Jacob Collins

Jacob Collins is one of the most interesting characters in Trailer Park Boys. Originally appearing in season one, Jacob appeared as a minor character throughout the show until season seven, when he became one of the boys’ employee’s. From seasons one to six, Jacob had minor appearances, often working odd jobs and being a victim of various crimes perpetrated by the boys. Starting with season seven however, he began to work with Julian and the rest of the boys. This was due to many reasons, most notably the absence of Corey and Trevor (at the beginning of season seven, the duo were forced into a mental institution) and the great respect that Jacob had towards Julian.

Jacob is the son of Phill Collins and he has a brother, Thomas Collins. Due to his family’s focus on work ethic and respect for law enforcement, Jacob often finds himself in situations where he must choose between his family and the boys, leading to lots of conflict. Eventually however, Jacob enters a relationship with Ricky’s daughter Trinity, resulting in him becoming a father to Ricky’s grandchild. Since then, Ricky has tried to help Jacob become a better person in life and he has developed a great bond with Jacob. At the end of the day, Jacob is one of the boys’ best allies and he remains an integral part of Sunnyvale Trailer Park.

Ricky's Maple Syrup Honey Oil

At the end of season eight, Ricky makes an important discovery: how to make maple syrup flavored cannabis oil. While this may seem insignificant at first, this discovery is actually really important for several reasons. At the beginning of season eight, Barb Lahey and Sam Losco get a divorce, resulting in a split of their assets. This means that Sam owns 49.5% of the trailer park and as a result, he partners with Cyrus to try and buy, steal or take Barb’s shares in the park and then sell the park to a landscaping company. To stop this from happening, all of the park’s residents are forced to team up to earn enough money to buy out Sam’s share in the park. To do this, the boy’s decide that the best way to make a lot of money is to turn Ricky’s stash of weed into honey oil. Through a series of unfortunate events, Corey and Jacob accidently put the new oil in a large container that was already partially filled with maple syrup. This ends up giving the new oil a unique, maple syrup taste, which makes the oil irresistible to buyers. Because of this new recipe, the boys are able to make enough money to save the park from Sam and Cyrus

The Hash Driveway

During season five, the boys struggle over one very important thing: their newly created hash driveway. At the beginning of the season, the boys get out of jail and find themselves broke and homeless, requiring them to stay with Ray for the time being. As a result of this, the boys get extremely desperate in their schemes to make money. Julian comes up with an idea to rob Cyrus and his henchman Terry and Dennis, thus earning them several kilos of hash. Once they realize just how much hash they stole, the boys decide the best way to hide it is in plain sight. In the dark of night, the trio melts down the hash and they form it into a fake driveway in front of Ray’s trailer. As time goes on, the boys sell the hash little by little, leaving Lahey, Randy and the police completely clueless of what’s going on

Steve French

During season four, the boys meet a very strange and unlikely friend: Steve French. Steve French, who gets his name from Bubbles, is a cougar who takes residence near a marijuana field the boys are growing. As a result of this, Steve French is constantly stoned and according to bubbles, is addicted to weed. During season four, the boys make it their goal to help relocate Steve French to a safer place to live, as he is under constant threat from Lahey and Randy at the trailer park. Steve is known for taking a great liking to Trevor, as he frequently wears a leopard-print jacket in season four. Eventually, after a lot of work and effort, the boys are able to move Steve French to a safe location away from the trailer park, where Steve runs off into the woods to live his new life. He has not been seen in the series since

The Dirty Burger

During season seven of Trailer Park Boys, Phill Collins and Randy band together to open a fast food truck, which they name The Dirty Burger. This food truck becomes a very important part of the show, but what most people don’t realize is that, technically, The Dirty Burger appears in the show starting with season two, not season seven. The food truck was originally owned by Sam Losco, who moved into Sunnyvale Trailer Park at the beginning of season two due to the boys, in the previous season, getting his veterinary clinic shut down. As time goes on, Sam continues to live in this same vehicle until season 7, at which point Sam sells it to Phill Collins. The car then gets re-worked into the restaurant known as The Dirty Burger until it is unfortunately burned to the ground in Trailer Park Boys: Don’t Legalize It.

The Way of the Road

It’s the way of the road, bud. Sometimes she goes, sometimes she doesn’t. This time she didn’t go. It’s the way of the road.” This is a phrase spoken by Ray in season five of Trailer Park Boys. Throughout the series, Ray constantly tells the boys that things happen because “it’s the way of the road.” This single phrase has a very deep meaning in the big picture of the show. While at first glance it seems more like drunken advice than anything, it actually holds a lot of deep and insightful truth. The meaning of the phrase is that both good and bad things happen in life and sometimes we can’t control when or if they happen. This single piece of advice has helped Bubbles, Ricky and Julian greatly throughout the show and continues to be a huge part of Ray’s legacy after his “death.” It’s a phrase that will forever be entwined in Trailer Park Boys.

