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

Pilot

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.

Miss Right

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.

The Joining of Two Unlike Elements Is a Mixture

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.

Nature Abhors a Vacuum

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.

No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike

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

Drew Meets Lawyers

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.

Drew in Court

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.

Lewis' Sister

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.

Drew and Mrs. Louder

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.

Science Names Suck

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

The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus

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.

Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics

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

Drew and the Unstable Element

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.

Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew

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.

There Is No Scientific Name for a Show about God

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

Drew's New Assistant

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.

The Front

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

Playing a Unified Field

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

Atomic Cat Fight

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

Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom

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.

Drew Gets Motivated

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

Buzz Beer

Drew again finds his work coming between him and Lisa, when his negative evaluation of her job performance causes her to reevaluate their relationship.

We'll Remember Always, Evaluation Day

Drew serves as acting store manager while also fulfilling his regular duties.  He is outraged when the store declines to make him the permanent manager, instead hiring Nigel Wick, an Englishman who makes it clear that he would rather be anywhere but Cleveland.  Wick makes a stamp of Drew's signature and makes it appear as though Drew is responsible for cost-cutting measures such as the elimination of employee discounts.  He coaxes Drew into agreeing to be the ""bad guy"" by offering him a promotion to assistant manager and a new desk.  However, Drew draws the line after Wick tries to fire all of the employees with seniority right before their pensions kick in.  He claims that the employees are staging a revolt, and Wick wins the staff's approval by eliminating all of ""Drew's"" cutbacks.  Oswald and Lewis search for a way to fill a large order of Buzz Beer, which is due in just a few days.  They put the neighborhood children to work bottling and delivering beer, much to Drew's horror.

Something Wick This Way Comes

Lisa moves in with Drew, bringing an assortment of pets that includes a toilet-trained cat. They begin to really get on each other's nerves, and Drew goes to great lengths to avoid going home at night.  Jay tells Drew that he is considering an offer to run a Dairy Queen in Minnesota with his brother.  Kate comes to believe that Jay is going to propose, and realizes that she must reject him.  She is bewildered when Jay simply tells her that he is moving and does not even ask her to come with him.  Drew tries to console the furious Kate.  He drives around with her all night and eats french fries.  He finally goes home to find a note from Lisa saying that she has realized that Drew is uncomfortable and has gone to stay with a friend.  He dances around to celebrate the fact that he is alone, unaware that Lisa hasn't left yet.  She confesses that she is also unhappy, and they have an amicable break-up.  She lets him keep her handicapped dog, Speedy.  Drew drives Kate around as she breaks th

Break It Up, Break It Up

Wick orders Mimi to begin wearing less make-up and more conservative clothing, as he doesn't want her representing him with her current appearance.  When she refuses, Wick banishes her to the archives in the sub-basement.  She tries to get revenge by wreaking havoc throughout the store.  When Drew accidentally spills beer on a large man at the Warsaw, another man saves him from a fight.  He turns out to be Simon, a bully who tormented the gang throughout high school.  He apologizes for his actions and seems to have changed his ways.  Simon is out of work, so Drew hires him as Wick's new assistant.  Simon soon begins pushing everyone around, and even Wick becomes terrified of him.  Wick decides to bring back Mimi, regardless of her appearance.  He is too afraid to fire Simon, and leaves the task to Drew.  Lewis, Oswald and Kate encourage Drew to stand up to Simon, claiming that bullies are really cowards at heart.  Although Simon beats him up, Drew manages to fire him.  Mimi doesn't wan

The Bully You Know

Kate begins dating Jack, a guy that she met at the Warsaw.  He interviews for a job at the store, and Drew is disturbed to learn that he thinks he is the devil.  He has even taken out credit cards under the name ""The Devil.""  Kate is certain that this is a joke, but soon discovers otherwise.  When she tries to dump Jack, he claims that she has sold him her soul.  Drew puts his own soul on the line and challenges Jack to a game of pool, but it doesn't go very well.  Kate confronts Jack and says that he claims to be the devil because he is afraid that women will dump him if he acts like himself.  He mocks her, so Drew prepares to beat him up.  However, Jack loses interest when he learns that Kate lied about being a virgin.  He leaves in disgust.  Wick orders all of the staff to wear costumes for Halloween.  Drew dresses as Mimi, who is outraged when he wears an outfit that she had already purchased.

The Devil, You Say

Drew, Lewis and Oswald learn that their high school band teacher, Ms. Blankenship, has died.  Drew seems to take the news especially hard.  He organizes the band to put together one last performance for her, and becomes furious whenever anyone insults Ms. Blankenship.  His friends ask for an explanation, and Drew reveals that he lost his virginity to her.  He considers the experience to be special.  However, he soon learns that the teacher regularly seduced her male pupils.  Drew receives another shock when Kate and Oswald confess that they slept together once in high school.  Drew feels like a fool because he was unaware of these secrets.  Kate tries to cheer him up by proposing a secret of their own.  She declares that they should get married if they are both still single by a certain age (which Drew keeps trying to lower).

