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Ernest P. Worrell
Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell
First appearance	1980
Created past	Carden & Cherry Advertising Agency[i]
Portrayed by	Jim Varney
In-universe information
Allonym	Ernest Powertools Worrell[2]
Gender	Male person
Family unit	Pa Worrell (father) Ma Worrell (mother) Bunny J. Rogers (sister) Coy Worrell (blood brother)
Spouse	Edna Worrell
Children	Ernie P. Worrell
Relatives	Run across below

Ernest P. Worrell is a fictional character, portrayed by Jim Varney in a series of television commercials and afterward in a boob tube series (Hey Vern, Information technology'south Ernest!) likewise every bit a series of feature films. Ernest was created with Varney by the Nashville advertising agency Carden & Cherry and was used in various local television ad campaigns.^[3] The only national products he promoted were The Coca-Cola Company's sodas,^[4] Chex, and Taco John'south.^[v] The showtime Ernest commercial, filmed in 1980, advertised an advent by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders at Beech Bend Park, an amusement park nigh Bowling Green, Kentucky. The format of the commercials seldom varied, most often scripted to be comedic and fast-paced.

The rubber-faced Ernest, nigh always dressed in a denim vest and baseball cap, appeared at the door of an unseen, unheard, and seemingly unwilling neighbour named Vernon, or "Vern" for short. The spots were structured in a way to allow the viewer to be "Vern", as Varney looked direct in the photographic camera whenever Vern was addressed. Ernest'southward seemingly pointless conversations with Vern – which were actually a monologue due to Vern never responding – inevitably rambled around to a favorable description of the sponsor'south product, followed past his signature close, "KnowhutImean?"^[vi]

While Vern never has any spoken lines, information technology is implied that he finds Ernest to exist an unwelcome pest due to him trying to slam his door in Ernest'south confront on a few occasions. Vern also shakes his head "No" whenever Ernest invites him to do something. Ernest, despite having good intentions, is utterly oblivious to Vern's apparent distress regarding him and e'er regards Vern as his closest buddy and confidant.

History [edit]

The Ernest ads were shot with a handheld picture camera at the Nashville-area domicile of producer John Blood-red Iii and Jerry Carden, beginning in 1980. As their number of clients increased, Varney sometimes did upwardly of 25 different versions of a spot in a single twenty-four hour period. Producer Coke Sams stated that Varney had a photographic memory and would read through the script 1 fourth dimension then insert the various products' names on different takes.^{[7] [8]} The commercials and the grapheme had definite impact; children especially seemed to imitate Ernest and "KnoWhutimean?" became a catchphrase.

Carden & Cherry had begun receiving requests from major national companies to utilize Ernest, simply were largely unable to hold to most of them because of conflicts with the exclusive rights local companies received when they had requested Ernest commercials.^[eight] Carden & Cherry responded by transitioning the character to moving picture and television. Ernest's first feature-flick appearance was every bit one of Varney'south numerous characters in the scientific discipline fiction horror spoof Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, which introduced several supporting actors who would reappear throughout the Ernest franchise, including Beak Byrge, Myke R. Mueller, and Jackie Welch.^[9]

A Sabbatum morning sketch comedy series, Hey Vern, Information technology's Ernest!, followed shortly thereafter, which won Varney a Daytime Emmy Laurels for his performance. A series of five feature-length comedies starred Ernest between 1987 and 1993, followed by iv more than direct-to-video entries; all nine were directed by either John Cherry or Coke Sams. The movies were non critically well-received; however, they were produced on very depression budgets and were quite profitable.

In the films, Ernest is apparently somewhat aware of his extreme resistance to harm, every bit in Ernest Rides Once again, he seemed barely fazed by nails bending after being fired at his skull, remarking "Good thing they hit the difficult end", he also commented that he would exist expressionless "If I wasn't this shut to existence an actual cartoon." To allow Varney to act out his numerous other characters, Ernest is portrayed as a primary of disguise, able to pose as one of whatsoever number of relatives to get out of a predicament. He also is impervious to electrocution, instead becoming a powerful electromagnet and "polarized" from gravity (amidst other surreal side effects) when hit with a large shock: this is a major plot device in Ernest Goes to Jail and likewise appears in Ernest Rides Over again. The picture show series portrays Ernest as a working-class bachelor holding various minimum-wage and bluish-collar jobs, such equally a gas station attendant, janitor, sanitation worker and construction worker.

