Why Christa Miller left the Drew Carey Show! 

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The only problem I had with The Drew Carey Show Wasn't the cast, writing or the sitcom itself. It was that the last couple of seasons ABC kept moving the show around to different schedules. I never knew when it was going to come on next.

I still miss the Drew Carey Show.

One of my all time favorite shows. Like Married With Children, I always considered his show as a cartoon with live players. Oswald and Lewis were great as a comedy team! I loved how many girl friends Drew went thru. They were a steady flow of talented, sexy, famous women. My biggest complaint was that they changed nite and times, and went on an extended hiatus. Not a way to end an iconic show.

She was perfect on Scrubs. I loved both shows and it is terrible to have to choose but she went with her husband and it all worked out.

Ryan Stiles and Drew Carey were actually pulling double duty and both were on Whose Line Is It Anyway while The Drew Carey Show was also on the air.

It was a great show. Watched it every week. Loved Drew and the whole cast.

christa was one of the reasons why i watched as i had a crush on her.

Christa Miller made The Drew Carey Show so fun to watch.

I always loved the musical segments they did on that show

I'm a big fan of the show. I have zero problems with the last two seasons- still enjoyable and a lot of laughs. They were different. Characters being written out, mainly because the actors were doing other things. We see a lot less of Ryan Styles in season 9, even though he was still on the show. As for Christa, while I've never heard anyone say anything, I've always suspected there was some animosity about her leaving. Kate is never mentioned after the character marries and moves to Guam. The only reference to her is in the finale, when a flashback from the first episode is in the final scene. I miss TV shows this fun........

She is the pure definition of cute ☺️🥰

I enjoyed the Drew Carey show. I even saw him long before he became famous at the Cleveland Comedy Club. He was the host and made the audience laugh all night. The show declined after Christa left and the show just wasn't the same.

I loved The Drew Carey Show from the very beginning!!! Loved how you only heard the voice of Mr. Bell all season long, but any fan of stand up comedy knew who it was. Then the big reveal in the season 1 finale! 😂😂😂 Then Craig Ferguson joined the show as Mr. Wick and became such a wonderful addition to the cast! Another awesome stand up comedian. Through the first 5 seasons I watched the show faithfully...but then Mimi got to be way too much!... I LOVED the rivalry and prank wars between Drew and Mimi (The first episode of season 2 and the China episodes are classics!!! But then it got to the point where Mimi's attacks on Drew went from pranks to crazy pranks to psychopathic maneuvers. And she never really got in trouble for it. Drew would make her troll doll squirt ink at her and Mimi would almost get Drew fired then when everything calmed down Drew would just shrug it off and go back to business as usual. It was funny up to a point but then it just got mean. When Mimi married Drew's brother, sabotaged his relationship, and then got Drew committed into an insane asylum, that's when I stopped watching. A little while later when reruns of the show were running in syndication I noticed in some episodes Kate wasn't in them and the actress who played Erin on Titus was. I wondered what happened to Kate and how this new person got into the gang so fast but I didn't care all that much at that point.

Wow 9 season I never knew this show ran this long.

It was kind of sad, watching the show in reruns knowing drew and Kate didn’t end up together other.

Christa Miller may have been my first crush as an adolescent. 😍

I enjoyed the show up to the very end. Especially when Joe Walsh was on. I thought Oswald and Lewis were hilarious. I remember when Oswald said he had filed a lawsuit but couldn't talk about it. But would only say that they might not be calling the Styrofoam packaging "Peanuts" any more.

Thank you for this video. I never really knew why she left and I’m just so relieved to learn it wasn’t on bad terms. I loved this show growing up. Christa Miller is on the Apple TV series Shrinking now and she’s great on it. Very highly recommended.

My favorite show of all time. It wasn't the same after she left, but I still watched it.

Absolutely perfect as the girl next door! And do easy to have a crush on.

Great video you got me I didn't know most of this

My thoughts on Christa Miller is... I loved her on the Drew Carey show, thought she was one of the freshest faces in tv at the time. Then... she went and started having plastic surgery and ruined that face.

Stephen, Just signed up to be a subscriber -- great job! As your brother Dave pointed out in the link, Cleveland Rocks!! The theme for this show was awesome, and with Cleveland being the home of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, it was totally appropriate! I look forward to seeing more of your videos!

From what I’ve also heard. For the series finale they really wanted her to come back for the series finale. The idea was that she was going to appear in a dream sequence telling Drew to move on. However ABC rejected it since she was appearing on Scrubs at the time and they didn’t wanna advertise an NBC show. The ironic thing is that Scrubs moved to ABC later on. This may not be 100% true but it wouldn’t surprise me.

