List of The Drew Carey Show episodes

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 then ended on September 8, 2004. Throughout the show's run, nine seasons were filmed amassing 233 episodes, with the final episode airing on September 8, 2004.

The sitcom follows office manager Drew Carey, in his romances and relationships to friends Lewis, Oswald, and Kate.

There 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.

Season	Episodes	Originally Aired	Production line	DVD Release date
1	22	1995–1996	4570xx	April 24, 2007
2	24	1996–1997	4659xx
3	28	1997–1998	4662xx
4	27	1998–1999	4675xx
5	26	1999–2000	2254xx
6	27	2000–2001	2263xx
7	27	2001–2002	2273xx
8	26	2002–2003	2279xx
9	26	2004	1785xx

Season 1: 1995–1996

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). 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".

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate	Episode Comments
1	1	"Pilot"	Michael Lessac	Bruce Helford, Drew Carey	September 13, 1995
2	2	"Miss Right"	Sam Simon	Clay Graham	September 20, 1995
3	3	"The Joining of Two Unlike Elements is a Mixture"	Sam Simon	Lona Williams	September 27, 1995
4	4	"Nature Abhors a Vacuum"	Michael Lessac	Jeff Lowell	October 4, 1995
5	5	"No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike"	Steve Zuckerman	Bruce Helford, Drew Carey	October 18, 1995
6	6	"Drew Meets Lawyers"	Steve Zuckerman	Les Firestein	November 1, 1995
7	7	"Drew in Court"	Steve Zuckerman	Robert Borden	November 8, 1995
8	8	"Lewis' Sister"	Steve Zuckerman	Robert Borden	November 15, 1995
9	9	"Drew and Mrs. Louder"	Sam Simon	Clay Graham	November 29, 1995	Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Louder.
10	10	"Science Names Suck"	Sam Simon	Lona Williams, Les Firestein	December 6, 1995	This episode introduces Jay Clemens (Robert Torti)
11	11	"The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus"	Sam Simon	Jeff Lowell, Lona Williams	December 13, 1995
12	12	"Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics"	Gary Halvorson	Jeff Lowell, Clay Graham	December 20, 1995
13	13	"Drew and the Unstable Element"	Brian K. Roberts	Jane Harnick, Aaron Harnick	January 3, 1996
14	14	"Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew"	Dennis Edrman	Christy Snell	January 10, 1996
15	15	"There is No Scientific Name for a Show About God"	Sam Simon	Robert Borden, Jeff Lowell, Lona Williams	January 17, 1996
16	16	"Drew's New Assistant"	Gerry Cohen	Robert Borden, Clay Graham	January 31, 1996
17	17	"The Front"	Steve Zuckerman	Bruce Rasmussen	February 7, 1996
18	18	"Playing the Unified Field"	Brian K. Roberts	Les Firestein	February 14, 1996
19	19	"Atomic Cat Fight"	Sam Simon	Lona Williams	February 21, 1996
20	20	"Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom"	Brian K. Roberts	Jeff Lowell	February 28, 1996
21	21	"Drew Gets Motivated"	Gary Halvorson	Matt Miller, Barrie Nedler	May 1, 1996	Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Louder.
22	22	"Buzz Beer"	Gerry Cohen	Clay Graham, Robert Borden, Les Firestein	May 8, 1996	This episode sees the creation of "Buzz Beer" a coffee flavoured beer and Mr Bell is fired.

Season 2: 1996–1997

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.

