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"The Dog and Pony Show"
The Drew Carey Show episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 8
Directed bySteve Zuckerman
Story byDeborah Oppenheimer
Teleplay byRobert Borden
Production code466258
Original air dateNovember 12, 1997 (1997-11-12)
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"The Dog and Pony Show"

Mr. Wick (Craig Ferguson) pass off caring for his boss Mrs. Lauder's (Nan Martin) Hungarian Puli to his employee Drew (Drew Carey). When Drew has the prize-winning dog shaved and neutered, he and his friends decide to perform a striptease
at the local bar, The Warsaw Tavern, to earn quick cash to buy a replacement.

The episode was co-written by producers

Warner Bros. Television studios in Burbank, California
. The set was closed to the usual taping audience while the cast performed their striptease routine. "The Dog and Pony Show" was seen by an estimated 12.4 million viewing households, finishing in 15th place in the ratings for the week it aired. Critical response was mostly positive, with reporters praising the script and the striptease routine.

Plot

When Mr. Wick (

Larry Almada (Ian Gomez
) steps in as his replacement.

With the bar full, the guys begin their routine, but are soon stopped by the police, who explain that due to zoning regulations, stripping is illegal at The Warsaw. Drew and the guys go before the city council, but their request is denied. Drew questions how the council can deny something without seeing it and the guys, including Lewis, decide to demonstrate their striptease routine before the council members. Their request is then approved. After performing the striptease at the bar, Drew counts out the money and finds that they have $4,800. Mr. Wick asks what they should do with the extra money and Drew replies that they should give it to the people that earned it. He then walks off stage and into the audience and starts handing out the extra cash, apologizing for them having seen his naked buttocks.

Production

Mark Addy and three other Full Monty cast members appeared in the episode.

"The Dog and Pony Show" was co-written by producers

Actors Equity rules preventing them from being paid for their cameo.[4]

The episode was filmed at the

PG and apologized that viewers had to see his naked buttocks.[6][8] He also clarified that the cast wore pouches to protect their modesty.[8]

Reception

In its original broadcast, "The Dog and Pony Show" finished 15th in the ratings for the week of November 10–16, 1997, with a

20/20.[9]

The episode received mostly positive attention from television critics. A reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News gave the episode a positive review calling it "meatier" than usual.[10] The reporter thought the take on The Full Monty was "sharply silly" and said "Carey's striptease doesn't come till the show's end. The most we see is a full rear view – raw indeed but strategically blocked by microphones. But the bun fun, half-baked as it is, is exuberant and preceded by smarter writing than usual."[10] The reporter called the characters "unlikely Chippendales" and added that Carey had one of the best scripts he had in a while, which mixed "understated humor with unself-conscious undress."[10]

Alan Pergament, writing for The Buffalo News, awarded the episode 3 and a half stars out of five and said the episode "offers a delicious take on the surprise theatrical movie hit from England."[11] Pergament thought there were too many penis jokes, especially for the show's time slot, but called the dance scenes "hysterically funny."[11] The Spokesman-Review's John Martin stated that while he usually condemned the "cheap, tawdry use of nudity" to boost ratings, it was different with Carey and he thought the take on The Full Monty was "riotous" and "wild".[12] Martin finished by saying "Carey may be the only comic in prime time who could pull this off, so to speak. You gotta love the big guy."[12]

Lon Grahnke from the

The Newcastle Herald, commented that the episode was "a crack-up."[4] Joyce later branded the plot "contrived", but thought the end of the episode was "risque" and "suitably cheeky."[17]

Notes

  1. ^ A "Dog and pony show" is a colloquial term which has come to mean a highly promoted, often over-staged performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince opinion for political, or less often, commercial ends.[1]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-87779-809-5
    .
  2. The Paley Center for Media
    . Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Essex, Andrew (November 7, 1997). "A 'Monty' Haul: tracking the success of The Full Monty". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  4. ^
    The Newcastle Herald
    . Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d Archerd, Army (October 16, 1997). "Hello, 'Monty': Drew drops drawers". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Sylvester, Sherri (November 19, 1997). "TV stunts sure sign of November sweeps". CNN. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  7. ^ Johnson, Tricia (November 12, 1999). "Ian Gomez: Never Been Mellow". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  8. ^
    The Newcastle Herald
    . Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  9. ^ Bauder, David (November 20, 1997). "CBS squeaks past NBC". Rocky Mountain News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.(subscription required)
  10. ^ a b c "Carey giving fans the partial 'Monty'". Los Angeles Daily News. November 12, 1997. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Pergament, Alan (November 12, 1997). "Two shows reflect tragedy of JonBenet". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2014.(subscription required)
  12. ^ a b Martin, John (November 11, 1997). "Carey show takeoff on 'Full Monty'". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  13. ^ Grahnke, Lon (November 12, 1997). "News & reviews". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2014.(subscription required)
  14. ^ Johnson, Steve (August 11, 1998). "Inside Story: The Real Full Monty". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  15. ^ "Hot Shots – Hot Shows". The Age. April 16, 1998. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  16. ^ Browne, Rachel (April 5, 1998). "This week". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  17. The Newcastle Herald
    . Retrieved January 3, 2014.

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