Episode
The Drew Carey Show: New York and Queens
Overview
After a disastrous trip to New York to sell Buzz Beer, the gang makes a shocking discovery: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) has been replaced as the weekend midnight movie with The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), leading to a drag-off in the streets with Mimi and her Priscilla cronies.
Details
- Series
- The Drew Carey Show
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 1997-05-14
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
New York and Queens is Episode 24 in Season 2 of The Drew Carey Show. It aired on 1997-05-14. The runtime is 21 min.
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