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate	Episode Comments
23	1	"We'll Remember Always, Evaluation Day"	Brian K. Roberts	Les Firestein	September 17, 1996	This episode starts with a full musical version of "Five O'Clock World" before the usual theme song "Moon Over Palma". With Drew in charge of evaluations, Kate, Larry, Lisa and others are sucking up to him.
24	2	"Something Wick This Way Comes"	Brian K. Roberts	Clay Graham	September 24, 1996	This episode marks the first appearance of Winfred Louder Store Manager, Nigel Wick (Craig Ferguson).
25	3	"Break It Up, Break It Up"	Brian K. Roberts	Lona Williams	October 1, 1996	Jay Clemens breaks up with Kate and moves to Minnesota, while Drew and Lisa also break up. Speedy's 1st episode.
26	4	"The Bully You Know"	Gerry Cohen	Christy Snell	October 15, 1996
27	5	"The Devil, You Say"	Sam Simon	Bruce Helford	October 29, 1996
28	6	"The Day the Music Died"	Gerry Cohen	Robert Borden	November 5, 1996
29	7	"What the Zoning Inspector Saw"	Sam Simon	Clay Graham	November 12, 1996	Guest Starring Caroline Rhea as Bonnie who Drew tries to date.
30	8	"Drew's the Other Man"	Brian K. Roberts	Robert Borden	November 19, 1996	Guest Starring Caroline Rhea as Bonnie who Drew tries to date.
31	9	"Mimi's Day Parade"	Gerry Cohen	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	November 26, 1996	Last time Drew Carey's version of "Moon Over Parma" is played as theme song
32	10	"It's Your Party and I'll Crash If I Want To"	Gerry Cohen	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	December 3, 1996	"Five O'Clock World" becomes theme song for the remainder of season 2
33	11	"Lisa Gets Married"	Steve Zuckerman	Christy Snell, Les Firestein	December 17, 1996	The return (and last appearance) of Lisa Robbins (Katy Selverstone) who is getting married.
34	12	"They're Back"	Brian K. Roberts	Clay Graham, Robert Borden	January 7, 1997
35	13	"Hello/Goodbye"	Gary Halvorson	Susan Garon	January 14, 1997
36	14	"Drewstock"	Steve Zuckerman	Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy	January 28, 1997
37	15	"Drew Blows His Promotion"	Sam Simon	Susan Dickes, Christy Snell, Robert Borden	February 4, 1997	Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Louder.
38	16	"Check Out Drew's Old Flame"	Gerry Cohen	Susan Dickes	February 11, 1997
39	17	"See Drew Run"	Sam Simon	Lona Williams	February 18, 1997
40	18	"Drew Gets Married"	Sam Simon	Robert Borden	February 25, 1997
41	19	"Man's Best Same Sex Companion"	Robert Borden	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	March 4, 1997	Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Louder.
42	20	"Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar"	Gary Halvorson	Lona Williams	March 18, 1997
43	21	"Cap-Beer-Cino"	Sam Simon	Christy Snow, Terry Mulroy	April 1, 1997
44	22	"Drew vs. Mimi, Part II"	Gerry Cohen	David Brownfield	April 29, 1997	Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Louder.
45	23	"Win a Date with Kate"	Steve Zuckerman	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	May 6, 1997
46	24	"New York and Queens"	Brian K. Roberts	Terry Mulroy, Christy Snell	May 13, 1997	Musical episode with dance off over The Rocky Horror Picture Show vs The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Season 3: 1997–1998

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"

