Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Living… in Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Nova Scotia, Canada, where he is the judge, jury, and executioner – or so he’d like to think. Even though his title is “park supervisor,” no one seems to heed his command, except for his assistant supervisor, Randy.
Profession… trailer park supervisor. Jim (Mr. Lahey to everyone at Sunnyvale) used to be a police officer, but lost the job because of a prank played on him by Julian, Ricky, and Bubbles, three troublesome Sunnyvale dwellers. And even though Mr. Lahey’s not a cop anymore, he tries to act like one. He treats the park like his own personal zone of jurisdiction. When there is crime on the grounds – which is often – Mr. Lahey is there to foil it, or die trying.
Interests… alcohol. Mr. Lahey doesn’t just like alcohol; he’s an addict. Although his alcoholism basically ruins his life quite often, he swears that drinking helps him think more quickly on his feet and solve problems. He’s wrong.
Relationship Status… once married to Barb, with whom he has a daughter Treena. Mr. Lahey now carries on a semi-secret relationship with his ever-shirtless assistant Randy. As much as Mr. Lahey tries to keep it concealed, just about everyone in the park knows about he and Randy.
Challenge… keeping the trailer park from burning down. Despite Mr. Lahey’s best efforts, the park suffers terrible blows at the hands of Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles. Whether that involves cars crashing into trailers, sheds burning to the ground, or bullets punching through car doors, Mr. Lahey can’t seem to get a grip on these criminals, and therefore the chaos continues indefinitely.
Personality… antagonistic, but with a (well-hidden) soft spot. Often drunk, Mr. Lahey forgoes his responsibilities most of the time, which is a big reason there’s so much crime in the trailer park. (That, and so many of its residents are criminals.) If Mr. Lahey didn’t drink, he might actually be able to get a few of these bad apples kicked out. Yet Mr. Lahey also has a kind of fondness for Ricky and Julian, and because he’s seen them grow up, he can never truly hate them, as much as he’d like to.
Get to Know him in...
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Set in a separate storyline not related to the "Trailer Park Boys" Television show, but with the same lovable characters. The boys get arrested for robbing an ATM machine and spend 18 months in jail. When the get out, they decide to pull off "The Big Dirty" which is to steal a large amount of coins because they are untraceable and quit their life of crime forever
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In Nova Scotia Cananda, Sunnyvale Trailer Park is a homey and homely place where crime reigns and drunkards firing guns in the middle of the night is commonplace. Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles love the park and can't imagine living anywhere else. Thought that might be because they can't afford anything better.
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A lot of liquor an whores, mustard and bologna, maybe some cigarettes and dope, but mostly just liquor and whores, cigarettes and balogna, as well as mustard and dope.
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The boys head to Ireland after winning a contest to see Rush but are arrested by immigration and must perform a community service puppet show.
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Ricky, Julian and Bubbles are about to get out of jail, and this time, Julian vows to go straight, even open a legit business. Soon the Boys will all be rich. At least that's what they've told the parole board. But when they arrive back at the park, they find it's not the same old Sunnyvale - and it's not the same old Jim Lahey, Trailer Park Supervisor.
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You thought the boys would actually sober up? Not until after they change the world.
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Bubbles and the other boys get a letter from a TPB fan club president in Minneapolis, Minnesota to do a live show at the State Theatre for Christmas. Ricky goes along with it to make nice with Santa Jesus God after a rough-up the previous year, while Julian brings along Randy to sell 60/40 raffle tickets and make some money. Mr. Lahey sneaks along to spoil the boys' fun. A Netflix original production.
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"Say goodnight to the bad guys" picks up where "A Sh*t river runs through it" left off. it's a year after the events of A.S.R.R.T.I and Ricky, Julian, and bubbles are rich with cash, but Julian sits on the money for a year claiming "movies like casino prove that waving money around right away is a bad idea." and then hides it in his newly purchased Delorean (AKA car from back to the future)
