S01E01 Pilot
Pressure to fill a cosmetics-counter job has Drew a shade irascible--especially after interviewing an applicant with "unusual" make-up habits.
The Drew Carey Show
Overview
Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.
Episodes
S01E02 Miss Right
Drew finally meets "Miss Right," only to discover she's also just right for a job he's trying to fill. Meanwhile, Mimi's back--and this time, it's personal: she's been hired as personal assistant to Drew's boss.
S01E03 The Joining of Two Unlike Elements Is a Mixture
Drew vows to throw Kate a surprise shotgun wedding, after she laments that one of the states she never entered was that of holy matrimony. Meanwhile, a co-worker asks Drew to fire him.
S01E04 Nature Abhors a Vacuum
When Drew fires his boss's inamorata, Mr. Bell forces Drew to use his resources to find him a new girlfriend. But only Kate rings Bell's chimes.
S01E05 No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike
Drew sends out a memo limiting employees' phone usage at work, but his attempt at levity--a risqué cartoon attached to the note--isn't well received by everybody.
S01E06 Drew Meets Lawyers
Drew's painted into a corner when a female co-worker draws the wrong conclusions from a cartoon he distributed.
S01E07 Drew in Court
Drew finally gets his day in court to defend himself against sexual-harassment charges. But he lends his case little appeal when he acts as his own counsel.
S01E08 Lewis' Sister
Drew feels family ties tightening around his neck when he takes Lewis's sister on a date, and she falls for him--much to Lewis's (and Drew's) chagrin.
S01E09 Drew and Mrs. Louder
The store's owner asks Drew to be her personal assistant, but his new position soon turns compromising when her interest extends into his private life.
S01E10 Science Names Suck
Drew and his buddies welcome back an old high-school friend, but Kate's up in arms about the "new guy" horning in on her territory.
S01E11 The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus
Drew's dad pressures him to join his lodge, the Wildebeests, so he can make gnu, er, new business connections.
S01E12 Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics
Things look ho-ho-hopeless for Drew when the store's employees--including Kate--go on strike during the holiday rush, and he's forced to hire scabs to replace them.
S01E13 Drew and the Unstable Element
After hiring a criminally insane employee, Drew has to fire him without creating any bad blood--or losing any good blood.
S01E14 Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew
Drew agrees to show Mr. Bell's spoiled nephew the ropes at work, but he's soon trying to give the upstart enough rope to hang himself.
S01E15 There Is No Scientific Name for a Show about God
A life-altering experience reawakens Drew's aspiration to spend his life behind an altar--as a minister. But his renewed devotion leads to a baptism of fire when he's called upon to dispense advice.
S01E16 Drew's New Assistant
The good news: Drew's dream of getting a personal assistant comes true. The bad news: Mimi is it.
S01E17 The Front
Drew may have to terminate his affair with Lisa or risk job termination when the store bans interoffice dating. His solution? Ask Kate's boyfriend to pretend he's dating Lisa, to throw co-workers off the track.
S01E18 Playing a Unified Field
Drew decides to ask out his party-animal hairdresser after Lisa cuts him loose to start dating other people.
S01E19 Atomic Cat Fight
Lisa, Kate and Mimi are candidates to head the store's personal-services department, and Drew has trouble deciding among them.
S01E20 Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom
Drew's in a knotty position when he tries to straighten out family ties between Kate and her mom.
S01E21 Drew Gets Motivated
Stagnated in his job, Drew takes the bull by the horns and convinces the board to use animal mascots for the store. But things turn beastly for Drew when the creatures get loose.
S01E22 Buzz Beer
Drew starts his own beermaking business after learning there's trouble brewing at the store and that he could be getting canned.
Cast
Drew Carey
Drew Carey
Ryan Stiles
Lewis Kiniski
Diedrich Bader
Oswald Lee Harvey
Cynthia Watros
Kellie Newmark
Kathy Kinney
Mimi Bobeck Carey
