The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
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The Drew Carey Show

6.5 / 10
1995
9 seasons
233 episodes
Comedy

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    7.0
    13-09-199522m

    Pressure to fill a cosmetics-counter job has Drew a shade irascible--especially after interviewing an applicant with "unusual" make-up habits.

  • Ep 2

    2.Miss Right

    8.0
    20-09-199522m

    Drew finally meets "Miss Right," only to discover she's also just right for a job he's trying to fill. Meanwhile, Mimi's back--and this time, it's personal: she's been hired as per...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Joining of Two Unlike Elements Is a Mixture

    8.0
    27-09-199522m

    Drew vows to throw Kate a surprise shotgun wedding, after she laments that one of the states she never entered was that of holy matrimony. Meanwhile, a co-worker asks Drew to fire...

  • Ep 4

    4.Nature Abhors a Vacuum

    7.0
    04-10-199521m

    When Drew fires his boss's inamorata, Mr. Bell forces Drew to use his resources to find him a new girlfriend. But only Kate rings Bell's chimes.

  • Ep 5

    5.No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike

    7.0
    18-10-199522m

    Drew sends out a memo limiting employees' phone usage at work, but his attempt at levity--a risqué cartoon attached to the note--isn't well received by everybody.

  • Ep 6

    6.Drew Meets Lawyers

    8.0
    01-11-199522m

    Drew's painted into a corner when a female co-worker draws the wrong conclusions from a cartoon he distributed.

  • Ep 7

    7.Drew in Court

    8.0
    08-11-199522m

    Drew finally gets his day in court to defend himself against sexual-harassment charges. But he lends his case little appeal when he acts as his own counsel.

  • Ep 8

    8.Lewis' Sister

    7.0
    15-11-199522m

    Drew feels family ties tightening around his neck when he takes Lewis's sister on a date, and she falls for him--much to Lewis's (and Drew's) chagrin.

  • Ep 9

    9.Drew and Mrs. Louder

    7.0
    29-11-199522m

    The store's owner asks Drew to be her personal assistant, but his new position soon turns compromising when her interest extends into his private life.

  • Ep 10

    10.Science Names Suck

    7.0
    06-12-199522m

    Drew and his buddies welcome back an old high-school friend, but Kate's up in arms about the "new guy" horning in on her territory.

  • Ep 11

    11.The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus

    7.0
    13-12-199522m

    Drew's dad pressures him to join his lodge, the Wildebeests, so he can make gnu, er, new business connections.

  • Ep 12

    12.Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics

    7.0
    20-12-199522m

    Things look ho-ho-hopeless for Drew when the store's employees--including Kate--go on strike during the holiday rush, and he's forced to hire scabs to replace them.

  • Ep 13

    13.Drew and the Unstable Element

    7.0
    03-01-199622m

    After hiring a criminally insane employee, Drew has to fire him without creating any bad blood--or losing any good blood.

  • Ep 14

    14.Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew

    7.0
    10-01-199620m

    Drew agrees to show Mr. Bell's spoiled nephew the ropes at work, but he's soon trying to give the upstart enough rope to hang himself.

  • Ep 15

    15.There Is No Scientific Name for a Show about God

    7.0
    17-01-199621m

    A life-altering experience reawakens Drew's aspiration to spend his life behind an altar--as a minister. But his renewed devotion leads to a baptism of fire when he's called upon t...

  • Ep 16

    16.Drew's New Assistant

    7.0
    31-01-199622m

    The good news: Drew's dream of getting a personal assistant comes true. The bad news: Mimi is it.

  • Ep 17

    17.The Front

    07-02-199622m

    Drew may have to terminate his affair with Lisa or risk job termination when the store bans interoffice dating. His solution? Ask Kate's boyfriend to pretend he's dating Lisa, to t...

  • Ep 18

    18.Playing a Unified Field

    7.0
    14-02-199622m

    Drew decides to ask out his party-animal hairdresser after Lisa cuts him loose to start dating other people.

  • Ep 19

    19.Atomic Cat Fight

    8.0
    21-02-199621m

    Lisa, Kate and Mimi are candidates to head the store's personal-services department, and Drew has trouble deciding among them.

  • Ep 20

    20.Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom

    8.0
    27-02-199622m

    Drew's in a knotty position when he tries to straighten out family ties between Kate and her mom.

  • Ep 21

    21.Drew Gets Motivated

    7.0
    01-05-199621m

    Stagnated in his job, Drew takes the bull by the horns and convinces the board to use animal mascots for the store. But things turn beastly for Drew when the creatures get loose.

  • Ep 22

    22.Buzz Beer

    8.0
    08-05-199622m

    Drew starts his own beermaking business after learning there's trouble brewing at the store and that he could be getting canned.

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