List of The Drew Carey Show episodes
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.

List of The Drew Carey Show episodes

Section Title: Season 3 (1997–98)
Table Section Text: 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.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

47	1	"Drew vs. Billboard"	Gerry Cohen	Les Firestein	September 17, 1997

After being slighted by his boss Wick for not being fit, Drew embarks on a mission to lose weight but gets tricked by a con man who uses a topless picture of Drew on a huge billboard 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.

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 became the theme for the rest of the show's run.

50	4	"Misery Loves Mimi"	Sam Simon	Lona Williams	October 8, 1997

Drew starts dating realtor Nicki (Kate Walsh), after previous repeated attempts had failed. Mr.

51	5	""A Very, Very, Very Fine House""	Gerry Cohen	Joey Gutierrez and 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.

52	6	"Drew vs. the Pig"	Steve Zuckerman	Bob Nickman	October 29, 1997

Nicki (Kate Walsh) tells Drew she was once fat and wants to avoid any culinary temptations, and supports Drew when he decides to lose weight.

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.

54	8	"The Dog and Pony Show"	Steve Zuckerman	Deborah Oppenheimer and Robert Borden	November 12, 1997

Nigel Wick agrees to mind Mrs. Louder's dog.

55	9	"Drew's Brother"	Gerry Cohen	Christy Snell and 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.

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.

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.

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.

59	13	"Howdy Neighbor"	Richard Schwadel	Joey Gutierrez and 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.

60	14	"He Harassed Me, He Harassed Me Not"	Sam Simon	Lona Williams	January 14, 1998

Wick thinks 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.

61	15	"Mr. Louder's Birthday Party"	Sam Simon	Christy Snell and Robert Borden	January 28, 1998

Drew has to give a speech at the annual event thrown by Mrs. Louder (Nan Martin) in honor of her late husband, but ends up offending Nicki (Kate Walsh).

62	16	"The Salon"	Gerry Cohen	Bob Nickman and 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.

63	17	"The Engagement"	Brian K. Roberts	Bruce Rasmussen	February 11, 1998

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.

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 Nicki away, Drew has dinner alone with Nicki's parents Chuck and Charlene Fifer, but the night does not go well, with the couple having a huge fight.

65	19	"Two Weddings and a Funeral for a Refrigerator"	Brian K. Roberts	Christy Snell and 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.

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.

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.

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.

69	23	"The Rebound"	Gerry Cohen	Christy Snell and 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.

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.

71	25	"Drew's Cousin"	Gerry Cohen	Terry Mulroy, Katherine Green, Matt Ember	April 29, 1998

Drew's teenage cousin, Kristen, stays with him till she can find room in her college dorm. Drew gets her a temp job at the store but is appalled when she starts dating Mr.

72	26	"From the Earth to the Moon"	Gerry Cohen	Christy Snell and Terry Mulroy	May 6, 1998

Drew is offered a promotion by Mrs. Fran Louder to be in charge of hiring for the new stores in Europe.

73	27	"The Wedding Dress"	Brian K. Roberts	Apryl Huntzinger, Jody Paul, Maria Espada	May 13, 1998

The gang tries to get Kate her favorite wedding dress at a big sale but fail. Drew then spends the money to buy her the wedding dress, attracting questions from Oswald.

74	28	"My Best Friend's Wedding"	Sam Simon, Jeff Siegey, Gerry Cohen	Joey Gutierrez and Diane Burroughs	May 20, 1998

Oswald and Kate are scheduled to marry in Drew's backyard, but she is having second thoughts and turns to Drew for help in breaking the bad news to Oswald.

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"The Dog and Pony Show" is the eighth episode of the third season of The Drew Carey Show, and the 54th overall.

final_sentence: "The Dog and Pony Show" is the eighth episode of the third season of The Drew Carey Show, and the 54th overall.