The Red Green Show Season 13, Episode 8: The Spelling Bee

You've Got Oil

The Lodge makes a deal with a major oil company to allow them to run a pipeline through oil property. Red makes a jet boat out of drainage hoses. Bill and Walter turn putting up a fence, into an adventure. Red creates a car for anyone who's lost his license. Red also has a trick for parking in front of a fire hydrant. Charlie Farquharson is given a lifetime Lodge membership. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Rick Green. Special Guest: Don Harron.

The Drive-Thru

A delivery truck full of burgers flips over and turns the Lodge into a Drive Thru. Red makes a futuristic hybrid gas electric car out of two golf carts and a couple of satellite dishes. Harold has an adventure in a Lumberjack Contest. Red invents a way to iron your pants while you're wearing them and Ranger Gord presents an educational public service announcement. Red has a handy bathroom tip that involves a cordless drill and a small umbrella. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jerry Schaefer, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Rick Green, Peter Keleghan.

School Demo

The men of Possum Lodge get to tear down the local Public School and have deep emotional reactions. Red converts an old car into a yard clock. All of the steaks go missing in a barbecue adventure. Red has a way to get more gas out of the tank using an enema bottle and a whoopee cushion. Red also has a handy tip explaining how to get two cars into the same parking spot. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Rick Green.

Change Will Do You Good

The guys use Winston's septic truck to pump all the coins out of the town wishing well. Red makes a huge Swiss army knife out of a couple of windsurfing boards. Walter and Bill have a big adventure with water rockets. Red devises a way to enter your garage at high speed safely. Red also designs a way to turn auto accessories on by just looking at them. Animal Control Officer Ed Frid brings a possum in and tries to find out if it's just playing dead. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Rick Green, Jerry Schaefer.

The Earring

Rumours run rampant at the Lodge when Winston gets an earring. Instead of beef jerky, Red decides to make turkey jerky. Red and Walter use dynamite to try to remove an old tree stump. Red demonstrates an innovative way to get the Possum Van out of a mud hole and shows you how to convert an old wrecked car into an RV camper trailer. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robsom, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris.

Mailbox Wars

The men at the Lodge try to capture the teenagers who are smashing all the mailboxes in the Possum Lake area. Red converts a bicycle into a barbecue rotisserie. Walter loses a canoe but Winston and Red help him get it back. Red has hints on getting your car to pass the safety check and how to get a bed to make itself. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Graham Greene, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Trevor Loudon.

The String Ball

Dalton looks like he's got a great chance of winning this year's biggest ball of string contest. Red makes a heavy-duty garbage disposal to get rid of car parts and assorted yard junk. Ed and Bill have an adventure trying to save Walter from a car that rolled into the lake. Red demonstrates innovative ways to roll up the rim on your coffee cup and clean hard to reach places in the bathroom. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Jerry Schaefer, Peter Keleghan.

Pay It Forward

The men try to re-instate their unemployment benefits by pretending to work for each other for money. Red designs a car that can be driven with driver in full recline. Edgar Montrose needs help distinguishing nitro from mouthwash. Walter and Bill have an adventure playing Foosball. Red makes a giant bobblehead and a fridge that makes you look slim. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Graham Greene, Rick Green, Joel Harris.

Possum Day

Instead of Ground Hog Day, the Lodge members celebrate Possum Day where a possum predicts how nuch longer summer will last. Red uses an industrial vacuum to subtly suck vegetables out of a fridge. Winston and Walter has a shoot out with squirt guns. Red makes an all-wheel drive four-wheel steering vehicle out of two K-cars. Ranger Gord presents a safety film on Cliff Diving and Red invents an easy way to add engine fluids whil you're driving. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Peter Keleghan, Joel Harris.

The Boat Ramp

Rather than clean out the existing boat ramp, Red creates a way to fling a boat over the scrap and land it in the lake. The men have an adventure saving a Lodge rowboat in a flood. Red uses streetcar technology to devise a safe way to cut the grass with an electric lawnmower. Red also demonstrates a way to prevent your wife from stealing the remote and makes an outdoor bathroom out of empty beer cases. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris.

Comrade Harold

Harold agrees to take part in a University experiment to convert the Possum Lake community to communism. Red makes a garbage compactor out of a garage door opener. Ed Frid brings a wild parrot. Walter makes a glider airplane out of wallboard. Red invents a device that makes you look like you're standing while you're sitting. He also comes up with a way to hide vegetables instead of eating them. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Jerry Schaefer, Joel Harris.

Spokesman Red

Red makes an incorrect assumption when he gets hired as a spokesman for a major corporation. Hap discusses his experience with cryogenics. The men have an adventure with a hi-lo tent trailer. Red invents an ingenious automatic breakfast maker. Also featured are an airplane access ramp for home use, and a quick easy way to level a pool table. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Gordon Pinsent, Joel Harris.

The Chain Letter

Harold convinces the guys at the Lodge to make money by sending out lots and lots of chain letters. Red uses mailboxes and a central vac to create an in-house messenger service. Mike and Walter make an adventure out of installing a sprinkler system. Red uses the back wheels of a car to wind up hoses and extension cords. Red also creates a portable power steering system using a cordless drill and a pickle. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris.

The Women's Circle

When the men notice all the women are missing, they discover that the ladies have formed a Women's Circle where they meet and discuss their lives. Red customizes an old van to make it more pleasant to travel with kids. Walter has an adventure trying to get a clear cellular signal. Ranger Gord presents an animated tip on Boat Safety. Red makes a gigantic oven out of a van and uses a scuba suit and water balloons to help clean the upstairs windows.

Ranger Harold

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

The Sinkhole

The Lodge leans way over as it begins to sink into the ground. Red customizes his car with old kitchen fixtures. The men have an adventure playing broom ball with leaf blowers and a bee hive. Red demonstrates new ways to dry your clothes and several methods for painting your house. Special appearance by Chariie Farqiharson in The Experts segment.

Cyber Girl

Harold meets a girl on the Internet and they arrange to get together at the Lodge. Red shows us how he comes up with all of his wacky project ideas. Walter takes a novelty photo of the guys in costume. Ed Frid brings a few scorpions in to show. Ranger Gord presents a Safety Film on being chased by wolves. Red washes the dishes and his car at the same time. Cast: Steve Smith, Patrick McKenna, Bob Bainborough, Wayne Robson, Jeff Lumby, Joel Harris, Jerry Schaefer, Peter Keleghan, Jody Pate, Lori Elliott.

Hindsight Is 20/20

The men reminisce about their time at the Lodge.

60 min

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