Season 3 (1997/98)
The main story arc of this season is Kate and Oswald's relationship, which starts with them getting together in secret early on in the season, before they start going out leading up to the wedding at the end of the season. For much of the season realtor Nicki Fifer (Kate Walsh) is Drew's girlfriend, and as the season progress, the more bad habits she picks up from Drew. Drew's brother, Steve Carey (John Carroll Lynch) is introduced, and revealed to be a cross dresser. Nan Martin has a recurring role as Winfred-Louder owner, Mrs Fran Louder who is having an affair with Larry Almada, Ian Gomez.
The theme song for the first two episodes is Five O'Clock World, with Cleveland Rocks replacing it from the third episode "Strange Bedfellows"
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Episode # |
Title | Directed By | Written By | Original Airdate | Episode Comments |
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| 47 | 1 | "Drew vs. Billboard" | Gerry Cohen | Les Firestein | September 17, 1997 | Drew gets scammed by a con man who uses a topless picture of Drew to advertise "Vita Beer" a weight loss scam. |
| 48 | 2 | "Drew and the Singles Union" | Gerry Cohen | Robert Borden | September 24, 1997 | This episode has an extended introductory dream sequence where everyone is an alien. As a gag, the old animated show title appears, with an alien version of Drew singing "Moon Over Parma" but with the lyrics changed to the name of the alien planet. A savage storm threatens Cleveland, and the Winfred Louder store is evacuated with Wick disappearing after staying behind. Kate and Oswald kiss. |
| 49 | 3 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | October 1, 1997 | This episode has an extended introductory theme of "Cleveland Rocks", sung by The Presidents of the United States of America, which become the theme for the rest of the show's run. The 1st appearance of realtor, Nikki Fifer (Kate Walsh) who takes advantage of Drew. Kate and Oswald secretly are seeing each other on a regular basis. Drew and Mimi are shocked to discover that Larry Almada (Ian Gomez) is having an affair with Mrs Lauder (Nan Martin). |
| 50 | 4 | "Misery Loves Mimi" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams | October 8, 1997 | Drew starts dating realtor Nicki, after previous repeated attempts had failed. Mr Wick is recuperating with Mimi and Larry is still staying with Drew. Mimi uses Wicks signature to run the store and fire Drew, who goes to her apartment to free Wick. Just as Nicki agrees to go out with Drew, Kate and Oswald reveal their secret and the house is raided by the police. Special Guest Stars Rachel True and Keith Diamond. |
| 51 | 5 | "A Very, Very, Very Fine House" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | October 15, 1997 | Drew's house is being seized and auctioned off as proceeds of crime, despite Drew being found innocent of any involvement in Larry's drug dealing. Drew comes to terms with Kate and Oswald being together. Special Guest Stars Rachel True as Janet Clemens and Keith Diamond as Greg Clemens. |
| 52 | 6 | "Drew vs. the Pig" | Steve Zuckerman | Bob Nickman | October 29, 1997 | Drew discovers Nicki (Kate Walsh) was once fat and wants to avoid temptation, and supports Drew when he decides to lose weight. Mimi however is convinced that Nicki never was fat and is trying to trick Drew into losing weight and bets him that he can't stick to the diet. The gang run a Buzz Beer promotion at the local Expo, where Lewis becomes Beer Boy. |
| 53 | 7 | "Batmobile" | Sam Simon | Bruce Helford | November 5, 1997 | Drew wins a contest and has a choice of either $200,000 or the Batmobile, and to the other's disgust Drew chooses the Batmobile. Special Guest Stars Rachel True as Janet Clemens and Keith Diamond as Greg Clemens. Special Guest Star Kate Walsh as Nicki. |
| 54 | 8 | "The Dog and Pony Show" | Steve Zuckerman | Deborah Oppenheimer, Robert Borden | November 12, 1997 | Nigel Wick agrees to mind Mrs Louder's dog. The plan goes awry and Drew has Lucky fixed and shorn, which to Wick's horror means they will be fired. To raise the money to buy a replacement the gang do the Full Monty at the Warsaw. Larry gets out of jail and agrees to help them, but the tavern is raided. Special Guest Star Kate Walsh as Nicki. |
| 55 | 9 | "Drew's Brother" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Snell, Scott Gordon | November 19, 1997 | Drew's brother Steve has lost his job and moves in with Drew. Kate then convinces him to hire Steve for a job at Winfred-Louder, but Drew is shocked to learn that his brother is a cross dresser. Drew then has to save Steve's job. The 1st appearance of John Carroll Lynch as Steve Carey. |
| 56 | 10 | "That Thing You Don't" | Gerry Cohen | Bruce Rasmussen | November 26, 1997 | Drew, Lewis and Oswald decide to reform the Horn Dogs, their old high school band to compete in a battle of the bands competition at the Warsaw Tavern. Unfortunately Kate also wants to be in the band although she can't sing, and there is a rival band from the high school days, The Underprivelaged (Special Appearance by The Reverend Horton Heat) lead by Herb. Special Guest Star Seth Green. |
| 57 | 11 | "Volunteer" | Sam Simon | Terry Mulroy | December 3, 1997 | Drew agrees to volunteer at a local nursing home which has a bad reputation, and Wick then decides to run with the idea and make a mandatory program of employees volunteering for the nursing home. Mrs Louder wants Drew to hire a replacement for Larry, but Drew has bigger problems with the nursing home residents framing him, but a deal is struck to save Drew and get Larry back to work. |
| 58 | 12 | "Vacation" | Gerry Cohen | Les Firestein | December 17, 1997 | Drew and Kate are equal winners of the Winfred-Louder Christmas competition, which has a prize for a free trip to the Bahamas. Drew is worried that he can't share a room with Kate without something happening. Lewis lets slip to Oswald that Drew has feelings for Kate, so he jumps on a plane to follow the others. Kate meanwhile reveals to Drew that she is not sure whether Oswald is the one. |
| 59 | 13 | "Howdy Neighbor" | Richard Schwadel | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | January 7, 1998 | The gang are drinking and the Buzz Beer tank explodes showering their neighbours house in beer, with Drew's neighbour Greg becoming his new boss at Buzz Beer after he pays for a new tank. Lewis starts dating Pinky, a co-worker at DrugCo who is a test subject for experimental drugs. Guest Stars Rachel True and Keith Diamond as Janet and Greg Clemens. |
| 60 | 14 | "He Harassed Me, He Harassed Me Not" | Sam Simon | Lona Williams | January 14, 1998 | Wick thnks that the Board are going to fire him and so he plots with Mimi to scam the board out of money by devising a sexual harassment lawsuit. The scam goes wrong when Mimi is offended by Wick liking his acting PA more than Mimi. |
| 61 | 15 | "Mr. Louder's Birthday Party" | Sam Simon | Christy Snell, Robert Borden | January 28, 1998 | Drew has to give a speech at the annual event thrown by Mrs Louder in honor of her late husband, but ends up offending Nikki (Kate Jones). Mimi hires a sexual harassment lawyer in her lawsuit. Guest starring Steve Buscemi as Mr Marchetti. |
| 62 | 16 | "The Salon" | Gerry Cohen | Bob Nickman, Terry Mulroy | February 4, 1998 | There is a fashion buyers job vacant at Winfred Louder and Kate and Mimi both want it. To help Kate, Drew hosts a "Salon" party to allow Kate to show off her skills to Mrs Louder (and Lewis to show off to his boss). However it ends badly as Kate ends up fighting with Mrs Louder and Drew's neighbors Greg (Keith Diamond) and Janet (Rachel True) end up storming out. Special Appearance by Rush Limbaugh and Special Guest Star Charles Nelson Reilly as Lewis's boss. |
| 63 | 17 | "The Engagement" | Brian K. Roberts | Bruce Rasmussen | February 11, 1998 | Oswald proposes to Kate and Drew proposes to Nikki, with Oswald angry with Drew and they end up taking secret compatibility tests with Kate and Nikki. Drew tries to get Mr Wick to pass a lie detector test, but it ends up a disaster with Mimi easily beating the machine and Wick failing dismally. Special Guest Starring Kate Walsh as Nicki and Ashley Gardiner as Pinky, Lewis's girlfriend. |
