Product Details

• Actors: Jean Paul Tremblay, Lucy Decoutere, Patrick Roach, Robb Wells
• Directors: Mike Clattenburg
• Format: Full Screen, Color, NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: Unrated
• Run Time: 305 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000270RCW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,977 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This is a great Canadian comedy series. The movie tells of how the stars Jean Paul Tremblay-(Julian) and the head writer of the show and his buddies Rickie and Bubbles play it over the top in what is a true life satirical look at trailer parks and the denizens of said trashy hoods. The movie will tell you why Rickie and Julian begin doing their more advanced forays into the world of crime. WHY and the reasons behind everything would be a spoiler so I shall not give the real reasons behind their more brilliant escapades. Their friend and oft-time partner(Bubbles) is a brilliant character. The whole show is brilliant and missing the movie will not affect the way you see the sit-com one bit. It is a comedy with a capital C and a brilliant satire on trailer park living and small time crooks with small time ideas but big time dreams. If you ever have the opportunity to watch--buy--steal this program grab it. You will be glad you did. And to my American friends---It will break you up also. 10 out of 9. Brilliant. TV how TV should be.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute S**tgem !!, January 27, 2005

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S**t Hawk (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Trailer Park Boys - Big Plans Little Brains - 1st and 2nd Seasons (DVD)

I've never bothered to review anything here before but i just had to say how amazing i thought this show was. I was only introduced to it a couple of weeks ago (I'm from the UK, so you can imagine how much air time is given to little known Canadian sit-com's : None !).
This is truely up there with the best sitcoms i've ever seen, the script, direction and acting are all flawless from beginning to end, which led to me watching series one and two in a single sitting !
This show needs to be picked up in the US and UK as I can't imagine anyone not liking it.
In short - Buy this, Buy everything to do with Trailer Park Boys, tell your friends, move to canada, live in a car, eat pepperoni, F**k off !

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My New Favorite Show!!!, January 3, 2005

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G P Padillo "paolo" (Portland, ME United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trailer Park Boys - Big Plans Little Brains - 1st and 2nd Seasons (DVD)

Quite easily one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. Why this hasn't caught on an American cable company is beyond imagination.

With poor Ricky's mangling of words and phrases (e.g., when denying he's gay describing he and Julian as having a "plutonium relationship"); Julian's ever present rum and coke (which doesn't even spill after a car crash as he exits the upturned vehicle; the hydroponic dope farm in an Airstream trailer; Bubble's wisdom and self-deprecating nature; J-Roc, Cory and Trevor, Randy and Mr. Leahey - the entire ensemble cast of Trailer Park Boys is terrific.

I find myself in situations throughout the day wondering "what would Ricky do?"

If you're in dire need of laughter, if your life just couldn't get worse, spend a few hours in the company of The Trailer Park Boys - and the world will be a brighter, more beautiful place. Trust me.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Think Ricky, Think, January 1, 2005

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D. MacNeil (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Trailer Park Boys - Big Plans Little Brains - 1st and 2nd Seasons (DVD)

The Trailer Park Boys is filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. While the series is funny no matter where you're from, there are a number of inside jokes such as Ricky and his dad's love for pepporoni (Brother's pepperoni is a regional thing and tastes like nothing else out there), J-Roc's loyalty to those from "The Park" is a nod to those from the Mulgrave Park housing project. Mike Smith who plays Bubbles on the show does a perfect imitation of the North End accent especially when he calls people a "f#@ing c#$%sucker". Julian and his omnipresent rum and coke also reflect the popularity of the drink in that region.

The show is a "mockumentary" format. Think of taking the show Cops and filming from the side of the criminals. The schemes that Julian and Ricky come up with are hilarious. Season 2 centers around Julian's plan he calls "Freedom 35" (a reference to London Life Insurance's Freedom 55 campaign).

You should watch the episodes in order as there are subtle references to earlier shows. (Look for the Trailer Park Boys Christmas Special to be released next year; it's a prequel to the series). You'll see some patterns emerge like Jim Lahey (the Trailer Park Supervisor) using the word s@#t in very creative ways whenever he warns Ricky and Julian not to cross him.

The commentary by Mike Clattenberg are worth checking out. Also the "lost interviews" included with the DVD are hilarious. There's also a bonus music video from the Canadian band The Tragically Hip featuring the Trailer Park Boys and Hockey Night in Canada icon Don Cherry.