''Trailer Park Boys'' is a

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television series created by Mike Clattenburg that began airing in 2001 as a continuation of his 1999 film bearing the same name. The show follows the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, including two lead characters in and out of

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, living in the fictional "Sunnyvale Trailer Park" in

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. The series premiered on Showcase on April 20, 2001, and originally ran for seven seasons before concluding with a one-hour special on December 7, 2008. The series spawned three films: '' The Movie'', released on October 6, 2006; '' Countdown to Liquor Day'', released on September 25, 2009; and '' Don't Legalize It'', released on April 18, 2014. In 2013, Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, and Mike Smith, the actors who respectively portrayed Ricky,

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, and

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, purchased the rights to the show from the original producers and created their own internet streaming network, Swearnet. Starting in March 2014, Swearnet co-produced new episodes of the show with the American streaming service

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, and the eighth season premiered on September 5, 2014. Several specials and mini-series were made in the years that followed. An animated spinoff series premiered on March 31, 2019. In October 2019, filming began on a spinoff series, ''Trailer Park Boys: Jail'', which premiered on Swearnet on January 1, 2021.

History

In 1998, director Mike Clattenburg wrote and directed a

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titled '' One Last Shot,'' which was shot in black-and-white. The film followed the exploits of two friends, Rob ( Robb Wells) and Gary William or GW ( John Paul Tremblay), although it is not based in the same setting as Trailer Park Boys. It was the first time Robb, John Paul and John Dunsworth worked together. In the 1999

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'' Trailer Park Boys,'' the character Julian states to the camera that he wanted his life to be documented after receiving a telephone psychic's prediction that he would die soon. He hoped that the film would deter others from the life of crime he had chosen. The feature film was shown at the

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in 1999, and it caught the attention of producer

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, who saw the potential for a TV series. Clattenburg and Dunn, along with Wells and Tremblay, worked on a proposal for a 13-episode season of the show and traveled to

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to pitch the show to

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. After being turned down, they suddenly decided to pitch the show to Showcase before returning home to

. They found that the network was receptive and sent them back with a commitment to a first season, with the provision that a second experienced producer (which ended up being Michael Volpe) be brought on board to assist the team. The first six 30-minute episodes were then written and filmed. Some modifications were made to the characters and storyline for the series, and more humor was added to the series in comparison to the film. The biggest change from film to series was the addition of Mike Smith's "Bubbles" character, who was originally developed for the earlier short film ''

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'', a film that Smith, Wells, Tremblay, and Clattenburg worked on together in 1995. Smith's character soon grew from a

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to one of the show's primary protagonists (although in the earlier film, "Bubbles" was the name of Smith's character's cat). ''Trailer Park Boys'' resided with Showcase for its first seven seasons. Beginning with the eighth season, the series was released through

. Early seasons were shot in various trailer parks in Nova Scotia, but the crew was not welcome to film again due to complaints from residents. These included Woodbine Home Park, an unnamed collection of trailers in central

next to the Tufts Cove Generating Station, Timberlea Mini Home Park and Greenridge Mobile Home Park. Seasons 5 to 7 were filmed at a custom built set near Bissett Lake in Cole Harbour. For this location, trailers were placed around an existing 2 floor building which also served as the set of the jail. When the series returned from hiatus beginning with Season 8, it was shot at Bible Hill Estates Trailer Park in

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, with every subsequent episode being filmed at that location. After the 12th season, they ceased filming at the location and removed all sets and props from Bible Hill Estates, which still exists as an operating land lease community. On September 1, 2014, Netflix announced that season 8 of ''Trailer Park Boys'' would be available on September 5. Season 9 of ''Trailer Park Boys'' was made available on March 27, 2015. On June 1, 2015, Swearnet officially announced that the production of Season 10 was underway. On March 28, 2016,

released season 10 of the ''Trailer Park Boys''. It consisted of 10 episodes and includes appearances from several well-known stars such as

