7.0/10202 votes#1 - 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
- 7.3/10194 votes
#2 - 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
- 7.3/10171 votes
#3 - 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
- 7.0/10158 votes
#4 - 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
- 7.2/10152 votes
#5 - 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
- 7.2/10156 votes
#6 - 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
- 7.4/10152 votes
#7 - 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
- 6.8/10143 votes
#8 - 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
- 7.0/10150 votes
#9 - 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
- 7.2/10152 votes
#10 - 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
- 6.8/10140 votes
#11 - 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
- 7.0/10142 votes
#12 - 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
- 7.2/10145 votes
#13 - 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
- 7.1/10148 votes
#14 - 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
- 6.8/10134 votes
#15 - 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
- 7.1/10139 votes
#16 - 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
- 6.8/10143 votes
#17 - 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
- 7.1/10146 votes
#18 - 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
- 7.6/10143 votes
#19 - 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
- 7.5/10145 votes
#20 - 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
- 7.1/10145 votes
#21 - 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
- 7.6/10146 votes
#22 - 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
The Best Episodes of The Drew Carey Show Season 1
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "The Drew Carey Show" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 202 votes. Directed by Michael Lessac and written by Drew Carey, it aired on 9/13/1995. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Miss Right".