6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The show's central subject matter of working-class life and friendships is inherently broad, and its narrative champions personal resilience and community support as solutions to everyday problems rather than advocating for specific political ideologies or systemic changes.
The show features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with mainstream sitcoms of its time, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on everyday life and humor, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The Drew Carey Show featured prominent LGBTQ+ characters in Steve Carey and Scott Bobeck, whose relationship and marriage were central to later seasons. While initial character reactions sometimes involved discomfort, the narrative ultimately affirmed their identities and love with dignity and respect, making a positive impact for its time.
The show features a transsexual character, Mimi, in an episode where her identity is revealed to Drew, her date. The narrative largely uses this revelation as a source of shock and problematic humor, with Drew and his friends reacting with discomfort and transphobic jokes. While Drew eventually tries to be accepting, the overall portrayal leans negative due to the reliance on harmful stereotypes and the comedic treatment of trans identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Drew Carey Show is an original sitcom, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. All characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical version of any character whose gender could have been changed.
The Drew Carey Show is an original sitcom, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. Its characters were created for the show, meaning there was no prior canonical or historical race to be altered. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
6.4
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