Reaction To The Red Green Show (The Possum Lodge Word Game)

Reaction To The Red Green Show (The Possum Lodge Word Game)
This is my reaction to The Red Green Show (The Possum Lodge Word Game)
I recently made my first reaction to classic Canadian comedy TV show The Red Green Show and the sketch Handyman Corner. I really enjoyed that so I am now reacting to another sketch from The Red Green Show called The Possum Lodge Word Game. This was a great example of Canadian comedy.
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Original Video - The Top 50 Quips And Clips From The Red Green Show Possum Lodge Word Game - • The Top 50 Quips And C...

[@catballou8566]

If the women don’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy!

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

You would find me handy ;)

[@christhornycroft3686]

Depends what you mean by handy.

[@Lakeshore14]

Loved seeing Graham Greene in one sketch. ❤️

[@709mash]

And don't forget the handyman's secret weapon 😉

[@knock-offnerd7675]

They like it when you keep your stick on the ice as well

[@roryhassett9581]

You can’t even imagine the genius of the Red Green Show until you know all the different characters in this segment…it was truly brilliant comedy, it wasn’t racist, misogynistic, hurtful, hateful or anything else, it was honest stereotypical humour that was funny then, now & im sure also 100yrs from now. Absolutely amazing series!! 👍🏻😁😁

[@raven4k998]

have you play the possum lodge word game yet?😃

[@michaelmannucci8585]

If you think something isn't funny unlesss it isn't "racist, misogynistic, hurtful, hateful" then you don't know comedy.

[@roryhassett9581]

@@michaelmannucci8585 you have no idea what you're talking about...that isn't even remotely what I was implying in my comment. I said it was brilliant comedy because it DIDN't rely on all the ridiculous BS that so many of today's cheap comedians need to rely on to illicit a laugh. He makes fun of himself, he makes fun us male sterotypes, he makes fun of the human condition...which makes his humor timeless.

[@michaelmannucci8585]

@@roryhassett9581 If you think something is cheap bs unlesss it isn't "racist, misogynistic, hurtful, hateful" then you don't know comedy.

[@smacks999]

Agreed, Knowing the characters and their jobs/idiosyncrasies makes this a magnitude funnier. I have been to three show tapings over the years and it got better every time. I was even in the Possum Lodge meeting, but the camera didn't quite make it to where I was sitting. darn. A "guy" show, but EVERYBODY I know loves it. It started out as a segment sketch in Steve Smith's (Red's) "Smith and Smith" variety show, with him and his wife hosting.

[@williamgregg4005]

The Red Green was an example of how it takes a very smart actor to play really stupid. The Indigenous Canadian actor who played the construction/ironworker/welder character was Graham Greene. He is a well respected actor around the world and was in fact nominated foe Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Dances With Wolves.

[@senhowler]

I loved when they were talking about disposing of old cars and Edgar suggested his technique "four on the floor and one in the gas tank."

[@DonaldHolben]

And the GREEN MILE

[@Haldrada1066]

Graham Greene, hard as fuck.

[@lizrobins85]

Edgar was the most underrated character on the show. My favorite - more recent - GG role was Ben in Wind River. What I love about GG is he played Edgar on and off pretty much until the Red Green Show ended (until 2006) long after he had become a recognized film actor.

[@valeriehowden471]

GG also played a role in Thunderheart with Val Kilmer.

[@RMZwack-ul8mr]

I'm so glad that you enjoyed this. Shows like this are a small gift from Canada to the world. "Keep your stick on the ice!!"

[@SouthpawDavey]

Its quality comedy I am English and have seen a few shows on the net. Great comedy.

[@CyclingM1867]

We're all in this together.

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

@@SouthpawDavey I believe that most of the episodes are here on KZbin been watching the show since it aired on Iowa Public Television in the mid to late 90's the reason I remember donating to a public television channel

[@festeradams3972]

Gets harder every day down here in the Great Idiocarcy... Send the McKenzie bros. down we need help here.

[@crusher814]

I usually like to have my stick in my pants that way no frost bite. After watching this I need to check out red green

[@mxcafx]

As a Canadian, I grew up with this show. Absolute legend.

[@carolynschuster291]

Canada would never allow it now

[@ruthestrada8238]

Stumbled across the RG show while in college and only got PBS on my little TV. Sanity savior, wish they would bring it back!!💕

[@hillbillydelux]

We watched the reruns on PBS here in Texas when I was little. It still holds up.😊

[@olewyrdd]

As an American, I love this show. and yes, bloody legend.

[@olewyrdd]

Loads of britcoms that are amazing. Waiting for God, After All These Years, Good Neighbors (pretty sure it went under a different name in the 70s), Red Dwarf, Britta's Empire, Only Fools and Horses...this list could go on for ages.@@HailMary888

[@ryancoulter4797]

My favourite Red Green quote: “If all else fails, read the instructions.”

[@lpeterman]

I'm pushing 60 and I STILL use this phrase.

[@hypnicjerk7696]

What hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. -Red Green

[@cpaton1284]

What do women really want? .. World peace and a vcr

[@josepherhardt164]

Back in the early days of DP/IT, the acronym was RTFM, for "read the finely-written manual." Though I think I may have the third word wrong ... :P

[@eleanorlamont7375]

This makes me feel so great to be a Canadian. Red, Harold and everyone else on this show are our icons forever!!!!

