I remember seeing Jim a few months before he died, when he said he'd finally given up the Ernest movies and was doing theater work. I remember being shocked at how intelligent, urbane, and polite he was. I wish the world would've gotten to know the real him a little better. That being said, he did wonderful work as Ernest.

He always seemed like the perfect fishing buddy

R.I.P. Jim Varney :(

2019 and still comments. ''The legend will never die!''

My father worked with a guy who went to school with Jim Varney. He told my father that Jim used to go around quoting Shakespeare all time. What an awesome experience that must've been.

Thank you Jim Varney for making my mid 90s childhood blissful and joyful. Used to rent all his videos at blockbuster and rent n64 games and life was good.

When he passed, it was like loosing a friend.

I remember seeing him in a Christmas parade in North Carolina when I was a kid. He was riding on a big plastic cow, while waving his hat around, and yelling like a cowboy. One of my earliest memories. RIP Jim Varney.

Jim Varney was one of the BEST actors. He was part of my childhood, Ernest saves Christmas, Ernest Goes To Jail and my favorite Ernest Scared Stupid. Great movies.

First saw Jim in commercials around 1980 ish. After my kids were born, the movies followed. My kids' intro to Jim was Ernest goes to Jail. Laughed ourselves sick over the floor buffing scene. The very best thing about Jim, to me, was how he could entertain both kids and adults without cursing. Not one thing in those films ever offended my Mom standards, even though he had a love interest in nearly all of them. Some of the humor was aimed at us adults, but it was never raunchy. That alone is a HUGE talent of itself!

Jim Varney seems like he would have been the nicest guy in the world to meet.

He was my childhood. Great man deserve a great rest. Thank you Jim.

He was without a doubt one of the funniest men to ever live. He didn't have to be vulgar, he didn't have to cuss, he didn't have to do trashy things. He was just flat-out funny being himself. Jim and his character of Ernest P. Worrell was one of the things that made the 80's so great with his comedic talents.It is a shame he died too soon in life. 50 years old for a man like him just isn't fair, and the world hasn't been as funny without him since.

Jim Varney may be gone, but his legacy lives on through Ernest :) thanks for the laughs Jim! RIP

The Dogs are sticking to the fire hydrants! What a Classic

A real life cartoon character. Earnest Goes to Camp was my favourite. You know what I mean Vern?

Miss Jim Varney always made people laugh and still does R.I.P good sir

Miss this man so much. He could always make you laugh no matter what!!!!

Rubber-faced funny man who died far too young. His was my type of humor, knowwudImean?

I miss jim varney, loved the earnest stuff when I was a kid

Ernest brought a lot of joy and laughter to this old man.

I love Jim Varney!! He was absolutely hilarious. Loved the Ernest movies!! His laugh is gold 😂

I have no idea why this popped into my feed but Jim Varney was a treasure.

I love Jim Varney! No joke he looks just like my dad, they have the same hair, the same raspy smokers voice (not that it's a good thing, wish they both never smoked) same weathered tan skin, and they actually look like they could be brothers... Anyway my dad would always rent his movies for us... My dad died 2 years before Jim did so when I miss my dad I'll watch one of his movies or watch this stuff on KZfaq and it brings back so many memories!

I Love Jim Varney RIP!! My Sons and I just watched Ernest Scared Stupid today, and it always brings me back to my childhood. Great memories!

The Man the Myth The Legend Rip dude use to keep me rolling when I was a young whippersnapper.

If I had a nickel for every time I said “know what I mean Vern” I’d be a millionaire. Thanks Jim for influencing my vocabulary!

I love JIm Varney as Ernest P Worrell. I love all his movies and his commercials. RIP Jim

I grew up watch Ernest movies. He will always be my favorite actor. R.I.P. Jim

I grew up watching ernest. I know deep down he always wanted to take on more dramatic roles.. but there's something truly satisfying about seeing him laugh at himself in bloopers. The "mind altering experiments" part was probably the first time I've heard the man's real laugh. You brought that same real laughter to millions.. thank you for all the joy you brought. God bless.

I remember the day when his cancer diagnosis was announced and then passed away. I bought a DVD box set of his commercials and watched it (Ernest's wacky adventures) ........ there's a commercial when he lectures "Vern" about smoking and the risks of getting cancer 🥺 It hit me hard at that moment and started to tear up 😢 Thank you for the good laughs Ernest 🤗 RIP Jim Varney

I remember Ernest P Worrell from the Braums ice cream commercials growing up in Texas! What a guy!

