The Red Green Show

The Red Green Show is a half-hour Canadian television comedy program that aired on various channels in Canada and the U.S. from April 4, 1991 until April 7, 2006. During its fifteen seasons, it had six network homes, but its longest run was with its final network, CBC Television. It found its largest fandom on U.S. broadcast stations, airing on more than 100 PBS affiliates at its peak. Essentially a cross between a sitcom and a sketch comedy series, it is also a parody of home improvement, do-it-yourself, fishing, and other outdoors shows - particularly The Red Fisher Show. Repeats currently air on CBC Television, CTV Comedy Channel, various Public Broadcasting Service stations, and on the Red Green Channel on Roku televisions. It was produced by S&S Productions, which is owned by Steve and Morag Smith. Directors on the series include Steve Smith, Rick Green and William G. Elliott. The show The title character, Red Green (Steve Smith), is a married, middle-aged man who considers himself a proficient handyman - while others do not. He is the president of the Possum Lodge, a fictional men's club in the small northwestern Ontario town of Possum Lake, near the also-fictional town of Port Asbestos. Much of the show centers around Red and his friends at Possum Lodge fixing or destroying anything and everything at hand while attempting to repair or improve it. Often, Red tries to find shortcuts during these projects, with predictable results. He trusts most of his work to duct tape, which he calls "the handyman's secret weapon". The show's basic concept was that of a cable television show taped in front of a live audience at Possum Lodge with multiple segments recorded at other locations. The main story each week mostly occurred in the lodge in front of the audience, usually with Harold using a portable studio control board he built himself to control cameras, wipes, effects, and cue segments. Many of these segments were pre-recorded on a hand-held camera by Harold and narrated or featured Red. The segments and interstitial cut-scenes provide lessons and demonstrations in repair work, outdoor activities, and offer advice for men. Red and other characters often broke the fourth wall, interacting with the audience via glances and reactions at them and/or the camera.