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The Drew Carey Show Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
28 Episodes 1997 - 1998
Episode 1
Drew vs. Billboard
Tue, Sep 23, 1997 30 mins
Drew poses as the "before" picture for a radical diet plan on which users lose weight via a mix of vitamins and beer. Morgan: Kevin Crowley. Applicant: Jack Hannibal. Kate: Christa Miller.
Episode 2
Drew and the Singles Union
Wed, Sep 24, 1997 30 mins
Miffed that employees with families get better benefits, Drew tries to form a union made up of unmarried workers. Larry: Ian Gomez. Todd: Paul Cassell. Amy: Hynden Walch.
Episode 3
Strange Bedfellows
Wed, Oct 1, 1997 30 mins
Drew is finally awarded a position on the board of directors, but he feels guilty about it.
Episode 4
Misery Loves Mimi
Wed, Oct 8, 1997 30 mins
Drew becomes suspicious when Mimi implements drastic changes on Mr. Wick's behalf.
Episode 5
A Very, Very, Very Fine House
Wed, Oct 15, 1997 30 mins
Drew's house is seized after Larry's drug-related doings attract Federal officials. Janet: Rachel True. Judy: Mary Gordon Murray. Police Marshal: Jeff Doucette. Nicki: Kate Walsh.
Episode 6
Drew vs. the Pig
Wed, Oct 29, 1997 30 mins
Drew gets the skinny on his new girlfriend (Kate Walsh): it seems that she once had a weight problem, and being the big man that he is, Drew decides to join her on a diet. Mimi: Kathy Kinney. Lewis: Ryan Stiles.
Episode 7
Batmobile
Wed, Nov 5, 1997 30 mins
Drew wins the Batmobile in a fast-food restaurant contest. Nicki: Kate Walsh. Clemens: Keith Diamond. Janet: Rachel True. Jack: Sam Lloyd.
Episode 8
The Dog and Pony Show
Mon, May 12, 1997 30 mins
To raise $5000 in a hurry, Drew convinces his buddies and Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson) to strip for cash, à la the British film, "The Full Monty." Cast members from the movie have a cameo. Larry: Ian Gomez.
Episode 9
Drew's Brother
Wed, Nov 19, 1997 30 mins
Drew's big brother (John Carroll Lynch) turns up in Cleveland looking for a job, and Drew gets him one in cosmetics, although he'd rather work in women's clothes. Nicki: Kate Walsh.
Episode 10
That Thing You Don't
Wed, Nov 26, 1997 30 mins
Drew reunites his high-school music group to enter a battle-of-the-bands contest, and Kate (Christa Miller), "the worst singer in the history of the world," wants in. Features a cameo by the Reverend Horton Heat.
Episode 11
Volunteer
Wed, Dec 3, 1997 30 mins
Drew gets scammed by a cagey resident (Tim Conway) of the nursing home, where Drew's been doing volunteer work. Helen: Gloria Dorson. Rev. Lindemann: Keene Curtis. Mrs. Louder: Nan Martin.
Episode 12
The Vacation
Wed, Dec 17, 1997 30 mins
Drew and Kate (Christa Miller) win a trip to the Bahamas, where they must share a room, much to the dismay of her boyfriend, Oswald. Room Service Guy: Tico Wells. Nicki: Kate Walsh.
Episode 13
Howdy Neighbor
Sat, Jan 17, 1998 30 mins
Drew's neighbors (Rachel True, Keith Diamond) agree to invest in Buzz Beer after the gang's backyard brewery blows up. Kate: Christa Miller. Oswald: Diedrich Bader. Lewis: Ryan Stiles.
Episode 14
He Harassed Me, He Harassed Me Not
Wed, Jan 14, 1998 30 mins
Wick and Mimi (Craig Ferguson, Kathy Kinney) work a sexual-harassment scam against the company. NFL star Bernie Kosar has a cameo. Mrs. Louder: Nan Martin. Larry: Ian Gomez.
Episode 15
Mr. Louder's Birthday Party
Wed, Jan 28, 1998 30 mins
Nicki (Kate Walsh), embarrassed by her sudden weight gain, refuses to accompany Drew to a company function. Marchetti: Steve Buscemi. Bernard: Johnnie Walker.
