Red Green: If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
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.
The Big Outboard (Episode 1)
Air date: 1991-09-25
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The men at the lodge build a huge outboard motor out of a V8 engine. Red demonstrates the belt sander. Harold discusses sex education and Bill teaches canoeing.
The Elvis Sighting (Episode 2)
Air date: 1991-10-02
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Elvis is sighted near Possum Lake. Red shows a youngster how to run a model airplane. A visit with Doug Franklin and his monster truck. Bill toboggans on garbage containers.
The UFO (Episode 3)
Air date: 1991-10-09
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The men claim to have seen a UFO. Red refinishes a chair with a bunch of hairdryers. Bill uses jumper cables to build a campfire.
The Treasure Hunt (Episode 4)
Air date: 1991-10-16
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The men go on a treasure hunt. Red build a beer cooler out of a toilet tank. Bill demonstrates snow-shoeing. Hap Shaughnessy stretches the truth about his rubber farm.
Practical Joke Week (Episode 5)
Air date: 1991-10-23
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: It's practical joke week at the lodge. Red builds an elevator out of a garage door opener. Ranger Gord falls in love with a log. Bill shows you how to make your own fishing gear.
Home Barber Kit (Episode 6)
Air date: 1991-10-30
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: One of the men gets a home barber kit and gives everybody a haircut. Red puts eight extra headlights on his car. Jimmy McVeigh plans to spend the night in the boat he’s rebuilding. Bill fools around with a snow blower.
He-Man Contest (Episode 7)
Air date: 1991-11-06
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The lodge has a He-Man contest. Red turns a stove into a reclining chair. Hap Shaughnessy describes his days as a bush pilot. Bill makes an igloo.
Guest Elephant (Episode 8)
Air date: 1991-11-13
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Red has an unpleasant experience with an elephant. Bill demonstrates paddling techniques. Red builds a jet powered car. Tips on buying a used car - kick everything.
Exotic Dancer (Episode 9)
Air date: 1991-11-20
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Moose goes to see an exotic dancer. Red builds a portable phone. Doug shows the engine on his monster truck. Bill tries parachuting.
Lost Toupee (Episode 10)
Air date: 1991-11-27
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Old man Sedgwick loses his rug. Red makes an adjustable bed of a ping pong table. Bill demonstrates ways to keep the bugs away. Red drops in on lonely ranger Gord.
Talent Show (Episode 11)
Air date: 1991-12-04
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The lodge has a talent show. Red fixes his VCR. Bill shows us some tricks when erecting a tent. Red gives basketball tips to a youngster.
Problem Outhouse (Episode 12)
Air date: 1991-12-11
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Trouble with the lodge outhouse. Red checks his lawn mower and finds out the engine is seized. Hap describes his days on the railroad. Bill demonstrates knife throwing.
Whittling Contest (Episode 13)
Air date: 1991-12-18
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The Lodge has a whittling contest. Red demonstrates how to put on a spare tire with duct tape. Glen is unable to fix the outboard. Bill tires water skiing.
Wind-Powered Boat (Episode 14)
Air date: 1991-12-25
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The men build a wind powered boat. Red changes a headlight with a wrecking bar. Hap claims to have worked on a tiger ranch. Bill gets in trouble with a metal detector.
Hot Water Bottle (Episode 15)
Air date: 1992-01-01
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Everybody tries to blow up a hot water bottle. Red makes a coffin out of a freezer. Glen gets Red to clean his RV. Bill demonstrates archery.
Lodge Visitor (Episode 16)
Air date: 1992-01-08
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: There’s a bear inside the lodge. Red makes a basketball net out of a crinoline. The natural resources guy is testing water on the golf course. Bill goes snorkeling.
Gun Powder Shakes (Episode 17)
Air date: 1992-01-15
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Somehow gun powder ends up in the salt and pepper shakers. Doug Franklin describes how the ladies go for his monster truck. Red shows how to do your own body work. Bill messes around with slingshots.
Safety Week (Episode 18)
Air date: 1992-01-22
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: It’s safety week at the lodge. Jimmy builds a boat prop out of a ceiling fan. Red fixes his toaster. Bill explains the subtleties of fire safety.
Bad Chili (Episode 19)
Air date: 1992-01-29
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: A running shoe turns up in the lodge chili. Red installs a window air conditioner in the Possum van. There’s no mail. Bill takes Red orienteering.
Water Tower (Episode 20)
Air date: 1992-02-05
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The men build a water tower. Red comments on free love. Bill has trouble trolling. Red makes his own gull wing doors for a ‘78 Ford Granada.
Jet-Ski (Episode 21)
Air date: 1992-02-12
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: Somebody on Possum Lake has a Jet ski. Red shows how you can substitute tools. Hap has an unbelievable ice-fishing experience. Bill goes international in demonstrating the Bolos.
New Well (Episode 22)
Air date: 1992-02-19
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The men try to dig a new well. Red tries to winch a canoe into a trailer. Dougie changes the oil in his monster truck. Bill reveals the various methods of trapping and snaring.
Canoe Jousting (Episode 23)
Air date: 1992-02-26
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The men have a canoe jousting contest. Red turns a car into a gardening centre. Harold questions his uncle on the rules of etiquette. Bill demonstrates how to find water.
Water Slide (Episode 24)
Air date: 1992-03-04
Runtime: 24 min
Overview: The men build a water slide. Red shows how you can fix your own windshield. Dougie looses his license. Bill demonstrates different ways to signal for help.
