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Robert taylor
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Two pints, prick!

Also known as

Boabby the Barman
Prick
Troy the Gardener
Boabby the Wanker

Physical Description:

Gender - Male
Hair Colour - Brown
Skin Colour - Light
Eye Colour - Brown

Family Information:

Davey Taylor (possible relative)

Affliation:

Occupation - Landlord/Barman of the Jenny's/Clansman
Affliation: Jenny's/Clansman

Potrayed by:

Gavin Mitchell

Robert "Boabby" Taylor is a character in Still Game, working as the and landlord of The Clansman public bar in Craiglang.

Biography[]

Early Life[]

Not much is known about Boabby's early life. However, Boabby has mentioned that he has worked in the Clansman since he was eighteen. Boaby has worked in the Clansman since at least the early 1980's.

Sometime either before or between this he also worked as a bouncer and met many celebrities such as Midge Ure, Amy MacDonald and Kurt Cobain.

Career as a pornstar[]

At some point during the mid-1990's, Boaby had a go at being a porn star. His alter-ego was 'Troy the Gardener.' In the film, Boabby was seen telling naked women that their lawnmower wasn't working, then he had sex with them. Boabby tried his best to keep this secret from everyone else, but his tape (mysteriously labelled "bobbys") was discovered years later by Tam Mullen, who found it in Boabby's stockroom. Tam promptly showed it to the other residents in Craiglang. Tam let slip that he knew about Boabby's porn tape when he accidentally called him "Troy".

Landlord of the Clansman[]

At some point, Boabby became the landlord of the Clansman. His regular customers are OAPs such as Jack, Victor, Winston, Tam, Eric, Isa and Pete the Jakey. Younger people such as Peggy and Charlie are known to frequent the pub too. Boaby laments how his pub isn't popular with young couples, although this is due to his sarcastic nature and the fact his pub isn't glamorous. Boaby has tried to make his pub more popular by holding theme nights such as a pub quiz and a scampi and tarot night.

Towards the end of the fourth series, the Clansman was sold from under Boaby by the brewery. As a result, the Clansman was set to be closed down and demolished, to make way for cottages. It turns out that the property developer was the son of Pete the Jakey, and hence, the pub was not demolished. Instead, the pub was renamed "Jenny's", in honour of Jenny Turnbull, the mother of the property developer.

Boaby still works in Jenny's, although he is taunted by Stevie Reid for "working in a pub that doesn't belong to him".

Later years[]

Elderly Boaby

Boaby in later years.

In the later years, Boaby's regular elderly customers gradually passed away. An older Boaby still continued to serve at the Clansman until his 'boggin' death on the toilet from 'pleasuring' himself that was discovered in 'The Final Farewell' live show at the Hydro.

Characteristics[]

Physical description[]

Boaby is a man of average height. He has light skin with brown hair, which he sports as a mullet. Boaby tends to be casually dressed.

In his younger days, he had thin sideburns and had a pencil moustache, his left ear also had an earring.

In his older age, his hair has lightened to a blondish-grey colour, and is more shortened. He now wears glasses.

Personality[]

Boaby isn't a believer of the phrase "the customer is always right" and usually gives sarcastic comments with his pints, although the regulars give him some backchat if he gets too big for his boots. Boaby always has a new nickname for Jack and Victor whenever they come in the pub, although they come up with a comment to put Boaby in his place, and a swift "two pints, prick". Boaby hasn't had much luck with women. A potential romance for Boaby was with a young woman named Margo, but he blew it when he slapped her backside, causing Margo to beat him up. Later on, Boaby fought Stevie the Bookie over Stacey, the girl who worked in the pizza shop. Neither man was successful, as they were both battered by Stacey's father, the boxer Jim Watt.

Relationships[]

Romantic relationships[]

Kelly-Ann[]

It was first mentioned in the very first episode that Boaby was in a relationship with a woman named Kelly-Ann when telling Winston's grandson a story about the man that he would be fighting the following Wednesday. This relationship was never mentioned again and it is unknown how or why it ended.

Margo[]

Boaby first met Margo at the Clansman, when she auditioned to be the quizmaster for Boaby's quiz night. They both found that they had a mutual attraction for each other, and Boaby thought he'd ask Margo to go out for a curry after the quiz. Margo agreed, as she loved curry. Boaby thought he'd chance his arm and slap Margo's bottom, but this proved to be a fatal mistake. Margo was highly offended and beat Boaby up. After that, Margo stormed out of the Clansman, and Boaby never saw her again.

Stacey[]

Boaby met Stacey when she started working in the new pizza shop in Craiglang. Boaby really fancied Stacey, but his confidence was shattered when Stevie the bookie started chatting Stacey up. After a bit of confidence, Boaby chatted Stacey up again, and she still seemed to genuinely like him. Stevie confronted Boaby and nearly started a fight with him in the local gym's boxing ring. It turns out that Stacey was the daughter of the boxer, Jim Watt, who knocked both men out. After that, neither Boaby or Stevie saw Stacey again. Boaby's chance with Stacey was ultimately foiled by Boaby himself; if he had just ignored Stevie and accepted the fact Stacey really liked him for who he was, he wouldn't have missed out on being with her.

Fiona Jarvis[]

Boaby used to go out with Jack's daughter Fiona sometime before she emigrated to Canada. This is mentioned in Still Game live at the Hydro. It turns out they actually had sex, causing Jack to knock Boabby out.

Craiglang locals[]

Boaby tends to have a love/hate relationship with the regulars of the Clansman. Boaby always enjoys winding up Jack and Victor, although they always give him some abuse back. Although the locals comment on how much they "hate" Boaby, they don't really hate him as he runs the only pub in town. Winston has often caused trouble for Boaby, and this has caused Boaby to bar him. Another customer whom Boaby usually has a problem with is Tam, who refuses to pay for his drinks. Boaby is often wise to Tam's tricks in order to avoid paying for drinks. Boaby shows repect for Isa and has a problem with anyone who does her wrong. While Navid has thought that Boaby is a bit of a joke, Navid showed his support for Boaby when the pub was in danger of closing. The person that Boaby has had the most difficult relationship with is Stevie Reid. Like Winston, Boaby hates Stevie for being so arrogant and cocky. They even fought each other over a girl, before they find out that she was related to Jim Watts, a famous boxer who knocked the both of them out.

At times Boaby is shown to have a soft spot for the regulars despite their banter and taking shots at each other. When Jack faked collapsing on the floor, Boaby rushed to his aid and showed genuine concern, and was annoyed when it turned out Jack did it to fool the pub. He also cares for Isa Drennan (who doesn't really cause Boaby trouble) and defended her against her crooked ex-husband Harry Drennan. Isa also helps Boaby out at the bar from time to time, and he also threw her a surprise birthday party.

Trivia[]

  • Boaby had the last line of the series finale by breaking the fourth wall, saying 'look who it isnae' to the viewers.
  • It is unknown if Boaby is related to Davey Taylor, who was revealed to have been sleeping with Brian Dexter's wife while Brian was in prison in "Buntin".
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