The Day the Music Died

Drew catches the eye of an attractive stranger at the Warsaw.  The woman, Bonnie, agrees to come back to his house to see his brewery.  After she learns that he does not have a permit, she reveals that she is a zoning inspector and says that she must report him.  Mimi (for a fee) suggests a way that Drew might get out of the situation.  She says that the gang could organize a party and sell maps to the location, then give away the appropriate amount of beer.  Bonnie comes to Winfred-Louder to apologize to Drew, and agrees to attend his party.  She brings a policewoman friend to the gathering.  Unfortunately, she threatens to arrest Drew and his friends for soliciting to sell alcohol unless they shut down the party and return everyone's money.  Bonnie and Drew sleep together.  She feels bad about causing him so many problems.  She recommends that he get signatures on a petition and appear before the city council to request a change in the zoning laws for his neighborhood.  The council h

What the Zoning Inspector Saw

Drew is upset when Bonnie refuses to go out on dates with him in public. She always wants to stay over at his place and order take-out. Drew thinks Bonnie is concerned about his financial situation but he wants to do something special for her. Drew surprises Bonnie at her apartment with a gourmet meal, only to find out she's married.

Drew's the Other Man

Drew's hopes of a relaxing holiday weekend are crushed when Mr. Wick makes Drew in charge of Winfred-Louder's Thanksgiving Day parade. Crunched for time, Drew has to make a deal with Mimi that she can be the "snow queen" in the parade if her father's trucking company supplies the equipment for the floats. Unfortunately, Mr. Wick chooses someone else to be grand marshal and Mimi sabotages the parade.

Mimi's Day Parade

An employee is killed by a speeding car while trying to cross a busy intersection in front of the store.  Dexter K. Roberts, a popular salesman famous for his great parties, is brought in to take over her job.  Drew feels left out when everyone leaves to have lunch with Dexter while Drew is in the copy room.  Dexter then embarrasses Drew in front of the staff by using him as the guinea pig for his magic tricks.  Dexter throws a big party for his co-workers, and even invites Lewis and Oswald.  Drew and Mimi are the only ones who do not have invitations.  They run into each other at the Warsaw that night and discuss the pain of being outcasts.  They become furious and decide to crash the party and ruin everyone's good time.  Dexter reveals that he had actually left invitations for Drew in his pockets during the magic trick.  However, Mimi was not invited because of her attitude.  She wants to trash his house, but Dexter says that he has called the cops and orders her to leave.  He pleads

It's Your Party and I'll Crash If I Want To

Drew inadvertently agrees to organize a wedding shower for his ex-girlfriend Lisa when he mistakenly believes the bride is an elderly employee also named Lisa. Lisa's fiancé Trent, according to Drew's new system that ranks employees by performance, is first in line to be fired from the store. Lisa thinks Drew is acting out of spite because he hasn't moved on but Drew insists it's because Trent is a poor employee. Drew talks with Trent and is unnerved when Trent has an epiphany and decides he wants to call off the wedding.

Lisa Gets Married

Kate alerts the guys to the fact that a hurricane has struck the near the neighborhood where Drew's parents live in Florida.  As they watch the news report, Drew's parents suddenly show up at his house in their Winnebago.  They have been on the road since losing their house for failure to make payments.  They finally admit that Beulah lost their life savings in a land development scam.  The Careys plan to stay with Drew for a few weeks until they receive their claim in a class-action lawsuit.  Unfortunately, they lose the case.  George and Beulah take over the house and prevent Drew from having any privacy.  After his parents spoil a date, he begins spending all of his time at the store.  He finally resolves to ask his parents to leave by laying a guilt trip on them.  They prove too tough to crack, and Drew ends up staying with Lewis and Oswald.

They're Back

Drew is getting fed up with the filthy, unsafe conditions in Oswald and Lewis' apartment and threatens to take their landlord to court. But when the landlord finds out Drew has been living with the guys without a lease, he evicts all of them. The three of them end up on Kate's doorstep and she reluctantly agrees to let them stay with her for a few days. Everyone pressures Drew to stand up to his parents once and for all and take back his house.

Hello/Goodbye

After realizing there is no way to profit from Buzz Beer, the gang decides to shut down the brewery and throw a party with free beer to get rid of their supply. Drew meets a woman at the Warsaw and invites her to the party but can't remember her name or number. Mimi puts a flier about Drew's party in the Winfred-Louder newspaper as revenge for an earlier prank. Drew's hopes of finding his mystery woman dwindle when everyone in the city of Cleveland (including the mayor, Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, Little Richard, and Joe Walsh) shows up at his house for the party.

Drewstock

Drew's plans for a promotion may be put on hold when Kate plays a birthday prank on him and alters training videos he made to impress the store's board of directors.

Drew Blows His Promotion

Drew's down-payment on a car bounces because of a bad check at a garage sale. He finds out the woman who wrote the check was Kyra, his junior-high girlfriend. She claims her roommate wrote checks from her account to cover his gambling debt. Drew invites Kyra to stay with him but begins to doubt her when his car is repossessed after her second check bounces.

