Welcome to a new Wildcard Wednesday! In this week’s post, I’m sharing a clip from an episode of The Drew Carey Show that hasn’t been seen in its original form since the initial broadcast on ABC. Entitled “Two Drews And The Queen Of Poland Walk Into A Bar,” and aired as the series’ 42nd offering on 03/19/97, this entry — Honorably Mentioned in yesterday’s post — featured the return appearance of David Cross as Earl, the emotionally unstable man whose vendetta against Drew turns into an obsession. That’s the A-story and, despite complaints about the depiction of mental health, all of that material remains intact for syndication.
What you won’t see in contemporary runs is the subplot, in which Mimi inherits a title of Polish nobility and meets “Stan, the King of Poland,” an out-of-work bum played by the voice of Homer Simpson himself, Dan Castellaneta. Deemed offensive by many viewers, all his scenes are cut from the show when it’s shown today — an estimated six minutes of material (including most of Mimi’s other stuff, too) are gone. To fill some of that time, a repeat of the cold open from “It’s Your Party And I’ll Crash If I Want To” has been added. However, here’s a little taste of a scene that was excised — presented here for its historical value.
And, okay, for subscribers (critics and scholars with no commercial designs on this material whatsoever) who comment below to alert me of their interest, I will send you access to a digital copy of the original telecast (minus commercials)!
Come back next week for another Wildcard post! And tune in Tuesday for more Drew Carey!
I’d love to see this! Thank you.
I’m saving up your DREW CAREY posts until a time when I can really read them and enjoy them–been so busy lately. But thanks for covering the show! I want you to know that I really enjoy the series and your writing.
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Watching the series through now and came across this when this episode came on after seeing the repeated opener. Would love to see the other scenes!
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I have just learned this episode existed and have been looking for it.
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Very pleased to have discovered this site! I’m a big fan of The Drew Carey Show and would love to see this episode intact for the first time since it originally aired.
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Thank you for this write-up. I was very confused recently when I went to watch “Two Drews And The Queen Of Poland Walk Into A Bar” and the cold open of “It’s Your Party And I’ll Crash If I Want To” began to play. It was very interesting to read about the editing of the episode and I would love to see the episode as it was meant to be shown. Thank you very much!
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I’ve been looking for this episode forever intact
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Hello! I’m interested in seeing the original version! Is it available?
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Done :-)
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I’d love to see the whole episode. I thought I had all the episodes on my DVR, but I guess I don’t. Would love a copy
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Now I understand why this episode didn’t make sense whenever I watched it, thanks for this article. Interested to see the original version please.
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Thanks very much mate, appreciate it!
Hello, I just signed up for your newsletter. Would love to see that link. Thanks!
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Hi! I just stumbled on your blog. Would love to receive a link to the “Two Drews and The Queen of Poland ….” episode. Thanks!
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Hi, Stumbled over this blog after finding the “cut” version of this, if possible I’d love a copy of the uncut version, just subscribed too. thanks heaps.
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I hate media censorship and would love to have the original version as I can’t find it anywhere. Would you be able to email it to me as well?
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I just watched the edited episode and was able to find this page to explain what happened. I assumed the original was lost to time, but I would love to get a copy!
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