Winning a trash-collection contest by picking up a discarded muffler. Fixing a lawnmower faster than anyone else. Power Trips and Bootleg Vodka
Once Ricky gets the walkie-talkie, things get messy. He takes the job surprisingly seriously, which puts him directly at odds with Julian, who is running a massive bootleg vodka operation involving J-Roc and a kiddie pool. The episode highlights include: [S3E2] Temporary Relief Assistant Trailer Park ...
: When Lahey wakes Ricky up with the Latin phrase " Tempus fugit " (time flies), Ricky responds with the legendary: "What the fuck is tempus fuck it?" . Winning a trash-collection contest by picking up a
: A fight between Ricky and Randy leads to them both falling into Julian's kiddie pool full of vodka, effectively "anointing" them in liquor and destroying the evidence of the bootlegging operation. Why This Episode Matters He takes the job surprisingly seriously, which puts
The episode kicks off when Barb Lahey suspends Randy for three weeks after he "beaks off" to her during a cat-rescue-gone-wrong. This leaves a vacancy for a weekend supervisor, and Ricky—broke after spending all his "Freedom 35" money—decides to apply.
According to fans on Reddit , the episode is also a favorite for its "flavor commentary" by Bubbles and the off-screen shouting of Donny. It’s a quintessential example of the show's "survival of the fitness" humor.