Ernest goes to Camp is my favorite of his. “They might look cute and cuddly, but never ever do this to a family of badgers…” 😂

@ThePorpoisepower

7 ай бұрын

Ever see "The Importance of Being Ernest"? (More of a sketch than a movie... but it is Jim Varney).

@benalisonbrown

7 ай бұрын

Me too my favorite!

@kevinramsey417

7 ай бұрын

And who can forget "EeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEwwwwwwww."? Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam if you want to see just how versatile and talented Jim Varney was. Watch it!

@heatherspence3848

7 ай бұрын

THAT is my favorite. “Bullies turn nice” vibes. ❤

@isaackellogg3493

7 ай бұрын

@@heatherspence3848everyone bands together to -stop fracking- save the community center.

The actor that plays Ernest (Jim Varney) is a trained Shakespearean actor. I've seen him do the soliloquy from Hamlet while in his Ernest costume, the he ended it with Ernest's "Know-what-I-mean?" It was hilarious. Jim Varney also did a great job playing Jed Clampett in the Beverly Hillbillies movie.

@deadmeat5150butt

7 ай бұрын

Jim Varney is a national treasure. Just... incredible.

@VegetaLF7

7 ай бұрын

Yup. For people who grew up with Disney and Pixar movies, he's also the original voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story. The man had range and he is sorely missed

@celticson

7 ай бұрын

I think he was on Mad TV once, where they did a parody of The Importance of Being Ernest.

@allengator1914

7 ай бұрын

He also died 23 years ago.

@skinlikehoney79

7 ай бұрын

You mean James Jim Varney was a trained Shakespearean actor . . . He passed away from lung cancer on February 10, 2000

I can't believe it's been 23 years since he passed away, Jim Varney was a huge part of my childhood and I loved him as Slinky Dog in Toy Story too.

@melissahughes4205

7 ай бұрын

His last voice acting credit was as the cook in Atlantis. "I got your four basic food groups: beans, bacon, whiskey and lard." "Sy-lan-trow? What the cockadoodle is sy-lan-trow?"

I wrote to Ernest (Jim Varney) when I was a kid and he wrote me back a personal letter and signed picture that I still have to this day. It was a special day I'll never forget. I'm a huge fan of his work. That said, the series drags on as an adult beyond the fourth movie. I absolutely love Goes to Camp, Saves Christmas, Goes to Jail (my personal favorite), and Scared Stupid. Those others are highly recommended.

@goldilox369

6 ай бұрын

I would agree. Those are the 4 solid Ernest movies. I still love Camp the best, but it was my family's first & favorite. This second. I've had all my kids grow up on Ernest. ❤

@malindemunich2883

5 ай бұрын

The ink pen sequence in Jail is one of the best bits (if not the funniest full scene) in any of the movies. Christmas is my personal favorite for a couple reasons, mainly being that it was my first Ernest movie.

Ernest Goes to Camp, Ernest Goes to Jail and Ernest Scared Stupid are the best of them. Funny thing is Jim Varney (Ernest) is a classically trained stage actor with a fondness for Shakespeare. His skill at impressions is top tier. Younger audiences will know him as the voice of Slinky Dog from the Toy Story movies, but for those of us that grew up in the 80s, Ernest P. Worrell is his most defining character. Ernest was invented as a fictional character used to sell various products by pitching them to (and subsequently annoying) his friend, Vern. Eventually, he got his own movies and a TV Show very similar to Pee Wee's Playhouse.

Jim Varney is an underappreciated actor. I really like him in Beverly Hillbillies too.

@codyclaeys2008

7 ай бұрын

That's a good reaction for her

@mideon84

7 ай бұрын

Oh, she'll totally relate. Lol she gonna be like, "ngl, some of these faces could be MY cousins. "

@ericjohnson2137

7 ай бұрын

That whole cast was perfect Dabney Coleman as Mr Drysdale was a no brainer!

@wolletbullet

7 ай бұрын

and it has a cameo from DOLLY PARTON. I hope it becomes one of her reaction films

Jim Varney was a singular talent, the man was literally a Shakespearean level actor who turned a character he did for some commercials into a movie star. We lost him too early.

@morbidangel2424

7 ай бұрын

I believe he also plays the dulcimer pretty damn good to

As others have said, Ernest started as a character by actor Jim Varney, for a series of commercials. The character became so popular, larger commercial clients began using him and Ernest Mania took off. Jim Varney supplied the voice of Slinky Dog in the Toy Story franchise, until his passing. What some people may not know, is that Jim, along with being a comedic actor, was a trained Shakespearean actor as well. Videos can be found of both the Ernest commercials, and Jim preforming Shakespeare, on KZread. The unseen first person character of his friend Vern, was from his early commercial days. Ernest was always telling Vern (the camera) about the products he was pitching.

