Red's Campfire Songs is a recurring segment on The Red Green Show in which Red Green and his nephew Harold perform short songs around a campfire at night, which is set inside Possum Lodge, often touching on various aspects of middle-aged life. Red plays a guitar and sings, and Harold usually provides some form of percussion or accompaniment, and occasionally sings along. The segment debuted in Season 1, and ran until Season 8, and was resurrected for one later special.
Campfire songs by season[]
Season 1[]
| Episode | Subject |
|---|---|
| He-Man Contest | Red's dad's wood stove |
| Lumberjack Mort | |
| Wind-Powered Boat | Strongman Jack |
| Gun Powder Shakes | Tailgating |
| A nudist camp | |
| Jet Ski | Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da |
| Enchanted Clydesdale Named Garth | |
| Wart |
Season 3[]
| Episode | Subject |
|---|---|
| Maple Syrup | Red's butterfly collection |
| A mighty wind | |
| Car Pool | Newborn chili |
| Illegal farming | |
| The Spawning Grounds | Red's grandfather's farm |
| Friendship | |
| Magnetic Lake | Living alone in the woods |
| Red's first kiss | |
| Underground Parking | How fast you are after poking a mountain lion |
| Fish talking and dancing on the dock | |
| The Tanks We Get | Red's pet turtle Mort |
| Rosin and violins | |
| Fire Brigade | Old Man Sedgewick dancing |
| A sore arm | |
| Green Green | How Red learned how to swim |
| A guy named Dave | |
| Biosphere Three | Red being with someone |
| Lodge men acting manly | |
| The Possum Olympics | Being chased upriver by the police |
Season 4[]
| Episode | Subject |
|---|---|
| The Beef Project | The first rule of camping |
| The Owl Project | Red imagining he was a racehorse |
| The Beer Project | Crushing beer cans |
| The Firewood Project | Trapper Jack, who hunted bear |
| The Hydrogen Project | Red doesn't mind how he looks |
| The Schoolhouse Project | Going to the cottage amid traffic |
| The Firefly Project | Lost campers |
| The Badger Project | Family sleeping arrangements |
| The Ski & Golf Project | Tucker's Mountain |
| The Rustproofing Project | Moose Thompson |
| The Catfish Project | Getting rid of watermelon pits |
Season 5[]
| Episode | Subject |
|---|---|
| Men's Night On The Mountain | Duffy's joints |
| The Driving Test | Identifying by smell |
| The Satellite Dish | Your head |
| Father and Son Banquet | Line-dancing |
| The New Doctor | Fingers are handy |
| The Network Deal | Jersey O'Brien |
| X Marks The Spot | Going fast |
| Trout Season | A well-armed woman |
| The Lost Dog | Singing |
| The New Statue | Flying clothes |
| The Big Thing | Barbecueing |
| Bottled Water | A canoe |
| Floating Church | Halitosis |
| The Not-Chicken Franchise | Dating ugly guys |
Season 6[]
| Episode | Subject |
|---|---|
| The Science Fair | Fat dogs |
| Sedgewick The Tenant | A long whisker |
| The Driving Lesson | Red's uncle and his butter |
| The Tax Refund | Spirits in a campfire |
| No Church | The water |
| The Petting Zoo | Cold air falls |
| Good Government | Outrunning a pit bull |
| The Poker Game | Setting a canoe on fire |
| The Drill | Telemarketers |
| The Church Casino | King Arthur and his knights |
| The Stag Party | A guy with a car named Sue |
Season 7[]
| Episode | Subject |
|---|---|
| Running Of The Bulls | What happens when you short out a transformer with a ladder |
| Swiss It Up | What happens when you give your car keys to the valet |
| Adopt-A-Highway | Evel Knievel |
| The Strange Ranger | How sausages are made |
| Big Guy Little Guy | Red's uncle Joe |
| The Movie | Turning up the volume on loud songs |
| Expropriation | Stepping on a stinkbug |
| Celebrity | A librarian |
| Let Me Count The Ways | Wedding receptions |
| The Splinter Lodge | Being in the bathroom |
| The Good Old Hockey Game | Different kinds of horses |
| Step Outside | A kidnapped person trapped inside a car trunk |
| The Town Mall | Falling asleep while skydiving |
| The Winter Carnival | Which body parts are attached to which |
Season 8[]
| Episode | Subject |
|---|---|
| Harold's Leaving | Wrinkled dogs |
| Neither Rain Nor Sleet | Dusty Farnes, who drank all the beer in the Lodge |
| The Cult Visit | The tortoise and the hare |
| College Life | The Handyman's Forget-Me-Not Knot |
| The New Monument | Clean-shaven vampires |
| Free Apricots | Shorty O'Toole, who marries a girl who's afraid of heights |
| The Mayor Race | Marry a widow |
| Better To Give Than Receive | Hardhead McCall, who had a speedy boat |
| Town Services Contract | Wishing on a sun |
| Life Cycle | The gates of Heaven |
| Bingo Was His Name | House dampness |
Season 14[]
| Episode | Subject |
|---|---|
| The Butter Man | Cheesy the Christmas rat |
Production Notes[]
According to RedGreenJrTV, during the production of Duct Tape Forever, Steve Smith suffered an injury to his hand that rendered him unable to play the guitar anymore. While the segment had been discontinued before the filming of the movie, this incident explains why, with the exception of Cheesy the Christmas Rat, the campfire songs were not brought back to the show when Harold returned.