A “Lost” DREW CAREY Episode… Well, Kinda…

[TMC]

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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 in tact 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.

[darkrage6]

The original version of that episode actually did leak online to Rapidshare several years ago, I downloaded it from there before Rapidshare went down. I actually PMed a guy who commented on this very forum way back in 2003 that he had the original version, and shortly after that is when the episode turned up online so i'm wondering if the person who I contacted was the one that uploaded it. Unfortunately I had a hard drive crash several years ago and no longer have the episode in my possession.

[Kittykittykittycats]

Originally Posted by darkrage6

The original version of that episode actually did leak online to Rapidshare several years ago, I downloaded it from there before Rapidshare went down. I actually PMed a guy who commented on this very forum way back in 2003 that he had the original version, and shortly after that is when the episode turned up online so i'm wondering if the person who I contacted was the one that uploaded it. Unfortunately I had a hard drive crash several years ago and no longer have the episode in my possession.

A bit late to the party but I have a somewhat “restored” copy of the full 24 minute episode lol. Someone ripped the 18 min HD version from Plex and added in the original scenes. It’s actually not terrible quality, and the editing is so seamless … so yay . I wonder how Dan himself ever felt about his quite rare live-action acting getting completely cut out. He still gets credited! What a gyp … the voice of Homer Simpson doing on-camera acting in front of a live studio audience of 300 people, and it hasn’t been seen since 1997. I know he’s done some other live action stuff (could’ve sworn he shows up on Friends along with Hank Azaria) but it’s still the principle.

[darkrage6]

Originally Posted by Kittykittykittycats

A bit late to the party but I have a somewhat “restored” copy of the full 24 minute episode lol. Someone ripped the 18 min HD version from Plex and added in the original scenes. It’s actually not terrible quality, and the editing is so seamless … so yay . I wonder how Dan himself ever felt about his quite rare live-action acting getting completely cut out. He still gets credited! What a gyp … the voice of Homer Simpson doing on-camera acting in front of a live studio audience of 300 people, and it hasn’t been seen since 1997. I know he’s done some other live action stuff (could’ve sworn he shows up on Friends along with Hank Azaria) but it’s still the principle.

That's good to know, TV Vault actually has the original airing of the episode though i'm not sure if it's the same copy I had a decade or so ago.