| 64 | 18 | "Nicki's Parents" | Sam Simon | Matilda Hokinson | February 25, 1998 | Kate and Oswald have pre-marriage counselling, with Kate angry that Oswald spends so much time with Lewis. With Nikki away, Drew has dinner alone with Nikki's parents Chuck and Charlen Fifer, but the night does not go well, with the couple having a huge fight. Drew and the others show Mr Fifer what the single life is like. |
| 65 | 19 | "Two Weddings and a Funeral for a Refrigerator" | Brian K. Roberts | Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy | March 4, 1998 | Drew's fridge breaks down and the gang is very upset. Drew decides that he has to compete in the Winfred Louder Employee Games, where a fridge is the main prize. However Mimi and Larry pair up and are determined to win, and Lewis's girlfriend Pinky (Ashley Gardiner) goes crazy making it hard for Drew to win. Special Guest Star Kate Walsh as Nicki. |
| 66 | 20 | "The Bachelor Party" | Brian K. Roberts | Clay Graham | March 11, 1998 | The gang are throwing a Bachelor Party for both Drew and Oswald before their respective weddings. Before the bachelor party however, Nicki (Special Guest Star Kate Walsh) dumps Drew. This episode is the 2nd appearance of Steve Carey (John Carroll Lynch) who comes out to parents, George and Bealah as a cross dresser. |
| 67 | 21 | "The Sex Drug" | Gerry Cohen | Les Firestein | March 18, 1998 | Mimi's sexual harassment lawsuit goes to court, but Drew proves to be an unreliable witness when he turns up to court under the influence of a sex drug (from Lewis's work DrugCo) that he had taken inadvertently. Nigel Wick apologizes to Mimi and tries to convince her to return to work and abandon the scam. |
| 68 | 22 | "What's Wrong with this Episode?" | Gerry Cohen | Michael C. McCarthy | April 1, 1998 | One of Wick's firings goes wrong and he is shot in the crotch with a crossbow. This means Drew has to run the store in the meantime and he promises no firings which has unintended results. This episode is part of a competition for viewers to spot onscreen errors and win prizes. |
| 69 | 23 | "The Rebound" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Snell, Bob Nickman | April 8, 1998 | This episode has the first appearance of handy woman Sharon Bridges (Jenica Bergere) who became a regular guest star for the later part of Season 4. Drew meets a good looking handy-woman when she fixes several appliances broken during a party to celebrate Drew paying off the engagement ring he bought for former fiance, Nikki. Special Guest Star is Ashley Gardiner in her last appearance as Pinky, Lewis's girlfriend. |
| 70 | 24 | "The Dating Consultant" | Gerry Cohen | Karen S. Brown, Keith Young, Bruce Rasmussen, Clay Graham | April 22, 1998 | Oswald is moving out from the unit above the Warsaw Tavern to be with Kate, so Lewis needs to get a new housemate. Drew meets a dating consultant who he pays to give him some tips. |
| 71 | 25 | "Drew's Cousin" | Gerry Cohen | Terry Mulroy, Katherine Green, Matt Ember | April 29, 1998 | The Special Guest Star is the beautiful Nikki Cox as Drew's cousin, Kristen, who is staying with him and starts dating Mr Wick. This episode is the 3rd appearance of Steve Carey. |
| 72 | 26 | "From the Earth to the Moon" | Gerry Cohen | Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy | May 6, 1998 | Drew is given the opportunity to get a promotion offered by Mrs Fran Louder, but everybody is determined to get in the way, |
| 73 | 27 | "The Wedding Dress" | Brian K. Roberts | Apryl Huntzinger, Jody Paul, Maria Espada | May 13, 1998 | The gang tries to get Kate her favourite wedding dress at a big sale but fail. Drew then spends the money to buy her the wedding dress, attracting questions from Oswald. Special Guest Starring Rachel True in her last appearance as Drew's neighbor Janet and Keith Diamond as Greg. |
| 74 | 28 | "My Best Friend's Wedding" | Sam Simon, Jeff Siegey, Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | May 20, 1998 | Oswald and Kate are scheduled to marry in Drew's backyard, but she is having second thoughts. This episode has a special intro featuring Daffy Duck. |
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