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24 Episodes 1991 - 1991
Episode 1
Wed, Sep 25, 199125 mins
The guys in the Possum Lodge want to have the biggest outboard motor on the lake, so they build one using a 427 cubic inch engine that fell out of someone's car, a shower rod, and a ceiling fan. Red and Harold sing a song about skinny dipping. On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates how to use a belt sander. Red reads winter poems on The Winter of Our Discount Tent. Red and Harold sing "The Marshy Bog Jig". On Red's Male Call, Harold reads letters from teenagers. On Adventures with Bill, Bill and Red try to portage a canoe. Harold talks to young people about sex education. Red gets young David to mow his lawn under the guise of teaching him how to play croquet. Hap Shaughnessy tells a tall tale about drilling for gunpowder on an offshore rig.
Episode 2
24 mins
Moose Thompson claims to have seen the ghost of Elvis at the supermarket. Red and Harold sing "Don't Lick a Toad". Red and young Max play with Max's model airplane. On Handyman Corner, Red shows how an electric drill can be used as a saw. Red reads a poem about winter coats on The Winter of Our Discount Tent. Red and Harold sing "Breakfast is Hell When the Stove Blows Up". On Red's Male Call, Harold reads a fan letter written in crayon. On Adventures with Bill, Bill shows how to have fun tobogganing even if you don't have a toboggan. Harold gives advice on what not to do on a first date. Red introduces Dougie Franklin, who delivers food in his monster truck.
Episode 3
25 mins
Red tells the story about seeing a UFO while out drinking and skinny dipping with his buddies the previous night. Red and Harold sing "Drinking with the Boys". In Handyman Corner, Red makes a heat gun by duct taping six hair dryers to a hockey stick. In The Winter of Our Discount Tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. Red visits Jimmy MacVey and his boat. Red and Harold sing a song about Arctic fishing. In Red's Male Call, Red talks about fishing for snowmobiles. In Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates how to build a fire in the woods. Harold talks about war. Red talks to teenagers about their glands. Red tries to talk Harold into going camping with him. Red visits Jack, who lives in a cave and defends his doomsday supplies with a hockey stick.
Episode 4
25 mins
The lodge members find an old treasure map in the attic and hunt for treasure. Red sings "Who's that hiding in my bed roll." On Handyman Corner, Red converts an old toilet into a portable ceramic beverage cooler. In The Winter of Our Discount Tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. Hap Shaughnessy tells a tall tale about how he was once a rubber farmer. Red sings a song about his car. On Red's Male Call, Red answers a letter from the Yukon. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates how to use snowshoes. Red talks to teenagers about guns. Red and Harold argue about who would win in a fight between Superman and Batman. Red talks to Dougie Franklin about his monster truck.
Episode 5
25 mins
Stinky Peterson's pranks seem to have no effect on Old Man Sedgewick. Red sings a song about shooting ducks. On Handyman Corner, Red finds new uses for a garage door opener. In The Winter of Our Discount Tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. Red tells about a practical joke that Stinky Peterson played on Old Man Sedgewick. Red visits Ranger Gord, who has mistaken a fallen log for a woman. Red and Harold sing a song about sleep. On Red's Male Call, Red talks about hobbies for retired men. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates how to survive in the forest by fishing. Harold talks about sex and violence in music videos. Red spends some quality time with young Dave. Red talks about Old Man Sedgewick's revenge.
Episode 6
24 mins
Moose Thompson won a home barber kit at Bingo and wants to give everybody a free haircut. Old Man Sedgewick ends up losing an ear, but it's no big deal because he doesn't use 'em. Red sings a song about duck hunting. In Handyman Corner, Red adds extra headlights to his car. In Winter of Our Discount Tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. When Stinky Peterson gets his hair cut, several forms of wildlife will have to find a new natural habitat. Red visits Ranger Gord, who has been watching for forest fires for 12 years without sleep. On Red's Male Call, Red and Harold talk about the environment. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates how to use a snow blower. Harold talks about bullies. Red visits Jimmy MacVey, who has been fixing his boat for the last six and a half years. The barber kit ends up at the bottom of the lake. Red will be wearing his hat for the next six weeks.