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate	Episode Comments
47	1	"Drew vs. Billboard"	Gerry Cohen	Les Firestein	September 17, 1997	Drew gets scammed by a con man who uses a topless picture of Drew to advertise "Vita Beer" a weight loss scam.
48	2	"Drew and the Singles Union"	Gerry Cohen	Robert Borden	September 24, 1997	This episode has an extended introductory dream sequence where everyone is an alien and start with "Moon Over Palma" before transitioning to "Five O'Clock World". A savage storm threatens Cleveland, and the Winfred Louder store is evacuated with Wick disappearing after staying behind. Kate and Oswald kiss.
49	3	"Strange Bedfellows"	Gerry Cohen	Clay Graham	October 1, 1997	This episode has an extended introductory theme of "Cleveland Rocks" which become the theme for the rest of the show's run. The 1st appearance of realtor, Nicki Fifer (Kate Walsh) who takes advantage of 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 Lauder (Nan Martin).
50	4	"Misery Loves Mimi"	Sam Simon	Lona Williams	October 8, 1997	Drew starts dating realtor Nicki, 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.
51	5	"A Very, Very, Very Fine House"	Gerry Cohen	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	October 15, 1997	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.
52	6	"Drew vs. the Pig"	Steve Zuckerman	Bob Nickman	October 29, 1997	Drew discovers Nicki (Kate Walsh) was once fat and wants to avoid temptation, 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 cant stick to the diet. The gang run a Buzz Beer promotion at the local Expo, where Lewis becomes Beer Boy.
53	7	"Batmobile"	Sam Simon	Bruce Helford	November 5, 1997	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 and Keith Diamond as Greg Clemens. Special Guest Star Kate Walsh as Nicki.
54	8	"The Dog and Pony Show"	Steve Zuckerman	Deborah Oppenheimer, Robert Borden	November 12, 1997	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.
55	9	"Drew's Brother"	Gerry Cohen	Christy Snell, Scott Gordon	November 19, 1997	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 1st appearance of John Carroll Lynch as Steve Carey.
56	10	"That Thing You Don't"	Gerry Cohen	Bruce Rasmussen	November 26, 1997	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 cant sing, and there is a rival band from the high school days, The Underprivelaged (Special Appearance by The Reverend Horton Heat) lead by Herb. Special Guest Star Seth Green.
57	11	"Volunteer"	Sam Simon	Terry Mulroy	December 3, 1997	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.
58	12	"Vacation"	Gerry Cohen	Les Firestein	December 17, 1997	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 cant 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.
59	13	"Howdy Neighbor"	Richard Schwadel	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	January 7, 1998	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.
60	14	"He Harassed Me, He Harassed Me Not"	Sam Simon	Lona Williams	January 14, 1998	Wick thnks that the Board are going to fire him and so he plots with Mimi to scam the bosrd 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.
61	15	"Mr. Louder's Birthday Party"	Sam Simon	Christy Snell, Robert Borden	January 28, 1998	Drew has to give a speech at the annual event thrown by Mrs Louder in honor of her late husband, but ends up offending Nikki (Kate Jones). Mimi hires a sexual harassment lawyer in her lawsuit. Guest starring Steve Buscemi as Mr Marchetti.
62	16	"The Salon"	Gerry Cohen	Bob Nickman, Terry Mulroy	February 4, 1998	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.
63	17	"The Engagement"	Brian K. Roberts	Bruce Rasmussen	February 11, 1998	Oswald proposes to Kate and Drew proposes to Nikki, with Oswald angry with Drew and they end up taking secret compatibility tests with Kate and Nikki. 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 Gardiner as Pinky, Lewis's girlfriend.
64	18	"Nicki's Parents"	Sam Simon	Matilda Hokinson	February 25, 1998	Kate and Oswald have pre-marriage counselling, with Kate angry that Oswald spends so much time with Lewis. With Nikki away, Drew has dinner alone with Nikki's parents Chuck and Charlen 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.
65	19	"Two Weddings and a Funeral for a Refrigerator"	Brian K. Roberts	Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy	March 4, 1998	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 Gardiner) goes crazy making it hard for Drew to win. Special Guest Star Kate Walsh as Nicki.
66	20	"The Bachelor Party"	Brian K. Roberts	Clay Graham	March 11, 1998	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 is the 2nd appearance of Steve Carey (John Carroll Lynch) who comes out to parents, George and Bealah as a cross dresser.
67	21	"The Sex Drug"	Gerry Cohen	Les Firestein	March 18, 1998	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.
68	22	"What's Wrong with this Episode?"	Gerry Cohen	Michael C. McCarthy	April 1, 1998	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.
69	23	"The Rebound"	Gerry Cohen	Christy Snell, Bob Nickman	April 8, 1998	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 fiance, Nikki. Special Guest Star is Ashley Gardiner in her last appearance as Pinky, Lewis's girlfriend.
70	24	"The Dating Consultant"	Gerry Cohen	Karen S. Brown, Keith Young, Bruce Rasmussen, Clay Graham	April 22, 1998	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.
71	25	"Drew's Cousin"	Gerry Cohen	Terry Mulroy, Katherine Green, Matt Ember	April 29, 1998	The Special Guest Star is the beautiful Nikki Cox as Drew's cousin, Kristen, who is staying with him and start's dating Mr Wick. This episode is the 3rd appearance of Steve Carey.
72	26	"From the Earth to the Moon"	Gerry Cohen	Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy	May 6, 1998	Drew is given the opportunity to get a promotion offered by Mrs Fran Louder, but everybody is determined to get in the way,
73	27	"The Wedding Dress"	Brian K. Roberts	Apryl Huntzinger, Jody Paul, Maria Espada	May 13, 1998	The gang tries to get Kate her favourite 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.
74	28	"My Best Friend's Wedding"	Sam Simon, Jeff Siegey, Gerry Cohen	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	May 20, 1998	Oswald and Kate are scheduled to marry in Drew's backyard, but she is having second thoughts. This episode has a special intro featuring Daffy Duck.

Season 4: 1998–1999

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.