Episode 16
The Salon
Wed, Feb 4, 1998 30 mins
Kate tries to prove to Mrs. Louder (Nan Martin) that she's the best candidate for a promotion to women's-clothing buyer. Rush Limbaugh has a cameo as himself.
Episode 17
The Engagement
Wed, Feb 11, 1998 30 mins
Drew and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) secretly engage their girlfriends in a contest to see which couple is a better match. Pinky: Ashley Gardner. Doctor: Eugene Levy. Off. Baker: Tim Haldeman.
Episode 18
Nicki's Parents
Wed, Feb 25, 1998 30 mins
Nicki is snowed in at her sister's in Minnesota on the night Drew is scheduled to meet her parents (Barry Corbin, Anne Francis). Father McNabb: Larry Brandenburg. Amanda: Meagen Fay.
Episode 19
Two Weddings and a Funeral for a Refrigerator
Wed, Mar 4, 1998 30 mins
After his fridge dies, Drew enters the company Olympics, aiming to win the top prize, a deluxe refrigerator. Larry: Ian Gomez. Tia: Kiana Tom. Pinky: Ashley Gardner.
Episode 20
The Bachelor Party
Wed, Mar 11, 1998 30 mins
With Mom and Dad in town to meet fiancée Nicki (Kate Walsh), Drew comes down with a case of cold feet. Mrs. Carey: Marion Ross. Mr. Carey: Stanley Anderson. Steve: John Carroll Lynch. Larry: Ian Gomez. Oswald: Diedrich Bader.
Episode 21
The Sex Drug
Wed, Mar 18, 1998 30 mins
Drew, Lewis, Kate and Oswald drink beer laced with a potent sex drug; and Mimi's sexual-harassment suit against Mr. Wick goes to trial. Mrs. Louder: Nan Martin. Judge Hirsch: Susan Blommaert.
Episode 22
What's Wrong with This Episode?
Wed, Apr 1, 1998 30 mins
When an employee accidentally shoots Wick (Craig Ferguson) with a crossbow, Drew is left in charge of the store, so he implements a new policy in which nobody can be fired. Joe: Steve Ireland. Larry: Ian Gomez.
Episode 23
The Rebound
Wed, Apr 8, 1998 30 mins
On-the-rebound Drew thinks he's found a fix for his broken heart when he meets a beautiful handywoman (Jenica Bergere). Pinky: Ashley Gardner. Lewis: Ryan Stiles. Kate: Christa Miller. Jimmy: Mario Roccuzzo.
Episode 24
The Dating Consultant
Wed, Apr 22, 1998 30 mins
Drew hires a dating consultant (Susan Egan) who promises to "watch [his] social intercourse and evaluate it." Theodore: Jeff Asch. Frederick: Brent Hinkley.
Episode 25
Drew's Cousin
Wed, Apr 29, 1998 30 mins
Middle-aged Mr. Wick has an affair with Drew's teenage cousin (Nikki Cox). Steve: John Carroll Lynch. Mrs. Louder: Nan Martin. Peggy: Debbie Munroe. Kate: Christa Miller.
Episode 26
From the Earth to the Moon
Wed, May 6, 1998 30 mins
Delays on his way to accept a big assignment may keep Drew from boarding "the promotion train." Mrs. Louder: Nan Martin. Salesman: Patrick Bristow. Darcy: Karen Lynn Scott.
Episode 27
The Wedding Dress
Wed, May 13, 1998 30 mins
Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and Drew are unaware that the other has bought Kate a wedding dress. The problem: Oswald's is a cheap one, while Drew's is the pricey gown Kate's always dreamed of wearing.
Episode 28
My Best Friend's Wedding
Wed, May 20, 1998 30 mins
Oswald (Diedrich Bader) plans a surprise for his and Kate's wedding, while she's thinking about breaking up with him. The opener features a cartoon Daffy Duck sparring with a live-action Drew. Kim: Adrienne Barbeau. Father McNabb: Larry Brandenburg.