Episode 7
24 mins
The Possum Lodge holds a He-Man contest with first prize being a truss. Harold fails to get Wayne Gretsky to appear on the show. Red and Harold sing a song about an old wood stove. On Handyman Corner, Red converts an old stove into a reclining chair. Red and Harold talk about violence in sports. In Winter of Our Discount tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. Hap Shaugnessy tells a tall tale about being a bush pilot. Red sings a song about Lumberjack Mort. On Red's Male Call, Red answers a letter from an elderly gentleman who is seeking female companionship, but wants to keep it from his wife. On Adventures with Bill, Bill builds a house out of snow. Harold gripes about shopping with your mom. Red and Harold discuss whether college prepares you for life. Red visits Jack, the Caveman, who no longer recognizes currency, but does accept McDonalds coupons.
Episode 8
24 mins
Red is annoyed with Harold for booking an elephant on the previous show due to the lingering smell. Red sings "Scratching ourselves." On Handyman Corner, Red builds a car out of wood, propelled by fire extinguishers. In Winter of Our Discount tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. Red visits Dougie Franklin and his monster truck and discusses the rules for the sport of car crushing. Red and Harold sing a song about railroads. On Red's Male Call, Red gives tips on buying a used car. On Adventures with Bill, Bill teaches basic canoeing for beginners. Harold talks about Pixy Stix. Red and Harold talk about earrings.
Episode 9
25 mins
Moose Thompson answers an ad for a male dancer. Red and Harold sing a song about throwing possums. On Handyman Corner, Red shows how to make a portable phone for under $40. In The Winter of our Discount Tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. Moose applies for the job as a male dancer at the Bamboo Bam Bam Club. They want him to wear a costume, so he finds a moose costume and gets Buster Hadfield to be the back end of the moose. Red visits Jack, the caveman, who is preparing for the collapse of civilization by living in a cave and growing his own food – mushrooms, mostly. Red and Harold sing a song about saving the whales. On Red's Male Call, Red answers a letter from a kid, who wants to be just like Red. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates how to protect yourself from mosquitoes. Red visits Dougie Franklin and his monster truck. Buster and Moose come home with their underwear full of money – which no bank will touch.
Episode 10
25 mins
Old Man Sedgewick leaves his toupee at the Possum Lodge to be cleaned. Red and Harold sing a song about bacon drippings. On Handyman Corner, Red makes an adjustable bed. Red and Harold talk about who the sexiest woman alive is. In The Winter of our Discount Tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. Nobody wants to wash Old Man Sedgewick's toupee, and Buster Hadfield said he saw it move. Red visits Ranger Gord, who has not left his tower in 12 years. Red and Harold sing "Don't Marry a Woman with Stuff between Her Teeth". On Red's Male Call, Red recommends using fantasies to revitalize a viewer's love life. On Adventures with Bill, Bill tries to build a shelter using a parachute. Harold writes his own celebrity profile. Red has advice for teenagers about not leaving home. Red recommends that Harold should buy a used car instead of new. Red visits Jimmy MacVey, who has been fixing his boat for six and a half years. Stinky Peterson washed the toupee by towing it behind his boat, but he lost it in the lake.
Episode 11
24 mins
Red tells about the talent show they had at the lodge, where the first act was Stinky Peterson belching "MacArthur Park". Red sings "The Humming Song". On Handyman Corner, Red takes apart a VCR to remove a stuck tape. Red and Harold talk about how atomic bombs work. In The Winter of our Discount Tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. For the talent show, Moose Thompson did his version of "Dirty Dancing" with a couple of truck tires and a grease gun and Old Man Sedgewick played his musical saw, and accidentally cut the crotch out of his hip waders. Red visits Ranger Gord, who frequently gets struck by lightning because his tower has the only metal in 50 square miles. Red sings, "What do you see when you look at a tree." On Red's Male Call, Red answers a letter from a viewer who wants to know how to treat a gunshot wound. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates how to erect a tent. Harold talks about household chores. Red teaches young Max how to play basketball. The highlight of the talent show was Red and Harold singing "Tie a yellow gibbon 'round the old oak tree".
Episode 12
25 mins
Red tells the story about how the lodge got a new outhouse. Red sings a song about his old hunting dog. On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates how to fix a lawnmower with a seized engine. Red and Harold talk about the possibility of winning an Emmy award. In The Winter of our Discount Tent, Red reads winter poems outside in the snow. Red starts to tell the story of how the old outhouse blew up, but Harold cuts away. Hap Shaughnessy tells a tall tale about when he worked on the railroad. Red sings a song about his own funeral. On Red's Male Call, Red talks about taking care of a lawn. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates knife throwing. Harold talks about public speaking. Red talks to teenagers about their bizarre haircuts. Red and Harold talk about cheese. Red visits Jack the caveman, who is preparing for the end of western civilization. Instead of listening to Red's story about the outhouse blowing up, Harold thinks the audience wants something more intelligent and mature. So, he asks Red about his compost humus distribution system, which it turns out was actually the outhouse blowing up story.
