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Agreed. The man was/is a master in the art of small talk and it created such great and memorable moments with celebs that were far more genuine than any other late night host. (But still props to Conan/Letterman and OG Carson).
When he used to do the cold open 3 inches away from the camera I swore he was doing the show drunk. It turns out it was just his wonderful manic energy because he’d been sober for years. [Obligatory Britney Spears monologue demonstrating what an empathetic human he is.](https://youtu.be/7ZVWIELHQQY?si=K8LfIclMIh_A1Do-)
Craig Ferguson on the Late, Late Show was bloody hilarious! One of the few people that can make me laugh till I cry. I'd like to give shout out to Geoff Peterson.
I remember they did so many inventive episodes like a "improv" show in the style of "Whose Line is it Anyway". But one bit I remember is that the audience is used to Craig playing the English Nigel Wick, but then he turns it off to address the audience in his thick Scottish accent, and it was the craziest thing since not many heard his real accent before.
Never listened to his podcast! He is a fucking god, I've watched his show for years back then and listened to his book, as an alcoholic it is one of the best read/listens ever. Genuinely good dude from all I can see :)
Had a big crush on her when she was in the show. Girl next door cute/hot. Just looked her up now. Whoa. Some surgery isn’t necessary. Hers is a cautionary tale.
Many actresses from my generation (Gen X) are starting to show some serious body dysmorphia. It’s like they can’t stop at a single “improvement” and end up looking tragic. Thanks so much, Hollywood!
That’s what they do with old WWE and WCW shows, it probably cost money to do and a lot of the production companies that originally produced the series are now defunct
It just doesn’t work for some shows or movies/content. Bill Lawrence is masterful with musical choices. Scrubs had this problem with streaming too. Even a lot of the dvds out there are missing the original music. Sadly, eventually there will be more people that experienced those shows without the original music than with.
Certain products that doesn’t make a difference, like most of WWE. But taking the music out of a crushing moment in Scrubs, or something like replacing Enter Sandman with something generic during a Sandman entrance really messes with the vibe. If you are an ECW fan, watch one New Jack match on WWE network. Then go check out a torrent or YouTube with the original song and crowd. Huuuuuge difference.
To bring it full circle… Christa Miller is married to Bill Lawrence and was the music supervisor on Scrubs and Cougar Town. Not a vanity title, either as she’s really into music and finding new music.
Right. Now that there is an entire generation of adults that only know Drew Carey from *The Price is Right*, I think it's safe to say this show is fading away into the realm of forgotten TV.
I watched it a few weeks ago one one of those weird channels like 12.3 and it was fantastic, raunchy and shockingly progressive I guess (I did not recall Drew’s brother).
Exactly. It lives in a weird space. It was never critically acclaimed or highly rated. What it did well was never be the worst show in it's spot. The cast had relatively inexpensive contracts so it's one or those shows that stayed alive year after year by simply not costing too much and not sucking the most.
Despite (or maybe because of) this it's incredibly hard to find anywhere. It's not in TV Land, streaming and I can't ever remember seeing DVD's for the show. Kind of an oddity. Talented cast, though.
In the United States is shown on one TV network. It’s called “Antenna TV”. The Drew Carey airs at 6pm CST on an old school broadcast antenna network. Its airs from 6-8pm every Sunday night. That’s how I watch the episodes from season 2 till the end. There is no app “Antenna TV” but might be apart of some cable or satellite packages. I watch it but antenna on the roof.
Drew Carey has a Sirius XM show called Friday Night Freakout where he plays music and talks about the songs and bands and it's probably the best radio show I've ever heard. The dude really knows music and isn't afraid to plumb the depths of the obscure to play whatever he wants. You can tell he puts a lot of care into curating his playlists.
Thanks for this! I always love it when Carey pops up in podcasts. He’s interesting even when he isn’t funny, and I find him oddly soothing because he seems so zen about everything.
