The Trailer Park Boys— 'Baked on a True Story'

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Whether rolling up a six-paper-joint or hiding their hashish by making it into a driveway, the Trailer Park Boys have been growing, smoking, and celebrating the herb on their hit TV series for more than 25 years. So when GMIWH sat down with Robb Wells (who plays Ricky), there were more incredible weed stories to share than Randy eats cheeseburgers. So roll up and settle in for the behind-the-scenes origin story of one of the funniest and most heartfelt shows of all time. And as a bonus, your host shares a few TPB stories too, from the time Bean played "Greasy Stoner #1" in an episode, to getting the boys on the cover of High Times, to going to a wrap party held right in the heart of Sunnyvale Trailer Park—one of the most mythical realms in all of Stonerdome. Episode edited by Matthias Junker Grow Your Own: If you want to keep the vibes high, you can acquire some Ricky's Hash Plant seeds from their suppliers at Brothers Grimm Seeds. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video versions of this podcast and private seshes, plus cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible. EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our podcast feed for 150+ episodes of Great Moments in Weed History, and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every Weednesday.

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0:00.0	I'm looking on everything.
0:05.0	I'm going to, welcome to an all new, great moments and weed. an all-new, great moments in weed history.
0:25.5	In this week's episode, we're going to visit one of the most mythical locations in all of Stonerdom, Sunnyvale Trailor Park.
0:34.1	If you're not already familiar with the trailer park boys, consider yourself lucky
0:37.5	because you still have a chance to experience one of the funniest and most heartfelt television
0:43.5	shows of all time for the first time. For the rest of us, roll up and get ready to hear the inside
0:51.1	behind-the-scenes story of a little indie show from Eastern Canada that became
0:55.8	an international phenomenon. Because my guest, this weed, is Rob Wells, who has played
1:02.7	Ricky, a highly acclaimed underground cannabis cultivator in the TPB cinematic universe for more
1:09.8	than 25 years.
1:12.1	My first introduction to the trailer park boys came in 2006 when I was traveling through
1:17.3	British Columbia directing a little indie film of my own, Jorge Cervantes' Ultimate Grow DVD.
1:25.3	By that point, Rob Wells was already a national celebrity in Canada, but the show
1:30.6	hadn't yet reached America. It would later get picked up on Netflix, and the rest is high story.
1:37.4	As you'll hear in this episode, I was actually introduced to the weed growing denizens of Sunnyvale
1:42.9	trailer park by the real-life weed growers I met
1:46.3	while filming an instructional DVD about how to grow weed.
1:50.9	I know.
1:51.7	Pretty fucking meta, dude.
1:54.1	At the time, I was working for high times.
1:56.6	Yes, back when it was cool.
1:59.1	I later wrote two cover stories about the trailer park boys, which
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