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.