I agree as most mobile home or trailer parks use "Land Lease" arrangements where you own the trailer, but not the land. Even with a "Land Lease" arrangement, you'll pay the trailer off in a shorter period of time than 35 years.
he says it when officer dicklock and officer cockknuckles tried to kill Lahey, Phil and Randy. Lucy calls them to report 3 dead men and ray is insinuating that he saw some stuff going on. George green asks "Did you actually see what happened Ray?" then Ray says "had a couple of drinks... saw a couple of things".
"Three good men are dead." "Had a couple drinks, saw a couple things." "Sometimes life is greasy, Bubbles." These are among the greatest quotes in television history
The actor that played Ray also convinced Mike Clattenburg (creator of the show) to turn trailer park boys into a TV show after he saw the black and white independent film that came out first. If it wasn't for Ray then this show wouldn't exist
In real life the actor that portrayed Ray, Barrie Dunn, went to law school and was actually a successful lawyer. He broke out into acting in tv and film late in life, saying it was his true dream and something he always longed to do. A fantastic natural actor and comedic improviser, I think it’s clear that this was his true calling all along. He’s also stated that he is eternally grateful to TPB and the boys for helping him live his lifelong dream; he said that getting to play Ray for so many years, alongside such great people in TPB, is the highlight of his professional career and the role of a lifetime. We could all learn something from this, in that it’s never too late to follow your dreams and your heart. 👍🏼
He also became a lawyer late in life too. He passed his bar in 1999, the same year he saw the 99 TPB Movie at the Oxford theater at the Atlantic Film Festival in September of 99 and then approached Clattenburg the next day with the idea to use the film as a shopping around pilot to the Networks. They got the deal with Showcase early Dec 99. He didn't really start practicing until him Clattenburg and Volpe sold tge Franchise to the boys in July 2013. And why he is still practicing law at 70.
Ray's probably one of the most affable and softly-spoken and easygoing drunks to exist. He only has very occasional moments of rage and loud obnoxiousness, which is unusual for an alcoholic.
The show is really good at that. Situations and jokes don't just come and randomly go. They come back as secret side jokes all over the show. It adds a lot of good content for the die hard fans. I've watched all the seasons 7 times over, and I still find new jokes to laugh over with every replay.
@@al5612 it's really good at taking squalor and playing it as harmless fun comedy that still has an edge. its so strange that a show about poor criminals never getting ahead is somehow my comfort show.
Trailer Park Boys under Clattenburg was genius comedy. The smaller details in the show make it absolute gold. You can watch an episode 5 times and pick out small things every time that just make it that much better.
“I had 60$ on the table when I sleep Ray” “What are you saying? Guy sleeping on my couch, I’m not charging any rent” “Idk what I’m saying, it was right here” “Coincidence man”
I can confirm you can outdrink the liquor… when I was drinking for July, August, September Got to the point I would drink a whole 60oz to myself and somehow not even feel a buzz maybes that’s how it is for him lol
there's one episode, i think in season 8, where julian starts selling pizzas and bubbles gets stuck in a freezer trying to steal meat, and ray ends up with 25 bucks, and says to ricky, "how's it sound to get $25 worth of pizza with your old man?" and ricky says, "25 bucks! where'd you get that kind of money!"
I love the constant ultra realistic trope in the show of everyone rationalizing their own inadequacies and degeneracy or vices. Ray is the epitome of this.
It's true though. Sometimes people get pulled over for like, a tail light out (they were driving perfectly fine), but they blow like 3 times the legal limit. It's the alcoholics, their body is so used to to the alcohol that it doesn't effect them as much. If you give someone 3 shots in a row, someone who hasn't drunk before, they're going to be puking and spinning on the bathroom floor for at least an hour. While alcoholics, they call 3 shots in a row, breakfast.
Yeah I'm from the US and NY and people ask me why i use " Bud " and " buddy " all the time and i just laugh to myself mentally knowing it's because of this show.
