house for a beer. He promises to be a perfect gentleman, but she suddenly jumps him. Sharon leaves before Drew gets up, and acts weird when he calls her for a date. She begins showing up at the house frequently. She tells him that she is only interested in sex, and does not want another relationship. Drew begins to feel like a gigolo. Although Sharon is reluctant, he eventually persuades her to begin dating him. Meanwhile, a Winfred-Louder employee ingratiates himself with Wick by hanging around and never saying a word. |
| 98 | 24 | "Good Vibrations" | Brian K. Roberts | Terry Mulroy, Daniel O'Keefe, Mike Larsen | May 5, 1999 | Drew is thrilled when he wins the opportunity to give a speech at a retailers' convention in Chicago. He engages in a practical joke war with Lewis and Oswald. The guys play a joke on Sharon, and she promises to get back at them. Drew gets stopped by airport security, which finds a vibrating marital aid in his bag. He is humiliated in front of all the representatives from other stores, and everyone makes jokes and laughs at him during his speech at the convention. Drew assumes that Mimi is responsible. He goes before the board to request her firing. However, Sharon actually staged the joke, with help from Kate and Lewis. She says that she just wanted to feel like one of the gang. Drew is upset with her for jeopardizing his professional reputation. They break up, but Sharon later shows up at his house for their scheduled date, where they apologize. Meanwhile, Oswald gets a promotion to Global Parcel's "angel of death," where he must inform customers about their lost or damaged packages. |
| 99 | 25 | "Do the Hustle" | Sam Simon | Maria Espada | May 12, 1999 | |
| 100 | 26 | "Up on the Roof" | Gerry Cohen | Katherine Green | May 19, 1999 | |
| 101 | 27 | "Brotherhood of Man" | Gerry Cohen | Brian Scully | May 26, 1999 |
[edit] Season 5: 1999-2000
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| 102 | 1 | "Y2K, You're Okay" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | September 22, 1999 |
| 103 | 2 | "Drew Goes to the Browns Game" | Gerry Cohen | Robert Borden | September 29, 1999 |
| 104 | 3 | "Drew and the Gang Law" | Gerry Cohen | Daniel O'Keefe | October 6, 1999 |
| 105 | 4 | "Drew's Reunion" | Gerry Cohen | Brian Scully | October 13, 1999 |
| 106 | 5 | "Drew's Physical" | Tommy Thompson | Linda Teverbaugh, Mike Teverbaugh | October 20, 1999 |
| 107 | 6 | "Drew Tries to Kill Mimi" | Sam Simon | Terry Mulroy | October 27, 1999 |
| 108 | 7 | "Red, White and Drew" | Gerry Cohen | Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter | November 3, 1999 |
| 109 | 8 | "Drew Live" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | November 10, 1999 |
| 110 | 9 | "Drew Cam" | Sam Simon | Holly Hester | November 17, 1999 |
| 111 | 10 | "Drew's Stomachache" | Gerry Cohen | Apryl Huntzinger | November 24, 1999 |
| 112 | 11 | "Steve and Mimi Get Married" | Sam Simon | Jody Paul | December 1, 1999 |
| 113 | 12 | "Drew and Kate's First Date" | Gerry Cohen | Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman | December 15, 1999 |
| 114 | 13 | "Drew and the Racial Tension Play" | Sam Simon | Daniel O'Keefe | January 5, 2000 |
| 115 | 14 | "Kate Works for Drew" | Gerry Cohen | Jody Paul, Apryl Huntzinger | January 12, 2000 |
| 116 | 15 | "Mimi Moves In" | John Fuller | Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter | February 2, 2000 |
| 117 | 16 | "Do Drew and Kate Have Sex?" | Sam Simon | Chris Bishop | February 9, 2000 |
| 118 | 17 | "I Dishonestly Love You" | Gerry Cohen | Brian Scully | February 16, 2000 |
| 119 | 18 | "Drew Goes to Hell" | Gerry Cohen | Holly Hester | February 23, 2000 |
| 120 | 19 | "What's Wrong with this Episode? III" | John Fuller | Linda Teverbaugh, Mike Teverbaugh | March 1, 2000 |
