Season 2 (1996/97)
This season starts with Winfred-Louder in turmoil and Mr. Bell fired. The first few episodes see both Kate and Drew become single again, with Drew breaking up with Lisa Robbins (Katy Selverstone) and Jay Clemens (Robert Torti) breaking up with Kate before leaving for Minnesota.
The show's theme slowly changed from "Moon Over Parma" which was gradually phased out in favour of "Five O'Clock World" by The Vogues.
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed By | Written By | Original Airdate | Episode Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "We'll Remember Always, Evaluation Day" | Brian K. Roberts | Les Firestein | September 17, 1996 | This episode starts with a full musical version of "Five O'Clock World" before the usual theme song "Moon Over Parma". With Drew in charge of evaluations, Kate, Larry, Lisa and others are sucking up to him. |
| 24 | 2 | "Something Wick This Way Comes" | Brian K. Roberts | Clay Graham | September 24, 1996 | This episode marks the first appearance of Winfred Lauder's new Store Manager, Nigel Wick (Craig Ferguson). |
| 25 | 3 | "Break It Up, Break It Up" | Brian K. Roberts | Lona Williams | October 1, 1996 | Jay Clemens breaks up with Kate and moves to Minnesota, while Drew and Lisa also break up. Speedy's 1st episode. |
| 26 | 4 | "The Bully You Know" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Snell | October 15, 1996 | The guys meet up with their former high-school bully, who is going through tough times, so Drew tries to help him out with a job at Winfred-Lauder. Oswald and Lewis introduce Drew's new dog, Speedy, to the other dogs on the street. Guest starring Norm MacDonald as Simon. |
| 27 | 5 | "The Devil, You Say" | Sam Simon | Bruce Helford | October 29, 1996 | The guys help Kate out when she starts dating a guy, 'The Devil', who takes his nickname a little bit too seriously. |
| 28 | 6 | "The Day the Music Died" | Gerry Cohen | Robert Borden | November 5, 1996 | The guys find out their high school music teacher has died, leading to a reformation of the band. |
| 29 | 7 | "What the Zoning Inspector Saw" | Sam Simon | Clay Graham | November 12, 1996 | Guest Starring Caroline Rhea as Bonnie. Drew's zoning inspector girlfriend, Bonnie, threatens to shut his brewery in the garage and Buzz beer down, so the gang try to mobilize popular support to keep their product alive. |
| 30 | 8 | "Drew's the Other Man" | Brian K. Roberts | Robert Borden | November 19, 1996 | Guest Starring Caroline Rhea as Bonnie. Drew finds out Bonnie is married. Oswald makes a new friend at work. Lewis is jealous until the stranger's true intentions become clear. |
| 31 | 9 | "Mimi's Day Parade" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | November 26, 1996 | Last time Drew Carey's version of "Moon Over Parma" is played as theme song |
| 32 | 10 | "It's Your Party and I'll Crash If I Want To" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | December 3, 1996 | "Five O'Clock World" becomes theme song for the remainder of season 2 |
| 33 | 11 | "Lisa Gets Married" | Steve Zuckerman | Christy Snell, Les Firestein | December 17, 1996 | The return (and last appearance) of Lisa Robbins (Katy Selverstone) who is getting married. |
| 34 | 12 | "They're Back" | Brian K. Roberts | Clay Graham, Robert Borden | January 7, 1997 | Oswald and Lewis take Drew in when he can't stand to live with his parents any longer. |
| 35 | 13 | "Hello/Goodbye" | Gary Halvorson | Susan Garon | January 14, 1997 | The guys are forced to move in to Kate's after Lewis and Oswald lose their apartment. Lewis pretends to be rich to date a demanding woman. |
| 36 | 14 | "Drewstock" | Steve Zuckerman | Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy | January 28, 1997 | Lewis and Oswald rent the place above the Warsaw. The gang decide to wind up Buzz beer and throw a party offering free beer to liquidate the left-over inventory. Kate finds some new girlfriends who turn out be dopplegangers of the guys. |
| 37 | 15 | "Drew Blows His Promotion" | Sam Simon | Susan Dickes, Christy Snell, Robert Borden | February 4, 1997 | Kate plays a prank on Drew by adding "special" sounds to a copy of the video tape Drew had made for his promotion campaign, but it turns out to be the actual tape and Drew plays it to his embarassment at the Winfred Lauder board meeting. Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Lauder. |
| 38 | 16 | "Check Out Drew's Old Flame" | Gerry Cohen | Susan Dickes | February 11, 1997 | The gang try to help out Kate with monetary problems and Drew after he's conned by a woman scam artist. |
| 39 | 17 | "See Drew Run" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams | February 18, 1997 | The guys reminisce about their childhood, and Drew decides to go on a hunger strike after Oswald and Lewis get run over on a busy intersection. |
| 40 | 18 | "Drew Gets Married" | Sam Simon | Robert Borden | February 25, 1997 | Lewis and Oswald are less than helpful when Drew gains two stepchildren after a trip to Vegas. |
| 41 | 19 | "Man's Best Same Sex Companion" | Robert Borden | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | March 4, 1997 | Drew enlists Oswald to pretend to be his companion in front of the Winfred-Lauder board to save his job. Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Louder. |
| 42 | 20 | "Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar" | Gary Halvorson | Lona Williams | March 18, 1997 | The gang support Drew when crazy-man Earl is let out of the mental institution. |
| 43 | 21 | "Cap-Beer-Cino" | Sam Simon | Christy Snow, Terry Mulroy | April 1, 1997 | The gang have to deal with a ruthless rival to Buzz Beer, "Cap-beer-Cino", and the competition gets down and dirty. |
| 44 | 22 | "Drew vs. Mimi, Part II" | Gerry Cohen | David Brownfield | April 29, 1997 | The gang help Drew find a book to further his career. Special Guest Star Nan Martin as Mrs Louder. |
| 45 | 23 | "Win a Date with Kate" | Steve Zuckerman | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | May 6, 1997 | Between thinking up new promotional campaigns for Buzz Beer, Oswald and Lewis are forced to spend more time with Mr. Wick after he and Kate become 'romantically involved'. |
| 46 | 24 | "New York and Queens" | Brian K. Roberts | Terry Mulroy, Christy Snell | May 13, 1997 | Musical episode with dance off over The Rocky Horror Picture Show vs The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert |
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