The BEST episodes of The Red Green Show

Every episode of The Red Green Show ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Red Green Show!

The Red Green Show is a self-proclaimed parody of many country fishing and handyman TV shows. Red Green is a bearded Canadian carpenter who's really handy with his hands and can find great uses for duct tape. He hosts with his nerdy nephew, Harold. Trying to teach the viewers how to make excellent and useful crafts, as well as give marriage advice, from their home at Possum Lodge.

Last Updated: 11/11/2024Network: CBC (CA)Status: Ended
star
8.33
6 votes

#1 - Coup De Grass

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/26/1999

Red creates a new type of grass seed that only grows two inches tall. Edgar creates a fireworks display using real explosives. Animal Control Officer Ed Frid brings a falcon to the show. Red makes a backyard swing out of a car seat. Ranger Gord has made a cartoon about sun protection. Mike has Harold join him for a special feature on careers.

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8.25
4 votes

#2 - School Demo

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/7/2003

The men of Possum Lodge get to tear down the local Public School and have deep emotional reactions. Red converts an old car into a yard clock. All of the steaks go missing in a barbecue adventure. Red has a way to get more gas out of the tank using an enema bottle and a whoopee cushion. Red also has a handy tip explaining how to get two cars into the same parking spot. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Rick Green.

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Swiss It Up
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8.00
4 votes

#3 - Swiss It Up

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/26/1997

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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star
7.80
5 votes

#4 - The Hydrogen Project

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1994

A large quantity of hydrogen is released during an attempt to turn Possum Lake into a huge car battery, negatively impacting the quality of local life.

Directors: Rick Green
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Jet-Ski
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7.75
8 votes

#5 - Jet-Ski

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/18/1991

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.

Directors: Steve Smith
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The Good Old Hockey Game
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7.75
4 votes

#6 - The Good Old Hockey Game

Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/26/1997

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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7.75
4 votes

#7 - School Bus Blimp

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/26/1999

Red talks the guys into converting an old school bus into a hot air balloon. Harold goes over-board using sticky notes. Hap claims the metal plate in his head is magnetized. Red finds a way to paint a fence with a wringer washer. Edgar demonstrates a cheap way to make interlocking brick. Dalton helps a youngster fly a kite. This week¹s adventure is all about golf.

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Canoe Jousting
star
7.71
7 votes

#8 - Canoe Jousting

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/1/1991

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.

Directors: Steve Smith
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Bad Chili
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7.67
6 votes

#9 - Bad Chili

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/4/1991

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.

Directors: Steve Smith
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Adopt-A-Highway
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7.67
3 votes

#10 - Adopt-A-Highway

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/26/1997

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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Celebrity
star
7.67
3 votes

#11 - Celebrity

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/1997

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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7.67
3 votes

#12 - New Job In Town

Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/12/2001

Patrick McKenna returns to The Red Green Show. When the town of Possum Lake decides to hire a professional Public Relations person to promote the area, everyone at the Lodge applies for the job and are shocked to find out that Harold is the successful candidate, instantly making him the most successful Lodge member in history. In other segments of this episode, Red makes a trailer with no wheels and an automatic dog wash. Walter's rototiller gets away from him.

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7.67
3 votes

#13 - The Chainsaw Races

Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2001

Trouble at the Lodge when Red tries to stage the chainsaw races on the same weekend that Harold is hosting gifted children. Red strikes back at teens with loud car radios by turning a van into a giant portable boom box. Dalton, Winston and Walter have a frightening adventure when a nail gun goes out of control. Lazy marina owner Dwight Cardiff talks about why he likes skydiving. Other Handyman Tips - how to paint a room with a lawn sprinkler and how to recycle windshield washer fluid.

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7.67
3 votes

#14 - A Lot Like Christmas

Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2002

Red makes tinsel from potato chip bags and a paper shredder. Moose Thompson is the local Santa. Dalton Humphrey's reindeer are enlisted to haul the hefty Santa on a sleigh. But Dalton's price for the job is 7 boxes of prunes. The Word Game word is Yule. Red turns a pipe organ into a gift deliverer by rocketing gifts out of the pipes. Walter, Winston, and Red make a snowman on a ice rink. Red makes a wreath out of an old tire, glue, and old bows. In "I Don't Know," Hap Shaughnessy and Red debate whether Santa exists.

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7.67
3 votes

#15 - Snowed In

Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2002

A massive snowstorm traps three of the men in the Lodge. Red uses helium to reduce his body weight. Walter stages a chili competition. Red converts a house furnace into a full service machine that heats, cooks and boils hot water. Red also demonstrates a method of sneaking up the driveway without being detected.

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7.67
3 votes

#16 - Cyber Girl

Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2004

Harold meets a girl on the Internet and they arrange to get together at the Lodge. Red shows us how he comes up with all of his wacky project ideas. Walter takes a novelty photo of the guys in costume. Ed Frid brings a few scorpions in to show. Ranger Gord presents a Safety Film on being chased by wolves. Red washes the dishes and his car at the same time. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Jerry Schaefer, Peter Keleghan, Jody Pate, Lori Elliott.

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7.67
3 votes

#17 - Red Green Insurance

Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2005

Bothered by the high cost and poor coverage offered by the insurance company, Red decides to personally insure the Lodge. Red turns a treadmill into a heavy duty belt sander. Harold and Walter make an adventure out of a flat tire. Red demonstrates the easy way to assemble kit furniture. When Red's car crashes through the garage door, Red sees that as an opportunity to turn it into a sauna.

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7.60
5 votes

#18 - Curse Of The Mummy

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/26/1999

Red and Mike have some fun with artifacts from the local museum. Red shows how to prevent your car from being stolen. Hap brings his lie detector in for repairs. The men try to move a fridge down a long staircase. Red makes a kinetic lawn ornament out of a set of drums and a bicycle.

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7.60
5 votes

#19 - Harold's Job

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/1999

A major change in the show as Harold leaves the Lodge and moves to the city to take a job as Assistant Account Executive at Multi-Corp International Inc. This makes room for several new features that will be introduced throughout the season, the first of which is Ranger Gord¹s Animated Educational Films ­ this week's topic : Tree Holes. On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates how to clean out your car with a garbage truck.

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Harold's Leaving
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7.60
5 votes

#20 - Harold's Leaving

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/1998

Harold ruins everything by going off to college. Red builds a fishing boat out of furnace ducts. Bill gets a trout in his pants and Ranger Gord describes his numerous lightening encounters.

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He-Man Contest
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7.57
7 votes

#21 - He-Man Contest

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/11/1991

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.

Directors: Steve Smith
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Safety Week
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7.57
7 votes

#22 - Safety Week

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/27/1991

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.

Directors: Steve Smith
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Whittling Contest
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7.50
6 votes

#23 - Whittling Contest

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/23/1991

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.

Directors: Steve Smith
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Water Tower
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7.50
6 votes

#24 - Water Tower

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/11/1991

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.

Directors: Steve Smith
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star
7.50
4 votes

#25 - The Bent Canoe

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1993

Helmut went white water rafting and wrecked the canoe. Helmet won’t replace it and Glen can’t fix it. Red shows a bunch of things you can make out of tin. Bill tries to get Harold's Frisbee out of a tree.

Directors: Larry Schnurr
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