| 121 | 20 | "The Gang Stops Drinking" | Gerry Cohen | Terry Mulroy | March 22, 2000 |
| 122 | 21 | "Oswald's Son" | Bob Koherr | Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter | March 29, 2000 |
| 123 | 22 | "Mr. Wick Returns" | Gerry Cohen | Aaron Spiro | April 12, 2000 |
| 124 | 23 | "Kate vs. Speedy" | Ryan Stiles | Christy Jacobs White | April 26, 2000 |
| 125 | 24 | "Beer Ball" | Sam Simon | Jody Paul | May 3, 2000 |
| 126 | 25 | "Drew and Kate Boink" | Gerry Cohen | Robert Borden | May 10, 2000 |
| 127 | 26 | "A Very Special Drew" | Gerry Cohen | Jerry Belson, Apryl Huntzinger | May 17, 2000 |
[edit] Season 6: 2000-2001
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| 128 | 1 | "Drew Pops Something on Kate" | Gerry Cohen | Paul Lieberstein | October 4, 2000 |
| 129 | 2 | "Be Drew to Your School" | Gerry Cohen | Robert Borden | October 18, 2000 |
| 130 | 3 | "Drew's Inheritance" | Gerry Cohen | Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter | October 25, 2000 |
| 131 | 4 | "Mimi's a Partner" | Bob Koherr | Terry Mulroy | November 1, 2000 |
| 132 | 5 | "Drew Live II" | Gerry Cohen | Brian Scully | November 8, 2000 |
| 133 | 6 | "The Pregnancy Scare" | Sam Simon | Apryl Huntzinger | November 15, 2000 |
| 134 | 7 | "Drew and the Trail Scouts" | Gerry Cohen | Daniel O'Keefe | November 22, 2000 |
| 135 | 8 | "Drew and Kate Become Friends" | Gerry Cohen | Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh | November 29, 2000 |
| 136 | 9 | "Drew Can't Carey a Tune" | Gerry Cohen | Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh | December 6, 2000 |
| 137 | 10 | "Buzzie Wuzzie Liked His Beer" | Gerry Cohen | Jody Paul | December 13, 2000 |
| 138 | 11 | "Fetal Attraction" | Tommy Thompson | Apryl Huntzinger | December 20, 2000 |
| 139 | 12 | "The Warsaw Closes" | Sam Simon | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | January 10, 2001 |
| 140 | 13 | "Oswald's Dad Returns" | Sam Simon | Brian Scully | January 17, 2001 |
| 141 | 14 | "All Work and No Play" | Gerry Cohen | Spiro Skentzos | January 24, 2001 |
| 142 | 15 | "Drew's in a Coma" | Gerry Cohen | Les Firestein | February 7, 2001 |
| 143 | 16 | "Drew and the Baby" | Bob Koherr | Daniel O'Keefe | February 14, 2001 |
| 144 | 17 | "Hush Little Baby" | Sam Simon | Chris Bishop | February 21, 2001 |
| 145 | 18 | "Drew's Life After Death" | Shelley Jensen | Judy Paul | February 28, 2001 |
| 146 | 19 | "Drew and the Motorcycle" | Gerry Cohen | Paul Lieberstein | March 14, 2001 |
| 147 | 20 | "Kate and Her New Boyfriend" | Bob Koherr | Les Firestein | March 21, 2001 |
| 148 | 21 | "What's Wrong with This Episode? IV" | Sam Simon | Terry Mulroy | March 28, 2001 |
| 149 | 22 | "The Easter Show" | Gerry Cohen | Linda Teverbaugh, Mike Teverbaugh | April 11, 2001 |
| 150 | 23 | "Christening" | Gerry Cohen | Terry Mulroy | May 2, 2001 |
| 151 | 24 | "Drew and the Activist, Part I" | Sam Simon | Daniel O'Keefe, Paul Lieberstein | May 8, 2001 |
| 152 | 25 | "Drew and the Activist, Part II" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Jacobs White | May 16, 2001 |
| 153 | 26 | "Bananas, Part I" | Gerry Cohen | Adam Faberman, Kristen Marvin | May 23, 2001 |
| 154 | 27 | "Bananas, Part II" | Gerry Cohen | Holly Hester, Apryl Huntzinger | May 23, 2001 |
[edit] Season 7: 2001-2002
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155 | 1 | "Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour, Part I" | Gerry Cohen | David A. Caplan, Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter, Julie Ann Larson, Sam Simon, Terry Mulroy, Linda Teverbaugh, Bruce Helford, Drew Carey, Clay Graham, Bruce Rasmussen, Les Firestein, Mike Teverbaugh, Daniel O'Keefe | September 26, 2001 |