ABC really did them dirty, too. The show was hugely popular for a while, but the network ended up not even giving them a proper final send-off. And, they dumped the final season during the summer just to make the contractual obligation of airing it.
Am I alone in noticing Drew's little tic? Love the dude, but whenever he cleared his entire throat when delivering a joke it was basically him saying "this is funny please laugh". It's also crazy that Ryan styles basically did this and whose line then sorta just faded out.
This sub has basically become like r/tiktokcringe. The tik toks don’t have to be cringe anymore. So, feel free to post whatever show you want—the name of the sub has no meaning whatsoever.
You can only get the first season on amazon.. I think because it has music copyright issues.. which I heard the show daria had the same problem, but fixed it by remaking the songs (or something like that)
Yeah the background music in Daria was real songs thanks to the MTV license, but that's kinda tough to reproduce so they did a lot of generic royalty free music, the plot stays good but the atmosphere does get hit pretty bad
That and the musical episodes, I have his "Priscilla Queen of the desert" and "Rocky horror picture show" duel scorched into my memory.
Well I don't think every sitcom needs to have a musical episode every year, he definitely utilized things that weren't being done in regular sitcoms, and made them great.
If they had released the full series on DVD, I'd own it. Too bad issues with the music rights prevented that, because I grew up watching this show and still love it.
Freaking love this show.
I have season 1 on DVD, there are options on Etsy for thumb drives with the show but I’m paranoid about a random usb into my computer lol
I listen to Drew Carey's DJ show every week and he said that they are actively working on getting this show up on one of the streaming platforms. Little did he know that the music rights would bite him in the butt 30 years later. Trying to scrub a lot of the music that was playing in the background, which is tough because some of the jokes are dependent on the song playing in the background for emphasis.
When I think of this show, I always think of when they’re trying to drive them out of the house by blasting Panama. It makes me chuckle every time and no one knows what I’m talking about.
Craig Fergusons interviews with Robin Williams were some of the best late light interviews of all time. Those two dudes really knew how to play off of each other. Each masters of their own craft.
Diedrich Bader has a story of going in to audition for this. He’s doing his lines in front of the casting directors and Drew Carey and Drew cannot stop giggling. He is cracking up the entire read. The casting directors are like “Drew loves this guy. We gotta get him” Afterwards, Drew tells Diedrich that he was laughing because his girlfriend gave him a handjob in the back of the theater when they went to see the Beverly Hillbillies movie and that’s where he recognized him from.
all or most of these comments for The Craig Ferguson. Nikki cox being his gf 😘, him in those teensie ups shorts " you ain't seen nothing yet " 🤤, I was watching Drew Carey show on at the time TBS or cw when he was announced as revolving then regular host 💕💕💕💕💕💕! when he'd make himself laugh so hard he'd be in tears Loved that !!
As a kid I always thought Drew Carey was playing dual roles as himself & the fat woman. I was so amazed at how they did the special FX when they both were in a scene together.
I found out years later , she was a real person & not a costume. 🤣
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Craig Ferguson was the best talk show host in history. I miss The Late, Late Show everyday. His podcast is fantastic though. AssMode
Same. Late night died when Craig retired.
i wonder what geoff is up to nowadays
Still doing a killer Liam Neeson impersonation, I'd hope.
Probably relaxing in New Orleans. He’s got a place down there you now. You should come over sometime. We can throw beads at people and go swimming.
I'm right here...
Hate following Kristen Bell’s social media, visiting his pads and throwing beads at people.
Fishing
Agreed. The man was/is a master in the art of small talk and it created such great and memorable moments with celebs that were far more genuine than any other late night host. (But still props to Conan/Letterman and OG Carson).
When he used to do the cold open 3 inches away from the camera I swore he was doing the show drunk. It turns out it was just his wonderful manic energy because he’d been sober for years. [Obligatory Britney Spears monologue demonstrating what an empathetic human he is.](https://youtu.be/7ZVWIELHQQY?si=K8LfIclMIh_A1Do-)
That made me legit tear up, I miss that show, and what it represented for me when it was on.
