Hey, Vern! Do you have a hankering to spend a little time with your old pal, Ernest P. Worrell (Jim Varney)? Then it might be time to belly up to bar and order yourself a big helping of the best — and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Make no mistake, Ernest is incredibly clumsy and accident-prone in all of his movies, but ...

Actor Bill Byrge in an undated photo. Bill Byrge, an actor best known for his role in the Ernest movies with Jim Varney, has died, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 86. Byrge's cousin Sharon Chapman ...

Through nine feature films, an Emmy-award-winning TV show, and thousands of television commercials, Ernest P. Worrell became a beloved comedy icon. Originally created as an advertising character, ...

Bill Byrge, an actor recognizable from his work in the Ernest movies, died on Thursday (Jan. 9), TMZ reports. He was 92. While no cause of death has been disclosed yet, the late actor’s cousin Sharon ...

“A bear and a mouse busk for their supper” reads like a classic bar joke setup, tuned to suit children’s sense of humor and guileless outlook. “A bear and a mouse confront a musically anhedonic ...

Growing up, I watched the various Ernest movies more than any young kid should. From the days of catching Ernest Scared Stupid on cable to being gifted a copy of Ernest Goes to Camp on VHS to watching ...