Editing Mel Lastman (section)

===Bad Boy Furniture===
At age 22, in 1955, Lastman bought out Heather Hill Appliances and established '''Bad Boy Furniture'''.<ref name="torontodotca"/>

Having adopted the nickname "the Bad Boy" for himself, he developed Bad Boy Furniture into a chain of stores around the Toronto area. "Bad Boy" Lastman was associated with many publicity stunts, including travelling to the [[Arctic]] in the 1960s to "sell a refrigerator to an [[Inuit|Eskimo]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/02/01/toronto_mayors_edward_keenan_ponders_rob_ford_david_miller_and_mel_lastman.html |title=Author ponders Toronto mayors Ford, Miller and Lastman |newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=February 2013 |access-date=April 9, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420015218/http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/02/01/toronto_mayors_edward_keenan_ponders_rob_ford_david_miller_and_mel_lastman.html |archive-date=April 20, 2016 }}</ref> Lastman sold the chain in 1975 to run in the [[1975 Ontario general election|Ontario general election]]. The Bad Boy trademark was ultimately acquired by the large furniture chain [[The Brick]] but the new owners allowed it to lapse through lack of use until it expired.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emeryvillagevoice.ca/Nobody%E2%80%99s-Real-Bad-Boy|title=Emery Village Voice|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106120311/https://www.emeryvillagevoice.ca/Nobody%E2%80%99s-Real-Bad-Boy|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1991, Lastman's son Blayne and business partner Marvin Kirsh re-launched the chain under the name Bad Boy Furniture Warehouse Ltd, over the objections of the senior Lastman, who felt the economic climate was unsatisfactory. The store was soon memorable to most Ontario television viewers who saw its commercials. The advertisements featured Lastman in a cameo appearance, Blayne in a striped prison uniform, and always ended with the line: "Who's better than Bad Boy? Nooobody!" In 2006 it was formally renamed as '''Lastman's Bad Boy''' and since as '''Lastman Bad Boy Superstore'''.

Bad Boy Furniture Warehouse Ltd. filed for bankruptcy protection in November 2023 to deal with $13.7m in debts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Deschamps |first1=Tara |title=Bad Boy Furniture aiming to restructure business as it faces 'challenging' economy |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bad-boy-bankrupt-1.7027100https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bad-boy-bankrupt-1.7027100 |access-date=15 November 2023 |date=13 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113174723/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bad-boy-bankrupt-1.7027100 |archive-date=13 November 2023}}</ref> After failing to file a proposal to creditors, Bad Boy became officially bankrupt in January 2024; any remaining assets would be sold off to pay creditors.<ref name="TheStar-2024-01-24">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/theyre-done-theyre-bankrupt-bad-boy-officially-gone-after-failing-to-file-restructuring-plan/article_356994fa-baf4-11ee-b93c-b315deb3909e.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=business |title='They're done. They're bankrupt.' Bad Boy officially gone after failing to file restructuring plan |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] |date=2024-01-24 |df=mdy-all |access-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128212835/https://www.thestar.com/business/theyre-done-theyre-bankrupt-bad-boy-officially-gone-after-failing-to-file-restructuring-plan/article_356994fa-baf4-11ee-b93c-b315deb3909e.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=business |url-status=live }}</ref>