On or about: 01-21-08  17:04, Mike Powell did engage James Bradley
regarding, but not limited to: Question for Red Green F

 MP> #It occurred to me, that if PBS only shows a narrow window 
 MP> of the years R-G was
 MP> #produced, they have likely never heard his songs or poetry. You know
 MP> "The #Winter Of Our Discount Tent" and all. I found those, and 
 MP> Adventures With Bill -
 MP> #as slapstick as they can be - some of the funniest moments.
 MP> 
 MP> Until recently, we had not ever seen/heard the songs & poetry. 
 MP> However, there seems to always be a "campfire" type
sing-a-long skit
 MP> with Red and Harold on the episodes we are seeing now.  They are pretty
 MP> good.  I guess this was the third or forth week of the
"new" show, and
 MP> I think this was the first week where the last line of the song (the
 MP> punchline) actually rhymed!  ;-)

I know I'm in the minority, as one who actually laughed at the awkward
moments in Ishtar. It can be disconcerting to hear a "musician"
present discord, but as a "musician" of some (local ;-) repute, I
can sympathize with the effort.

 MP> #I wonder too, how many guest spots they might have been
 MP> exposed to. Like Edgar
 MP> #Montross played by Graham Greene, or Gordon Pinsette playing the BS
 MP> guy. #(Forget the characters name just now.) Just last week, I saw Dave
 MP> and Ian #Thomas do a skit. Kinda a Smothers Brothers vibe to it. Pretty
 MP> funny, it was. ##[JB=>RM]
 MP> 
 MP> I've seen ones with Edgar & the BS guy (Hap Shaunasey (sp?)).  Then

Right... That's the one. (Sp?)

 MP> there is also the Snowblower guy (can't remember his name), and the
 MP> Animal Control officer (Ed Frid, who is completely afraid of animals!).

Ed, actually took the job over from another fellow, in maybe the first few
episodes/pilot. I get the distinct vibe, that it depends who is available
for a few hours, has something to bring to the table, and they're *in.*
There was a very informative hour long special, where they chronicled some
of the coming and goings of the cast, and creation, and evolution of some
of the characters. Harold, apparently, was almost not considered.

 MP> Winston was on most shows they were showing, but I don't think I have
 MP> seen him on any of the "New" shows yet.  For a while,
they had segments
 MP> that were like the "Adventures with Bill" but that were about other
 MP> characters, often including a character named Walter, which only seemed
 MP> to appear in those segments.  Others included Mike and/or Dalton and/or
 MP> Ed and/or Winston. Towards the end, Bill was back.

"Bill" the producer/director  I gather was not with the show for a season or three. He was
working on another project titled History Bites.

 MP> Of course, Mike and Dalton are on just about every show we've seen
 MP> here. 

Mike is a late comer. Dalton, and Winston have been there forever, AFAICR.


... James

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