The Drew Carey show was hysterical loved it...was sad went it went off 😢

I did continue to watch. And her replacement, Cynthia Watrous I think, she was from Titus and Guiding Light. I liked her too. Big fan of all the players on that show and follows most of them around too.

If they knew Krista Miller wanted to leave, they should’ve ended the show with her and Drew getting married. It was dumb to build a relationship up and then completely drop it for one year after I love that show so much put it out stayed its welcome. TV shows need definitive beginnings and endings. It’s a shame when something gets canceled and it just feels like it never truly ended its storyline and character arc.

I loved this show and wish they'd release it on DVD, I know they did the first season, but it'd like to see more. Personally, I think the show should had ended when Steve and Mimi got married, and it definitely wasn't the same show after Christa Miller left. No offense to Cynthia Watros. But the original cast and supporting cast were just phenomenal.

This scenario is basically like Charlie Sheen no longer on Two and a half. Once both actors/actresses no longer were on anymore. The tv series dies.

Another natural beauty who has ruined herself with plastic surgery. Sorry Christa!

Also, on cougartown, Kate was married to Larry Omada from the Drew Carey Show.

She was the cutest boy on the show.

She will always be Kate O’Brien!

The camera loved Christa Miller--prettiest face and coolest personality on TV back then. Now she's had "the works" done. So sad. Why do naturally beautiful women do that to themselves? :-(

Both things can be true: I completely understand why she left (and would have done the same in her shoes), and Drew Carey fell off HARD without Kate.

Funny story... Pro Wrestler Chyna aka Joanie Laurer in her book claims Christa Miller played an integral part in Chyna and Triple H's break up... truthfully it was really because she found a letter to triple h from stephanie mcmahon. but Christa did have joanie banned from the set when Triple H filmed his scenes ín the Drew Carey Show

Of all the shows they re-run to death on TV, I never see the drew Carey show on. A lot of great memories watching this show👏

Back then if you missed an episode, you were kinda SOL, so I'm really not sure how much of the show I actually saw. But I did watch it fairly regularly with my family, and I did watch a LOT of reruns, so I probably saw the majority of it, but it's been so long that I don't remember a lot of it. I hate that it's not available to stream anywhere or even buy, because from what I have seen in recent years, I feel like I would appreciate this show SO MUCH MORE as an adult (and don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it a lot as a kid too), and the random episodes I have found to watch and clips are absolutely hilarious, and I could easily see it being one of my all-time favorite shows. As for Christa Miller leaving, I believe the main reason she left is that she wanted to settle down, have kids, etc. She was doing both The Drew Carey Show and Scrubs, and her character on Scrubs was a recurring character, not a regular. Plus it was her husband's show, so she had a lot more control over her schedule and how much they wrote her character into the show. So if she wanted some time to focus on family, but still work, it was a no brainer which show she'd stick with.

It sucks that none of these streaming apps play the Drew Carey Show.

I loved the drew carey show while we lived in America, till we had to move on(france). Say hi to the cast for me.❤❤😀😀🤗🤗🤗

This show probably had some of the best comedic writers and comedic actor combos. Good stuff.

Good video. I was in love with her. I never got over her leaving.

Ya know I had heard that she was married to one of the producers of The Drew Carey Show which was implied was how she got the role. I'm glad that wasn't the case as she played the role of Kate O'Brian very well and had the comedic timing which helped to make the show successful. I don't know about you but I could go for a nice cold Buzz beer which is proudly sold at our friendly neighborhood liquor store Old Kentucky Shark.

I remember 20 years later the Smash mouth episode.

It was a good show and the cast was a great ensemble. People I believe could identify with Drew’s character. Though I didn’t see much of his show it always had me laughing.

Thanks for the vid

So, I remember enjoying the DCS when I was in Grad school; but it wasn’t in my rotation of shows in the 90’s (no TIVO back then, I was poor). I thought Christa Miller was beautiful, she was Maxim’s first cover girl (U.S.). I lost track of the show, and only remember vaguely that it went off the air ingloriously in its last season, burning through episodes as a summer replacement. Sad way to end a 9 year run. My guess is that Miller’s departure hurt the show. But what hurts the show now is that it doesn’t stream ANYWHERE, and you can’t buy DVD’s of it either (I think season 1 only). I can watch it on Antenna TV, it reruns a solid 24 episodes/wk, but I can’t record them!

