The Drew Carey Show Season 7 Episode 7 It's Halloween, Dummy 2001
Drew decides to fill some of his free time by taking a ventriloquism class. Winfred-Louder gets a new owner, the easy-going Mr. Newsome. He identifies with Drew because he spent many years in middle management before he got rich. Drew organizes the store's charity Halloween party. Kate shows up as herself, in a wedding dress with a fake knife in her back. Mr. Newsome tells Drew that he wants him to replace Wick as store manager. He plans to make the announcement to the board the next day. Seconds later, Newsome gets spooked by a fake bat and drops dead of a heart attack. After Lewis has DrugCo preserve the body, Drew brings it to the board meeting the next day and does his ventriloquism act. He gets Mimi demoted, but becomes too cocky and tries to drink a glass of water while talking. He drops Newsome before he can appoint himself manager. Lewis winds up looking like Frankenstein's monster after a visit to a deranged dentist who works on a boat.
- Released: 2001-10-31
- Runtime: 22 minutes
- Genre: Comedy
- Stars: Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles, Diedrich Bader, Cynthia Watros, Kathy Kinney
- Director: Richard Day, Clay Graham, Bruce Rasmussen, David Letterman, Drew Carey
