Cleveland rocks once again as The Drew Carey Show can now be rewatched on streaming. The series was missing from streaming services until this point, but for the first time the sitcom is now available on one, and even better, it is free.
According to TVLine, The Drew Carey Show is quietly added to Plex, where it streams for free. All nine seasons are included, and the only real limitation is that it’s ad-supported streaming. From the original broadcast on September 13, 1995, to the series’ end on September 8, 2004, a total of 233 episodes were produced. Two decades later, the series could potentially see a resurgence in popularity with its new availability on Plex. Carey recently hinted that the series would soon be streaming, expressing his hope that it would help The Drew Carey Show Reach new fans like other sitcoms like The office It was only years after its end on television that the series became even more popular on streaming.
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“It’s not in syndication … because of music rights and stuff. We’re going to try to change that and get it back out,” Carey told TV Insider. “It’s pretty funny and a lot of it is kind of timeless. It was (also) weird. (The cast and creators) were all fans of Mad Magazine and stuff, so we weren’t afraid to go crazy.”
Remember the Drew Carey Show? It’s back… as a streaming version
The series was created by Carey and Bruce Helford, with Carey playing a fictionalized version of herself and a retail office clerk. The ensemble cast also included Kathy Kinney (Mimi Bobeck), Ryan Stiles (Lewis Kiniski), Diedrich Bader (Oswald Lee Harvey), Christa Miller (Kate O’Brien), Craig Ferguson (Nigel Algernon Wick), John Carroll Lynch (Steve Carey), and Cynthia Watros (Kellie Newmark).
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“To be honest, getting to play her was probably the greatest gift of my life,” Kinney said of the role of Mimi Bobeck in a previous interview, according to Parade. “I think my shyness and vulnerability shaped Mimi, and the gift I was given was being able to stand up for myself and set clear boundaries. (Mimi) put on her war paint, walked out and said, ‘I stand up for myself. And no one is going to take advantage of me.’ And that’s what I loved about her, and that’s what I gained. I stand up for myself.”
She added: “It was about me playing this woman who had the biggest, best self-esteem in the world, you know. And the distance between my real personality and the character Mimi got smaller and smaller until we kind of merged. Now I don’t wear blue eyeshadow anymore – actually, I’m really happy not to wear makeup at all anymore. But I think, you know, everyone should have the opportunity or be given the gift of playing someone as vibrant as her, because it definitely changed my life for the better.”
The Drew Carey Show is streamed on Plex.
Source: TVLine
