Silver Spring, MD — Red Green Is Special, four specials from the crowd-pleasing Canadian comedy and PBS hit, debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on May 12, 2009. The Red Green Show creator and star Steve Smith features north-of-the-border handyman humor in the vein of Home Improvement, which also debuted on television in 1991. This collection of four specials features the new 90-minute retrospective special, The Red Green Story: We’re All in This Together, which aired on PBS starting in December 2008.

Armed with power tools, off-kilter advice, and preposterous inventions, Red Green and his pals from Possum Lodge amassed a giant fan base during the show’s 15-year run, which ended in April 2006 with exactly 300 episodes. A Canadian comedy institution still running in syndication, the series has also spawned a feature film, books, and a cult-like following.

These four uproarious specials from The Red Green Show abound with manly advice, wild inventions, and favorite memories.

Red Green’s We Can’t Help It—We’re Men—Red aims to shed light on the male condition and achieve “a better understanding between the various sexes.” Includes 71-minute bonus program Red Green’s Of Cars and Men, a bumper-to-bumper ride packed with useless advice about every man’s first love—his car. Approx. 65 min., plus 100 min. of bonus material.

Red Green D.V.D., Duct Tape Virtuoso Deluxe—All duct tape, all the time! Red offers valuable tips on the magical silver stuff in this tribute. Extras include fan-made duct tape creations and a Red-guided tour of a duct tape factory. Approx. 64 min.

Red Green’s Hindsight Is 20/20—Twenty-five years after Steve Smith created the character Red Green, he looks back to see how it all went so horribly wrong. Approx. 60 min. [closed captioned]

The Red Green Story: We’re All in This Together—Two years after the final episode, cast members reminisce about the show’s remarkable run. Rare clips, audition anecdotes, and production memories tell the behind-the-scenes story of the little show that could—even when it probably shouldn’t have. Approx. 90 min. [closed captioned]

Acorn Media previously released the 1997-2001 individual season DVD collections.

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