| 156 | 2 | "Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour, Part II" | Gerry Cohen | Sam Simon, Clay Graham, Julie Ann Larson, Daniel O'Keefe, Drew Carey, Bruce Helford, Mitch Hunter, Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh, Jana Hunter, Les Firestein, Terry Mulroy, David A. Caplan, Bruce Rasmussen | September 26, 2001 |
| 157 | 3 | "Drew Gets Out of the Nuthouse" | Gerry Cohen | Bruce Rasmussen | October 3, 2001 |
| 158 | 4 | "Married to a Mob" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | October 10, 2001 |
| 159 | 5 | "When Wives Collide" | Bob Koherr | David A. Caplan | October 17, 2001 |
| 160 | 6 | "Bus-ted" | Sam Simon | Les Firestein | October 24, 2001 |
| 161 | 7 | "It's Halloween, Dummy" | Bob Koherr | Linda Teverbaugh, Mike Teverbaugh | October 31, 2001 |
| 162 | 8 | "How Beulah Gets Her Groove Back" | Sam Simon | Daniel O'Keefe | November 7, 2001 |
| 163 | 9 | "Drew Live III" | Gerry Cohen | Keith Blanchard | November 14, 2001 |
| 164 | 10 | "Eat Drink Drew Women" | Gerry Cohen | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | November 21, 2001 |
| 165 | 11 | "Mr. Laffoon's Wild Ride" | Gerry Cohen | Julie Ann Larson | November 28, 2001 |
| 166 | 12 | "Hotel Drew" | Bob Koherr | Terry Mulroy | December 12, 2001 |
| 167 | 13 | "Drew and the King" | Sam Simon | Daniel O'Keefe | December 19, 2001 |
| 168 | 14 | "The Curse of the Mummy" | Tommy Thompson | David A. Caplan | January 16, 2002 |
| 169 | 15 | "The Enabler" | Gerry Cohen | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | January 23, 2002 |
| 170 | 16 | "Pretty Baby" | Gerry Cohen | Julie Ann Larson | February 6, 2002 |
| 171 | 17 | "A Shot in the Dark" | Sam Simon | Christy Jacobs White | February 13, 2002 |
| 172 | 18 | "It's a Dog Eat Drew World" | Gerry Cohen | Ed Lee | February 27, 2002 |
| 173 | 19 | "Bringing Up Boss" | Sam Simon | Daniel O'Keefe | March 13, 2002 |
| 174 | 20 | "Daddy Dearest" | Tommy Thompson | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | March 20, 2002 |
| 175 | 21 | "Never Been to Spain" | Sam Simon | Adam Faberman | March 27, 2002 |
| 176 | 22 | "O Brother, Who Art Thou?" | Gerry Cohen | Vivien Mejia | April 3, 2002 |
| 177 | 23 | "Rich Woman, Poor Man" | Shelley Jensen | Terry Mulroy | April 10, 2002 |
| 178 | 24 | "What Women Don't Want" | Bob Koherr | David A. Caplan | May 1, 2002 |
| 179 | 25 | "Look Mom, One Hand!" | Bob Koherr | Kristen Marvin | May 8, 2002 |
| 180 | 26 | "The Eagle Has Landed" | Sam Simon | Julie Ann Larson | May 15, 2002 |
| 181 | 27 | "The Underpants Guy" | Bob Koherr | Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh | May 22, 2002 |
[edit] Season 8: 2002-2003
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | 1 | "Revenge of the Doormat" | Gerry Cohen | Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh | September 9, 2002 |
| 183 | 2 | "Kate's Wedding" | Gerry Cohen | David A. Caplan | September 16, 2002 |
| 184 | 3 | "Eyes Wide Open" | Bob Koherr | Bruce Rasmussen | September 23, 2002 |
| 185 | 4 | "Drew and the Life-Size Jim Thome Cut-Out" | Bob Koherr | Daniel O'Keefe | September 30, 2002 |
| 186 | 5 | "Hickory Dickory...Double Date" | Sam Simon | Les Firestein | October 7, 2002 |
| 187 | 6 | "Mama Told Me I Should Come" | Bob Koherr | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | October 21, 2002 |
| 188 | 7 | "Family Affair" | Sam Simon | Julie Ann Larson | November 8, 2002 |
| 189 | 8 | "Chemistry Schmemistry" | Bob Koherr | Terry Mulroy | November 8, 2002 |
| 190 | 9 | "The Dawn Patrol" | Sam Simon | Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh | November 15, 2002 |
| 191 | 10 | "Drew's Girl Friday" | Tommy Thompson | Ed Lee | November 29, 2002 |
| 192 | 11 | "Drew Tries Hot Salsa" | Gerry Cohen | David A. Caplan | December 6, 2002 |
