We’ve made it to July and are in full summer mode, and I, for one, am pretty happy about it. Don’t get me wrong, I could do with fewer hot and humid days, but summer is meant for slowing down and laughing as often as possible. If you’ve never experienced the laugh-out-loud hilarity of The Drew Carey Show, stick around to read about TV’s favorite Everyman.
Drew Carey and Crew Brings Laughs this Summer!
My thanks to Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment for the complimentary copy of The Drew Carey Show: The Complete Series on DVD. No other compensation was given. All opinions are my own.
About The Drew Carey Show- The Complete Series DVD/Digital:
Distributed by: Warner Bros.Television, Discovery/ Home Entertainment/Created by: Drew Carey, Bruce Helford/Produced by: Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television/ Run Time: Approx. 86 hours(9 seasons)/Genre: Sitcom /Rated: PG
Cast: Drew Carey, Diedrich Bader, Christa Miller, Ryan Stiles, Kathy Kinney, Craig Ferguson, John Carroll Lynch, Cynthia Watros, and more throughout its nine seasons.
Show Synopsis from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment:
“Actor, comedian, author, and TV comedy sensation Drew Carey stars in The Drew Carey Show as an average, single every guy struggling to stay financially and romantically afloat in an unpredictable era.
Whether he’s getting roped into a hilarious prank war with his buddies or trying to survive the outrageousness of his nemesis Mimi, Drew and his mishaps will keep you entertained. This average Joe’s life is anything but ordinary.”
Special Features:
Previously released Life Inside the Cubicle from Season 1 DVD
Exclusions: Four special episodes are not included in the collection:
- Drew’s Dance Party Special
- Drew Carey’s
- Back-To-School Rock ' n’ Roll Comedy Hour Parts 1 and 2
- What’s Love got to do with it?
Musical compositions in certain episodes of this series have been replaced or altered from the original broadcast versions.
My Thoughts:
Sitcoms held a special place in our collective hearts in the 90s and early 2000’s and there were so many good ones to watch, you simply couldn’t get to all of them. We had our “must-see TV” and we scheduled our lives accordingly so we could either tune in the evening of the first airing, or tape the episode to watch later.
I didn’t have time to add The Drew Carey Show to my TV watching lineup back in the day, but I caught some of the specials and found Mimi, Drew’s zany nemesis, to be a bit obnoxious, so I didn’t feel I was missing out on the fun back then.
Fast forward 30 years, and I still find Mimi obnoxious and the comedy sappy, but I’m enjoying it!
I’m a few episodes in and find it to be a funny walk down memory lane. The acting is solid, as is the music, and the cast seems to really like each other, especially Drew and his buddies. Drew is endearing and has an honesty and humility about him that I admire.
Mimi is more of a distraction with her wild makeup and attire, but by the ninth season, who knows? She may grow on me!
The Takeaway:
If you want to laugh out loud while taking a trip back in time, you should check out The Drew Carey Show. You can own The Drew Carey Show: The Complete Series on DVD,(a two disc set), or purchase it digitally from AppleTV, Fandango at Home, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and more.
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