How two Alberta brothers turned salvaged RVs into a Prime Video series

Five years ago, Jagger and Dawson Glowatsky were running a brick-and-mortar RV parts shop in central Alberta. Today, the Vegreville brothers have a six-episode series premiering globally on Prime Video.

Young Farts Trailer Parts drops Friday, July 17, and it’s a long way from where the two brothers started. The unscripted comedy series follows the brothers as they buy beat-up RVs, salvage what they can, and flip trailers, all while keeping the operation in the family.

The show is executive produced by CanCon heavyweight Jacob Tierney (Letterkenny, Shoresy and Heated Rivalry) and directed by Brent Hodge (Pharma Bro, Quick Hits, Longest Third Date).

Jagger and Dawson began their company, Young Farts RV Parts, in their early 20s, recognizing an underserved market — selling used RV parts from salvaged trailers. Before launching the company, the brothers’ only business experience was flipping used items online.

A brand-new TV show isn’t the only thing that’s changed for the brothers over the years. After appearing on Dragons’ Den in 2021 and subsequently landing a deal with the Dragons, they made the call to move away from a traditional storefront model to online sales with a curbside pick-up setup.

That decision, they told us, freed them to focus on other opportunities, like building a massive presence on social media, having racked up nearly 400,000 followers and millions of views on TikTok. Ultimately, it led to them being approached by Lionsgate Canada.

“We really wanted to transition from being brick-and-mortar,” Jagger said. “We put all our parts online, and we started really honing in on making our social media videos, and those were starting to just really take off. And then I think that’s what created this opportunity for a TV show.”

For two guys already used to filming, editing, and posting their own content, handing that over to a television crew was a new experience.

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“The first couple of days were kind of weird,” Jagger continued. “Then they just kind of seemed like they were just part of our team — like new employees we got that we didn’t have to pay for. They just followed us around and let us be us.”

Watching the final cut came with its own nerves, as the brothers weren’t sure how a production team would tell their story.

“It almost felt like they became buddies with us, and then they left,” Dawson continued. “How are they gonna edit this? Is it gonna be something we’d appreciate?”

In the end, both brothers agreed that the finished product felt authentic.

Much of the show centres on the brothers’ relationship with the staff and their parents, who have since become employees of the company. In one particularly heartfelt moment, their father is asked to read the shop’s motto from a sign, but declines. The brothers later learn it’s because he was holding back tears.

“We only got to see dad when we were interacting with them, but most of the stuff on these interviews was times we didn’t get to see,” Jagger added. “He was the funniest part [of the show] for me.”

Family and business being intertwined is something the brothers are committed to, despite the age-old warning that mixing the two never ends well.

“I know I’m gonna be 65 years old on a walker, and we’ll probably be flipping a couple vans,” Dawson joked.

Beyond the comedy, the brothers said there’s a message they hope resonates, particularly with young people: that you don’t need formal training or a business degree to build something.

“I think it’s pretty cool that we’re pretty young and we’ve started this business — we didn’t have any schooling,” Dawson told us. “If any younger kids can see that and go, man, I could be having fun with my brother, maybe starting a business — if these guys can do it, really anybody can.”

They also hope the show does a good job of representing small-town Canada.

“I hope people in the big cities of Canada who wonder what happens in small towns appreciate learning what we’re all about,” Jagger added.

As for what they hope to be doing four years from now, the brothers hope for international expansion. A second season is also on their wish list, though nothing has been confirmed.

Young Farts Trailer Parts premieres globally on Prime Video on July 17.