Product Details

• Actors: Bob Bainborough, Gavin Crawford, Graham Greene, Peter Keleghan, Patrick McKenna
• Directors: Rui Feliz
• Writers: Bob Bainborough, Steve Smith, Bruce Pirrie, Richard McDonald, Rick Green
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Acorn Media
• DVD Release Date: February 26, 2008
• Run Time: 400 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000XUF6BA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,992 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Red Green Show - 1999 Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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The Red Green Show: 1999 Season finds affable handyman Red Green (Steve Smith) still enthusiastic about helping men everywhere get a grip on all aspects of their lives. "Remember, if you’re not handsome, at least be handy," remains Green’s mantra for the average guy, though what that means exactly to him continues to defy all reason. In the 16 episodes included in this box set, Green takes the time to show the fellows watching at home how to install tractor wheels on a sedan in order to raise it high enough to mount a boat. (Why? Because it’s hard to keep a boat strapped to the roof of a car with duct tape.) Elsewhere, in other segments, Green demonstrates the advantages of a snowball-pitching machine (a good way to get revenge on teens pelting one’s windshield with snow); attaches canoe paddles to oversized wheels in order to make his van amphibious; and demonstrates how heavy oil drums used in place of tires can mash a whole lot of apples into a kind of pavement substitute. He also tips male viewers about using old socks as a tool belt, repurposing broken hedge clippers as windshield wipers (capable of shredding unwanted pamphlets left on a car window), and proves that one can build an ice-skating rink that doesn’t require one to wake.

Fortunately, Red Green is just as enthusiastic about other things in a man’s life, such as love (in one episode, he encourages men to take a good, hard look at their naked selves in the mirror before exiting a relationship to re-entering dating) and self-improvement (trying to become a kinder, gentler friend to Possum Lodge mates who trash his car). As always, Red’s Lodge buddies, such as Dalton (Bob Bainborough) and Mike Hamar (Wayne Robson), are there to keep things at a fever pitch (Dalton discovers a mummy and fears it will reawaken, while Mike, the friendly career criminal, explains how he doesn’t blame either his mother or "any of" his dads for his problems). Elsewhere, beloved character Harold (Patrick McKenna), Green’s nephew, has gone to work for a big business in the big city, and soon regrets inviting Green to visit him at the office. (Green attempts to steal a few things while there). One of the highlights of the season is listening to Red guide men on what to do when their wives ask if they (the women) look old. His solution? Be concomittal. ("You look good to me honey.")--Tom Keogh

Product Description

It was a very good, mostly okay, not-as-bad-as-it-could-have-been year.

Wit and wisdom of Possum Lodge

Written by and starring Steve Smith

"They say necessity is the mother of invention. Don’t know who the father is; probably remorse." So says Red Green, although this wisdom doesn’t stop him from turning a car into a dump truck or using a dump truck to clean out his car. The complete ninth season of the public television hit’s 15-year run also sees Harold leave the Lodge for corporate life in the big city (with frequent visits from his uncle, of course). Meanwhile, gas station attendant Dale joins the group, and Ranger Gord begins his series of oh-so-educational cartoons.

Join Red, Harold, and all the guys at Possum Lodge for a year’s worth of doing what men do when women aren’t around—and some things that are even worse. "Sweet tales of male stupidity" —Toronto Sun.

EXTRA JUNK: Character bios and production notes written by series creator Steve Smith.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess....", March 22, 2008

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R. L. Towler "Blatzman" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Red Green Show - 1999 Season (DVD)

This is the famous, "Man's Prayer" from the start of each Possum Lodge meeting on "The Red Green Show". And this is a review of this great DVD set.

