Season 3: The Infantile Years: Three

Season 3 · 1993 · 24 episodes

Episodes

1Maple SyrupThe Lodge uses a fuel pump from a Russian missile to collect maple syrup. Meanwhile, Bill demonstrates the dangerous side of camping lanterns. Harold exposes what’s wrong with adults and Red makes a wind surfer out of a patio table. Featured Members: Buzz Sherwood the Lodge bush pilot and Reg Hunter the vegetarian hunter. Featured Expert: Douglas Franklin tells us why to stay away from doctors.
2Car PoolRed tries to start a car pool as an excuse to buy a 12 passenger van but the men only like to ride in their own vehicles. Harold gives some valuable tips on bully proofing, Bills has some new techniques for cutting down trees and Red makes an intercom out of old toilets. Featured Members: Glen Brackston, the world’s laziest marina owner and Dougie Franklin the monster truck guy. Featured Expert: Hap Shaughnessy reveals some personal experience with explosives.
3The Spawning GroundsThe Lodge backhoe rolled into Possum Lake and the men find out they can get government money if they use it as a shelter for fingerlings. Meanwhile, Harold starts his own news network. Bill demonstrates downhill skiing and Red makes the world’s most complete too belt, the Super Duper Tool a Rama. Featured Members: Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant and Dougie Franklin, the Monster Truck guy. Featured Expert: Hap Shaughnessy describes the taste of dinosaur meat.
4Magnetic LakeA freak accident and a lot of pollution result in Possum Lake being magnetized. Lodge life becomes difficult, especially for anything with iron in it. Meanwhile, Harold pretends to be God, Bill shows how not to launch a boat and Red makes a kiddie ride out of an umbrella clothesline. Featured Members: Hap Shaughnessy, the exaggerator and Glen Brackston, the world's laziest marina owner. Featured Expert: Bob Stuyvesant describes how to entertain kids when they came to stay for the summer.
5Underground ParkingThe men try to convert an abandoned gold mine into an underground parking lot. In a flood district. Meanwhile, Harold forms the Possum Lodge Cadets. bill makes a very large backpack and Red turns a barbecue into a full set of Scuba gear. Featured Members: Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant and Joshua Two-Feathers the native land developer. Featured Expert: Glen Brackston explains why to use a welder as a cook.
6The Tanks We GetThe Lodge received 49 ten thousand gallon gas tanks for a fund raiser. Meanwhile, Harold has the inside dope on show business. Bill finds quicksand and Red builds a personal sauna out of a clothes dryer.
7Fire BrigadeThe Lodge forms its own volunteer fire department and things go badly. Bill builds a monstrous campfire. Red makes a one-step gardening machine out of a double bed and Harold gives hints on how to date a girl who’s out of your league. Featured Members: Ranger Gord the loneliest man alive, and Buzz Sherwood, the lodge bush pilot. Featured Expert: Hap Shaughnessy explains courage, with examples.
8The New Shirt/CasinoRed holds a Casino Night at the Lodge but everyone is upset about his new shirt. Bill makes a camp bed. Red uses high voltage to cook a 7 pound roast. Harold tells teens how to form a band. Featured Member: Ranger Gord, the world’s loneliest man. Featured Experts: Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant, and Glen Brackston, the world’s laziest marina owner, identify what women really want .
9Green GreenRed cleans up the environmental damage around the Lodge and received a government grant. Bill shows Red how to get his van out of the mud. Red uses duct tape to replace the webbing in a lawn chair. Harold tells teens how to get along with their teachers. Featured Members: Hap Shaughnessy, the exaggerator, and Ranger Gord, the loneliest man alive. Featured Expert: Dougie Franklin, explains why to buy a car instead of a holiday.
10Fuel ConversionThe men at the Lodge decide to convert their vehicles to run on firewood. Bill tries his hand, and one foot, at trapping. Red makes a self-cooled chair. Harold does a feature on great film directors. Featured Expert: Glen Brackston, the world’s laziest marina owner, gives the secret of dieting.
11The Hidden MineRed and the boys drop into a hidden mine shaft while bungie jumping. Bill demonstrates how to keep food cool without a refrigerator or ice. Red makes a bicycle out of an old car. Harold tries to form "good gangs" that have drive-by science lessons. Featured Member: Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant. Featured Expert: Hap Shaughnessy, the exaggerator tells why some people stretch the truth.
12Lake RegulationsPossum Lodge has a confrontation with the Yuppie canoe club on Possum Lake. Bill makes his pup tent into a hang glider. Red turns an old canoe into a porch swing. Harold starts a new sex phone-in show. Response is sparse. Featured Members: Dougie Franklin, the Monster Truck guy, and Hap Shaughnessy, the exaggerator. Featured Experts: Bob Stuyvesant and Glen Brackston advise how to tell your children their pet has passed away.
13Cross The Lake RaceThe men have a race across Possum Lake to see who wins the job of ferry boat captain for the nudist camp. Bill does a little duck hunting. Red turns a patio umbrella into a satellite dish. Harold presents his new movie review show. Featured Members: Glen Brackston, the world’s laziest marina owner, and Buzz Sherwood, the Lodge bush pilot. Featured Expert: Douglas Franklin, the Monster Truck guy, gives advice on how to get attention.