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate	Episode Comments
75	1	"Drew and the Conspiracy"	Gerry Cohen	Bob Underwood, Jennifer Crittenden	September 23, 1998	Drew finds out from Chuck that many of his mishaps have been arranged by a conspiracy of three co-workers who hate him.
76	2	"In Ramada Da Vida"	Gerry Cohen	Clay Graham	September 30, 1998	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.
77	3	"Golden Boy"	Gerry Cohen	Bruce Rasmussen	October 7, 1998	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.
78	4	"Drew Between the Rock and a Hard Place"	Sam Simon	Richard Day	October 14, 1998	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.
79	5	"Sexual Perversity in Cleveland"	Gerry Cohen	Mike Larsen	October 21, 1998	Drew gets dumped by Darcy when he shows her his real job. Drew and Mimi mistakenly fall for each either over the internet, while Oswald gets Drug Co. implants to get $10,000 for his mother. Brief last appearance by Pauley Perrette.
80	6	"Cain and Mabel"	Gerry Cohen	Daniel O'Keefe	October 28, 1998	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.
81	7	"Nicki's Wedding"	Gerry Cohen	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	November 4, 1998	Drew gets invited to Nicki's wedding on a ship and makes a fool of himself. Special Guest Star (Kate Walsh).
82	8	"Drew's New Car"	Sam Simon	Terry Mulroy	November 11, 1998	Oswald makes another $10,000 again from the implants and pays the others back his old debts, which they use to buy Drew a new car.
83	9	"The High Road to China"	Gerry Cohen	Catherine Green	November 18, 1998	This was episode filmed in China. Drew plays an elaborate prank on Mimi who has him kidnapped and dumped on the Great Wall of China.
84	10	"Drew's Dance Party"	Gerry Cohen	Clay Graham	November 18, 1998	This episode is a compilation episode of the various songs the gang has sung over the past few seasons.
85	11	"Kate's Family"	Sam Simon	Richard Day	November 25, 1998	Kate has an instant family and 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)
86	12	"Drew Dates a Senior"	Gerry Cohen	Jennifer Crittenden	December 9, 1998	Drew goes to uni to do his Masters Degree but ends up dating a much older woman. Special Guest Star is Shirley Jones as Celia
87	13	"Drew's Holiday Punch"	Gerry Cohen	Mike Larsen	December 16, 1998	Drew and Celia are surprised by a surprise visit by Drew's parents. Special Guest Starring Shirley Jones.
88	14	"A House Divided"	Gerry Cohen	Daniel O'Keefe, Katherine Green	January 6, 1999	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.
89	15	"A House Reunited"	Steve Zuckerman	Daniel O'Keefe, Jennifer Crittenden	January 13, 1999	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.
90	16	"Rats, Kate's Dating a Wrestler"	Steve Zuckerman	Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy	January 27, 1999	Drew and the others hire The Disciplinarian (Triple H) a Pro Wrestler as Spokesman for Buzz Beer.
91	17	"Three Guys, a Girl and a B-Story"	Gerry Cohen	Jody Paul	February 10, 1999	Drew, Lewis and Oswald all (unwittingly) ask out the same woman. Special Guest Star is Diane Farr as Tracy.
92	18	"Boy Party/Girl Party"	Sam Simon	Terry Mulroy, Jennifer Crittenden	February 17, 1999	Mimi hosts a party for the girls (Kate begs Mrs Lauder for a job), and Drew has a party for the Winfred Louder models. Guest starring Diane Farr and Jenica Bergere
93	19	"Tracy Bowl"	Sam Simon	Robert Borden	February 24, 1999	Drew, Lewis and Oswald compete for Tracy's love in Tracy Bowl 1. Last appearance for Diane Farr as Tracy.
94	20	"DrugCo"	Gerry Cohen	Terry Mulroy, Jennifer Crittenden	March 3, 1999	Speedy is diagnosed with cataracts and Lewis suggests he be taken to DrugCo for treatment.
95	21	"Steve and Mimi"	Gerry Cohen	Bruce Rasmussen	March 24, 1999	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.
96	22	"What's Wrong with this Episode? II"	Gerry Cohen	Clay Graham	March 31, 1999	This episode is part of a competition to spot errors. Drew is suspicious that his mother Beluah (Marion Ross) has been cheating on his father George (Stanley Anderson).
97	23	"She's Gotta Have It"	Tommy Thompson	Apryl Huntzinger	April 7, 1999	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.
98	24	"Good Vibrations"	Brian K. Roberts	Terry Mulroy, Daniel O'Keefe, Mike Larsen	May 5, 1999	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.
99	25	"Do the Hustle"	Sam Simon	Maria Espada	May 12, 1999	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 and pretend to be friends, and end up forming a ten pin bowling team to hustle other bowlers.
100	26	"Up on the Roof"	Gerry Cohen	Katherine Green	May 19, 1999	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
101	27	"Brotherhood of Man"	Gerry Cohen	Brian Scully	May 26, 1999	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.

