Changes: The Petting Zoo

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6th Season, Episode 126 (Transcript | Credits)

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Red and his pals try to solve the problem of animal infestation with another hare-brained idea: a petting zoo.

Cast (in order of appearance): Harold Green, Red Green, Junior Singleton (mentioned), Stinky Peterson (mentioned), Old Man Sedgewick (mentioned), Buster Hadfield (mentioned), Bill Smith, Buzz Sherwood, Dalton Humphrey, Hap Shaughnessy

DVD: Red Green: Stuffed and Mounted, Vol. 6

Watch the episode on YouTube

DVD Commentary by Steve Smith[]

{from Stuffed and Mounted}

STEVE SMITH: Sometimes, when you're working with a smaller budget, you have to just go ahead and do something the only way you know how, not the right way. And in the Handyman Corner in this episode, we put skylights into a van, using old aquariums. I mean, the way to do that properly in this scene would be to use {holds up his hands and shapes them like a window} special glass, handy glass, or whatever they call it, that breaks and nobody gets hurt. We couldn't afford handy glass. Luckily, nobody got hurt, and believe me, it was all luck.

Segment Summary[]

See also: Transcript

Plot: Various lodge members have discovered wild animals infesting their homes, and Red decides to solve the problem by placing the animals in a petting zoo, to which Harold is naturally opposed, fearing people will get hurt and the lodge will get sued. Sure enough, soon after the petting zoo is open, the lodge runs into so many problems with the animals that they decide to just let them go. They then try out the petting zoo concept with other animals, such as dogs and then horses, including having the lodge members dress up in horse costumes amid real horses, but everything keeps going wrong.

Adventures With Bill: Bill goes to the edge of a cliff to do some bungee-jumping using various pantyhose as the bungee cord.

Red's Campfire Songs: Red does an experiment to see if cold air falls.

The Possum Lodge Word Game: Buzz tries to guess the word "breakfast" to win potatoes, vegetables and a leg of fish from the Longshot Family restaurant.

Handyman Corner: Red installs skylights into Buster Hadfield's van using aquariums as the skylights.

Red's Teen Talk: Red advises teens to spend some of their own money themselves instead of their parents' so that they will receive an enlarged inheritance.

Auto Biography: Dalton talks about his favorite car, a Chevy 2, which his father had bought used and then gave to him.

Red's Poetry: Red reads a poem by T.S. Eliot and R.S. Green.

The Experts: Hap answers a viewer's question about inheritable traits by discussing his Russian background.

Fun Facts[]

Explanations[]

A gelding is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday working animal.

Inside References[]

Bill removes the fry pan, the pantyhose and eggs full of pantyhose out of his pants.

Real-World References[]

At one point during the Word Game, Red unsuccessfully tries to get Buzz to say the word in the game by mentioning the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Red's poem spoofs "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot.
Harold says he does not like Heavy Petting Zoo.
Near the end, when the Lodge Meeting is about to start, Red calls the Lodge members the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Near the end, Red mentions the title character in the novel Black Beauty.
Near the end, Red calls Harold "Northern Dancer".

Famous People[]

Hap claims that his mother is the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, his grandfather (and Anastasia's father) is Tsar Nicholas II, and that Rasputin was a good friend of the family.
- While in France, Anastasia supposedly had a fling with writer Ernest Hemingway.