Episode 13
25 mins
Red talks about the lodge's whittling contest, where first prize was your entry didn't go into the fire. Red sings a song about eating in bed. On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates how to change a flat tire when the lug nuts are rusted on. In Spring Hopes Eternal, Red reads poems about spring outside in the rain. Red tells more about the whittling contest, but Harold cuts him off. Red visits Glen Brackston to get his outboard motor fixed. Red and Harold sing their own version of "If You're Happy and You Know It". On Red's Male Call, Red answers a letter from a viewer in Quebec who is confused about different names for the same animal. On Adventures with Bill, Bill goes water skiing. Glen Brackston finishes working on the outboard motor without actually doing any work. Harold and Red talk about Harold's dream during a game of horseshoes. Glen Brackston has to figure out how much to charge for doing no work. Red talks to teenagers about staying in school. First prize in the whittling contest went to Moose Thompson, who tried to carve a block of granite and ended up whittling his knife into an ice pick.
Episode 14
24 mins
The lodge considers switching to an alternate power source for the boat since gasoline is expensive. Red sings a song about Strongman Jack. On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates how to change a headlight. In Endless Summerrr, Red reads poems about summer outside in the hot sun. Red tells about how they first tried to make a solar-powered boat, but it didn't work very well for night fishing. So they eventually decided to go with wind power using a wind mill. Harold suggests using a sail, but Red explains that real men need a boat with a motor and that sailing is for wimps who wear little white shorts. Hap Shaughnessy tells a tall tale about raising tigers on a ranch in Kenya. Back on Handyman Corner, Red finally gets the old headlight out and replaces the bulb. Then he discovers that it was the other headlight that was burned out. On Red's Male Call, a viewer wants to know about Red's new nickname: Possum. Harold thinks that possums are like cowards, paralyzed with terror when they are attacked and tries to explain that "Possum" is a stupid choice for a nickname, but Red just plays dead until Harold leaves. On Adventures with Bill, Bill uses a metal detector to help Red find his watch. Red and Harold talk about Harold's Driver's Education class during a game of horseshoes. Red finishes the story about the wind-powered boat. They found an old windmill from a miniature golf course, installed it in the boat and attached it to the generator from Red's old Studebaker. None of the guys had much faith in the mechanism, but it surprised everyone ... by sinking.
Episode 15
25 mins
The lodge has become more safety-conscious since the methane explosion when Stinky Peterson dropped his cigarette down the two-holer. Red sings a song about a girl in his high school. On Handyman Corner, Red makes a coffin out of a broken freezer. In Spring Hopes Eternal, Red reads poems about spring outside in the rain. Buster Hadfield likes dangerous games. He wants the guys to blow up a hot water bottle until it explodes. Red visits Bob Stuyvesant, of the Dept. of Natural Resources, who golfs while he works. Red sings a song about his trick knees. On Red's Male Call, Red has detailed advice about which fishing lure to use for pickerel, but one-word answers for everything else. On Adventures with Bill, Bill teaches Red about archery. Red reads a poem about summer. Harold wants to be excused from gym class. Hap Shaughnessy tells a tall tale about working in the engine room on a nuclear submarine, shoveling uranium 287 into the nuclear furnace. Buster Hadfield got the hot water bottle inflated to the point where it had filled up the room, but it got punctured by the antlers on the wall, and it blew out the side door and skipped down the lake with Buster hanging on for dear life. Now the whole area smells like Buster's breath.
Episode 16
25 mins
Red tells the story about a bear that wandered into the lodge. Red sings a song about a sandwich salesman who fell down the well. On Handyman Corner, Red builds a basketball hoop. In The Winter of Our Discount Tent, Red reads a poem about shoveling out your car. Red continues the story about the bear that wandered in - everyone thought it was just Moose Thompson. Red visits Glen Brackston to get his outboard motor fixed. Red sings a song about the greatest danger he ever faced. On Red's Male Call, Red gets a letter from Ed McMahon. On Adventures with Bill, Bill goes scuba diving and loses his scuba gear, so he goes snorkeling. Red reads a poem about summer, the ice cream season. Red and Harold talk about Grandma Green's picnic while playing a game of horseshoes. Red goes back to Glen Brackston to pick up his outboard motor, but Glen hasn't even started on it. Red reads a spring poem about smelling the flowers. Red visits Bob Stuyvesant to ask about restocking Possum Lake, but Bob thinks the guys should all take up golf instead. The bear spent a couple of days in the lodge before Stinky Peterson realized that it wasn't Moose Thompson. It was during the poker game, the bear was winning.