Season 5: 1999–2000

This season sees Steve Carey and Mimi get engaged and Drew and Kate fall in love.

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate	Episode Comments
102	1	"Y2K, You're Okay"	Gerry Cohen	Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs	September 22, 1999	Drew and the others are convinced that the end of civilisation is nigh, while Mimi has got a new Mini Mimi. Sharon is worried that Drew is in love with Kate. Special Guest Star Jenica Bergere.
103	2	"Drew Goes to the Browns Game"	Gerry Cohen	Robert Borden	September 29, 1999	The Cleveland Browns have returned to the city and Drew and the others all want to got to the game. Last appearance by Jenica Bergere as Sharon.
104	3	"Drew and the Gang Law"	Gerry Cohen	Daniel O'Keefe	October 6, 1999	Drew learns that Steve and Mimi are engaged and need to hold the ceremony at his house. Drew and the others are arrested the judge deems them to be a gang. Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Louder.
105	4	"Drew's Reunion"	Gerry Cohen	Brian Scully	October 13, 1999	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.
106	5	"Drew's Physical"	Tommy Thompson	Linda Teverbaugh, Mike Teverbaugh	October 20, 1999	Kate tells Lewis she loves Drew.
107	6	"Drew Tries to Kill Mimi"	Sam Simon	Terry Mulroy	October 27, 1999	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.
108	7	"Red, White and Drew"	Gerry Cohen	Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter	November 3, 1999	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.
109	8	"Drew Live"	Gerry Cohen	Clay Graham	November 10, 1999	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.
110	9	"Drew Cam"	Sam Simon	Holly Hester	November 17, 1999	Kate and Drew fall in love
111	10	"Drew's Stomachache"	Gerry Cohen	Apryl Huntzinger	November 24, 1999
112	11	"Steve and Mimi Get Married"	Sam Simon	Jody Paul	December 1, 1999
113	12	"Drew and Kate's First Date"	Gerry Cohen	Jonathan Stark, Tracy Newman	December 15, 1999	Special Guest Star Nan Martin in her last appearance as Mrs Louder.
114	13	"Drew and the Racial Tension Play"	Sam Simon	Daniel O'Keefe	January 5, 2000
115	14	"Kate Works for Drew"	Gerry Cohen	Jody Paul, Apryl Huntzinger	January 12, 2000
116	15	"Mimi Moves In"	John Fuller	Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter	February 2, 2000
117	16	"Do Drew and Kate Have Sex?"	Sam Simon	Chris Bishop	February 9, 2000	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.
118	17	"I Dishonestly Love You"	Gerry Cohen	Brian Scully	February 16, 2000
119	18	"Drew Goes to Hell"	Gerry Cohen	Holly Hester	February 23, 2000
120	19	"What's Wrong with this Episode? III"	John Fuller	Linda Teverbaugh, Mike Teverbaugh	March 1, 2000
121	20	"The Gang Stops Drinking"	Gerry Cohen	Terry Mulroy	March 22, 2000
122	21	"Oswald's Son"	Bob Koherr	Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter	March 29, 2000
123	22	"The Return of Mr. Wick"	Gerry Cohen	Aaron Spiro	April 12, 2000
124	23	"Kate vs. Speedy"	Ryan Stiles	Christy Jacobs White	April 26, 2000
125	24	"Beer Ball"	Sam Simon	Jody Paul	May 3, 2000
126	25	"Drew and Kate Boink"	Gerry Cohen	Robert Borden	May 10, 2000
127	26	"A Very Special Drew"	Gerry Cohen	Jerry Belson, Apryl Huntzinger	May 17, 2000	This episode breaks the "fourth wall" and is full of "Emmy winning" storylines.

Season 6: 2000–2001

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.

