The Red Fisher Show is a Canadian television series which appeared on CTV from 1968 to 1989.[1][2] Its episodes featured host and American expatriate B. H. "Red" Fisher with different guests who would narrate footage of fishing or hunting expeditions in various regions of Canada and the United States. The show's TV set was dubbed "Scuttlebutt Lodge, the Tall Tale Capital of the World".[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 weekends outside prime time, generally appearing Saturday afternoons.
Guests
Dates indicated are based on broadcasts on CFTO-TV Toronto.
- Gordon "Red" Berenson, hockey player (3 July 1971)[4]
- Johnny Bower, hockey player
- Bill Culluton, flycaster (17 July 1971)[5]
- Ben Hardesty, World Casting Champion (11 September 1971)[6]
- Alan Hale, Jr., actor[3]
- Stan Mikita, hockey player[3]
- Gordie Howe, hockey player
- Ferguson Jenkins, baseball
- Ben Johnson, actor[3]
- Roger Maris, baseball (10 July 1971)[7]
- Merlin Olsen, football player[3]
- Slim Pickens, actor[3]
- Eddie Shack, hockey player
- Ted Williams, baseball player (11 March 1972)[8]
See also
References
- ^ * "The Original". Outdoor Canada. c. 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f Power, Gavin. "Ahh, Scuttlebutt!". The Fishing News. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2006.
- ^ "Weekend Television Listings". The Globe and Mail. 3 July 1971. p. 27.
- ^ "Weekend Television Listings". The Globe and Mail. 17 July 1971. p. 27.
- ^ "Today's Television". The Globe and Mail. 11 September 1971. p. 31.
- ^ "Weekend Television Listings". The Globe and Mail. 10 July 1971. p. 32.
- ^ "Weekend Television". The Globe and Mail. 11 March 1972. p. 32.