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and Tom Arnold. Two episodes were directed by Bobby Farrelly. On April 2, 2016, and on April 20, 2016, Lucy DeCoutere and Jonathan Torrens announced they were leaving the show. On May 30, 2016, filming and production began for Season 11 of ''Trailer Park Boys''. On July 5, 2016, filming for Season 11 was completed and editing began. On February 22, it was announced that Season 11 would air March 31, 2017. On March 31, 2017, Season 11 aired. On June 19, 2017, it was announced that filming of the twelfth season was officially underway. On October 16, 2017, John Dunsworth died at the age of 71, with Season 12 marking his final appearance on the show. Season 12, the final season produced as part of the Netflix deal was made available on March 30, 2018. On March 31, 2019, ''Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series'' premiered on Netflix. Smith later revealed in October that filming for another season titled ''Trailer Park Boys: Jail'' had begun. A second Christmas special, featuring never-before-seen footage of John Dunsworth prior to his death, premiered on Christmas Day, 2020. On January 1, 2021, ''Trailer Park Boys: Jail'' premiered on Swearnet.

Premise

Setting and characters

Episodes revolve around Sunnyvale Trailer Park residents Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles trying to make money through petty crimes while avoiding the police. Their schemes are complicated by the interference of the park's vindictive

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supervisor Jim Lahey and his assistant and romantic partner, Randy. Ricky and Julian's incompetence is rivaled by Lahey's drunken ineptitude. Throughout the series, Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles end up in and out of jail, with most of their schemes collapsing into failure. Later seasons adopted a cyclical formula: each season finale featured the boys' schemes succeeding, and their future looking optimistic, while the next season's premiere would show them explaining how everything had gone wrong in the interim. Fans learned to expect that seasons would somehow end with some or all of the main characters going to jail. Each character has his or her own trademark mannerism or trait.

often takes a leadership role and devises schemes, all while holding a Cuba Libre on the rocks in his hand. Ricky believes himself to be dumb, and his speech is often laced with

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s that fans call "Rickyisms"; he lives in a dilapidated 1975 Chrysler New Yorker (nicknamed "the Shitmobile"), and grows marijuana.

wears spectacles that magnify his eyes to a hyperbolic extent, drives a go-kart, and lives in a shed with many cats; he is the least likely to face any repercussions for the trio's illegal activities. Alcoholic trailer park supervisor and ex-cop Jim Lahey usually attempts to derail the Boys' schemes, and nearly always shoehorns the word "shit" into his cautionary

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s that fans call "Shitisms." Randy is Lahey's assistant and lover; he never wears a shirt unless he absolutely has to and is often taunted for his large gut and addiction to cheeseburgers. There are also a number of minor characters. Ricky's legal, but not biological father Ray, who uses a wheelchair, is a former trucker and self-declared

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who is secretly committing disability fraud, in addition to being an alcoholic and gambling addict. Barbara is the trailer park owner and Lahey's ex-wife. Cory and Trevor are hapless best friends who assist and idolize Ricky and Julian, often unaware that they will serve as scapegoats when Ricky and Julian's plans inevitably go awry; Jacob later replaces Trevor after his disappearance from Sunnyvale. Lucy is the mother of Ricky's daughter Trinity, while Sarah, a friend, moved in with Lucy after Ricky's first imprisonment. J-Roc is a white aspiring rapper who genuinely thinks he is black; he is rarely seen without his friend Tyrone, who actually is black.

Production

Format

The series is shot in a

style (including the use of

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s), featuring handheld camera work. Characters often speak directly to crew members, who occasionally become involved in the plot. In one episode, a crewman is shot; in another, one is tased by Jim Lahey. The show is loosely scripted, with much of the dialogue ad-libbed from basic plot points. These aspects are intended to evoke a sense of realism. The trio have stated that many of the show's most popular moments were not in the script. To support the "lore" that the show is nonfiction, many of the actors (particularly Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth and Patrick Roach) often make public appearances

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Episodes

Films and specials

''Trailer Park Boys''

The initial ''Trailer Park Boys'' movie was shown in 1999. It was directed, produced, and written by Mike Clattenburg. The film was shot in black-and-white, and it followed the criminal exploits of Robb Wells as

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and John Paul Tremblay as

. The plot centered on Julian as he wished to document his life of crime after a psychic reading over the phone predicted his death. The movie was initially shown on the Showcase network prior to the TV show's airing. It featured various other cast members who would later appear in the TV series: Lucy DeCoutere as Ricky's fiancé Lucy, Jeanna Harrison-Steinhart as Ricky and Lucy's daughter Trinity, Sam Tarasco as Ricky and Julian's associate Sam, and

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and

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as two dim-witted friends Cory and Trevor respectively. A few other cast members who later appeared in the TV show also portrayed different characters in the film, such as Patrick Roach as the alcoholic dog owner Patrick (instead of the TV show's character Randy) and Mike Smith as the

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(instead of the TV show's character

). A short clip of the film's climax was shown during the pilot episode of season 1 which connected the film to the TV show.