[@dougwristen2228]

graham greene as well , from dances with wolves with costner

[@CharCanuck14]

@@dougwristen2228 Yes! Kicking Bird turns into demolition man Edgar Montrose!

[@somedude6161]

@@dougwristen2228 also Crabby Appletree on Dudley the Dragon -- my kids loved that character!

[@crazycorgihonkhonkgofreedo6021]

These are the people that Trudeau detests and wants to replace so sad looking back at the old days

[@nedcramdon1306]

Long live Canada and our good neighbors.

[@PenneySounds]

A great one featuring the character of Edgar Montrose is when they do a "The Experts" segment talking about movies, and Harold mentions that he recently saw "Dances with Wolves", and Edgar says "The Native guy was okay. Should have won the Oscar. But the rest of it was a yawn." Edgar is played by Graham Greene, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in that film. He lost to Joe Pesci for "Goodfellas".

[@paulacameron6161]

He is also in Longmire...very good bad guy

[@roringusanda2837]

Kaboom! 💥🐂

[@donaldboyer8182]

He should have won!

[@PenneySounds]

@@paulacameron6161 He's still going strong. He was a big part of the game "Red Dead Redemption 2" and had a great role in this year's season of "Reservation Dogs".

[@allanpberry5706]

Harold came on as a minor character but quickly developed into one of the main characters because of his great passion for the character.

[@jonathanwessner3456]

Ever seen that actor in his other roles? You wouldn't believe it is the same actor

[@TheTraktergirl]

He was supposed to be a teenager

[@aileen694]

​@@jonathanwessner3456 Yes! He becomes a profoundly different person. King of Chameleons 😱

[@theannoyedfiremage8721]

Some people liken him to a better Steve Urkel but I think that's dramatically under-selling the character. And frankly? I'd say that's borderline insulting and ONLY borderline at best because Steve Urkel was actually a character that got better and better each season of Family Matters.

[@allanpberry5706]

@@theannoyedfiremage8721 They were both good in their own ways. I did enjoy how Harold became less of a copy of his Uncle style wise as his confidence increased as a character. Was good for having somebody put Red in his place for comedic value. He did a great job portraying the character and he added a lot to the show too.

[@FriendOfChrist]

That was our favorite show for years. “You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn’t move and it should, use WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and it does, use duct tape.” Love the ending when he'd call the lodge to order and then they'd take the lodge oath, "I'm a man, but I can change. If I have to. I guess."

[@glenncordova4027]

It's the law.

[@markallen8571]

My wife and I went to a taping of the show in Toronto many years ago. I was handed a roll of duct tape while in line. At the close of the show, anyone with a roll of tape was given a fishing vest and got to close the show in the lodge and participate in the gibberish oath. I will always remember!

[@josepherhardt164]

@@markallen8571 Quando omni flunkus moritati! My god, it's been years since I've seen the show and this has stuck with me! :)

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

My dad tried to use WD-40 to fix my hairdryer when I was a teen. He was a practicing physician at the time. 😂

[@FriendOfChrist]

@@globalwarmhugs7741 - that's awesome! Maybe he should have used duct tape.

[@PatriceBoivin]

Red Green and his staff were geniuses

[@linnetoconnell457]

Homo is what Canadians call homogenized milk for short😆 BTW before this show Steve Smith and his wife had a variety show called Smith and Smith -very funny!

[@jethro1963]

Steve Smith, David (Dave) was one of his sons.

[@chrismccarthy1455]

Steve Smith and his wife Morag. Produced at CHCH TV, Channel 11 in Hamilton, Ontario.

[@CorwinAlexander]

I believe the guy is in the white shirt and grey hard hat is one of Steve Smith's sons

[@linnetoconnell457]

@@jethro1963 oops ! Yes, Steve☺Sorry lol

[@jethro1963]

@@CorwinAlexander Nope, it's Jeff Lumby, who did have a parent who was in TV, his mother Helen. If you remember the franchise of kid shows called Size Small/Country/Island that went around the world and starred (Miss) Helen, you might remember Jeff who also appeared on the show.

[@Arivia1]

One thing that deserves noting when it comes to the Red Green Show: in the 90s there was a lot of cultural conflict over the differences between men and women. It dominated comedy and politics in a lot of ways, and there were a lot of shows that were set up with men and women in opposition (The US's Married With Children being an easy example.) This is the backdrop the Red Green Show was set against - it's the Possum Lodge where all the men in Possum Lake hang out, and they all have wives and chores their wives want them to do, and so on. However, unlike the other shows and comedies of the time, the Red Green Show very intentionally never played this as a NEGATIVE - it was gentle natured humor poking fun at the ways these men were different from the women and girls in their lives, and "women are bad/stupid/silly" was NEVER the punchline. The show was written by Steve Smith (who plays Red Green) and his wife Morag, and every episode actually ends with Red addressing his wife through the camera (kind of breaking the fourth wall), talking about what's happened, what he's learned, and how he'll be home soon to spend the night with her. Similarly, the "slogan" of the Possum Lodge men is "I'm a man, and I can change, if I have to, I guess" - not a protest against the changing culture of the times, not insisting men are right or done wrong by, but figuring out how to accept the changing roles of the sexes in the 90s, and taking responsibility for their actions. This also allows the Red Green Show to be a bit edgier than you might expect - like in these clips when Red talks about "buy" (bi) people, or when Red asks his nephew Harold if he's gay, it's never threatening - Red isn't the kind of guy to hate someone for being different. So the show can make those jokes and remain family friendly because it's never judging, never hurting, just making funny stories about people being just the way they are.

