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The Best Episodes of The Red Green Show

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The Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Red Green Show Season 11 Episode 2 - Gladiator
    9.3/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Gladiator

    S11:E2

    The Town of Possum Lake is staging a live version of the movie Gladiator with Dalton Humphrey (Bob Bainborough) in the lead role. Meanwhile Red demonstrates how to change a flat tire without stopping and how to fish with a musket. Mike builds a sailboat that runs on land. Harold drops in to advise a married viewer who has fallen hopelessly in love with Queen Elizabeth.

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  2. The Red Green Show Season 15 Episode 18 - Toe The Line
    9.3/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Toe The Line

    S15:E18

    Red and Harold end up as a couple competing in a line dancing contest. Red turns a sedan car into a hideaway hardtop. Mike brings his key collection to Harold's Hobby House. Red uses men's fascination with an open car hood to get guys to babysit. Ed Frid tries to guess the word 'gross' in the Word Game. Bill over-inflates a soccer ball so the game can be played with vehicles. Red uses an industrial vacuum cleaner to get rid of bees.

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  3. The Red Green Show Season 11 Episode 3 - The Whooping Crane
    9.2/10(10 votes)

    #3 - The Whooping Crane

    S11:E3

    A whooping crane builds its nest and lays an egg in the chimney of Possum Lodge. Red demonstrates a creative way to go tobogganing in the summer. Harold gives advice on how to tell a fellow employee that they have a body odour problem. Ranger Gord presents his first animated feature of the season and Red shows you how to seal your driveway with paint roller blades. This week's adventure features Road Hockey.

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  4. The Red Green Show Season 11 Episode 14 - The Fishing Derby
    9.2/10(10 votes)

    #4 - The Fishing Derby

    S11:E14

    Harold releases a prize fish into the lake as part of a fishing derby, with the intention of giving a $1,000 prize to whoever catches it. Red seeks to win the prize, by any means necessary. When no one catches any fish in a fishing derby, the men of the lodge test the lake water and make a shocking discovery.

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  5. The Red Green Show Season 12 Episode 2 - The Possum Panderosa
    9.2/10(11 votes)

    #5 - The Possum Panderosa

    S12:E2

    Red and Harold promote the Lodge on the basis that they are relatives of Lorne Greene, who grew up there. Red demonstrates how to cut down on your coffee intake and how to deliver pizza with a skeet thrower. The men have a pass, punt and kick competition. Red turns a car into a huge wrench.

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  6. The Red Green Show Season 12 Episode 6 - Reality Television
    9.2/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Reality Television

    S12:E6

    Harold changes the show to make it more in keeping with the current trend towards reality shows. Red turns a car into a complete lawncare vehicle. The men undertake the world's largest towing job. Red builds an ultra-fast seed starting bed for his wife and demonstrates how to sneak up the driveway without waking your spouse.

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  7. The Red Green Show Season 12 Episode 1 - Go Fish
    9.1/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Go Fish

    S12:E1

    The wives stage a protest to prevent the men from going on a fishing weekend. Red builds a variable wheelbase car, demonstrates an easy way to change a burned-out lightbulb, and uses a blood pressure cuff to make orange juice. Ed Frid does a feature on lobsters and Walter learns how to back up a boat trailer in this week's adventure film.

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  8. The Red Green Show Season 6 Episode 25 - We Can't Help It - We're Men
    9.0/10(18 votes)

    #8 - We Can't Help It - We're Men

    S6:E25

    A collection of shorts from the first six seasons.

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  9. The Red Green Show Season 11 Episode 6 - Viva Las Possums
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #9 - Viva Las Possums

    S11:E6

    Harold stages a 50's weekend at Possum Lake, culminating in an Elvis Impersonation contest. Red makes a wood chipper out of a clothes dryer. The adventure features a pit stop during the Possum Lake Car Rally. Marina Owner Dwight Cardiff extols the virtues of skydiving. In the word game, nervous Animal Control Officer Ed Frid tries to get the word 'confidence'. Red shows you an easy way to check the map while you're driving.

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  10. The Red Green Show Season 15 Episode 1 - Rules of Engagement
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Rules of Engagement

    S15:E1

    Harold has broken up with Bonnie so Red tries to make him feel better by pairing up with him for a white water race in a two-man kayak Red made from washing machines. Bill and Winston get injured trying out a batting cage. Red makes his car pothole-proof. Mike tries to guess the word 'mistakes' in the Word Game. Red demonstrates a way to drive with no hands, and a trick to help you find your car keys.

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  11. The Red Green Show Season 15 Episode 3 - Mr. Clean
    9.0/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Mr. Clean

    S15:E3

    Trying to beat Caribou Lodge in the ratings for tourist resorts, Red and the men do a massive clean-up of the Lodge. Red invents a way to cut the lawn automatically. Mike shows them how to make a camp shower. Dalton goes for the word 'listen' in the Word Game. Red makes a scented candle out of car drippings and a super-sized windshield washer from a fire hose.

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  12. The Red Green Show Season 15 Episode 19 - Do As I Do
    8.9/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Do As I Do

    S15:E19

    Harold loses the church and decides to get married at the Lodge with Red as minister.

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  13. The Red Green Show Season 11 Episode 4 - Back To Nature
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Back To Nature

    S11:E4

    As part of his new job, Harold rents out the Lodge to what he thinks are a group of Senior Executives from a naturalist organization, but who are actually just old nudists. Red shows how you can attach an automotive supercharger to the human body. In the adventure film, Mike has borrowed a police car and has it stuck on a dirt pile. Ranger Gord writes a love letter to Susan Serandon. Red finds a useful purpose for accordions.