Trailer Park Boys Timeline

Trailer Park Boys is one of Canada’s longest running cinema franchises. As a result, there has been a large amount of content released over the years and it has become increasingly difficult to determine the timeline of events in the series. Through research and analysis however, the proper Trailer Park Boys timeline has been created. Trailer Park Boys can be divided into three phases.

Phase One:

Trailer Park Boys (original black and white movie)

The X-mas Special

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Phase Two:

Season 5

The Big Dirty

Season 6

Season 7

Say Goodnight To The Bad Guys

Countdown To Liquor Day

Phase Three:

Don’t Legalize It

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Rickyisms

"I mean, nobody wants to admit they ate nine cans of ravioli, but I did. I'm ashamed of myself. The first can doesn't count, then you get to the second and third, fourth and fifth I think I burnt with the blowtorch, and then I just kept eatin."  This is one of the many famous quotes by the third and possibly the most iconic of the three main protagonists in Trailer Park Boys, Ricky. Ricky is often heard saying things such as that. Because of this fact Ricky is considered by far the dumbest. And while it's true he is not nearly as intelligent as Julian or Bubbles when it comes to most things there are certain things that he is more knowledgeable about. A few of those things are, growing dope, talking to cops and having good intentions. Although Ricky has spent almost every winter of his adult life in jail he has always had good intentions. Ricky's main concern is always his family. In every season he talks about how he is going to make enough money and retire from jail to be with his family.

Bubbles- From Parts Unknown

As I've said in previous posts there are three main protagonists in trailer park boys. I've already told you about Julian, he is by far the most muscular and is often referred to as Mr. Sexy. now id like to shed some light on his brother like character bubbles. Julian is the only person bubbles truly trusts because he was left in Julian's grandmas care as a child and Julian always watched out for him. Bubbles lives in a shed on Julian's trailer lot. he makes his money to feed his 30+ kitties by hauling shopping carts around and selling them to competing malls. Bubbles is well known in the park for his big heart and is considered one of the wisest people in the show. Much of Bubbles past is unknown to us. We aren't even sure Bubbles is his real name, that's just what his parents called him after discovering his fascination with soap and bubbles. Bubbles has a big heart and is very sensitive because of the fact he is often under lots of stress from being caught in the middle of the boys's schemes. In extreme situations bubbles's alternate personalities are shown. through The Green Bastard, a wrestler, and puppets on most occasions.

The Dirty Dancer

Julian is the closest thing the boy's have to a leader. Only seen without a drink in his hand during season nine when colonel Lesile Dancer is in control of the park forcing his "Dry" regime upon the park, he constantly comes up with new ways for the boys to earn a living. It seems every time we blink Julian has found a new way to make money, whether it be the big dirty, a series of low profile crimes, starting a multitude of semi legit businesses, or attempting to start up a true business such as Success Auto Body. No matter the scheme Julian has to rally all the boys together an get everyone to work together. Although at first glance Julian may seem like a greedy money grubbing criminal there is definitely more to be said about his character. Julian is also know for is big heart and he truly wants to look after those who live in and belong in the park. this is most obvious in season six when Randy is associate trailer park supervisor. Randy is working with the cops to evict innocent Sunnyvale residents from their homes. Julian then buys back all the now empty trailers, fixes them up and later sells them back to the rightful owners at a significant financial loss.

Jim Lahey The Man Behind The Liquor

Mr. Lahey, The ex police officer, Sunnyvale's long time trailer park supervisor, and resident drunk, is more than he seems at first glance. Although in most episodes a drunk Mr. Lahey (Lahey) would be considered the main antagonist, and when he is sober an even bigger threat to the boy's shot at success, he is not evil. When one looks past the booze and drunkenness of Lahey you can easily see that he means only to better Sunnyvale. Of course the majority of the time he is causing more harm than good. On select occasions he has been known to put aside his feuds to save or help the boys get out of danger. This can be seen in the episode “The Shit Blizzard” when Lahey is seen reviving Ricky after a serious heart attack (supposedly caused by the amazing amounts of ranch dressing and pepperoni that Ricky consumes) during the first half of season seven, where Lahey has signed a truce agreement with bubbles. Then again throughout Season Eight, in which a retired and extremely desperate Lahey helps the boys make enough honey oil to save the park.

A Brief History

Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian reality television show about the day to day life of the average resident of Sunnyvale Trailer Park, located in Nova Scotia Canada. This mockumentary focuses on three individuals more than others; Julian, Ricky, and of course Bubbles. Although the show centers around these characters there is an amazing fifteen main cast members, a few of these include, Jim Lahey(Trailer Park Supervisor), Randy Bobandy(Assistant Trailer Park Supervisor), J-Roc, Tyrone(T), Lucy, Sarah, and Trinity(Trin).