Daniel O'Keefe Movies
- 2004
Though telecast back-to-back with "Baby Face" on July 21, 2004, this episode was originally intended as The Drew Carey Show's ninth-season opener on June 2 of that year. With his marriage to Lily over virtually before it has begun, Drew nonetheless goes off on his Mexican honeymoon, mainly mull over his relationship with Kellie. So that the occasion won't be a total loss, Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and Lewis (Ryan Stiles) head South of the Border as well. After checking into Drew's hotel, Lewis falls in love with a girl named Carmelita (Iyari Limon), unaware that she's a hooker. Also: the viewer finally gets to see what caused the untimely demise of Drew's dad George (Stanley Anderson), an event alluded to in several previous episodes--all telecast wildly out of sequence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2004
Pregnant Kellie (Cynthia Watros) craves a "dream vacation" in Italy. Problem is, Drew (Drew Carey) has very little money, and boss Scott (Jonathan Mangum) is averse to giving him a $2000 advance. Rather than wait for the Continental Drift to bring America and Europe closer together, Drew enters into a deal with sleazy travel agent Fred Tuttle (Fred Willard), who accepts a modest deposit--and runs! This episode originally aired in tandem with "House of the Rising Son-In-Law". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2004
No sooner have lovebirds Drew (Drew Carey) and Kellie (Cynthia Watros) decided to trade keys than Drew's boss Scott (Jonathan Mangum) begins using Kellie's house to cheat on his girlfriend Traylor (Kaitlin Olson). Normally, Drew would be outraged, but he has been promised a corporate box at the Cleveland Browns' game for his silence--and Kellie is less than thrilled to find out about this arrangement. Elsewhere, Mimi (Kathy Kinney) somehow manages to murder her son's pet cat in the course of a job interview with a pediatrician (Dennis Bailey). This episode originally aired back-to-back with "Fools Rush In". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2003
Though he still has no fiancee, Drew (Drew Carey) has spent all his money on an engagement ring, leaving him unable to buy Kellie (Cynthia Watros) a birthday present. What to do? Simple. Drew fake-proposes to Kellie and asks her to pretend to be his bride to take advantage of a special promotional offer involving a weekend condo and a free TV. But the strategy falls apart when another guy in the next condo hits on Kellie. And back home, Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) are curious as to why one of Drew's cabinets contains a box sealed in gold and marked with the letter "F". Originally scheduled for February 7, 2003, this episode was ultimately telecast back to back with "Lewis You Can Drive My Car" on July 9 of that same year. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2003
Feeling responsible for causing Oswald (Diedrich Bader) to fail his nursing test, Drew (Drew Carey) arranges for his friend to get a job with NeverendingStore.com. Alas, in his own inimitable fashion, Oswald nearly destroys the business with a single misplaced twist of the hand. And in another part of the Store, Mimi (Kathy Kinney) must somehow make amends for trying to stuff Traylor (Kaitlin Olson) into a paper shredder. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
In the first episode of a two-part story, Lord Mercer (Jim Piddock) makes his obnoxious 19-year-old daughter, Milan (Jessica Cauffiel), president of Winfred-Louder, then orders Drew to make certain that the girl fulfills her duties perfectly -- or else. Thus it is that Drew has to cover up all of Milan's messes, especially when she and her boyfriend, D'Artagnan (Jeff Bryan Davis), make violent love in the middle of union negotiations. When Drew breaks up her romance, Milan gets even by consigning our hero to the docks. Hoping to bail Drew out, Kate tries to bring Milan and D'Artagnan back together, but her efforts succeed only in driving Milan (Jessica Cauffiel) to near-suicide. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
Determing that Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) don't like her because she's too good to be true, Kellie (Cynthia Watros) goes to great lengths to prove that she's "one of the guys", stealing a life-size cutout of Cleveland Indians player Jim Thome)--and becoming a fugitive from justice in the process. Lewis and Oswald join Kellie in her flight from the Law, which ends with a shootout between the police...and the cut-out! Meanwhile, Drew (Drew Carey) spends $3000 booking a chapel for his wedding, even though he isn't engaged to anyone yet. And in his efforts to re-enter the workplace, Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson) comes up with a million-dollar idea: genuine poker-playing dogs. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2002
It's Mother's Day in Cleveland, and all of the gang's moms have arrived to celebrate--including Kate's new stepmom, who looks just like her. The ladies' arrival coincides with the launching of an anti-pornography website which publishes a list of Ohio's biggest porn users--and among those listed are Drew (Drew Carey), Kate (Christa Miller), Oswald (Diedrich Bader), Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson). Mortified, the moms move back in with children to exert a "good influence", but succeeding only in driving everyone crazy. The whole thing ends up in court, with Drew and his friends suing the anti-porn site, and their moms defending it! The episode's best gags are self-referential comments about the glittering array of "guest moms", including June Lockhart, Marion Ross, Adrienne Barbeau, Phyllis Diller)...and Richard Chamberlain. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Now working as a security guard, Drew (Drew Carey) pines away for Kate (Christa Miller), who has landed a good job at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Asking for a transfer to that popular Cleveland tourist attraction, Drew finds a way to win back Kate's heart when he uncovers a hitherto unknown album of Elvis Presley singing Jewish Folk Songs. He generously allows Kate to take credit for this momentous discovery--and when she characteristically smashes the album to bits, Oswald (Diedrich Bader) comes to the rescue with his "brilliant" Elvis imitation. And, say: Have we mentioned the breakup between Drew and Christine (Wanda Sykes)? Or the fact that Kate's boss is played by former "Monkee" Micky Dolenz? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Drew's parents Beulah (Marion Ross) and George (Stanley Anderson) allow their personal problems to interfere with a visit to baby Gus. Confessing to Mimi (Kathy Kinney) that George has never satisfied her sexually, Beulah is advised to tell her husband face-to-face--with disastrous results. It falls to sons Drew (Drew Carey) and Steve (John Carroll Lynch) to try to iron out the situation by maneuvering their parents back into the bedroom. Elsewhere, Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) enter the Warsaw's Battle of the Bots contest, using a robot with a pronounced homicidal streak! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
In the conclusion of a three-part story, a comatose Drew (Drew Carey) is taken off life support, and his soul ascends to Heaven. En route to the Pearly Gates, Drew meets his future nephew (voice provided by Jon Polito), who is heading earthward to be born to Mimi (Kathy Kinney) and Steve (John Carroll Lynch). Thanks to Drew's snide comments about Mimi, the kid changes his mind about being born, forcing Drew to undo the damage by having his soul briefly inhabit the baby's body--and letting the real baby observe his future mother from the vantage point of Heaven. Will Mimi pass the "mommy test", or will the baby reject the whole deal and go back to where he feels safe? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
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
- 2001
In the first episode of a two-part story, Drew (Drew Carey) begins dating a girl named Rachel (Ileana Douglas), only to be warned by Lewis (Ryan Stiles) that Rachel is actually an activist protesting a current DrugCo project, and may be playing up to Drew merely to get secret information. Though it turns out that Lewis is right, Rachel's motives are not quite as cold-blooded as they seem. Be that as it may, whatever DrugCo is cooking up just might be the reason that Drew and his friends have suddenly begun to glow in the dark! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
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 One finds Drew as the star of a teen-hygine film spoof about puberty, while Ryan Stiles portrays a clumsy--and headless--industrial arts teacher and Christa Miller, Jenny McCarthy and Amanda Bynes stage a slumber-party sketch while the male cast and crew members lecherously look on from the sidelines. Also: Lewis (Styles) and Oswald (Ryan Stiles) become backup singers for SHeDAISY (performing "I Will . . .But"; Kate (Miller) unearths Oswald's past as a wimpy cheerleader; Mimi (Kathy Kinney) jealousy guards her heavy-metal version of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" from Smash Mouth (who sing "Pacific Coast Party"); and a pair of horny teenagers pay the ultimate price for their fantasies when their pants explode. This episode was originally slated to air on September 19, 2001. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Pressured to enter into a phony gay marriage with his boss Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson), who risks deportation if he doesn't wed an American immediately, Drew (Drew Carey) agrees to the union on the condition that he get his job back at Winfred-Louder. After the ceremony in Vermont, Drew meets a troop of Trail Scouts and volunteers his services as a troop leader. Alas, now that he is "officially" gay, he is banned from being a scoutmaster. When an INS agent shows up to investigate the validity of the marriage, Drew must choose between telling the truth and "outing" Wick, or telling a lie and ruining his incipient Trail Scout career. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
At Winfred-Louder's centennial ceremony, elderly board member Arthur Crawford (Hansford Rowe)--who's been with the store for 66 years!--throws away the speech written for him by Drew (Drew Carey) and goes into an adlibbed tirade that manages to offend every ethnic and religious minority on earth. In order to prevent the employees from going on strike in protest, Drew stages an insufferably upbeat (and hopelessly outdated) play about racial tolerance. Elsewhere, Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and little person Doreen (Debbie Lee Carrington)--aka "Mini-Mimi"--begin dating, but don't want to tell anyone. This episode marks the first appearance of Winfred-Louder's new owner Robert Soulard (Mark Curry). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
Thanks to a crooked land deal spearheaded by Winfred-Louder, Drew (Drew Carey) is currently living in one-half of a house, and all of his coworkers are now his neighbors--including the much-despised Mimi (Kathy Kinney). Refusing to move from what is left of his house to make way for a mall, Drew is subjected to a campaign of harrassment conducted by Mimi, replate with blinding lights and Van Halen's "Panama" blasted in his direction (Hey, didn't these tactics work to get Manuel Noriega to surrender to American authorites?) With the help of his 62-year-old girlfriend Celia (Shirley Jones), Drew wins his battle against Winfred-Louder (sort of),then sets about to wreak vengeance upon Mimi by hitting her where it hurts most--in her wardrobe! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
