Michael C. McCarthy Movies

This is the first of the series' "Spot The Mistakes" episodes, with 50 glaring on-screen errors liberally sprinkled throughout the proceedings. The plot gets under way when one of Mr. Wick's mean-spirited firing procedures literally backfires (with a crossbow!), leaving Drew (Drew Carey) in charge of the store. Magnanimously, Drew announces that he will not fire anyone for any reason during his reign--whereupon Larry (Ian Gomez) decides to take adavantage of Drew's generosity in a spectacular fashion! When this episode was originally networkcast on April Fools' Day of 1998, the viewers at home were invited to contact the network and list the various and sundry "mistakes", with a $25,000 prize awaiting the person who spotted the most boo-boos. (For the episode's subsequent ABC rerun on September 2, 1998, superimposed pop-ups appeared on screen to reveal the errors; it is this "augmented" version which currently runs in syndication). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide