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"Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour" is a double-episode of the American television comedy series ''The Drew Carey Show'', covering the 1st and 2nd episodes of the seventh season, and the 155th and 156th episodes overall of the series. It first aired on September 26, 2001 on the ABC network in the United States. The episode sees the cast acting out a variety of sketches with a back-to-school theme. In between, Drew (Drew Carey) and his friends hang out at their local bar and watch performances from Sugar Ray, SHeDAISY, Smash Mouth, Uncle Kracker and the Peter Frampton band. The episode was first teased by Carey during an interview in July 2001. Filming for the episode had to be delayed after Carey fell ill and had to undergo an angioplasty. The music sequences had to be shot without Carey and a planned dance number could not be filmed until Carey was well enough. Carey returned to work two weeks after surgery and the episode was filmed on August 20, 2001. The episode also featured guest appearances from actresses Jenny McCarthy and Amanda Bynes. "Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour" was seen by an estimated 10 million viewers, making it the lowest season opener for the show at the time. It finished in 52nd place in the ratings for the week it aired. Critical response was mixed. The episode's music editors received a nomination for Best Sound Editing in Television – Music, Episodic Live Action at the 49th Golden Reel Awards. ==Plot== The episode opens with Drew Carey and Jenny McCarthy planning a fishing trip. Ryan Stiles tells Drew that they have a show to do, but Drew does not want to return to work yet, so Stiles suggests they do something new and give the episode a back-to-school theme with sketches and music. A teenage Drew visits the doctor (John Carroll Lynch) and learns about his "changing body". SHeDAISY perform at The Warsaw Tavern and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) and Lewis (Stiles) try to convince the band to let them be their back up singers. At a slumber party, Kate O'Brien (Christa Miller) and Jenny McCarthy practice kissing on each other, but stop the sketch after noticing the male crew members watching them. Oswald tries to impress McCarthy with his sports injury, but a flashback reveals he injured himself cheerleading. Meanwhile, Mimi Bobeck (Kathy Kinney) asks Smash Mouth not to steal her idea for a speed metal version of "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". Drew hosts a short educational film about cooties, while Kate presents a segment about how useful cheerleading is after high school. Uncle Kracker performs and Mimi asks him for his help with a crossword puzzle. Oswald tries going undercover at a school, but is not successful as he wears his police uniform. He tries going undercover with the mob and gets shot. After Peter Frampton performs, he shows Mimi a tattoo of her face on his chest, in the hope she will take him back, but Mimi rejects him. Drew practices talking to girls in the mirror and notices a zit on his forehead. The zit has the face and voice of Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson), and gives Drew some bad advice about talking to his crush. Sugar Ray leave with Mimi after their performance when they realise she is the woman on Frampton's chest. Drew tells the children at home to respect their teachers, except for one – his grade school teacher. He rants that he does not need math, but then misses out on a party when the lead singer of Sugar Ray tells him the location in the form a word problem. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drew Carey's Back-to-School Rock 'n' Roll Comedy Hour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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