Trailer Park Boys was a popular
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comedic
mockumentaryMockumentary or mock documentary is a genre of film and television, or a single work of the genre. Although a mockumentary may be one of the comedy genres, serious mockumentaries also exist. The mockumentary is presented as a documentary recording real life, but is actually fictional. It is a...
television series created and directed by
Mike ClattenburgMike Clattenburg is a Canadian TV and film director best known as creator/director of the TV comedy series Trailer Park Boys , and This Hour Has 22 Minutes .A native of Cole Harbour, a suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Clattenburg spent his years after high school as drummer in a...
that focused on the misadventures of a group of
trailer parkA trailer park is a neighborhood consisting of an area of land where travel trailers rest. The term may also be used to refer to mobile home parks or manufactured home communities....
residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in
a fictional trailer parkSunnyvale Trailer Park is the fictional infamous trailer park home of the characters of Trailer Park Boys, a Canadian TV series. The park is owned by Barbara Lahey.-Illegal activities:The park has been the scene of many illegal activities over the years...
located in
Dartmouth, Nova ScotiaDartmouth , founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, a provincially designated Metropolitan Area, and a former city in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia...
. The television show premiered on the
ShowcaseShowcase is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CW Media . Showcase is a predominantly fiction-based service centred around scripted television series and films....
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in 2001. The final season ended in 2007, and the final episode, "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys", premiered as a special on Showcase on December 7, 2008, ending the series. A second film,
Countdown to Liquor DayTrailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day is a Canadian comedy/crime film based on the popular television series Trailer Park Boys. The film was directed and co-written by Mike Clattenburg, the show's creator and director, who also directed the first film Trailer Park Boys: The Movie. Countdown...
, was released on September 25, 2009.
History
In 1999, director
Mike ClattenburgMike Clattenburg is a Canadian TV and film director best known as creator/director of the TV comedy series Trailer Park Boys , and This Hour Has 22 Minutes .A native of Cole Harbour, a suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Clattenburg spent his years after high school as drummer in a...
wrote and directed a
film shortShort film is a technical description originally coined in the Indian Film Industry and used in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. The description is now used almost interchangeably with short subject...
entitled 'Trailer Park Boys', which was shot in black and white. The film followed the exploits, in documentary style, of Ricky (
Robb WellsRobb Wells is a Canadian actor and screenwriter who portrays Ricky on Trailer Park Boys.Wells was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia when he was eight years old...
) and Julian (
John Paul TremblayJohn Paul Tremblay is a Canadian actor who stars in the hit Canadian TV show Trailer Park Boys, playing Julian, a newly released ex-con returning to his home in a trailer park in Nova Scotia. The show is written by Tremblay along with co-stars Robb Wells and Mike Smith...
), two criminals doing what they did just about every day. The character Julian states to the camera in the film 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 film was shown at the
Atlantic Film FestivalThe Atlantic Film Festival is an international film festival held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Held annually, the ten-day celebration of film and video from Canada's Atlantic Provinces and around the world is committed to screening an inspiring and engaging collection of films and videos from...
in 1999, and it caught the attention of producer
Barrie DunnBarrie Dunn is a Canadian actor, film and television producer best known for his character Ray on the Canadian mockumentary television program Trailer Park Boys....
who saw 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
TorontoToronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America...
to pitch the show to
The Comedy NetworkThe Comedy Network is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CTV Television Inc., a division of CTVglobemedia specializing in comedy programming.-Overview:...
. After being turned down, they made a snap decision to pitch the show to Showcase before returning home to
Nova ScotiaNova Scotia is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. Its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest province in Canada with an area of...
. They found that the network was receptive, and sent them back with a commitment to a first season, with the proviso 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 story line for the series, and more humour 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 The Cart Boy; a film that Smith, Wells, Tremblay, and Clattenburg worked on together in 1995. Smith's character was soon to grow from a
recurring characterA recurring character is a fictional character, usually in a prime time TV series, who appears from time to time during the series' run. Recurring characters often play major roles in an episode, sometimes being the main focus...
to one of the show's primary protagonists (even though in the earlier film, "Bubbles" was the name of Smith's character's cat). 'Trailer Park Boys' resided with Showcase for its entire seven-season run.
