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James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949, in Nashville, Tennessee – February 10, 2000) better known as Jim Varney was an American actor, best known for his character Ernest P. Worrell, originally created by Nashville advertising agency Carden and Cherry in the 1980s. The character was used in numerous television commercial campaigns in the following years.
Television commercial career
The first commercial as Ernest, 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. The character was franchised for use in markets all over the country, and was often used by dairies to advertise milk products. For example, the Midwestern dairy bar chain Braums ran several advertisements using Ernest's trademark catchphrase, "Know what I mean, Vern?" Purity Dairies, based in Varney's hometown of Nashville, ran commercials that were nearly identical, but with the name changed.
For the same agency, Varney created a different character, "Sgt. Glory", a humorless drill instructor who harangued cows of the client's dairy into producing better milk. In another spot, Glory's home was shown as he had a date, and was so heavily decorated with the products of the sponsor and advertising specialty items for it that it was essentially devoid of any other decor.
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Jim Varney's game story on LSU-Tulane http://bit.ly/1AOjTT
DougTatum (DougTatum) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:14:24 -0000
Jim Varney's game story on LSU-Tulane http://bit.ly/1AOjTT
Jim Varney's video blog from Tiger Stadium on the LSU-Tulane game http://bit.ly/3CFFPt
DougTatum (DougTatum) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:07:28 -0000
Jim Varney's video blog from Tiger Stadium on the LSU-Tulane game http://bit.ly/3CFFPt
AJ Burnett and Jim Varney Separated at Birth - http://fwix.com/article/26_3ac0227a40
clevelandlocal (Cleveland Local) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:25:35 -0000
AJ Burnett and Jim Varney Separated at Birth - http://fwix.com/article/26_3ac0227a40
Jim Varney's advance of the LSU-Tulame game http://bit.ly/bFxXg
DougTatum (DougTatum) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:20:17 -0000
Jim Varney's advance of the LSU-Tulame game http://bit.ly/bFxXg
I just watched a clip of jim varney, and realised GW Bush wasn't stupid, he was just doing his Ernest P. Worell Impression @ every speech.
Nerdylation (Joseph) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:13:58 -0000
I just watched a clip of jim varney, and realised GW Bush wasn't stupid, he was just doing his Ernest P. Worell Impression @ every speech.
okay, jim varney has just called to say he'll step in if I can't get anyone else. I thought he'd be busy fighting a troll.
Nerdylation (Joseph) Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:08:08 -0000
okay, jim varney has just called to say he'll step in if I can't get anyone else. I thought he'd be busy fighting a troll.
Was Loved By Those Who Appreciated Him - A tribute article by Marshall Vogts.
Ernest Funclub - Official site with family-friendly interactive features, games, video store, and RealVideo clips of classic Ernest TV commercials, movies and TV series. Additional areas open to registered members.
Meta Description: [ Fun site for kids and adults starring your ol'buddy Ernest P. Worrell, (from the Ernest movies). Play games, order videos or join the fun club while you laugh! Starring Jim Varney. ]
Internet Movie Database - A filmography, profile, photos, articles, titles for sale, and TV schedule.
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WWWF Grudge Match - Fictional comedic airheaded TV characters matching their wits on Jeopardy with Ernest P. Worrell competing against Kelly Bundy and Jim Ignatowski.
Meta Description: [ Three airheads battle it out on Jeopardy! Ernest P. Worrell (Ernest Scared Stupid) vs. Kelly Bundy (Married With Children) vs. Jim Ignatowski (Taxi) ]
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