The Red Fisher Show
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The Red Fisher Show was a Canadian television series which appeared on CTV
from 1968 to 1989. 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".
The program was broadcast on weekends outside prime time
, generally appearing Saturday afternoons.
Toronto.
Paul Henderson (Hockey Player) was guest at Tall Timber Lodge, Manitoba
CTV television network
CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...
from 1968 to 1989. Its episodes featured host and American expatriate
Expatriate
An expatriate is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country and culture other than that of the person's upbringing...
B. H. "Red" Fisher
B. H. Fisher
Bernard Herbert "Red" Fisher was an American sporting goods retailer, U.S. naval and United States Coast Guard officer, newspaper columnist, and poet. He later became a popular radio and television personality in Canada. He is not to be confused with Montreal Gazette sports columnist, Red...
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".
The program was broadcast on weekends outside prime time
Prime time
Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast...
, generally appearing Saturday afternoons.
Guests
Dates indicated are based on broadcasts on CFTO-TVCFTO-TV
CFTO-DT, broadcast on channel 9 and cable 8, is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, owned by Bell Media. Currently branded as CTV Toronto, it is the flagship station of the CTV Television Network, and was one of the charter members of the network when it was launched in 1961. It...
Toronto.
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See also
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Paul Henderson (Hockey Player) was guest at Tall Timber Lodge, Manitoba