Plot
Each season follows the same basic pattern. Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles are trying to figure out new ways to get rich, get high, and stay out of jail; their "get rich quick" schemes are usually foiled by the trailer park supervisor, Jim Lahey, and his assistant, Randy (or by their own incompetence). Early seasons began with the boys getting out of jail and would end with them being reincarcerated. Later seasons changed this formula with the final episode of the season showing that their schemes had been successful, and the boys' future looking optimistic. The first episode of the following season would then show them sheepishly explaining how everything went wrong for them in the interim, thus bringing the story back to square one.
Main Cast Members
| Actor |
Character |
Duration |
| Lucy Decoutere Lucy Decoutere is a Canadian actress known for her role as the character Lucy in the hit television series Trailer Park Boys.She grew up as the youngest sibling of four from British and Czech parents. She attended grad school in Montreal and has held various jobs, including as a kindergarten...
|
Lucy |
Season 1-7 |
| Barrie Dunn Barrie Dunn is a Canadian actor, film and television producer best known for his character Ray on the Canadian mockumentary television program Trailer Park Boys....
|
Ray |
Season 1-7 |
| John Dunsworth John Dunsworth is a Canadian actor known for playing the frequently drunk Jim Lahey on the hit TV show Trailer Park Boys. He has also appeared in Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion, a CBC film about the 1917 Halifax explosion...
|
James "Jim" Lahey |
Season 1-7 |
| Sarah E. Dunsworth Sarah E. Dunsworth is a Canadian actress who plays the character of the same name on the Canadian television program Trailer Park Boys. She is the real life daughter of John Dunsworth, the actor who plays Mr. Lahey. She has worked as a production assistant on Grindhouse and has written for...
|
Sarah |
Season 1-7 |
| Jeanna Harrison-Steinhart |
Trinity |
Season 1-7 |
| Tyrone Parsons |
Tyrone |
Season 1-7 |
Patrick RoachPatrick Roach is a Canadian actor best known for playing the always shirtless and cheeseburger-obsessed assistant trailer park supervisor Randy on the cult television series Trailer Park Boys. Randy works as deputy for park supervisor Mr...
|
Randy |
Season 1-7 |
| Mike Smith Mike Smith is a Canadian actor and musician, most famous for playing Bubbles on Trailer Park Boys.-Personal life:...
|
Bubbles |
Season 1-7 |
| Jonathan Torrens Jonathan Ormond Torrens is a Canadian actor and television personality best known for his co-hosting of Street Cents, his talk show Jonovision, and his role as "J-Roc" in the popular Canadian mockumentary Trailer Park Boys...
|
J-Roc |
Season 1-7 |
| John Paul Tremblay John Paul Tremblay is a Canadian actor who stars in the hit Canadian TV show Trailer Park Boys, playing Julian, a newly released ex-con returning to his home in a trailer park in Nova Scotia. The show is written by Tremblay along with co-stars Robb Wells and Mike Smith...
|
Julian |
Season 1-7 |
Robb WellsRobb Wells is a Canadian actor and screenwriter who portrays Ricky on Trailer Park Boys.Wells was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and moved to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia when he was eight years old...
|
Ricky |
Season 1-7 |
Cory BowlesCory Bowles is a Canadian actor and choreographer.born in Montreal and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. He is an African Nova Scotian with roots amongst Black Loyalists, Maroons and French Colonies....
|
Cory |
Season 1-6 |
| Michael Jackson Michael Jackson is a Canadian actor, grip and gaffer, best known for his acting role as "Trevor" in the comedy TV series "Trailer Park Boys" and the later film Trailer Park Boys: The Movie ....