In his Ernest function, Varney appeared in dozens of Cerritos Auto Foursquare commercials for many years on Los Angeles area television set stations; he also appeared in commercials for Audubon Chrysler Center in Henderson, Kentucky, John L. Sullivan machine dealerships in the Sacramento, California area, the Pontiac, Michigan-based electronics store ABC Warehouse, and the Oklahoma City-based Braum'due south Ice Cream and Dairy Store. In the Southeast, the Ernest character was the spokesman for Purity milk. In New Mexico, he appeared in commercials for Blake's Lotaburger. In northern Virginia Ernest appeared a series of commercials for Tyson's Toyota. In S Dakota, he appeared in commercials for Lewis Drug.

In Houston, he did commercials promoting Channel 2 News KPRC-TV. In 2005, five years after Varney's decease, the Ernest P. Worrell grapheme returned in new commercials as a CGI cartoon, created by an animation company called face2face and produced by Ernest originators Carden & Scarlet. Ernest was voiced by John C. Hudgens, an ad and circulate producer from Little Rock, Arkansas, who also played an Ernest type character in some regional live action commercials.

Family [edit]

Ernest has a large family made up of people with similar traits to him, all of whom were portrayed by Jim Varney. Varney, as Worrell, mentioned that his family was from Kentucky (Varney's real-life birthplace) when he hosted Happy New Year, America on CBS December 31, 1988. Most of Worrell'southward family members had their appearance in either Hey Vern, It'southward My Family Album, Your World as I Run across It, or Varney'south stand-upwards routine.

Edna Worrell

Ernest's wife according to the tv set commercials and Hey Vern, It'southward My Family Anthology. According to Ernest, Edna makes a not bad deep dish pie. Her middle initial is as well said to be P. in Ernest's newsletter during the 1980s. In the film serial, Ernest has go a confirmed bachelor, living alone with his canis familiaris.

Ace Worrell

A fighter pilot who served in the army. His relation to Ernest is unknown though he is believed to be a swell uncle.

Astor Clement

Ernest'due south uncle, a wealthy higher professor who likes to brag about his rich status and unusual intelligence and was the main narrator of Your World As I Run into Information technology. Astor was also one of Ernest'south disguises in Ernest Saves Christmas.

Bunny Jeannette Rogers

The slow-witted and confused sister of Ernest who runs her own quirky hair salon chosen "Bunny's Beauty World." Her beautifying tactics often involve painful torture for her clients.

Lloyd Rowe

Ernest's great uncle, a hateful-spirited, impoverished Appalachian mountain man. He was Ernest'due south disguise equally "The Ophidian Guy" in Ernest Saves Christmas. Lloyd was one of Varney's stand-up characters before the creation of Ernest; he was originally conceived as the Appalachian answer to a mountaintop guru with an obese wife named Ruth and an fifty-fifty more massive, indestructible eight-year-quondam son named Mistake.

Auntie Nelda

Ernest'due south elderly, sarcastic and dramatic smashing-aunt. She regularly complains near her son Izzy not visiting plenty, noting that her other son Hymie had ever treated her well but died. Her late husband Morris was cremated and she still harangues his ashes. She tries to get men to discover her by acting innocent all the time. One of Varney's most frequent characters, Auntie Nelda was one of Ernest'southward "multiple personalities" in Ernest Scared Stupid and one of his disguises in Ernest Saves Christmas, Ernest Goes to Jail, Ernest Rides Once more, and Ernest Goes to Africa. Auntie Nelda was as well used as one of Dr. Otto's disguises in Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam and was a regular segment on Hey Vern, It'due south Ernest!

