Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is my video reviewing and explaining why Trailer Park Boys is one of the most hilarious low-budget sitcoms ever made. A show that tries to stand out from other sitcoms because it’s an anti-television show. This is why it doesn’t care about aspects such as looking like it’s professionally made since that’s exactly part of the show’s charm.
But for something that on the surface looks dumb, trashy, or just downright crazy, Trailer Park Boys surprisingly manages to still appeal to me, even if from the outside it doesn’t look at all visually appealing.
So, how does a show like this work, when even the creator knows that it’s crazy?
This is my video explaining why.
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Clips Mentioned:
Behind the Scenes of Season 4 - Trailer Park Boys
youtube.com/watch?v=vrMWMLBjwXw
Cart Boy Short Film - Trailer Park Boys
youtube.com/watch?v=GAA3PD0mCHo
J-Roc U Can’t Not Be Feelin Dis Interview
youtube.com/watch?v=md7eIJ1o1Ko
Mike Smith Interview – Sandbox
youtube.com/watch?v=PLt6fCOi3HQ
One Last Shot Short Film - Trailer Park Boys
youtube.com/watch?v=r90HoQPN-y0
Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys - Trailer Park Boys
youtube.com/watch?v=cFwp5_MZhGI
What is Trailer Park Boys?
Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian mockumentary television series. The show focuses on the misadventures of a group of outrageous trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The television series, a continuation of Clattenburg's 1999 film of the same title, premiered on Showcase in 2001. There are three films in the series: 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.
The seventh and final season of the series' original run on Showcase ended in 2007, with its final episode, "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys", premiering as a one-hour special on December 7, 2008.
In 2013, Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, and Mike Smith, the actors who respectively portrayed Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles, purchased the rights to the show from the original producers and created their own internet streaming network, "Swearnet". In March 2014, Swearnet began co-producing new seasons of the show, partnering with the streaming service Netflix to produce an eighth and ninth season, as well as three new specials. Season 8 premiered on September 5, 2014, followed by Season 9 on March 27, 2015.
Later that year, the show received the green light for two more seasons and began production on Season 10. During that time, the Canadian government granted the cast and crew money to help produce the new season and a new spin-off series. Season 10 premiered on Netflix on March 28, 2016.
A new eight-part series, Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: Europe, became available for streaming on Netflix on October 28, 2016. A vlog series on Swearnet called State of the Union confirmed a second season taking place in the United States. Titled Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: USA, it premiered on Netflix on November 24, 2017.
Season 11 premiered on March 31, 2017. After confirming on June 19, 2017, that a twelfth season had been greenlit and filming had begun, it premiered on Netflix on March 30, 2018. A spin-off was released on March 31, 2019, as an animated series and continuation of the original release. In October 2019, Smith revealed that filming had begun on another season.
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 alcoholic supervisor Jim Lahey and his assistant and lover, Randy. Ricky and Julian's incompetence is rivaled by Lahey's drunken ineptitude.
Throughout the series, Ricky and Julian (and Bubbles to a lesser degree) 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.
And if you’re still reading this – hello.
This video is made through Fair Use under copyright law for the purposes of education in criticism or review; as well as parody or satire.
copyright.gov/title17/92c
https://www.copyright.org.au/ACC_Prod
This is my video reviewing and explaining why Trailer Park Boys is one of the most hilarious low-budget sitcoms ever made. A show that tries to stand out from other sitcoms because it’s an anti-television show. This is why it doesn’t care about aspects such as looking like it’s professionally made since that’s exactly part of the show’s charm.
But for something that on the surface looks dumb, trashy, or just downright crazy, Trailer Park Boys surprisingly manages to still appeal to me, even if from the outside it doesn’t look at all visually appealing.
So, how does a show like this work, when even the creator knows that it’s crazy?
This is my video explaining why.
Website:
motioninartmedia.com
Twitter:
twitter.com/motion_in_art
Reddit:
reddit.com/user/motioninart
Clips Mentioned:
Behind the Scenes of Season 4 - Trailer Park Boys
youtube.com/watch?v=vrMWMLBjwXw
Cart Boy Short Film - Trailer Park Boys
youtube.com/watch?v=GAA3PD0mCHo
J-Roc U Can’t Not Be Feelin Dis Interview
youtube.com/watch?v=md7eIJ1o1Ko
Mike Smith Interview – Sandbox
youtube.com/watch?v=PLt6fCOi3HQ
One Last Shot Short Film - Trailer Park Boys
youtube.com/watch?v=r90HoQPN-y0
Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys - Trailer Park Boys
youtube.com/watch?v=cFwp5_MZhGI
What is Trailer Park Boys?
Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian mockumentary television series. The show focuses on the misadventures of a group of outrageous trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The television series, a continuation of Clattenburg's 1999 film of the same title, premiered on Showcase in 2001. There are three films in the series: 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.
The seventh and final season of the series' original run on Showcase ended in 2007, with its final episode, "Say Goodnight to the Bad Guys", premiering as a one-hour special on December 7, 2008.
In 2013, Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, and Mike Smith, the actors who respectively portrayed Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles, purchased the rights to the show from the original producers and created their own internet streaming network, "Swearnet". In March 2014, Swearnet began co-producing new seasons of the show, partnering with the streaming service Netflix to produce an eighth and ninth season, as well as three new specials. Season 8 premiered on September 5, 2014, followed by Season 9 on March 27, 2015.
Later that year, the show received the green light for two more seasons and began production on Season 10. During that time, the Canadian government granted the cast and crew money to help produce the new season and a new spin-off series. Season 10 premiered on Netflix on March 28, 2016.
A new eight-part series, Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: Europe, became available for streaming on Netflix on October 28, 2016. A vlog series on Swearnet called State of the Union confirmed a second season taking place in the United States. Titled Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: USA, it premiered on Netflix on November 24, 2017.
Season 11 premiered on March 31, 2017. After confirming on June 19, 2017, that a twelfth season had been greenlit and filming had begun, it premiered on Netflix on March 30, 2018. A spin-off was released on March 31, 2019, as an animated series and continuation of the original release. In October 2019, Smith revealed that filming had begun on another season.
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 alcoholic supervisor Jim Lahey and his assistant and lover, Randy. Ricky and Julian's incompetence is rivaled by Lahey's drunken ineptitude.
Throughout the series, Ricky and Julian (and Bubbles to a lesser degree) 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.
And if you’re still reading this – hello.
This video is made through Fair Use under copyright law for the purposes of education in criticism or review; as well as parody or satire.
copyright.gov/title17/92c
https://www.copyright.org.au/ACC_Prod
