The Real Reason Ricky Hates Squirrels In Trailer Park Boys

Ricky and squirrels do have one thing in common — they both like protecting their stashes. Ricky's enmity when it comes to the rodents ties back into his large, profitable crop of marijuana, which he protects from creatures two-legged and four. Squirrels can be incredibly destructive when it comes to getting what they want, and they wouldn't hesitate to chew through stalks of marijuana, which would mean more dead plants and less profit for Ricky. The sight of just one squirrel — as in Episode 1 of Season 11 (per IMDb — warning, contains the typical "Trailer Park Boys" use of four-letter words) — will send him on an expletive and ammo-laden rant.

He's had a series-long battle with one squirrel in particular, who continuously taunts him even as he threatens to shoot it to kingdom come. He's accused it of doing all sorts of lewd things, but it outwits him constantly. Though Ricky has rented cats from the bespectacled Bubbles (Mike Smith) to rid him of his squirrel problem, the rodents continue to taunt him. They even damaged his home when one chewed through the wiring connected to his trailer and started a fire.

Since Ricky's ongoing feud with squirrel-kind gets a lot of outrageous laughs, it's unlikely he'll ever make peace with the critters.