The Red Green Book: Wit and Wisdom of Possum Lodge [Paperback]

Steve Smith (Author), Rick Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 22, 1997

Red, Bill, and Harold, flushed out their international success on the small screen, are proud to bring the Possum?s-eye-view of the world to Canadian Literature. And the U.S. of A.

It?s all here — the wit and wisdom from the men of Possum Lodge — including:

• The Possum Lodge Charter and Pledge
• Camping tips (A tree is just a campfire waiting to happen.)
• Ice fishing hints (Do not fight the boredom. It is an intrinsic component of the sport.)
• Red Talks to Teens (Let?s make this clear — plaid shirts and baggy pants aren?t grunge wear, they?re Lodge wear.)
• Harold Speaks (Okay. The Future of the World. Or specifically, how I hurt myself shaving.)
• Handyman Corner (The one and only Dumpster Cottage)
• Classifieds (For sale, a big large brown and blue thing. I?m not sure what it is but it looks real important and valuable.)
• And more songs and poems than you?ll know what to do with.

And if you buy this book, you?ll have a handy little gadget that works even if the dog has hidden the remote.

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Red, Bill, and Harold, flushed out their international success on the small screen, are proud to bring the Possum?s-eye-view of the world to Canadian Literature. And the U.S. of A.

It?s all here ? the wit and wisdom from the men of Possum Lodge ? including:

? The Possum Lodge Charter and Pledge
? Camping tips (A tree is just a campfire waiting to happen.)
? Ice fishing hints (Do not fight the boredom. It is an intrinsic component of the sport.)
? Red Talks to Teens (Let?s make this clear ? plaid shirts and baggy pants aren?t grunge wear, they?re Lodge wear.)
? Harold Speaks (Okay. The Future of the World. Or specifically, how I hurt myself shaving.)
? Handyman Corner (The one and only Dumpster Cottage)
? Classifieds (For sale, a big large brown and blue thing. I?m not sure what it is but it looks real important and valuable.)
? And more songs and poems than you?ll know what to do with.

And if you buy this book, you?ll have a handy little gadget that works even if the dog has hidden the remote.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (October 22, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761512357
• ISBN-13: 978-0761512356
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have, July 9, 2001

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Red Green Book: Wit and Wisdom of Possum Lodge (Paperback)

This book is all of the hilariousness of The Red Green Show laid out in book format. There's Red giving advice to middle age guys, Harold's advice to teens, Red's songs, Harold's for-sale and other announcements, and so forth. I recognized some of these from the show, but by no means all. (Then again, I have not been lucky enough to see every episode.) Then, there's piles of information on Possum Lodge: the pledge, the charter, the rules (yes, they have some), Lodge merit badges, a history of Possum Lake, the transcript of a Lodge meeting (complete with Old Man Sedgwick, Stinky Peterson, Moose Thompson, et al.), a Meet Your Member bio of many member, [pant, pant, pant] and so much more!

This book is great. As soon as I got it I immediately started reading it out loud to my wife (her gardening book couldn't possibly have been as good as this one!). Don't be fooled, the jokes start right at the beginning of the book (if you can find it). This is a great book, a must-have for all Red Green Fans. Hurry up and buy it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm a man, but I can change, I guess., September 9, 2002

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Fredric Pierce (Huntington Beach, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Red Green Book: Wit and Wisdom of Possum Lodge (Paperback)

Some women might want to call "The Red Green Show" chauvinist because there's nothng but men on it. Have you ever noticed that? Actually, I can remember one episode that had a beautiful model pretending to be Bernice, Red's never-seen wife. But that was the one and only woman I have ever seen on the show. I said women COULD call it chauvinist, but if they watched it, they SHOULDN'T. It's a show that does nothing but make fun of men. And it is funny.

This book takes some of the best material from the show and kind of throws it together. You'll meet pretty much all of the Possum Lodge members; a wierd collection of some of the goofiest regular guys you'll ever meet. I'm a particular fan of Buzz Sherwood who alledgedly can fly his airplane around Possum Lake, but when you're that stoned all the time, how do you do it? You might be glad to learn O.L.D.M.A.N. Sedgwick's full name.

If you're a regular viewer of the TV show, then you don't need me to tell you to buy this book. If you haven't seen the show, find it somewhere on you local PBS station, or gripe to the station for not carrying it and get one of the videos. Then, maybe you'll appreciate this book and maybe you'll buy it, or something.

Well, Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati. (you'll need to read the book or watch the show carefully to figure that out.)

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars hilariously funny, January 13, 2000

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kristil (tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Red Green Book: Wit and Wisdom of Possum Lodge (Paperback)

I bought this book for my husband, because he loves the show. He has had to fight me to get hold of it to read. It is a must buy!