I think this was probably the best sitcom ever. It was very innovative and hilarious. Will never forget it as long as I live

Krista Miller was THE BEST television show girlfriend. Hands down. The Drew Carey Show was a very funny show.

She was okay but the rest of the cast was the show Kate is the only one that they could write off and keep the show going

Whose line is it anyway was on the same time as the drew Carey show

Grew up watching the drew carey show. Now I can’t find it anywhere.

WHY is the series not available anywhere?

When he FINALLY got that big promotion.. But then the entire store closed down and he was back to Square one YET AGAIN... I was like "NOPE! I'M DONE!" We need a payoff at some point! (Edit : I still watched casually here and there, but I meant my emotional investment was done).

Drew Carey was great. I heard or read something about him being homeless and sleeping in his car . I have always wondered why Drew isn't on the new Whose Line. Does anyone know?

Watched it til the end!

Great video dude 2nd watch happy Thanksgiving

Cougar town was one of the worst shows I've ever watched right next to 2 broke girls.

The drew Carey show was great but when the last season aired if felt all over the place cause if felt like they didn’t care about airing the episodes in order cause in one episode Mimi’s house had already burned down then the next episode or the one after that it was just burnt down showing it felt out of order like they only did the season cause they had another season left in the contract

This was possibly my favorite sitcom growing up in the 90’s, maybe tied or second to short-lived The Norm MacDonald show. I wish it was all streaming somewhere and my guess is it’s music rights holding it back.

The Drew Carey Show was an ensemble comedy, like most classic TV hits. Without Christa Miller it was like a high-performance vehicle where a wheel sheared off and they can't get out of third gear. It happens.

Unpopular opinion and trust me I know I might sound crazy saying this but even though Kate was pretty funny in some aspects for me I never really liked her. I thought she was a terrible person who drinks way too much and kicks Drew down for her own amusement. On top of all that she was way into herself for someone who is average as she is. It was always about her and what she wanted. I'm not taking away the fact she was a good friend to Drew Oswald and Lewis but Drew should have known the kind of woman Kate is with her track record of men and leaving Oswalt at the alter. I especially was annoyed when Nikki came back she didn't take into consideration Nikki made a mistake and might want to be with Drew again. It was all about Kate and what she wanted and she knew Drew was barely getting over his emotional shortcomings and her but decides to ask him to marry her. And although Drew did do wrong by saying yes when he was already married to Nikki Kate took it as an insult that he admitted he was going to leave Nikki for Kate despite the fact Nikki realized her mistake and would have probably treated Drew better. Kate gets so offended she gives Drew the ass-kicking of a lifetime and says she feels a little better. That to me just screams wrapped up around yourself and more into yourself then anything. It's nice to have self-esteem but Kate had too much of it and came off as self-absorbed and self-centered. I know some people probably didn't like Kate's replacement much and it only panned out two more seasons but I like Lisa. Unlike Kate Kelly actually cares about Drew's feelings and what he wants and she was actually much more beautiful than Kate. On top of all of that yeah Kelly does rib Drew a little bit but she wasn't vicious or self-centered and sprinkled in a little bit of how self-confident she has it for herself much like Kate did. I know it wasn't the best replacement for her and most would consider Kate was the backbone of the show I won't dispute that or take anything away from that Kate did make the show fun but I like Kelly better because she's a lot nicer than Kate. She's more beautiful but she's not wrapped up around herself or let's you know she's the shit and you should always treat her better like Kate did.

I've been a longtime drew carey fan and knew him ,before he became famous and he never failed to make laugh 😂 and all the Casts as well especially on whose line is it anyway.

Watching some of the reruns now a Rewind TV. It was a great show.

One of the best shows coming out of the 90s.

Lol...I was wondering why Dave's voice was so different.

I loved it for 6 years or so, could be more, but it's been too long to remember why I stopped watching.

I had no idea the show was on that long!

My favorite show of all time, next to mash. I also loved the new girl after Christa Miller left, but it was clear she was just a stand in for the Kate character. But she did fit in very well after a few episodes.

The show was great! I watched the hole thing. I've also been searching for a DVD box collection. But never found it. Noy even on eBay! 😞

Wick: Kate, put me down for a gross. Kate: OK, Mr Wick..... Gross!!!

i never realized she was in scrubs. i knew she always seemed familiar. same time i hadnt watched a lot of drew carey show. but i seen good i say 20 ish episodes and really liked her in them. she was no pamela anderson. but she was still pretty and in show as i recall smart, and def funny. she wasnt a dumb bimbo. also i had no idea craig ferguson was in this show.