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate	Episode Comments
128	1	"Drew Pops Something on Kate"	Gerry Cohen	Paul Lieberstein	October 4, 2000
129	2	"Be Drew to Your School"	Gerry Cohen	Robert Borden	October 18, 2000
130	3	"Drew's Inheritance"	Gerry Cohen	Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter	October 25, 2000
131	4	"Mimi's a Partner"	Bob Koherr	Terry Mulroy	November 1, 2000
132	5	"Drew Live II"	Gerry Cohen	Brian Scully	November 8, 2000	features Whose Line cast members and Jay Leno
133	6	"The Pregnancy Scare"	Sam Simon	Apryl Huntzinger	November 15, 2000
134	7	"Drew and the Trail Scouts"	Gerry Cohen	Daniel O'Keefe	November 22, 2000
135	8	"Drew and Kate Become Friends"	Gerry Cohen	Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh	November 29, 2000
136	9	"Drew Can't Carey a Tune"	Gerry Cohen	Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh	December 6, 2000
137	10	"Buzzie Wuzzie Liked His Beer"	Gerry Cohen	Jody Paul	December 13, 2000
138	11	"Fetal Attraction"	Tommy Thompson	Apryl Huntzinger	December 20, 2000
139	12	"The Warsaw Closes"	Sam Simon	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	January 10, 2001
140	13	"Oswald's Dad Returns"	Sam Simon	Brian Scully	January 17, 2001
141	14	"All Work and No Play"	Gerry Cohen	Spiro Skentzos	January 24, 2001
142	15	"Drew's in a Coma"	Gerry Cohen	Les Firestein	February 7, 2001
143	16	"Drew and the Baby"	Bob Koherr	Daniel O'Keefe	February 14, 2001
144	17	"Hush Little Baby"	Sam Simon	Chris Bishop	February 21, 2001
145	18	"Drew's Life After Death"	Shelley Jensen	Judy Paul	February 28, 2001
146	19	"Drew and the Motorcycle"	Gerry Cohen	Paul Lieberstein	March 14, 2001
147	20	"Kate and Her New Boyfriend"	Bob Koherr	Les Firestein	March 21, 2001
148	21	"What's Wrong with This Episode? IV"	Sam Simon	Terry Mulroy	March 28, 2001
149	22	"The Easter Show"	Gerry Cohen	Linda Teverbaugh, Mike Teverbaugh	April 11, 2001
150	23	"Christening"	Gerry Cohen	Terry Mulroy	May 2, 2001
151	24	"Drew and the Activist, Part I"	Sam Simon	Daniel O'Keefe, Paul Lieberstein	May 8, 2001
152	25	"Drew and the Activist, Part II"	Gerry Cohen	Christy Jacobs White	May 16, 2001
153	26	"Bananas, Part I"	Gerry Cohen	Adam Faberman, Kristen Marvin	May 23, 2001
154	27	"Bananas, Part II"	Gerry Cohen	Holly Hester, Apryl Huntzinger	May 23, 2001

Season 7: 2001–2002

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate	Episode Comments
155	1	"Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour, Part I"	Gerry Cohen	David A. Caplan, Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter, Julie Ann Larson, Sam Simon, Terry Mulroy, Linda Teverbaugh, Bruce Helford, Drew Carey, Clay Graham, Bruce Rasmussen, Les Firestein, Mike Teverbaugh, Daniel O'Keefe	September 26, 2001
156	2	"Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour, Part II"	Gerry Cohen	Sam Simon, Clay Graham, Julie Ann Larson, Daniel O'Keefe, Drew Carey, Bruce Helford, Mitch Hunter, Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh, Jana Hunter, Les Firestein, Terry Mulroy, David A. Caplan, Bruce Rasmussen	September 26, 2001
157	3	"Drew Gets Out of the Nuthouse"	Gerry Cohen	Bruce Rasmussen	October 3, 2001	The return of Drew's old girlfriend, Nikki Fifer (Kate Walsh)
158	4	"Married to a Mob"	Gerry Cohen	Clay Graham	October 10, 2001	The return of Nikki Fifer
159	5	"When Wives Collide"	Bob Koherr	David A. Caplan	October 17, 2001	The return of Nikki Fifer
160	6	"Bus-ted"	Sam Simon	Les Firestein	October 24, 2001	Nikki Fifer contacts the newspaper over Drew's bigamy leading to him being dubbed "The impotent, bisexual bigamist".
161	7	"It's Halloween, Dummy"	Bob Koherr	Linda Teverbaugh, Mike Teverbaugh	October 31, 2001
162	8	"How Beulah Gets Her Groove Back"	Sam Simon	Daniel O'Keefe	November 7, 2001
163	9	"Drew Live III"	Gerry Cohen	Keith Blanchard	November 14, 2001
164	10	"Eat Drink Drew Women"	Gerry Cohen	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	November 21, 2001
165	11	"Mr. Laffoon's Wild Ride"	Gerry Cohen	Julie Ann Larson	November 28, 2001
166	12	"Hotel Drew"	Bob Koherr	Terry Mulroy	December 12, 2001
167	13	"Drew and the King"	Sam Simon	Daniel O'Keefe	December 19, 2001
168	14	"The Curse of the Mummy"	Tommy Thompson	David A. Caplan	January 16, 2002
169	15	"The Enabler"	Gerry Cohen	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	January 23, 2002
170	16	"Pretty Baby"	Gerry Cohen	Julie Ann Larson	February 6, 2002	Jenny McCarthy as Drew's girlfriend Marlo
171	17	"A Shot in the Dark"	Sam Simon	Christy Jacobs White	February 13, 2002
172	18	"It's a Dog Eat Drew World"	Gerry Cohen	Ed Lee	February 27, 2002
173	19	"Bringing Up Boss"	Sam Simon	Daniel O'Keefe	March 13, 2002
174	20	"Daddy Dearest"	Tommy Thompson	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	March 20, 2002
175	21	"Never Been to Spain"	Sam Simon	Adam Faberman	March 27, 2002
176	22	"O Brother, Who Art Thou?"	Gerry Cohen	Vivien Mejia	April 3, 2002
177	23	"Rich Woman, Poor Man"	Shelley Jensen	Terry Mulroy	April 10, 2002
178	24	"What Women Don't Want"	Bob Koherr	David A. Caplan	May 1, 2002
179	25	"Look Mom, One Hand!"	Bob Koherr	Kristen Marvin	May 8, 2002
180	26	"The Eagle Has Landed"	Sam Simon	Julie Ann Larson	May 15, 2002
181	27	"The Underpants Guy"	Bob Koherr	Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh	May 22, 2002	The second return of Nikki Fifer (Kate Walsh)