Check Out Drew's Old Flame

Winfred-Louder employees risk their lives get to work each day because the crosswalk from the parking deck to the store is at an intersection near the freeway. When a member of the Optimists Club is severely injured while trying to cross, Drew demands the store build a skywalk to the employee garage. When his complaints are ignored and Lewis and Oswald are hurt while trying to cross, Drew decides to take drastic measures by going on a hunger strike.

See Drew Run

Drew returns disheveled and frustrated after a convention in Las Vegas. After losing his luggage and all of his money, a waitress named Diane took pity on him and they went out for drinks. She took Drew to a rock and roll chapel to get married and he went through with it, thinking it was a drunken prank. Unfortunately, the ceremony was legal. Diane admits she needed to get re-married in order to keep custody of her two kids. She convinces Drew to pose as her husband for a week to fool the social worker.

Drew Gets Married

Drew finds out Speedy's hip problem is getting worse but there's hope in a new operation that could restore the dog to his old self. The problem is the operation costs $2700. Nora recommends Drew use his company insurance to pay for it. Winfred-Louder has same-sex health benefits; all Drew would have to do is claim the operation is for his lover. Drew agrees but ends up having to prove he is gay by hiring Oswald to play his lover "Aaron".

Man's Best Same Sex Companion

Earl is released from prison and swears he's a changed man. Drew is ill at ease when Earl moves in next-door and starts watching his every move. Earl claims he is observing Drew so he can assimilate back into society. Eventually, Earl starts dressing like Drew and even remodels his house to look exactly like Drew's. Everything comes to a head when Earl pulls a gun on Drew and the gang, admitting he wants to kill Drew and take over his life.

Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar

The gang discovers someone else is marketing a coffee-flavored beer called Cap-Beer-Cino. The owner, Chris Vanderkamp, openly admits stealing the idea but has enough lawyers to keep him in the clear. Cap-Beer-Cino becomes a sensation at the Warsaw, which leaves the gang desperate for business.

Cap-Beer-Cino

When the employee representative to the board is forced to retire, Drew, Mimi, and Larry are thrilled over the possibility of taking over the position that offers a considerable raise and requires little work. The competition to impress Mr. Wick, Mrs. Louder, and the board of directors turns from friendly rivalry to an outright brawl.

Drew vs. Mimi, Part II

Kate is annoyed the guys offered a date with her as a prize in a contest for Buzz Beer. Mr. Wick finds the winning bottle cap and Kate reluctantly goes through with the date. The guys are stunned when Kate and Wick seemingly fall for each other. Little do they know, Kate and Wick are playing a prank as revenge for the contest. However, Mr. Wick may not be pretending.

Win a Date with Kate

After a disastrous trip to New York to sell Buzz Beer, the gang makes a shocking discovery: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) has been replaced as the weekend midnight movie with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), leading to a drag-off in the streets with Mimi and her Priscilla cronies.

New York and Queens

Drew worries his physique is holding him back at work when Mr. Wick picks a robust employee to attend a convention in Hawaii instead of him. A guy at the Warsaw overhears Drew's plight and claims to have the solution: a weight-loss pill that activates when taken with beer. He offers Drew a free bottle if he poses for before and after pictures. Days later, Drew is horrified to see his shirtless "before" photo on a billboard in town.

Drew vs. Billboard

As a violent storm looms over Cleveland, the store lets all employees with families go home early to spend time with their kids, leaving the single employees to fend for themselves at work. Upset over the situation, Drew proposes creating a union for single employees. Everyone runs for cover in the basement as a tornado approaches but Mr. Wick is caught in the store right as the twister strikes. Mimi sees a golden opportunity when she finds Mr. Wick traumatized and disoriented the next day.

Drew and the Singles Union

Drew decides to turn over a new leaf by becoming more assertive. He taps into the boardroom to see the footage of his meeting and hear his evaluation. Drew ends up getting more than he bargained for when he and Mimi see Larry and Mrs. Louder having sex in the boardroom. Meanwhile, Mimi still has a confused Mr. Wick living at her house and Kate and Oswald begin secretly dating.

Strange Bedfellows

Just when Mr. Wick is getting back on his feet, Mimi tricks him into thinking another storm has hit the city. She continues to run the store by signing Mr. Wick's name on all the orders. Drew becomes suspicious of Wick's disappearance so Mimi issues a memo that says he's fired. With a heavy heart over losing his job, Drew keeps pursuing real estate agent Nicki Fifer (who thinks he's a loser for being unemployed) while Kate and Oswald break the news about their relationship.

Misery Loves Mimi

The government seizes Drew's house after Larry's antics in the previous episode. They plan to sell it at auction. Drew gets an idea from Nicki to declare bankruptcy on the house to get out of debt and then have Lewis bid on it on Drew's behalf. Tensions erupt as Drew has a difficult time accepting Kate and Oswald as a couple.

A Very, Very, Very Fine House

Drew is amazed to find out Nicki was overweight in the past but managed to lose 85 pounds. In support of her strict diet, Drew vows to lose 10 pounds. Mimi mocks Drew and claims Nicki lied about her past to pressure Drew into losing weight because she's embarrassed of his appearance. Doubt begins creeping into Drew's mind so he starts searching for proof of Nicki's past weight troubles.

