"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!!

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! Oct 7, 2020 22:12:07 GMT ValerianoSOS and djpitab like this

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Post by GrigioGuy on Oct 7, 2020 22:12:07 GMT

"Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk Into a Bar"

All of the Stan, King of Poland scenes were cut from reruns after complaints from the Polish community. This is the original ABC broadcast from 1997.

mega.nz/file/B8dgxBLY#9vLSNgbV_-Bn2QFacujBDyPvYZe_aeiO6SH82TL7sRw

Last Edit: Nov 26, 2020 18:08:37 GMT by GrigioGuy

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! Oct 8, 2020 16:19:44 GMT

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Post by ValerianoSOS on Oct 8, 2020 16:19:44 GMT

Oct 7, 2020 22:12:07 GMT GrigioGuy said:

"Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk Into a Bar"

All of the Sal, King of Poland scenes were cut from reruns after complaints from the Polish community. This is the original ABC broadcast from 1997.

mega.nz/file/B8dgxBLY#9vLSNgbV_-Bn2QFacujBDyPvYZe_aeiO6SH82TL7sRw

Why didn't the Polish community like this scene by Drew Carey? I think they're offended at everything.

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! Oct 8, 2020 19:42:49 GMT ValerianoSOS likes this

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Post by GrigioGuy on Oct 8, 2020 19:42:49 GMT

Oct 8, 2020 16:19:44 GMT ValerianoSOS said:

Oct 7, 2020 22:12:07 GMT GrigioGuy said:

"Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk Into a Bar"

All of the Sal, King of Poland scenes were cut from reruns after complaints from the Polish community. This is the original ABC broadcast from 1997.

mega.nz/file/B8dgxBLY#9vLSNgbV_-Bn2QFacujBDyPvYZe_aeiO6SH82TL7sRw

Why didn't the Polish community like this scene by Drew Carey? I think they're offended at everything.

I know, right?! It's just odd...

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! Nov 26, 2020 15:57:48 GMT

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Post by djpitab on Nov 26, 2020 15:57:48 GMT

Oct 7, 2020 22:12:07 GMT GrigioGuy said:

"Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk Into a Bar"

All of the Sal, King of Poland scenes were cut from reruns after complaints from the Polish community. This is the original ABC broadcast from 1997.

mega.nz/file/B8dgxBLY#9vLSNgbV_-Bn2QFacujBDyPvYZe_aeiO6SH82TL7sRw

Thanks so much, GrigioGuy! Using the content you shared, I was able to combine the original broadcast footage with a higher-quality syndicated version of the episode (which contains footage not in the original airing) in order to produce a full 24-minute version of the episode in the highest quality available (to me, anyway). Additionally, I attempted to improve both the color/brightness and the sound quality of both recordings; I also corrected the frame rate of the original broadcast footage, and I stabilized the image in the places where the VHS tracking caused the picture to jump.

Enjoy!
mega.nz/file/DuBUFTLK#sJwtUbPgXXiVvYUw2XfAl4Gs3DAw-UfeYSsO3VYB4aU

Note: The syndicated version has an annoying "Laff" logo throughout, but removing it would have been incredibly tedious, given the tools at my disposal. In fact, in one instance, when cutting back and forth between footage from the original broadcast VHS and the syndicated version, I actually brought that logo over onto the VHS footage for image consistency. (I personally found it less distracting than having the logo appear and disappear frequently.) Anyway, I hope everyone is able to enjoy this full "extended cut" of the lost Drew Carey Show episode.

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! Nov 26, 2020 17:57:02 GMT

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Post by GrigioGuy on Nov 26, 2020 17:57:02 GMT

Nov 26, 2020 15:57:48 GMT djpitab said:

Oct 7, 2020 22:12:07 GMT GrigioGuy said:

"Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk Into a Bar"

All of the Sal, King of Poland scenes were cut from reruns after complaints from the Polish community. This is the original ABC broadcast from 1997.

mega.nz/file/B8dgxBLY#9vLSNgbV_-Bn2QFacujBDyPvYZe_aeiO6SH82TL7sRw

Thanks so much, GrigioGuy! Using the content you shared, I was able to combine the original broadcast footage with a higher-quality syndicated version of the episode (which contains footage not in the original airing) in order to produce a full 24-minute version of the episode in the highest quality available (to me, anyway). Additionally, I attempted to improve both the color/brightness and the sound quality of both recordings; I also corrected the frame rate of the original broadcast footage, and I stabilized the image in the places where the VHS tracking caused the picture to jump.

