The Drew Carey Show

The Best Episodes of The Drew Carey Show Season 1

Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Every episode of The Drew Carey Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Drew Carey Show Season 1!

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...
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  1. 7.6/10(146 votes)

    #1 - Atomic Cat Fight

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    S1:E19

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

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    Director:Sam Simon
  2. 7.6/10(150 votes)

    #2 - Buzz Beer

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    S1:E22

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

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
  3. 7.5/10(148 votes)

    #3 - Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom

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    S1:E20

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

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    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.3/10(202 votes)

    #4 - Miss Right

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    S1:E2

    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.

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    Director:Sam Simon
  5. 7.3/10(176 votes)

    #5 - The Joining of Two Unlike Elements Is a Mixture

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    S1:E3

    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.

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    Director:Sam Simon
  6. 7.3/10(163 votes)

    #6 - Drew Meets Lawyers

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    S1:E6

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

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    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.3/10(159 votes)

    #7 - Drew in Court

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    S1:E7

    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.

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  9. 7.2/10(151 votes)

    #8 - Drew and the Unstable Element

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    S1:E13

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

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  10. 7.1/10(159 votes)

    #9 - No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike

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    S1:E5

    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.

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  11. 7.1/10(153 votes)

    #10 - Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew

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    S1:E14

    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.

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  12. 7.1/10(143 votes)

    #11 - Drew's New Assistant

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    S1:E16

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

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    Director:Gerry Cohen
  13. 7.1/10(149 votes)

    #12 - Playing a Unified Field

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    S1:E18

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

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  14. 7.1/10(148 votes)

    #13 - Drew Gets Motivated

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    S1:E21

    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.

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  15. 7.0/10(212 votes)

    #14 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

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

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    Writer:Drew Carey
  16. 7.0/10(164 votes)

    #15 - Nature Abhors a Vacuum

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    S1:E4

    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.

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  17. 7.0/10(156 votes)

    #16 - Drew and Mrs. Louder

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    S1:E9

    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.

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    Director:Sam Simon
  18. 7.0/10(158 votes)

    #17 - Science Names Suck

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    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Sam Simon
  19. 7.0/10(148 votes)

    #18 - Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics

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    S1:E12

    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.

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  20. 6.8/10(146 votes)

    #19 - The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus

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    S1:E11

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

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    Director:Sam Simon
  21. 6.8/10(139 votes)

    #20 - There Is No Scientific Name for a Show about God

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    S1:E15

    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.

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    Director:Sam Simon
  22. 6.8/10(147 votes)

    #21 - The Front

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    S1:E17

    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.

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  23. 6.7/10(149 votes)

    #22 - Lewis' Sister

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    S1:E8

    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.

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    Writer:N/A

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Atomic Cat Fight" is the best rated episode of "The Drew Carey Show" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 146 votes. Directed by Sam Simon and written by Lona Williams, it aired on 2/21/1996. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Buzz Beer".