US-113

US-113
Airdate	January 13th, 1999
Previous Episode	US-117
Next Episode	US-119

• Performers
  • Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles

• Introductions
  • "International super-villain," Greg Proops
  • "Sultry double agent," Wayne Brady
  • "Baby-faced assassin," Colin Mochrie
  • "A man known only as 'The Puma'," Ryan Stiles

Games

• Let's Make a Date
  • Wayne - Bachelorette
  • Greg - President Clinton
  • Colin - Gradually being eaten by soldier ants
  • Ryan - A masochist

• Film Theater and Television Styles
  • Scene - Greg is a farmer who comes to complain to Ryan, a neighboring farmer, about some giant killer bees coming from his barn
  • Styles used - Horror, Kabuki, Elvis, Sesame Street, Greek tragedy
  • Styles heard by Drew but not used - Pornography
  • Other style suggested - B-Movie

• Hats
  • Performers - Greg and Wayne on one side, Colin and Ryan on the other

• [commercial break]

• Weird Newscasters
  • Colin - "Burn Nightly"
  • Greg - Captain Kirk
  • Wayne - On a video tape that's speeding up and slowing down
  • Ryan - "Skippy Bartholomew" - An excited rock star in front of a big crowd

• Greatest Hits
  • Performers - Ryan and Colin introduce songs, Wayne sings
  • Subject - Postal Worker (profession you wouldn't normally sing songs about)
    • Song 1 - Latin - "Mail"
    • Song 2 - 40's Boogie Woogie - "Put It in the Slot"
    • Song 3 - Tina Turner - "Hey Man, Tie Up Your Dog"

• [commercial break]

• Helping Hands
  • Performers - Ryan and Drew, with Ryan's hands provided by Colin
  • Scene - Ryan is a pet care guru teaching Drew how to look after his dog

Points

• Let's Make a Date - Deduct 100 points from Ryan
• Film and Theater Styles - 2000 Points to Greg and Ryan
• Weird Newscasters - 500 points to everybody

Winners

Ryan and Colin

Recurring Themes

• Clinton jokes - Greg's does a spot on Bill Clinton in Let's Make A Date
• Political Satire
  • In Let's Make A Date, Greg is Bill Clinton
  • In Hats, Colin becomes Abraham Lincoln with mask included
• Drew Carey Show references
  • In Hats, Greg imitates Mimi from The Drew Carey Show.
  • In Greatest Hits, Ryan welcomes viewers watching 'The 24 Hour Drew Carey network'
  • In Helping Hands, Ryan in character mentions to Drew that he watches the show all the time; and expresses his love for Mimi and his own character on the show.
• Network Jabs - Ryan dubs ABC 'The 24 Hour Drew Carey Network'
• Weird Newscasters stories - "Our top story today: a national study shows that balding men make the best lovers."
• What Greatest Hits interrupts - "Hi. We'll return you to the 24-Hour Drew Carey Network in just a moment, but first..."

References

• Referenced in Let's Make a Date
  • President Clinton
  • Bob Rafsky
  • Monica Lewinsky
  • Yoo-hoo!
  • Rain Man
• Referenced in Film and Theater Styles
  • The Exorcist (1973)
  • Elvis
  • Sesame Street and Ernie & Bert
• Referenced in Hats
  • President Lincoln and The Gettysburg Address
  • Lucky Charms
  • Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham, and The Cat in the Hat
  • Star Trek
  • The Drew Carey Show
• Referenced after the commercial
  • TV Guide
• Referenced in Weird Newscasters
  • Star Trek, Captain Kirk, and Spock
  • The Padres
  • Los Angeles
  • Dukes of Hazzard
• Referenced in Greatest Hits
  • The U.S Postal Service
  • ABC
  • The Drew Carey Show
  • Tina Turner
• Referenced in Helping Hands
  • The Drew Carey Show

Trivial Highlights

• This episode is from the same taping as episode US-8007