Season 4 (1998/99)
The season starts with Kate and Oswald back to being friends. After Drew uncovers a conspiracy in the opening episode, there is a 4 episode story arc where Drew starts up the Horn Dogs again and gains Darcy, a groupie girlfriend, and loses interest in Winfred-Louder. At the same time as his band gets an offer to be a permanent house band, Mr. Wick has to stand down for a while as Store Manager and goes into rehab for treatment with cocaine. Drew dates several different women early on (Darcy, Celia), but for the later part of the season he is seeing Sharon Bridges (Jenica Bergere). Mimi starts dating Drew's brother Steve, much to Drew's disgust. Nan Martin has a recurring role as Mrs Louder.
| Series # |
Episode # |
Title | Directed By | Written By | Original Airdate | Episode Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 1 | "Drew and the Conspiracy" | Gerry Cohen | Bob Underwood, Jennifer Crittenden | September 23, 1998 | Drew finds out from Chuck that many of his mishaps have been arranged by a conspiracy of three co-workers who hate him. |
| 76 | 2 | "In Ramada Da Vida" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | September 30, 1998 | Episode has crazy intro showing repetitive actions at Winfred Lauder. Kate quits her job at Winfred Lauder. Drew starts up the Horn Dogs and become a house band. Guest Star is Pauley Perrette as Darcy a rock groupie who dates Drew. |
| 77 | 3 | "Golden Boy" | Gerry Cohen | Bruce Rasmussen | October 7, 1998 | Drew and the Horn Dogs (although with Ed Joe Walsh and the James Gang) are still playing, and Darcy convinces Drew to dye his hair. Drew, Chuck and Larry find cocaine at work, and Mr Wick who goes into rehab. Guest Starring Pauley Perrette. |
| 78 | 4 | "Drew Between the Rock and a Hard Place" | Sam Simon | Richard Day | October 14, 1998 | Wick is still in rehab and Drew turns down Wick's job to be with the band. Larry is the new boss and makes budget cuts forcing the others to beg Drew to help. Drew quits the band and is replaced by Weird Al Yankovic Guest Starring Pauley Perrette. |
| 79 | 5 | "Sexual Perversity in Cleveland" | Gerry Cohen | Mike Larsen | October 21, 1998 | Drew gets dumped by Darcy when he shows her his real job. Drew and Mimi mistakenly fall for each either over the internet, while Oswald gets Drug Co. implants to get $10,000 for his mother. Brief last appearance by Pauley Perrette. |
| 80 | 6 | "Cain and Mabel" | Gerry Cohen | Daniel O'Keefe | October 28, 1998 | Drew and the others are annoyed when Steve Carey and his drag queen friends take over the Warsaw. Oswald is worried about his mother losing her business and finding out about the implants. Special Guest Star is (Adrienne Barbeau) as Kim Harvey, Oswald's mother. |
| 81 | 7 | "Nicki's Wedding" | Gerry Cohen | Joey Gutierrez, Diane Burroughs | November 4, 1998 | Drew gets invited to Nicki's wedding on a ship and makes a fool of himself. Special Guest Star (Kate Walsh). |
| 82 | 8 | "Drew's New Car" | Sam Simon | Terry Mulroy | November 11, 1998 | Oswald makes another $10,000 again from the implants and pays the others back his old debts, which they use to buy Drew a new car. |
| 83 | 9 | "The High Road to China" | Gerry Cohen | Catherine Green | November 18, 1998 | This was episode filmed in China. Drew plays an elaborate prank on Mimi who has him kidnapped and dumped on the Great Wall of China. |
| 84 | 10 | "Drew's Dance Party" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | November 18, 1998 | This episode is a compilation episode of the various songs the gang has sung over the past few seasons. |
| 85 | 11 | "Kate's Family" | Sam Simon | Richard Day | November 25, 1998 | Kate has an instant family and Mimi is worried that Drew is out to get revenge for being sent to China. Guest Starring Neil Flynn and also Jenica Bergere (as handy-woman Sharon Bridges) |
| 86 | 12 | "Drew Dates a Senior" | Gerry Cohen | Jennifer Crittenden | December 9, 1998 | Drew goes to uni to do his Masters Degree but ends up dating a much older woman. Special Guest Star is Shirley Jones as Celia |
