50 Fun Facts About Trailer Park Boys

Who created Trailer Park Boys?

He grew it out of two shorts, The Cart Boy (1995) and One Last Shot (1998).

What is the name of the fictional trailer park where the show is set?

It sits in Dartmouth, in the Halifax area of Nova Scotia.

In which Canadian province is the show set and filmed?

Later seasons were shot at Bible Hill Estates in Truro after early parks stopped welcoming the crew.

On which Canadian channel did the series premiere in April 2001?

The Comedy Network had turned it down first; the pitch to Showcase was made almost on a whim.

In the 1999 film the series grew from, what prompted Julian to want his life documented?

He hoped the film would steer others away from crime.

Which actor appeared in the 1999 film only as the location sound recordist?

Mike Smith appeared instead as the location sound recordist; Bubbles was the name of his cat in The Cart Boy.

Who plays Ricky?

Wells, Tremblay and Smith bought the rights to the show in 2013.

What drink is almost always in Julian's hand?

He climbs out of a rolled car in season two with the glass intact.

Ricky's malapropisms, like 'worst case Ontario', are known to fans as what?

Others include 'denial and error' and 'get two birds stoned at once'.

What make and model is Ricky's dilapidated car?

The car originally belonged to Mike Clattenburg, whose wife wanted it out of the driveway.

Where does Bubbles live?

He drives a go-kart and is the least willing of the trio to face consequences.

How does Bubbles make his living at the start of the series?

His character grew out of the 1995 short The Cart Boy.

What is Bubbles' wrestling alter ego?

His favourite band is Rush, and he once worked as Alex Lifeson's guitar tech.

What is the name of Bubbles' ventriloquist puppet?

He claims a relative used it in vaudeville; Julian suspects Bubbles made it himself.

Where did the actor who plays Bubbles get the character's trademark thick glasses?

She had only 50 cents on her, so she bought the glasses but not the photo of the old lady who owned them.

Which rock band was the actor who plays Bubbles a guitarist in before Trailer Park Boys?

Sandbox signed to EMI and was nominated for a Juno.

Who played park supervisor Jim Lahey?

He was also Halifax's most successful casting director and played Dave Teagues on Haven.

Lahey's assistant and on-off partner Randy is famous for what?

He is also mocked for his cheeseburger addiction.

What was Jim Lahey's job before he became a trailer park supervisor?

He is described as a disgraced ex-cop and alcoholic.

Which direction did Clattenburg give Dunsworth for early Lahey scenes?

Dunsworth said Jim and Randy were among the first non-stereotypical gay couples on TV.

Who are the two hapless friends who idolise Ricky and Julian and end up as scapegoats?

Actors Cory Bowles and Michael Jackson left the show because they felt underpaid.

What is the real first name of J-Roc, the park's white aspiring rapper?

He is rarely seen without his friend Tyrone.

Which former teen-TV host plays J-Roc?

He co-hosted Street Cents and hosted Jonovision, which reunited the Degrassi cast in 1999.

Ricky's father Ray, a former trucker who uses a wheelchair, is secretly committing what?

Season 11 revealed Ray was not Ricky's biological father.

What is the name of Ricky's daughter?

Her mother Lucy was Ricky's fiancée in the 1999 film.

Who owns the trailer park?

Barb Lahey's ownership gives Jim his job and his grudge.

The show's opening theme, 'Breeze', was written by Blain Morris trying to emulate which song?

Cracked called its gentleness the perfect setup for the chaos to follow.

Bubbles' actor said the show was 'really like' which wholesome series, 'with guns and drugs and liquor'?

Most seasons end with some of the main characters going to jail.

Which streaming service co-produced seasons 8 to 12 from 2014?

Season 8 arrived on September 5, 2014, after the trio's own network SwearNet took over the rights.

What streaming network did Wells, Tremblay and Smith create after buying the show's rights?

It was later rebranded TPB+, home of the 2026 thirteenth season.

Which Rush guitarist has a running feud with Ricky and appears in the episode 'Closer to the Heart'?

Bubbles, a superfan, worked as his guitar tech and later played with him in Bubbles & the Shit Rockers.

Which rapper appeared in several season-ten episodes, starting with 'Up in Smoke We Go'?

Jimmy Kimmel, Tom Arnold and Doug Benson also turned up that season, and Bobby Farrelly directed two episodes.

Which NHL star appeared in a season-eleven episode?

He is a Cole Harbour native, like the show's creator.

Which Hollywood producer, famous for Ghostbusters, produced Trailer Park Boys: The Movie in 2006?

The film, also called The Big Dirty, was nominated for a Genie for Best Motion Picture.

In Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, what is 'the Big Dirty'?

Julian's plan starts with robbing an ATM and lands him and Ricky an 18-month sentence.

In Countdown to Liquor Day, what does Bubbles discover happened to his kitties while he was in prison?

He needs thousands of dollars to get them back; the film grossed over $3 million.

In Don't Legalize It, Ricky goes to Parliament Hill in which city?

Filming there took place over the 4/20 weekend of 2013.

Don't Legalize It opens with the funeral of which character, thought to have died in a propane explosion?

Ricky's father, of course, is not as dead as advertised.

What was the title of the fourth film, released in December 2024?

Its subtitle is 'The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story'.

Where was the 2013 live show that became the streaming special 'Live in Dublin' performed?

The premise: the boys are arrested in Dublin and made to stage an anti-drug puppet show as community service.

In which year did the animated spin-off series premiere?

Sarah Dunsworth said her late father's real voice was used for the animated Lahey.

The actor who played Lahey died in October 2017 at what age?

Season 12 marked his final appearance; a 2020 Christmas special used unseen footage of him.

Which two cast members announced in April 2016 that they were leaving the show?

Cory and Trevor's actors had left years earlier over pay.

Which documentary reality show did Clattenburg cite as inspiration for the handheld filming style?

Crew members sometimes get pulled into the plot; one is shot and another tased by Lahey.

Where were seasons 5 to 7 filmed after real trailer parks stopped welcoming the crew?

Trailers were placed around the two-storey building, which also served as the jail set.

The Boys and Bubbles used to tour with which Canadian band, with Bubbles singing 'Liquor and Whores'?

They also appeared in a Tragically Hip music video and released the song as an EDM track in 2017.

Who turned the show down in Toronto before the creators pitched it to Showcase instead?

Showcase committed to a first season on condition that an experienced second producer, Michael Volpe, joined the team.

In the 1995 short film The Cart Boy, 'Bubbles' was the name of what?

The name only became Mike Smith's own character when the TV series began in 2001.

How was the original 1999 Trailer Park Boys feature film shot?

It played at the Atlantic Film Festival, where producer Barrie Dunn spotted its potential as a series.

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie was nominated for Best Motion Picture at which Canadian ceremony?

Alliance Atlantis released it on October 6, 2006; it did not win.