Any Ernst Fans?

I like Earnest but I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan of his. I mean he's funny and all but I wouldn't chat for 3 hours about him. lol

Ah, I see the two threads have finally been merged into one.

Good move.

Also, is he more interested in shutting down the school or Ernest losing his job? When he first sees Ernest, after informing the principal that all employees must be graduates, he seems to make some sort of remark as if he's pleased that Ernest might get fired. And later, I think when the principle is considering ending the whole deal with Ernest, the school board guy tells him to just fire Ernest already.

That's fair and respectful enough for this die-hard fan
The Ernest character was very funny because Jim Varney was wonderful - however, I always wish that he could have lived longer, and also had more chances to show the world his acting talent beyond slapstick (which of course, no one could do the way he did! Even as it is, he was one of a kind, and left his mark!)

E goes to Splash Mt.

That's the sad truth of type-casting...

When an actor perfects a role he or she had originated, often times, it's like people can't accept it if they try to perform a completely different character, and often times, casting agents/writers/directors/etc won't even take a chance on them. In Jim Varney's case, even though the mean had a near genius IQ and was a classically trained Shakespearean actor, he perfected Ernest, and as such, was pigeon-holed in the role; besides Ernest, look at some of his other "memorable" roles - Jed Clampett in the 90s movie remake of The Beverly Hillbillies, and voicing Slinky Dog in both of the original Toy Story movies.

Ernest was great. Still wish they would release the Ernest Pirates movie.

Agree with D'Snowth about typecasting, and agree with Newton Gimmick on "Ernest The Pirate" (or so I heard was the title) - and speaking of Newton Gimmick - Teddy Ruxpin rocks, too! Great choice!

A few weeks ago The Nostalgia Critic did a review of Ernest Scared Stupid (and incorrectly referred to it as the last theatrical Ernest movie): http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/vi...ostalgia-critic/28072-nc-ernest-scared-stupid

The Nostalgia Critic also reviewed Ernest Saves Christmas last year: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/15312-ernest

I recently found that most (all?) episodes of Hey Vern It's Ernest have been uploaded on YouTube (interestingly, I remember searching for it earlier this year and didn't find anything, but when I found the episodes, I saw they were uploaded last year).

I only vaguely remember watching the show when it was originally on (the main thing I remember was Ernest's talking tongue, who I for some reason thought was a human face on the floor). It was interesting... It was kind of like Laugh-In, Sesame Street, and The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence. Seems like Ernest had his own plots, Chuck and Bobby had their own plot, and then several other skits were disconnected. Seems like most of the characters were disconnected from Ernest. I wonder if kids might have been confused by this format. I would have liked it if more of the show's characters interracted with Ernest every once in awhile (maybe they did and I just didn't see the episodes). I wouldn't have expected any of Jim Varney's characters to appear with Ernest, but the others could have.

There are some things that I think would have been discontinued if the show lasted another season, like Ernest's tongue and Earl the Barber (though I found his skits funny... If the series lasted longer and he continued maybe they could have changed the haircut Ernest always wanted). And I wonder what was up with the random scenes showing kids faces inside cardboard TVs (that makes it look like a preschool series a bit).

It's interesting how many of this show's actors appeared in the Ernest movies, in different roles. Until watching this I didn't realise that the judge from Ernest Goes to Jail and "animal patrol officer #1" from Ernest Saves Christmas were playe dby the same person, but instantly recognized Mrs. Simon Simmonds and Coo (of "Bill and Coo") as that actress, realising they were the same. And I knew that Daniel Butler was in the first four movies in different roles, but didn't realise he was on this series. Looking at the filmographies of some of the actors I found that a few more were in the movies.

Chuck and Bobby appeared in some of the movies, as did Autnie Nelda (in the form of Ernest in disguise), but it would have been great if they'd have found some way to work in the dust bunny, Woody, Earl the Barber, the guy with the iguana roomate (and the iguana, of course), and maybe Ernest's tongue. I don't think Bill and Coo or any of Gailard Sartain's characters besides Chuck would have worked well in the context of the movies.

