# Drew Carey calls it a day **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294 "2004-05-03T16:39:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/21 "2004-05-04T18:16:57Z")
This is one of the very few shows I made it a point to watch. Hilarious, and they were willing to try new formats. But ABC kept moving it, and moving it, and moving it! I had no idea where to start looking for it. And I never found it again. But I don’t think I will ever forget one episode - the one where Drew’s overweight girlfriend won’t let him tape them making love, because she cannot believe he finds her beautiful. And they break up. Or Oswald is involved in a gay relationship, but doesn’t realize it. “Apparently I was dating two guys down in shipping, too.” Heck, I could do this for hours. I loved that show. Gotta find it this summer. If f\*cking ABC can pick a slot and stick to it. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/22 "2004-05-04T20:25:12Z")
Since nobody else has said it and I think it deserves being said: Christa Miller is [really](http://users2.ev1.net/~jemhadar/images/maelstroms_eye/me220-christa_miller_001.jpg), [really](http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/j/Christa%20Miller.jpg), [really](http://www.fashiondish.com/issues/images/jan2999images/Miller_C.jpg) hot. ---
**Author:** ![Ennui](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ennui/32/3396_2.png) [@Ennui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ennui)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/23 "2004-05-04T20:57:20Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > … > > Or Oswald is involved in a gay relationship, but doesn’t realize it. “Apparently I was dating two guys down in shipping, too.” … This led to my favorite “inside jokes” from the series. After Oswald came to realize the nature of his situation he invites Drew and Lewis to a “great new bar in Lakewood where everyone dresses like cowboys.” Deservedly or not Lakewood has a reputation in the area as a gay enclave. Drew tells Oswald they’ll meet him there and when he leaves Drew says to Lewis that Oswald will have to figure this one out for himself. I always liked the show but am truly surprised it hadn’t ended years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/24 "2004-05-04T21:15:32Z")
Maybe I can explain what could have happened - I used to watch this show religiously, even managing to follow it around to new time slots. What killed it for me were all the damn singing episodes and improv episodes. I simply do not like “Whose line” type stuff and those shows turned me off. I also got reeeeeeally tired of the singing ones. I just can’t bring myself to watch any sort of musical whatsoever. Towards the end it seemed every episode had them live, or switch to singing and dancing, or ring a bell after telling one joke and make them continue to improvise jokes using that same theme, or include all the bloopers. I got burned out on all the gimmicks. But when they were just sitcom episodes, I thought they were hilarious. My favorite was when Drew was mean to a dog that wanted to get his sandwich, so he shoos the dog away, but a few minutes later he gets a visit from the Cops who show him a picture of a dangerous dog that escaped from the pound: Drew: “Yes, that’s him. He’s not bad is he?” Cop: “Oh, he’s a bad dog, Mr. Carey. He’s a very, very bad dog.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2004, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/25 "2004-05-04T21:33:02Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > Since nobody else has said it and I think it deserves being said: > > Christa Miller is really, really, really hot. [Cynthia Watros](http://watros.curvedspaces.com/jpeg/watros-com-pic-027.jpg) is no slouch, either! ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/26 "2004-05-05T03:29:54Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > Since nobody else has said it and I think it deserves being said: > > Christa Miller is [really](http://users2.ev1.net/~jemhadar/images/maelstroms_eye/me220-christa_miller_001.jpg), [really](http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/j/Christa%20Miller.jpg), [really](http://www.fashiondish.com/issues/images/jan2999images/Miller_C.jpg) hot. She is quite yummy. And her character put out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/27 "2004-05-05T09:56:10Z")
There have only been two anual TV events I looked forward to. 1.The Simpsons Halloween episode 1. The Drew Carey April Fool’s Day episode. And no disrespect to Dooku, but I loved the improv episodes. The last couple years, the regular episodes got dull, but the improv and April Fool’s episodes were still good for a laugh. I especially liked the one with John Ratzenberger and the Blue Man Group trying to take over the show. ---
**Author:** ![ChuckForbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@ChuckForbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChuckForbin)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/28 "2004-06-03T13:24:47Z")
OK, I’m totally confused. Last night they showed two new episodes. It appears that Drew is dating (Kelly?) and his dad died and he lives with Mimi. Did I miss a whole bunch of episodes ? Or maybe they showed last night’s stuff out of order ? I thought I had kept up, geeze, it’s on thirty tiomes a week. Side : Count me in with those who like the show, can’t explain why though. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Sparky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Saint\_Sparky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Sparky)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/29 "2004-06-03T19:10:48Z")
I loved the show, but I really did stop watching it when ABC started bouncing it around the timeslot like a cheap hooker on a football team. Last lot of episodes I remember watching is when Drew married Mr. Wick in Vermont to green-card Mr. Wick. I forget how long ago that was to! Seriously can somebody spoil me and tell me what happened in the last few years? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294/30 "2004-06-03T19:35:34Z")
According to [TV Tome](http://www.tvtome.com/DrewCarey/season9.html) > [@](#): > > NOTE: This episode clearly aired out of order, given that the episode in which Drew’s father died did not air until a later date. The link has summaries of all the episodes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drew-carey-calls-it-a-day/243294.md?page=1)