| 词条 | 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 ABC 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 assistant personnel director Drew Carey, in his romances and relationships to friends Lewis, Oswald, and Kate. There have 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. Series overview| color1 = #7B26CA | link1 = #Season 1 (1995–96) | episodes1 = 22 | start1 = {{Start date|1995|09|13}} | end1 = {{End date|1996|05|08}} | color2 = #fada00 | link2 = #Season 2 (1996–97) | episodes2 = 24 | start2 = {{Start date|1996|09|18}} | end2 = {{End date|1997|05|14}} | color3 = #2040bf | link3 = #Season 3 (1997–98) | episodes3 = 28 | start3 = {{Start date|1997|09|17}} | end3 = {{End date|1998|05|20}} | color4 = #AC201B | link4 = #Season 4 (1998–99) | episodes4 = 27 | start4 = {{Start date|1998|09|23}} | end4 = {{End date|1999|05|26}} | color5 = #0BDA51 | link5 = #Season 5 (1999–2000) | episodes5 = 26 | start5 = {{Start date|1999|09|22}} | end5 = {{End date|2000|05|17}} | color6 = #FFA500 | link6 = #Season 6 (2000–01) | episodes6 = 27 | start6 = {{Start date|2000|10|04}} | end6 = {{End date|2001|05|23}} | color7 = #FF29FF | link7 = #Season 7 (2001–02) | episodes7 = 27 | start7 = {{Start date|2001|09|26}} | end7 = {{End date|2002|05|22}} | color8 = #A52A2A | link8 = #Season 8 (2002–03) | episodes8 = 26 | start8 = {{Start date|2002|09|09}} | end8 = {{End date|2003|08|27}} | color9 = #81e3d4 | link9 = #Season 9 (2004) | episodes9 = 26 | start9 = {{Start date|2004|06|02}} | end9 = {{End date|2004|09|08}} }} EpisodesSeason 1 (1995–96)This season introduces Drew Carey as Assistant Director of Personnel at Winfred-Louder. His unseen but often heard boss is Mr. Bell (Kevin Pollak), who has an obnoxious assistant, Mimi Bobeck (Kathy Kinney), who often clashes with Drew. Drew spends much of his free time with friends Lewis (Ryan Stiles), Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and Kate (Christa Miller) and their favorite hangout is a tavern called 'Warsaw'. Throughout the season Drew has an on again- off again girlfriend, Lisa Robbins (Katy Selverstone) while Jay Clemens (Robert Torti) is Kate's boyfriend for the later half of Season 1. The theme music for the first season's opening credits consists of Drew Carey singing "Moon Over Parma". {{Episode table |background=#7B26CA|overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Pilot |WrittenBy = Bruce Helford and Drew Carey |DirectedBy = Michael Lessac |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|13}} |ShortSummary = Drew interviews a hostile Mimi for the cosmetics salesperson job at Winfred-Louder and she accuses him of being sexist for rejecting her application. Meanwhile, Drew's best friend Kate who has just lost her job, coerces him into hiring her, though he is reluctant to hire a friend. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Miss Right |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|20}} |ShortSummary = Mr. Bell hires Mimi as his assistant to keep her from filing a complaint about Drew's 'harassment' and she vows to make Drew's life intolerable. Drew meets attractive job applicant Lisa and the two become friendly fast. However, once Lisa is hired, he is worried about dating her because Winfred-Louder's rules prohibit management from dating an employee. Meanwhile, Drew's neighbors cause trouble next door. This episode introduces Lisa Robbins (Katy Selverstone). |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = The Joining of Two Unlike Elements is a Mixture |WrittenBy = Lona Williams |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|9|27}} |ShortSummary = Kate is depressed that most women she knew are married and she isn't and the guys throw a fake marriage ceremony to cheer her up. While on the way back in the limo, Drew reveals to Kate that he had a crush on her during high school. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Nature Abhors a Vacuum |WrittenBy = Jeff Lowell |DirectedBy = Michael Lessac |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|4}} |ShortSummary = Drew fires Suzie, an inept employee, only to find out she was Mr. Bell's mistress. Kate proposes her idea for a day spa to an impressed Mr. Bell, who wants to meet with her and Drew at the Warsaw to discuss it. However, Drew discovers he is only interested in making Kate his latest conquest. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike |WrittenBy = Bruce Helford and Drew Carey |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|10|18}} |ShortSummary = The guys confront Kate's intimidating ex-boyfriend Barry, who refuses to pick up his stuff and makes incessant phone calls to Kate at work. Drew attaches a cartoon to the bottom of a memo in the hopes of boosting company morale and is later obsessed to find out who was the lone offended employee that complained to Mr. Bell. It turns out to be Nora from Accounting who also ends up filing a lawsuit against Drew. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Drew Meets Lawyers |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|1}} |ShortSummary = Drew turns down Winfred-Louder's attorneys (Guest stars Penn and Teller) when they try to get him to settle the lawsuit by signing a waiver that absolves the store of any responsibility. Drew then hires a lawyer, who happens to be an insufferable ex-boyfriend of Kate's, but is left high and dry when he has to fire him for making passes at Kate. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Drew in Court |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|8}} |ShortSummary = Drew defends himself against Nora's lawsuit but isn't very successful. Nora cries on the stand to gain everyone's sympathy and the outlook is pretty bleak for Drew. A stressed Drew loses it during an argument at the Warsaw, gets arrested for assault, and has to doubly defend himself. Much to his relief, the judge rules in his favor in Nora's case. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Lewis' Sister |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|15}} |ShortSummary = When Lewis' sister, Janet, drops by for a visit, Drew who had a brief fling with her in high school shows a renewed interest and proceeds to date her despite Lewis' reservations. However, when things don't go well, he needs to break up with Janet without incurring Lewis' wrath. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Drew and Mrs. Louder |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|11|29}} |ShortSummary = Mrs. Louder, the elderly widow of the store's founder, offers Drew a job as her personal assistant and Drew reluctantly accepts. Drew enjoys making connections within the corporate world, and is now allowed to date Lisa as he is no longer part of management. However, he gets demoted to his old job after Mrs. Louder catches him and Lisa having a tryst in the restroom during the office Christmas party. Special guest star Nan Martin as Mrs. Louder. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Science Names Suck |WrittenBy = Lona Williams and Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|12|6}} |ShortSummary = After Kate has a new boyfriend and has less time to spend with them, the guys try to cope without her. They run into an old buddy Jay at the Warsaw and start hanging out with him. When Kate returns after her breakup, she is furious at Jay for taking her place in the gang but surprisingly the pair begins dating. This episode introduces Jay Clemens (Robert Torti) |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus |WrittenBy = Jeff Lowell and Lona Williams |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|12|13}} |ShortSummary = Drew's dad introduces Drew, Lewis and Oswald to his club "The Wildebeests", hoping it will help Drew make contacts and land a better job. However, they all leave when they discover that many of the club members are bigots and later Drew tells off his dad for being over-expectant of him. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics |WrittenBy = Jeff Lowell and Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gary Halvorson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|12|20}} |ShortSummary = Winfred-Louder employees decide to go on strike a few weeks before Christmas. Drew sympathizes with their plight, but must hire temporary replacements to keep the store going, including Oswald as a replacement for Kate. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 13 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Drew and the Unstable Element |WrittenBy = Jane Harnick and Aaron Harnick |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|1|3}} |ShortSummary = Drew feels he is being stalked by Earl, whom he has just fired from the store after discovering his past history of volatile behavior, and it results in the rest of the gang playing pranks on a jumpy Drew. Later, when Earl does show up at Drew's house, he is nabbed by Chuck, the store security guard. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 14 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew |WrittenBy = Christy Snell |DirectedBy = Dennis Erdman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|1|10}} |ShortSummary = Mr. Bell promises Drew a promotion in exchange for training his nephew Blaine, who turns out to be a lazy, nepotistic pest. Kate mistakenly sells an expensive perfume for much less than it's worth and turns to Drew for help. Meanwhile, Blaine becomes such a nuisance that Mimi and Drew form an unholy alliance to force him out of the store. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 15 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = There is No Scientific Name for a Show About God |WrittenBy = Teleplay by: Lona Williams and Jeff Lowell Story by: Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|1|17}} |ShortSummary = Drew believes that it was divine intervention that kept him out of a car accident. He then recalls one of his childhood vows written down in an old family bible, that was to serve God and attempts to fulfill it by becoming a minister at his church. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 16 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Drew's New Assistant |WrittenBy = Robert Borden and Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|1|31}} |ShortSummary = Mr. Bell appoints Mimi as Drew's assistant so he can hire Suzie as his own assistant. The gang consoles Drew after Mimi bruises his leg in the office. The situation takes a disturbing turn when a horrified Drew discovers pictures that suggest Mimi is secretly in love with him. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = The Front |WrittenBy = Bruce Rasmussen |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|7}} |ShortSummary = A furious Mrs. Louder forces Mr. Bell to fire Suzie after discovering their affair and a revengeful Mr. Bell threatens to fire any member of management who is caught dating an employee. Drew and Lisa have to jump through hoops to keep seeing each other and avoid being caught, especially by an on-the-prowl Mimi. Special guest star Tim Allen as himself. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Playing the Unified Field |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|14}} |ShortSummary = Drew wants to maintain his relationship with Lisa undercover, but an exasperated Lisa decides they both should start dating other people and proceeds to do so. Drew starts dating his hard-living hairdresser Sue, but finds her too tough to handle. Later Lisa tells him of a way they can start seeing each other again. Special guest star Jamie Lee Curtis. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 19 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = The Atomic Cat Fight |WrittenBy = Lona Williams |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|21}} |ShortSummary = Winfred-Louder wants Drew to hire someone to head the new Personal Shopper department and Drew hits a big dilemma when both Kate and Lisa want the job and Mimi is in the race, too, backed by Mr. Bell. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 20 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom |WrittenBy = Jeff Lowell |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|2|28}} |ShortSummary = Kate tries to conceal from her mom that she is dating Jay, since she is always disapproving of her boyfriends. When the truth comes out, she has to make up for it by inviting Jay over for dinner at her mom's house. Just as Kate suspected, her mom worries that Jay is on the rebound and tries to convince Kate that Drew is the right man for her. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 21 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Drew Gets Motivated |WrittenBy = Matt Miller and Barrie Nedler |DirectedBy = Gary Halvorson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|1}} |ShortSummary = Inspired by a motivational speaker, Drew launches a commercial video as part of Winfred-Louder's new promotional campaign featuring a camel and a bull. The video is successful and earns him a promotion. His luck runs out when the animals are brought to the store for a personal appearance and they get loose and invade the boardroom. Special guest star Nan Martin as Mrs. Louder. |LineColor = 7B26CA }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 22 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = Buzz Beer |WrittenBy = Teleplay by: Les Firestein and Robert Borden Story by: Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|5|8}} |ShortSummary = Rumors fly around that a Dutch company is about to take over Winfred-Louder. This episode also sees the creation of "Buzz Beer", a coffee-flavored beer, by Drew and the gang and Mr. Bell is fired. |LineColor = 7B26CA }} }} Season 2 (1996–97)This season starts with Winfred-Louder in turmoil and Mr. Bell fired. The first few episodes see both Kate and Drew become single again, with Drew breaking up with Lisa Robbins (Katy Selverstone) and Jay Clemens (Robert Torti) breaking up with Kate before leaving for Minnesota. The show's theme slowly changed from "Moon Over Parma" which was gradually phased out in favour of "Five O'Clock World" by The Vogues. {{Episode table |background=#fada00|overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 23 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = We'll Remember Always, Evaluation Day |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|18}} |ShortSummary = This episode starts with a full musical version of "Five O'Clock World" before the usual theme song "Moon Over Parma". With Drew in charge of evaluations, all the staff are sucking up to him. Lisa is on the verge of breaking up with Drew after she feels he always puts his work ahead of her. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 24 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Something Wick This Way Comes |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|9|25}} |ShortSummary = This episode marks the first appearance of Winfred Lauder's new Store Manager, Nigel Wick (Craig Ferguson). Drew protests when Wick decides to fire all the older employees. Lewis and Oswald try to fill a rush order for Buzz beer and it leads to neighborhood kids working at the brewery in Drew's garage. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 25 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Break It Up, Break It Up |WrittenBy = Lona Williams |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|2}} |ShortSummary = Jay Clemens breaks up with Kate and moves to Minnesota, while Drew and Lisa also break up after she moves in with him and they get to each other's nerves. Speedy's 1st episode. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 26 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = The Bully You Know |WrittenBy = Christy Snell |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|16}} |ShortSummary = The guys meet up with their former high-school bully, who is going through tough times, so Drew tries to help him out with a job at Winfred-Louder. Oswald and Lewis introduce Drew's new dog, Speedy, to the other dogs on the street. Guest starring Norm Macdonald as Simon. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 27 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = The Devil, You Say |WrittenBy = Bruce Helford |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|30}} |ShortSummary = The guys help Kate out when she starts dating a guy, 'The Devil', who takes his nickname a little bit too seriously. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 28 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = The Day the Music Died |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|6}} |ShortSummary = The guys find out their high school music teacher Ms.Blankenship has died, and a solemn Drew organizes the reformation of the school band for her memorial service and later reveals his 'special' relationship with Ms.Blackenship to the gang. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 29 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = What the Zoning Inspector Saw |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|13}} |ShortSummary = Drew's zoning inspector girlfriend, Bonnie, threatens to shut his brewery in the garage and Buzz beer down, so the gang try to mobilize popular support to keep their product alive. Guest Starring Caroline Rhea as Bonnie. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 30 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Drew's the Other Man |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|20}} |ShortSummary = Drew plans a surprise rendezvous with Bonnie only to find out much to his dismay that Bonnie is married. Oswald makes a new friend at work and Lewis is jealous until the stranger's true intentions become clear. Guest Starring Caroline Rhea as Bonnie. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 31 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Mimi's Day Parade |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|11|27}} |ShortSummary = Drew is placed in charge of Winfred-Louder's Thanksgiving day parade but needs to let Mimi sit in the first float to save the show. The last time Drew Carey's version of "Moon Over Parma" is played as theme song. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 32 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = It's Your Party and I'll Crash If I Want To |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|4}} |ShortSummary = Drew and Mimi crash a party thrown by a new store employee to which they were the only ones apparently uninvited. Kate bleaches her hair to appeal to decent men. "Five O'Clock World" becomes theme song for the remainder of season 2. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 33 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Lisa Gets Married |WrittenBy = Christy Snell, Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|18}} |ShortSummary = The return (and last appearance) of Lisa Robbins (Katy Selverstone) who is getting married to a fellow store employee whom Drew, much to his predicament, has on his firing list for non-performance. Lewis and Oswald take up jobs as elves for Winfred-Louder but have constant tiffs with a drunken Santa. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 34 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = They're Back |WrittenBy = Clay Graham and Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|8}} |ShortSummary = Drew's parents move in with him after losing their home in Florida and end up depriving him of any privacy. Later Oswald and Lewis take Drew in when he can't stand to live with his parents any longer. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 35 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Hello/Goodbye |WrittenBy = Susan Garon |DirectedBy = Gary Halvorson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|15}} |ShortSummary = After Drew squabbles with their landlord over conditions in the apartment, Lewis and Oswald get evicted and the guys are forced to move into Kate's. Lewis pretends to be rich to date a demanding woman. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 36 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Drewstock |WrittenBy = Christy Snell and Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|1|29}} |ShortSummary = Lewis and Oswald rent the place above the Warsaw. The gang decide to wind up Buzz beer and throw a party offering free beer to liquidate the left-over inventory. Kate finds some new girlfriends who turn out be doppelgängers of the guys. Little Richard guest stars. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 37 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Drew Blows His Promotion |WrittenBy = Susan Dickes, Christy Snell, Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|5}} |ShortSummary = Kate plays a prank on Drew by adding "special" sounds to a copy of the video tape Drew had made for his promotion campaign, but it turns out to be the actual tape and Drew plays it to his embarrassment at the Winfred Lauder board meeting. Special guest star Nan Martin as Mrs. Lauder. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 38 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Check Out Drew's Old Flame |WrittenBy = Susan Dickes |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|12}} |ShortSummary = Drew encounters and falls for Kyra, an "ex-high school friend" who turns out to be a con artist and it leads to Drew's car being repossessed and his furniture stolen. The gang try to help out Kate with her monetary problems. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 39 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = See Drew Run |WrittenBy = Lona Williams |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|19}} |ShortSummary = Drew decides to go on a hunger strike to force Winfred-Louder to build a skywalk to the parking garage after Oswald and Lewis get run over on a busy intersection while visiting Drew at the store. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 40 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Drew Gets Married |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|2|26}} |ShortSummary = A drunk Drew gets fortuitously married to a woman, Diane, on a trip to Vegas and he agrees to play as her husband briefly so she can win custody of her two children. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 41 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Man's Best Same Sex Companion |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |DirectedBy = Robert Borden |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|3|5}} |ShortSummary = After exploiting Winfred-Louder's same-sex insurance benefits for his dog Speedy's surgery, Drew enlists Oswald to pretend to be his companion in front of the store board to save his job. Special guest star Nan Martin as Mrs. Louder. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 42 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar |WrittenBy = Lona Williams |DirectedBy = Gary Halvorson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|3|19}} |ShortSummary = The gang support Drew when crazy-man Earl is let out of the mental institution and moves next door to Drew. Mimi prepares to meet the King of Poland with the hopes of becoming queen. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 43 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Cap-Beer-Cino |WrittenBy = Christy Snow and Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|2}} |ShortSummary = The gang have to deal with a ruthless rival to Buzz Beer, "Cap-beer-Cino", another coffee-flavored knock-off of Buzz Beer and the competition gets ugly after the Cap-beer-Cino makers sabotage the ice-cream truck that the guys bought for delivering Buzz Beer. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 44 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = Drew vs. Mimi, Part II |WrittenBy = David Brownfield |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|4|30}} |ShortSummary = Drew, Mimi and Larry compete for a board position at the store. Drew gains an edge and impresses the management with some tips from a business book but later Mimi hijacks the book from Drew. Special guest star Nan Martin as Mrs. Louder. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 45 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Win a Date with Kate |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|7}} |ShortSummary = Kate isn't amused when the guys decide to give away a date with her as a promotion for Buzz Beer and Mr. Wick finds the winning bottle cap. Drew gets nervous when Mr. Wick and Kate become 'romantically involved' as he worries that they will eventually break up and take out their anger on him. Originally broadcast in 3D. |LineColor = fada00 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 46 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = New York and Queens |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy and Christy Snell |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|5|14}} |ShortSummary = Drew and the gang take off on an impromptu trip to New York on their ice-cream truck to break the monotony of their lives. The episode ends with a dance-off over The Rocky Horror Picture Show vs. The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Special guest stars: Donald Trump as himself, Carol Channing as herself, Nicholas Turturro as Detective James Martinez from NYPD Blue. |LineColor = fada00 }} }} Season 3 (1997–98)The main story arc of this season is Kate and Oswald's relationship, which starts with them getting together in secret early on in the season, before they start going out leading up to the wedding at the end of the season. For much of the season realtor Nicki Fifer (Kate Walsh) is Drew's girlfriend, and as the season progress, the more bad habits she picks up from Drew. Drew's brother, Steve Carey (John Carroll Lynch) is introduced, and revealed to be a cross dresser. Nan Martin has a recurring role as Winfred-Louder owner, Mrs. Fran Louder who is having an affair with Larry Almada, Ian Gomez. The theme song for the first two episodes is "Five O'Clock World", with "Cleveland Rocks" replacing it from the third episode "Strange Bedfellows". {{Episode table |background=#2040bf|overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 47 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Drew vs. Billboard |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|17}} |ShortSummary = After being slighted by his boss Wick for not being fit, Drew embarks on a mission to lose weight but gets tricked by a con man who uses a topless picture of Drew on a huge billboard to advertise "Vita Beer", a weight loss scam. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 48 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Drew and the Singles Union |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|9|24}} |ShortSummary = This episode has an extended introductory dream sequence where everyone is an alien. As a gag, the old animated show title appears, with an alien version of Drew singing "Moon Over Parma" but with the lyrics changed to the name of the alien planet. A savage storm threatens Cleveland, and when Winfred Louder employees with families are preferentially allowed to leave early, Drew tries to start a single employees union in protest. Kate and Oswald kiss. A dazed Wick is taken by Mimi to her home after the storm. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 49 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Strange Bedfellows |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|1}} |ShortSummary = This episode has an extended introductory theme of "Cleveland Rocks", sung by The Presidents of the United States of America, which became the theme for the rest of the show's run. The first appearance of realtor, Nicki Fifer (Kate Walsh) who takes advantage of 'nice guy' Drew. Kate and Oswald secretly are seeing each other on a regular basis. Drew and Mimi are shocked to discover that Larry Almada (Ian Gomez) is having an affair with Mrs. Louder (Nan Martin). |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 50 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Misery Loves Mimi |WrittenBy = Lona Williams |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|8}} |ShortSummary = Drew starts dating realtor Nicki (Kate Walsh), after previous repeated attempts had failed. Mr. Wick is recuperating with Mimi and Larry is still staying with Drew. Mimi uses Wicks signature to run the store and fire Drew, who goes to her apartment to free Wick. Just as Nicki agrees to go out with Drew, Kate and Oswald reveal their secret and the house is raided by the police. Special guest stars Rachel True and Keith Diamond. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 51 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = "A Very, Very, Very Fine House" |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|15}} |ShortSummary = Drew's house is being seized and auctioned off as proceeds of crime, despite Drew being found innocent of any involvement in Larry's drug dealing. Drew comes to terms with Kate and Oswald being together. Special guest stars Rachel True as Janet Clemens and Keith Diamond as Greg Clemens. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 52 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Drew vs. the Pig |WrittenBy = Bob Nickman |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|10|29}} |ShortSummary = Nicki (Kate Walsh) tells Drew she was once fat and wants to avoid any culinary temptations, and supports Drew when he decides to lose weight. Mimi, however, is convinced that Nicki never was fat and is trying to trick Drew into losing weight and bets him that he can't stick to the diet. The gang run a Buzz Beer promotion at the local Expo, where Lewis becomes Beer Boy. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 53 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Batmobile |WrittenBy = Bruce Helford |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|5}} |ShortSummary = Drew wins a contest and has a choice of either $200,000 or the Batmobile, and to the other's disgust Drew chooses the Batmobile. Special guest stars Rachel True as Janet Clemens, Keith Diamond as Greg Clemens and Kate Walsh as Nicki. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 54 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = The Dog and Pony Show |WrittenBy = Deborah Oppenheimer and Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|12}} |ShortSummary = Nigel Wick agrees to mind Mrs. Louder's dog. The plan goes awry and Drew has Lucky fixed and shorn, which to Wick's horror means they will be fired. To raise the money to buy a replacement the gang do "The Full Monty" at the Warsaw. Larry gets out of jail and agrees to help them, but the tavern is raided. Special guest star Kate Walsh as Nicki. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 55 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Drew's Brother |WrittenBy = Christy Snell and Scott Gordon |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|19}} |ShortSummary = Drew's brother Steve has lost his job and moves in with Drew. Kate then convinces him to hire Steve for a job at Winfred-Louder, but Drew is shocked to learn that his brother is a cross dresser. Drew then has to save Steve's job. The first appearance of John Carroll Lynch as Steve Carey. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 56 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = That Thing You Don't |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |WrittenBy = Bruce Rasmussen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|11|26}} |ShortSummary = Drew, Lewis and Oswald decide to reform the Horn Dogs, their old high school band, to compete in a battle of the bands competition at the Warsaw Tavern. Unfortunately, Kate also wants to be in the band although she can't sing, and there is a rival band from the high school days, The Underpriveleged (special appearance by The Reverend Horton Heat), led by Herb. Special guest star Seth Green. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 57 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Volunteer |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|3}} |ShortSummary = Drew agrees to volunteer at a local nursing home which has a bad reputation, and Wick then decides to run with the idea and make a mandatory program of employees volunteering for the nursing home. Mrs. Louder wants Drew to hire a replacement for Larry, but Drew has bigger problems with the nursing home residents framing him, but a deal is struck to save Drew and get Larry back to work. Special guest star Tim Conway. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 58 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Vacation |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|12|17}} |ShortSummary = Drew and Kate are equal winners of the Winfred-Louder Christmas competition, which has a prize for a free trip to the Bahamas. Drew is worried that he can't share a room with Kate without something happening. Lewis lets slip to Oswald that Drew has feelings for Kate, so he jumps on a plane to follow the others. Kate meanwhile reveals to Drew that she is not sure whether Oswald is the one. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 59 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Howdy Neighbor |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |DirectedBy = Richard Schwadel |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|1|7}} |ShortSummary = The gang are drinking and the Buzz Beer tank explodes showering their neighbours house in beer, with Drew's neighbour Greg becoming his new boss at Buzz Beer after he pays for a new tank. Lewis starts dating Pinky, a co-worker at DrugCo who is a test subject for experimental drugs. Guest Stars Rachel True and Keith Diamond as Janet and Greg Clemens. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 60 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = He Harassed Me, He Harassed Me Not |WrittenBy = Lona Williams |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|1|14}} |ShortSummary = Wick thinks that the Board are going to fire him and so he plots with Mimi to scam the board out of money by devising a sexual harassment lawsuit. The scam goes wrong when Mimi is offended by Wick liking his acting PA more than Mimi. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 61 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Mr. Louder's Birthday Party |WrittenBy = Christy Snell and Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|1|28}} |ShortSummary = Drew has to give a speech at the annual event thrown by Mrs. Louder (Nan Martin) in honor of her late husband, but ends up offending Nicki (Kate Walsh). Mimi hires a sexual harassment lawyer in her lawsuit. Guest starring Steve Buscemi as Mr. Marchetti. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 62 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = The Salon |WrittenBy = Bob Nickman and Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|2|4}} |ShortSummary = There is a fashion buyers job vacant at Winfred Louder and Kate and Mimi both want it. To help Kate, Drew hosts a "Salon" party to allow Kate to show off her skills to Mrs. Louder (and Lewis to show off to his boss). However, it ends badly as Kate ends up fighting with Mrs. Louder and Drew's neighbors Greg (Keith Diamond) and Janet (Rachel True) end up storming out. Special appearance by Rush Limbaugh and special guest star Charles Nelson Reilly as Lewis's boss. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 63 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = The Engagement |WrittenBy = Bruce Rasmussen |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|2|11}} |ShortSummary = Oswald proposes to Kate and Drew proposes to Nicki, with Oswald angry with Drew and they end up taking secret compatibility tests with Kate and Nicki. Drew tries to get Mr. Wick to pass a lie detector test, but it ends up a disaster with Mimi easily beating the machine and Wick failing dismally. Special guest starring Kate Walsh as Nicki and Ashley Gardner as Pinky, Lewis' girlfriend. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 64 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Nicki's Parents |WrittenBy = Matilda Hokinson |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|2|25}} |ShortSummary = Kate and Oswald have pre-marriage counselling, with Kate angry that Oswald spends so much time with Lewis. With Nicki away, Drew has dinner alone with Nicki's parents Chuck and Charlene Fifer, but the night does not go well, with the couple having a huge fight. Drew and the others show Mr. Fifer what the single life is like. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 65 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Two Weddings and a Funeral for a Refrigerator |WrittenBy = Christy Snell and Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|3|4}} |ShortSummary = Drew's fridge breaks down and the gang is very upset. Drew decides that he has to compete in the Winfred Louder Employee Games, where a fridge is the main prize. However, Mimi and Larry pair up and are determined to win, and Lewis's girlfriend Pinky (Ashley Gardner) goes crazy making it hard for Drew to win. Special guest star Kate Walsh as Nicki. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 66 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = The Bachelor Party |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|3|11}} |ShortSummary = The gang are throwing a Bachelor Party for both Drew and Oswald before their respective weddings. Before the bachelor party, however, Nicki (special guest star Kate Walsh) dumps Drew. This episode sees the second appearance of Steve Carey (John Carroll Lynch) who comes out to parents, George and Beulah as a cross dresser. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 67 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = The Sex Drug |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|3|18}} |ShortSummary = Mimi's sexual harassment lawsuit goes to court, but Drew proves to be an unreliable witness when he turns up to court under the influence of a sex drug (from Lewis's work DrugCo) that he had taken inadvertently. Nigel Wick apologizes to Mimi and tries to convince her to return to work and abandon the scam. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 68 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = What's Wrong with this Episode? |WrittenBy = Michael C. McCarthy |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|4|1}} |ShortSummary = One of Wick's firings goes wrong and he is shot in the crotch with a crossbow. This means Drew has to run the store in the meantime and he promises no firings which has unintended results. This episode is part of a competition for viewers to spot onscreen errors and win prizes. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 69 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = The Rebound |WrittenBy = Christy Snell and Bob Nickman |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|4|8}} |ShortSummary = This episode has the first appearance of handy woman Sharon Bridges (Jenica Bergere), who became a regular guest star for the later part of Season 4. Drew meets a good looking handy-woman when she fixes several appliances broken during a party to celebrate Drew paying off the engagement ring he bought for former fiancé, Nicki. Special guest star is Ashley Gardner in her last appearance as Pinky, Lewis' girlfriend. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 70 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = The Dating Consultant |WrittenBy = Karen S. Brown, Keith Young, Bruce Rasmussen, Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|4|22}} |ShortSummary = Oswald is moving out from the unit above the Warsaw Tavern to be with Kate, so Lewis needs to get a new housemate. Drew meets a dating consultant who he pays to give him some tips. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 71 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = Drew's Cousin |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy, Katherine Green, Matt Ember |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|4|29}} |ShortSummary = Drew's teenage cousin, Kristen, stays with him till she can find room in her college dorm. Drew gets her a temp job at the store but is appalled when she starts dating Mr. Wick. This episode is the third appearance of Steve Carey. Special guest star Nikki Cox as Kristen. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 72 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = From the Earth to the Moon |WrittenBy = Christy Snell and Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|5|6}} |ShortSummary = Drew is offered a promotion by Mrs. Fran Louder to be in charge of hiring for the new stores in Europe. He must make it to the boardroom quickly to hold onto the promotion, but everybody is determined to get in the way. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 73 |EpisodeNumber2 = 27 |Title = The Wedding Dress |WrittenBy = Apryl Huntzinger, Jody Paul, Maria Espada |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|5|13}} |ShortSummary = The gang tries to get Kate her favorite wedding dress at a big sale but fail. Drew then spends the money to buy her the wedding dress, attracting questions from Oswald. Special guest starring Rachel True in her last appearance as Drew's neighbor Janet and Keith Diamond as Greg. |LineColor = 2040bf }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 74 |EpisodeNumber2 = 28 |Title = My Best Friend's Wedding |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |DirectedBy = Sam Simon, Jeff Siegey, Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|5|20}} |ShortSummary = Oswald and Kate are scheduled to marry in Drew's backyard, but she is having second thoughts and turns to Drew for help in breaking the bad news to Oswald. This episode has a special intro featuring Looney Tunes character Daffy Duck. |LineColor = 2040bf }} }} Season 4 (1998–99)The season starts with Kate and Oswald back to being friends. After Drew uncovers a conspiracy in the opening episode, there is a 4 episode story arc where Drew starts up the Horn Dogs again and gains Darcy, a groupie girlfriend, and loses interest in Winfred-Louder. At the same time as his band gets an offer to be a permanent house band, Mr. Wick has to stand down for a while as Store Manager and goes into rehab for treatment with cocaine. Drew dates several different women early on (Darcy, Celia), but for the later part of the season he is seeing Sharon Bridges (Jenica Bergere). Mimi starts dating Drew's brother Steve, much to Drew's disgust. Nan Martin has a recurring role as Mrs. Louder. {{Episode table |background=#AC201B|overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 75 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Drew and the Conspiracy |WrittenBy = Teleplay by: Jennifer Crittenden Story by: Bob Underwood |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|23}} |ShortSummary = Drew finds out from Chuck that many of his mishaps have been arranged by a conspiracy of three co-workers who hate him. Lewis asks Mimi to test out a DrugCo makeup product that changes color along with the mood. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 76 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = In Ramada Da Vida |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|9|30}} |ShortSummary = Episode has crazy intro showing repetitive actions at Winfred Lauder. Kate quits her job at Winfred Lauder. Drew starts up the Horn Dogs and become a house band. Guest Star is Pauley Perrette as Darcy a rock groupie who dates Drew. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 77 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Golden Boy |WrittenBy = Bruce Rasmussen |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|7}} |ShortSummary = Drew and the Horn Dogs (although with Ed Joe Walsh and the James Gang) are still playing, and Darcy convinces Drew to dye his hair. Drew, Chuck and Larry find cocaine at work, and Mr. Wick who goes into rehab. Guest Starring Pauley Perrette. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 78 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Drew Between the Rock and a Hard Place |WrittenBy = Richard Day |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|14}} |ShortSummary = Wick is still in rehab and Drew turns down Wick's job to be with the band. Larry is the new boss and makes budget cuts forcing the others to beg Drew to help. Drew quits the band and is replaced by Weird Al Yankovic. Guest Starring Pauley Perrette. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 79 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Sexual Perversity in Cleveland |WrittenBy = Mike Larsen |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|21}} |ShortSummary = Drew gets dumped by Darcy when he shows her his real job. Drew and Mimi mistakenly fall for each other over the internet, while Oswald gets Drug Co. implants to get $10,000 for his mother. Brief last appearance by Pauley Perrette. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 80 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Cain and Mabel |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|28}} |ShortSummary = Drew and the others are annoyed when Steve Carey and his drag queen friends take over the Warsaw. Oswald is worried about his mother losing her business and finding out about the implants. Special guest star is (Adrienne Barbeau) as Kim Harvey, Oswald's mother. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 81 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Nicki's Wedding |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|4}} |ShortSummary = Drew gets an invite for Nicki's wedding on a ship which he decides to attend despite the dissuasion of the rest of the gang and ends up making a fool out of himself. Meanwhile, Mr. Wick returns to work from rehab. Special guest star Kate Walsh. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 82 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Drew's New Car |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|11}} |ShortSummary = Oswald makes another $10,000 from the implants and pays back his old debts to the others. Oswald, Kate and Lewis use the money to buy a new car for Drew who is impressed but sells the car to help his friends back again. When they take offense, Drew needs to get the car back from Mimi who blackmails him to help her win the store's Employee of the year award. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 83 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = The High Road to China |WrittenBy = Katherine Green |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|18}} |ShortSummary = Drew plays an elaborate prank on Mimi who has him kidnapped and dumped on the Great Wall of China without his passport and wallet. Much of this episode was filmed in China. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 84 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Drew's Dance Party |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|18}} |ShortSummary = This episode is a compilation episode of the various songs the gang has sung over the past few seasons. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 85 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Kate's Family |WrittenBy = Richard Day |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|25}} |ShortSummary = Kate has an instant family and Drew takes up swimming to impress avid swimmer Sharon. Mimi is worried that Drew is out to get revenge for being sent to China. Guest Starring Neil Flynn and also Jenica Bergere (as handy-woman Sharon Bridges). |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 86 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Drew Dates a Senior |WrittenBy = Jennifer Crittenden |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|9}} |ShortSummary = Drew decides to attend night school to pursue his Masters Degree but ends up dating a much older woman, Celia. Mimi volunteers to organize a Christmas display window for the store. Special guest star Shirley Jones as Celia. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 87 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Drew's Holiday Punch |WrittenBy = Mike Larsen |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|12|16}} |ShortSummary = Drew and Celia are surprised by Drew's parents arriving unexpectedly for Christmas. Drew, though initially reluctant, later reveals his relationship with Celia to them. Meanwhile, the rest of the gang help Mimi with selling Christmas trees door to door. Special guest star Shirley Jones as Celia. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 88 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = A House Divided |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe and Katherine Green |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|6}} |ShortSummary = Winfred Lauder are going to be the anchor tenant of a new shopping mall... to be located over Drew's house. Special guest star Keith Diamond is his final appearance as Drew's neighbor Greg Clemens. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 89 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = A House Reunited |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe and Jennifer Crittenden |DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|13}} |ShortSummary = Winfred Lauder try every dirty trick in the book to get Drew to move from his house, as he is the only holdout in the neighbourhood. Guest Starring Shirley Jones as Celia. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 90 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16|Title = Rats, Kate's Dating a Wrestler"|DirectedBy = Steve Zuckerman|WrittenBy = Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|1|27}} |ShortSummary = Drew and the others hire 'The Disciplinarian' (Triple H) a Pro Wrestler as Spokesman for Buzz Beer. The gang is split on approval when Kate starts going out with him. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 91 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = Three Guys, a Girl and a B-Story |WrittenBy = Jody Paul |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|10}} |ShortSummary = Drew, Lewis and Oswald all (unwittingly) ask out the same woman. Special guest star is Diane Farr as Tracy. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 92 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Boy Party/Girl Party |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy and Jennifer Crittenden |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|17}} |ShortSummary = Mimi hosts a party for the girls wherein Kate begs Mrs. Louder to rehire her, and Drew has a party for the Winfred Louder models which is just a ruse to distract Lewis and Oswald so he can go out with Tracy. Guest starring Diane Farr and Jenica Bergere. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 93 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Tracy Bowl |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|2|24}} |ShortSummary = Drew, Lewis and Oswald compete for Tracy's love in Tracy Bowl 1. Last appearance for Diane Farr as Tracy. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 94 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = DrugCo |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy and Jennifer Crittenden |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|3}} |ShortSummary = Speedy is diagnosed with cataracts and Lewis suggests he be taken to DrugCo for treatment, but afterwards the gang is forced to break into the place to retrieve the dog. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 95 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Steve and Mimi |WrittenBy = Bruce Rasmussen |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|24}} |ShortSummary = Winfred Louder is forced to sack staff, including Drew's brother Steve who then has to move in with Drew. To Drew's horror, Steve and Mimi start dating. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 96 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = What's Wrong with this Episode? II |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|3|31}} |ShortSummary = This episode is part of a competition to spot errors. Drew is suspicious that his mother Beulah (Marion Ross) has been cheating on his father George (Stanley Anderson). |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 97 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = She's Gotta Have It |WrittenBy = Apryl Huntzinger |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|4|7}} |ShortSummary = Good looking handy woman Sharon Bridges breaks up with her boyfriend, and Drew finally achieves his dream, although things take a strange turn. Special guest star is Jenica Bergere. Colin Mochrie guest star. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 98 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = Good Vibrations |WrittenBy = Teleplay by: Mike Larsen and Dan O'Keefe Story by: Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|5}} |ShortSummary = The gang play practical jokes on each other and Sharon wants to become one of the gang. Drew has to go with Mr. Wick to Chicago to give a presentation at a convention, and ends up being the victim of a humiliating practical joke and returns to Cleveland determined to get revenge on Mimi. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 99 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = Do the Hustle |WrittenBy = Maria Espada |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|12}} |ShortSummary = It is decided that Drew and Sharon will go on a double date with Steve and Mimi, but Drew and Mimi start fighting much to Steve and Sharon's disgust. Drew and Mimi then try to pretend to be friends, and end up forming a ten pin bowling team to hustle other bowlers. |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 100 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = Up on the Roof |WrittenBy = Katherine Green |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|19}} |ShortSummary = Drew convinces Sharon to take on a larger job, and repair the roof of Oswald's mother Kim Harvey. Special guest stars Adrienne Barbeau and Jenica Bergere |LineColor = AC201B }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 101 |EpisodeNumber2 = 27 |Title = Brotherhood of Man |WrittenBy = Brian Scully |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|5|26}} |ShortSummary = Winfred-Louder's Dutch owners tell the staff that they have a month-long paid vacation while they renovate the store. Drew, however, has to stay behind and make sure all the wages are paid, but finds out there is a secret plot to blow up the store. |LineColor = AC201B }} }} Season 5 (1999–2000)This season sees Steve Carey and Mimi get engaged and later married and Drew and Kate fall in love. {{Episode table |background=#0BDA51 |overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 102 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Y2K, You're Okay |WrittenBy = Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|9|22}} |ShortSummary = Drew and the others are convinced that the end of civilization is nigh and have Sharon build a bomb shelter for them, while Mimi has got a new Mini Mimi. Sharon is worried that Drew is in love with Kate. The closing credits contain a parody of the original Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last", where Drew is left alone in the bomb shelter with his "literature", in this case pornographic magazines, after a nuclear explosion, only to have his glasses break in the same manner, whereupon he repeated the final line from Burgess Meredith. Special guest star Jenica Bergere. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 103 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Drew Goes to the Browns Game |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|9|29}} |ShortSummary = The Cleveland Browns have returned to the city and Drew and the others all want to go to the game. A suspicious Drew discovers Sharon has had a boyfriend all along and is crushed. Last appearance by Jenica Bergere as Sharon. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 104 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Drew and the Gang Law |WrittenBy = Daniel O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|10|6}} |ShortSummary = Drew learns that Steve and Mimi are engaged and need to hold the ceremony at his house. Drew and the others are arrested and the judge deems them to be a gang and orders them not see one another anymore. Special guest star Nan Martin as Mrs. Louder. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 105 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Drew's Reunion |WrittenBy = Brian Scully |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|10|13}} |ShortSummary = It is their school reunion and the gang are determined to make their mark. Kate learns that Drew always loved her, while Lewis tricks Bo Derek into attending. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 106 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Drew's Physical |WrittenBy = Linda Teverbaugh and Mike Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|10|20}} |ShortSummary = Kate reveals to Lewis that she loves Drew but is forced to keep her feelings on hold after Winfred-Louder's therapist advises Drew to keep off relationships for a while due to his low 'self-esteem'. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 107 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Drew Tries to Kill Mimi |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|10|27}} |ShortSummary = Drew vows to kill Mimi when she plays a practical joke on him that nearly gets him fired. Drew accidentally hits Mimi while driving through the car park and Mimi decides to press charges. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 108 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Red, White and Drew |WrittenBy = Mitch Hunter and Jana Hunter |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|11|3}} |ShortSummary = Drew is angry that a pot hole in his street is left un-repaired and works to get a ballot initiative approved in the local elections. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 109 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Drew Live |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|11|10}} |ShortSummary = This is a live theater-sports type show and features several cast members from Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Colin Mochrie as Eugene, Brad Sherwood as himself/host and Wayne Brady. Drew finds out that Kate loves him. The show was live for the Eastern/Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones, for a total of three different live shows with the same script.[1] |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 110 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Drew Cam |WrittenBy = Holly Hester |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|11|17}} |ShortSummary = Drew goes live on Winfred-Louder's website to promote their products. Kate cohosts with him for a while but is quickly replaced by Isabel, a cute Latina. Later Kate tells a stunned but ecstatically happy Drew that she loves him during the webcast. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 111 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Drew's Stomachache |WrittenBy = Apryl Huntzinger |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|11|24}} |ShortSummary = Drew has a persisting stomachache caused by any mention of his upcoming date with Kate. Mimi learns that she needs to get a past brief marriage to rock star Eddie Money annulled before she can marry Steve. Special guest star Eddie Money. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 112 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Steve and Mimi Get Married |WrittenBy = Jody Paul |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|12|1}} |ShortSummary = Drew's mom Beulah and Uncle Alfred make it to town for Steve's wedding with Mimi. Steve accuses Drew of sabotaging the wedding after Drew makes a mistake on the order form for the wedding napkins, but forgets the dispute after they learn that Alfred has died. After a brief fiasco over Alfred's coffin, Steve and Mimi finally get married over the internet. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 113 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Drew and Kate's First Date |WrittenBy = Jonathan Stark and Tracy Newman |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1999|12|15}} |ShortSummary = Special guest star Nan Martin in her last appearance as Mrs. Lauder. Lewis and Oswald offer advice for Drew after his first date with Kate doesn't go quite as planned, then rush (slowly) to Drew's aid when their second date goes even worse. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 114 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Drew and the Racial Tension Play |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |WrittenBy = Daniel O'Keefe |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|1|5}} |ShortSummary = Drew selects long-serving board member Arthur Crawford to speak at Winfred-Louder's centennial function. After Crawford outrages employees by making his own stereotypic speech, Drew promises to get Crawford to apologize or resign. Later he learns that Windord Louder's Dutch owners have sold the store to Mr. Soulard, an African-American. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 115 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Kate Works for Drew |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |WrittenBy = Jody Paul and Apryl Huntzinger |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|1|12}} |ShortSummary = Mr. Soulard advises Drew to hire an assistant for himself and Kate coerces him into hiring her. However, later he is forced to fire her after she quickly goes on a power trip and has the entire store at her mercy. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 116 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Mimi Moves In |WrittenBy = Mitch Hunter and Jana Hunter |DirectedBy = John Fuller |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|2|2}} |ShortSummary = Mr. Soulard fires Mimi after she refuses to change her personal appearance. Steve and Mimi plan to leave on their trailer and never return but after Drew loses their truck, they are stranded on Drew's yard. Drew can't bear Mimi around the house and he later realizes he can get Mimi's job back because she has a medical condition. He decides that he would rather have Mimi at his workplace than at his home. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 117 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Do Drew and Kate Have Sex? |WrittenBy = Chris Bishop |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|2|9}} |ShortSummary = While Drew is shopping for a bed, Kate says she wants to have sex with him. The two decide to plan a "date" that weekend, but they end up ruining it for each other. They eventually have another "date," but when Drew walks back into the bedroom after putting on a condom, he trips over his dog Speedy and falls face first on the floor, spraining his penis in the process. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 118 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = I Dishonestly Love You |WrittenBy = Brian Scully |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|2|16}} |ShortSummary = While Drew has a sprained penis, Lewis and Oswald 'erection-proof' his house. Then they earn their title of 'The Love Buzzards', firstly by coming on to Drew's ex-girlfriend, Wendy, then by plotting a catfight between Wendy and Kate. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 119 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Drew Goes to Hell |WrittenBy = Holly Hester |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|2|23}} |ShortSummary = When Mr. Soulard asks Drew to hire a new regional manager for Winfred-Louder, Mr. Wick and a hesitant Drew strike a deal to get themselves promoted. When the store rebuffs Mr. Wick and reassigns him to training while promoting Drew to store manager, an incensed Wick vows revenge on Drew. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 120 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = What's Wrong with this Episode? III |WrittenBy = Linda Teverbaugh and Mike Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = John Fuller |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|3|1}} |ShortSummary = Drew offers Lewis and Oswald jobs at his store to get them to agree to sell off Buzz beer. After the new buyer, Mr. Cooper arrives to pick up the stuff, the gang get poignant over their memories of Buzz beer and strike a deal with Mr. Cooper to retract the sale. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 121 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = The Gang Stops Drinking |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|3|22}} |ShortSummary = Kate gets a new job in a catering firm. The gang discovers Mimi has fed them a substance that makes them allergic to alcohol. Newly sober Lewis and Oswald start dating a couple of recovering alcoholics and are forced to make a hard choice when the effects of the anti-alcoholic substance wear off. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 122 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Oswald's Son |WrittenBy = Mitch Hunter and Jana Hunter |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|3|29}} |ShortSummary = Oswald is visited by a young man Robert Gates who claims to be his son from a high-school fling. When it appears Lewis could possibly be his father too, the duo get competitive over their fatherhood. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 123 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = Mr. Wick Returns |WrittenBy = Aaron Spiro |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|4|12}} |ShortSummary = Mr. Wick returns from his retraining to begin duty in the mail room and again vows revenge against Drew. After Mimi has Drew hogtied by a cowboy that delays him on a major sales day and gets him demoted, Drew and Mr. Wick ally to derail Mimi's plans to become the store manager. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 124 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Kate vs. Speedy |WrittenBy = Christy Jacobs White |DirectedBy = Ryan Stiles |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|4|26}} |ShortSummary = Kate and Drew hit problems when she decides to sleep over at his house and she and his dog Speedy both seem to be battling for Drew's attention. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 125 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = Beer Ball |WrittenBy = Jody Paul |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|5|3}} |ShortSummary = After Mr. Wick refuses to let him on the company softball team, Drew decides to organize his own team and challenges Wick to a play-off. When Drew realizes Steve is playing for the other team, it stirs up an old rivalry with his brother. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 126 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = Drew and Kate Boink |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|5|10}} |ShortSummary = Drew tells Oswald and Lewis the good news that his penis has healed. After meeting her ex-boyfriends at the Warsaw, Kate tells Drew that she fears he may meet the same fate. Drew assures her with a big ballad and later Steve and Mimi announce that Mimi is pregnant. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 127 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = A Very Special Drew |WrittenBy = Jerry Belson and Apryl Huntzinger |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|5|17}} |ShortSummary = In a facetious attempt at Emmy bait, the melodramatic storyline features the characters coping with illiteracy, kleptomania, obsessive compulsive disorder and a coma. Lewis, the only one unaffected, breaks the fourth wall with monologues lamenting his insensitivity. |LineColor = 0BDA51 }} }} Season 6 (2000–01)For the first part of the season, Drew is engaged to Kate, but after they break up he has a sham marriage with Wick, while Steve and Mimi have a baby together. {{Episode table |background=#FFA500|overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 128 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Drew Pops Something on Kate |WrittenBy = Paul Lieberstein |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|10|4}} |ShortSummary = Drew buys a ring to propose to Kate, but then gets fired from Winfred-Louder. He attempts to find a new job; however, Mimi sabotages his efforts to find new work. After waking up from a hangover, Lewis's "blood"-splattered T-shirt leads him and Oswald to suspect he might've killed Drew or Kate while inebriated. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 129 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Be Drew to Your School |WrittenBy = Robert Borden |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|10|18}} |ShortSummary = Drew and Kate declare they're engaged. Drew gets depressed over his life's failures and when the gang tries to cheer him up, they realize it could all be their own fault. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 130 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Drew's Inheritance |WrittenBy = Mitch Hunter and Jana Hunter |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|10|25}} |ShortSummary = Drew works at a school cafeteria but quits after being caught with a beer. Drew and Kate plan a scam marriage to claim Drew's inheritance from his uncle but Lewis and Oswald blow it. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 131 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Mimi's a Partner |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|1}} |ShortSummary = A sizable chunk of Buzz beer money goes missing and the gang attempt to solve the mystery. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 132 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Drew Live II |WrittenBy = Brian Scully |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|8}} |ShortSummary = Features Whose Line Is It Anyway? cast members and Jay Leno. Drew offers to place Oswald and Lewis through his employment agency at the 'Shenanigans' bar, but there is only one position open. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 133 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = The Pregnancy Scare |WrittenBy = Apryl Huntzinger |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|15}} |ShortSummary = The gang celebrate Drew's refusal to marry Mr. Wick in return for his job, then they misinterpret Kate's hints about her possible pregnancy. Special appearance by The Go-Go's, who also perform (audio only) the song "Cleveland Rocks" over the normal opening credits. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 134 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Drew and the Trail Scouts |WrittenBy = Daniel O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|22}} |ShortSummary = Drew agrees to a phony green card marriage with Mr. Wick in exchange for his old job. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 135 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Drew and Kate Become Friends |WrittenBy = Mike Teverbaugh and Linda Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|29}} |ShortSummary = Mr. Wick moves in with Drew temporarily to keep up appearances for INS. In his attempt to get over the breakup with Kate, Drew goes on a date with Jenny who turns out to be Mimi's cousin. On hearing the news, Kate races to Drew's house to stop them from sleeping together and almost ends up sleeping with Mr. Wick herself. After a brief charade, Drew and Kate decide to be friends again. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 136 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Drew Can't Carey a Tune |WrittenBy = Mike Teverbaugh and Linda Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|12|6}} |ShortSummary = Drew endeavors to get to into his new boss, Mr. Nichols' good books by attending his church. However, when he volunteers to sing at a church benefit event, things do not go smooth. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 137 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Buzzie Wuzzie Liked His Beer |WrittenBy = Jody Paul |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|12|13}} |ShortSummary = Drew sets up a booth for Buzz Beer at a local beer convention to which Lewis and Oswald get their star attraction - Buzzie, a beer-drinking, truck-driving ex-circus bear from DrugCo. All goes well until a camera flash spooks the bear. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 138 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Fetal Attraction |WrittenBy = Apryl Huntzinger |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|12|20}} |ShortSummary = A pregnant co-worker attempts to make Drew the father of her soon to be born child. Oswald and Lewis kidnap the Santa whom they work for as elves, when he treats them badly. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 139 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = The Warsaw Closes |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|1|10}} |ShortSummary = Lewis and Oswald strike a perilous money-making plan, dealing with venomous snakes. After the guys take a 'leak' on Mimi's yard, she gets 'The Warsaw' closed by complaining to the cops. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 140 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Oswald's Dad Returns |WrittenBy = Brian Scully |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|1|17}} |ShortSummary = Oswald's longtime criminal father attempts to form a relationship after being released from prison. Later, Drew and Lewis tell him that his father is still scamming around people. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 141 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = All Work and No Play |WrittenBy = Spiro Skentzos |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|1|24}} |ShortSummary = After spending too much time with Mr. Wick, Oswald, Lewis and Kate pick up British words and phrases whilst Drew feels left out. Later at the bar, they hear that Drew has been in an accident. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 142 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Drew's in a Coma |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|2|7}} |ShortSummary = Drew entertains himself inside his head living in a fantasy world, while his friends try to revive him from a coma. After they pull the plug on him, he takes a 'heavenly test' and finds he is eligible to either go to heaven or back to living. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 143 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Drew and the Baby |WrittenBy = Daniel O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|2|14}} |ShortSummary = The gang take a comatose Drew's body home. En route to heaven, Drew meets his baby nephew who is about to be born and they trade places so that Drew can convince the baby of his reasons to be born. Drew is shown as a baby for a while and later he realises he wants to live as well and wakes out of his coma. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 144 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = Hush Little Baby |WrittenBy = Chris Bishop |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|2|21}} |ShortSummary = When Steve falls sick, a reluctant Drew has to stay with Mimi to help her with the baby who won't stop crying unless Drew is around. Lewis has a bad cold and feels he is about to die and begins to break the rules. Things get weirder when he enters the bar naked and prances around. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 145 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Drew's Life After Death |WrittenBy = Judy Paul |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|2|28}} |ShortSummary = Drew finds Mimi has fabricated his 'death' using a death certificate from the doctor when he was in a coma. Lewis and Oswald encash his life insurance policy and use the money to splash out on electric wheelchairs and men to carry them around. After volunteering at a crisis center, a depressed Drew decides to be a risk-taker and returns back with a motorcycle. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 146 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Drew and the Motorcycle |WrittenBy = Paul Lieberstein |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|3|14}} |ShortSummary = Lewis and Oswald are busy spending the insurance money from Drew's 'death', but get nervous when Drew pretends to be Kyle, Drew's bike-riding brother and starts dating the insurance company's cute agent. The scam is finally exposed and Drew is forced to sell off his motorcycle to pay back the money. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 147 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Kate and Her New Boyfriend |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|3|21}} |ShortSummary = Steve orders Drew and Mimi to call a truce as their hostility could be a bad influence on the baby. Kate's new boyfriend Eric stirs Drew's jealousy. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 148 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = What's Wrong with This Episode? IV |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|3|28}} |ShortSummary = Drew and Oswald make a video of Lewis to convince him that he is mean and evil. The video makes Lewis turn over a new leaf and become ultra-religious, much to the annoyance of everyone else. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 149 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = The Easter Show |WrittenBy = Linda Teverbaugh and Mike Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|4|11}} |ShortSummary = Drew employs Oswald to deliver chocolate baskets on Easter morning. All goes well until he gets greedy and spoils all the chocolate. Meanwhile, Lewis meets the girl of his dreams but accidentally erases her number. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 150 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Christening |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|5|2}} |ShortSummary = Drew has to babysit Steve and Mimi's child before his christening ceremony. However, Lewis and Oswald make off with the baby, so they can take 'family' portraits at Winfred-Lauder's new studio. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 151 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = Drew and the Activist, Part I |WrittenBy = Daniel O'Keefe and Paul Lieberstein |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|5|9}} |ShortSummary = Drew starts dating a social activist, Rachel, who is trying to blow the whistle on one of DrugCo's secretive projects and Lewis suspects Drew is passing on information to her. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 152 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = Drew and the Activist, Part II |WrittenBy = Christy Jacobs White |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|5|16}} |ShortSummary = The guys and Mimi decide to throw a barbecue party to bar-owners to promote Buzz-beer. Mimi, Oswald and Lewis buy a sack of meat for the barbecue, but disagreement brews when Drew insists on serving just veggie-burgers, on Rachel's prodding. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 153 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = Bananas, Part I |WrittenBy = Adam Faberman and Kristen Marvin |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|5|23}} |ShortSummary = Drew is made manager of the new Winfred-Louder women's store, but the pressure starts to get to him. Lewis and Oswald get jobs at Fred's Fireworks, resulting in firecrackers getting lit in Drew's house and Lewis' eyebrows getting blown off. |LineColor = FFA500 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 154 |EpisodeNumber2 = 27 |Title = Bananas, Part II |WrittenBy = Holly Hester and Apryl Huntzinger |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|5|23}} |ShortSummary = When Drew goes missing, the gang try to piece together what happened from clues in Drew's back yard. Oswald and Lewis find out he's in a mental institution and check themselves in and hatch an escape plan for Drew. |LineColor = FFA500 }} }} Season 7 (2001–02){{Episode table |background=#FF29FF|overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 155 156 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 2 |Title = Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour: Parts 1 & 2 |WrittenBy =David A. Caplan, et al.[2] |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|9|26}} |ShortSummary = This episode was recorded in the style of a sketch show. Teenage Drew visits a doctor and learns about his 'changing body'. Lewis and Oswald show SheDaisy their talents as backup singers. Kate and Jenny make out during a sleepover and are upset at the guys gawking at them. Guest starring: Jenny McCarthy. This episode was recorded in the style of a sketch show. Drew hosts a film about the dangers of cooties. Mimi bothers Uncle Kracker for help with a crossword puzzle. Oswald the cop goes undercover in a high school in a terrible disguise. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 157 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Drew Gets Out of the Nuthouse |WrittenBy = Bruce Rasmussen |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|3}} |ShortSummary = The return of Drew's old girlfriend, Nicki Fifer (Kate Walsh). Drew returns home from the mental institution, but goes missing after bumping into Nicki at the bar. While Drew is gone, Kate confesses her love for Drew to the rest of the gang. Drew eventually shows up, married to Nicki. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 158 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Married to a Mob |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|10}} |ShortSummary = Lewis and Oswald decide to buy a house after being convinced that they can't find a date because they live on top of a bar. Meanwhile Drew tells them he is married to both Kate and Nicki and asks them to keep the fact concealed to both women till he can tell them the truth himself. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 159 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = When Wives Collide |WrittenBy = David A. Caplan |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|17}} |ShortSummary = Drew tells Lewis and Oswald that Kate is beginning to suspect that he may really be married to Nicki. Both women ultimately leave him when they realize Drew's bigamy. Lewis and Oswald attempt to build a house in the middle of a park. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 160 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Bus-ted |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|24}} |ShortSummary = Nicki Fifer contacts the newspaper over Drew's bigamy leading to him being dubbed "The impotent, bisexual bigamist". Drew tries to make up with Kate by placing an ad on a bus, but the plan backfires. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 161 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = It's Halloween, Dummy |WrittenBy = Linda Teverbaugh and Mike Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|31}} |ShortSummary = Drew fills some of his free time in a ventriloquism class. He organizes Winfred-Louder's charity Halloween party, wherein Kate shows up as herself, in a wedding dress with a fake knife on her back. Lewis winds up looking like Frankenstein's monster after a visit to a deranged dentist who works on a boat. After the store's new owner, Mr. Newsome tells Drew that he intends to promote him but then drops dead, Drew brings his body to the board meeting the next day and does his ventriloquism act. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 162 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = How Beulah Gets Her Groove Back |WrittenBy = Daniel O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|7}} |ShortSummary = Drew's parents drop by for a two-week visit, but are soon on the verge of a split after Beulah confides to Mimi that George has never been good at bed. Oswald and Lewis build a battle-robot to win a competition at The Warsaw and raise money for their new house. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 163 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Drew Live III |WrittenBy = Keith Blanchard |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|14}} |ShortSummary = Drew, Oswald, Lewis, Steve and Mimi take a train trip. Steve and Mimi are planning to have sex on the train. Later, Drew eventually turns up in a dog pound after being unconscious and is terrified to learn that he and Mimi may have mistakenly had sex. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 164 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Eat Drink Drew Women |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|21}} |ShortSummary = Lewis and Oswald unsuccessfully try to extend the lease on their apartment when it appears their new house won't be built in time for winter, but then a miracle comes in the form of the circus. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 165 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Mr. Laffoon's Wild Ride |WrittenBy = Julie Ann Larson |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|28}} |ShortSummary = Oswald and Lewis mock the way Drew gets ordered around by his girlfriend Christine. The gang find out that Drew has been drag-racing with Mimi. Steve shows up with Gus to convince Mimi to stop racing. Christine learns why Drew has been racing, and agrees to be less demanding. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 166 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Hotel Drew |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|12|12}} |ShortSummary = After Mr. Wick announces a pay cut for all employees, Drew rents out a room to a gay couple, Mitch and Les (special guest stars Adam West and Max Gail), who help Drew get a better job. When Drew is asked to cut the budget at the new company, he unintentionally shows that his position is unnecessary and gets fired. When asked to return to Winfred-Louder, Drew refuses, saying he will instead find a job he loves. Lewis and Oswald ask Mitch and Les to decorate their newly built house. Kate is unimpressed by their taste, but the guys love it. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 167 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Drew and the King |WrittenBy = Daniel O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|12|19}} |ShortSummary = After taking a job as a security guard, Drew requests a transfer to Kate's workplace (the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) in an attempt to re-kindle their friendship. Later, Drew finds an unknown Elvis record, but gives Kate credit for the discovery and then makes a sacrifice after a mishap with the delicate relic. Guest star Micky Dolenz plays Kate's boss, Mr. Metcalf. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 168 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = The Curse of the Mummy |WrittenBy = David A. Caplan |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|1|16}} |ShortSummary = Oswald and Lewis make a video about themselves to impress women, but it doesn't have any effect whatsoever. The gang gets the wrong end of the stick when Drew tells of his encounter with Mr. Wick's mother, and Oswald reveals some disturbing feelings. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 169 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = The Enabler |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|1|23}} |ShortSummary = Drew and Wick must convince a group of new buyers headed by Lord Mercer to take over a sinking Winfred-Louder. The buyers are more impressed with Wick than Drew, but Drew needs to keep an alcoholic Wick glued to his addiction to seal the deal. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 170 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Pretty Baby |WrittenBy = Julie Ann Larson |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|2|6}} |ShortSummary = Lewis and Oswald enter a baby into Winfred-Louder's beautiful baby pageant to raise money to replace the heating ducts they broke. To get an edge over the other contestants, they try to teach the baby a talent which impresses the judges until they push it too far. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 171 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = A Shot in the Dark |WrittenBy = Christy Jacobs White |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|2|13}} |ShortSummary = Jenny McCarthy as Drew's girlfriend Marlo. Lewis starts secretly sleeping in Drew's basement so Oswald can have more private time with his girlfriend Colleen. Drew mistaking him to be his Policewoman ex-girlfriend, shoots him in the leg. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 172 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = It's a Dog Eat Drew World |WrittenBy = Ed Lee |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|2|27}} |ShortSummary = Drew is upset when Lewis, Oswald and Kate begin neglecting him to devote more time to their jobs. He lures them and Steve to his house by claiming an emergency. Meanwhile, his house is invaded by a pack of wild dogs forcing everyone to flee to the basement. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 173 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Bringing Up Boss |WrittenBy = Daniel O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|3|13}} |ShortSummary = Lord Mercer announces that he is making his 19-year-old daughter, Milan, the new store president and he forces Drew to mentor her. After she messes up a union negotiation, Drew enlists Kate to help Milan concentrate on her job. After Milan's boyfriend dumps her and she demotes Drew to work at the docks, Kate tries to get them back together. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 174 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Daddy Dearest |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|3|20}} |ShortSummary = Lord Mercer refuses to entertain Milan's suicidal threats claiming she just wants to get attention. He later fires Milan, but Drew influenced by his own troubles with his father, convinces Lord Mercer to give Milan a second chance. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 175 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Never Been to Spain |WrittenBy = Adam Faberman |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|3|27}} |ShortSummary = Lewis and Oswald take up second jobs as airport security guards, whom Drew runs into on his way to Spain to partake in Milan Mercer's birthday party. Drew's plane makes a forced landing in Greenland where he has a tryst with a beautiful woman and her jealous husband. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 176 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = O Brother, Who Art Thou? |WrittenBy = Vivien Mejia |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|4|3}} |ShortSummary = Drew is perplexed by Steve's angry outbursts towards others without any provocation. Kate figures out that Steve's behavior is the result of jealousy over Drew's professional success. Later Steve takes a job as a prison guard to deal with his hostility. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 177 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Rich Woman, Poor Man |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|4|10}} |ShortSummary = The gang get to know Drew's rich girlfriend, Lindsay, and introduce her to the 'poor' life. However, living without money is gets too much for her and she develops a rash that frightens Lewis and Oswald. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 178 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = What Women Don't Want |WrittenBy = David A. Caplan |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|5|1}} |ShortSummary = Lewis has trouble finding a date for his old girlfriend's wedding. Drew and Oswald accompany him to a single's club event, where Lewis feels out of place initially but then partners up with the local janitor. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 179 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = Look Mom, One Hand! |WrittenBy = Kristen Marvin |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|5|8}} |ShortSummary = The guys' mothers come to town for a special Mother's Day brunch at the Warsaw. Kate introduces everyone to her new stepmother, who looks exactly like her. A website publishes a list of the biggest internet porn users in Cleveland and the moms are mortified to discover that Drew, Kate, Lewis, Oswald and Wick are on the list. They decide to move in with their kids to get their lives back on the right path and end up driving them crazy. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 180 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = The Eagle Has Landed |WrittenBy = Julie Ann Larson |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|5|15}} |ShortSummary = A bald eagle making its home on Drew's roof enthuses the gang but things go awry when the bird flies away with Drew's date Kathy's little dog. Guest starring Kathy Griffin. |LineColor = FF29FF }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 181 |EpisodeNumber2 = 27 |Title = The Underpants Guy |WrittenBy = Mike Teverbaugh and Linda Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|5|22}} |ShortSummary = The second return of Nicki Fifer (Kate Walsh). Winfred-Louder runs into financial troubles leaving Drew, Mimi and Wick on the sales floor where Drew has to sell underwear. The gang try to deduce why Nicki sent chocolate roses to Drew. Later, an obese and homeless Nicki drops by for an awkward visit and Drew allows her to stay with him. |LineColor = FF29FF }} }} Season 8 (2002–03)In the fall of 2002, Winfred-Louder closed and the set became the office of online retailer Neverending Store. Drew, Mimi, and Nigel were hired (the latter as a janitor, but was written out of the series). Steve Carey was phased out as well. Kate O'Brien leaves the series after the 2nd episode as she is marrying a fighter pilot and was quickly replaced with Kellie Newmark (Cynthia Watros), an old high school friend of Drew's who had been working as a stripper. {{Episode table |background=#A52A2A|overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 182 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Revenge of the Doormat |WrittenBy = Mike Teverbaugh and Linda Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|9|9}} |ShortSummary = The second return of Nicki Fifer (Kate Walsh). Drew struggles to find a job since Winfred-Louder went bankrupt. Lewis and Oswald take him to a strip club where they run into an old high school friend, Kellie. Drew goes to Never Ending Store and gets a job, though he has no clue what it entails, and Kelly shows a talent for waitressing. Finally, Kate drops by with a bombshell. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 183 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Kate's Wedding |WrittenBy = Dave Caplan |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|9|16}} |ShortSummary = Kate introduces the gang to Kirk, a fighter pilot, whom she is about to marry. The guys try to find some dirt on Kirk so they can stop the wedding, but it's too late. After the wedding, the guys share a melancholic moment. The final appearance of Kate O'Brien (Christa Miller). |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 184 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Eyes Wide Open |WrittenBy = Bruce Rasmussen |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|9|23}} |ShortSummary = Guest starring Kate Walsh as Nicki Fifer. Drew starts having bad dreams about Kate and begs Lewis and Oswald not to leave him alone. In a bid to help him, they decide to cheer Nicki up by taking her out so she'll move out of his house. Now over Kate, Drew decides to set a date to get married. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 185 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Drew and the Life-Size Jim Thome Cut-Out |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|9|30}} |ShortSummary = Kellie attempts to be part of the gang, but Oswald and Lewis are not impressed after she breaks down to their personal insults. Drew wants to give her a second chance so they take her out for a night. In an effort to show she is as wild and crazy as them, she steals a cardboard cut-out of Jim Thome, but when the police get involved she panics. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 186 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Hickory Dickory...Double Date |WrittenBy = Les Firestein |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|10|7}} |ShortSummary = Oswald feels incredibly guilty after hitting his mother in the face with a bowling ball, so he hires someone to come to his house and beat him up. Meanwhile, he tells Drew a secret about Kelly. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 187 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Mama Told Me I Should Come |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|10|21}} |ShortSummary = Drew's new girlfriend has a queer habit that throws him off but his mom warns him of being too picky. Oswald's sudden psychic powers cause Mimi and Lewis to bet on the race track based on his prediction. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 188 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Family Affair |WrittenBy = Julie Ann Larson |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|11|8}} |ShortSummary = The gang are planning to see a play, but after Drew gets home late and Steve says he has other plans with Mimi, they decide to see a movie instead. While there, Steve narrowly avoids being spotted by the gang with another woman. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 189 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Chemistry Schmemistry |WrittenBy = Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|11|8}} |ShortSummary = Lewis causes a scene at a wedding where Drew is checking out music for his own ceremony. Later, his girlfriend, Robin, proposes to him very early on in their relationship; Drew discusses it with the others who all offer different opinions. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 190 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = The Dawn Patrol |WrittenBy = Mike Teverbaugh and Linda Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|11|15}} |ShortSummary = Oswald and Kellie have differing opinions on Drew's decision to dump his girlfriend, Robin, so he can date Dawn whom he met on the bus, but then they both agree it was a bad idea when it turns out Dawn lets her ex-boyfriends hang around. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 191 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Drew's Girl Friday |WrittenBy = Ed Lee |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|11|29}} |ShortSummary = Mimi throws Steve out of their home so he stays with Lewis and Oswald, who invite Mimi over to patch things up, ending up in a huge fight between Mimi and Steve. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 192 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Drew Tries Hot Salsa |WrittenBy = Dave Caplan |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|12|6}} |ShortSummary = Drew joins a Salsa class to prep up his dance moves before his wedding. Guest star:Roselyn Sanchez as Maria. When Drew reveals he has feelings for Kellie to Lewis and Oswald, they advise him to bottle them up lest it may ruin his friendship with her. Later when Drew is about to confess to Kellie, they are interrupted by Kellie's ex-husband, Daryl. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 193 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = The Man in the Iron Chair |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|12|20}} |ShortSummary = Drew tries to keep Kellie away from Daryl, who is confined to a wheelchair after falling off Kellie's mom's roof. However, he ends up looking as though as he is trying to hurt Daryl, and pushes the two closer together. Drew later confesses his feelings to Kellie, but she no longer seems interested. Meanwhile, Lewis plans to build an underwater city but continually fails to invite women to it. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 194 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Drew Takes a Guilt Trip |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|1|10}} |ShortSummary = After Oswald fails his nursing school exam, Drew feels bad and helps him get a job at the web site. Oswald finds a way to nearly destroy the entire business and ends up being reassigned to a job that he is sort of familiar with - delivering packages. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 195 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Blecch Sunday |WrittenBy = Ed Lee |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|1|24}} |ShortSummary = Drew lands a job in a commercial for Never Ending Store that will be broadcast live during the Super Bowl; however, he is reluctant to take it given his bad experiences in front of a camera. Lewis and Oswald keep him refreshed to stop him from passing out, but end up severely overstuffing him with snacks. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 196 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Turkeyspotting |WrittenBy = Adam Faberman |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|6|25}} |ShortSummary = Larry encourages Drew to lose weight before attending one of his singles mixers. Drew tries a little too hard by giving up food altogether, but his crash diet has some unintended side effects - temporary blackouts and hallucinations. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 197 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Suddenly No Summer |WrittenBy = Les Firestein and Ed Lee |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|6|25}} |ShortSummary = Drew tries to improve his standing at work by taking a computer course over the summer. The gang tempts him into blowing it off to take a trip to Florida. Drew is wracked with guilt and his vacation, not surprisingly, turns out to be a wreck. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 198 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = What's Love Got to Do With It? |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|2}} |ShortSummary = The gang takes part in a karaoke contest. Drew tries to coach Kellie before her performance, but she gets so tired of his constant interference that she dumps him. Drew winds up having to take the stage with an 11-year-old girl as his partner. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 199 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Two Girls for Every Boy |WrittenBy = Stacey Pulwer |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|2}} |ShortSummary = The boys meet a priest in the bar and Drew gets a date with his daughter Elaine, who he finds out is a lesbian. Drew manages to set up a threesome with Elaine and his new date Teri, but after he falls asleep due to an overdose of cold medicine, they make off with each other. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 200 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Two Days of the Condo |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|9}} |ShortSummary = Oswald and Lewis inform Drew of an offer of a free TV to newly married couples who stay at a condo, so he asks Kellie to pretend to be his wife for the weekend. At the condo, things turn amiss when the condo manager repeatedly hits on Kellie and Drew knocks hims out. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 201 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Lewis You Can Drive My Car |WrittenBy = Julie Ann Larson |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|9}} |ShortSummary = Drew gives Lewis his Christmas bonus, a used Rolls Royce. However, the flashy car causes Lewis to undergo a strange personality transformation, and he can no longer be bothered to hang out with his longtime friends. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 202 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = A Speedy Recovery |WrittenBy = Kristen Marvin |DirectedBy = Drew Carey |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|16}} |ShortSummary = Drew finds an unexpected romance after he and Speedy get involved with an animal therapy program at a hospital. He agrees to loan Speedy to a dying woman, and sufficiently impresses the woman's granddaughter. He finds the relationship may not be worth it when he learns that he may never see Speedy again. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 203 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = A Means to an End |WrittenBy = John N. Huss |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|16}} |ShortSummary = Oswald and Lewis seek revenge against Drew after they discover that he gave away their Christmas gifts–handmade mugs–to a thrift store. Drew winds up getting an unscheduled colonoscopy from a Russian veterinarian. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 204 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Drew Answers the Belle |WrittenBy = Dave Caplan |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|23}} |ShortSummary = Oswald and Lewis put Drew's picture and phone number on Buzz Beer bottles in the hopes of landing him a wife. Much to everyone's surprise, a southern belle named Lily responds to the campaign. Drew travels to Louisiana to meet the woman. They hit it off, and Drew believes he may have finally found his match. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 205 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = What Screams May Come |WrittenBy = Julie Ann Larson and Terry Mulroy |DirectedBy = Gerry Cohen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|7|23}} |ShortSummary = Drew is left bruised and battered as Lily suffers from night terrors. He grows tired of the beatings, but is afraid to talk to her about her problem because he believes she would leave him. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 206 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = Love is in the Air |WrittenBy = Mike Teverbaugh and Linda Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Drew Carey |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|8|20}} |ShortSummary = Drew decides to propose to Lily. Mimi hopes to secure Gus's admission into an exclusive prep school by setting up Kellie with the school's headmaster. |LineColor = A52A2A }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 207 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = The Bataan Wedding March |WrittenBy = Clay Graham |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2003|8|27}} |ShortSummary = As Drew prepares to marry Lily, his mother Beulah realizes that Kellie has strong feelings for Drew and believes Drew feels the same way about Kellie. Drew and Lily go through with the wedding, but the union proves to be a brief one when they realize that they really are not right for each other. Drew winds up sharing a dance with Kellie. |LineColor = A52A2A }} }} Season 9 (2004)The last season was mainly focused on Kellie's evolving relationship with Drew from friend to girlfriend to being pregnant with his child. Mr. Wick makes a return for the last two episodes. Season 9 did not air in production order. The following list represents the order in which they were originally broadcast rather than the correct production order. {{Episode table |background=#81e3d4|overall=4 |season=4 |title=19 |director=15 |writer=18 |airdate=14 |episodes={{Episode list|EpisodeNumber = 208 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Drew Hunts Silver Fox |WrittenBy = Russ Woody |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|2}} |ShortSummary = Drew and Oswald get a little too competitive as they try to set up their mothers with an attractive eligible widower. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 209 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Eye of the Leopard |WrittenBy = Adam Faberman |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|2}} |ShortSummary = After learning that Gus's soccer team is in a league that has set things up to make sure that nobody ever loses, Drew tries to butt in, leading to disastrous results for his nephew. Lewis and Oswald may have blundered in getting involved with Kellie's cousin, who turns out to be a kleptomaniac. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 210 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Foos Rush In |WrittenBy = Dean Young |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|9}} |ShortSummary = After Evan leaves for a yoga retreat, Traylor begins a romance with Scott as part of a power play to seize control of the office. She ends the laid-back work environment and takes away the foosball table. Meanwhile, Lewis gets involved with the Warsaw's new cook. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 211 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Drew Thinks Inside the Box |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|9}} |ShortSummary = Drew is thrilled when he and Kellie decide to exchange keys. However, he nearly thwarts the progress in their relationship when he ends up letting Scott use Kelly's place to cheat on Traylor. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 212 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = At Your Cervix |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Brian K. Roberts |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|16}} |ShortSummary = Drew hopes to make a commitment to Kellie after they learn that she is pregnant. However, she is unsure if this is the right decision. Drew seeks her parents' help to change her mind, only to find that they aren't thrilled with the idea of having him as their son-in-law. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 213 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Sealed in a Kiss |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|16}} |ShortSummary = While taking a pregnancy quiz with Kellie, Drew recalls his father's death in a fall from the roof. Drew was horrified to discover that he was never even mentioned in his dad's diary, and tried to prove himself by arranging for a lavish military-style funeral. However, disaster struck when George accidentally wound up with a casket featuring the logo for the band Kiss. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 214 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Baby Makes Stress |WrittenBy = Dean Young |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|23}} |ShortSummary = Kellie is furious with Drew after he blows off an appointment to see their baby's first sonogram to go drinking with the guys. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 215 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = Michigan J. Gus |WrittenBy = John N. Huss |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|23}} |ShortSummary = Kellie's fears about Drew's inability to be a good father grow after Gus suddenly begins misbehaving every time he is around his uncle. Inspired by Mimi's romance with a widower, Oswald and Lewis hope to set themselves for life by picking up wealthy widows. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 216 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = No Booze for Drew |WrittenBy = Jana Hunter and Mitch Hunter |DirectedBy =Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|30}} |ShortSummary = As a sign of support, Drew pledges to stop drinking during Kellie's pregnancy, but soon finds keeping this promise very difficult. Meanwhile, Mimi has the hots for a handsome delivery man, and Oswald becomes part-owner of the Warsaw. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 217 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Drew's Best Friend |WrittenBy = Julie Ann Larson |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|6|30}} |ShortSummary = Kellie tries to convince Drew to become friends with a new neighbor, but the man turns out to be a clingy pest who just will not leave Drew alone. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 218 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = Arrivederci, Italy |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|7}} |ShortSummary = Drew turns to a shady travel agent for help when he is unable to put together the funds to finance Kellie's dream vacation in Italy. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 219 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = House of the Rising Son-in-Law |WrittenBy = Ed Lee |DirectedBy = Tommy Thompson |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|7}} |ShortSummary = Kellie tries to get Drew and her father to overcome their differences by having them work together to fix up an old house for sale. Mimi turns to Larry's matchmaking service in her quest for a new man. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 220 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Dog Soup |WrittenBy = Hugh Fink |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|14}} |ShortSummary = Drew tries to make some extra money for the baby by betting on a greyhound that has been enhanced as part of a DrugCo project. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 221 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Asleep at the Wheel |WrittenBy = Dean Young |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|14}} |ShortSummary = After bus-driver Tony gets into an accident, he pleads with Drew to lie for him since he is close to retirement and doesn't want to risk being fired and losing his benefits package. Fearing for the passengers' safety Drew is reluctant, so he tries to convince Scott to give Tony another job. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 222 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Baby Face |WrittenBy = Masha Tivyan |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|21}} |ShortSummary = Drew has trouble getting romantic with a pregnant Kellie after an ultrasound-photo of the baby puts some very strange ideas into his head. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 223 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Girlfriend, Interrupted |WrittenBy = Dan O'Keefe |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|21}} |ShortSummary = In the aftermath of his disastrous marriage, Drew heads off alone on his honeymoon to try to define his feelings for Kellie. Oswald and Lewis head to Mexico ahead of Drew, where Oswald accidentally falls for a hooker, unaware of her identity because he doesn't know how to speak Spanish. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 224 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = Straight Eye for the Queer Guy |WrittenBy = Julie Ann Larson |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|28}} |ShortSummary = Mimi encourages Drew to make friends with the gay parents of Gus's friend. However, Drew winds up inadvertently splitting up the couple and finds himself as the 'other man'. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 225 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Still Life with Freeloader |WrittenBy = Kristen Marvin |DirectedBy = Drew Carey |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|28}} |ShortSummary = Drew resorts to drastic action after Mimi's latest boyfriend moves into the house and begins mooching off him. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 226 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Burning Down the House |WrittenBy = Mike Teverbaugh and Linda Teverbaugh |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|18}} |ShortSummary = Mimi blames Drew after her house burns down, apparently as the result of a gift Drew gave Gus. Oswald starts a change-machine business. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 227 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Liar, Liar, House on Fire |WrittenBy = Russ Woody |DirectedBy = Drew Carey |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|18}} |ShortSummary = The gang tries to teach Gus to lie to an insurance adjuster so Mimi can receive the claim on her house and be able to replace it. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 228 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Sleeping with the Enemy |WrittenBy = Ed Lee |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|25}} |ShortSummary = Drew and Kellie's new relationship is threatened by their strong political differences. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 229 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = Assault with a Lovely Weapon |WrittenBy = Hugh Fink |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|25}} |ShortSummary = Drew lies to Kellie about going out to a strip club, but the whole thing may come out after an injured Lewis decides to sue one of the dancers. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 230 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Love, Sri Lankan Style |WrittenBy = Russ Woody |DirectedBy = Bob Koherr |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|1}} |ShortSummary = Drew's plans to reunite Mimi with Steve and get her out of his house face a hitch: the appearance of a woman Steve had an affair with in Sri Lanka. When Steve confesses to this, Mimi pours hot tea all over Steve's crotch and decides to go back to Larry. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 231 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = Knot in the Mood |WrittenBy = Dave Caplan |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|1}} |ShortSummary = Drew reconsiders proposing to Kellie after her parents split up and her mother suddenly takes up with Lewis. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 232 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = The Passion of the Wick |WrittenBy = Ed Lee |DirectedBy = Shelley Jensen |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|8}} |ShortSummary = Drew comes up with a plan to open a retro store, and seeks a partnership with the now-wealthy Wick. However, all of Wick's funds come through his father-in-law, so Drew must help cover up Wick's affair or lose his financial backing. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }}{{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 233 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = Finale |WrittenBy = Bruce Helford, Clay Graham, David A. Caplan |DirectedBy = Sam Simon |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|8}} |ShortSummary = Kellie finally agrees to marry Drew, but their wedding plans are thrown into disarray when she goes into labor. |LineColor = 81e3d4 }} }} Based on production code and story line, the correct order for season 9 is most likely the following:
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/11/10/liv_273501.shtml|title=Drew Carey takes chance with censors in live show|date=November 10, 1999|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=27 April 2013}} 2. ^Full writers include: 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, and Daniel O'Keefe External links{{Wikiquote}}
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