I agree with your entire post! I mostly remembered the barber skits, and Dr. Otto (who's name I didn't recall...but just the hand on top of his head that moved when he spoke...I always recalled that and loved it)...

I'm so glad Jim won an emmy for that...it's a super cool show, and of he's great in it, and of course I've already stated how high I regard the gifts he shared with us through his movies and the show...

I remember when I first heard that Ernest was in commercials, I had wondered if he originated in his movies or saturday morning series or somewhere else. Then I was watching Ernest Goes to Camp with somebody and during the scene where Ernest told a story about Vern I was told that Ernest was created for commercials and that Vern was part of them (by that time I knew that the saturday morning show was called "Hey Vern It's Ernest" but didn't know that Vern was meant to be a character).

And then I got a video movie guide and noticed an entry on "Ernest Film Festival", which mentioned that it contained "Ernest and Vern" commercials but was a bit more confused because Jim Varney was the only actor listed for it. I wondered if maybe Varney also played Vern or something, but was also confused because Vern wasn't in the movies (at the time I didn't really notice the scene where Ernest visited Vern in Ernest Saves Christmas). I eventually saw a copy of "Ernest Film Festival" at a video store (though I never rented it) and wondered why only Ernest was on the packaging but not Vern.

When I first saw Ernest Rides Again I think I started tog et the gist of who Vern was... That movie ended with Ernest talking to Vern about his next movie, though I think I might have still been confused about it. A few years later I got a book called Total TV and looked in the entry on Hey Vern It's Ernest and the book said that "Vern" was the camera. So for awhile I thoguht that meant that he wasn't an actual character (not thinking that it meant we saw from Vern's point of view). The next time I saw Ernest Saves Christmas I finally noticed that scene of him visiting Vern, and thought he was visiting a camera, with no acknowledgement of how weird that would have been.

Watching the "Hey vern It's Ernest" opening, I think it's a bit weird that the credits for a saturday mornign series listed ALL of the cast (and the writers). Since it was a childrens series I would have expected the cast credits to have been in the end credits (with maybe Jim Varney being the only actor listed in the opening).

Recently James Wolfe of The Angry Video Game Nerd fame did a review of Ernest Scared Stupid. In contrast to The Nostalgia Critic Wolfe actually gave the film a positive review (though when Wolfe reviews movies they are usually positive, unless it's a rare isntance where he reviews a movie in character). http://www.cinemassacre.com/2010/10/27/ernest-scared-stupid/

All the credits being listed on the HVIE opening makes me feel like it could have been on in the evening, because (just like a well made cartoon) any adult cool enough to revel in the zany humor and have a lot of fun watching it like I still do, is cool with me.

On the other hand, anyone who thinks, "Well, I grew up, so I don't like it anymore, I only watch 'Adult Swim' shows for cartoons etc" may lack imagination.

Almost time for Ernest Saves Christmas!

Hey Vern - It's Ernest! (with the complete series on DVD!)
KnowwhatImean?

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Hey-Vern-Ernest-The-Complete-Series/14719

Wonderful news! Thank you for sharing!

Time for me to watch "Ernest Saves Christmas"

You know, in an early scene in Ernest Scared Stupid, Ernest gets stuck in a dumpster while the compactor is turned on, and he struggles to not get squished. But I wonder if he would have been killed if he hadn't been rescued. After all, in Ernest Goes to Jail he survives being electrocuted, blown up, and falling to the ground. Though it seems like that was the only Ernest movie where he survives things in a cartoony manner.

I came... I saw... I got blowed up... *Faints*

Ernest does fall of ladders a lot (in Ernest Goes To Camp and others I think)

I've seen:
Hey Vern, It's My Family Album
Dr. Otto & The Riddle Of The Gloom Beam
Ernest Goes To Camp
Ernest Saves Christmas
Ernest Goes To Jail
Ernest Goes To Splash Mountain
Ernest Scared Stupid
Ernest Rides Again
Ernest Goes To School
Slam Dunk Ernest
Ernest Goes To Africa
Ernest In The Army
Hey Vern, It's Ernest (Series)

But I don't recall how often he fall off ladders...however, I think it's a lot, and I think he always seems okay in the next scene

He fell off the ladder a whole lot in his comercals.