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With Drew's prospective Southern-belle bride Lily (Tammy Lauren) in tow, the gang returns to Cleveland from New Orleans (all except Lewis [Ryan Stiles], who's been arrested for getting an alligator drunk). During their first night together, Drew (Drew Carey) learns to his dismay that Lily suffers from "night terrors", screaming, punching and kicking until the crack of dawn. Of course, Lily is unaware of the abuse she is piling upon Drew, and he's afraid to tell her lest she break off the relationship. As a means of subduing Lily during her nightmares, Oswald (Diedrich Bader) suggests handcuffs--and when Lily awakens to find a bruised and battered Drew holding a pair of cuffs in his hands, just guess what conclusion she jumps to! This episode originally aired in tandem with "Drew Answers the Belle". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Milan Mercer (Jessica Cauffiel) sets up a date between Drew (Drew Carey) and her fabulously wealthy mother Lindsay (Julia Duffy). Impressed by Drew's simple, unpretentious lifestyle, Lindsay decides to leave Europe and move to Cleveland. Before long, the couple is talking marriage, but Drew is worried that Lindsay will lose interest in living with a poor man once her $500,000-per-month alimony is cut off. To test Lindsay's stamina, Drew challenges her to spend an entire week living the way he does--and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what happens next. Meanwhile, Mimi enjoys the services of Lindsay's butler Helford (Paxton Whitehead), but proves once again to be the baddest of bad influences. Originally scheduled for April 3, 2002, this episode reunites former Newhart costars Julia Duffy and Kathy Kinney). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

To compensate for a huge pay cut, Drew (Drew Carey) rents his spare room to a gay couple named Mitch and Les--played, believe it or don't, by Adam West (Batman) and Max Gail (Barney Miller)! The couple proves to be quite handy helping Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) decorate their house in the park, and in helping Drew find a better job at a better store. Alas, Drew's new responsibilities as efficiency expert succeed primarily in cutting himself out of a job! When this episode was rebroadcast by ABC on May 1, 2002, viewers were treated to the "flub version", with blown lines and breakups intact. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The Drew Carey Show departs from its usual format in the series' two-part Season Seven opener (originally telecast as a single hour-long special). Fluctuating between their sitcom characters and themselves, Drew Carey and the cast serve up a crazy cornucopia of quickie sketches, unified by the common theme of "back to school". Part Two features Drew, Kate (Christa Miller) and a little girl in a cautionary fable about "the dangers of cooties"; a lecture from Kate about how being a cheerleader can help you meet politicians in later life; a drug-expose spoof wherein undercover cop Oswald (Diedrich Bader) forgets to take off his uniform while orchestrating a "bust"; and a talking zit, who looks and sounds like Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson), dispensing sage advice about dating. Musical guest stars include Uncle Kracker, who sings "Yeah Yeah Yeah" and helps Mimi (Kathy Kinney) with a crossword puzzle; Peter Frampton, performing "You Had to Be There" and revealing a past fling with Mimi (the source of his tattoo); and Sugar Ray, whose lead singer Mark McGrath squeezes in a math lesson while joining a rendition of "Answer the Phone". This episode was originally slated to air on September 19, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Though she despises her wealthy cousin Vanessa (guest star Kathie Lee Gifford), Mimi (Kathy Kinney) loves Vanessa's money, so she decides to make her cousin the godmother of her son Gus--and in case you're wondering, Drew (Drew Carey) is the godfather. Mimi's husband Steve (John Carroll Lynch) is upset over the notion that Vanessa and not Drew may end up raising little Gus in the event of a disaster (which could happen any minute now). But this becomes a moot point when Gus disappears just before the christening, all because of a convoluted scheme hatched by Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) to have portraits taken of themselves in astronaut costumes! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Now working for a catering company, Kate (Christa Miller) whips up a gourmet meal for the guys--and is subsequently held responsible when all of them become deathly ill. As it turns out, the guys are the victims of another prank by Mimi (Kathy Kinney), who inserted a drug in the dessert which induces vomiting when combined with alcohol. As a result, Drew (Drew Carey), Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) are not allowed to drink for two whole weeks--not even on St. Patrick's Day. This enforced sobriety may be the reason that Drew impulsively asks Kate to move in with him. Meanwhile, Lewis and Oswald observe their "dry-out" by dating two gorgeous recovering alcoholics--who seem a lot less attractive once the "puke" drug wears off. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