Drew vs. the Pig

Drew wins the Batmobile in a contest at a fast food restaurant. Nicki and the gang are amazed Drew was offered $200,000 in lieu of the car but turned it down. Drew's outlandish prize starts to cause problems in his relationship with Nicki when she refuses to let him drive the Batmobile when they meet her parents for a dinner date.

Batmobile

Mr. Wick is roped into dog-sitting Mrs. Louder's prized show dog; it's very valuable because of its unique coat and breeding capabilities. Wick ditches the responsibility by leaving the dog with Drew without consulting him. Kate drops the dog off at Drew's and doesn't have time to leave a note. When Drew gets home, he assumes the dog is a stray and takes it to the vet. Kate returns later and is horrified to find the dog shaved and neutered.

The Dog and Pony Show

Drew's older brother Steve pays a surprise visit; he's down on his luck after going through a broken engagement and losing his job. Kate convinces Drew to give Steve a job in the cosmetics department. One afternoon at work, Drew is astounded to find his brother dressed in women's clothes, complete with a wig; Steve reveals he is a cross-dresser. Upon this discovery, Mr. Wick demands Drew fire Steve immediately.

Drew's Brother

The gang decides to get the old band back together for a battle of the bands contest at the Warsaw. Kate desperately wants to be lead vocalist but the guys are hesitant because she's an awful singer. The guys run into Herb, an old high school rival, who is confident his band will crush Drew's in the contest. The gang is determined to win but the guys know they won't if they let Kate sing.

That Thing You Don't

Drew's pastor convinces him to volunteer at a seniors' center, where the residents have a reputation for being difficult. Mr. Wick hears about it and convinces Mrs. Louder to require all the employees to "volunteer" at retirement homes for the good publicity. Gus, a resident at the retirement home, talks Drew into taking the seniors to the store so they help with inventory. Gus takes a bunch of photographs and tells a local news station that Drew is abusing the residents. The elderly start picketing Winfred-Louder and Drew is at risk for losing his job.

Volunteer

Winfred-Louder holds a desk-decorating contest for the employees, with the winner receiving two tickets to the Bahamas. Drew creates an entirely edible cubicle and Kate dances on top of her desk. Mr. Wick calls them co-winners and gives them each a ticket. Drew is worried about being alone with Kate because of his feelings for her in the past. Lewis accidentally spills the beans about Drew's fears, which leads an enraged Oswald to stow away on a courier flight to the Bahamas in order to confront Drew.

Vacation

The Buzz Beer tank explodes, causing beer to rain down all over the Clemens' yard. Drew invites them over for dinner to convince them not to sue. Janet talks Greg into investing in Buzz Beer so the gang can replace the tank. Greg agrees on the condition he can call all the shots. The gang is forced to work constantly so Drew decides to get Greg drunk to loosen him up.

Howdy Neighbor

Mr. Wick is panicked upon finding a memo he thinks is about firing him. Wick convinces Mimi to plot a phony sexual harassment scheme with him. Mimi will claim Wick harassed her, file suit against the store, and the both of them will split the winnings on a tropical island. Wick makes a "pass" at Mimi in front of Drew. When Drew refuses to be bribed into silence, Mrs. Louder demotes him to the sales floor. Drew becomes suspicious of Mimi and Wick when he finds out they opened a joint bank account in the Cayman Islands.

He Harassed Me, He Harassed Me Not

Mrs. Louder asks Drew to make a toast at birthday party honoring her late husband. The best toast wins 500 shares of company stock. Drew struggles with what to say because Mr. Louder was a terrible person. Oswald and Lewis agree to attend the party to support Drew but Nicki doesn't want to go because she's gained weight. Nicki finally shows up and Drew decides to make her feel special by dedicating his speech to her. Drew's plan proves disastrous as the spotlight is aimed right at Nicki while she's pigging out.

Mr. Louder's Birthday Party

Kate hopes to get promoted to wardrobe buyer but Mrs. Louder doesn't think she has enough class for the job. She and Drew organize a salon at his house where everyone can discuss social and political issues. Mrs. Louder pays a visit to the salon and ends up in a heated argument with Kate over Internet censorship.

The Salon

Oswald announces his plans to move in with Kate. Drew's jealousy gets the best of him and he ends up in an argument with Kate. Oswald accuses Drew of pining for Kate and then insists he and Kate are more compatible than Drew and Nicki. The guys decide to test their relationships by slipping in questions from a magazine compatibility test during their Valentine's Day double date.

The Engagement

Drew and Oswald buy their engagement rings. Drew plans to give the ring to Nicki at dinner when he meets her parents for the first time. Drew is stuck eating dinner alone with the Fifers when Nicki gets snowed in at her sister's. One tense evening ensues as the Fifers blame Drew for their daughter's shortcomings and eventually start arguing amongst themselves about their lackluster marriage. Mrs. Fifer decides to move out while Mr. Fifer tries to convince Drew to help him meet new women.

