- Performers
- Introductions
- "The man with the dirty last name," Greg Proops
- "He's what's for dinner," Wayne Brady
- "The handsomest man in Canada," Colin Mochrie
- "his son," Ryan Stiles
Contents
Games
- Let's Make a Date
- Greg - bachelorette
- Wayne - old blues singer
- Colin - an excitable dog
- Ryan - an auctioneer
- Sound FX (I)
- Performers - Ryan provides the sounds for Colin
- Scene - Colin is an ambulance driver on his first emergency call
- Hats
- Performers - Greg and Wayne on one side, Colin and Ryan on the other
- [commercial break]
- Greatest Hits
- Performers - Ryan and Colin introduce songs, Wayne sings
- Subject - Accounting (profession you wouldn't normally sing songs about)
- Other suggestion - plumber
- Song 1 - Disco - "D-I-V-O-R-C-E-I-R-S"
- Song 2 - Swing - "Your Love Has Bankrupted Me"
- Song 3 - Early Rock and Roll - "Deduct This"
- Party Quirks
- Greg - host
- Wayne - in a slow motion fight scene
- Colin - an accident prone circus perfomer
- Ryan - a foal being born
- [commercial break]
- Foreign Film Dub
- Performers - Ryan translates for Drew / Greg translates for Wayne
- Language - Farsi
- Other language suggested - Polish
- Title - Banished on the Breezes
Points
- Let's Make a Date - 50 points to Colin
- Sound FX - Non-scoring round
- Greatest Hits - Normally points would be given to Wayne, but "something about the way Greg was tapping his toes..."
- Party Quirks - All the points left go to Ryan for "sticking [his] face there"
Winner
- Wayne Brady
Game Times
- Let's Make a Date - (3:25)
- Sound FX - (2:18)
- Hats - (2:10)
- Greatest Hits - (3:45)
- Party Quirks - (2:15)
- Foreign Film Dub - (1:50)
Recurring Themes
- Colin begins Sound FX by sleeping
- Colin's violent tendencies in Sound Effects - Colin "snaps" a pigeon's neck in the scene
- What Greatest Hits interrupts - "Hi. Sorry to interrupt. We'll be back to the 24-Hour Drew Carey Network in just a moment."
- Network Jabs and Digs at The Host - Ryan's opening joke in Greatest Hits
- Drew Carey Show references - Ryan references it twice, first being his opener in Greatest Hits; Second came after Party Quirks with "That's how I got the job on the other show"
- Themed Parties - In Party Quirks, Greg says he's hosting a Spice Girls themed party
- References to Baywatch - In Foreign Film Dub, Ryan mentions they're going to miss Baywatch.
Games Debuted
- Let's Make A Date (Series Premiere)
- Sound Effects (Series Premiere)
- Hats (Series Premiere)
- Greatest Hits (Series Premiere)
- Party Quirks (Series Premiere)
- Foreign Film Dub (Series Premiere)
References
- Referenced in Hats
- Referenced in Greatest Hits
- Referenced in Party Quirks
- Referenced in Foreign Film Dub
Trivial Highlights
- This episode was made from the same taping as US-8018
- This episode is incorrectly labeled as Season 1 Episode 2 on CWSeed
- Watch Greg lead the audience in a Drew chant after the Intros.
- This is Jimmy Mulville's first aired show as executive producer. Mulville went from UK Castmember to a member of the US Production team.
Episode Quotables
Reviews From The Archives
- Dean's guide - From The Idiotsite:
- Best Game: The Party Quirks round features a classic Ryan quirk.
- Worst Game: Sound Effects has had it's day, well and truly.
- Drew's best bit: His Foreign Film Dub game has it's moments.
- Greg's best bit: Only Greg could get in as many quips when hosting Lets Make A Date.
- Wayne's best bit: His Greatest Hits act is sheer genius.
- Colin's best bit: Seems believable as a dog... maybe a previous life???
- Ryan's best bit: His foal act was described by a New Zealand TV reviewer as possibly the funniest 30 seconds in the history of television. It's not quite that good but it is special.
- Credits should have been read by: Ryan, reaches top form in the first show.
- Should have stayed home and played poker: Greg is miserably under-used in this show.
- Overall: A slightly disappointing start to the new series by the standard of the 1997 shows. But a few hearty laughs here.
