About this season
Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck there for ten years. Other than fighting with co-worker Mimi, his hobbies include drinking beer and not being able to get dates. To make a few extra bucks he has a micro-brewery going in his garage with his buddies.
Episodes (22)
1. Pilot
7.0Aired 13 September 1995 • 22 min
Pressure to fill a cosmetics-counter job has Drew a shade irascible--especially after interviewing an applicant with "unusual" make-up habits.
2. Miss Right
8.0Aired 20 September 1995 • 22 min
Drew finally meets "Miss Right," only to discover she's also just right for a job he's trying to fill. Meanwhile, Mimi's back--and this time, it's personal: she's been hired as personal assistant to Drew's boss.
3. The Joining of Two Unlike Elements Is a Mixture
8.0Aired 27 September 1995 • 22 min
Drew vows to throw Kate a surprise shotgun wedding, after she laments that one of the states she never entered was that of holy matrimony. Meanwhile, a co-worker asks Drew to fire him.
4. Nature Abhors a Vacuum
7.0Aired 4 October 1995 • 21 min
When Drew fires his boss's inamorata, Mr. Bell forces Drew to use his resources to find him a new girlfriend. But only Kate rings Bell's chimes.
5. No Two Things in Nature are Exactly Alike
7.0Aired 18 October 1995 • 22 min
Drew sends out a memo limiting employees' phone usage at work, but his attempt at levity--a risqué cartoon attached to the note--isn't well received by everybody.
6. Drew Meets Lawyers
8.0Aired 1 November 1995 • 22 min
Drew's painted into a corner when a female co-worker draws the wrong conclusions from a cartoon he distributed.
7. Drew in Court
8.0Aired 8 November 1995 • 22 min
Drew finally gets his day in court to defend himself against sexual-harassment charges. But he lends his case little appeal when he acts as his own counsel.
8. Lewis' Sister
7.0Aired 15 November 1995 • 22 min
Drew feels family ties tightening around his neck when he takes Lewis's sister on a date, and she falls for him--much to Lewis's (and Drew's) chagrin.
9. Drew and Mrs. Louder
7.0Aired 29 November 1995 • 22 min
The store's owner asks Drew to be her personal assistant, but his new position soon turns compromising when her interest extends into his private life.
10. Science Names Suck
7.0Aired 6 December 1995 • 22 min
Drew and his buddies welcome back an old high-school friend, but Kate's up in arms about the "new guy" horning in on her territory.
11. The Electron Doesn't Fall Far from the Nucleus
7.0Aired 13 December 1995 • 22 min
Drew's dad pressures him to join his lodge, the Wildebeests, so he can make gnu, er, new business connections.
12. Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics
7.0Aired 20 December 1995 • 22 min
Things look ho-ho-hopeless for Drew when the store's employees--including Kate--go on strike during the holiday rush, and he's forced to hire scabs to replace them.
13. Drew and the Unstable Element
7.0Aired 3 January 1996 • 22 min
After hiring a criminally insane employee, Drew has to fire him without creating any bad blood--or losing any good blood.
14. Drew and Mr. Bell's Nephew
7.0Aired 10 January 1996 • 20 min
Drew agrees to show Mr. Bell's spoiled nephew the ropes at work, but he's soon trying to give the upstart enough rope to hang himself.
15. There Is No Scientific Name for a Show about God
7.0Aired 17 January 1996 • 21 min
A life-altering experience reawakens Drew's aspiration to spend his life behind an altar--as a minister. But his renewed devotion leads to a baptism of fire when he's called upon to dispense advice.
16. Drew's New Assistant
7.0Aired 31 January 1996 • 22 min
The good news: Drew's dream of getting a personal assistant comes true. The bad news: Mimi is it.
17. The Front
7.0Aired 7 February 1996 • 22 min
Drew may have to terminate his affair with Lisa or risk job termination when the store bans interoffice dating. His solution? Ask Kate's boyfriend to pretend he's dating Lisa, to throw co-workers off the track.
18. Playing a Unified Field
7.0Aired 14 February 1996 • 22 min
Drew decides to ask out his party-animal hairdresser after Lisa cuts him loose to start dating other people.
19. Atomic Cat Fight
8.0Aired 21 February 1996 • 21 min
Lisa, Kate and Mimi are candidates to head the store's personal-services department, and Drew has trouble deciding among them.
20. Drew and Kate and Kate's Mom
8.0Aired 27 February 1996 • 22 min
Drew's in a knotty position when he tries to straighten out family ties between Kate and her mom.
21. Drew Gets Motivated
7.0Aired 1 May 1996 • 21 min
Stagnated in his job, Drew takes the bull by the horns and convinces the board to use animal mascots for the store. But things turn beastly for Drew when the creatures get loose.
22. Buzz Beer
8.0Aired 8 May 1996 • 22 min
Drew starts his own beermaking business after learning there's trouble brewing at the store and that he could be getting canned.