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-When the area becomes overrun by animals, Red and his pals try to solve the problem with another hare-brained idea: a petting zoo.
+Red and his pals try to solve the problem of animal infestation with another hare-brained idea: a petting zoo.
 '''Cast (in order of appearance)''': {{Film|Harold Green}}, {{Film|Red Green}}, {{Mention|Junior Singleton}}, {{Mention|Stinky Peterson}}, {{Mention|Old Man Sedgewick}}, {{Mention|Buster Hadfield}}, {{Film|Bill Smith}}, {{Film|Buzz Sherwood}}, {{Film|Dalton Humphrey}}, {{Film|Hap Shaughnessy}}
-'''Segments''': [[Red's Campfire Songs]], [[The Possum Lodge Word Game]], [[Handyman Corner]], [[Red's Advice To Teenagers]], [[Auto Biography]], [[Adventures With Bill]], [[Red's Poetry]], [[The Experts]]
 '''DVD''': [[Stuffed_and_Mounted#Volume_6|Red Green: Stuffed and Mounted, Vol. 6]]
+[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfWz6WQRioo Watch the episode on YouTube]
 == DVD Commentary by Steve Smith ==
+''{from [[Stuffed and Mounted]]}''
 '''STEVE SMITH:''' Sometimes, when you're working with a smaller budget, you have to just go ahead and do something the only way you know how, not the right way. And in the Handyman Corner in this episode, we put skylights into a van, using old aquariums. I mean, the way to do that properly in this scene would be to use ''{holds up his hands and shapes them like a window}'' special glass, handy glass, or whatever they call it, that breaks and nobody gets hurt. We couldn't afford handy glass. Luckily, nobody got hurt, and believe me, it was all luck.
-== Transcript ==
+== Segment Summary ==
+''See also: [[The Petting Zoo/Transcript|Transcript]]''
-===Intro===
-'''HAROLD GREEN:''' It's ''The New Red Green Show''! ''{"The Petting Zoo" appears}'' And now, here's the man who put the "down" in "down-home" and "town" in "downtown", your hero, my uncle, Red Green! ''{giggles}''
+'''Plot:''' Various lodge members have discovered wild animals infesting their homes, and Red decides to solve the problem by placing the animals in a petting zoo, to which Harold is naturally opposed, fearing people will get hurt and the lodge will get sued. Sure enough, soon after the petting zoo is open, the lodge runs into so many problems with the animals that they decide to just let them go. They then try out the petting zoo concept with other animals, such as dogs and then horses, including having the lodge members dress up in horse costumes amid real horses, but everything keeps going wrong.
-''{Red enter the Lodge and waves as the audience cheers.}''
+'''[[Adventures With Bill]]:''' Bill goes to the edge of a cliff to do some bungee-jumping using various pantyhose as the bungee cord.
-'''RED GREEN:''' Thank you very much. Thank you. ''{Harold howls}'' By golly, thank you very much. Lot of excitement up at the Lodge this week. Junior Singleton found a nest of raccoons under his porch. Stinky Peterson's got a bunch of skunks up in his attic. Been there two or three years, probably. And it looks like Old Man Sedgewick's got a mess of weasels in his bed.
+'''[[Red's Campfire Songs]]:''' Red does an experiment to see if cold air falls.
-'''HAROLD GREEN:''' Uh, weasels in his bed?
+'''[[The Possum Lodge Word Game]]:''' Buzz tries to guess the word "breakfast" to win potatoes, vegetables and a leg of fish from the Longshot Family restaurant.
-'''RED GREEN:''' No, but it looks like it. I'm thinking two words: ''{holds up two fingers}'' "laundry day", there. Now, you know, to a lot of people, animal infestation is a problem. But to Lodge members, it's an opportunity. ''{grins}''
+'''[[Handyman Corner]]:''' Red installs skylights into Buster Hadfield's van using aquariums as the skylights.
-'''HAROLD GREEN:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, yeah, an opportunity to go hunting out of season!
+'''[[Red's Teen Talk]]:''' Red advises teens to spend some of their own money themselves instead of their parents' so that they will receive an enlarged inheritance.
-'''RED GREEN:''' No, Harold. Does the term "petting zoo" ring a bell?
+'''[[Auto Biography]]:''' Dalton talks about his favorite car, a Chevy 2, which his father had bought used and then gave to him.
-'''HAROLD GREEN:''' No, but it does sound an alarm.
+'''[[Red's Poetry]]:''' Red reads a poem by T.S. Eliot and R.S. Green.
-====Title sequence====
-''{"The New Red Green Show" intro plays. Cut to a shot of Red, Harold and Hap all sitting around a table. Hap has his feet on the table. Harold tries to show Red and Hap a letter.}''
+'''[[The Experts]]:''' Hap answers a viewer's question about inheritable traits by discussing his Russian background.
-'''RED GREEN:''' ''{voiceover}'' What you're looking at here is a bunch of segments from this particular show.
+== Fun Facts ==
-''{Cut to a shot of Red sticking his head up through an aquarium, glued to the top of a van for a skylight.}''
+===Explanations===