| 87 | 13 | "Drew's Holiday Punch" | Gerry Cohen | Mike Larsen | December 16, 1998 | Drew and Celia are surprised by a surprise visit by Drew's parents. Special Guest Starring Shirley Jones. |
| 88 | 14 | "A House Divided" | Gerry Cohen | Daniel O'Keefe, Katherine Green | January 6, 1999 | Winfred Lauder are going to be the anchor tenant of a new shopping mall... to be located over Drew's house. Special Guest Star Keith Diamond is his final appearance as Drew's neighbor Greg Clemens. |
| 89 | 15 | "A House Reunited" | Steve Zuckerman | Daniel O'Keefe, Jennifer Crittenden | January 13, 1999 | Winfred Lauder try every dirty trick in the book to get Drew to move from his house, as he is the only holdout in the neighbourhood. Guest Starring Shirley Jones as Celia. |
| 90 | 16 | "Rats, Kate's Dating a Wrestler" | Steve Zuckerman | Christy Snell, Terry Mulroy | January 27, 1999 | Drew and the others hire The Disciplinarian (Triple H) a Pro Wrestler as Spokesman for Buzz Beer. |
| 91 | 17 | "Three Guys, a Girl and a B-Story" | Gerry Cohen | Jody Paul | February 10, 1999 | Drew, Lewis and Oswald all (unwittingly) ask out the same woman. Special Guest Star is Diane Farr as Tracy. |
| 92 | 18 | "Boy Party/Girl Party" | Sam Simon | Terry Mulroy, Jennifer Crittenden | February 17, 1999 | Mimi hosts a party for the girls (Kate begs Mrs Lauder for a job), and Drew has a party for the Winfred Louder models. Guest starring Diane Farr and Jenica Bergere |
| 93 | 19 | "Tracy Bowl" | Sam Simon | Robert Borden | February 24, 1999 | Drew, Lewis and Oswald compete for Tracy's love in Tracy Bowl 1. Last appearance for Diane Farr as Tracy. |
| 94 | 20 | "DrugCo" | Gerry Cohen | Terry Mulroy, Jennifer Crittenden | March 3, 1999 | Speedy is diagnosed with cataracts and Lewis suggests he be taken to DrugCo for treatment. |
| 95 | 21 | "Steve and Mimi" | Gerry Cohen | Bruce Rasmussen | March 24, 1999 | Winfred Louder is forced to sack staff, including Drew's brother Steve who then has to move in with Drew. To Drew's horror, Steve and Mimi start dating. |
| 96 | 22 | "What's Wrong with this Episode? II" | Gerry Cohen | Clay Graham | March 31, 1999 | This episode is part of a competition to spot errors. Drew is suspicious that his mother Beluah (Marion Ross) has been cheating on his father George (Stanley Anderson). |
| 97 | 23 | "She's Gotta Have It" | Tommy Thompson | Apryl Huntzinger | April 7, 1999 | Good looking handy woman Sharon Bridges breaks up with her boyfriend, and Drew finally achieves his dream, although things take a strange turn. Special Guest Star is Jenica Bergere. |
| 98 | 24 | "Good Vibrations" | Brian K. Roberts | Terry Mulroy, Daniel O'Keefe, Mike Larsen | May 5, 1999 | The gang play practical jokes on each other and Sharon wants to become one of the gang. Drew has to go with Mr Wick to Chicago to give a presentation at a convention, and ends up being the victim of a humiliating practical joke and returns to Cleveland determined to get revenge on Mimi. |
| 99 | 25 | "Do the Hustle" | Sam Simon | Maria Espada | May 12, 1999 | It is decided that Drew and Sharon will go on a double date with Steve and Mimi, but Drew and Mimi start fighting much to Steve and Sharon's disgust. Drew and Mimi then try and pretend to be friends, and end up forming a ten pin bowling team to hustle other bowlers. |
| 100 | 26 | "Up on the Roof" | Gerry Cohen | Katherine Green | May 19, 1999 | Drew convinces Sharon to take on a larger job, and repair the roof of Oswald's mother Kim Harvey. Special Guest Stars Adrienne Barbeau and Jenica Bergere |
| 101 | 27 | "Brotherhood of Man" | Gerry Cohen | Brian Scully | May 26, 1999 | Winfred-Louder's Dutch owners tell the staff that they have a month long paid vacation while they renovate the store, Drew however has to stay behind and make sure all the wages are paid, but finds out there is a secret plot to blow up the store. |
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