"The Red Green Show" (1991) TV series 1991-2006

Creators:

Rick Green
Steve Smith
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Red Green airs his handyman show from Possum Lodge, Canada, and also experiences some zany adventures in real life.

Plot Keywords:

Lodge | Canada | Handyman | Duct Tape | Stereotype

Awards:

1 win & 23 nominations

Cast

Steve Smith	...	Red Green / ... (204 episodes, 1991-2005)
Patrick McKenna	...	Harold Green (185 episodes, 1991-2005)
Rick Green	...	Bill Smith (176 episodes, 1991-2005)
Bob Bainborough	...	Dalton Humphrey (90 episodes, 1994-2005)

Series Directed by
Rick Green		(101 episodes, 1991-1996)
William G. Elliott		(28 episodes, 1997-2005)
Larry Schnur		(25 episodes, 1991-1992)
Steve Smith		(22 episodes, 1991)
Rui Feliz		(4 episodes, 1999)

Series Writing credits
Rick Green		(305 episodes, 1991-2006)
Steve Smith		(305 episodes, 1991-2006)
Bruce Pirrie		(84 episodes, 1999-2004)
Rob Sheridan		(72 episodes, 2001-2005)
Peter Wildman		(40 episodes, 1994-1997)
Bob Bainborough		(24 episodes, 1996-2000)
Mark Farrell		(7 episodes, 1997)
Shaun Graham		(7 episodes, 2000)
Shelley Hoffman		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Robert Pincombe		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Richard McDonald		(2 episodes, 1999-2004)
Brad Cowan		(2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Scott Albert		(unknown episodes)
William Flaherty		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Steve Smith	....	producer / executive producer (305 episodes, 1991-2006)
Rick Green	....	producer (214 episodes, 1991-2000)
David C. Smith	....	executive producer / producer (184 episodes, 1996-2006)
Patrick McKenna	....	associate producer (24 episodes, 1994)
Paul Osborne	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Bob Finlay		(unknown episodes)
Don Purser		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Ava Stokl		(56 episodes, 1992-2005)
Roy Dos Santos		(22 episodes, 1994-1995)
Todd Hallam		(7 episodes, 2000-2005)
Lori Knoke		(3 episodes, 1997)

Series Art Direction by
Sandi Richardson		(7 episodes, 1995)

Series Makeup Department
Eleanor Hamill	....	makeup artist (1 episode)

Series Production Management
Sandi Richardson	....	production manager (24 episodes, 1991-2000)

Series Sound Department
Roberto Capretta	....	sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor / ... (130 episodes, 1998-2006)
Tim O'Connell	....	foley artist (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Mark Rice	....	special effects coordinator: various episodes (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Brad Cauthard	....	lighting director (1 episode, 1998)

Series Animation Department
Bryce Hallett	....	animator (22 episodes, 1999-2004)

Series Editorial Department
David Riddles	....	post-production coordinator (19 episodes, 2005-2006)
Anthony Miceli	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Music Department
Bob Doidge	....	musical director (1 episode, 1998)

Series Other crew
Danny Webber	....	legal counsel (20 episodes, 2002-2006)

Production Companies

• S&S Productions
• Smith & Smith Productions

Distributors

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (Canada) (TV)

Other Companies

• Frog Feet Productions  cartoon animation (1999-2004)

Also Known As:

The New Red Green Show

Runtime:

25 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Canada:G (TV rating) | USA:TV-G (seasons 7-8) | USA:TV-PG (seasons 9-10)

Filming Locations:

Canadian Broadcasting Centre - 250 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

S&S Productions

Trivia:

Harold Green, played by Patrick McKenna, makes frequent references to "Traders", the Canadian TV show about investment bankers, in which McKenna plays Marty Stephens.

Goofs:

Continuity: In season 7, Ranger Gord's tower falls down and Gord appears in the Lodge for the first time. He also appears in the Lodge during season 8. However, in Season 9, Gord is back in his tower, without any mention of leaving it (or the tower falling down).

Quotes:

Harold Green: Where does cheese come from, anyway?
Red Green: I'm not sure but I think butter comes from leaving milk out too long.
Harold Green: Maybe cheese is butter that has been left out too long...
Red Green: Yeah, could be... but I always thought cheese was a urine product. No, maybe that's cheez-whiz.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 3 (2007) (V)

You don't have to be Canadian to like Red Green...

...but it helps to know what the "Canadian Content Law" and other Canadian references mean. Lucky me, I am and I do.

Even so, The Red Green Show is a human cartoon with all of the pitfalls, screw-ups, lapses of judgement and fun that one could expect from The Simpsons, Warner Brothers and Family Guy.

Besides that, Red Green is a parody of everything that men are expected to be by either gender. Red's Handyman's Corner shows a man more obsessed with getting the job done quickly and cheaply, and have his project stay together just long enough to be effective.

And while his projects somehow survive, nothing else seems to fall the way of the gang at Possum Lake. Their get-rich-now schemes verify the wisdom of the adage "Those who strive to create a fool-proof plan too often underestimate the ingenuity and persistence of fools".

Red may keep his stick on the ice, but his head and those of his friends, God only knows where they've gone.