| 193 | 12 | "The Man in the Iron Chair" | Gerry Cohen | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | December 20, 2002 |
| 194 | 13 | "Drew Takes a Guilt Trip" | Gerry Cohen | Daniel O'Keefe | January 10, 2003 |
| 195 | 14 | "Blecch Sunday" | Shelley Jensen | Ed Lee | January 24, 2003 |
| 196 | 15 | "Turkeyspotting" | Bob Koherr | Adam Faberman | June 25, 2003 |
| 197 | 16 | "Suddenly No Summer" | Sam Simon | Les Firestein, Ed Lee | June 25, 2003 |
| 198 | 17 | "What's Love Got to Do With It?" | Sam Simon | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | July 2, 2003 |
| 199 | 18 | "Two Girls for Every Boy" | Tommy Thompson | Stacey Pulwer | July 2, 2003 |
| 200 | 19 | "Two Days of the Condo" | Gerry Cohen | Daniel O'Keefe | July 9, 2003 |
| 201 | 20 | "Lewis You Can Drive My Car" | Sam Simon | Julie Ann Larson | July 9, 2003 |
| 202 | 21 | "A Speedy Recovery" | Drew Carey | Kristen Marvin | July 16, 2003 |
| 203 | 22 | "A Means to an End" | Shelley Jensen | John N. Huss | July 16, 2003 |
| 204 | 23 | "Drew Answers the Belle" | Gerry Cohen | David A. Caplan | July 23, 2003 |
| 205 | 24 | "What Screams May Come" | Gerry Cohen | Julie Ann Larson, Terry Mulroy | July 23, 2003 |
| 206 | 25 | "Love is in the Air" | Drew Carey | Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh | August 20, 2003 |
| 207 | 26 | "The Bataan Wedding March" | Bob Koherr | Clay Graham | August 27, 2003 |
[edit] Season 9: 2003-2004
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | 1 | "Drew Hunts Silver Fox" | Sam Simon | Russ Woody | June 2, 2004 |
| 209 | 2 | "Eye of the Leopard" | Tommy Thompson | Adam Faberman | June 2, 2004 |
| 210 | 3 | "Foos Rush In" | Tommy Thompson | Dean Young | June 9, 2004 |
| 211 | 4 | "Drew Thinks Inside the Box" | Brian K. Roberts | Daniel O'Keefe | June 9, 2004 |
| 212 | 5 | "At Your Cervix" | Brian K. Roberts | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | June 16, 2004 |
| 213 | 6 | "Sealed in a Kiss" | Bob Koherr | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | June 16, 2004 |
| 214 | 7 | "Baby Makes Stress" | Shelley Jensen | Dean Young | June 23, 2004 |
| 215 | 8 | "Michigan J. Gus" | Sam Simon | John N. Huss | June 23, 2004 |
| 216 | 9 | "No Booze for Drew" | Shelley Jensen | Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter | June 30, 2004 |
| 217 | 10 | "Drew's Best Friend" | Bob Koherr | Julie Ann Larson | June 30, 2004 |
| 218 | 11 | "Arrivederci, Italy" | Bob Koherr | Daniel O'Keefe | July 7, 2004 |
| 219 | 12 | "House of the Rising Son-in-Law" | Tommy Thompson | Ed Lee | July 7, 2004 |
| 220 | 13 | "Dog Soup" | Sam Simon | Hugh Fink | July 14, 2004 |
| 221 | 14 | "Asleep at the Wheel" | Shelley Jensen | Dean Young | July 14, 2004 |
| 222 | 15 | "Baby Face" | Bob Koherr | Masha Tivyan | July 21, 2004 |
| 223 | 16 | "Girlfriend, Interrupted" | Bob Koherr | Daniel O'Keefe | July 21, 2004 |
| 224 | 17 | "Straight Eye for the Queer Guy" | Sam Simon | Julie Ann Larson | July 28, 2004 |
| 225 | 18 | "Still Life with Freeloader" | Drew Carey | Kristen Marvin | July 28, 2004 |
| 226 | 19 | "Burning Down the House" | Sam Simon | Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh | August 18, 2004 |
| 227 | 20 | "Liar, Liar, House on Fire" | Drew Carey | Russ Woody | August 18, 2004 |
| 228 | 21 | "Sleeping with the Enemy" | Shelley Jensen | Ed Lee | August 25, 2004 |
| 229 | 22 | "Assault with a Lovely Weapon" | Shelley Jensen | Hugh Fink | August 25, 2004 |
| 230 | 23 | "Love, Sri Lankan Style" | Bob Koherr | Russ Woody | September 1, 2004 |
| 231 | 24 | "Knot in the Mood" | Shelley Jensen | David A. Caplan | September 1, 2004 |
| 232 | 25 | "The Passion of the Wick" | Shelley Jensen | Ed Lee | September 8, 2004 |
| 233 | 26 | "Finale" | Sam Simon | Bruce Helford, Clay Graham, David A. Caplan | September 8, 2004 |