Nicki's Parents

The gang is bummed when Drew's refrigerator breaks down. Drew convinces Mr. Wick to put up a beautiful new fridge as a prize in the annual employee games. Drew and Nicki team up in hopes of winning a new fridge. but heavy competition from the undefeated Mimi and Larry turns the games into a serious fight to the finish.

Two Weddings and a Funeral for a Refrigerator

Drew and Nicki plan to videotape themselves having sex. The next morning, Drew's parents come to town to celebrate his engagement. Drew tries to tell his mother about a problem with his relationship but is constantly interrupted. Drew eventually tells Beulah he has called off the wedding. She begs Drew to go through with the bachelor party and break the news to George afterward because of how depressed he's been.

The Bachelor Party

Lewis confiscates a sex drug from DrugCo after nearly being attacked by several monkeys who had used it. The drug is accidentally spilled into a batch of green Buzz Beer being prepared for St. Patrick's Day. Everyone at the Warsaw inadvertently drinks the tainted beer with startling results. Drew prepares to be the sole witness in Mimi's "sexual harassment" case while under the influence of the sex drug.

The Sex Drug

After Mr. Wick is injured at work during an elaborate and cruel plan to fire an employee, Drew is placed in charge for the week. Drew adopts a "no firing" policy that works wonders until employees start taking advantage of Drew's generosity. The store starts to fall to ruins just as Mrs. Louder's return looms.

What's Wrong with This Episode?

A gorgeous handywoman named Sharon visits Drew's house to fix several appliances that were broken during a drunken celebration the night before. Oswald and Lewis push Drew to ask her out while Kate is sure Drew is on the rebound and likely to hurt Sharon. Drew finally gets the courage to ask Sharon out but she insists on being only friends.

The Rebound

Drew meets a woman at the Warsaw who recommends he attend her dating advice service. He agrees only to be publicly embarrassed when the instructor shows a videotape of Drew's date as "a teaching aid". Drew is the laughingstock of the class despite the fact that most of them are career losers who are still virgins. Drew seeks the help of the Better Business Bureau to shut down the advice center but ends up needing class advice when he scores a date with a Bureau employee.

The Dating Consultant

It's Drew's turn to host the family barbecue for all the Carey cousins. Drew's 18-year-old cousin Kristen comes to the party while looking at colleges. Kristen asks Drew if she can stay at his place until a dorm room opens up at Cleveland State in the fall. Drew agrees but is horrified when Kristen starts dating Mr. Wick.

Drew's Cousin

Mrs. Louder calls Drew to tell him he's been chosen to coordinate hiring for the new stores in Europe. The catch is Drew has to get to the boardroom within 10 minutes to secure the position. The universe seems to be against Drew's success as numerous obstacles, including a broken elevator, an irate customer, and a blocked staircase, get in his way to the boardroom.

From the Earth to the Moon

Kate and Oswald start planning their wedding but find they won't be able to afford many luxuries. The gang heads to a discount bridal shop and discovers Kate's dream wedding dress costs $5,000. Kate is devastated but Drew is determined to see her happy. He manages to scrape up enough money to buy Kate the dress. The problem is: Oswald plans to surprise Kate with a knockoff dress he bought for her.

The Wedding Dress

Lewis forces Oswald and Drew to shake and make up. Kate tries to come up with a way to tell Oswald she isn't in love with him anymore and wants to call off the wedding. Drew urges Kate to tell Oswald to his face and get it over with. Kate's plan is thwarted when Oswald throws a surprise wedding ceremony for her in Drew's backyard. Kate is at odds with whether to avoid humiliating Oswald or to be true to her heart.

My Best Friend's Wedding

Drew suffers a constant series of mishaps at work, from dumpsters blocking his parking space to broken chairs and a seemingly endless supply of faulty pencil points.  He begins to suspect that someone is out to get him, but his friends feel that he is just paranoid.  However, Chuck shows Drew a videotape in which three men sit around discussing how much they hate Drew, and all the things they have done to make him miserable for the last decade.  The men indicate that they will pull their ultimate prank the next day.  When they cannot be found at work, Drew evacuates the store.  The men then show up, and Drew demands to know why they dislike him.  One of them says that Drew caused him to lose his fiancÃ©e by getting jelly on his collar; she mistook it for lipstick and dumped him.  Drew got the second man in trouble by repeating his insults about the boss when he was in earshot, and the third guy didn't like being reported for drinking at work.  The guys decide that they are tired of hara

Drew and the Conspiracy

Drew entertains a group of investors from Vietnam who are considering opening a store in Hanoi.  They have drinks at the Airport Ramada Inn.  When the house band goes on break, Drew and the guys fulfill the investors' request for music by taking the stage for a song.  The manager feels that they are better than the regular band and asks them to play for a week.  Drew fears that this would be too much of a distraction and wants to focus on his new job.  He changes his mind after a groupie hits on him in the parking lot.  The guys audition guitar players, and hire a free-spirited guy named Ed.  Kate becomes dissatisfied with her job and tries to get fired.  Drew agrees to let her go, but promises to re-hire her if she can't find a better job in a week.  She doesn't have any luck, but Drew backs out of the deal because he wants her to find the kind of happiness he now has with his band.  Drew blows off a party at Mrs. Louder's house, and later skips work to fool around with Darcy.  The ho