|
Trevor |
Season 1-6 |
| Shelley Thompson Shelley Thompson is a Canadian actress best known for her character Barbara Lahey on the hit Canadian mockumentary program Trailer Park Boys....
|
Barbara Lahey |
Season 2-7 |
| Garry James |
Detroit Velvet Smooth |
Season 3-5 |
Recurring Cast Members
| Actor |
Character |
Duration |
| George Green |
Officer George Green |
Season 1-7 |
| Jacob Rolfe |
Jacob Collins |
Season 1-7 |
| Jim Swansburg |
Detective Ted Johnson |
Season 1-7 |
| Sam Tarasco |
Sam Losco |
Season 1-7 |
| Bernard Robichaud |
Cyrus |
Season 1-5 |
Ellen PageEllen Philpotts-Page , known professionally as Ellen Page, is a Canadian actress. Page received both Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Actress for her role as the title character in the film Juno....
|
Treena Lahey |
Season 2 |
| Richard Collins |
Philadelphia "Phil" Collins |
Season 4-7 |
| Mio Adilman |
Terry |
Season 5 |
| Nobu Adilman |
Dennis |
Season 5 |
Sebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer, best known as ex-frontman of Skid Row....
|
Himself |
Season 7 |
| Brian Huggins |
"Shitty" Bill |
Seasons 5, 7 |
Each of the characters has their own particular trademark mannerism or trait. For example, Julian is never seen without a tumbler of
rum and CokeThe Cuba Libre is a highball made of Cola, lime, and rum. This highball is often referred to as a Rum and Coke in the United States and Canada, where the lime juice is optional....
in his hand. Ricky's manner of speech is often laced with
malapropismsA malapropism is the substitution of a word for a word with a similar sound, in which the resulting phrase makes no sense but often creates a comic effect. It is not the same as an eggcorn, which is a similar substitution in which the new phrase makes sense on some level...
and
eggcornsIn linguistics, an eggcorn is an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker's dialect. The new phrase introduces a meaning that is different from the original, but plausible in the same context...
, and Bubbles, who lives in a shed, has coke-bottle glasses and a predilection for cats.
Style
The series was consistently shot in a mockumentary style (including the use of long takes), but often the
camera crewA film crew is a group of people hired by a production company for the purpose of producing a film or motion picture. Crew are distinguished from cast, the actors who appear in front of the camera or provide voices for characters in the film...
became engrossed in the plot. On several occasions, the camera and boom mic operators are spoken to by the characters, and often end up becoming directly involved in the action. In one episode, a
crew memberCrewman is a generic term for a crew member of an aircraft, naval vessel, military unit, or team of professionals attempting to accomplish a goal. In some science fiction , Crewman is the lowest military rank onboard a spacecraft....
is shot, and they are also enlisted several times to help the characters when a pair of extra hands are needed. All of this is intended to produce the feeling that these are real events that are happening to real people, when in reality, the show is loosely scripted and much of the dialog is ad-libbed from very basic plot points laid out beforehand.
Furthering the myth that
Trailer Park Boys is nonfiction, many of the actors (particularly Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith and John Dunsworth) often make public appearances without
breaking characterBreaking character, "to break character", is a theatrical term used to describe when an actor, while actively performing in character, slips out of character and behaves as his or her actual self...
.
Popularity
The show became very successful in many countries. For example, characters (particularly Bubbles) often appear on novelty
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s. The show's lead trio formerly toured with
Our Lady PeaceOur Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1992. Widely recognized by its abbreviation OLP, the band currently consists of members Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart and Steve Mazur...
, and with
Guns N' RosesGuns N' Roses is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since its formation...
, with whom Bubbles sings his trademark song "Liquor and Whores." The Trailer Park Boys have also appeared in
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s with
The Tragically HipThe Tragically Hip is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay .The band is popular and influential in Canada...