+*A [[Wikipedia:Gelding|gelding]] is a castrated horse or other equine such as a donkey or a mule. Castration, and the elimination of hormonally driven behavior associated with a stallion, allows a male horse to be calmer and better-behaved, making the animal quieter, gentler and potentially more suitable as an everyday working animal.
+===Inside References===
-'''RED GREEN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The main message being, "For gosh sakes, don't even thinking about changing the channel."
+*Bill removes the fry pan, the pantyhose and eggs full of pantyhose [[List of things Bill has pulled out of his overalls|out of his pants]].
-''{Cut to a shot of the Possum Lodge Word Game in progress; Buzz is the contestant, and the word is "Breakfast".}''
-'''RED GREEN:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'll tell ya something, if you're gonna try and make sense outta this program,
-''{Cut to a shot of a car in the Lodge driving up close to the camera. Dalton is driving the car. Red is seated beside him and Harold is in the back.}''
-'''RED GREEN:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...you gotta give it your undivided attention.
-===Plot Segment 2===
-====Adventures With Bill Teaser====
-{|class="trivialist"
-!Action on screen !! Red's voiceover
-|-
-|Red drives the Possum Van over to a wooded area out beyond the Lodge. He stops the van and gets out. He looks around.
-|Well, now, later on in the show, on the Adventures With Bill deal, we're gonna be doing some bungee jumping, but that's just a little bit of a preview here. I had driven up here. He told me to meet him here at the cliff...
-|-
-|Red sees Bill standing on top of a cliff several feet away from him. He waves for Bill to come over. Bill, in turn, waves for Red to come over. Red shakes his head and finally heads for the cliff.
-|...'cause, uh, that, uh... Oh, he'd already... No, Bill, come on down, come on. No, no, I don't&ndash; I don't wanna&ndash; No, I don't wanna&ndash; Bill, I don't wanna come. I don't&ndash; No, you come, you come, you come, you come, you come, you come. Alright, you know, if the mountain won't come to...
-|-
-|Cut to a later scene. Red struggles up to the top of the cliff. Once at the top, he struggles to his feet, feeling winded. He then looks around, trying to find Bill. But he is nowhere to be found. Red starts to walk away from the edge of the cliff, still looking around. He finally looks down at the edge of the cliff. He then puts his hands on his hips in annoyance.
-|Well, you know. So I got up there. This is later that week. And, uh, I'm looking... Where the heck's Bill now? Bill? Bill? Probably had a nap. Probably went for a&ndash; Probably laying down behind a tree there, y'know? ''{chuckles}'' What? What?
-|-
-|Bill is standing at the bottom of the cliff by the Possum Van. He waves for Red to come down. Red responds by waving for Bill to come up to the top of the cliff where he is. Bill starts for the cliff.
-|Oh, for gosh sakes! He went&ndash; He went&ndash; See&ndash; You know, communication is such a big deal&ndash; big deal&ndash; It's a&ndash; It's a&ndash; It's a&ndash; It's a&ndash; It's a&ndash; It's a&ndash;
-|-
-|Later, Bill is struggling over the edge of the cliff to the very top where Red is. Red grabs his arm and pulls him up the rest of the way. Bill gets to his feet and waves to the camera. He then feels a lump in his clothes. He digs out the source of the lump: a rock. Bill tosses the rock off the cliff. It falls down and hits the Possum Van below, knocking one of its rear-view mirrors off. Red and Bill cringe. Red looks at the camera with a look of annoyance while Bill just shrugs.
-|So Bill got up there. And, uh, he got all set to go back up, and then he... He notices something, an extra lump in his&ndash; in his clothes, which is unusual for a man his age. And, uh... That's a rock, Bill, that's a rock. I tell you not to look down.
-|}
-===Red's Campfire Song===
-''{Red plays guitar and Harold accompanies him by clicking two spoons together.}''
-'''RED GREEN:'''
-:Oh, hats off to my science teachers.
-:They were absolutely right, after all,
-:'Cause I just threw a fridge off my roof,
-:And cold air definitely falls.
-===The Possum Lodge Word Game===
-'''HAROLD GREEN:''' Today's grand prize is supplied by the Longshot family restaurant: potatoes, vegetables, and a leg of fish! ''{walks over to the card table where Red and Buzz sit}'' Remember, if it's a good meal, it's a long shot! Okay. Uncle Red, you have 30 seconds to get Buzz Sherwood to say this word... ''{looking at Buzz}'' Buzz? ''{Buzz puts on a pair of headphones}'' Okie-dokie. The word is... ''{holds up word sign}'' "Breakfast". ''{sets sign down on table, steps back}'' And go!
-'''RED GREEN:''' Alright, Buzz. ''{Buzz removes his headphones}'' Okay, the first meal of the day is...
-'''BUZZ SHERWOOD:''' ...lunch!
