The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004)

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 ... See full summary »

Creators:

Drew Carey, Bruce Helford

Stars:

Diedrich Bader, Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles

Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Diedrich Bader	...	Oswald Lee Harvey (208 episodes, 1995-2004)
Drew Carey	...	Drew Carey (207 episodes, 1995-2004)
Ryan Stiles	...	Lewis Kiniski (205 episodes, 1995-2004)
Kathy Kinney	...	Mimi Bobeck Carey (203 episodes, 1995-2004)
Craig Ferguson	...	Nigel Wick (170 episodes, 1996-2004)
Christa Miller	...	Kate O'Brien (172 episodes, 1995-2002)

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

beer | makeup | actor name in title | food | good versus evil | 

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Taglines:

It's like real life. Just a whole lot funnier.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Drew Carey Show

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mohawk Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (233 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The shots of the outside of the Winfred-Louder Store, Drew's workplace, are actually of Halle's, a similar store in Cleveland.

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Quotes

Drew Carey: Hey, Mr. Wick. Did you talk to the new owner?
Nigel Wick: Yes.
Drew Carey: Did you talk to him about my raise?
Nigel Wick: Yes, Carey. You see, he's the kind of man whose first order of business is to pick the most insignificant drone in the company and to shower him with money?
Drew Carey: Really?
Nigel Wick: Yes. And he also told me that he's naming you King of Cleveland and that your sole task is to masturbate.
Drew Carey: I so want to believe you...

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Crazy Credits

In the eighth season the theme song was performed with a different musical style before each episode.

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Connections

Referenced in Getaway: Getaway Goes to Hollywood (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Moon Over Parma"
(Theme)
Performed by Drew Carey
Written by Robert McGuire

User Reviews

The working class sitcom for working class people...

U know, before Drew Carey got his own show, I didn't even know who he was. This show truly captializes his talents as a comedian and actor.

"The Drew Carey Show" is by far one of the funniest sitcoms on television in recent years. It also happens to be my third favorite show. Our bespectacled hero, Drew, works in a Winfried-Louder Depaertment Store's offices, run by a dorky Scot, Nigel Wick (Criag Ferguson). His archnemisis, Mimi Bobeck-Carey (Kathy Kinney) wears tons of make-up and tacky clothes, much in the same sense that Peggy Bundy on "Married with Children" was the queen of tacky. Of course, Drew has his girlfriend, Kate (Christa Miller) and his dopey buddies, Lewis Kiniski (Ryan Stiles, who upstages Carey) and Oswald Lee Harvey (Deidrich Bader).

This show is very funny. The plotlines are always interesting, and of course, Lewis and Oswald have to accomplish some stupid feat in the 1/2 hour (ie: they used $8000 to record an album using classic songs, with them--"Tequilla" or Lewis saying "Wipeout!") Of course, everyone gets into a big mess, Mimi insults Drew, Drew plots revenge, and everything is said and done in the half hour.

I love this show, and highly recommend it to everyone who has a good sense of humor. Drew Carey's standup is excellent, and this show just adds another good credit to a very talented man!

Cleveland truly does rock! (Except I'm a Yankees fan!)