[@Wytch1]

That’s what I found so endearing and funny about The Red Green Show! Possum Lodge was their community “man cave” where they could vent and such. At the end of it though, all the men truly loved their wives, even Red would finish the show talking “to” his wife, Bernice. It was always something sweet yet comedic. Edit: I just reread where you wrote about him doing that, lol. On a completely different note, ever since I had watched The Smith&Smith Show, I was in love with his wife’s name! I was very close to naming my daughter Morag!

[@HopeLaFleur1975]

I think men have their place and women to, it is cringe worthy all those females on TSN professing to know hockey! no place for them !

[@BrianPeloso-ln4ry]

Nailed it...

[@patriciadonovan4829]

Many of the people who appeared regularly on the show were well-known Canadian actors. The show was popular in Canada and large rural parts of the U.S. I just loved it and still do. Thanks for these excellent compilations.

[@robertmontgomery110]

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[@ruthsaunders9507]

We always had it on PBS in New England. My Dad used to roar watch it. The Duct Tape jokes were endless!

[@foilerea4170]

Saw him live here in AZ. Got a picture with him after the show

[@williamhogge5549]

Saw them live in Fort Wayne Indiana... people showed up dressed as characters from the show.

[@ericbloomquist9329]

Here in Western NY we could double dip! Watched on stations both side of the river. :)

[@eleanorlamont7375]

Graham Greene is a national treasure!!!!

[@hypnicjerk7696]

I love that he wanted in on the show too!

[@lauriecraig2760]

Miss these guys! No Canadian ever missed a show! Love from Canada!

[@jodyjackson5475]

I’m Canuck. Never saw it

[@nono86753]

@@jodyjackson5475same

[@c.san.8751]

Most Canadians never watched it lol. Such sensationalism and exaggeration.

[@davegalant4347]

Definitely another classic Canadian sitcom. One of our better “Monty Python” types of humour shows, with OODLES of Canadian twist added.

[@MrZics]

Patrick McKenna (Red's nephew Harrold) Also starred in many skits in the Rick Mercer Report. Another great Canadian Comedy from the 2000s you should really check out is Corner Gas

[@MrZics]

Looking on youtube there unfortunately doesn't appear to be many good clips of Corner Gas. The official youtube channel has compilation clips but they're only good if you've seen the episode because they cut a lot out. 😞

[@cliffgraham9892]

Patrick was such an versatile and accomplished actor he once won the Canadian equivalent of the emmy for best supporting actor in an Comedy series and best supporting actor in a drama series in the same year.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

I saw him a couple of times in a hobby shop in Mississauga. He was almost unrecognizeable in civilian guise.

[@aileen694]

​@@cliffgraham9892 OMG a wonderful actor!

[@markhammer643]

In 2004, as part of a cross-country family trip, we made a pilgrimage to the town of Rouleau, Saskatchewan, where the outside portions of Corner Gas were shot. The show had its highs and lows, but had some decidedly "Canadian" peaks. One of those was an episode in which the elderly grouch, Oscar Leroy, became "addicted" to the claw machine in the local tavern. You know those machines where you put in a dollar and guide a miniature crane to try and grab a small stuffed toy and deposit it in the chute. Oscar becomes so obsessed that he begins rifling through his wife's purse for coins, and she finds he has filled up the kitchen cupboards with his stuffed prizes. A second "Canadian peak" episode concerns the various show characters trying to attend the Grey Cup in nearby Regina. This is the annual Canadian football championship. Saskatchewan football fans are among THE most loyal fans of any sport in Canada, and the stands in Regina are routinely a sea of green (their team colours), with many wearing hollowed-out watermelon helmets (a tradition). Two of the show characters pop into a "dollar store" ( = Poundland) before the game. At the cash checkout, the manager accuses one of the women of shoplifting the jewellery she is wearing. She claims it was a Christmas present, and her accompanying friend does not wish to reveal that she had actually purchased the gifts at a dollar store, so she stays mum. The manager declares that the assumed shoplifter could be banned from all dollar stores across the country. She replies "I thought you were all independently owned and operated?", to which he says "We are, but when something like this happens, we all band together." She faces a soul-testing choice, and decides to forfeit her Grey Cup tickets to him, rather than be banned for life from dollar stores. Imagine having to forfeit attending the Premier League final at Wembley. I could go on and on, but there were some exquisitely crafted episodes.

[@dougwilson4537]

OMG... I was killing myself laughing at these. 🤣 Each segment was only about 1-2 minutes.... and you knew they were going to end with the word being said inadvertently.... but it was my favourite part of the show. They also got serious actors to come on the show, just to play quirky characters, for this segment only. Graham Greene was brilliant as the 'explosives expert', and was on the show several times, when a 'small' amount of explosives were needed for 'fixing' something.😂

[@jethro1963]

Paul Gross was in the clips, he is playing King Lear right now and amazingly looks like an older Steve Smith (Red Green). You have to check out the latest pic of him. The one famed actor not in the clips was Gordon Pinsent who played my favourite RG character Hap Shaughnessy. Noted singer Ian Thomas played Dougie.

[@b_uppy]

Loved them all. So well done. Makes up for a lot of pulpy tripe that comes out of BC.

[@johnafagerquist8235]

The Red Green Show was a real gem. I stumbled on it about five years ago and, I believe, I've seen every episode. It was a little rough at the very beginning, but they tweaked it, improving it, constantly, throughout it's run. One of my favorites: "If it ain't broke, you're not tryin'."

[@smokesletsgo2374]

Red Green is one of the only TV shows that just got better and better as time went on. Early on they had the idea down but not the execution quite yet. Season 2 was just bizarre with the sudden influx of additional characters. But after that when Mike, Winston and Dalton became the main secondary characters it really took off. To me the peak was probably 1998 to 2002 or 2003. Every episode was gold

[@CanAtheist]

Saw live taping of the show. All of them are just as funny off screen!

[@jadeblatz]

You have to watch "Adventures With Bill", they are always funny especially in the earlier years! Some of the greatest Canadian actors have been on this show including Paul Gross, Graham Greene and of course the late great Gordon Pinset as Hap Shaughnessy! Clips with Hap Shaughnessy and his tall tales were always funny and one of the best parts of the Red Green Show!

[@jethro1963]

Hap was my favourite

[@jadeblatz]

@@jethro1963 Mine too!

[@DonaldHolben]

YES!!!!!!!!!!

[@anitamackinnon7975]

Adventures with Bill!!!!! My favourite!! Hahaha❤️🇨🇦

[@allanpberry5706]

Rick Green hosted 'Prisoners of Gravity' on TVO wayyy before the Red Green show was on the air and it was one of my favorite shows (pre internet source for great books/comics/movies!) so he'll always have a special place in my heart. Adventures with bill was always one of my favorite segments because on prisoners of gravity he's the man with the knowledge whereas when he's Bill he's a complete physical comedy moron. Always loved seeing him portray such a different character to how i 'grew up' knowing him. Kinda like J-Rock on the Trailer Park Boys.

[@Nikki7B]

I was always a big fan of red green. Used to watch it with my parents. I miss that era of tv.

[@sharongaskell]

Me too..❤

[@Trooper599]

Being Canadian, my first introduction to the Red Green show was the early 90's. I was about 7 or 8 years old, at my grandmothers place one weekend, eating a breakfast sausage wrapped in a piece of white bread, with ketchup on top, watching this while sitting on the "chesterfield".

[@ergbudster3333]

And no doubt hoisting a pint of Labatt's Blue? And afterwards smoking an Export A? Oh. 7 or 8? Have to be at least 10 for all that.

[@kevvoo1967]

@@ergbudster3333 A chesterfield is a couch! Joe Canadian.

[@jimomeara6139]

Thanks Mert. And remember "keep your stick on the ice"

[@891Henry]

Each character has a funny backstory. Great Canadian cast! I especially like Rothschild Sewage and Septic Sucking Services - we're number two!

[@williamdemerchant7295]

"We're number one in number two"; was the slogan.

[@gl15col]

Red Green is so underappreciated, it's clever, subversive and don't give a duck what they say as long as it's funny. A genuine classic.

[@nuanil]

Smith tells the story of how the Red Green Show came to be as, when his other show the Smith and Smith Comedy Mill ended he went to the CBC and asked them for enough money to do a show, but not enough that they cared what he did with it, and that's how the Red Green Show was born.

[@matthewgillies7509]

Motto of the Possum Lodge translates as, "When all else fails, play dead." My favourite Handyman's Corner is when he made a catamaran out of air ventilation duct work, and duct tape.

[@TheGamersShade]

as a Canadian I grew up watching this show and love it. the word game was probably one of the best segments. One of my favourite lines is when the word was About. Red:Americans make fun of the way Canadians say this. Dalton: Pleases register your firearms?

[@cathywithac]

Steve Smith and his wife Morag were once school teachers. You can see it in the humour as he tries to draw out the 'right' response from the others. His style of explaining everything screams grade 5 teacher too.

[@ericdowns2948]

red green was my childhood. Steve Smith is a comedic genius. They really need to bring this back, sticking to the original tone of the show!

[@charlesallison146]

The streaming app Sling has a Red Green channel on 24/7

[@Rheubie]

For what it's worth Steve Smith, i.e. Red Green himself, has been doing comedy shows since the late 70s, including with his wife Morag (called Smith & Smith). Red Green is based on Red Fisher, who had a show on CTV (a Canadian television network) called the Red Fisher Show. He used to show clips of fishing or hunting with sports personalities of the day, always silent and narrated by Red.

[@briannogler964]

scuttlebutt lodge

[@kevinmikkola7396]

Paul Gross is one of the guys in these skits. He wrote and directed Passchendaele. A war movie about a Canadian. You should watch that some time. Amazing movie.

[@carolynquinn8325]

I remember dragging my friends out to see it and being so disappointed that they were mostly bored out of their nuts. I, on the other hand, was positively enthralled. It really was beautifully shot and brang a human story and our attention back to an important battle that helped form our very identities as Canadians -- and yet inexplicably, also seemed to have been obscured from the collective Canadian psyche at that time. Years before, while staying with my then-boyfriend's family in the Flanders region of Belgium, I visited the Passchendaele area. During that whole summer of exploring, I couldn't believe how many Canadian monuments I bumped into. Some by design of course, but others, completely by accident. It often seemed as though you could barely walk half a block without doing so. It was quite an experience that I'll never forget. In any case, bless Paul Gross for making the film Passchendaele

[@jethro1963]

@@carolynquinn8325 Paul Gross also starred in the first HD production in Canada, Chasing Rainbows.

