Jim Varney: The Real Life 'Ernest' Was Just as Lovable Off-Screen
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Jim Varney: The Real Life 'Ernest' Was Just as Lovable Off-Screen
Jim Varney was one of the funniest children's performers of the '80s and '90s, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell in a slew of films.
Nov 28, 2020
Ernest P. Worrell Movies
Jim Varney - Ernest - Weather promo - 1985 - KDFW
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Jim Varney - Ernest - Weather promo - 1985 - KDFW
YouTubeFOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Ernest P. Worrell as Auntie Nelda in Ernest Saves Christmas 1988
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Ernest P. Worrell as Auntie Nelda in Ernest Saves Christmas 1988
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Before car ads went corporate… there was Ernest P. Worrell—crashing through your screen. Ernest was like the redneck Jim Carey of retro TV—loud, weird, unforgettable. He starred in a bunch of cult classic movies and ads, always breaking the fourth wall with his catchphrase, “Know what I mean, Vern?” | Jdmcarboy
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Before car ads went corporate… there was Ernest P. Worrell—crashing through your screen. Ernest was like the redneck Jim Carey of retro TV—loud, weird, unforgettable. He starred in a bunch of cult classic movies and ads, always breaking the fourth wall with his catchphrase, “Know what I mean, Vern?” | Jdmcarboy
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📺 Newly surfaced tv spot from 1984, featuring Jim Varney making a promotional appearance as Ernest P. Worrell at Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy! 📼 Video Credit: youtube.com/@kforarchives?si=2reW-gEJcsjnFzq5 | The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney
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📺 Newly surfaced tv spot from 1984, featuring Jim Varney making a promotional appearance as Ernest P. Worrell at Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy! 📼 Video Credit: youtube.com/@kforarchives?si=2reW-gEJcsjnFzq5 | The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney
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Watch Varney & Co Online | Fox Business Video
Watch Varney & Co Online | Fox Business Video
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Before Ernest ever said, “KnowhutImean?”, Jim Varney was already making audiences laugh as Sgt. Glory for Purity Dairies. In the early 1970s, a Nashville advertising company cast Jim in a series of comedic ads as a drill sergeant— first commanding shoppers, barking at milk delivery men, and even the dairy products themselves! This was the start of Jim’s legendary partnership with Carden & Cherry, the team behind all the Ernest commercials, the TV show, and movies fans would come to love. You mig
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Before Ernest ever said, “KnowhutImean?”, Jim Varney was already making audiences laugh as Sgt. Glory for Purity Dairies. In the early 1970s, a Nashville advertising company cast Jim in a series of comedic ads as a drill sergeant— first commanding shoppers, barking at milk delivery men, and even the dairy products themselves! This was the start of Jim’s legendary partnership with Carden & Cherry, the team behind all the Ernest commercials, the TV show, and movies fans would come to love. You mig
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Jim Varney Commercials
Louisiana Gas Service Company ad montage 1988-1997 Ernest P Worrell
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Louisiana Gas Service Company ad montage 1988-1997 Ernest P Worrell
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Ernest Commercials Collection (1982-1988)
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Ernest Commercials Collection (1982-1988)
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Laclede Gas St. Louis Ernest P. Worrell Jim Varney "You Know What I Mean Verne" TV Commercial 1993
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Laclede Gas St. Louis Ernest P. Worrell Jim Varney "You Know What I Mean Verne" TV Commercial 1993
YouTubeRetro TV Commercials
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📺 Newly surfaced tv spot from 1984, featuring Jim Varney making a promotional appearance as Ernest P. Worrell at Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy! 📼 Video Credit: youtube.com/@kforarchives?si=2reW-gEJcsjnFzq5 | The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney
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📺 Newly surfaced tv spot from 1984, featuring Jim Varney making a promotional appearance as Ernest P. Worrell at Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy! 📼 Video Credit: youtube.com/@kforarchives?si=2reW-gEJcsjnFzq5 | The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney
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Watch Varney & Co Online | Fox Business Video
Watch Varney & Co Online | Fox Business Video
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Before Ernest ever said, “KnowhutImean?”, Jim Varney was already making audiences laugh as Sgt. Glory for Purity Dairies. In the early 1970s, a Nashville advertising company cast Jim in a series of comedic ads as a drill sergeant— first commanding shoppers, barking at milk delivery men, and even the dairy products themselves! This was the start of Jim’s legendary partnership with Carden & Cherry, the team behind all the Ernest commercials, the TV show, and movies fans would come to love. You mig
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Before Ernest ever said, “KnowhutImean?”, Jim Varney was already making audiences laugh as Sgt. Glory for Purity Dairies. In the early 1970s, a Nashville advertising company cast Jim in a series of comedic ads as a drill sergeant— first commanding shoppers, barking at milk delivery men, and even the dairy products themselves! This was the start of Jim’s legendary partnership with Carden & Cherry, the team behind all the Ernest commercials, the TV show, and movies fans would come to love. You mig
43.1K viewsApr 26, 2025
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Before Jim Varney became widely known for the Ernest movies, such as 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 and 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘢𝘪𝘭, the Ernest P. Worrell character had already gained national popularity through a series of extremely successful commercials. This unprecedented phenomenon began years before the idea of making Ernest movies was even on the table. Forty years ago today, and a full three years before the first Ernest movie premiered, Jim Varney and Ernest Director
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Before Jim Varney became widely known for the Ernest movies, such as 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 and 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘢𝘪𝘭, the Ernest P. Worrell character had already gained national popularity through a series of extremely successful commercials. This unprecedented phenomenon began years before the idea of making Ernest movies was even on the table. Forty years ago today, and a full three years before the first Ernest movie premiered, Jim Varney and Ernest Director
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rare Jim Varney, ernest p worrell, cleveland stadium
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2000 - Jim Varney Bio Promo
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2000 - Jim Varney Bio Promo
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JIM VARNEY 'ERNEST' PLAYS THE DULCIMER
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Ernest Goes To School
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Jim Varney Rare Stand-Up Part II
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Jim Varney (as Ernest) Commercial Goofs
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THE DEATH OF JIM VARNEY
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Jim Varney Rare Stand-Up Routine
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Jim Varney - CBS Evening News Dec 06, 1985
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Beverly Hillbillies, Road to California
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Laclede Gas commercial feat. Jim Varney (1989)
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YouTubeTigercat919
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The Misadventures of Bubba
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1994 Doubles Pizza Commercial - Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell
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Jim Varney Stand-Up Routine, 1979
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Jim Varney In Braum's Ice Cream Commercial
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Ernest's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | TV Commercials (Full)
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Hey Vern It's Ernest.m4v
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Jim Varney for Car Country Carlsbad 1994 TV ad
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Ernest's Great Uncle, Lloyd Worrell
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The Beverly Hillbillies Trailer 1993 (VHS Capture)
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Jim Varney | The Original Viral Star | A Docu-Mini
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1985 Ernest (Jim Varney) - Mello Yello commercial
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Jim Varney Stand Up: Comedy Shop 2/25/80
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YouTubeErnest P Worrell Preservation Society
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Jim Varney in "The Importance of Being Ernest" (sort of)
161.5K viewsDec 25, 2019
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