# Trailer Park Boys, the Anti-Earl

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-park-boys-the-anti-earl/513369>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 11, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-park-boys-the-anti-earl/513369 "2009-10-11T02:16:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-park-boys-the-anti-earl/513369/1 "2009-10-11T02:16:03Z")

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I just watched the first couple episode. While I noticed some things that were supposed to be funny to Mr & Mrs Average Viewer, most of it could be a freakin’ documentary.

Me: You worked weekend nights at the ER. These guys are the ones who were brought in on your shift, right?

Wife: Yeah, but they were often in handcuffs.

Interesting show. It shows what Earl, Randy, and the gang would be like without Earl’s redemption.

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**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-park-boys-the-anti-earl/513369/2 "2009-10-11T03:15:00Z")

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I grew up a few blocks from where the show was originally filmed. Love the show. And yes, calling it the anti-Earl is probably the most perfect description.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-park-boys-the-anti-earl/513369/3 "2009-10-11T03:17:22Z")

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Yeah, because I fuckin’ KNOW those guys.

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**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-park-boys-the-anti-earl/513369/4 "2009-10-11T04:29:17Z")

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I lOVE Trailer Park Boys. My boyfriend & I recently had a blast watching all the episodes on DVD. This is one of my top all-time favorite shows, it is fantastically hilarious.

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trailer-park-boys-the-anti-earl/513369/5 "2009-10-11T04:38:00Z")

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> [@emacknight](#):
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> I grew up a few blocks from where the show was originally filmed.

Is the area really like it is on the show?