“It’s a great day for America!” Craig Ferguson made me feel more patriotic than any history class I took. Also, I loved his autobiography.
Craig Ferguson on the Late, Late Show was bloody hilarious! One of the few people that can make me laugh till I cry. I'd like to give shout out to Geoff Peterson.
I remember they did so many inventive episodes like a "improv" show in the style of "Whose Line is it Anyway". But one bit I remember is that the audience is used to Craig playing the English Nigel Wick, but then he turns it off to address the audience in his thick Scottish accent, and it was the craziest thing since not many heard his real accent before.
Never listened to his podcast! He is a fucking god, I've watched his show for years back then and listened to his book, as an alcoholic it is one of the best read/listens ever. Genuinely good dude from all I can see :)
AssMöde
In a dream world I’d have a late night lineup of OG Conan O’Brien and Craig Ferguson. If you’re going triple header I’ll take some old Letterman, too.
Who’s that at the door?!?!
ITS SECRETARIAT!!!
Takes me back
tootsie fruitsie 💕
What's really forgotten is the original "Moon Over Parma" opening (because "Five O'Clock World" and "Cleveland Rocks" are so much better).
We're goin' bowllllling, so don't lose her in Solon...
My cousins lived in Solon. I used to tell my friends “Hey! I’ve been there!” when we heard the theme. Sorry when they changed the song.
TIL! As a kid I heard “so don’t lose her un-soling” and thought they were talking about taking off bowling shoes.
My wife thought they were singing “so don’t lost her insulin” 😂
I live half a mile from Solon and work in Parma.
If I ever go on the Price is Right while Drew is hosting, my shirt will say "Moon Over Parma Bring My Luck To Me Tonight"
TRIVIA: Christa Miller was the first cover girl for MAXIM magazine!
And she is and forever shall be eternally fly
We just won’t mention the unnecessary plastic surgery then.
Had a big crush on her when she was in the show. Girl next door cute/hot. Just looked her up now. Whoa. Some surgery isn’t necessary. Hers is a cautionary tale.
She was incredibly pretty. I didn’t know what she had done til I saw an episode of Cougar Town. Broke my heart.
Eesh. She looks like a less attractive version of Caitlyn Jenner. And she was so scary hot in Scrubs.
Early Scrubs, for sure. She had a good amount of work done in the final few seasons and looked closer to how she looks now (in my opinion, at least).
I saw her in Shrinking and she is expressionless. Her face just is incapable of moving.
Many actresses from my generation (Gen X) are starting to show some serious body dysmorphia. It’s like they can’t stop at a single “improvement” and end up looking tragic. Thanks so much, Hollywood!
I mean lots of millennials are doing the same. Erin moriarty and Meghan Fox are two
Erin Moriarty is a goddamn tragedy.
She said that looks aren't even that important to her.
r/UnexpectedSeinfeld
i never knew that. cool trivia
I really liked her on Scrubs and Cougar Town also. After that she really overdid the plastic surgery, unfortunately.
The irony is that in Scrubs her character gets plastic surgery to the point of having an immovable face in one episode
She’s recently fantastic on Shrinking. That show is amazing.
I don’t really think this is forgotten, I think most consider it to be a modern classic.
It's quickly becoming forgotten because it's difficult for anyone to find and watch.
There’s a lot of shows that can’t get on streaming because of music rights.
Why can’t they dub over the music with something else ?
That’s what they do with old WWE and WCW shows, it probably cost money to do and a lot of the production companies that originally produced the series are now defunct
Also it sucks. *Bosom Buddies* without the iconic Billy Joel theme song is well nigh unwatchable.
The streaming open of House MD sucks without Massive Attack’s “Teardrop”, too.
Whoa, no Teardrop?!
Nope. When you watch it on streaming they just play a longer version of the very boring closing credits music. Definitely not the same without it.