, while Bubbles has appeared with
George CanyonGeorge Canyon is a country music singer from Canada. He grew up in Fox Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia and later lived in Hopewell, NS before he moved west. He currently lives in High River, Alberta...
and
SnowDarrin O'Brien , is a Canadian reggae musician, best-known by his stage name Snow. He is notable for the 1993 U.S. number-one hit single "Informer."- Life and work :...
, and they have been presenters at numerous award shows - always in character. Several famous artists appear on the show, such as
Alex LifesonAlex Lifeson, OC is a Canadian musician, best known for his work as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush...
from
RushRush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
in "Closer to the Heart," singer
Rita MacNeilRita MacNeil, CM, ONS is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community of Big Pond on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island. Her biggest hit, "Flying On Your Own", was a crossover Top 40 hit in 1987 and was covered by Anne Murray the following year, although she has had hits on the country...
in the season four finale "Working Man," Brian Vollmer from the
rock bandRock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
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,
Sebastian BachSebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer, best known as ex-frontman of Skid Row....
from
Skid RowSkid Row is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1986 in Toms River, New Jersey. They are named after Phil Lynott and Gary Moore's first band. They were most successful in the late 1980s and early 1990s when their first two albums with lead singer Sebastian Bach and drummer Rob Affuso were...
, and singer/
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Denny DohertyDennis Gerrard Stephen Doherty was a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was most widely known as a founding member of the 1960s musical group The Mamas & the Papas.-Early career:...
in the season seven finale "A Shitriver Runs Through It."
The show is a great success for the cable network Showcase, where it is the network's highest-rated Canadian series. It airs in
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on
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, in the
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and
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[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
on
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, in the
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on
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, in
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on SkjárEinn, in
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on TV 2, in
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on
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, in the Netherlands on
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Netherlands, in
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on
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, in
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on
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, in
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on Comedy Central Germany, in
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, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
on
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, and in
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on
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. In the
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,
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formerly aired a censored version of the show, but it is no longer part of their lineup. The show just launched in
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on Comedy Central Polska. On February 5, 2009, satellite provider
DirecTVDirecTV is a direct broadcast satellite service based in El Segundo, California, which transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States. Its primary competitors are Dish Network and cable providers. DirecTV currently has 18 million subscribers...
began airing the series in the US on its channel The 101 Network, uncensored, at the rate of two episodes per week. DirecTV will air the entire seven-season run of
Trailer Park Boys, plus both specials. All episodes aired to date on DirecTV are in 16:9 widescreen format (although not in
High DefinitionHigh-definition television is a digital television broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems...
resolution), as opposed to the standard definition 4:3 aspect DVD releases of seasons 1-5.
Actors John Dunsworth, John Paul Tremblay, and Rob Wells can be seen in the MGM 2002 movie
Virginia's RunVirginia's Run is an independent family drama/coming of age Canadian/American film made in 2002.-Plot:Virginia is a 13 year old girl living in Maine with her older sister Caroline and her father Ford . Her mother was killed 3 years earlier in a horse riding accident...
starring
Gabriel ByrneGabriel James Byrne is an Irish actor, film director, film producer, and writer, as well as an audiobook narrator. His acting career began in the Focus Theatre before he joined London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1979. Byrne's screen début came in the Irish soap opera The Riordans and the spin-off...
and
Joanne WhalleyJoanne Whalley Joanne Whalley Joanne Whalley (born 25 August 1964 in Stockport, then in Cheshire, now in Greater Manchester is an English actress.Brought up in Stockport, Whalley first appeared in How We Used To Live and bit parts in soap operas, especially Coronation Street and Emmerdale...
. John Dunsworth plays a local cop while John Paul Tremblay and Rob Wells play active and verbal townsmen similar to their Trailer Park Boys characters. Actors are credited as cop for John Dunsworth, J.P. for John Paul Tremblay (credits as J.P. Tremblay), and Rob Wells as Rob. The movie was filmed in
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, Canada.