[@eibbor171]

that movie sucked ass it's the canadian equivalent to pearl harbor most of the time it went on about bullshit love story that never happened while spending 20m on the actual event 0/10

[@acebaker3623]

Many of these guys are some of Canada's best actors, there were recurring characters' and it was a place great actors wanted to appear. With this bit, they inevitably got the word at the last second in the most bizarre ways. I loved watching this show, back in the day. You're right, the comedy was timeless.

[@SnowmanN49]

Glad you like Canadian humour. We like to poke fun at ourselves and sometimes at our American friends. I liked the bit about American beer being watery. It's funny because it's true. Most of us love British comedy shows like Benny Hill, Dave Allen At Large, On The Buses, Mrs. Brown's Boys and many more. Also shows like Dr. Who and All Creatures Great And Small.

[@jethro1963]

Did you ever go down the rabbit hole that is Doctor Who. The head of BBC drama Sydney Newman was mainly responsible for developing the programme and changing TV drama in Britain. This is the same Sydney Newman who previously had been the supervising producer of CBC's television dramas, including one called Flight into Danger ((starring future Star Trekker Jimmy Doohan) Sydney Newman, being brought across to work in the UK mainly because of this teleplay. The play was authored by future Airport author Arthur Hailey. Flight into Danger was rewritten and morphed into the US feature film Zero Hour! The movie Airplane! is almost a scene by scene remake of Zero Hour! So that's how you get from Doctor Who to Airplane!

[@LIMEGREEN2772]

Or 8 out 10 Cats and the branches of that show? Sean Lock, Jon Richardson, and Jimmy Carr. They are so hilarious!

[@davidhuhn6400]

Dave Allen! I only seen that a few times in the US where I live. Red Green I watched off and on when PBS aired it. Miss the show a lot!

[@vincentmueller3717]

Don't forget Open All Hours

[@DeaconBlues117]

The Texas joke was also funny because it's true. :)

[@jeffevers3732]

Oh Canada ! 🍁

[@dougcoombes8497]

The best episodes are when Red adapts equipment for let's just say unusual uses. Like making a huge batch of buttered popcorn in a cloths dryer. Or using a rototiller to turn a side of beef into hamburger.

[@carol1544]

@dougcoombes8497 one that comes to mind is when he put a hole to fit himself in the middle of a plastic kiddie pool, added suspenders & sectioned it off so it would hold his bait, snacks, & whatever else he needed when he was going fishing😄

[@masterchiefburgess]

Some of the best adaptations are when he tries to modify one of his vehicles for a special purpose. Hilarious!

[@rocky8758]

I miss the Red Green show. My husband and I watched it together every week. I even have a cup that we purchased during a PBS fundraiser. My husband passed away last year and watching this gave me not only laughter but fond memories of him.

[@c.san.8751]

Sorry for your loss.

[@BrianPeloso-ln4ry]

Glad for the story.

[@iabconsulting]

If you like Red Green, look up Wayne and Shuster. They were the best Canadian Commedians. They apeared the most on Ed Sulivan's show.

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

Their most famous skit was the murder of Caesar in the Senate, "Julie, Julie, I told him, 'Don't go, Julie...".

[@carolynquinn8325]

I was wondering when I was going to see mention of the great Wayne and Shuster! Best intro/outro song. I remember being particularly fond of "Sam of Green Gables" but if I ever wanted to give my Aunt a good chuckle, I'd just have to mention that accursed Englishman who rescues aristocrats, the Brown Pumpernickel!

[@senhowler]

I got weirded out a couple of years ago when clips from "Frontier Psychologist" turned up in some bizarre, but catchy, song.

[@andrewthecelt3794]

Remember John Byner's Bizarre? That show was the origin of the Super Dave Osbourne character. The actor, Bob Einstein, who played Dave was actually the producer.

[@senhowler]

@@andrewthecelt3794 This video led me to the discovery that Super Dave actually debuted on the "John Byner Comedy Hour" in 1972.

[@dialee5016]

Loved Red Green! The segments with Graham Greene were brilliant. Paul Gross is an amazing Canadian actor too. There were some really good Canadian actors in that show that were well recognized in Canada. So glad you are checking out some of our beloved shows. Corner Gas, Little Mosque on the Prairie and Kim's Convenience are great Canadian sitcoms highly recommend watching them. Not sure you can do react videos on them but they are good examples of Canadian culture and comedy.

[@leonessity]

Beachcombers!! Being a west coaster, Beachcombers was a weekly series in the 80's, that was a coastal take on Canadian living. It is centered around a small handful of people living ina small coastal town, called, Molly's Reach. The script is written with the idea of bringing to light the many trials and tribulations of living in a small town who's economy depends on both the logging and the fishing industries. It really does warrant a watch, particularly for the truest enthusiasts of Canadian culture..

[@leonessity]

Sorry... I just realized I'm preaching to the choir! Maybe I should have made that a general post, rather than a reply to yours, but here it lays, so here it stays.

[@edwardlongshanks827]

@@leonessity _The Beachcombers,_ later just _Beachcombers,_ actually started in 1972.

[@jethro1963]

@@leonessity The two greatest anti heros in Canadian TV were Joe Two Rivers (Forest Rangers) and Relic.