Christa Miller definitely left the show before it "jumped the shark". The last two seasons of the show were just a repetition of the sad sack life of Drew Carey. We were supposed to feel sorry for him because he had to make sacrifices for the benefit of others. In the end, Drew Carey became a martyr figure.

I hope one day drew would make a guest appearance on the new whose line is it anyway not that aisha tyler is any good .

I never knew that she left. A lot of people say I look like her.

Who is hotter? Elaine from Seinfeld or Kate from the Drew Carey show?

Jewl Staire's older sister.

Still not on any cable…?

I loved her. She is the kinda chick every guy needs in their late teens early twenties to teach us how to be solid without taking the fun out of life. My favorite show. I could watch anytime. Up there with Seinfeld and Raymond if you ask me.

Ahoy again S.S.! You know Steve, modern shows just don't have good theme songs anymore! The Drew Carey show had two!! Cleveland Rocks is probably everyone's favorite, and it is GREAT! But I LOVE 5 O'Clock⏳World 🌎 by The Vogues! And I was so happy to see it kinda rediscovered! I thought Ryan Stiles did a great job as Herb Melnick on Two1/2 Men, did you like him in that role?📻📺🎶🇺🇸

Wow a thousand views. Nice.

She's always great. This, Scrubs, Clone High. Always hilarious

Your boy Bader!!

First things first. You are right. It just wasn't the same after Kate left. I, along with thousands of fans, always hoped Drew would marry Kate and his Dream would come true. But since it didn't happen that way, I ended up watching episodes here and there for season 8 and 9 but was no longer fully invested in the show. But I am still a big fan and I can't wait to see the episodes I have not seen.

I watched the show on occasions and started to watch it again by the 3rd season and onwards, however the 8th and final seasons without Christa were just disappointing including how they ended the show. After the series ended Ferguson did get the gig to host the Late Late Show (until leaving that hosting position in 2016) and Drew went on to host the Price is Right when Bob Barker retired from hosting which were both successful on CBS. I only know that Bader did voiced Batman in Batman: The Brave and The Bold and as well as the Harley Quinn animated series. And of course Ryan went to do the Whose Line revival in the CW. But I still find this sitcom very enjoyable and hilarious still during the early years up to season 7 though, plus the iconic "Cleveland Rocks" was the best opening for the show for season 3 until season 7.

Christa was funny and a talented dancer, I missed her when she left. I didn't like Drew's girlfriend Lisa...She had that loud annoying laugh.

Yes I would love to show I watched it till the end scrubs was great cougar Town wasn't that good

Plastic surgery messed her up.

Top ten sitcoms ever!!!!

i just finished watching all 8 seasons, its crazy they didnt even show kate in the finale at all....she probably lured so many people into the show at the start too, i know my 10 year old ass had a crush on her

Diedrick is BATMAN!!!

She was a perfect casting. The chemistry of them was so believable it was better than several other highly regarded shows. I enjoyed all the iterations. The neverending store, Mr. Wick,… etc. what a great show. Besides the above, it was refreshing that it didn’t much force the only at work aspect of most shows, it actually showed people who eek a living just wanting companionship away from work. And there was just enough utter ridicoulous ness from the Batmobile, to Panama, to the band tryouts, to the adults running out of work like schoolkids exiting school, to the singalongs and dance,… Show kept it interesting at every stap.

Watched the first 5 seasons then life happened and really didn't watch much t.v. Loved everyone. Even the Mr Wick character had his monuments. Don't get me wrong, think Craig Ferguson is a hilarious actor but wasn't crazy about Mr Wick. Had a huge crush on Christa Miller...ask my wife, glad I stopped watching before I found out she left. Was recently watching the reruns and Drew was right. I'd heard him say in an interview that he wanted the show to last 5 yrs for syndication then he'd call it quit because it's hard for a comedian to stay funny when he's on a successful show that long. Should have rapped it up after five.

Did I continue to watch the show?! I would sacrifice Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj to the Valkyrie of Death to have a show as funny Drew Carey on for another season!

Good to know it was on good terms as an obvious move when you get married and have kids. I always wondered why she left now I know. The chemistry of the 4 is one for the books.

I Did Not Like Mimi......................NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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The drew carey show was my favorite of the 90s into the 2000s. I still watched it after kate left in the 2nd episode of season 8. But it wasnt the same. Not nearly as good without her.

Lewis and Oswald should have had their own spin off.