The characters have also appeared in
Spider RobinsonSpider Robinson is an American-born Canadian Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction author.- Biography :Born in the Bronx, New York City, Robinson attended Catholic high school, spending his junior year in a seminary, followed by two years in a Catholic college, and five years at the State...
's completion of Robert Heinlein's
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,
Variable StarVariable Star is a 2006 novel written by Spider Robinson based on the surviving seven pages of an eight-page 1955 novel outline by the late Robert A. Heinlein. The book is set in a divergent offshoot of Heinlein's Future History and contains many references to works by Heinlein and other authors...
. In the novel, they attempt to grow poppies, presumably in their general aim to get high.
The Movie
The second Trailer Park Boys movie to be produced (The first being the original black and white production that sparked the series),
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie (Tagline: Greasiest Movie of The Year) was released on October 6, 2006, and distributed by
Alliance AtlantisAlliance Atlantis Communications Inc. is a Toronto-based media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon and Sydney.Alliance Atlantis was acquired by Canwest...
.
Ivan ReitmanIvan Reitman is an American-based Canadian film producer and director. He is known for the comedies he has directed and produced, especially in the 1980s and 1990s.-Early life:...
is a producer of the project.
Mike ClattenburgMike Clattenburg is a Canadian TV and film director best known as creator/director of the TV comedy series Trailer Park Boys , and This Hour Has 22 Minutes .A native of Cole Harbour, a suburb of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Clattenburg spent his years after high school as drummer in a...
directed. Also known as "The Big Dirty", it was nominated for a
GenieGenie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The awards were originally named the Canadian Film Awards which ran from 1949 to 1979 but in 1980 were renamed The Genie Awards...
for best picture of the year, but did not win.
Countdown to Liquor Day
The franchise's second feature film,
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day, was released in Canada on September 25, 2009. A trailer was released on the official
movie site.
DVD releases
Alliance Atlantis Home EntertainmentAlliance Atlantis Communications Inc. is a Toronto-based media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operator in Canada. Alliance Atlantis also had offices in Halifax, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Shannon and Sydney.Alliance Atlantis was acquired by Canwest...
has released seven seasons of
Trailer Park Boys on DVD in Region 1.
| Season |
Ep. # |
Originally aired |
Release Date |
| 1/2 |
13 |
2001/2002 |
May 27, 2003 |
| 3 |
8 |
2003 |
April 6, 2004 |
| 4 |
8 |
2004 |
April 12, 2005 |
| 5 |
10 |
2005 |
May 9, 2006 |
| 6 |
6 |
2006 |
May 8, 2007 |
| 7 |
10 |
2007 |
May 6 2008 |
Future
The cast and crew took the summer of 2008 off, but a new special one-hour episode titled "Say Goodnight To The Bad Guys" aired in Canada on December 7, 2008. Series creator Mike Clattenburg announced on November 12, 2008 that the special would be followed by a sequel movie scheduled for Canadian release on September 25 2009 (Countdown to Liquor Day), which would be "the end of
Trailer Park Boys," and that no additional seasons will be made.
In January 2009, the boys were in character at select venues nationally including
Massey HallMassey Hall is a venerable performing arts theatre in the Garden District of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The theatre originally was designed to seat 3,500 patrons but, after extensive renovations in the 1940s, now seats up to 2,752.-History:...
in Toronto, Canada. They performed the Ricky, Julian and Bubbles Community Service Variety Show. The premise was that they were fulfilling
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community service and must put on a
puppet showPuppetry is a form of theatre or performance which involves the manipulation of puppets. It is very ancient, and is believed to have originated 30,000 years BC. Puppetry takes many forms but they all share the process of animating inanimate performing objects...
aimed to demonstrate the dangers of using alcohol and drugs.
East Coast Music Awards
The Trailer Park Boys hosted the 2006
East Coast Music Awards as Ricky, Julian and Bubbles (in character). Bubbles performed his single,
Liquor and Whores, which has the same melody as a song he sings while drunk in the first episode of season 4.
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