Enjoy!
mega.nz/file/DuBUFTLK#sJwtUbPgXXiVvYUw2XfAl4Gs3DAw-UfeYSsO3VYB4aU

Note: The syndicated version has an annoying "Laff" logo throughout, but removing it would have been incredibly tedious, given the tools at my disposal. In fact, in one instance, when cutting back and forth between footage from the original broadcast VHS and the syndicated version, I actually brought that logo over onto the VHS footage for image consistency. (I personally found it less distracting than having the logo appear and disappear frequently.) Anyway, I hope everyone is able to enjoy this full "extended cut" of the lost Drew Carey Show episode.

No problem!

sakurasou97 Lost Media Beginner Posts: 3	"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! Mar 12, 2023 3:50:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by sakurasou97 on Mar 12, 2023 3:50:21 GMT big drew carey fan does anyone have this still? seems all links are dead

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! Mar 12, 2023 4:11:31 GMT GrigioGuy likes this

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Post by darkrage6 on Mar 12, 2023 4:11:31 GMT

Oct 8, 2020 19:42:49 GMT GrigioGuy said:

Oct 8, 2020 16:19:44 GMT ValerianoSOS said:

Why didn't the Polish community like this scene by Drew Carey? I think they're offended at everything.

I know, right?! It's just odd...

Didn't realize this thread existed until now, I actually found that episode way back in like 2012. I found a post from someone on Sitcoms Online that made a post back in 2003 saying they had the original version on tape so on a whim I sent them a PM asking them if they could possibly upload it online and a few days later I see a post on that site saying that someone uploaded the original version to Rapidshare(RIP)and I downloaded it ASAP, definitely an exciting find. Not sure if I played a part in it or not but wouldn't be surprised if I did.

Not sure why the Polish community took issue with it, as someone who is of Polish descent myself I find it baffling, my grandfather and dad would've found it hilarious. This unfortunately wasn't the last time a scene in a sitcom would get changed for all reruns after they protested, an episode of the short-lived FOX sitcom "Back to You" had a line cut in reruns and the DVD release where one guy tries to encourage the Polish guy Gary to go bowling saying "Cmon it's in your blood like Kielbasa and collaborating with the nazis", a Polish group got up in arms about that(even though that line is accurate, some people in Poland did collaborate with the nazis)and FOX removed it, even though the person who said that line was known for being kind of insensitive and the show wasn't actually endorsing his reviews but whatever.

The original version of that episode has been on TV Vault for quite some time, might download and upload it on my IA account tomorrow.

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! May 3, 2023 23:39:20 GMT via mobile

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Post by wrangler2014 on May 3, 2023 23:39:20 GMT

This episode was preserved and upscaled on internet archive. The version on IA moved the musical intro after the cold open. As would have been the normal format.

The backstory to the controversy was included in Drew’s book. Drew’s take was it’s ok to make of the mentally ill but not polish folks? He disagreed but relented and let ABC alter the broadcast due to basically very few letters of protest ironically the letters came from the polish community in Ohio.

archive.org/details/dcss02remastered

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! May 4, 2023 6:20:51 GMT

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Post by darkrage6 on May 4, 2023 6:20:51 GMT

May 3, 2023 23:39:20 GMT wrangler2014 said:

This episode was preserved and upscaled on internet archive. The version on IA moved the musical intro after the cold open. As would have been the normal format.

The backstory to the controversy was included in Drew’s book. Drew’s take was it’s ok to make of the mentally ill but not polish folks? He disagreed but relented and let ABC alter the broadcast due to basically very few letters of protest ironically the letters came from the polish community in Ohio.

archive.org/details/dcss02remastered

That's a good point, it's weird that so much of the other stuff on that show that pushed the envelope didn't cause controversy but this one minor subplot did. If I was Drew I would've told ABC hell no, changing it for all reruns over a few letters is bogus, then again Nick did the same thing for the Ren and Stimpy episode Powdered Toast Man where the scene of him burning the Declaration of Independence got removed from reruns after like three people called Nick to complain about it.

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"The Drew Carey Show" Poland Episode - ORIGINAL BROADCAST!!! May 4, 2023 18:08:27 GMT via mobile

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Post by wrangler2014 on May 4, 2023 18:08:27 GMT

I have Drew’s audio book on a drive I will see if I can clip the audio that deals w this episode. Put in a drive link.

But Drew had a few “battles” w ABC and network censors. I have few articles and interviews saved about the show. I just found another article dealing an episode change the other day. I’m something of a TDCS nerd.

I actually joined this little corner of the internet to help w my search for something. I just need to get all of the information together before i post it.

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