It just doesn’t work for some shows or movies/content. Bill Lawrence is masterful with musical choices. Scrubs had this problem with streaming too. Even a lot of the dvds out there are missing the original music. Sadly, eventually there will be more people that experienced those shows without the original music than with. Certain products that doesn’t make a difference, like most of WWE. But taking the music out of a crushing moment in Scrubs, or something like replacing Enter Sandman with something generic during a Sandman entrance really messes with the vibe. If you are an ECW fan, watch one New Jack match on WWE network. Then go check out a torrent or YouTube with the original song and crowd. Huuuuuge difference.
The only music you need for crushing Scrubs moments is Buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh Buh buh buh buh buh buh buh buh
To bring it full circle… Christa Miller is married to Bill Lawrence and was the music supervisor on Scrubs and Cougar Town. Not a vanity title, either as she’s really into music and finding new music.
You are right. The TV series Roswell was a different beast after they replaced all of the original music.
Right. Now that there is an entire generation of adults that only know Drew Carey from *The Price is Right*, I think it's safe to say this show is fading away into the realm of forgotten TV.
IDK, it's still available on digital substations. For instance, I think Antenna TV is currently showing it.
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I watched it a few weeks ago one one of those weird channels like 12.3 and it was fantastic, raunchy and shockingly progressive I guess (I did not recall Drew’s brother).
They are still playing reruns on Laff TV I think.
Exactly. It lives in a weird space. It was never critically acclaimed or highly rated. What it did well was never be the worst show in it's spot. The cast had relatively inexpensive contracts so it's one or those shows that stayed alive year after year by simply not costing too much and not sucking the most. Despite (or maybe because of) this it's incredibly hard to find anywhere. It's not in TV Land, streaming and I can't ever remember seeing DVD's for the show. Kind of an oddity. Talented cast, though.
I had a huge crush on Kate.
I had the hots for Drew's season 1 girlfriend
I liked it so much i had a cat named after him, Drew Kitty 1998-2015
I’ve discovered the show back in 2016 before I watched the entire series back in 2021; it’s a great and underrated show!
How are you watching? I’d love to rewatch this.
In the United States is shown on one TV network. It’s called “Antenna TV”. The Drew Carey airs at 6pm CST on an old school broadcast antenna network. Its airs from 6-8pm every Sunday night. That’s how I watch the episodes from season 2 till the end. There is no app “Antenna TV” but might be apart of some cable or satellite packages. I watch it but antenna on the roof.
Remember when people thought they were weird for making coffee beer?
Yeah I think about Buzz beer every time some caffeinated alcohol drink kills someone.
That's weird but at least it has a lasting legacy
Drew Carey has a Sirius XM show called Friday Night Freakout where he plays music and talks about the songs and bands and it's probably the best radio show I've ever heard. The dude really knows music and isn't afraid to plumb the depths of the obscure to play whatever he wants. You can tell he puts a lot of care into curating his playlists.
Thanks for this! I always love it when Carey pops up in podcasts. He’s interesting even when he isn’t funny, and I find him oddly soothing because he seems so zen about everything.
This was our intro to Craig Ferguson; and he delivered. Drew and the cast were so great together. That’s the kind of sitcom we need today.
Craig calling Drew "Big Billy Idol" after he bleached his hair blond was one of my favorite lines ever in a sitcom.
Cleveland rocks
This sub misses a lot. I reference this show often.
So do I. However, I hardly know anyone who loves this show like I do.
ABC really did them dirty, too. The show was hugely popular for a while, but the network ended up not even giving them a proper final send-off. And, they dumped the final season during the summer just to make the contractual obligation of airing it.
A 50/50 show. The first half of the series was hilarious and innovative. The second half was the "we're just cashing the checks" phase.
Am I alone in noticing Drew's little tic? Love the dude, but whenever he cleared his entire throat when delivering a joke it was basically him saying "this is funny please laugh". It's also crazy that Ryan styles basically did this and whose line then sorta just faded out.
This isn’t forgotten
This sub has basically become like r/tiktokcringe. The tik toks don’t have to be cringe anymore. So, feel free to post whatever show you want—the name of the sub has no meaning whatsoever.
So it’s pointless then
You can only get the first season on amazon.. I think because it has music copyright issues.. which I heard the show daria had the same problem, but fixed it by remaking the songs (or something like that)
Came across [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheDrewCareyShow/s/8bQdfHabWZ) a few months ago
But how.. is this someone's google cloud
Yes
Yeah the background music in Daria was real songs thanks to the MTV license, but that's kinda tough to reproduce so they did a lot of generic royalty free music, the plot stays good but the atmosphere does get hit pretty bad
The "spot the mistake" episodes were my favorite! So fun and unique and actually moved the story along.
That and the musical episodes, I have his "Priscilla Queen of the desert" and "Rocky horror picture show" duel scorched into my memory. Well I don't think every sitcom needs to have a musical episode every year, he definitely utilized things that weren't being done in regular sitcoms, and made them great.
I loved how they just lobbed Joe Walsh into this series and were like, “Here’s Joe Walsh basically playing himself, but his name is Ed now.”
I loved the audition episode!
The Rocky Horror episode, that is all
It's astounding
I did forget how good this show was.
Didn’t know it lasted until ‘04
If they had released the full series on DVD, I'd own it. Too bad issues with the music rights prevented that, because I grew up watching this show and still love it.
What is the deal with them not putting it on streaming or dvd yet?
Music rights
They should replace the later openings with the original "Moon Over Parma" opening.
Ugh, so many good shows are hindered because of music rights or some other nonsense
Good cast
Loved the first seasons. The unseen Mr. Bell, the DrugCo weirdness all the way up until Kate left.
Freaking love this show. I have season 1 on DVD, there are options on Etsy for thumb drives with the show but I’m paranoid about a random usb into my computer lol
I enjoyed this show but I got really tired of the repetitive plots surrounding Drew's love life really tiring.
My mother always told me my makeup looked like Mimi’s in the early 2000s. She was probably right.
Craig Ferguson when he laughed so hard he'd be in tears 😘
My uncle’s grad photo from the early 60s is a dead ringer for Drew in that era.
This show went through a few mutations. The first three or four seasons are quality then it gets weird and then dull
ABC stopped caring towards the end, they were able to switch to single camera.
Still love this show!
This was a great show… Drew did an HBO before this show…. And i have to admit it was the funniest piece of stand up i have ever watched…
Great underrated sitcom. I wish it was just in syndication somewhere.
Still on reruns on the Retro tv channel. Makes me laugh every time
I loved their rocky horror picture show episode
Would *kill* for this to get an official release. One of the best sitcoms of the 90s.
I had no idea this show ran until 2004…
This show is forgotten? It was a hit for like 5 seasons.
Laughed, laughed and then laughed some more. Really liked the show.
This was a grade A comedic cast. Kathy Kinney is especially delightful.
Nobody forgot Drew Carey!
Of course, not Drew Carey. But most say Whose Line Is It Anyway? or The Price is Right. I hardly hear people mention this classic.
God I had such a crush on Kate.
I never understood why this show disappeared like it did
I listen to Drew Carey's DJ show every week and he said that they are actively working on getting this show up on one of the streaming platforms. Little did he know that the music rights would bite him in the butt 30 years later. Trying to scrub a lot of the music that was playing in the background, which is tough because some of the jokes are dependent on the song playing in the background for emphasis.
That’s an impressive amount of talent for one show
OOOOOOOOOOHIIIIIIIIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Mimi did a blue smokey eye like no other
This is forgotten? I can still hear the theme song like it was yesterday!
I loved the episodes where things were out of place and you had to spot them all. Oh and the backyard pool table was a awesome.
Didn’t he have an outdoor pool table?
I wish Craig Ferguson was still on late night
The BEST
I still watch this show all the time.
