The Red Green Show (1991)
The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991 until the series finale April 7, 2006, on CBC. The Red Green Show is essentially a cross between a sitcom and a sketch comedy series, and is a parody of home improvement, do-it-yourself, fishing, and other outdoors shows.
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Episode 1 - Running Of The Bulls
Release Date: 1997-12-31The gang at Possum Lodge stage a Running of the Bulls with the usual disastrous results. Red builds a Hummer out of 2 Hyundai Ponys on Handyman Corner and Bill and Red go camping on Adventures with Bill.
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Episode 2 - Swiss It Up
Release Date:Red and Harold sell the show to Switzerland and are forced to change the content to suit the Swiss audience. Red builds a house trailer our of appliance doors. Bill plays with his yoyo.
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Episode 3 - The Implosion
Release Date:A fundraiser for the Historical Society results in the destruction of their Heritage Building. On Handyman Corner, Red builds a motorcycle and sidecar out of an old bike and a riding mower. Red destroys Arnie's guitar when he tries to fix it with a belt sander.
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Episode 4 - Adopt-A-Highway
Release Date:Possum Lodge adopts a three mile curved stretch of highway dubbed "Orphan's Bend". Red builds a party-sized barbeque out of bathtubs. Bill tries to uproot a monster-sized tree stump.
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Episode 5 - The Strange Ranger
Release Date:Ranger Gord is missing from his tower. Red does the ultimate van conversion. Bill shows off his rock collection.
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Episode 6 - Big Guy Little Guy
Release Date:Red joins a big brothers club just so he can compete in a soapbox derby. Bill collects butterflies. Red turns a car into a tow truck.
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Episode 7 - The Movie
Release Date:Red and Harold make a feature film on Super 8 M.O.S. Bill power washes a friend's car. Red turns a hot water heater into a man-sized espresso machine.
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Episode 8 - Expropriation
Release Date:Red speculates in real estate when he hears about a new highway coming through Possum Lake. Bill and Harold have a paintball war game. Red makes a friend's van into a convertible.
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Episode 9 - The Stool Pigeons
Release Date:Harold creates an informer's club to snitch on criminals. Red gives a few handyman kitchen tips. Bill rotates the van tires. Red gives his take on modern art.
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Episode 10 - Celebrity
Release Date:Werner Klemperer buys a cottage in the Possum Lake area. Red points out the wisdom of buying a used Police car. Bill knocks a few out at the golf driving range.
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Episode 11 - Let Me Count The Ways
Release Date:The men of Possum Lodge fix up their cabins for their wives' visit. Red builds a huge cigarette car out of a city bus. Bill tries his hand at some carnival games.
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Episode 12 - Pardi Gras
Release Date:Possum Lodge inherits 137 tubas and decides to have a parade. Red replaces his car tires with footwear. Bill makes a manually-operated elevator.
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Episode 13 - The Splinter Lodge
Release Date:Some of the men are unhappy with Red as a leader and form their own lodge. Red turns a freezer into a den. Bill tries to make a man-sized tree fort.
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Episode 14 - The Good Old Hockey Game
Release Date:Possum Lodge has a dispute with Yuppie cottagers about whether the local rink should be used for hockey or curling. Red turns his van into a snowplough. Bill tries snowboarding. Special Guest - Gordon Pinsent.
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Episode 15 - Outside
Release Date:Red encourages Harold to stand up and fight for himself. Red makes a heated driveway out of chain link fence and a stove. Bill and Harold go ice fishing. Special Guest - Graham Greene.
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Episode 16 - The Town Mall
Release Date:Using the sewers, the men turn downtown Possum Lake into an indoor mall. Red converts the Possum van to run on propane. Bill and Red put on skates and play "Crack the Whip".
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Episode 17 - The Winter Carnival
Release Date:The men stage a winter carnival at Possum Lodge, so that their wives won't want to go south for the winter. Red builds a zamboni our of a K-car. Ranger Gord explains the danger of snake bites. Bill tries the Luge.
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Episode 18 - Of Cars And Men
Release Date:Harold announces his departure after finding urban employment.