In Ramada Da Vida

Drew lets Darcy dye his hair blonde and grows a goatee so that he will look more like a musician.  Larry discovers that someone has been doing cocaine in the men's room at Winfred-Louder.  Wick orders Drew and Mimi to collect specimens from every employee for drug testing.  Drew does not like invading everyone's privacy.  After the men accuse him of being a narc, he throws out all the samples.  Wick orders him to give his own sample.  Drew refuses and brings in a drug-sniffing dog.  Wick becomes furious and fires him.  Drew goes into Wick's office and discovers that Wick is the one who is on drugs.  He helps him get into rehab.  Oswald and Lewis become jealous of Drew's musical success and try to talk him into letting them back into the band.  Mimi ends her relationship with Ron after she receives an unpleasant visit from his wife.

Golden Boy

Mrs. Louder asks Drew to fill in as store manager while Mr. Wick is in rehab.  He refuses, as he is having a great time with his band and doesn't want to deal with all the hassles of the job.  Mrs. Louder reluctantly gives the job to Larry.  A man approaches Drew and offers the Horndogs the chance to go on a tour of all the Ramadas in Ohio.  He decides to accept the offer and quit his job.  Kate doesn't think this is a good idea, as she ended up working as a ""booze wench"" at the Ramada after quitting Winfred-Louder.  A plastered Wick shows up at Drew's show and says that he was kicked out of rehab because of a change in his health insurance.  Drew discovers that Larry changed the employee coverage to an HMO so that he could spend $100,000 on a Jacobs Field skybox for Mrs. Louder.  Drew is upset because he had fought hard to get good coverage for everyone.  The employees plead with him to go through the budget and find some way to make up the lost money and get their health plan back.

Drew Between the Rock and a Hard Place

Darcy breaks up with Drew after he admits that he is not a full-time musician.  He starts spending a lot of time at his computer, and begins a steamy on-line affair with an anonymous woman.  He becomes concerned after learning that his chat room girlfriend works at a department store and has a large collection of troll dolls.  When he confirms that it is Mimi, Drew begins showering compulsively.  He feels extremely awkward when he and Mimi run into each other while visiting Wick in rehab.  Mimi does not realize that she was involved with Drew, and is angry that she hasn't heard from her online man for a while.  Drew gets really drunk and writes her a kiss-off note in which he claims to be Bill Clinton.  Meanwhile, Oswald grows concerned about his mother's financial status after her birthday check to him bounces.  He learns that her business partner deserted her, and that she may lose her beauty salon and house.  Oswald follows Lewis's advice and agrees to test breast implants for DrugC

Sexual Perversity in Cleveland

Steve comes to the Warsaw while dressed in drag.  A man mistakes him for a woman and tries to buy him a drink.  He gets angry when he learns the truth about Steve, and insults him.  Drew stands up for his brother.  Steve's transvestite friends begin frequenting the Warsaw as a show of solidarity.  They dance and play loud music all of the time.  Drew, Lewis and Kate become annoyed when other customers begin staying away, as this makes it even harder for any of them to find a date.  Drew suggests that the bar get the female customers back by holding a ladies' night with half-price drinks.  Steve is outraged when the bartender only gives the discount to actual women, not the cross-dressers.  Drew refuses to take his side.  Steve accuses Drew of trying to force him out of the Warsaw because he is ashamed of him.  Drew insists that he is actually upset because Steve is trying to take away his bar.  He says that Steve has been stealing things that Drew liked since they were children.  Steve

Cain and Mabel

Mimi runs into Nicki at the store's bridal registry.  Nicki has to race upstairs to try to keep Mimi from telling Drew about her wedding plans; she had wanted to share the news herself.  He claims that he is happy for her.  Drew is surprised when Nicki sends him a wedding invitation.  Kate, Lewis and Oswald insist that it is only a courtesy invitation and try to discourage him from attending.  They plan to stay away as well, but Drew urges them to go to the wedding.  Oswald is really excited because the wedding is on a boat.  Drew goes on a date with a video store clerk, but suddenly decides to take her to the wedding.  Nicki's parents cannot believe that he had the nerve to show up.  Drew makes a complete fool of himself while trying to prove how mature he is.  He actually manages to give a toast that isn't totally humilating, but throws out his back while trying to show up the groom on the dance floor.  As Drew waits for the helicopter to lift him off the boat to take him to the hosp

Nicki's Wedding

Drew must submit candidates for Winfred-Louder's employee of the year, who will win a trip to Hawaii.  A legitimate employee may win for the first time in history, as all of the Louders have (apparently) already received the award.  Mimi tricks Drew into including her name on the list.  She attends sobriety events with Mr. Wick in the hopes of getting his vote.  Oswald receives another $10,000 by posing for the DrugCo calendar before his implants are removed.  He decides to use the money from his ""man boobs"" to repay his debts to his friends.  Drew's car rolls down a hill and gets wrecked.  Oswald and Kate decide that they should pool all of the money and buy Drew a VW Bug.  Lewis doesn't want to cooperate, but has no choice because Oswald hadn't actually given him his money yet.  Drew is touched, but elects to sell the car and use the money to help his friends.  Kate, Lewis and Oswald take offense to his actions.  Drew tries desperately to get the car back from Mimi.  She will only ag

