The Drew Carey Show: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of The Drew Carey Show Season 3.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Drew and the Conspiracy
Sep 23, 1998 · 22 min
Drew suffers a constant series of mishaps at work and begins to suspect that someone is out to get him.
In Ramada Da Vida
Sep 30, 1998 · 21 min
Drew entertains a group of investors from Vietnam who are considering opening a store in Hanoi. They have drinks at the Airport Ramada Inn. When the house band goes on break, Dre
Golden Boy
Oct 7, 1998 · 21 min
Drew lets Darcy dye his hair blonde and grows a goatee so that he will look more like a musician. Larry discovers that someone has been doing cocaine in the men's room at Winfred-
Drew Between the Rock and a Hard Place
Oct 14, 1998 · 22 min
Mrs. Louder asks Drew to fill in as store manager while Mr. Wick is in rehab. He refuses, as he is having a great time with his band and doesn't want to deal with all the hassles
Sexual Perversity in Cleveland
Oct 21, 1998 · 22 min
Darcy breaks up with Drew after he admits that he is not a full-time musician. He starts spending a lot of time at his computer, and begins a steamy on-line affair with an anonymo
Cain and Mabel
Oct 28, 1998 · 22 min
Steve comes to the Warsaw while dressed in drag. A man mistakes him for a woman and tries to buy him a drink. He gets angry when he learns the truth about Steve, and insults him.
Nicki's Wedding
Nov 4, 1998 · 21 min
Mimi runs into Nicki at the store's bridal registry. Nicki has to race upstairs to try to keep Mimi from telling Drew about her wedding plans; she had wanted to share the news her
Drew's New Car
Nov 11, 1998 · 22 min
Oswald makes another $10,000 from the implants and pays back his old debts to the others. Oswald, Kate and Lewis use the money to buy a new car for Drew who is impressed but sells
The High Road to China
Nov 18, 1998 · 22 min
Drew pulls off an elaborate practical joke against Mimi and boasts that she will never be able to top it. A few days later, he wakes up to find himself on the Great Wall of China
Drew's Dance Party
Nov 18, 1998 · 21 min
A flashback show that features clips of some of the series' music-video segments.
Kate's Family
Nov 25, 1998 · 21 min
After Kate loses another job, Drew suggests that she contact his neighbors about a paid housesitting gig. She meets Scott, a handsome plumber working on the house, and they become
Drew Dates a Senior
Dec 9, 1998 · 22 min
Drew decides to take night school classes to pursue a master's degree after a young man he was mentoring suddenly receives an executive position at Winfred-Louder. When his statis
Drew's Holiday Punch
Dec 16, 1998 · 22 min
Drew's parents arrive unexpectedly for Christmas. They assume that Celia is his maid, and he is reluctant to reveal the true nature of their relationship. Celia's son, Chip, show
A House Divided
Jan 6, 1999 · 22 min
A corporation tries to convince everyone in Drew's neighborhood to sell their houses to make way for a new mall. Drew is reluctant, but agrees to think it over. Mrs. Louder revea
A House Reunited
Jan 13, 1999 · 20 min
Winfred-Louder tries every dirty trick in the book to get Drew to move from his house, as he is the only holdout in the neighborhood.
Rats, Kate's Dating a Wrestler
Jan 27, 1999 · 21 min
Drew and the others hire The Disciplinarian, a pro wrestler, as spokesman for Buzz Beer. The gang is split on approval when Kate starts going out with him.
Three Guys, a Girl and a B-Story
Feb 10, 1999 · 21 min
Drew, Lewis and Oswald all (unwittingly) ask out the same woman.
Boy Party / Girl Party
Feb 17, 1999 · 22 min
Drew has trouble getting another date with Tracy because Lewis and Oswald are keeping her booked. He meets one of Winfred-Louder's catalog models, who complains that she and her m
Tracy Bowl
Feb 24, 1999 · 30 min
The guys vie for the right to take Tracy to a wedding. The winner will officially be in a relationship with her, as he would have to travel out of town with her and meet her famil
DrugCo
Mar 3, 1999 · 22 min
Drew's dog Speedy disappears from DrugCo while taking part in clinical trials for a new canine medication, so the gang breaks into the facility to find him.
Steve and Mimi
Mar 24, 1999 · 22 min
Drew's shocked to find his cross-dressing brother sampling Mimi's lipstick--while it's still on her lips.
What's Wrong with This Episode II
Mar 31, 1999 · 22 min
Drew suspects that his mother and his barber may have carried on a long-term affair.
She's Gotta Have It
Apr 7, 1999 · 21 min
Drew's dream comes true when he starts seeing a woman who doesn't want to date him but does want to sleep with him.
Good Vibrations
May 5, 1999 · 22 min
Drew is the butt of all jokes at a convention after security finds a naughty little something hidden in his luggage.
Do the Hustle
May 12, 1999 · 21 min
Drew and Mimi strike gold--and become secret allies--after they pair up to hustle bowlers in their spare time. But the winning streak fades when one of them says three dreaded word
Up on the Roof
May 19, 1999 · 22 min
Oswald's mom is floored when Sharon's roof job on her salon blows off during a storm. Meanwhile, Kate sings the blues after voicing her disdain for Mrs. Louder.
Brotherhood of Man
May 26, 1999 · 30 min
The store's Dutch owner draws Drew into his plans to demolish Winfred-Louder to build a parking garage.