14The Salmon ParadePossum Lodge decides to have a parade to celebrate the return of the salmon to Mercury Creek. Bill shows some creative ways to cut grass. Red makes a full set of living room furniture out of a used car. Harold tries a new pilot called Tricks Your Driving Instructor Never Taught You. Featured Members: Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant, and Dougie Franklin, the Monster Truck guy. Featured Expert: Glen Brackston, the world’s laziest marina owner, is forced to give an opinion on alternate lifestyles.
15The Funniest VideoIn order to raise money for the Lodge, the men decide to send in a funny video tape to a television show. Bill goes cross country skiing. Red shows how to put up a wall in your basement. Red shows how to put up a wall in your basement. Harold tries a new show that allows nerds to respond to their detractors. Featured Members: Ranger Gord, the loneliest man alive, and Buzz Sherwood, the Lodge bush pilot.
16Biosphere ThreeThe men decide to do a biosphere experiment until they find out you have to be in there for two years. Bill makes an outdoor shower with an old water pump and a jacked-up car. Red demonstrates new ways of using a step ladder. Harold tries a new show on bus etiquette. Featured Members: Reg Hunter, the vegetarian hunter, and Ranger Gord the loneliest man alive.
17The Water ParkFollowing an accidental cement spill, Red and the boys decide to make Possum Lake into a water theme park. Bill does some maintenance on his sailboat. Red has some ideas to discourage tailgaters. Harold does a pilot for a series exposing sex myths. Featured Expert: Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant, talks about coping with stress.
18The Used HelicopterBuster Hadfield buys a used helicopter and the boys at the Lodge have fun trying to fly it. Bill sets alarms to warn if animals are invading the campsite. Red makes a CD player out of an old toaster. Harold tries his hand at doing a movie review show. Featured Members: Reg Hunter, the vegetarian hunter, and Hap Shaughnessy, the exaggerator. Featured Expert: Dougie Franklin, the Monster Truck guy, shows off his knowledge of the ten commandments.
19Possum Lake RegattaAfter Moose Thompson flips his car into the lake, the men decide to make it part of the annual Possum Lake Regatta. Bill blows up his campsite by using river rocks in the fire. Red builds a cabin cruiser out of plastic pop bottles. Harold does a program on how to talk to the police. Featured Members: Glen Brackston, the world's laziest marina owner, and Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant. Featured Expert: Hap Shaughnessy, the exaggerator, claims that a K-Car distributor cap is a deadly weapon.
20The Retirement HomeOld Man Sedgwick gets everybody to help him build a cottage up on a Rock Reef Point. Bill shows how to survive in your car while waiting to be rescued. Red makes a gift for the special lady in his life. Harold starts a series of documentaries on his campaign to become High School President. Featured Members: Joshua Two Feathers, the Native land developer, and Ranger Gord, the loneliest man alive. Featured Expert: Dougie Franklin, the Monster Truck guy, tries to choose the best car ever made.
21Slingshot SkiingMoose makes a huge slingshot out of surgical tubing so that he can water ski without a boat. Bill invents a whole new way to take leaves off your lawn. Red makes an inexpensive boat trailer out of tow old bikes. Harold tries a new concept showing teenagers how posture makes you look good. Featured Members: Ranger Gord, the loneliest man alive, and Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant. Featured Expert: Glen Brackston, the world’s laziest marina owner, describes how communism fell because of the lack of RV’s in Russia.
22The Possum OlympicsPossum Lodge is the proposed site of the BI-annual Possum Olympics. Bill demonstrates the sport of horseshoes. Red gives lessons on the basics of supply side plumbing. Harold shows shy teens how to dance. Featured Members: Buzz Sherwood, the Lodge bush pilot, the Reg Hunter, the vegetarian hunter. Featured Expert: Dougie Franklin, the Monster Truck guy, explains how Canadians are different from Americans.
23Possum Lake MonsterA dinosaur is spotted swimming around in Possum Lake. Bill shows campers how to store food in the woods. Red makes an interesting clock out of beer bottles. Harold tries to get a TV series going on how to achieve and maintain cool hair. Featured Members: Glen Brackston, the world’s laziest marina owner, and Ranger Gord, the loneliest man alive. Featured Expert: Hap Shaughnessy, the exaggerator, tells how he worked with Einstein on the Theory of Relativity.
24The Water ShowThe man decide to put on a Possum Lodge Water Show to attract tourists. Because the water is too cold Bill decides to go diving in the leaves. Red makes a comfortable easy boy chair out of steel belted tires. Harold gets very serious about safe sex. Featured Members: Hap Shaughnessy, the exaggerator, and Dougie Franklin, the Monster Truck guy. Featured Expert: Bob Stuyvesant, the golfing civil servant, gives marital advice to a viewer.