[@leonessity]

@@jethro1963 There's no arguing that fact! 👍

[@robertsmith4681]

The Red Green show is one of the few English language shows I used to watch, most of what I watched was in French, my native language.

[@CorwinAlexander]

The old guy in the "entrepreneur" segment is Don Harron. He is Canadian satire royalty. His work in the 70s and 80s prepared the stage for shows like Red/Green or This Hour. Well worth seeking out his stuff. Particularly check his character Charlie Farquharson

[@DaSoulmann]

I was in the Audience for some of his shows! What a riot, and he had some great guests too.

[@rickacaron]

His Charlie character did regular appearances as the radio announcer on "Hee Haw" in the states back in the 70's

[@amcab1625]

Such great memories. Many icons like Graham Greene (Academy Award nominee for "Dances With Wolves") made guest appearances on the show. Steve (Red) and his wife Morag had a show Smith and Smith prior to Red Green. They were hilarious too!

[@cherrypickerguitars]

So f’n great! I loved this bit when it was done in the RG Show! So cool to see them all together - I’ve never seen this vid. This is truly old school comedy - more akin to Vaudeville than what passes for “modern” comedy. That said, we have some killer standup guys, today! Well done, Mert. Peace

[@jethro1963]

Saw everyone except the GOAT Hap Shaughnessy

[@frogfeetproductions]

Ha such a random thing to stumble on today. I worked on this show for a few years after college. It had already been on tv for about a decade by that point. I made a bunch of cartoons for it. For the Ranger Gord character. Still one of my favourite jobs. Good memories seeing these. At the live audience tapings he explained how he got the show made. He went to a local small broadcaster in Hamilton and asked them for money to create the show » enough money that we can make a show… but not enough money that you care what the show is ». Lol. I can’t even imagine tv getting made like that any more. ( he was kidding but also not kidding) other fun fact. It played on PBS in the united states. Bus loads of fans would come to Toronto for the live tapings all dressed like Red Green. When they had pledge drives on PBS to raise money, it was the Red Green show that brought in most money. Not masterpiece theatre or some documentary or whatever…nope, a show about some weird canadians building stuff with duct tape. Lol. Anyway. Thanks for showing this. Its been great fun watching your reactions. Cheers

[@carolynquinn8325]

So cool! Thank you for sharing :)

[@ab-oh6zb]

You made the Ranger Gord cartoons?? Omg 😮

[@rontyler1234]

A great treasure of Canadian comedy, every episode is on KZbin, and I watch it every day..

[@oscardinogetti3824]

15 seasons! Back when shows could be politically incorrect and not get cancelled lol. Real piece of Canadian culture right here. Glad you're enjoying it.

[@LynxSnowCat]

Cancel culture wasn't aimed at political correctness (but trash science/academic slap-fights) back then. _You Can't Do That on Television_ got a "Do not air" label on -some- one of its episodes; While various local stations tried to make their own more obscene/attention-grabbing version(s) of shock-comedy, following _The Tom Green Show_ (s) - Which seem to have been collectively memory holed because of the sheer cringe factor driving viewers over to channels broadcasting test-patterns.

[@LadyIarConnacht]

And it's really nice how Canadian humor is so subtle and intelligent. A lot of us in the lower 48 really appreciate your tolerance and sense of humor under pressure.

[@c.san.8751]

@@LadyIarConnacht Stereotyping Canadians. Few are like that. The rest are cowards and sheep with no backbone.

[@scottmealey596]

My father and I laughed for many years together watching this show, especially during the Possum Lodge Word Game. Great times, and we still laugh talking about it.

[@nancyn347]

Every week, my sons and I would kill ourselves laughing watching this show. It was a true, Canadian bonding moment, for sure. Very proud of this show. Glad you like it and are giving it it's due, thankyou!

[@RobDucharme]

The guy who plays Harold is actually a really good actor.. This is probably his WAY OUT THERE character. lol 4:38 Yeah a lot of us here haven't really liked the golden-haired meatwhistle since WAY before 2016. 8:25 Guy who plays Ranger Gord cracks me up every time. 9:59 Buzz Sherwood is gold. You can't even tell he's acting.. 10:20 Graham Greene is kind of a big deal in Canadian film 12:04 Steve Smith is great at crowd pauses

[@avtomatt554]

Keep your stick on the ice! This show was actually fairly big here in the U.S. too. It always came on kind of late where I am, but I didn't know anyone who didn't like this show. It was very clever. I've never seen a channel actually check it out, this is great.

[@catherineatkins7908]

You should watch an entire episode to really get to know the backgrounds of the characters. Well worth watching!

[@andynieuwenhuis7833]

​@@vladimirvladimirovichputin6797 I've got a Bridge to sell to you , it's in the States, IT'S called The Brooklin Bridge.

[@jethro1963]

@@vladimirvladimirovichputin6797 Bot or preteen troll?

[@knightamongknaves]

@12:26 the guy asking questions is Paul Gross, a Canadian Actor from a TV called "Due South" where he played a Mountie in a Chicago, also starred in movies: a western "Gunless" (2010), a comedy drama about curling "Men with Brooms" (2002), and a semi-historical personal World War 1 movie "Passchendaele" (2008) based upon the Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, inspired by stories that Gross heard from his grandfather, a First World War soldier.