Coy Worrell

Ernest'south redneck brother who is stuck in a 1950s rockabilly mindset and runs a shop that sells motorcar parts. He is a Bears fan, has virtually no thoughts on any substantive bug (shrugging his shoulders and responding "dunno" whenever asked) is quite proud of the tattoo collection on his body. Coy has been married at least twice: start to Rayette Worrell and then to Anita Worrell.

Baton "Boogie" Worrell

Ernest's cousin, a carny who operates the Scrambler at an amusement park, speaks to his patrons in rhyming jive, and dances to a disco beat. While he ofttimes makes passes at attractive female patrons, he is in fact a married man with a teenage son and speaks with a normal voice outside of piece of work.

Davy Worrell

Ernest's light-headed great, keen uncle who was a war veteran in the late 19th century. He helped his ground forces troop win a battle confronting a Native American tribe led past Primary Running Vern, even though his troop was not even nowadays at the time. He is a spoof of frontiersman Davy Crockett.

Rhetch Worrell

Ernest's bully, great-grandfather who was popular with women and had a girlfriend named Verna. He was a heavy gambler and incredibly stupid.

Pa Worrell

Ernest's elderly begetter, a World War Ii veteran who has a politically incorrect view of the world. His first name is never revealed. He is an avid fisherman and is friends with an African roughshod named Qui Qua.

Ma Worrell

Ernest's elderly mother. She is known to be a skilful cook and according to Ernest she used to make a peachy chocolate milk, which is Ernest's favorite drink.

Reverend Phineas Worrell

A distant English-born ancestor of Ernest in "Ernest Scared Stupid". He helped banish a troll named Trantor, who Ernest accidentally released several generations afterward. Phineas was unique amongst the known Worrell family unit in that he appeared to have a relatively serious disposition and appeared to be quite intelligent for the brief moment that he was shown. Still, as Trantor was being banished, the troll placed a expletive on the Worrell family that would make members of the family considerably less intelligent with each successive generation, ultimately culminating in a fellow member of the family unit that would release Trantor.

Ernie P. Worrell

Ernest's son. Only mentioned once by Ernest while answering fan mail in his own newsletter. (In the films and commercials, Ernest is usually portrayed equally a confirmed bachelor with no children.)

Dingus Worrell

A potato, who Ernest says came over during the potato famine and went on to become a yam magnate.

Pets [edit]

Ernest as well had several pets during the course of his career. They are listed beneath in order of appearance.

Shorty

Ernest's outset dog. She appeared in several commercials unremarkably having given birth to a litter of puppies in the back of Vern'southward new option up truck while out driving with Ernest. Shorty's exact breed is unknown as she was portrayed by a different breed in each of her appearances. In the Hey Vern, It's Ernest episode "Hey Vern, Information technology'southward Magic", Shorty was a male and Vern's dog. He was portrayed by a Edge Collie on the show.

Pokey

A box turtle that Ernest had adopted from "actual nature" in Ernest Goes to Camp. Pokey and his family were used as "turtle paratroopers" during the battle with the miners toward the end of the movie.

Ants

In Ernest Goes to Military camp, Ernest mentions that he in one case had an ant farm.

Rover

Ernest's second domestic dog. Ernest's pursuit of Rover was the bailiwick of a Hey Vern, It's Ernest! episode. Ernest spent the episode saving upwards to buy Rover but Vern ended up ownership him first only to give him to Ernest at the end.

Rimshot

Ernest's tertiary canis familiaris, a male Jack Russell Terrier. Rimshot is Ernest's best known pet. He is characterized as very smart. He was featured in two of the movies, Ernest Goes to Jail and Ernest Scared Stupid, in which he was too shown to be very brave and tough, as he would stand up to the principal villains which would ordinarily lead to his near demise.

Jake

Ernest's Fantail (goldfish) in Ernest Goes to Africa. Sadly, Jake died when Ernest accidentally broke his fish bowl and so dropped him into the kitchen garbage disposal and mistakenly hit the wrong switch.

Specials [edit]

• Hey Vern, It's My Family Album (1983) (directly-to-video)
• The Ernest Film Festival (1986) (direct-to-video)

• A compilation of Ernest commercials
• re-released as Ernest Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1992) (direct-to-video)

• Hey Vern, Win $x,000...Or Only Count On Having Fun! (1987) (direct-to-video)

• A compilation of Ernest commercials, the VHS included a sweepstakes in which viewers who correctly counted the full mentions of the words "Vern" and "Knowhutimean?" in the video and submitted their answer before April i, 1988 would exist entered into a random drawing to win a $10,000 prize.
• re-released as Ernest Greatest Hits Volume Two (1992) (direct-to-video)

• Ernest Goes to Splash Mount (1989) (Idiot box special)
• Your World Equally I See It (1994) (direct-to-video)

Ernest also hosted Happy New Twelvemonth, America for CBS in the late 1980s; Varney also briefly gave Ernest an appearance on HBO'southward New Year special (which was co-hosted by Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson) heading into 1985.

Films and goggle box [edit]

Films

• 1985 Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Axle every bit Unnamed Cameo Role, Dr. Otto's Disguise
• 1987 Ernest Goes to Camp
• 1988 Ernest Saves Christmas
• 1990 Ernest Goes to Jail
• 1991 Ernest Scared Stupid
• 1993 Ernest Rides Again
• 1994 Ernest Goes to School (directly-to-video)
• 1995 Slam Dunk Ernest (direct-to-video)
• 1997 Ernest Goes to Africa (directly-to-video)
• 1998 Ernest in the Ground forces (direct-to-video)

Television receiver

• 1988 Hey Vern, It's Ernest!

Scrapped films [edit]

In 1990, seven Ernest films were reported to be in evolution.^[3] Coke Sams said in 2011 that Ernest Spaced Out may accept gotten every bit far as a film treatment. Sams said nearly the film, "I believe that was kind of a Lost in Infinite epic. It seems like there were astronauts and maybe a space sheathing."^[10]

Shortly after the release of Ernest Goes to Camp, several more than films were being contemplated. 1 beingness Ernest in the Regular army which went on to be the final Ernest film fabricated. Others considered were Ernest the Bellhop and Ernest in Paradise.^[eleven]

Sams said a script had been written for Ernest and the Voodoo Curse: "We went back to the Abbott & Costello See Frankenstein kind of thing. Information technology had a really bad guy and happened on an isle like Hawaii. ... So we had Voodoo and a high priest. It was like the idiot version of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Nosotros had lines of zombies, Voodoo potions, and Ernest pretending to be a zombie. Ernest and the Voodoo Curse actually was pretty funny. There was a woman in information technology, who had one bluish middle and 1 chocolate-brown centre. She was supposed to exist the adult female of Ernest'southward dreams. Of form, she would have nothing to do with him."^[x]

Past 2003, Jim Varney's IMDb biography page stated that he had died before he could finish filming a tenth Ernest film, titled Ernest the Pirate, which had been stated to be scheduled for release in 2000.^[12] In Nov 2011, Sams said the film never existed. Varney had actually been in consideration for a role in the 1999 moving picture Pirates of the Obviously.^[x]

Parodies [edit]

Ernest has been parodied in numerous television set series, including Beavis and Butt-Head, Family Guy and The Simpsons. Some of the "fake" Ernest films from The Simpsons include Ernest Needs a Kidney, Ernest vs. the Pope, Ernest Goes to Broadway, Ernest Goes Straight to Video, and Ernest Goes Somewhere Cheap (footage from Ernest Goes Somewhere Cheap was shown in the episode "Cape Feare", in which Ernest is seen in a public library with Vern and gets his head stuck in a toilet). In the Family Guy episode "Road to Rhode Island", Peter remembers the time he went to Blockbuster two minutes earlier endmost and was forced to cull betwixt Ernest Goes to the Beach and Ernest Doesn't Go to the Beach.