@whocares_bear

7 ай бұрын

OMG gonna have to look up "Ernest" performing Shakespeare. "To be or not to be... knowhatImean?"

@RaptorNX01

6 ай бұрын

I also remember him from his show "Hey Vern! Its Ernest".

Also, fun fact: Ernest started out as an advertising mascot like Captain Crunch, Mr. Clean, or the Energizer Bunny. It's actually the weirdest and only case of an advertising icon becoming a movie star. He was so popular that when the CEO of Disney, Michael Eisner, went to an Indy 500 car racing event, he took notice of how popular Ernest was. At first, someone in a Mickey Mouse costume came out, but when Ernest came out, he got more applause than Mickey Frickin Mouse. Eisner immediately wanted Jim Varney and his Ernest character for Disney. And that's how the Ernest movies got started.

@Stevo-xe9jw

7 ай бұрын

She would absolutely ADORE "Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1," that show all his famous commercials - especially the last 8 minutes - "I never make misteaks."

@DeanTheLaughingMann

7 ай бұрын

Ernest commercials are worth marathoning on KZread. There's also a YT channel that covered Ernest's rise and Jim Varney's growth as a performer during his life - Hats Off Entertainment. This channel is also a good watch for a few of their videos with "Almost Cult Classics". kzread.info/dash/bejne/iIKD0qN9opTce9Y.html

@ReverendLondo

7 ай бұрын

Jim Varney's career was so insane. Absolutely amazingly talented, yet Ernest is what took off.

@captin3149

7 ай бұрын

@@ReverendLondo One of the reasons I hate Chevy Chase is when he had a talk show he had Jim Varney on, and he talked down to him SO MUCH even though it was VERY obvious that Jim was by far the more classy and intelligent of the two.

@ochayethenoo

7 ай бұрын

​​@@captin3149Typical Chevy Chase. An awful person.

Ernest Scared Stupid was genuinely scary to me as a kid. I loved that movie so much, warts and all! And it was the first time I saw Eartha Kitt in anything

@metalbabesami

7 ай бұрын

It’s wild to me that Eartha Kitt played old lady Hackmore and is the singer of Santa Baby 😮

@caveritt82489

7 ай бұрын

I used to pray to be protected from trolls every night because of the movie 😂

@Travelinmatt1976

7 ай бұрын

The troll costumes are from the Killer Klowns movie but repainted

@fullmetalb5241

7 ай бұрын

For some reason the intro always really scared me but not the movie. Because of that it still gives me chills.

@HelloXrancidkitteh

7 ай бұрын

@@Travelinmatt1976 explains why they're so terrifying. I was terrified of both movies.only difference was I at least ended up liking the Ernest movie as I grew older.

For the record, since you kept mentioning it, Rudolph isn't actually one of the reindeer. He was invented in the 30s or 40s as an ad campaign for Mongomery Ward. The song came a few years later when they made a book out of him, and it became pop culture. The other reindeer are much older, from the early 1800s or so when the original poem was written.

@DeathBean89

7 ай бұрын

I'm also pretty sure that Rudolph isn't public domain, so there were probably royalty headaches that the movie producers didn't want to deal with

I've heard it said by others...and I tend to agree. That, regardless of how people feel about this movie in general, the film does have one of the most perfect depictions of Santa Claus. Top 5, easily. He walks around with the magic of the holiday season just rolling off him, so much so, children recognize him anywhere. He never judges anyone in this film. He's kind, warm, and accepting. Maybe he has a naughty list, but it's the sort that must be really hard to get a spot on because of how understanding and forgiving he is. He, more than any other reason, is why this movie feels like Christmas.

@danholmesfilm

7 ай бұрын

The Best Ernest Films are: Scared Stupid Goes to jail Goes to camp The rest are ok, those three are masterpieces

@StarryStarryNocturne

7 ай бұрын

@@danholmesfilm Ernest Saves Christmas made a lot more money than Scared Stupid though. That's also another reason why Disney dropped Ernest after Scared Stupid, it was the first one that wasn't as successful as the others in theaters.

@RaptorNX01

6 ай бұрын

Nostalgia Critic labeled him the most adorable santa ever put to film. I can't disagree.

There are probably not many who agree with me on this, but I think that the old man who plays Santa in this film is one of the best Santas in film history.

@EssEll9791

7 ай бұрын

No, no, you've got a point. ❤

@jasonnunez6411

7 ай бұрын

I agree. He is one of the sweetest Santas.

@JMimsey

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. And fun fact, he's also the voice of The Sultan in Aladdin. Though he also looks like the character.

@sslssg247

7 ай бұрын

I agree 100%

@ForgottenHonor0

7 ай бұрын

Douglas Seale was mainly a stage actor until he got into filmwork later in life. Sadly he only has a comparatively few credits to his name on film as he died in 1995, only three years after he voiced the Sultan in Aladdin.

While not an Ernest movie, Jim Varney was in the better-than-expected Beverly Hillbillies movie from the 90s. Worth checking out as well as it's a fun time.

@goldilox369

6 ай бұрын

OMG yes. Came here to say THAT! ❤

Remember when the Ernest character did commercials (for what I can’t remember lol) and he was always talking to his buddy Vern? It was always “Hey Vern, it’s me Ernest!” It got so popular that they decided to make a movie and poor Jim Varney was just Ernest for the rest of his life lol. He played Aunt Jackie’s Prince boyfriend for a season on Roseanne . He was also the voice for Slinky Dog in Toy Story.

The actor who played Ernest also does the voice of Slink the slinky dog in Toy Story

@FlyinMunky

7 ай бұрын

I was kinda surprised she didn't pick up on that. He's got a pretty distinct voice. Maybe she hasn't watched it?

@croixboi

7 ай бұрын

And Cookie in Atlantis: the Lost Empire

@ZavaXavier

7 ай бұрын

​@@FlyinMunky I think she forgets alot about stuff.

Jim Varney is a classically trained Shakespeare stage actor. Yep.

Vern is a running gag in Jim Varney's Ernest routine that he had been doing in commercials since 1980. I guess in a sense Vern is supposed to be an avatar for the audience as we are usually placed into his perspective for ads and I believe his Saturday morning show also featured this perspective whenever one of Varney's characters addressed "Vern". I'm pretty sure Jim dialed back addressing Vern once he started doing Ernest films as those were rarely if ever shot in a first person perspective.

I grew up loving the Ernest movies, especially Ernest Scared Stupid. I was really upset when Jim Varney passed away back in 2000. He was a big part of my childhood. I think it was because of him I really got into and respected the artform of slapstick comedy. Ernest P. Worrell is one of those characters that I will always love to watch.

Jim Varney was a severely underrated actor. Anyone ever see that clip of him reciting Shakespeare? We were robbed of an amazing lead actor by typecasting.

@Theomite

7 ай бұрын

And lung cancer. If he never smoked, he probably would've lived to see a dramatic career in the '00s.

Looks like we got a new movie for Hallowbeans next year, Ernest Scared Stupid is a delight Ernest was made for people who honeymoon at Dollywood and I love him

As a kid Jim mother would let him watch cartoons, and she started noticing that he would imitate the voices of the cartoon characters. And she enrolled him in a children's theater. Also he could memorize poems and a good portion of books he read. He would entertain family and guess that came to visit his family home!

Is it weird that this is one of my favorite Christmas movies? Up there with "It's a Wonderful Life," "A Christmas Story," "Home Alone," and of course, "Die Hard." The earlier Ernest films are the best ones, as the jokes become a little repetative later on, and "Ernest Goes to Camp" in particular is a blast.

So happy to finally see Ernest on a reaction channel. His movies are a goldmine of fun. He also has a TV Show that was hilarious, as well as a special called "Hey Vern, It's My Family Album!" that explores the "history" of the side-characters he plays. There's also "Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam", where he plays both Ernest, as well as the character of Dr. Otto. And lastly, he played Jed Clampett in the Beverly Hillbillies movies from the 90's.

@gregsteele806

7 ай бұрын

He's also Slinky Dog in the Toy Story movies.

@gaedii

7 ай бұрын

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam is a very weird ride. My husband talked me into watching that but I haven’t seen it since.

@bobogus7559

7 ай бұрын

The first two, at least

9:05 Easter Egg from the "Earnest" commercials that started this whole phenomenon. Ernest would pop up in the camera and be speaking to his neighbor "Vern" directly about whatever wacky hijinks he'd gotten into while selling windows or whatever it was.

When Ernest says his goodbye to Joe and the elves it made me cry for Jim. I miss him as Ernest and this movie was completely my childhood.

Please don't stop the adult jokes Ashleigh. They're what plenty of us are here for.

@davewhitmore1958

7 ай бұрын

No lies detected ;)

@joshuayeager3686

7 ай бұрын

Agreed

@johnpaullogan1365

7 ай бұрын

the movie started it with cab number 69

@danielluera5932

7 ай бұрын

Amen. lol

@crashtesteryo

7 ай бұрын

Concur! We're here for The Ashleigh Origional Reaction, not Checked Ashleigh. 😂

I estimate that I get no less than 75% of my humor from Earnest. I could watch him all day as a kid and never get tired of it. Looking back at almost 40, there are so many little things I do or faces I make all the time that I clearly learned from this man. RIP JIM

This is actually the second Ernest movie. Goes To Camp was the first. Jim Varney the actor who is Ernest is a very interesting character. He was the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story. Like all iconic animated characters voiced by actors I believe Lucas retired the character when he passed. It was practice The Simpsons started years ago with the tragic loss of Phil Hartman.

@melissahughes4205

7 ай бұрын

No, Disney did recast the voice of Slinky Dog, in Toy Story 3 and 4 he was voiced by Blake Clark. No shade to Mr Clark but it was widely frowned on.

I'd definitely love to see you do the other Ernest movies. At the very least, I'd love to see you do the other three of the first Ernest movies: Ernest Goes to Camp, Ernest Goes to Jail, and Ernest Scared Stupid. Those three plus this one were always the best of the Ernest films. Ernest Scared Stupid has always been my favorite because I love horror and Halloween movies. Plus, it's just a good mix of spooks and laughs.

@ThePallydan

7 ай бұрын

Ernest Scared Stupid TERRIFIED me as a kid. But I love Ernest! Jim Varney was also Slinkey Dog in Toy Story, fyi Ashleigh. RIP.

@PDugg000

7 ай бұрын

Loved my miak as a kid.

@serenitytoepper

7 ай бұрын

Oh, I agree one hundred percent. This and Ernest scared stupid is one of my favorites. I have all of them though and I love them. But I always found the Halloween one funnier than the rest of them. But all of them are good movies.

@Falcun21

7 ай бұрын

@@PDugg000 But was it authentic Bulgarian miak?

@Drocksas

7 ай бұрын

I'm with you on these recommendations! Goes to Jail is my personal favorite.

"Ernest Scared Stupid" is a must. My personal favorite is "Ernest Goes to Jail", and while I may have a soft spot for "Ernest in the Army," you really don't need to watch anything but the first four at most. "Camp", "Christmas", "Jail", "Scared Stupid"

The two guys you liked from the airport are in several movies with him. This one has become a Christmas tradition. Ernest goes to camp is another good one. Both my favorites. Thank you for watching this one. He is really creative and funny. He made a bunch of commercials for local businesses around the country before getting into films. There is also a collection of skits he called My Family Album that adds to the Ernest character. It's really funny and shows his versatility. Much Love to you and all the best. Merry Christmas 🎅🎄❤🙂

Ernes Scared Stupid would be a great Wednesday movie for Hallobeans.

@AndrewCBateman

7 ай бұрын

SECOND!

Ernest is a childhood favorite! Scared Stupid is my all time favorite but all of them are great. His comedic timing is incredible. As others have stated in the comments, this was a character created for a TV commercial that totally blew up and became a cultural phenomenon. I hope you get to watch the others. They are all pretty much the same Earnest getting into different situations. Love the reactions as always! Keep em coming!

@metalbabesami

7 ай бұрын

How about a bumper sandwich booger lips?

@umbrastar

7 ай бұрын

Scared Stupid was my favorite as well!

@lorencamarillo4601

7 ай бұрын

@@metalbabesami “Genuine Bulgarian Miack!”

Ernest is a definitely a cultural phenomenon, and rest in peace Jim Varney, man was mad talented.

What surprised me just the other night when I was watching this film, because I discovered that the actor who plays Santa, Douglas Seale, was also the voice of the Sultan in the animated version of Alladin.

Growing up in Kentucky in the 80s and having family in West Virginia and Georgia, Ernest commercials were all over the television. I didn’t realize until much later that the commercials were localized and the northern US rarely saw them, if ever. It’s truly one of the most unique stories in television and something that will never happen again.

@What_Makes_Climate_Tick

7 ай бұрын

We definitely saw Ernest commercials in Minnesota, although I can't give you a number. My mom, then in her 40s (i.e. you didn't have to be hip to cultural Zeitgeist to be familiar with Ernest at the time), was the one who proposed going to see Ernest Goes to Camp once when the family was together.

@angelwolfplays6456

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, Ernest just kinda burst onto the scene with Ernest Goes to Camp in New England. Didn't know about the commercials until I watched a documentary on KZread many years later.

@RebelCowboysRVs

7 ай бұрын

His early commercials were only in Nashville. Then he got picked up in the south an midwest. The movies was his introduction to him in a lot of places.

@ruthsaunders9507

7 ай бұрын

@@angelwolfplays6456 I'm in New England to and that movie was the first we'd heard of him. My Mom hated him but Daddy thought it was a hoot so we watched it a lot.

@Caseytify

7 ай бұрын

At least some of the commercials made it to southwest Ohio as well. I remember his "KnowwhatIMean, Vern?" line all too well. 😏

Jim Varney was a criminally underrated actor and I miss him dearly. Ernest Scared Stupid is still my favorite in the series.

@andrewe2057

7 ай бұрын

Same!

@tylerhughes5420

7 ай бұрын

I sure hope you're from Keebler

The character of Verne started from a series of commercials for everything under the sun. Ernest would always invade Verne's space, telling him all about the product of choice as he causes chaos, all while we, the viewers, observe from Verne's perspective.

9:57 No, we never see Vern. Ernest was originally a character from a series of TV ads, where he would always destroy Vern's house while advertising whatever product it was, always shot from Vern's point of view.

I can't believe she didn't show one of the funniest parts in the film when Earnest finished drinking out of the bowl he said supreme then the tree falls on him me and my aunt my late Father's younger sister took me to see it in 88 we couldn't stop laughing. To this day we still remember and laugh about it.

I always still sing "oh Christmas tree" just like this.. 🤣

Some facts: -The old lady is Billie Bird, you may remember her from Home Alone as the wife hat Kate barters tickets off to get home to Kevin. -Next Hallobeans, you must watch Ernest Scared Stupid. So funny! -The Old Santa is also the voice of Sultan in Aladdin with Robin Williams. -The two storage guys are Gailard Sartain and Bill Byrge. They often worked with Jim Varney on much of his projects. Also, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year Ashleigh.

Ernest started out as a character in a series of TV commercials. Just like the sequence in the film where he barges into his neighbor Vern's home, Ernest would show up at the door, or the window, usually saying "Hey Vern, it's Ernest!" With the distinct implication that Vern wanted nothing to do with him. The character was so popular that they created a children's sketch comedy show around the character. Then they made a series of Ernest movies. Jim Varney, the actor behind Ernest, was in quite few movies playing other characters. Until his death from lung cancer in 2000, he was the voice of Slinkydog in the Toy Story franchise.

Describing Ernest as the blue-collar Pee-Wee is pretty much spot on. He even had a Saturday morning kids' show. The reason we get a first person view of Vern goes back to Ernest's origin as a character for a series of local and eventually national commercials. He's the reason I still drink Mello Yello to this day.

@scottlyttle5586

7 ай бұрын

I will never forget his Krystal commercials..

@ZavaXavier

7 ай бұрын

Those commercials are still hilarious like the one Vern slammed the window on Earnest's fingers.😂

@keithboyd9582

7 ай бұрын

I remember Earnest and Verne from the old Braum's Ice Cream Store in Texas commercials.

I used to go to church with the guy who plays Bobby. He was in six Ernest movies, including this one, and he's hilarious. I'm pretty sure the "Santa's Slay" plot is inspired by the Silent Night, Deadly Night controversy, where a bunch of parents got upset that there was a horror movie with a killer Santa.

@scottboswell6406

7 ай бұрын

There now is a real Santa's Slay, a 2008 movie, which says what it says.

@RichardX1

7 ай бұрын

Is he the guy who had previously been on Hee Haw?

@1pknail

7 ай бұрын

No, Bobby is the little guy. Bill Byrge has only been in one other movie aside from the Ernest movies.

“Ernest Scared Stupid” is my favorite. Love Eartha Kitt!!

When I was a kid, Vern and Ernest were everywhere. Vern was never seen on camera and Ernest would pop into a door or window and yell HEY VERN! And then he’d launch into some ad for something. Sour cream, a tv station, furniture store. People would yell HEY VERN to each other. This was around ‘82, when I was 12. People dressed like him at Halloween and heaven forbid your name was “Vern”. He had a saturday morning tv show for a while. Ernest goes to camp is one of my favorites. I saw it in the theater when it came out. There’s a song in that movie that is so touching and when it’s raining, I still sing it.

Camp is definitely worth a watch. Every time my cousin slept over as a kid, we would watch it. I haven't watched it in forever though. I'd love to rewatch it with you and see your reaction.

Vern was a character that was in Ernest's commercials that you never saw. If I remember right this was the first time that they incorporated him into one of the movies. My personal favorite Earnest movie is Earnest Goes to Camp (in other words, it's the one I recommend watching next).

Varney's best-known character is Ernest P. Worrell, who would address the camera as if speaking to a friend, using his trademarked catchphrase "KnoWhutImean, Vern?" In 1980, the first commercial featuring the character advertised an appearance by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders at Beech Bend Park, an amusement park located near Bowling Green, Kentucky.

The best part about Ernest is .. he does the whole holiday series!!! Halloween, Easter, summer school...vern is the best for laughing at stuff you'd never normally laugh at

You never see Vern. Vern was most everything Earnest ever did, even his commercials.

I would always watch Ernest Scared Stupid and Ernest Saves Christmas every year as a kid, I still quote them

Ernest; Jim Varney is an important Pop Culture icon. As well was one of the few actors allowed to randomly adlib many of his lines to make more impact with his comedy. Jim / Ernest was so important to him, he refused to allow himself to be seen by anyone, especially children seeing him smoking cigarettes. He adored children and their innocence and laughter. If Jim was spotted "out of character" he could switch it on just as fast as Robin Williams could throw out impressions just to have them smile. No matter where he was. Jim stated during the filming of Ernest Scared Stupid, that no matter where he was, no matter if he was known or not, he is Ernest and Ernest is and will always be there for everybody no matter what. Ernest will always be a friend to entire generations. Despite all of his goofiness and shenanigans, Ernest taught one thing to many, sometimes you got to just listen to another person's problems no matter how impossible they may seem to start to make things better.

So crazy that he started off doing Ernest as a character to pitch products on local TV. His shtick was walking up to his neighbor Vern's kitchen window, leaning in and interrupting his meal while admiring whatever product he was promoting. Like, "Hey Vern! You got that new Mrs. Buttermilk- now new and improved! Wow, Vern! I could pour this right into my iced tea- you know what I mean?" His character got so popular in the South, he was offered a Multi-film deal from Disney.

This movie doesn't get the recognition it deserves along with his others Ernest movies were such a huge part of my childhood can't count how many times I watched them I loved them so much(and still do of course)

I think EVERYONE has called him 'Redneck Pee Wee', hahaha!! He even had his own children's show, featuring the 2 guys from the airport (but not as that). Because of the 'redneckedness', I don't think Jim Varney got enough respect, but he's very clever! BTW, Vern is never seen, his life just keeps getting destroyed by Ernest. All for more Ernest movies!!

My favorite Ernest film was always Ernest Scared Stupid, co-starring Eartha Kitt! May both talented, beloved, and dearly missed souls rest in peace.

Wassailing got Christmas banned for several years. So basically what would happen is a precursor to trick-or-treating done at Christmas time. Young men in the town or village would get together and go door to door singing carols. If you've heard "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", you might remember the bit "Now bring us a figgy pudding / Now bring us a figgy pudding / Now bring us a figgy pudding / And a cup of good cheer". Figgy pudding was a type of dessert like a bread pudding made with figs. The closest common thing we have today in America is probably a cobbler. Meanwhile, the "cup of good cheer" is exactly what you're thinking - booze. Specifically the wassail. The next line is more telling though... "We won't go until we get some / We won't go until we get some / We won't go until we get some / So bring it out here" And this is why Christmas got banned in the colonies: If you didn't have any alcoholic punch and cake to hand out to your carollers, they would f--- up your house. TP and shaving cream didn't exist yet, so they had to settle for just smashing everything. Rip up bushes, knock over anything standing, break windows, etc. Christmas back in the 1700s was a lot more punk rock.

@jxchamb

7 ай бұрын

That's hilarious and also sad. I always thought that song had dark undertones.

The old woman has been in a bunch of movies and TV shows. She's been in some John Hughes movies.(16 Candles, for sure) This whole film was filled with character actors that were in everything. The eighties were really the golden age for character actors.

@Linmyra

7 ай бұрын

Billie Bird

@caribbeannativeson78

7 ай бұрын

Not to mention the granny in one crazy summer with John Cusack and young Demi moore and brother of Bill Murray

@halcromwell9030

6 ай бұрын

Plus she was on "Dear John" with judd hurst which lasted four seasons

Yes, more Earnest. Jim Varney was from Louisville, KY. He died in 2000 from lung cancer, at the age of 50. At the time of his death, he was in White House, TN, which is just north of Nashville, on I-65.

"Ernest sounds like the kinda guy who would hang out with a guy named Vern..." You are very correct... poor Vern 🤣

Ernest P Worrell is IMPORTANT to me as a person. Growing up having early diagnosed autism, I always related to him. Ernest knows his way of thinking is different from others, but he Works Hard and all he ever asks in return is Acknowledgement of that.

Ernest goes to camp is the second most popular, I believe. I remember even as a kid it would make me happy cry lol. Also most every earnest movie has the same reoccurring characters, the two guys you like.

@benalisonbrown

7 ай бұрын

I know, me too when he sings. Definitely my favorite is CAMP!

@heatherspence3848

7 ай бұрын

@@benalisonbrown that song, “ so happy together” I think by the turtles? Every time I hear that song it takes me back to the movie and I just turned 40 giggle giggle

Ernest Goes to Camp was my favorite movie when it came out (still is in a way) and was lucky enough to watch part of this movie being filmed in the lobby of the office building my dad worked in. You have never seen a happier 5 year old. Order of best Ernest films: Camp, Halloween, Jail, Xmas.

@josephamesdacey6442

7 ай бұрын

And only those haha

@sashmiel6566

7 ай бұрын

"They ain't gonna take this camp" always sticks with me when stuff gets real.

@ZavaXavier

7 ай бұрын

All four also are my favorite Ernest films love watching them alot of times.

@petiteme1960

7 ай бұрын

ME-ACK!

@brandonhill2183

7 ай бұрын

Goes to Camp had the most heart and realistic writing I think....which sounds weird to say for an Ernest movie

My great uncle was a good friend of Jim Varney and he’d visit him every so often at his house, I remember once they showed up together at my house when I was a kid. He was such a cool dude and really humble and nice, and I didn’t even know that he and Robin Williams were friends until much later but it’s a memory and moment in time I’ll always treasure. RIP Jim, a true legend.

Ernest is hilarious! Thanks for doing this one. This is a great. Big Top Pee Wee should be watched. There's Ernest Scared Stupid, Ernest Goes To Camp, Ernest Goes To School, Ernest Goes To Jail, Ernest Goes To Splash Mountain, Ernest Rides Again, Slam Dunk Ernest, Ernest Goes To Africa, Ernest In The Army. He's known for being the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story 1 and 2. Nice reaction Ashleigh.

Scared Stupid, Goes to Camp, and Saves Christmas are easily the 3 best Ernest movies.

The woman whose voice sounds familiar.....she's the older lady who gives Kevin's Mom her plane tickets on Home Alone in exchange for jewelry. 😂

Earnest went from 7up commercials to movies, peewee herman went from raunchy HBO comedy shows to children's TV show to movies

“Ernst seems like a guy that would hang out with someone named Vern” if you only knew, poor Vern was traumatized for years, all throughout our childhood by Ernest in a running joke through ice cream commercials that became so popular, they made a Saturday morning show about it, which led to these movies.

FINALLY! Been suggesting this for years. Always the same naysayers jump on it about how they don't like the humor and there is no value in it. Thank you, Chris, for getting it on her screen! So glad you liked the movie, Ashleigh! Goes to Camp is a good follow up. Goes to Jail is great because you get to see more of his range of acting. Scared Stupid will be a good addition to next year's HallowBeans.

So the thing about Ernest P. Worrell is that he's an idiot. He's a loveable idiot, though. Ernest's heart is always in the right place, and he always tries to do the right thing. Growing up as someone who's mentally disabled, I always appreciated the message that you didn't necessarily have to be a smart person to do the right thing and be a good person.

The tagline of Christmas Slay: "He knows if you've been bad or good, and he's got an axe." is an underrated joke.

Ernest goes to camp is definitely one of the movies I watched over and over as a kid. I used to watch when he had his TV show as well..

Pretty sure modern mathematics can’t calculate the number of times I rented the Earnest movies as a kid. 😂

@jamesmoyner7499

7 ай бұрын

Ernest Goes to the Beach or Ernest Doesn't Go to the Beach.

Jim Varney also stared in the 90s remake of The Beverly Hillbillies (a hilarious movie!) he also had a saturday morning cartoon show called Hey Vern, It's Ernest on CBS. Ernest goes to jail and Ernest goes to camp are the best in the Ernest series.

15:13 in the opening theme Rap of the "How Did This Get Made" podcast they also how one of the hosts, June, felt that "Jim Varney looking kinda nice". Truly hilarious synergy.

Ernest goes to camp, and Ernest goes to jail, are fun watches!! Hopefully , you continue to watch them.

3:46 That may be the best description I've ever heard of this character.

Before my dad passed, we would watch this every Christmas since I was like 6

"Earnest: Scared Stupid" would be great on a Wednesday for Hallow-Beans. I hated it when I saw it in the theatre back in the day when I was a teenager who was too cool for wholesome stuff, but I grew up. It would be fun to watch that with you.

@halcromwell9030

6 ай бұрын

Plus it coastars Eartha Kitt, which is always a big plus

Ashleigh, I'm so glad you've discovered Jim Varney and his Ernest character. So many of us who were born in the 80s grew up on his movies. He was beloved by all and is sorely missed to this day. I can only hope he and Robin Williams are together and having a blast in Heaven.

This and Ernest scared stupid is one of my favorites.But I always found the Halloween one funnier than the rest of them. But all of them are good movies.

Jim Varney, Ernest, was also Jed Clampett in the "Beverly Hillbillies" movie.

The reindeer names are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder, and Blitzen The meaning of each name; Dasher: fast or possibly handsome Dancer: light-footed Prancer: bouncing steps Vixen: spirited Comet: speedy Cupid: loving Dunder: thunder (Swedish) Blitzen: lightning (German)

@bradleywhite5849

7 ай бұрын

I always thought it was "Dawner" Or am I wrong ???

@dongilleo9743

7 ай бұрын

Donner = thunder in German

Terrific movie! Also, for anyone that didn't know, the actor who played Santa is Douglas Seale, the original voice of The Sultan in Disney's Aladdin.

Fun fact: As much as you mentioned Ernest becoming Santa Claus, that was what the original script was about before being rewritten.

@Sirala6

7 ай бұрын

I don't believe it. There was a script?

@ZavaXavier

7 ай бұрын

I remember that story decades ago.

I love Ernest! The way I thought I was going to marry Jim Varney when I was little lol and his character in the Beverly Hillbillies movie did something to me 😍😏

@itzakpoelzig330

7 ай бұрын

Yep, Jed Clampett is a catch!

Ernest goes to camp and Ernest goes to jail are my favorite.

On the surface the characters of pee wee and ernest are similar, but i always see ernest as pure hearted and caring more for others. Its his child-like rashness that often causes trouble rather than his intentions.

The gentleman who played Bobby his bill bygre he's a very sweet man and I met him for an entire week my teacher picked him up and it was great to meet him he's retired and and he lives in a condo in Nashville he's a librarian and he was in several music videos he is humbled by the fans who enjoyed the Ernest films.bill is 91 years old right now. Thank you for reacting to this LOL fun fact Bill only had few lines in the movie because he couldn't read scripts lol

@justindenney-hall5875

7 ай бұрын

@talkswithchris2394 Great to know he's still with us.

@benalisonbrown

7 ай бұрын

Awww Bobby is one of the BEST!

@ZavaXavier

7 ай бұрын

​@@justindenney-hall5875Yeah I thought he passed away last decade glad he's still around also he was hilarious in Ray Stevens Sitting Up With The Dead music video.

@scottboswell6406

7 ай бұрын

How is he a librarian if he couldn't read scripts?

@justindenney-hall5875

7 ай бұрын

@@scottboswell6406 "He's a walking contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction..."

Redneck Pee-Wee is fairly spot on. Jim Varney was from Kentucky, and spent a good portion of his career in Nashville. He was a regular on Johnny's Cash variety show in the late 70s, then did local commercials as the 'Ernest' character before making all those movies. He passed away at the age of 50 in White House, TN, which is maybe 45 minutes from Nashville. I haven't looked recently, but I wouldn't be surprised if there's some little museum dedicated to Varney/Ernest in the Nashville area.

Drink every time Ashleigh says the word sack. 😂😂 Your comments are part of your humor and charm. Don’t apologize!

I think Ernest Goes To Jail is the best one. Jim Varney does an awesome job in that (without giving away spoilers)

The old Lady's voice you recognized. Did a lot of Disney movies , she sang the ibidy bibidy bop song . the three fairy witches from sleeping beauty

The reason Ernest Scared Stupid is my favorite I love the facial expressions that he does and the faces it's funny. And Scary in some parts imagine being 6 years old and watching a troll kidnapping children. But now as i am grown up it's a classic for me.

Earnest was created as a commercial pitchman character in the early 80s. Watch the outtake compilation to get a primer on Jim Varney's talents... he was a brilliant performer and improv comic. Earnest was the tip of the iceberg with him.

Jim Varney was a national treasure. RIP Big Jim. "How 'bout a bumper sandwich, bugger lips?!"