The show is set at a fictitious city named Possum Lake up in Canada. Near Possum Lake is an old building called Possum Lodge, which is a haven for middle-aged men where they can go to escape from their responsibilities and their failures to be with other men just like them. Red Green is the leader of the lodge, and his nephew Harold Green is the producer/director/guy that always gets picked on in the show. The series ran for 16 years, and was one of the most popular shows on KUED.
There are many fantastic reasons to watch this show. Here are a few of my reasons:
- The show is absolutely hilarious.
- Any show that features duct tape as a prominent part of the show must be good.
- It is absolutely not politically correct, which is refreshing to me.
- The "Midlife" segments of the show give fantastic advice for all middle-aged men.
- The "Possum Lodge Word Game" is always funny.
- The "Handyman Corner" is always creative. Where else can you go to learn how to convert a K-Car into a Zamboni, to build a mobile greenhouse out of a 1976 Ford Granada, or to build a heart/lung machine out of used engine parts?
- The "Men's Prayer" is quite applicable and should be recited every day by all middle-aged men.
- Dougie Franklin is hilarious. I've known some men that their entire life revolved around their vehicle, so I can see him as a very real person. The fact that he is the only American, and pokes fun at Canada sometimes is humorous too.
- The "Ranger Gord Animated Cartoons" are a riot.
- Where else can you watch a show that features such intriguing ideas as building a mall by using the storm sewers to go from store to store, painting the leaves in the forest so that tourists will come visit the lodge, figuring out what to do with 100 tubas that were donated to you, or creating a blimp out of an old school bus?
- Red is married and loves his wife Bernice and is always faithful to her. Kind of refreshing in this day in age, isn't it?
- There are multiple characters that you never actually see on the show that are an integral part of each episode. Old Man Sedgwick, Moose Thompson, Junior Singleton, Stinky Peterson, Buster Hatfield, and Red's wife Bernice are mentioned all the time and in such detail that you really seem to know them, even though they have never been seen. That's impressive.
- Graham Green is absolutely hilarious as Edgar "KB" Montrose, especially the episode where he talks about "Dances with Wolves".
- All of Ranger Gord's exploits at Fire Watchtower 13 are really funny.
- Where else can you go to watch a show that features a small businessman that is proud of his successfully Sewage Sucking Service? The Rothchild Sewage & Sucking Service commercials are a hoot.
- There is a place in the world for just total silliness. That is what The Red Green Show is all about.
- The Possum Lodge motto can be useful... When all else fails, play dead...
- It is amazing how many different uses one person can come up with for a hockey stick.
- Red is old, lazy, a bit overweight, not really bright, and forgets things a lot. It's refreshing, and I'm grateful for that.
- The parts of the show where he gives advice to teenagers in the early seasons of the show are actually very insightful.
- The episodes where Kevin Black was building a cabin up on Blood Point are all really funny.
- Arnie Dogan the roofer/country music singer has some really bizarre appearances.
- Hap Shaughnessy is really funny. Everyone knows at least one person in their life that is a habitual liar. Anyone that claims to have ridden a whale, been a rock star, invented basketball, gone into space, and flown Santa's sleigh has to have some interesting mental issues.
- A show that features an episode about creating a fast food restaurant called "I Can't Believe It's Not Chicken" really should not be missed.
- The "Men's Anonymous" sections are really funny.
- With Harold Green on the show, you always know there is someone to blame for everything.
Here are a few clips if you have never seen an episode. You owe it to yourself to check it out.
Red Green's Midlife Advice:
Handyman Corner:
Possum Lodge Word Game:
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