[@SCARswimming]

My uncle is in those sketches…he played Mike Hammer (guy in black t-shirt) … he was an amazing character actor, he died about 10 years ago and at his celebration of life many of the actors from the Red Green show were there!

[@carolynquinn8325]

Aw, no way! I'm so sorry to hear he's passed, but what wonderful, hilarious and warm memories he's left us all

[@Arivia1]

Rest in peace to your uncle. He was a great actor!

[@robertpearson8798]

He was also in one of my Wife’s favourite Christmas movies, One Magic Christmas.

[@jethro1963]

​@@robertpearson8798 Wayne Robson was also in the classic The Grey Fox with Richard Farnsworth

[@robertpearson8798]

@@jethro1963 It’s been a while since I’ve seen it but I do remember.

[@djdissi]

So true Mert, was brilliant how each individual response in the game show consistently reflected the personality of each character

[@BarnDoorProductions]

The old guy trying to guess the word "entrepreneur" was Don Harron in his character of Charlie Farquharson. Charlie Farquharson was a character on the American show Hee-Haw and was one of the staples of Canadian television. He was the guy who started the idea of shows like Red Green, Corner Gas and Letterkenny. Charlie was from Parry Sound, Ontario (Parry Hoot as they call it) where my dad came from, so he was a favourite around our house.

[@BrianPeloso-ln4ry]

Lucky you...wish I was there.

[@majbrat]

It really is an old-fashioned type of comedy with up to date material, but not too crass or in any way insulting or critical. Definitely more guy humour than us ladies but they made me chuckle as well. 😊

[@linabasilisk1955]

My family discovered this show in the late 90s. My sister was the only one who didn't seem to love every bit of it. I was a teenager then. Both Mom and Dad would laugh so hard tears would be streaming down their cheeks.

[@marciabrumfield1400]

My son and I used to watch the Red Green Show together - in the nineties. Been on a long time and still as funny as ever. Thanks for the laughs and memories.

[@bethmccann3272]

Patrick McKenna was a good serious actor as well. He was in a series called "Traders".

[@curtisdeboer8963]

We all grew up with red green. Can you imagine when this guy sees his first episode of letterkenny

[@hypnicjerk7696]

Give your balls a tug!

[@robertpearson8798]

I remember a friend of mine telling me that I might want to check out a new show airing that night on our local television station, CHCH, because a friend of his did some technical (pyrotechnic) work on it and said that it was pretty funny. Sixteen seasons later I hadn’t missed a single episode.

[@dianebrown964]

Thanks for sharing. It’s so much fun watching you laugh. You’re adorable

[@mycroft16]

Oh this show is absolute pure comedic genius. The whole show is just incredible. The word game was always so much fun. Especially once you knew the characters and their oddities.

[@-R.Gray-]

SCTV worked the same way - having the umbrella concept of a TV station with all of the skits being programs or previews of programs.

[@PurplePaddy]

I always loved every segment on red green some better than others but all amazing! I love the poems and adventures with bill

[@aaronstandingbear]

The early shows had a character who was a government inspector of something or other and Red always found him firing off beaver pelts with his golf club in the rough and shirking his job by playing golf. He was hilarious.Bob was his name

[@jason6569]

Thing is the characters have a story so the words matter more. Like Mike is an ex-con (if I remember correctly) so his soap on the floor comes from personal experience 😂

[@cbrewitt]

"Ex" is relative.

[@pawsbehaviourtraining4354]

Red also says keep your stick on the ice

[@christhornycroft3686]

If you like Canadian comedy, the sketch comedy show Royal Canadian Air Farce (the better version of Saturday Night Live) and the mockumentary Trailer Park Boys are great bets. I’m pretty sure Red Green was one of the first Canadian shows that really gained traction on American TV.

[@atticus-iz7iw]

I just love watching your reactions while you watch!! Thanks sooooo much for sharing your appreciation of our humour!!

[@Hunts_with_Bow_Original]

I'm American and I remember watching The Red Green show growing up. It's hilarious!

[@katherinehunter9526]

OMG!😂❤🎉 I thought only Canadian's got our "Red and Green Show" humour! I really LOVE watching your watch them too! So glad you are enjoying these classic Canadian shows! ❤🇨🇦😂

[@tessasnow]

Makes me proud to be Canadian …you should try some old Wayne and schuster…🇨🇦🖖🏻

[@lisalindland2286]

Steve Smith's Red Green was just so brilliant and hilarious! I grew up in a hamlet on a lake in Ontario, so those background sounds of chainsaws, boats and snow mobiles were a real thing. My dad was also a real handyman, although he wasn't quite as funny as Red. How can you not laugh at segments entitled "Red Green changes a tire while driving" and "Toilet Carburetor"? We all knew that duct tape was the Handyman's secret weapon, and we all knew the Possum Lodge salute. I particularly loved a segment where a cranky Red devises a snowball throwing attachment for his car to get back at the kids who pelt his car when he drives by...that one really reminded me of my dad...but I couldn't find it on a KZbin search, so I hope you have better luck. I love that you enjoy our Canadian humour, and I'm grateful to you for reminding us of the great talent we've been fortunate to enjoy over the years.

[@globalwarmhugs7741]

I watched those shows with my very British father. We nearly died laughing every week. Lovely to see some vintage Graham Greene!