Season 8: 2002–2003

In the fall of 2002, Winfred-Lauder 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.

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate	Episode Comments
182	1	"Revenge of the Doormat"	Gerry Cohen	Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh	September 9, 2002	The 2nd return of Nikki Fifer (Kate Walsh)
183	2	"Kate's Wedding"	Gerry Cohen	David A. Caplan	September 16, 2002	The final appearance of Kate O'Brien (Christa Miller) who marries Kirk, a fighter pilot she has just met. Guest starring Kate Walsh.
184	3	"Eyes Wide Open"	Bob Koherr	Bruce Rasmussen	September 23, 2002	Guest starring Kate Walsh as Nikki Fifer.
185	4	"Drew and the Life-Size Jim Thome Cut-Out"	Bob Koherr	Daniel O'Keefe	September 30, 2002
186	5	"Hickory Dickory...Double Date"	Sam Simon	Les Firestein	October 7, 2002
187	6	"Mama Told Me I Should Come"	Bob Koherr	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	October 21, 2002
188	7	"Family Affair"	Sam Simon	Julie Ann Larson	November 8, 2002
189	8	"Chemistry Schmemistry"	Bob Koherr	Terry Mulroy	November 8, 2002
190	9	"The Dawn Patrol"	Sam Simon	Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh	November 15, 2002
191	10	"Drew's Girl Friday"	Tommy Thompson	Ed Lee	November 29, 2002
192	11	"Drew Tries Hot Salsa"	Gerry Cohen	David A. Caplan	December 6, 2002
193	12	"The Man in the Iron Chair"	Gerry Cohen	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	December 20, 2002
194	13	"Drew Takes a Guilt Trip"	Gerry Cohen	Daniel O'Keefe	January 10, 2003
195	14	"Blecch Sunday"	Shelley Jensen	Ed Lee	January 24, 2003
196	15	"Turkeyspotting"	Bob Koherr	Adam Faberman	June 25, 2003
197	16	"Suddenly No Summer"	Sam Simon	Les Firestein, Ed Lee	June 25, 2003
198	17	"What's Love Got to Do With It?"	Sam Simon	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	July 2, 2003
199	18	"Two Girls for Every Boy"	Tommy Thompson	Stacey Pulwer	July 2, 2003
200	19	"Two Days of the Condo"	Gerry Cohen	Daniel O'Keefe	July 9, 2003
201	20	"Lewis You Can Drive My Car"	Sam Simon	Julie Ann Larson	July 9, 2003
202	21	"A Speedy Recovery"	Drew Carey	Kristen Marvin	July 16, 2003
203	22	"A Means to an End"	Shelley Jensen	John N. Huss	July 16, 2003
204	23	"Drew Answers the Belle"	Gerry Cohen	David A. Caplan	July 23, 2003
205	24	"What Screams May Come"	Gerry Cohen	Julie Ann Larson, Terry Mulroy	July 23, 2003
206	25	"Love is in the Air"	Drew Carey	Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh	August 20, 2003
207	26	"The Bataan Wedding March"	Bob Koherr	Clay Graham	August 27, 2003

Season 9: 2004

Season 9 aired in the wrong order. The following list represents the order in which they were originally broadcast rather than the correct production order.