+Bruva Ebee What episode or movie was that in? I know the running gag about Trinity and Julian being the real father, but I never heard that one about Lahey & Tammy.
The best part is how he lies to Ricky about tracking chickens, admits it to the camera crew, and then immediately lies to them about hearing a chicken.
the best part is the show was mostly written by its actors. Season 1, Clattenburg, Ricky, Julian, Ray Season 2, Clattenburg, Ricky, Julian, Ray Season 3, Clattenburg, Ricky, Julian, Jackie Torrens (Jroc's sister) Season 4, Clattenburg, Ricky, Julian, Bubbles Season 5, Clattenburg, Ricky, Julian, Bubbles, Jroc, Iian Macleod Season 6, Clattenburg, Ricky, Julian, Bubbles, Jroc, Iain Macleod Season 7, Clattenburg, Ricky, Julian, Iain Macleod, Tim Hannebohm Season 8, Bubbles, Ricky, Julian Season 9, Bubbles, Ricky, Julian, Jroc Season 10, Bubbles, Ricky, Julian, Jroc Season 11, Bubbles, Ricky, Julian Season 12, Bubbles, Ricky, Julian And Ray being an owner of the original franchise (along with Clattenburg and Mike Volpe) also wrote on 3 episodes not mentioned above. So did Volpe on a special or 2.
@@notkylelol yes. But I think maybe after he sold the franchise. Not sure. He passed the bar late in life. He passed it in 1999, the same year he saw the TPB movie at the September 1999 Atlantic Film Festival at the Oxford Theatre and approached Clattenburg the next day with the idea to use it as a shopping around pilot to the Networks (it never aired as the pilot though). They sold it to Showcase early December of 1999. So I highly doubt he was a lawyer during the run of the show. Only because him, Clattenburg and Volpe were running a year round production for 7 years (overseeing writing, preproduction, filming and post). So not sure. I think he either might've started after they finished the 1 hour Showcase series finale aired in 2008. But because they also made 2 more movies in 2009 and 2014, maybe he started as a lawyer after those, when he and Clattenburg and Volpe sold the franchise to the boys in July of 2013. Because that's when I started hearing he was an active lawyer. I really don't know when he started. Maybe yeah, maybe since 1999 all during the shows run somehow. He's 70 and still practicing I think.
Say what you want about Ray but he's got a positive attitude for a guy that lives in the dump after his son burnt his trailer down frying French fries, on the day he finished his final payment on the 35 year mortgage hahah
amazing Improv. Always made that seem like it was an actual documentary crew. I would go as far as to say that Ray is the best, if not only, actor on the show.
+Side Effects I love the improv on this. He had to think of a ridiculous name for that dog in a split second and hold it all together. I love the constant animosity between Bubbles and Ray.
@@stephenbutler The Cheeseburger Walrus, J-Roc and The Liquor is gone. Now the show is just yelling, screaming.. I actually get real depressed watching the new trash. They don't understand what made the original stuff great, with the subtleties and especially Clattenburg involved in it. I just can't watch it without Lahey especially.
"I spent some of the best years of my life in that cab" Every line in this show is genuine gold. I used to laugh at the absurdity of the show, but now I laugh at the humanity of the show.
I'm torn between Ray and J-Roc for who my favorite character is... J-Roc has got that instant ma'fuckin chizzarm, y'know'whatimsayinnn? But I just fucking love Rays one-liners. Fuckin' way she goes, I guess.
0:03 Driving into the tree was actually not scripted at all. Complete accident, but they decided to keep it in the show of course. Absolutely hilarious.
My favorite thing about Ray is how nonchalant he is, driving the Parks car into a tree, wearing his prison outfit out of jail, throwing piss jugs everywhere, ripping out his pipes when he needs liquor money, while Ricky usually overreacts and gets pissed when stuff goes sour Ray is more like “C’est la vie!” LOL