[@themisterchristie]

The writing and comedy acting was amazing. There is a great segment where Red is just sitting there making a fly for fishing and sharing words of wisdom with the men watching. For the milk one, Homo Milk is another name for whole milk or 3.25% milk. For the word lonely it helps to know that the "contestant" is Ranger Gord, who spends most of his time in a look-out tower with no visitors. Mike is an ex-con living in the area of the lodge.

[@valerimacdonald5146]

Red Green was the brainchild of Steve Smith. He had an earlier show called Smith and Smith with his wife. Unlike most American shows, Steve was the writer, actor and even wrote songs for skits. No long list of writers in Canadian TV. Another funny show was CodCo. It was the predecessor of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Newfoundland-based comedy with a young Rick Mercer, Cathy Jones and Mary Walsh -comedy royalty in Canada.

[@finnmccool2851]

Oh man, I'm so glad this popped up in my feed! I used to be an AVID Red Green fan! Now I have to search out more people reacting to Red Green...❤

[@juliepike2213]

One of the characters was played by Ian Thomas (younger brother of Dave Thomas from the Mackenzie brothers Great White North duo) and is a talented singer song writer.

[@d.matthews3103]

The guy wearing the tie-dye shirt & headband is Peter Wildman. We dated for a little while in the mid 70s. He became a member of the Frantics comedy troupe & they had a program on CBC radio called “Four on the Floor” which eventually led to a half hour comedy show on CBC. One of Peter’s talents is songwriting. I remember one song in particular that the troupe sang called “You Scare The Shit Out Of Me”. Pretty funny songs for sure. 🇨🇦😉

[@davemarchildon2583]

As an aside to how awesome the writing and acting were in this show, you'll also notice: GRAHAM GREEN (the bomb guy in the orange outfit) - Oscar nomination for best supporting actor in Dances With Wolves and won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word for Children and several other awards IAN THOMAS: (mechanic with backward cap) - amazing singer/songwriter best known for his 70's hit Painted Ladies - he's also the brother of Dave Thomas of SCTV and the American sitcom Grace Under Fire. They're all a talented group though.

[@lornebrown397]

You beat me to Ian Thomas. I worked as his stage manager when he was touring his album, "The Runner" in 1981. To say that he was as funny as his brother was an understatement. Never have I had a more hilarious job, despite the sometimes 15 hour days! Ian and his wife were guests at my wedding and when he came up to my now mother-in-law in the receiving line, he introduced himself as her daughter's first husband! Fantastically funny man and a great addition to the Red Green Show.

[@michellestenton6430]

You forgot Paul Gross. Starred in Due South and Slings and Arrows ( tv series ). Amazing live theatrical performer. One of my favourite Canadian Actors.

[@danielp4507]

I was able to see Red Green live. Just as good on stage as he is in the show.

[@crinklethebear]

I was lucky enough to come home from school and watch this growing up, and then constant reruns that never got old. This is the definition of canadian humor to me, best of the best right there. Don't forget to keep your stick on the ice.

[@AriasandtheNATION]

Holy crap!!! Totally forgot about this show! Took someone across the pond to remind me about this classic.

[@investigator77]

I appreciate it so much, that you are enjoying Red Green and exposing this Canadian classic comedy to the rest of the world!! So glad you are enjoying it so much!

[@dressagerider31]

I've been a fan of RED GREEN for some time now. But i just realized that the best way to watch is these "Best of" segment Rewatched it again and laughed all over again. The jokes kept coming so fast and furious that I didn't have time to catch my breath in between

[@mikes9759]

Was a Great show! I watched it religiously!! Wish they still had shows like this on!!

[@dawnknox4640]

The duct tape boat episode! Lol 😅😅😂

[@shangron5796]

You have to watch the full episodes to really get the full effect.

[@BrianPeloso-ln4ry]

Its a vicarious thrill to watch you enjoy Red Green...there is an awful lot of Canadian comedy that exhibits the same qualities that you appreciated...Canada is good at this.

[@Daisy-hh4on]

I ❤ this show! Never hurtful or mean spirited, just very funny!!

[@lpeterson2336]

His guests are famous actors and comedians

[@Lala61669]

Love this segment, this game is one of my favs. Another one of my fav segments is 'Adventures With Bill', Bill is played by Rick Green, I believe that him and Steve Smith aka Red Green wrote the show.

[@carolynquinn8325]

As a kid, "Adventures with Bill" was the segment I always waited for lol Speaking of Rick Green, does anyone remember him as host of "Prisoners of Gravity" on TVO? I used to watch it all the time and absolutely no one else I've ever talked to can recall the show.

[@reidsusan4]

I knew you’d love it! You have to watch more of the shows. There are so many scenarios. You’ve only touched on all the characters. Love from Canada ❤🇨🇦

[@timcook6566]

On a weekend getaway several decades ago the cheap motel was only picking up the local PBS station. Luckily for us it was a Red Green marathon night. Loved the show ever since. Keep your stick on the ice!

[@susieq9801]

Red wasn't "elegant" but funny as hell.

[@patbrennan6572]

The show got better and better every season, 300 episodes and I think I've seen almost all of them.

[@davidsprague6385]

When I had the chance, getting home late from work, I'd flip over to this great place. And every time, each and every bit hit the funny spot. To the point of having my wife complain that the show was melting her brain. Oh ! Please bring it back.

[@joandavis9070]

Having Ranger Gord's word be LONELY is BRILLIANT!!!