In Adventures With Bill , one of the most common running jokes is damaging the Possum Van , usually by knocking off one or both of the rear-view mirrors (if it's just one rear-view mirror, it will usually be the one on the driver's side) or flattening at least one tire. This is almost always caused by Bill Smith , Walter or another character throwing something carelessly toward the van, or something being launched at the van due to gravity.
Occurrences [ ] 1993 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
Car Pool
Left rear-view mirror
Bill's chainsaw throws its chain
Green Green
Back doors
Bill accidentally rips the doors off while trying to free the van from a mud hole
1994 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
The Beer Project
Left rear-view mirror
Bill throws a lacrosse ball from his racquet
The Hydrogen Project
Radiator
Bill pushes a pipe into a hole in the ground. The pipe somehow comes out of another hole behind him and punctures the radiator
The Real Estate Project
Both windows
Bill tosses a caber (tree trunk) through the van
The Catfish Project
Left rear-view mirror
Windshield wiper
Driver's side window,
Driver's side door
One tire
Bill accidentally tosses a homemade Olympic hammer, discus, two shot puts, and a javelin at the van
1995 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
The Satellite Dish
Front-left tire
Bill knocks over an antenna tower. A spike at the top punctures the tire.
Father and Son Banquet
Left-side door
Ripped off by a rope attached to a pipe wrench
1996 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
The Tax Refund
Left rear-view mirror
Bill knocks it off when he carelessly tosses his sledgehammer aside
The Petting Zoo
Left rear-view mirror
Bill tosses a rock off a nearby cliff
1997 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
Swiss It Up
Left rear-view mirror
Bill's first attempt at throwing a yo-yo causes it to fly off his hand and knock the mirror off
Celebrity
Side of van
Left rear-view mirror
Bill accidentally hits a whole basket of golf balls, sending them ricocheting against a tree and flying backwards to denting the van, with one ball knocking the left mirror off
The Good Old Hockey Game
Both rear-view mirrors
Bill's first two snowboards slide off a jump and knock both mirrors off
The Winter Carnival
Left rear-view mirror
Bill's sled flies off a jump and knocks the mirror off
1998 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
Neither Rain Nor Sleet
One tire
Bill shoots it with a rifle while aiming at a pop can
Better To Give Than Receive
Left rear-view mirror
A roll of sod, after rolling down the hill, rolls up a ramp and through the air, finally hitting the mirror and knocking it off
2000 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
A Very Merry Red Green Christmas
Left rear-view mirror
Walter mistakes a softball for a snowball and throws it in the air
Winston's Wedding
Left rear-view mirror
Walter launches a tomato at it using a see-saw.
No Duct Tape
Left rear-view mirror
Ed Frid tells Red to get rid of a rock and Red throws it backwards, hitting the van and knocking the mirror off.
2001 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
Something In The Heir
Antenna
Walter throws a basketball backwards and skewers it on the antenna, causing it to fall off.
2002 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
Snowed In
Back doors
Walter puts his inflated pressure cooker in the back, which explodes, knocking the back doors off their hinges and onto the ground.
2004 Season [ ]
Episode
Part damaged
How/by what
Red's Hot Sauce
Right rear-view mirror
Right side of van
Right rear tire
Bill and Walter shoot at the van with crossbows