Transcript: A Look at the `Drew Carey' Television Sitcom

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January 27, 1996
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Elvis Mitchell joins Scott Simon for a discussion about comedian Drew Carey and his eponymous television show. Mitchell says part of the charm of the show is it is uncomplicated and endearingly normal.

SCOTT SIMON, Host: Drew Carey portrays an unlikely character in a situation comedy; he plays Drew Carey, the bespectacled, mild-mannered personnel manager of a Cleveland department store, clad in black frame glasses and a '50s-style buzz cut, and a bit overweight. His life is decidedly uncomplicated.

KATY SELVERSTONE: [excerpt from `Drew Carey'] Mr. Carey?

DREW CAREY: [excerpt from `Drew Carey'] I'm sorry, my father's Mr. Carey, I'm Mrs. Carey.

KATY SELVERSTONE: ...

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