Who Does 'Time Warp' Better: Drew Carey or the Cast of 'Glee?'
by Rich Keller, posted Oct 22nd 2010 4:30PM
Earlier this week, 'Glee' fans were happy to watch a "leaked" video featuring the full rendition of 'Time Warp' that the cast will perform on Tuesday's episode saluting 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' Some may think this is the first time the classic rock number has been performed by a television show cast outside of the original 1975 film ... and they would be wrong.
In fact, while many of the 'Glee' stars were still in grade school, Drew Carey was doing the 'Time Warp' on his own show -- complete with elaborate costumes and choreographed dance routines.
It was 1997 and 'The Drew Carey Show' was finishing up its second successful season on ABC. For some reason, star Drew Carey decided to to incorporate three music video-style dance numbers into several episodes. The first was a routine to The Vogues 'Five O'Clock World,' which eventually became the opening credits for season 2. Mid-season, Drew and cast did a music video to Tower of Power's 'What is Hip?'
In the last episode of the season, 'New York and Queens,' Drew and his friends, dressed in 'Rocky Horror' garb, tried to get into a midnight showing of the film, only to discover the movie theater was running 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,' which Drew's arch-enemy, Mimi, and her friends were about to see.
What ensued was an argument about which movie was better and, eventually, a dance-off, with Mimi's gang dancing to 'Shake Your Groove Thing.' The whole thing went off so well that the episode received Emmy nominations for Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Costume Design in a Series.
Below are the dance numbers from 'The Drew Carey Show' and next week's 'Glee.' Minus the singing, since Drew and his friends lip-synced to the original number, which of the two is better?
| 'The Drew Carey Show' | |
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| 'Glee' |

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