To stir up new business for Buzz Beer, Lewis (Ryan Styles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) create a website (www.buybuzzbeer.com)--and are promptly arrested for unwittingly selling liquor to minors. In his efforts to help his friends during their court hearing, Drew (Drew Caerey) succeeds only in making things worse, inspiring the judge (Paul Gleason) to use Cleveland's new "anti-gang" law to force Drew and his friends to stay 100 feet away from one another--for the rest of their lives. After a futile effort to replace his pals with goldfish, Drew decides to risk a jail sentence by holding a birthday party for Kate, wherein he and his buddies will be cleverly disguised in "Wizard of Oz" costumes. Meanwhile, Mimi (Kathy Kinney) isn't amused when Steve (John Carroll Lynch) announces his plan to wear his mom's bridal gown at their wedding. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
A big corporation wants to buy all the houses in Drew's neighborhood so they can be torn down and replaced by a new mall. On the verge of selling, Drew (Drew Carey) discovers that his duplicitous boss Mrs. Louder (Nan Martin) is behind the deal. Refusing Mrs. Louder's offer, Drew is ultimately persuaded by a promise of being given some choice lake property--but the promise turns out to be a lie, and as a result Drew finds himself living in only one-half of his old house! Watch for the classic "Beer-robics" finale, courtesy of Drew's pal Lewis (Ryan Styles). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
Vowing revenge for a practical joke played by the gang, Sharon (Jenice Bergere) sees to it that Drew (Drew Carey) is publicly humiliated with a carefully concealed vibrating sex toy--just before he is to speak at a retailer's convention in Chicago. Never once suspecting Sharon, Drew is convinced that Mimi (Kathy Kinney) is responsible for the joke, an assumption that causes far more trouble than it's worth. Elsewhere, Oswald (Diedrich Bader) despairs over being appointed Globel Parcel's "Angel of Death", obliged to tell customers that their packages will never arrive in their lifetime. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
Oswald (Diedrich Bader) gets some disturbing news about his mom (Adrienne Barbeau), even as she's trying to digest the equally disturbing news about his "man-boob" transplants. Elsewhere, Steve (John Carroll Lynch) and his fellow transvestites (isn't that a contradiction in terms) take over the Warsaw Bar, driving all the female customers away. So as not to lose his most fertile mating ground, Drew (Drew Carey) talks the Warsaw bartender into offering half-price drinks for women--thereby incurring the wrath of Steve, who is denied the lowered price even though he's decked out in his most gorgeous dress and most alluring makeup! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
An mishap involving Kramer (Michael Richards) during the annual Puerto Rican Day parade is the reason that this particular Seinfeld episode was withdrawn from NBC's rerun package (it did, however, make a return appearance in syndication four years later). Elsewhere, Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) worries about not getting home to see 60 Minutes, a vital part of her "weekend wind-down." George (Jason Alexander) is tormented by a laser pointer while trying to make a joke during the "Hindenburg" movie. And Kramer resorts to using a phony name during an urgent call of nature. But never mind all that: can the Mets pull out of an 8-0 downslide? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
Visiting a pizza place he used to frequent in years gone by, George (Jason Alexander) goes into full obsessive mode over his extremely high score in the old "Frogger" video game. Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) has trouble with his new "sentence-finisher" date Lisi (Julia Campbell). Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) tries to cut out all socializing, only to find herself addicted to the four o'clock sugar rush. And Kramer (Michael Richards) has bad news: the most recent victim of a serial killer who is plaguing Riverside Park looked a lot like Jerry (can it be a vendetta?). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1998
Kramer (Michael Richards) seeks out a secret hiding place for his new strongbox, but none of them are secret enough. Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) hopes that a pair of cufflinks will help him break the ice with Jerry Lewis at an upcoming Friar's Club roast. Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is obsessed -- loudly so -- by a "mystery man." And George (Jason Alexander) can't get rid of his newest girlfriend, Maura (Alex Kapp Horner), no matter how badly he behaves (and we know how bad that can be!). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
After an unfortunate encounter with an Exacto knife, Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) receives an infusion of Kramer's blood -- and he isn't keen on being regarded as a "blood brother." George (Jason Alexander) finds both his appetite and his libido increasing thanks to some vanilla-scented incense. Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) works overtime to prove she is responsible enough to watch her friend's child -- then wishes she hadn't. Phrases key to the action include "pinch weasel" and "free love buffet"; and as a bonus, Lloyd Bridges returns as octogenarian health freak Izzy Mandelbaum. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
