TORONTO
      (CUP)
      --
      "When
      you
      strip
     
     
      away
      all
      the
      guns
      and
      the
      swearin'
      and
     
     
      dope
      and
      everything
      away
      from
      the
      show,
     
     
      basically
      all
      that's
      left
      is
      love
      and
      family,"
     
     
      says
      Robb
      Wells,
      who
      plays
      Ricky
      on
     
     
      Trailer
      Park
      Boys.
     
    

    
     
      Sure,
      the
      show
      is
      about
      dysfunc-
     
     
      tional
      families,
      but
      it's
      definitely
      created
     
     
      with
      a
      lot
      of
      love.
      The
      end
      result,
      however,
     
     
      is
      pure
      comic
      genius.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wells,
      Clattenburg
      a
     
     
      feel
      the
      show’s
      sucece
      s
      has
      a
      lot
     
     
      to
      do
      with
      the
      fact
      eryo
     
    

    
     
      can
      relate
      to
      the
      characters.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Trailer
      Park
      Boys
      takes
      place
      in
     
     
      Sunnyvale
      trailer
      park
      and
      is
      a
      mockumen-
     
     
      tary
      chronicling
      the
      lives
      of
      endearing
     
     
      trailer
      park
      boys,
      Ricky
      and
      Julian
      (John
     
     
      Paul
      Tremblay).
      The
      pair
      spend
      their
      days
     
     
      drinking,
      smoking
      weed
      and
      trying
      to
      out-
     
     
      smart
      their
      arch-nemesis,
      Mr.
      Lahey
      (John
     
     
      Dunsworth)
      and
      his
      shirtless
      assistant
     
     
      Randy
      (Patrick
      Roach).
      Julian
      is
      the
      level-
     
     
      headed,
      rum
      and
      coke
      guzzling
      brains
      of
     
     
      the
      operation
      while
      Ricky
      is
      the
      dope-
     
     
      growing
      family
      man
      with
      self-confidence
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
          
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WWW
      bus
      ine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      page
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Double
      the
      power
      of
      your
      degree
     
    
   
   
    
     
      4@
      Make
      a
      career
     
     
      out
      of
      the
      game
     
     
      you
      love.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      post-graduate
      certificate
      program
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      12
      2003
     
    
   
   
    
     
      White
      Trash
      Goes
      Big-Time
     
    
   
   
    
     
      issues.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      However,
      Tremblay
      doesn't
      really
     
    
   
   
    
     
      have
      rum
      and
      coke
      in
      his
      glass.
      "I'd
      be
      in
     
     
      detox
      if
      that
      was
      the
      case
      because
      I
      proba-
     
     
      bly
      drink
      25
      cans
      of
      pop
      a
      day
      shooting,"
     
     
      he
      says.
     
    

    
     
      Trailer
      Park
      Boys
      was
      born
      out
     
     
      of
      One
      Last
      Shot,
      a
      self-financed
      short
     
     
      film
      that
      was
      written
      by
      Tremblay,
      Wells
     
     
      and
      another
      high
      school
      friend,
      Mike
     
     
      Clattenburg,
      who
      directed
      and
      shot
     
     
      the
      film.
     
    

    
     
      One
      Last
      Shot
      was
     
     
      shown
      at
      the
      Atlantic
      Film
     
     
      Festival
      where
      Clattenburg
     
     
      won
      for
      best
      cinematog-
     
     
      raphy.
      The
      film
      was
     
     
      received
      so
      warmly
     
     
      that
      the
      three
      friends
     
     
      decided
      to
      expand
      the
     
     
      film
      into
      a
      mockumen-
     
     
      tary.
     
    

    
     
      According
      to
     
     
      Clattenburg,
      "the
      look
      of
     
     
      the
      show
      is
      cheap
      by
      design,
     
     
      the
      production
      value
      is
      very
     
     
      low,
      trying
      to
      make
      the
     
     
      scene
      appear
      like
      it
      really
     
     
      happened."
     
    

    
     
      The
      effect
      is
      a
     
     
      show
      that
      emulates
      real
      TV
      programs,
      like
     
    
   
   
    
     
      y
      HUMBER
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Business
      Schoo!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      6b
      6
      fC
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
           
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cops.
      He
      says
      that
      "more
      people
      than
     
     
      should"
      think
      that
      Trailer
      Park
      Boys
      is
     
     
      real.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      "It's
      kind
      of
      scary.
      They
     
    
   
   
    
     
      video
      look
      with
      real
      TV.
      So,
      you
      see
      how
     
     
      some
      friends
      and
      a
      handi-cam
      would
      use
     
     
      that
      to
      our
      advantage."
     
    

    
     
      The
      residents
      of
      the
      trailer
      park
     
     
      are
      generally,
      almost
      overwhelmingly,
      sup-
     
     
      portive
      of
      the
      show.
      Clattenburg
      says
      they
     
     
      routinely
      fill
      in
      as
      extras
      and
      volunteer
     
     
      their
      assistance
      anyway
      they
      can.
      They
     
     
      have
      even
      "loaned
      us
      turkeys
      to
      throw
     
     
      through
      police
      windshields."
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Wells
      explains
      that
      people
      seem
     
     
      to
      understand,
      "we're
      not
      making
      fun
      of
     
     
      them.
      It's
      just
      a
      mockumentary
      that
      hap-
     
     
      pens
      to
      take
      place
      in
      the
      trailer
      park."
     
    

    
     
      Wells,
      Clattenburg
      and
      Tremblay
     
     
      feel
      the
      show's
      success
      has
      a
      lot
      to
      do
      with
     
     
      the
      fact
      that
      everyone
      can
      relate
      to
      the
     
     
      characters.
     
    

    
     
      "It's
      very
      character-driven,"
      says
     
     
      Wells.
      "Lots
      of
      people
      know
      people
      like
     
     
      Ricky
      or
      Julian
      or
      Bubbles
      and
      the
      other
     
     
      characters
      on
      the
      show."
     
    

    
     
      The
      upcoming
      season
      of
      Trailer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Park
      Boys
      will
      be
      the
      show's
      third
      and
     
     
      Clattenburg,
      Wells
      and
      Tremblay
      are
     
     
      already
      working
      on
      writing
      season
      four.
     
     
      However,
      the
      group
      hope
      to
      make
      a
      feature
     
     
      film
      sometime
      soon
      and
     
     
      say
      that
      there
      is
      now
     
     
      |.
      American
      interest
     
     
      in
      the
      show.
     
     
      Wells
      is
      not
      sure
     
     
      that
      the
      show
      is
     
     
      uniquely
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Canadian,
      other
      than
      the
      fact
      that
      the
      cre-
     
     
      ators
      and
      their
      sense
      of
      humour
      are
      all
     
     
      Canadian.
     
    

    
     
      "We
      like
      to
      parody
      guns
      a
      lot.
     
     
      That's
      uniquely
      Canadian
      —
      we're
      like
     
     
      ‘Guns
      are
      fucked,
      lets
      make
      fun
      of
      them,'"
     
     
      says
      Clattenburg.
     
    

    
     
      The
      three
      believe
      that
      the
      reason
     
     
      the
      show
      has
      been
      such
      a
      success
      is
      that
     
     
      the
      fun
      they
      have
      making
      the
      show
      comes
     
     
      through
      in
      the
      final
      product.
      "I'm
      working
     
     
      with
      a
      couple
      of
      guys
      I
      grew
      up
      with
      and
     
     
      guys
      that
      I
      hang
      around
      with
      everyday.
      We
     
     
      spend
      the
      entire
      summer
      laughing,
      which
     
     
      to
      me
      is
      the
      perfect
      job,"
      says
      Tremblay.
     
    

    
     
      There
      are,
      however,
      a
      few
      down-
     
     
      sides
      to
      the
      show.
      Wells
      says,
      "People
     
     
      think
      I'm
      a
      major
      dope
      head
      and
      not
      the
     
     
      brightest
      cat
      in
      the
      real
      world,
      but
      I
      guess
     
     
      it
      all
      goes
      with
      the
      territory."
     
    

    
     
      What
      can
      you
      expect
      from
      next
     
     
      season's
      first
      episode,
      airing
      on
      Showcase
     
     
      April
      20?
     
    

    
     
      "A
      lawyer
      comes
      into
      the
      trailer
     
     
      park
      and
      Ricky
      says
      to
      Sara,
      ‘Who
      in
      the
     
     
      fuck
      is
      that?’
      And
      Sara
      says,
      “He's
      a
     
     
      lawyer.'
      And
      Ricky
      says,
      ‘I'm
      a
      fuck-offer.'
     
     
      I'm
      a
      fuck-offer,"
      laughs
      Clattenburg.
     
     
      "We're
      getting
      that
      on
      fucking
      TV.
      It's
     
    
   
   
    
     
      great."