Hey vern its ernest the complete series 2 dvd set ebay. As portrayed by kentucky native jim varney, ernest was in the middle of a 10film franchise that would see him. It was a production of ernest creator john cherrys production company, the emshell producers group, in association with cbs, and was coproduced with. Its ernest, the cherryproduced saturday morning childrens show. The lovable southern bumpkin, a familiar face in numerous television commercials in the 80s, had finally reached the big screen and now it was time for a stint on television in hey vern, its ernest. He has watched those movies at least a dozen times in the last two months. Worrell returns in this film as a school bus driver seeking to obtain a high school diploma. Its a joy to see chuck gail sartain,bobby bill byrge and earl the barber and ernests tongue dan butler in this series as well as others. A majority of collections are stored off site and must be requested at least 2 full business days in advance for retrieval. Worrell character for a series of television ads, hey vern, its ernest. Worrell, played by emmy award nominated actor jim verney, as he engages in everyday hijinks and plays multiple characters on. Subsequent theatrically r eleased ernest film s include ernest saves christ mas 1988, ernest goes to jail 1 990, ernest scared stupid 1991, and. This release from the comedy series hey vern its ernest. Bobby is a recurring character in the ernest film series.
Worrell jim varney, his unseen friend vern, and various others. Jim varney, also known as commercial spokesmanvillage idiot ernest p. With bruce arntson, mac bennett, daniel butler, bill byrge. Worrell, played by emmy award nominated actor jim verney, as he engages in everyday hijinks and plays multiple characters on the series. He decides to be a chicken and invites everyone in the neighborhood, but auntie nelda calls the police to arrest ernest for playing loud music. The materials in this collection include 18 videotapes of various ernest films. What you might not remember is that the character also starred in his own saturday morning children series titled hey vern, its ernest, which only lasted for one season. Almost immediately, consumers were buying shopping carts full of tp out of fear they. Ernest and vern go on a treasure hunt in and around the house and find everything that they have.
The filming locations were in nashville, tennessee and burbank, california. Worrell, his unseen friend vern, and various others. Full season and episodes free online streaming fast. It aired on saturday mornings on cbs for one season in 1988. This is not a complete listing of every tv episode or film appearance but rather an overview of jims body of work that shows his versatility and popularity. Opening to hey vern, its ernest the complete series.
In the original commercials, as well as the tv series, ernest is married his first wife had died young, but there is constant mention of his second wife, edna, who is often referred to, but never seen like vern. He would probably watch a new ernest movie, but he also enjoyed son of the mask, so his tastes in movies is questionable. The series follows ernest, and several other colorful characters having all sorts of wacky fun. Each episode involved short sketches on a certain theme or scenario, featuring ernest p. Each episode involved short sketches based around a certain theme or scenario, featuring the popular fictional character ernest p.
Featuring some of varneys bestknown characters including. Ernest and vern throw a costume party for their neighbors, but ernest cant decide what to go as. Nostalgia is often triggered by something reminding you of a happier time. The complete series available for the first time on dvd. Hey vern, its ernest the complete tv series dvd unboxing movieunboxer. Jim varney stars in this highly imaginative saturday. Vern always minded his own business, until his nosy neighbor ernest showed up to start a monologue with the words. Bobbys final film appearance was in ernest goes to school. Otto, sergeant glory, baby ernest, and astor clement. Join ernest and his invisible friend vern for all sorts of whacky shenanigans.
They worked together as storage agents in ernest saves christmas, and as security guards in ernest goes to jail. Despite this relative obscurity, it got a complete series dvd release in 2011. Guide to the jim varney collection of advertising, 19832000. Jim varneys ernest remembered by memphis twins in ernest day documentary. Whether its an old commercial or a book from your past, it belongs in rnostalgia. Ernest thinks the boogeyman is lurking around verns house after reading a ghost story, and he goes through a variety of ways to try and catch the monster. Ernest decides to make a movie starring him to enter a film festival for a chance to become a real movie star.
Speaking at the top of his lungs to the unseen vern actually hes talking to. Mill creek entertainment ernest, the lovable southern bumpkin gets involved in short sketches based around a certain theme or scenario much like you cant do that on television, featuring the popular fictional character. Each show follows a particular weekly theme such as outer space, hobbies, scary things, or magic. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central. Theres a moral message to every funny episode, some tongueincheek humor for the adults, who seem to love this just as much as the kiddies, the same crazy sound effects from lonnie don, a inept magician named existo, a clown family, and willie the homemade robot. Hey, vern is ernest s trademark, has transplanted himself, in identical costume. Jim varney stars in this highly imaginative saturday morning kids show that was created at the height of ernestmania.
Ernest s transition from tv to film how a regional advertising character became a big screen star. Worrell, and he was everyones favorite comedy character in the late 1980s, thanks to a series of popular television commercials and hit movies like ernest goes to camp and ernest saves christmas. Ernest was in the middle of a 10 film franchise that would see. In the midst of the filth that has saturated hollywood, the ernest genre stayed honest and clean and still managed to be just as hilarious. Though varney was nominated for the razzie award for worst new star, only one year later, he earned the daytime emmy award for outstanding performer in a childrens serie s fo r h ey v ern, its ernest. Jim passed away from lung cancer on february 10, 2000, at the age of 50. E03 hey vern, its scary things ernest braves the dark corners of vern s house in. Jim varney was an actor who played the character ernest p. Worrells character, starred in this imaginative saturday morning kids program composed of a series of liveaction comedy sketches. His first appearance was in the television series hey vern, it s ernest.
Hey vern, its ernest the complete series its ernest p. The lovable southern bumpkin, a familiar face in numerous television commercials in the 80s, had finally reached the big screen and now it was time for a stint on television in hey vern, it s ernest. Opening to hey vern, its ernest the complete series 2017 dvd. Ernest decides to throw a costume party but has trouble deciding what his own costume should be. Jim also won an emmy for best performer in a childrens series for hey, vern. The series was a production of ernest creator john cherrys production. Worrell in commercials, a television series hey vern. See jims film and tv work on this site for a listing of most of his onscreen roles.
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