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"The High Road to China" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the American sitcom ''The Drew Carey Show'', and the 83rd overall. The episode's plot sees Drew (Drew Carey) stranded in China without money or his passport by his enemy Mimi Bobeck (Kathy Kinney), after he plays an elaborate practical joke on her. Drew finds help from Ming (Lin Liu), a local woman who speaks English, who offers him shelter and a job. Meanwhile, Drew's friends struggle to think of how they will get him back home to Cleveland. The episode was written by Katherine Green and directed by Gerry Cohen. It first aired on November 18, 1998, on the ABC network in the United States. The episode explored the cultural differences between the United States and China, with the humor coming from a character stuck in a culture that he does not understand. "The High Road to China" was filmed in October 1998 and Carey was the only cast member to travel to the country. The episode also marked the first time an American sitcom had ever been made in China. Filming took place at several ancient landmarks, including the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. "The High Road to China" was seen by an estimated 11.2 million viewers, finishing inside the Top 20 in the ratings for the week of November 16–22, 1998. It was the fourth-highest-rated show on ABC that week. The episode received mostly positive attention from critics, with several naming it a highlight of the week. A ''Newsweek'' reporter thought the episode had "a bizarre plot twist", while Paul Brownfield from the ''Los Angeles Times'' called it "outlandish". Rachel Browne from ''The Sun-Herald'' said the episode was "worth watching". ==Plot== After Drew (Drew Carey) plays an elaborate joke on his office enemy Mimi Bobeck (Kathy Kinney), he boasts that she will not be able to better it. Mimi seeks revenge on Drew and a couple of days later, he wakes up on the Great Wall of China without his passport. Drew finds a tape recorder in his pocket and listens to a message from Mimi, who taunts him about his predicament. Drew manages to gets a ride into the nearest town, where he meets Ming (Lin Liu), a young woman who speaks English. She offers him shelter and gets him a job selling chickens, so he make enough money to get to the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Meanwhile, Drew's friends Kate (Christa Miller), Lewis (Ryan Stiles) and Oswald (Diedrich Bader) become concerned when they learn Drew did not make it to his meeting in Winnipeg. Mimi then brags about how she had her father's secretary drug Drew and place him in a shipping crate bound for China. Kate, Lewis and Oswald struggle to come up with an idea to help Drew get back home. Back in China, Ming agrees to drive Drew to Beijing, but he finds the embassy is closed for Thanksgiving. Drew then tries to make money by putting on a sock puppet show in the Forbidden City, but some police officers take him away to an office where he must apply for a vendor permit. Drew manages to call his friends, but the line goes dead before he can give them any information. After leaving the permit office, Drew meets an elderly woman who offers him a French fry from McDonald's. Drew finds the restaurant, but soon learns that he does not have enough money for food. Drew realises that McDonald's is an international company and believes they can help him return home and asks for the manager's (Ming Lo) help. After Drew sings a McDonald's jingle, the manager takes pity on him and gives him the phone number of their customer service line and offers to buy him some food. Elated, Drew runs up the stairs of the Temple of Heaven, but gets winded before reaching the top and lays down on a stone carving. 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「The High Road to China」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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