A passel of DrugCo's chemically-altered laboratory rats (with hypnotic powers!) have escaped from Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and taken over the Warsaw Bar. Now Drew (Drew Carey) and his friends will have to figure out another way to keep their Buzz Beer franchise alive. With this in mind, they hire a pro wrestler called The Disciplinarian (played by real-life wrestler Hunt Hunt Helmsley, aka "Triple-H") as Buzz' celebrity spokesman. The good news is that The Disciplinarian is attracted to Kate (Christa Miller); the bad news is that he is hardly living up to his name, getting drunk and failing to make his personal appearances--and when Kate tries to rehabilitate the man, she succeeds only in making things worse! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

After Mimi (Kathy Kinney) pulls a Halloween prank that makes Drew (Drew Carey) look like a racist, Drew accidentally loses control of his car and nearly runs Mimi down. Convinced that Drew is trying to kill her, Mimi has him arrested--and the harder his friends try to convince the police that he is innocent, the more guilty he appears to be! This slender storyline serves as a framework for highlights from previous Drew Carey Show episodes, focusing upon (what else?) the ever-volatile relationship between Drew and Mimi. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When his beloved refrigerator finally expires, Drew (Drew Carey) tries to win a new one in Winfred-Louder's annual employee olympics. Trouble is, Mimi (Kathy Kinney) has always been able to beat Drew, so he and Nicki (Kate Walsh) have to rely upon Larry's athletically gifted girlfriend Pinky (Ashley Gardner) to achieve victory on their behalf. Alas, DrugCo is currently using Pinky as a guinea pig for an highly unstable "competition" drug which causes her to utterly destroy Drew's chances without even trying. This is the episode with the sublimely surrealistic "refrigerator dance!" ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

It's the "Rush Limbaugh" episode, with the peppery right-wing radio host appearing as himself. In an effort to prove that she has enough "class" to be promoted to the position of Winfred-Louder's wardrobe buyer, Kate (Christa Miller) arranges a meeting with store owner Mrs. Louder (Nan Martin) at an elite salon--which Drew (Drew Carey) has set up in his own house. Alas, all hopes for promotion seem to be dashed when ultra-liberal Kate argues with ultra-conservative Mrs. Louder over the topic of free speech. It is up to "El Rushbo" (Limbaugh, that is), to show up as deux-ex-machina to resolve the argument--and will you be surprised by the way he does it! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Among those gathered at a Carey family barbecue is Drew's 18-year-old cousin Kristen (guest star Nikki Cox)--better known as "the only good-looking Carey". While Kristen shops around for a good college, Drew (Drew Carey) arranges for her to work at the store. It's a move that Drew soon comes to regret when Kristen begins dating his rapacious (and decades older!) boss Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson), who is so smitten by the girl that he takes to serenading her while standing on Drew's pool table. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sales of Buzz Beer drop to an all-time low (the all-time high wasn't so great either), so the guys plan a "Going Out of Business" party with plenty of free beer 'n' eats at Drew's house. Thanks to the prankish Mimi (Kathy Kinney), invitations to the party go out to literally everybody in Cleveland, explaining the presence of such disparate celebrities as entertainers Little Richard and Joe Walsh (who'd rather play chess, but end up singing "Rocky Mountain Way"), NFL star Bernie Kosar, and Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White). Elsewhere, Kate's (Christa Miller) social life takes a "bizarro" turn when she befriends three women who behave exactly like her male pals Drew (Drew Carey), Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and Lewis (Ryan Stiles). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Drew (Drew Carey) is lauded by his coworkers after 3000 uninterrupted days on the job. Unfortunately, this makes him feel like "Old Man Carrey" (the employees' new nickname for him), and he broods over the presumption that he has let life pass him by. To prove that he can be as spontaneous and impulsive as he was in his youth, Drew organizes a trip to New York's Yankee Stadium for himslef and his pals. Unfortunately, the big outing is quickly bogged down in a traffic jam with some curious participants, including Donald Trump, Carol Channing, and NYPD Blue's Detective Martinez (Nicholas Turturro). Disaster piles upon disaster, culminating in a misfire attempt to wallow in the Rocky Horror Picture Show experience--without The Rocky Horror Picture Show! This is the final episode of The Drew Carey Show's second season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide