Ernest P. Worrell was a fictional character portrayed by American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials and later in a television series and a series of motion pictures. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the James Albert Varney Jr ( June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American Actor. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Hey Vern It's Ernest! is an Emmy -award winning American children's television program.
Ernest was created for Varney to play by Nashville advertising agency Carden and Cherry which was bought by David Bohan of the Bohan Agency. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand It was renamed Bohan Carden and Cherry in 1997. Some speculate he may have been based on the earlier character Ernest T. Bass played by Howard Morris on the Andy Griffith Show. Ernest T Bass was a fictional character on the American TV Sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. Howard "Howie" Morris ( September 4, 1919 &ndash May 21, 2005) was an American comic Actor and The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised by CBS between October 3 1960 and April 1 Ernest was used in various local campaigns and was never a spokesman for a truly national product or company, save for Sprite and Mello Yello (slogan "Make the Mello Yello Move"). Sprite is a clear soda Lemon-lime Flavored caffeine free Soft drink, produced by The Coca-Cola Company. Mello Yello is a caffeinated, Citrus -flavored Soft drink produced and distributed by the Coca-Cola Company. The first commercial, filmed in 1980, was to advertise an appearance by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders at Beech Bend Park, an amusement park located near Bowling Green, Kentucky. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC a National Football League Cheerleading squad from Texas, is one of the most famous cheerleading organizations Beech Bend Park is an Amusement park, Campground and Automobile Race track located in Warren County Kentucky, United States Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group Bowling Green is the fourth-most populous City in the US state of Kentucky after Louisville, Lexington and Owensboro The format of the commercials seldom varied. The rubber-faced Ernest, was almost always dressed in a denim vest and baseball cap, appeared at the door of a seemingly-unwilling neighbor, Vern. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
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"Vern" was never seen or heard, and the spots were structured in such a way as for the viewer to fulfill that role, as Varney looked directly in the camera whenever Vern was addressed. Ernest's seemingly pointless conversation with Vern (which actually was less of a conversation, and more closely resembled soliloquy due to Vern never responding) inevitably rambled around to a favorable description of the sponsor's product, followed by his signature close, "KnoWhutImean?"
Character History
Ernest is an owner of a Jack Russel Terrier, Rimshot and a Pet turtle, Pokey. A monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech or poem by a single person This article references the term in the world of music For the term's use in radio and television broadcasting see Rimshot (broadcasting. POKEY is a digital I/O Chip found in the Atari 8-bit family of home computers and many Arcade games in the 1980s
The Ernest ads were shot with a handheld film camera at the Nashville-area home of producer John Cherry and Jerry Carden. John R Cherry III is an American Film director and Screenwriter, most notable for directing virtually every movie starring Jim Varney as As their number of clients increased, Varney sometimes did upwards of 25 different versions of a spot in a single day.
The commercials and the character created a sensation; children especially seemed to imitate Ernest and "KnoWhutImean?" became a catch phrase. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Such popularity was bound to be exploited, and both a television series (called Hey Vern, It's Ernest!) and a series of theatrically-released motion pictures followed. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Hey Vern It's Ernest! is an Emmy -award winning American children's television program. The movies were not critically well-received, however they were produced on very low budgets and were quite profitable.
One film, Ernest the Pirate was in post-production at the time of Varney's death in 2000, which marked an unexpected end of the character. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The film was never released.
In 2005, Ernest P. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Worrell commercials hit the air again; however, this time, Ernest was a CGI cartoon created by an animation company called face2face. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics Ernest was voiced by John Hudgens, an advertising and broadcast producer from Little Rock, Arkansas. Little Rock is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The spots are produced by Ernest originators Carden & Cherry. John Hudgens also played an Ernest type character in a live action ad for Glass Masters, an auto glass repair shop in Nashville, Tennessee. This is believed to be the only time he played the character on film, though his live action Ernest demos for Carden & Cherry are widely circulated on websites like Youtube.
Varney in his Ernest role also appeared in dozens of Cerritos Auto Square commercials for many years on Los Angeles area television stations. The Cerritos Auto Square is an Automobile Retail center located in the city of Cerritos California. Mill Creek Entertainment released Essential Ernest Collection , Maximum Ernest, and Ultimate Ernest on DVD October 31, 2006. Mill Creek Entertainment is a company that manufactures movie and television DVD compilation Box sets at "value" prices Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. These sets contain Ernest Goes to Africa, Ernest in the Army, Your World As I See It, Hey Vern! It's My Family Album and his Greatest Hits Volume 1-2. Ernest Goes to Africa is a 1997 Comedy film written and directed by John R Ernest in the Army is a 1998 Comedy film directed by John R Cherry III and starring Jim Varney.
Family
Ernest has a large family made up of people with similar traits to him.
The Worrell Family:
- 1. Aster Clement: A wealthy college professor, who likes to brag about his rich status and unusual intelligence. He is Ernest's uncle.
- 2. Bunny: The slow-witted and confused sister of Ernest who runs her own quirky hair salon called "Bunny's Beauty World. "
- 3. Lloyd Worrell: Ernest's bitter great-grandfather who is known as the meanest man to ever live.
- 4. Nelda: Ernest's dramatic great aunt and is not on good terms with her son Izzy. She often acts like the death of her husband Morris was a blessing. She tries to get men to notice her acting innocent all the time.
- 5. Coy: Ernest's idiotic hillbilly brother who runs a sleazy autoparts store in the heart of the south. He often chases women and is quite proud of his tattoo collection on his body.
- 6. Billy: Ernest's zany cousin who works on a ride at an amusement park called The Scrambler. He is talented in music and dancing, but still manages to scare people with his crass and unstable personality.
- 7. Davy Worrell: Ernest's light-headed great, great- uncle who was a war veteran in the late 1800s. He helped his army win a battle against a Native American tribe. He is now deceased.
- 8. Retch Worrell: Ernest's late great, great-grandfather who was popular with women. He was a heavy gambler and all of his ladies described him as incredibly stupid.
- 9. Pa Worrell: Ernest's elderly father who is World War II veteran who has a politically incorrect view of the world. His first name is never revealed. He's an avid fisherman and is friends with an African savage named Queeswaii.
Ernest feature films
- Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1986) - character only has a cameo role
- Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
- Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
- Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) (#1 Box Office movie its opening week end with $17 million in ticket sales)
- Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
- Ernest Rides Again (1993)
- Ernest Goes to School (1994)
- Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
- Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)
- Ernest in the Army (1998)
- Ernest the Pirate (2000) (Was near finishing of filming when Jim Varney died of lung cancer. Dr Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam is a 1986 Comedy film starring Jim Varney. Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Ernest Goes to Camp is a 1987 Comedy film directed by John R Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Ernest Saves Christmas is a 1988 Touchstone Pictures Comedy film directed by John R Events Michael Jackson 's first film was Moonwalker Top grossing films (U Ernest Goes to Jail is a 1990 Disney film directed by John R Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for Ernest Scared Stupid is a 1991 Touchstone Pictures Comedy film directed by John R The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie Ernest Rides Again is a 1993 Comedy film written and directed by John R The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages Ernest Goes to School is a 1994 Comedy film written and directed by Coke Sams and starring Jim Varney. The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U Slam Dunk Ernest is a 1995 Comedy film, the eighth full-length feature film starring Jim Varney as Ernest P The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Ernest Goes to Africa is a 1997 Comedy film written and directed by John R The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace Ernest in the Army is a 1998 Comedy film directed by John R Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein James Albert Varney Jr ( June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American Actor. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung. The film was cancelled. )
Parodies
Ernest has been parodied in numerous TV shows, including Beavis & Butt-head, The Simpsons and Family Guy. Beavis and Butt-head is an American Animated television series created by Mike Judge. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other
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