Episode 17
24 mins
Red tells the story about making salt and pepper shakers out of old shotgun shells. Red sings "Tailgatin'". On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates how to fix a dent in your car. Red reads a spring poem about a flooded basement. Moose Thompson decided to make shotgun shell salt and pepper shakers when he came home from a duck hunt with a whole boatload of empty shotgun shells and no duck. Red visits Dougie Franklin and his monster truck, which Dougie claims is like a magnet to women. Red sings a song about wishing to take a wet towel to a nudist camp. On Red's Male Call, Red answers a letter from a viewer who wants the show to be more like old The Dick Van Dyke Show. On Adventures with Bill, Bill plays with slingshots. Red reads a winter poem about dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh. Red and Harold discuss minimum wage. Red talks to teenagers about voting. Red checks up on Jack the caveman. Red finishes the story about the shotgun shell salt and pepper shakers. Moose Thompson got the shotgun shells mixed up and put the live ammo on the dining room table, while Buster Hadfield went out duck hunting with the salt and pepper shakers. Buster brought down a couple of pre-spiced ducks. At dinner, the guys sprinkled gunpowder and buckshot all over their food. Then Stinky Peterson burped and blew a hole in the lampshade.
Episode 18
25 mins
The lodge decided to have a safety week because they were losing too many fishing days to injuries. They were going to start off by painting some safety slogans, but Stinky Peterson fell off the ladder and landed on the paint roller. Red sings a song about a strange toy his father gave him when he was a little lad. On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates how to fix a toaster. In Endless Summerrr, Red reads a poem about burning your backside on a black car parked in the hot sun. For safety week, they found that most of the life jackets had been duct taped together to make a flotation ring for the beer cooler. Red visits Ranger Gord, who just started his 13th year up in the tower. On Red's Male Call, a viewer asks why there are no women on the show. On Adventures with Bill, Bill shows different ways to extinguish a campfire. Red reads a poem about trying to pull-start the damn lawnmower. Ranger Gord explains that he hates the moon and the stars because they don't talk to him like a friend, they only speak German. Red and Harold talk about puberty. Red visits Jimmy MacVey, who ordered a new propeller for his boat, but it's coming all the way from Hong bloody Kong, so he uses a ceiling fan instead. For Safety Week, the guys decided to have a fire drill at the lodge. They all ended up with injuries except for Red, who slept through the whole thing.
Episode 19
24 mins
They found a running shoe in last night's chili at the lodge. Red sings a song about Pesticide Bob. On Handyman Corner, Red installs an air conditioner in the possum van. In The Harder The Fall, Red reads a poem about jumping into a pile of leaves. The mystery shoe in the chili turned out to be Old Man Sedgewick's. Red visits Dougie Franklin and his monster truck that can do a hundred miles an hour in first gear. Red sings a song about his beard. On Red's Male Call, they didn't get any letters from viewers this week, so Harold wrote one. On Adventures with Bill, Bill goes orienteering but forgot that he had a magnet in his pocket. Red finishes the story about the running shoe in the chili. It was accidentally dropped there by a woman who has been searching for the shoe's owner for years, trying it on every man she met.
Episode 20
24 mins
The water pump at the lodge broke down and nobody wants to go under the lodge to fix it, so Stinky Peterson suggested that they build a water tower. Red sings "Who has the oldest clothes?" On Handyman Corner, Red converts the doors on an old car into gull-wing doors. In The Harder The Fall, Red reads a poem about animals fattening up for hibernation. The guys decide that instead of using wood or metal for the water tower, they will just use a giant plastic bag. Red wonders why Harold isn't interrupting the story the way he usually does. Red visits Bob Stuyvesant, who plays golf while he marks trees for the Ministry of Natural Resources. Red sings a song about flies in the sugar bowl. On Red's Male Call, a viewer wants to know if you can make explosives out of a cake mix. On Adventures with Bill, Bill goes fishing with his new trolling motor. Red reads a summer poem about nut-balls on jet-skis. Red and Harold talk about Harold's inflatable shoes. Red talks to teenagers about free love. Bob Stuyvesant pressures Red into playing golf with him. Red tries to end the show without finishing the water tower story, so Harold finishes it for him.