This is the 1999 or the 9th season of the show; For those of you who have the wonderful "Stuffed and Mounted Series", this set contains 5 episodes (all on disk number three of this set) that you will already have. They are; in order:

"The Battle Call"- Possum Lodge and Caribou Lodge lock horns in mock combat. (Stuffed & Mounted #6)

"Hurricane Doug" - A powerful hurricane bears down on the lodge. (Stuffed & Mounted #5)

"Guinness World Records"- The men scramble to find a way into the record book. (Stuffed & Mounted #4)

"The Auto Club" - The guy's form an auto club to earn cash. (Stuffed & Mounted #3)

"Too Much Information" - Everyone gets sucked into the computer craze- except Red. (Stuffed & Mounted #2)


Also worth mentioning; this is the year that Patrick McKenna (Harold) left for Hollywood and movie fame; so his roll on the show was limited accordingly. He was able to record smaller segments, usually with himself and Steve Smith (Red); where Red goes to his place of business, (an office building) where they talk about various subjects; such as lodge business or how Harold is adjusting to city life, etc. On one episode "The Bachelor Auction" Harold actually shows up at the end of the episode at the lodge; as a contestant.

Rick Green (Adventures with Bill) also left the program for a short while starting with this season. Rick started the Canadian comedy series "History Bites" in 1999. There is a similar segment in each episode during this season of The Red Green Show. It's filmed in black & white and Red still does the narration just like in the previous "Adventures with Bill" segments; but it's filmed with other lodge members, Dalton Humphrey, Mike Hamar and Ed Frid to name a few.

Anyway; to make up for Harold's limited appearances on the show, we get to see more of Dalton, Mike, Edgar Montrose, Winston Rothchild III (from "Rothchild's Sewage and Septic Sucking Services"). Hap Shaughnessy and Ranger Gord have bigger roles now too.

Sadly this is Hap Shaughnessy's (Gordon Pinsent) last year on the show; Gordon left after this season.

This is also the season that started the famous "Ranger Gord Cartoons".

Here what's on each disk....

Disk One

"Harold's Job"- Harold moves to the city and takes a corporate job.

"The Fishing Derby"- The men have the lake tested when the fish stop biting.

"Lady In Red"- A beautiful young chiropractor sets up shop in town.

"The Bachelor Auction"- The men auction themselves to raise money- and get dates.

"Angel"- The guys bet about whether Mike can show them an angel.

"School Bus Blimp"-Red and the gang turn an old school bus into a hot air balloon.


Disk Two

"Coupe De Gras"- Red invents grass that grows only two inches high.

"Rent A Wreck"- Mike Borrows Red's van to take part in a demolition derby.

"Curse Of The Mummy"- Red and Mike fool around with museum artifacts.

"Roll Out The Barrels"- Red decides to go over the falls in a beer barrel.

"No Retreat"- Harold's company wants to buy the lodge for retreats.


Disk Three

"The Battle Call"
"Hurricane Doug"
"Guinness World Records"
"The Auto Club"
"Too Much Information"

Even though there are five out of the sixteen episodes already on the "Stuffed and Mounted" series; in this release, I think this is still worth owning. Remember; after the 10th season (2000 set); there won't be anymore repeat shows; since the Stuffed & Mounted series only includes episodes from 1991 to 2000. So show your support and buy this. Hopefully we will see many more of these seasons released (including the early ones) as years go by and "Remember I'm pulling for ya' were all in this together".

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5.0 out of 5 stars Please keep issuing these complete seasons!, May 1, 2008

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D. Hamrick "haimericus" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Red Green Show - 1999 Season (DVD)

The only drawback to this season is that Harold (in my opinion the funniest one of the lot) is no longer a central character and appears only in occasional segments. But these segments, where Red goes to visit Harold at his job in the city, are some of the funniest exchanges ever, as roles reverse and a newly confident Harold frequently gives Red his comeuppance. You also have the benefit of the Ranger Gord educational cartoons. I really can't describe these--you have to see them. The episode "Too Much Information", in which Red takes on the Internet age, is worth the price of the collection on its own; every single segment is side-splittingly funny.

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly creative, August 12, 2011

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This review is from: The Red Green Show - 1999 Season (DVD)

It's consistently creative and hilarious. It reminds me of the summers at our cabin and it's safe to watch with my family and afterwards I always feel like making bizarre inventions. Love this show