Drew's New Car

Drew pulls off an elaborate practical joke against Mimi and boasts that she will never be able to top it.  A few days later, he wakes up to find himself on the Great Wall of China with no money or passport.  Mimi has left a tape recording in his pocket in which she taunts him.  Drew gets a ride into a small town, where a young woman who speaks English offers him shelter.  She gets him a job helping her family sell chickens so that he can eventually afford bus fare to Beijing and go to the U.S. embassy.  Kate, Lewis and Oswald grow concerned after they discover that Drew never made his scheduled business trip to Winnipeg.  Mimi brags about sending Drew to China.  She explains that she had her father's secretary drug Drew and put him on a courier flight.  The gang has no idea what to do to help him.  Ming finally agrees to drive Drew to Beijing, but the embassy is closed for Thanksgiving.  He tries to make enough money to get himself a hotel room by putting on a sock puppet show, but onl

The High Road to China

A flashback show that features clips of some of the series' music-video segments.

Drew's Dance Party

After Kate loses another job, Drew suggests that she contact his neighbors about a paid housesitting gig.  She meets Scott, a handsome plumber working on the house, and they become attracted to each other. The couple's two children are supposed to stay with a babysitter while their parents are away, but the woman has to leave town because of a family emergency.  She leaves the kids with Kate.  Scott offers to help her out, and the foursome begins acting like a family.  Kate gets a little too caught up in the charade, and freaks out when Scott decides to go out with his buddies instead of staying over with her.  She leaves the kids with Drew and tries to win him back, but Scott has tired of the situation and dumps her.  Kate becomes depressed when the Fosters return early and reclaim their kids.  Drew takes up swimming in the hopes of impressing avid swimmer Sharon, but only ends up with an ear infection.  Sharon still refuses to date him.  Mimi worries about how Drew will get his reven

Kate's Family

Drew decides to take night school classes to pursue a master's degree after a young man he was mentoring suddenly receives an executive position at Winfred-Louder.  When his statistics professor recommends that the students find study partners, Drew pairs with Celia, a 62-year-old woman who is the only other ""old person"" in the class.  They have a good time hanging out at Drew's house after a study session, and soon realize that they are attracted to each other.  Celia stays the night, although they do not have sex.  Drew's friends mock him after learning of the age difference, but he insists that he really likes Celia.  He is puzzled when Celia ignores him in class and says that she doesn't want to see him anymore.  Drew shows up at her favorite bingo parlor, and Celia explains that she dumped him because she thought he would eventually become embarrassed by her.  Drew proves himself by taking over for the bingo caller and publicly announcing his feelings.  Celia agrees to date him.

Drew Dates a Senior

Drew's parents arrive unexpectedly for Christmas.  They assume that Celia is his maid, and he is reluctant to reveal the true nature of their relationship.  Celia's son, Chip, shows up at her house in the middle of the night.  He has come to visit for the holidays.  When Drew comes downstairs in Celia's bathrobe and tries to make conversation, Chip punches him in the face.  Drew's parents are horrified when he finally tells them that he and Celia are dating.  Celia and Chip come over to Drew's house to have dinner with Drew's parents and Steve.  It proves to be a disaster.  Meanwhile, Lewis and Oswald agree to help Mimi with door-to-door Christmas tree sales after she fires an associate.  Kate comes along to help supervise the guys.  They make very few sales (aside from Wick buying two trees to get them to go away), and accumulate several fines.

Drew's Holiday Punch

A corporation tries to convince everyone in Drew's neighborhood to sell their houses to make way for a new mall.  Drew is reluctant, but agrees to think it over.  Mrs. Louder reveals that Winfred-Louder is behind the project.  She and Mr. Wick try to sweet-talk Drew to get him to sell.  He is interested in moving to lakefront property, but does not want to give up his family home.  Mimi suggests that Winfred-Louder move the entire house, and Mrs. Louder agrees.  Mimi later tells Drew that she has accessed Wick's E-mail and learned that the house will not be moved to the lake.  Drew goes home and discovers that half of his house has been taken away, a week earlier than scheduled.  Mrs. Louder and Wick claim that Drew's house was rejected by the lakeside property owners' association.  They offer him another lot, which he accepts.  Oswald, Kate and Lewis lodge a protest against the homeowners association, only to learn that Winfred-Louder never bought a lot in the area or submitted Drew's