''Trailer Park Boys: The Movie''

A movie based on the television series (and the second film in the franchise to be produced overall), titled '' Trailer Park Boys: The Movie'' (also known as ''The Big Dirty'') was released on October 6, 2006, and distributed by

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produced the movie, Mike Clattenburg directed it, and Clattenburg and Robb Wells co-wrote it. It was nominated for a

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for Best Motion Picture, but did not win.

''Countdown to Liquor Day''

The second film based on the series, ''Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day'', was released in Canada on September 25, 2009. The movie serves as a continuation to the show's original seven season run.

''Don't Legalize It''

In May 2012, Mike Clattenburg announced on his

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page that a third film was in development.

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was scheduled to begin in October 2012, but was pushed back to March 2013; filming began on March 17, 2013. On April 20, 2013, the production moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where filming took place at

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during the 4/20 weekend.

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announced that the third and final film, titled '' Trailer Park Boys 3: Don't Legalize It'', would be released in Canada on April 18, 2014. The plot centers on Ricky's concerns that if the Canadian government legalized and controlled marijuana sale, it would put his grow-op out of business.

''Live in Fuckin' Dublin''

A new 80-minute special titled ''Trailer Park Boys: Live In Fuckin' Dublin'' debuted on June 1, 2014, exclusively on

. Footage from the trio's May 9, 2013, performance at the Olympia Theatre in

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, the Ricky, Julian and Bubbles Community Service Variety Show, was collected for a

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. The live show contains an introduction and epilogue shot in the format of a ''Trailer Park Boys'' episode, with the premise that the boys are arrested in Dublin and forced to serve

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by staging a

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discouraging drug and alcohol use. Some elements from the television series return in ''Live in Fuckin' Dublin'', such as

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's (from the band Rush) feud with Ricky, Ricky's inadvertently gluing objects to his nose, and Conky's many resurrections. The film was released on June 1, 2014. The season 8 episode "Community Service and a Boner Made with Love" contains a similar premise.

''Drunk, High & Unemployed Live from Austin Texas''

A new live special titled ''Trailer Park Boys: ''Drunk, High & Unemployed Live from

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'' debuted in 2016, exclusively on

DVD releases

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in Region 1. The Say Goodnight to The Bad Guys special was also released on

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Other media

Comics

On February 17, 2021, it was announced that the Trailer Park Boys Incorporated have collaborated with

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to make a comic book adaptation of the series which will only consist of one-shots and miniseries

Reception

The show became very successful in many countries. The show's lead trio formerly toured with

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, with whom Bubbles sings his trademark song "Liquor and Whores". On January 13, 2017, Trailer Park Boys and Bubbles finally released "Liquor & Whores" as an EDM track produced by Canadian Multi-Platinum producer, Marc Mysterio on

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. The Trailer Park Boys have also appeared in music videos with

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, while Bubbles has appeared with

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and

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, and they have been presenters at numerous award shows – always in character. Several famous artists appear on the show, such as

from Rush in " Closer to the Heart," singer Rita MacNeil in the season four finale " Working Man,"

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from

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from

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, and the late singer-songwriter

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of The Mamas and the Papas in the season seven finale " A Shitriver Runs Through It". The show was a great success for the cable network Showcase, where it was the network's highest-rated Canadian original series. Internationally it aired in Australia on

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once aired a censored version of the series in the

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began airing the series in the country on its channel The 101 Network uncensored at the rate of two episodes per week. DirecTV aired the entire seven-season run of ''Trailer Park Boys'', plus both specials. All episodes aired on DirecTV are in 16:9 widescreen format (although not in

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resolution), as opposed to the standard definition 4:3 aspect DVD releases of the first five seasons. It is also available on

(depending on the country where the service is accessed).

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