The Red Fisher Show

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The Red Fisher Show is a Canadian television series which aired on CTV for 21 seasons and 678 half-hour episodes from January 4, 1968 to May 10, 1989. [1] [2]

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Each half-hour show featured host and American expatriate B. H. "Red" Fisher, with guest appearances accompanied by footage of fishing and hunting expeditions in various regions of Canada and the United States. The show takes place in the fictional town of Scuttlebutt Lodge. [3] The show was subject to parody, in the form of the also popular The Red Green Show , and SCTV's The Fishin' Musician with John Candy as host Gil Fisher. The program was broadcast on Saturday afternoons.

Guests

Dates indicated are based on broadcasts on CFTO-TV Toronto:

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References

  1. ↑
    • "The Original". Outdoor Canada. c. 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
  2. ↑ "Canadian Fishing Legend Red Fisher Dies at 92". Bob Izumi's Real Fishing Show. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Power, Gavin. "Ahh, Scuttlebutt!". Fishing News. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
  4. ↑ "Weekend Television Listings". The Globe and Mail . 3 July 1971. p. 27.
  5. ↑ "Weekend Television Listings". The Globe and Mail . 17 July 1971. p. 27.
  6. ↑ "Today's Television". The Globe and Mail . 11 September 1971. p. 31.
  7. ↑ "Weekend Television Listings". The Globe and Mail . 10 July 1971. p. 32.
  8. ↑ "Weekend Television". The Globe and Mail . 11 March 1972. p. 32.


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