A House Divided

Celia returns from an out-of-town trip and learns about Drew's fight with Winfred-Louder.  She offers her support.  The store recruits Mimi to try to drive Drew out of the house.  She points blinding lights at the house and constantly blasts ""Panama"" by Van Halen.  Larry and Chuck later tell Drew that Winfred-Louder's investors gave up and backed out of the mall project.  The store decides to rent all of the houses it had purchased to employees.  After learning that Mimi continued to torment him for days after he had already won the battle, Drew gets revenge by tricking her into sending her outfits to a fake dry cleaner, who ruins them.  Drew asks Celia to move in with him.  Lewis, Oswald and Kate become creeped out by Drew's relationship with Celia, as they feel that they are acting like mother and son.  The store's contractor reassembles Drew's house in an improper fashion, causing the kitchen to slope.  Wick refuses to pay for the repairs, so Drew has to contact a lawyer.  Drew and

A House Reunited

The Warsaw must temporarily close after it is taken over by super-intelligent rats from DrugCo, which escaped from a cage in Lewis's apartment.  In order to keep Buzz Beer afloat in the meantime, the gang asks a popular pro wrestler to serve as spokesman.  The company begins making a profit for the first time.  Kate begins dating The Disciplinarian, much to Drew's chagrin.  They get into an argument after Drew notes that all of her relationships end in disaster.  The Disciplinarian, once devoted to his fitness routine, starts getting drunk all the time and missing public appearances.  Drew warns Kate to cut him loose, while she feels that the gang is working him too hard.  Kate nearly ruins The Disciplinarian's career when she takes him to Atlantic City, where he loses $20,000 and winds up naked in a fountain.  He breaks up with her and denounces Buzz Beer.  However, his comments actually lead to more business, as everyone wants to try the beer that could ""kick The Disciplinarian's ass

Rats, Kate's Dating a Wrestler

Lewis meets a woman at a Babylon 5 convention and gets a date with her.  Oswald gets a date with the same woman, Tracy, when he delivers a package to her house.  It is an ice cream maker from Lewis, but Oswald doesn't know this because Lewis wrote his name and address in an alien language from Babylon 5.  Drew meets Tracy when she complains to him about the store's reluctance to exchange the broken ice cream maker.  He also gets a date with her.  The guys are excited to have found possible girlfriends, and have no idea that they are dating the same woman.  They seek advice from Kate on how to make a first date special.  They follow her suggestions a little too literally and freak out Tracy by each following the same routine (paying everyone at the Warsaw to yell out his name when he enters, pulling out a pocket watch, and singing the Commodores' ""Three Times a Lady"").  The guys finally run into each other during Drew's date and realize what has happened.  Tracy is mortified.  Drew late

Three Guys, a Girl and a B-Story

Drew has trouble getting another date with Tracy because Lewis and Oswald are keeping her booked.  He meets one of Winfred-Louder's catalog models, who complains that she and her model friends haven't been invited to any parties while in Cleveland.  Drew follows Kate's suggestion by organizing a slumber party at his house for the models.  Drew plans to sneak out for a date with Tracy during the party.  Unfortunately, a blizzard keeps the models away and prevents Drew from going on the date.  Lewis and Oswald learn of his plans and vow revenge.  They suggest that the guys at the party learn swing dancing to impress the ladies, and proceed to injure Drew as many times as possible.  They decide to set aside all rules or attempts to act gentlemanly as they pursue Tracy.  Mimi holds a women in business seminar, where Kate sucks up to Mrs. Louder to get her job back.  Steve also attends, explaining that the fact that he dresses as a woman means that he faces the same disadvantages as women i

Boy Party / Girl Party

The guys vie for the right to take Tracy to a wedding.  The winner will officially be in a relationship with her, as he would have to travel out of town with her and meet her family.  Sports broadcasters Bob Costas, Lynn Swann and Kenny Mayne provide a running commentary during the competition.  Drew and Oswald separately slip Lewis strawberries and put fish oil in the wine in order to trigger his allergies during a dinner date with Tracy.  The combined effects cause his face to puff up.  He requires medical attention, and Tracy freaks out.  Drew feels guilty and suggests that he and Oswald sabotage their own chances with Tracy so that Lewis can get the girl for a change.  Oswald agrees, and makes himself look bad by parking in a handicapped space.  Drew does not go along with the bargain, and Tracy rejects Oswald.  Oswald and Lewis are furious at Drew for stabbing them in the back.  Drew rigs a fortune telling machine at the Warsaw to say bad things about him, and blames it on Lewis.

Tracy Bowl

Drew's dog Speedy disappears from DrugCo while taking part in clinical trials for a new canine medication, so the gang breaks into the facility to find him.

DrugCo

Drew's shocked to find his cross-dressing brother sampling Mimi's lipstick--while it's still on her lips.

Steve and Mimi

Drew suspects that his mother and his barber may have carried on a long-term affair.

What's Wrong with This Episode II

Drew's dream comes true when he starts seeing a woman who doesn't want to date him but does want to sleep with him.

She's Gotta Have It

Drew is the butt of all jokes at a convention after security finds a naughty little something hidden in his luggage.

Good Vibrations

Drew and Mimi strike gold--and become secret allies--after they pair up to hustle bowlers in their spare time. But the winning streak fades when one of them says three dreaded words.

Do the Hustle

Oswald's mom is floored when Sharon's roof job on her salon blows off during a storm. Meanwhile, Kate sings the blues after voicing her disdain for Mrs. Louder.

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