Episode 21
24 mins
The guys at the lodge go down to the marina to check out jet-skis. Red and Harold sing a song that's not so easy to sing along to. On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates what to do if you don't have the right tool for the job. In Endless Summerrr, Red reads a poem about drought. Moose Thompson thinks he can build a jet-ski out of a snowmobile. Red visits Glen Brackston, who is going to Disney World, leaving nobody to run the marina. Red sings a song about an enchanted work horse who was granted three wishes. Handyman corner continues with Red showing what to do if your tools don't work anymore because somebody used them for the wrong purpose. On Red's Male Call, a viewer wants to know if wrestling is fake. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates how to use a bola. Red reads a winter poem. Red tells Harold about when he was a teenager and chips only came in one flavor. Red sings a song about a guy that nobody liked, but always lost at poker, so they let him stay. Red reads a poem about birds migrating overhead. Hap Shaughnessy tells a tall tale about spearfishing under the ice in the Yukon. Moose Thompson made his own jet-ski out of a snowmobile and about nine life jackets and tried it out on the lake. He said that he was gonna make it all the way across the lake and he was half right.
Episode 22
25 mins
Red and Harold sing "Oh well, at least I'm not a Mole". On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates a safer way to winch your boat up onto your trailer. In The Harder The Fall, Red reads an autumn poem about migrating geese. The pump stopped working in the well at the lodge, but no one wanted to go down there and replace the washer on the foot valve. They figured it would be easier just to dig another well. Stinky Peterson did the digging while the rest of the guys watched him work. Red visits Bob Stuyvesant on the golf course to seek his help filling out a government form. Coincidentally, it will take Bob about the same amount of time to fill out the form as it would take for them to play a round of golf. Red sings a song about walking away from a job. On Adventures with Bill, Bill makes animal traps and Red makes a Bill trap. Red reads a winter poem about frozen toes. Red asks Harold if he has discovered girls. Red helps Dougie Franklin check the oil on his monster truck. Stinky Peterson finally hit water but he had gone so far off course that he had dug into the old well shaft. So they just tossed down a new washer to fix the foot valve.
Episode 23
24 mins
The guys had a canoe jousting contest where you tie your laundry to the end of a paddle and then use it to try to knock the other guy out of his canoe. Red sings a song about killing a mosquito with a 16-pound sledge. On Handyman Corner, Red turns and old junk car into a garden center. In Spring Hopes Eternal, Red reads a poem about young couples in the woods. As Red continues the canoe jousting story, Moose Thompson made it to the semifinals by biting the bottom out of Stinky Peterson's canoe. Red visits Glen Brackston to get some outboard motor oil, but Glen can't remember where he keeps it. Red sings a song about burning the steaks. On Red's Male Call, Red answers letters about etiquette. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates how to find water in the woods. Red reads a summer poem about the days getting longer. Red and Harold discuss which sport is better: soccer or hockey. Glen Brackston sits and thinks about the Grand Canyon while Red looks for the motor oil. As Adventures with Bill continues, Bill's dousing rod leads him into the lake. Red sings a song about a grass fire in the back yard. Red talks to teenagers about rebelling. In the final match of canoe jousting, Buster Hadfield swings his paddle and catches Moose Thompson right between the eyes. This gets Moose laughing and unable to fight, so the match ends in a draw.
Episode 24
24 mins
The guys build their own water slide. Red sings a song about getting a terrible headache from driving his van. On Handyman Corner, Red demonstrates how to repair your car windshield. In The Harder The Fall, Red reads a poem about a pumpkin. To build the water slide, they duct taped together animal food troughs stolen from local farms. Then they ran the chain of troughs from the roof of the lodge all the way down to the lake. Red visits Dougie Franklin, who had promised Red a ride in his monster truck. But Dougie's driver's license got suspended for driving 60 mph down a sidewalk, taking out a traffic light, and running over 9 BMWs. Red sings a song about about a quiet evening spoiled by an incredibly rude noise. On Red's Male Call, Red answers questions about the meaning of life, teaching the bible in schools, and whether we are alone in the universe. On Adventures with Bill, Bill demonstrates signaling. Red reads a winter poem about watching snowflakes fall. Red and Harold discuss time travel. Red finds part of a BMW still jammed underneath Dougie's monster truck. Red gives advice to teenagers who have just gotten their drivers license. Moose Thompson went down the slide before they even had a chance to put any water on it. He was the first to realize that the slide ended just short of the lake, so they added another trough. Buster and Stinky had a couple of good runs, but it wasn't fast enough for Old Man Sedgewick, so he took off all his clothes and covered himself with salad oil. He came out of the water slide so fast that he skipped four times across the lake and landed in a bonfire at the girl guides' camp.