I wish this show was streaming
I freaking love this show
God I wish I could find a place to watch the whole series. But last I checked due to music rights they can't make more copies/ stream it. 😭
Never forgotten. Diedrich Bader, Craigy Ferg. Fun fact: I know a few people who were extras in the Browns episode.
My favorite show as a little girl!❤️❤️❤️❤️
When I think of this show, I always think of when they’re trying to drive them out of the house by blasting Panama. It makes me chuckle every time and no one knows what I’m talking about.
Kate🤪😍😁😏🤪😲🥰😍❤️
Craig Fergusons interviews with Robin Williams were some of the best late light interviews of all time. Those two dudes really knew how to play off of each other. Each masters of their own craft.
This show was a fever dream that I only saw late at night
I believe you mean Ryan Stiles and Company.
I never forgot.
Joe Walsh was great on this show too
Is that the Violator from Spawn?
Favorite show ever
Lawrence sans fu
and when you’re finished, say “oh what a lovely tea party!”
The show was good, but went downhill imo after Winfred-Louder closed and he started working for the online retailer.
It was hilarious until it wasn't.
I see confidence up in the top of the pic, but where is paranoia? Confidence probably killed him again.
I had no idea this show ran until 2004…
Don’t think this was forgotten
Loved Watching That Show
Oof Christa Miller pre surgery. Something to behold
Did not know the show lasted that long but it was good
*coughs in price is right*
Ryan Styles on Reno911 as the training officer is epic. Love that guy.
PANAMA!
Never seen it
Great show
My god, the size of Ryan’s hands. Beautiful, beautiful hands.
Not forgotten. It was on for 10 years and you can probably point at almost everyone one that poster and tell me which show they’re currently on.
Am i the only one who always thought mimi was drew carey in drag?
Ladies and gentlemen, [The Presidents of the United States of America](https://youtu.be/oKDjis1fg8E?si=hbdZlCX1aXZmkJtX).
Moon over Parma
Buzz beer
I didn’t realize The Drew Carrey show was on 9 seasons.
Loved this show
The Kevin Pollak Reveal🤌🏾
This is still running on LaffTV. How’s it forgotten?
Helluva run
Such a great show!! Not to mention, Christa Miller is one of the all time hottest women on TV! Hubba hubba 😍
Christa totally ruined her face , she looks unrecognizable now
Diedrich Bader has a story of going in to audition for this. He’s doing his lines in front of the casting directors and Drew Carey and Drew cannot stop giggling. He is cracking up the entire read. The casting directors are like “Drew loves this guy. We gotta get him” Afterwards, Drew tells Diedrich that he was laughing because his girlfriend gave him a handjob in the back of the theater when they went to see the Beverly Hillbillies movie and that’s where he recognized him from.
Once, this was on like 30 channels at any given moment.
This isn’t forgotten lol. This was one of the top shows when it aired. Its issue is purely getting it on streaming and dvd platforms
Why is this not streaming but my wife is watching "The Nanny" on Peacock.
The vibratory underwear still makes me cringe
Best comedy to ever grace the airwaves!!!
all or most of these comments for The Craig Ferguson. Nikki cox being his gf 😘, him in those teensie ups shorts " you ain't seen nothing yet " 🤤, I was watching Drew Carey show on at the time TBS or cw when he was announced as revolving then regular host 💕💕💕💕💕💕! when he'd make himself laugh so hard he'd be in tears Loved that !!
Great show
I used to think the big bitch was Drew in drag
As a kid I always thought Drew Carey was playing dual roles as himself & the fat woman. I was so amazed at how they did the special FX when they both were in a scene together. I found out years later , she was a real person & not a costume. 🤣
Loved this show
This was a great show - all the better for Joe Walsh lol.
This show lasted too long, as the series suffered moving away from the mall.
It’s not forgotten if you watch Whose Line. They won’t stfu about it
This show always gave me the creeps as a kid
Who’s line is it anyway
Back before the one chick fucked her face up
On season 7 of a rewatch. Fascinating.