In the Beavis and Butt-Caput episode "At the Movies," the boys are watching Ernest at the bulldoze-in. Ernest is within the Statue of Liberty and comes across a door with a sign that reads "DO NOT ENTER". All the same, Ernest misreads it as "donut entry" and opens the door, falling through the statue'southward nose. Other Television shows that have referenced the Ernest movies include ALF, Saved by the Bell, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Kenan & Kel, The Nanny, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Blindside Theory, Teen Titans Become, Paradise PD, and many more.

He has recently been spoofed by Arkansas-based spokesman John Lee in television commercials for Englert Foliage Guard gutters.

Commercials on home video [edit]

Most of Ernest'south commercials were released on VHS tapes from Disney's Touchstone Pictures, and Hollywood Pictures Habitation Video. Many are also available on DVD from Factory Creek Entertainment and Image Amusement.

Merchandise [edit]

A comedic paperback volume titled Hey, Vern! It'south the Ernest P. Worrell Book of Knowledge was published by Carden & Cherry in 1985,^[13] which was re-released with the title It's the Ernest P. Worrell Book of Knawledge [sic] in 1986.^[14] It was followed by the volume Ask Ernest: What, When, Where, Why, Who Cares?, published past Rutledge Hill Press in 1993.^[xv] Both books were designed as if Ernest had created his own homemade zine, featuring a varied collection of jokes, puns, musings, and art.

A 16-inch (41 cm) Ernest talking doll based on the Boob tube series Hey Vern, It's Ernest! was produced by Kenner in 1989.

Reboot [edit]

In Oct 2012, a moving-picture show reboot was appear, tentatively titled Son of Ernest. As suggested by the title the movie will focus on Ernest's long lost son, presumably Ernie P. Worrell as mentioned above. No update had been given e'er since.^[xvi]

References [edit]

1. ^ "Jim Varney; Rod DeLuise Comedic Actor Played Rube Ernest P. Worrell in Commercials, Movies". Los Angeles Times. Feb xi, 2000. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
2. ^ Worrell, Ernest (1985). Hey, Vern! it's the Ernest P. Worrell Book of Knowledge. Carden & Carmine Advertising Agency. ISBN9780934319003 . Retrieved September 21, 2015.
3. ^ ^{a b} Kalafut, Kathy (Apr xiii, 1990). "Hey Vern, I'm a star". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on Oct 19, 2007. Retrieved Oct 6, 2010.
4. ^ "Ernest in 'Quite the Trivial Shopper'". YouTube. November 14, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
5. ^ "Taco John's Ad with Jim Varney as Ernest". YouTube. April 5, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
6. ^ "Player Jim "Ernest" Varney dies at 50". Salon. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
7. ^ Keel, Beverly. "The Importance of Being Ernest". Weekly Wire. Nashville Scene. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
8. ^ ^{a b} Willman, Chris (November xvi, 1993). "Actor Varney Comfortable as Ernest". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 6, 2010.
9. ^ Dubois, Stephanie (July eight, 1989). "Jim Varney Hopes Cards And Messages Keep Pouring In To Relieve Poor Ernest". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 6, 2010.
10. ^ ^{a b c} Armstrong, Josh (October 24, 2011). "Hey Vern, It'due south Ernest collaborator Coke Sams!". KnowTheArtist.com. Archived from the original on November xxx, 2011.
11. ^ "THE IMPORTANCE OF Beingness ERNEST". Los Angeles Times. May 31, 1987. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
12. ^ "Biography for Jim Varney". IMDb.com. Archived from the original on October nine, 2003.
13. ^ Hey, Vern! it's the Ernest P. Worrell book of knowledge. Carden & Cherry Advertising Bureau. 1985. OCLC 12585955.
14. ^ It's the Ernest P. Worrell book of knawledge. Carden & Reddish Advertising Agency. 1986. OCLC 13924201.
15. ^ Worrell, Ernest P. (October 1993). Ask Ernest!: What, When, Where, Why, Who Cares?. Rutledge Colina Printing. ISBN9781558532472 . Retrieved March 28, 2019.
16. ^ Anderton, Ethan (October 12, 2012). "Son of Ernest to serve as reboot of long running one-act series". FirstShowing.net.

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