I don't know about you, but I grew up watching Ernest, and I absolutely loved watching him. Some of these commercials are funny, and others are just normal, but it's great to see a little more Ernest. Some of Jim Varney's Ernest commercials are on the dvds of his movies, so if you want to check them out, you can check them out there.
In 1987, there was a contest to count how many times the words "Vern" and "KnoWhutIMean?" were spoken and written. Here are the answers: Vern is spoken 311 times. Vern is written 10 times. KnoWhutIMean? is spoken 75 times. KnoWhutIMean? is written 10 times. "Hey, Fern" is said once and written once.
This film was originall released in 1987 under the name "Hey Vern! Win $10,000" where viewers had to count up the number of times Ernest said "Vern" and "Know What I Mean?" The contest ended April 1, 1988. Throughout the video were scenes of Ernest unsuccessfully adding up the number of times he said it. The video was rereleased in 1992 with those scenes cut out.
