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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...
Genre:Comedy
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Season 1

  • Pilot
    7.0/10198 votes
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    Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1995

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

    Director: Michael Lessac

    Writer: Drew Carey

  • Miss Right
    7.3/10191 votes
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    Miss Right

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1995

    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.

    Director: Sam Simon

    Writer: Clay Graham

  • The Joining of Two Unlike Elements Is a Mixture
    7.3/10169 votes
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    The Joining of Two Unlike Elements Is a Mixture

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1995

    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.

    Director: Sam Simon

    Writer: Lona Williams

  • Nature Abhors a Vacuum
    7.0/10156 votes
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    Nature Abhors a Vacuum

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1995

    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.

    Director: Michael Lessac

    Writer: N/A

  • No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike
    7.2/10151 votes
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    No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1995

    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.

    Director: Steve Zuckerman

    Writer: Drew Carey

  • Drew Meets Lawyers
    7.2/10156 votes
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    Drew Meets Lawyers

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1995

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

    Director: Steve Zuckerman

    Writer: N/A

  • Drew in Court
    7.4/10152 votes
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    Drew in Court

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1995

    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.

    Director: Steve Zuckerman

    Writer: N/A

  • Lewis' Sister
    6.8/10142 votes
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    Lewis' Sister

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1995

    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.

    Director: Steve Zuckerman

    Writer: N/A

  • Drew and Mrs. Louder
    7.0/10150 votes
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    Drew and Mrs. Louder

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/1995

    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.

    Director: Sam Simon

    Writer: Clay Graham

  • Science Names Suck
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    Science Names Suck

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/1995

    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.

    Director: Sam Simon

    Writer: Lona Williams

  • The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus
    6.8/10140 votes
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    The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1995

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

    Director: Sam Simon

    Writer: Lona Williams

  • Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics
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    Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1995

    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.

    Director: Gary Halvorson

    Writer: Clay Graham, Jeff Lowell

  • Drew and the Unstable Element
    7.2/10145 votes
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    Drew and the Unstable Element

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/1996

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

    Director: Brian K. Roberts

    Writer: N/A

  • Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew
    7.1/10148 votes
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    Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1996

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • There Is No Scientific Name for a Show about God
    6.8/10134 votes
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    There Is No Scientific Name for a Show about God

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/1996

    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.

    Director: Sam Simon

    Writer: Lona Williams

  • Drew's New Assistant
    7.1/10139 votes
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    Drew's New Assistant

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/1996

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

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Clay Graham

  • The Front
    6.8/10143 votes
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    The Front

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1996

    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.

    Director: Steve Zuckerman

    Writer: Bruce Rasmussen

  • Playing a Unified Field
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    Playing a Unified Field

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1996

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

    Director: Brian K. Roberts

    Writer: N/A

  • Atomic Cat Fight
    7.6/10142 votes
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    Atomic Cat Fight

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/1996

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

    Director: Sam Simon

    Writer: Lona Williams

  • Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom
    7.5/10144 votes
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    Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/1996

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

    Director: Brian K. Roberts

    Writer: N/A

  • Drew Gets Motivated
    7.1/10144 votes
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    Drew Gets Motivated

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/1996

    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.

    Director: Gary Halvorson

    Writer: N/A

  • Buzz Beer
    7.6/10145 votes
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    Buzz Beer

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/1996

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

    Director: Gerry Cohen

    Writer: Clay Graham