-'''RED GREEN:''' No, y'know, I'm talking about, like, when you get up in the morning, y'know&ndash;
-'''BUZZ SHERWOOD:''' Uh, I don't get up in the morning.
-'''RED GREEN:''' Alright, well, when you get up, y'know, the first thing you eat is...
-'''BUZZ SHERWOOD:''' ...chip 'n' dip!
-'''RED GREEN:''' I'm talking bacon and eggs!
-'''BUZZ SHERWOOD:''' Folk singers!
-'''RED GREEN:''' Folk singers?
-'''BUZZ SHERWOOD:''' Yeah, I was in a duet with a girl. We called ourselves "Bacon and Eggs". I was Bacon and she was Eggs. ''{leans in close}'' Over easy! ''{laughs; Red shakes his head}''
-'''HAROLD GREEN:''' Time's almost up, time's almost up!
-'''RED GREEN:''' Alright, alright, alright, Buzz, on your birthday, your girlfriend brings you ''something'' in bed.
-'''BUZZ SHERWOOD:''' ''{leans in close, surprised}'' You want me to say ''that''?
-'''RED GREEN:''' No, no! No, no, okay, alright, alright, alright. Um... ''{snaps his fingers repeatedly}'' Um... Um... Think movies! "''Something'' At Tiffany's"...
-'''BUZZ SHERWOOD:''' Drug bust! Yeah, it was a grade-ten graduation, right? We had this great party; we went all night long, and then we said, "Hey, let's sit down and have some breakfast." Then the cops came in&ndash;
-''{Red rings the bell rapidly to end the game.}''
-'''HAROLD GREEN:''' Whoa!
-'''BUZZ SHERWOOD:''' Oh!
-===Handyman Corner===
-====Commercial bumper====
-''{Bill is cracking several eggs, which contain pantyhose, and dumping them out on a hubcap held by Red.}''
-'''RED GREEN:''' Stay tuned and relax. Whatever this is, we got a lot more of it.
-===Red's Advice To Teenagers===
-''{Red is dressed in a yellow rain slicker and feels around a pile of junk outside the Lodge.}''
-'''RED GREEN:''' ''{peeking through junk}'' You know, I want to talk to you kids about something I was thinking about the other day. You know how you're always gettin' your parents to get you this or get you that or buy ya something, pay for a broken window, put up bail, that kind of thing? ''{walks around to side of pile}'' You know, that money that you're getting them to spend is not really theirs. It's yours. Or at least it will be one day. It's a little word, it's called inheritance. ''{grabs a dryer hose}'' You know that word? That means that someday, when your parents are gone, you're gonna get everything they got: the house, the car, the money. ''{pulls down hose; wipes hands together}'' Now, here's the way it works. There's another little phrase. It's called "compounded annually", see? And the way that works is, the bank actually pays your parents not to spend their money. So think about that one. Huh? That way, the money can just sit there and kinda grow and build and everything. How old are your parents? I'm guessing they're old, eh? Forty-five, 50? See, that's old. ''{walks away from junk pile}'' So what I'm suggesting is, you kinda pick up the slack now, pay for some things yourself, and let that thing grow and grow and grow, and then, when your parents are gone, you're gonna be up to your neck in cash. ''{starts walking off, passing by a shed}'' And then next time, maybe I'll talk to you about a magic piece of paper that explains why you should be nice to your parents. It's called a will.
-===Plot Segment 3===
-===Auto Biography===
-===Adventures With Bill===
-====Commercial bumper: Fan contributions====
-===Plot Segment 4===
-===Red's Poetry===
-''{Red sits by a stream on a tree stump as he reads from a piece of paper.}''
-'''RED GREEN:''' A poem by T.S. Eliot and R.S. Green:
-:Let us go then, you and I,
-:When the evening is spread out against the sky
-:Like a patient etherized upon a table;
-:Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,
-:Because, my friend, life is short,
-:And how many times do you get the chance to drive a snowmobile through a mall?
-===The Experts===
-===Plot Segment 5===
-== Fun Facts ==
 ===Real-World References===
 *At one point during the Word Game, Red unsuccessfully tries to get Buzz to say the word in the game by mentioning the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast at Tiffany's]]''.
 *Red's poem spoofs "[[Wikipedia:The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock|The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock]]" by [[Wikipedia:T.S. Eliot|T.S. Eliot]].
+*Harold says he does not like ''[[Wikipedia:Heavy Petting Zoo|Heavy Petting Zoo]]''.
+*Near the end, when the Lodge Meeting is about to start, Red calls the Lodge members the [[Wikipedia:Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse|Horsemen of the Apocalypse]].
 *Near the end, Red mentions the title character in the novel ''[[Wikipedia:Black Beauty|Black Beauty]]''.
+*Near the end, Red calls Harold "[[Wikipedia:Northern Dancer|Northern Dancer]]".
 ===Famous People===
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 **While in France, Anastasia supposedly had a fling with writer [[Wikipedia:Ernest Hemingway|Ernest Hemingway]].
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