Brian Scully Movies
- 2001
Unable to get over his near-fatal accident, Drew (Drew Carey) has vowed never to drive a car again. But he may have to renounce his vows thanks to blundering Oswald (Diedrich Bader), who, assigned to deliver Easter baskets on behalf of Winfred-Louder, not only misses several stops, but also stores the chocolate bunnies in a hot basement--where they end up as an unappetizing mass of "chocolate gravy". Elsewhere, Lewis (Ryan Stiles) falls for a woman whom he describes as The Water Goddess. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2001
Tom Poston guest stars as Oswald's father Roscoe, recently released from prison after a ten-year stretch. Though Oswald (Diedrich Bader) can't warm up to Roscoe, he does ask his dad to call in a few favors and find a job for the debt-ridden Drew (Drew Carey). As a result, Drew goes to work for a shady real-estate agency, run by a sharpster (Mark Tymchyshyn) who has gotten rich selling radioactive swampland property--the same property, over and over and over. Meanwhile, Mimi (Kathy Kinney) despairs at the prospect that her baby will be born with a tail. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
Drew (Drew Carey) has lunch with former college sweetheart and recent divorcee Wendy Matson (Claire Rankin), who claims to be on the run from her obsessive boyfriend Walter (Tim Wrightman). When Wendy begs Drew for a job, he hires her as his new assistant, then desperate tries to hide the fact from his former assistant Kate (Christa Miller). Mimi (Kathy Kinney) thinks that Wendy's yarn about the nasty boyfriend is just a ploy to lure Drew into the bedroom--and as the episode progresses, it looks like Mimi's instincts have hit the bullseye. Meanwhile, Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) use their essential "forgetability" to their advantage. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
First seen November 8, 2000 on ABC, this episode represents the second time that The Drew Carey Show was originally telecast live, with three different versions seen in the three main time zones (the syndicated version is the Pacific Zone broadcast--with all bloopers and ad-libs intact). The plot gets under way as Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson) fires an employee who objects to the shoddy treatment afforded Drew (Drew Carey). Feeling responsible for the man's plight, Drew gets him a new job--and before long, our hero has established a successful employement agency in his own home. Unfortunately, he is less successful finding new jobs for his old friends Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and Lewis (Ryan Styles), especially when both of them compete for a single opening at a ritzy restaurant. As in the previous "live" episode, several regulars from the Drew Carey-hosted series Whose Line Is It Anyway? show up to perform some truly weird improvisational sketches. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
With the gang's high school reunion approaching, Kate (Christa Miller) hopes to spend quality time with class geek-turned-computer billionaire Patrick Wells (Stan Cahill), while Lewis (Ryan Stiles) somehow manages to persuade Bo Derek to be his date. At the festivities, Drew (Drew Carey) is surprised that former cheerleader Kelly Walker (Anna Gunn), who used to cut him dead, is now fascinated by him and won't leave him alone. Meanwhile, Oswald (Diedrich Bader) is hilariously humiliated by his old classmate Stacey (Missi Pyle), once fat and ugly and now trim and beautiful--and thirsting for revenge! This episode is highlighted by a performance of the song "Whip It", to say nothing of Drew's shocking confession at the end (shocking, that is, to everyone but the viewers). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1999
Forced to stay behind and work while everyone else is on vacation during the remodeling of the downtown store, Drew (Drew Carey) opts to make the best of a bad situation by having an indoor picnic with Sharon (Jenica Bergere). Thus is Drew on hand to eavesdrop when the store's corporate owner Mr. Van Zandt (Hal Linden) reveals his plans to blow up the store and fire everybody. In order to keep Drew quiet, Van Zandt bribes him with an offer for a better job at the store's Toledo branch. Will Drew betray his friends just for the sake of a fatter paycheck. The answer to that question in this final episode of The Drew Carey Show's fourth season is neatly wrapped up with a climactic production number based on Frank Loesser's ensemble piece "Brotherhood of Man". ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Kelly (Christina Applegate) needs $1000 to buy a gown for the upcoming "Miss Cheese" competition. Al (Ed O'Neill) obligingly sells his own blood to raise the money, only to discover that Kelly has already accumulated most of what she needs. Naturally, Al is suspicious over the source of Kelly's sudden wealth--little realizing that she is merely pocketing her winnings from a series of high-stakes pool games. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
