Bubbles (Trailer Park Boys)
Bubbles | |
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Take Your Little Gun and Get Out of My Trailer Park " (2001) | |
Created by | |
Portrayed by | Hockey player Amateur porn star Professional wrestler Pizza sauce manufacturer and seller Beer manufacturer Podcaster Mayor of Sunnyvale |
Family | Several pet kitties, Ricky, Julian |
Home | Sunnyvale Trailer Park, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada[1] |
Bubbles is a fictional character in the television series
Character biography
Bubbles is the youngest primary character, Julian and Ricky's closest friend, and the series' breakout character. In the first season, like most of the characters in the show, Bubbles maintains a somewhat-reserved demeanour to look good on camera. As the series progresses, he reveals many sides to his personality.
Bubbles' full name is never revealed, and he is simply referred to by hospitals, courts, and other officials as "Bubbles." A
The episode "
Bubbles often acts as the Boys' conscience and tries to be the voice of reason during their misadventures. He is intelligent and has a larger general knowledge than most of the other residents, displaying knowledge of
When he was age 6, Bubbles' parents fled the trailer park to escape debt collectors, and he was placed with Julian's grandmother. Bubbles lives in a
At the beginning of the series, he makes his living by salvaging shopping carts, repairing them, and selling them back to stores. In later seasons, he attempts to start various legitimate enterprises, which are always promptly usurped by the Boys as fronts for illegal operations and ultimately destroyed. Despite this, he is usually willing to partake in the Boys' various get-rich-quick schemes with only mild objections, because he considers Ricky and Julian to be his only family other than his "kitties." While Bubbles isn't always spared the consequences for their activities (especially in later seasons), he usually is able to escape jail time because Ricky and Julian often cover up his involvement in their schemes when facing arrest. However, Bubbles gets arrested at the end of Season 4 after he was caught driving with a fake license as part of a scheme. He also brings heat upon himself and Julian and Ricky in Season 7, after stealing Patrick Swayze's personal model train while in Maine to arrange a drug deal with singer Sebastian Bach. The theft leads to a $50,000 reward for Bubbles, causing Jim Lahey (at that point reinstated as police officer) to violate their peace treaty to make an attempt to arrest the Boys in the hopes of getting the reward.
Although his life is not always easy, Bubbles takes great pride in being a self-made man and prefers his simple life of independence to any offer of free lodging from his friends. Bubbles has a sentimental, kind nature and often cries when threatened, upset, or moved by kind gestures. The episode "Dear Santa Claus, Go Fuck Yourself" reveals that Julian's grandmother promised Bubbles' parents that Julian would always look after him.
Bubbles dislikes violence and firearms and is often appalled at the dangerous situations that Ricky and Julian get themselves into, but when he is forced into a shootout his firearms of choice are
Conky
Conky | |
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Trailer Park Boys character | |
First appearance | "Conky" (2004) |
Last appearance | "Hurricane Ricky" (2019) (The Animated Series) |
Created by |
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Voiced by | Mike Smith |
In-universe information | |
Species | Puppet |
Occupation | Vaudeville act |
Family | Bubbles |
Home | Swamp |
Conky is a
In Season 4 Episode 5, they must recover Conky to convince Bubbles to go to the hospital to have an
At the end of Season 7, a stressed-out Bubbles retrieves and restores Conky. During this time, it is implied that Conky might have his own sentient consciousness, as he calls the police on the boys while everyone, including Bubbles, is seemingly asleep. Eventually, Bubbles realizes that he needs to lose Conky for good and "drowns" him. Conky reappears briefly in Season 8, but is not seen nor heard from again afterwards.
In Season 7 Episode 9, Bubbles tells how his grandfather, a vaudeville ventriloquist, left Conky to him. This could be a
Looper described Conky as the most divisive character in the series.[4]
Reception and legacy
American musician Axl Rose has been described as a big fan of the series and of Bubbles. Axl brought the character's actor, Mike Smith, on tour with him.[5]
In 2005, Mike Smith in character as Bubbles, along with
See also
References
- ^ a b c Nixon, Geoff (July 14, 2007). "Up to no good in the trailer park". The Globe and Mail. p. T4. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- ^ Doyle, John (February 23, 2006). "The Trailer Park Boys are us". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. R3. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
- ^ Poole, Jarrett (February 5, 2019). "TRAILER PARK BOYS: 🐈 WHO DOESN'T LOVE BUBBLES? ❤️".
- ^ "The most divisive character on Trailer Park Boys isn't who you'd expect". 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Axl Rose Loves Trailer Park Boys So Much, He Took Bubbles on Tour With Him". Metal Injection. May 21, 2015.
- ProQuest 1348315285.
Julian, Ricky and Bubbles—TV's Trailer Park Boys – wrestle early yesterday over who will throw out the opening pitch at last night's Blue Jays home opener against the Boston Red Sox at the Rogers Centre. Bubbles did the honours.
- ^ "Bubbles Mansion closes its doors". Halifax, Nova Scotia: CBC News. March 24, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2019.