While the holidays are a time for joy and gathering with loved ones for many, for our neighbors to the north, Canada’s own The Trailer Park Boys, it’s a time to remember to smoke dope and get drunk ar
While the holidays are a time for joy and gathering with loved ones for many, for our neighbors to the north, Canada’s own The Trailer Park Boys, it’s a time to remember to smoke dope and get drunk around a campfire.
For those uninitiated, the Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian fake reality show written and directed by Mike Clattenburg. The show’s 7 seasons, and several full length movies, follow the lives of Bubbles, Julian, Ricky, and a number of other silly, sometimes offensive, but often just misguided characters as they try to live and succeed in Sunnyvale Trailer park. The show started in 2001, and reached international fame for its raunchy attitude and blatant disregard for a moral compass.
Though the boys from Sunnyvale have appeared on their last TV screen, a series of live theater shows and a web series, all using the original cast, have kept the show alive.
Now, let’s not kid ourselves – this show is dark and full of swear words and jail-able offenses, but through it all, the main characters have represented something much more. In between bong hits, liquor store robberies, and drunken fights in the trailer park, there are glimpses of a true family with as much heart as any classic sitcom family. And the Trailer Park Boys Christmas special, Dear Santa, Go Fuck Yourself, is a prime example of this mix of heart and insanity.
Brad Kutner is the former editor of GayRVA and RVAMag from 2013 - 2017. He’s now the Richmond Bureau Chief for Radio IQ, a state-wide NPR outlet based in Roanoke. You can reach him at BradKutnerNPR@gmail.com
