History YMMV / TheRedGreenShow

* ParodyDisplacement: ''The Red Green Show'' is a parody of ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Fisher_Show The Red Fisher Show]]'', and more generally of low-budget outdoor and handyman shows on cable access channels, which ''Red Fisher'' itself also parodied. ''The Red Green Show'' is still widely beloved both in Canada and the U.S., while ''Red Fisher'', not to mention the countless outdoor shows they both parodied'', have largely fallen into obscurity.

* TearJerker: In the last episode's advice segment, when after Red says his trademark "Remember, I'm pulling for ya. We're all in this together." line, Steve Smith gets up and has to leave the stage, because he's ready to cry.

** Creator/GordonPinsent voices Pippi's father in the 1997 ''WesternAnimation/PippiLongstocking'' animated film. Pippi just as much TheMunchausen as Hap Shaughnessy, it's no wonder where she gets it from!

** One of the only other shows besides ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' to apply this trope literally. At the beginning, Steve Smith's beard was actually fairly short and trimmed, as well as more brown than gray, and as his beard grew out (and got grayer) the quality of the show improved. Smith later {{Lampshaded}} this fact when he pointed out that you could almost tell what season a given episode was in by looking at his beard.

* HarsherInHindsight: Some of the "Adventures" segments where Walter gets thrown in the air or fall from great heights can be hard to watch in the wake of Joel Harris' death in a skydiving accident.

** When in ''Duct Tape Forever'' Harold finally calls Red out on his constant belittling and insults, Red pulls out a photo of himself as a high schooler--and we see he was nearly identical to Harold. Red was mercilessly picked on as a kid, and he's just trying to help Harold grow a spine.

* MorePopularReplacement: The cast that would become the regulars (Dalton, Mike, Winston, Gord) to the cast from season 2. They're largely regarded as being more memorable and play off of Red better.

** Steve Smith himself tends to view the show's second season as this, to the point of it almost being an OldShame. ExecutiveMeddling led to a host of new characters and the show becoming more like a sitcom, which makes it an OddballInTheSeries. Even in his intro to the DVD releases, he mostly only praises the Handyman Corner and Adventures With Bill segments.

is beloved in Canada and many PBS markets in the United States, but in the latter country in particular, ''The Red Fisher Show'', of which the Red Green character was originally conceived as a parody, is less well-known.

* ParodyDisplacement: ''The Red Green Show'' is beloved in Canada and many PBS markets in the United States, but in the latter country in particular, ''The Red Fisher Show'', of which the Red Green character was originally conceived as a parody, is less well-known.

"Anyway, let's all agree that it's been a great right and whenever we hear the sweet sound of a strip of duct tape being torn off..." (does just that) "We'll think of each other. Might even smile."

** In 1994, the show became very popular among Americans on {{Creator/PBS}} despite the latter's generally highbrow reputation. In particular, it was a hit with rural FlyoverCountry viewers whose experiences were similar to many of the rural Canadian ones the show parodied.
*** Iowans '''love''' Red Green (Steve Smith noted that Iowa was one of the states which gave most generously during PBS pledge drives to keep the rights to ''Red Green'' re-runs). Enough to basically get their own episode, "Twinning." Steve Smith also joked that he could probably get elected governor of Iowa if he wanted to. Iowa Public Television continued to air the show in reruns through at least Spring 2016.

** One of the only other shows besides ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' to apply this trope literally. At the beginning, Steve Smith's beard was actually fairly short and trimmed, and as his beard grew out the quality of the show improved. Smith later {{Lampshaded}} this fact when he pointed out that you could almost tell what season a given episode was in by looking at his beard.

* SeasonalRot: While if and how much this occurred is up to the viewer. Steve Smith admitted in at least one interview that the show was intentionally ended to keep this from happening. It was even said outright in the last show, on screen. They were ending it while it was still funny so people had good memories of it, to prevent it becoming a FranchiseZombie.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Some of the "Adventures" segments where Walter gets thrown in the air or fall from great heights can be hard to watch in the wake of Joel Harris' death in a skydiving accident.

** Hell, most of the episode is a tear jerker.
* WeirdAlEffect: ''The Red Green Show'' is beloved in Canada and many PBS markets in the United States, but in the latter country in particular, ''The Red Fisher Show'', of which the Red Green character was originally conceived as a parody, is less well-known.

*** The show was also extremely popular in Michigan, which was the first U.S. market to pick it up (WTVS Detroit to be exact). No surprise, since Michigan, being just across the border from Ontario, has a lot of cultural similarities.

** Iowans '''love''' Red Green (Steve Smith noted that Iowa was one of the states which gave most generously during PBS pledge drives to keep the rights to ''Red Green'' re-runs). Enough to basically get their own episode, "Twinning." Steve Smith also joked that he could probably get elected governor of Iowa if he wanted to. Iowa Public Television continued to air the show in reruns through at least Spring 2016.

** The show was also extremely popular in Michigan, which was the first U.S. market to pick it up (WTVS Detroit to be exact). No surprise, since Michigan, being just across the border from Ontario, has a lot of cultural similarities.