Series #	Episode #	Title	Directed By	Written By	Original Airdate
208	1	"Drew Hunts Silver Fox"	Sam Simon	Russ Woody	June 2, 2004
209	2	"Eye of the Leopard"	Tommy Thompson	Adam Faberman	June 2, 2004
210	3	"Foos Rush In"	Tommy Thompson	Dean Young	June 9, 2004
211	4	"Drew Thinks Inside the Box"	Brian K. Roberts	Daniel O'Keefe	June 9, 2004
212	5	"At Your Cervix"	Brian K. Roberts	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	June 16, 2004
213	6	"Sealed in a Kiss"	Bob Koherr	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	June 16, 2004
214	7	"Baby Makes Stress"	Shelley Jensen	Dean Young	June 23, 2004
215	8	"Michigan J. Gus"	Sam Simon	John N. Huss	June 23, 2004
216	9	"No Booze for Drew"	Shelley Jensen	Jana Hunter, Mitch Hunter	June 30, 2004
217	10	"Drew's Best Friend"	Bob Koherr	Julie Ann Larson	June 30, 2004
218	11	"Arrivederci, Italy"	Bob Koherr	Daniel O'Keefe	July 7, 2004
219	12	"House of the Rising Son-in-Law"	Tommy Thompson	Ed Lee	July 7, 2004
220	13	"Dog Soup"	Sam Simon	Hugh Fink	July 14, 2004
221	14	"Asleep at the Wheel"	Shelley Jensen	Dean Young	July 14, 2004
222	15	"Baby Face"	Bob Koherr	Masha Tivyan	July 21, 2004
223	16	"Girlfriend, Interrupted"	Bob Koherr	Daniel O'Keefe	July 21, 2004
224	17	"Straight Eye for the Queer Guy"	Sam Simon	Julie Ann Larson	July 28, 2004
225	18	"Still Life with Freeloader"	Drew Carey	Kristen Marvin	July 28, 2004
226	19	"Burning Down the House"	Sam Simon	Mike Teverbaugh, Linda Teverbaugh	August 18, 2004
227	20	"Liar, Liar, House on Fire"	Drew Carey	Russ Woody	August 18, 2004
228	21	"Sleeping with the Enemy"	Shelley Jensen	Ed Lee	August 25, 2004
229	22	"Assault with a Lovely Weapon"	Shelley Jensen	Hugh Fink	August 25, 2004
230	23	"Love, Sri Lankan Style"	Bob Koherr	Russ Woody	September 1, 2004
231	24	"Knot in the Mood"	Shelley Jensen	David A. Caplan	September 1, 2004
232	25	"The Passion of the Wick"	Shelley Jensen	Ed Lee	September 8, 2004
233	26	"Finale"	Sam Simon	Bruce Helford, Clay Graham, David A. Caplan	September 8, 2004

Based on production code and story line, the correct order for season 9 is most likely the following:

Episode #	Title
16	"Girlfriend, Interrupted"
6	"Sealed in a Kiss"
19	"Burning Down the House"
20	"Liar, Liar, House on Fire"
3	"Foos Rush In"
17	"Straight Eye for the Queer Guy"
21	"Sleeping with the Enemy"
22	"Assault with a Lovely Weapon"
18	"Still Life with Freeloader"
4	"Drew Thinks Inside the Box"
2	"Eye of the Leopard"
1	"Drew Hunts Silver Fox"
5	"At Your Cervix"
7	"Baby Makes Stress"
9	"No Booze for Drew"
8	"Michigan J. Gus"
10	"Drew's Best Friend"
11	"Arrivederci, Italy"
12	"House of the Rising Son-in-Law"
13	"Dog Soup"
14	"Asleep at the Wheel"
15	"Baby Face"
23	"Love, Sri Lankan Style"
24	"Knot in the Mood"
25	"The Passion of the Wick"
26	"Finale"

External links

• The Drew Carey Show episodes at TV.com