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  14. The Red Green Show Season 12 Episode 3 - Possum Air
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Possum Air

    S12:E3

    In order to bring tourists into the area, Harold starts his own airline, with Red as his first passenger. Red makes a kiddie ride out of a coin-operated washing machine. Walter has a run-in with a wood chipper. Red demonstrates an innovative use of popcorn and an automatic newspaper remover.

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  15. The Red Green Show Season 12 Episode 16 - Red And Breakfast
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #15 - Red And Breakfast

    S12:E16

    Harold gets Red to help him turn the Lodge into a bed and breakfast with Mike Hammer as their test customer. Red demonstrates a way to avoid speeding tickets. Ed Frid brings in the most dangerous animal in the world. Walter helps Red gte a lawnmower started. Red turns water wings into fake jogging weights. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Jerry Schaefer, Joel Harris.

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  16. The Red Green Show Season 13 Episode 16 - Ranger Harold
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Ranger Harold

    S13:E16

    Harold fills in for Ranger Gord while he's on sick leave, leaving Uncle Red alone and lonely at the Lodge. Red converts an old portable record player into a pizza maker. Bill and Walter have a life-size electric football game using cement tampers. Hap claims tp be a world class tap dancer. Red invents one device for keeping tailgaters away and another for clapping along with an audience. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Jerry Schaefer, Gordon Pinsent

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  17. The Red Green Show Season 14 Episode 8 - The Lodge Election
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #17 - The Lodge Election

    S14:E8

    The men find out that Red has been breaking the rules of the Lodge Charter and an election is called to pick a new leader. A new guy, Blair Cobden, comes on the show to promote his snowmobiling show on a local station. Red strips an old car to make a luxury bass boat. Walter accidentally goes for a ride on a mechanic's creeper. Winston runs a new commercial for "septile disfunction."

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  18. The Red Green Show Season 10 Episode 1 - Sausage Envy
    8.7/10(18 votes)

    #18 - Sausage Envy

    S10:E1

    The boys do their wurst for the Possum Lake Sausage Carnival. Red meets with the network programmer - an 18 year-old woman played by Stephanie Beard of Toronto's KISS FM. Red makes popcorn in a clothes dryer, converts a hot water tank into a snowmobile, and uses his dog to wash his car. George Buza plays the lazy owner of the Port Asbestos Marina. Dalton locks the keys in his car and has to blow the doors off to get them.

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  19. The Red Green Show Season 11 Episode 10 - Something In The Heir
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Something In The Heir

    S11:E10

    Winston tries to adopt a child to carry on the family septic sucking business. Red turns a car into a castle, complete with turret. Mike and Walter turn a basketball competition into an adventure. Dalton finds out that surfing the internet leaves a trail. Other Handyman Tips - using a toy train to vacuum a rug, and a quick clean-up idea for bachelors who eat alone.

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  20. The Red Green Show Season 15 Episode 7 - New Yorkshire Puddings
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #20 - New Yorkshire Puddings

    S15:E7

    Red discovers Yorkshire puddings and decided to open up a fast food Yorkshire pudding outlet. Red converts an autoharp into a bread slicer. Bill, Winston and Ed have a bird watching adventure. Red converts a city bus into a house addition. Mike Hamar tries to guess the word 'hug'. Red uses handyman tools for preparing food.

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  21. The Red Green Show Season 15 Episode 11 - Flying Blind
    8.7/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Flying Blind

    S15:E11

    Red uses some unexpected cash to put on an Air Show but when he's denied a permit, he tries to fool the crowd with model airplanes. Ed Frid brings a black bear to Talking Animals. Red uses a water wheel to power a car. Bill has an adventure with ropes. Mike tries to guess the word 'back' in the word game. Red invents a car deodorizer and a way to stop your guests from using too much hot water.

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  22. The Red Green Show Season 14 Episode 4 - The Statue
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #22 - The Statue

    S14:E4

    Red knocks over a historic statue downtown and must replace it. Harold, Bill and Walter have an adventure with hammocks. Red combines a boat trailer and a K-car to make a boat launcher that's easy to back up. The fishermen exchange ideas on the importance of education. Red introduces method where instead of counting calories, you count meals. Red creates reversible pants and a canoe made entirely out of coolers, called a Canooler.

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  23. The Red Green Show Season 14 Episode 5 - False Idol
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #23 - False Idol

    S14:E5

    Red converts a furnace into a dry cleaning machine. Harold tries out for a Canadian Idol type reality show. The boys turn boat launching into an adventure. Red uses the old town clock as a car engine. Glen Brackston brings his coffee cup collection to Harold's Hobby House. Red warns of the dangers of fast dancing for middle aged men.

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  24. The Red Green Show Season 14 Episode 10 - Stay Tuned
    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #24 - Stay Tuned

    S14:E10

    When the government erects a building that blocks the Lodge satellite signal, the men build a huge tower for their satellite dish. Red uses dryer hoses to make the Possum Van more aerodynamic. The men encounter a bear on a fishing trip. Red attaches a propane tank to a lawn sprinkler to make an instant campfire. Red turns his car into a miniature garbage truck.

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  25. The Red Green Show Season 15 Episode 5 - Cell Hell
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Cell Hell

    S15:E5

    Red gets a bunch of free cell phones and tries to make them work without signing up for cellular service. Graham Green is featured as Edgar Montrose presenting his hobby of flattening items on the train tracks. Red uses arena lights as high beams. Mike, Ed and Dalton have a Yoga lesson. Red uses tricks to make the Possum van appear to be peeling rubber. Ed Frid tries to guess the word 'heat' in the Word Game. Red cautions couples on the use of sarcasm.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Gladiator" is the best rated episode of "The Red Green Show". It scored 9.3/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/19/2001. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Toe The Line".