Jim Varney was one of my inspirations in life. It made me very sad when I found out he died. He was very funny and could always put a smile and laugh on my face.

I miss this guy so much! His Halloween movie is my favorite

I grew up watching Ernest. I really miss him. Jim Varney was extremely talented!

I remember many of these....awesome! Jim Varney was an underrated character actor

2:49 "You blew it, Varney."

If only Ernest was still with us today He would still make us laugh just like he did then RIP Jim Varney know what I mean ?

I grew up with this man in my home my childhood TV and just absolute wholesome Jim varney man I miss him I really do , times were absolutely different back then , it's crazy it really is I mean I'm only 43 , but wow 🤙

Ernest didn't die. He just went on to be reincarnated as Mike Rowe

What a GREAT GUY....We miss you Jim...

The world needs jim more than ever!

5:48 Was wondering when Tom Kennedy hosted "The Price Is Right", I figured it was an additional version that ran concurrent with Bob Barker's daytime version of the show. It was. I looked it up if anybody else was wondering: "On September 9, 1985, Tom made his debut on a new syndicated, nighttime version of The Price Is Right (previous versions were hosted by Dennis James and Bob Barker). Kennedy's version of the show faced increasing competition (from shows such as Jeopardy! and the nighttime version of Wheel of Fortune) and failed to earn prime access slots and often found itself in late night time slots. After 170 episodes, the show ended it's run on May 30, 1986 (reruns continued to air until September 5)."

A truly gifted and funny man who passed away way way too soon. Really miss him.

I love and miss jim varney. Grew up on earnest movies. R.I.P.

To be fair, that's everyone's reaction to good ice-cream. :D. We'll miss you Jim. R.I.P.

probably the greatest pitch man in history... youll never see a commercial star like him... and frankly , his movies were so full of love.. I still haven't seen one I HATED... just liked more than others ;)

Loved Earnest goes to jail, Jim Varney was truly a funny man

Sort of reminds me of Mike Rowe a little

..........3:10......you can tell that he is genuinely pissed at himself because of the amount of work that OTHER PEOPLE have to do to reset the scene. It wasn't a "oh crap, I messed up".....he was speechless.

Jim Varney = BEST ACTOR EVER!

R.I.P Jim Varney aka Ernest P. Worrell

the legend will always live.

So classic. Jim Varney was as much a part of my childhood as HeMan, GIJoes and Indiana Jones.

One of the best ever!! Anyone that hasn't had the pleasure of seeing this guy has not lived. I miss Jim Varney!!

God bless Jim.. thank you. Thank you. :)

You'd have to eat 97 hot dogs, 29 apples, 485 crackers, 14 cups of rice, 10 eggs, and a 5 pound beef to get the same amount of protein as in milk?

Love Jim varney

OMG! The old man talking about the machine gun that he did, is too funny and spot on too! LOL

Oh my, the reset at about 3:00 ("It'll be a minute") makes me LOL and breaks my heart all at once.

It's also kinda funny how hard a 30-second, continuous shot commercial can be to make.

Miss you WOW going on 14 years * tears

It was hard not to love this man. He was forsure part of my childhood and still watch his movies.

The WDBJ commercials is where I first seen Ernest. WDBJ-7 was a local station in my area. Always loved Jim!

R.I.P Jim Varney

All the good ones leave us too early. Jim Varney, Robin Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and so on. Rest in peace the world won't be the same without you

"It's cold out here. The dogs are sticking to the fire hydrants." That's classy!

"Don't send help, know whudahmean?" Haha, so great

When he first started with the gas commercials I worked with a guy named Vern. Man he got tired of everyone sayin "You know whata mean Vern?"

Mike Rowe always reminded me of Jim.

"Know what I mean Verne" was iconic

after watching ernest mello yello commercial i started drinking it so thank you ernest

Any other 30+ parents like me that make sure to show their kids his movies and stuff to make sure his legend never dies? just last night me and my kids watched ernest scared stupid (usually our halloween viewing but they wanted to watch it again they love the when a worrel puts his hand on this tree and says Yay I call the forth trantor!! but what are the odds of that happening?!) and every christmas we watch Ernest Saves Christmas, at summer it's Ernest goes To Camp, then before school starts it's ernest goes to school etc etc :) :)

I loved Ernest! I could have cried when i got up for school and watched the news broadcaster. "Ernest Goes to Heaven."

The first time I saw Ernest was on Braum's Ice Cream commercials in Tulsa OK in the early 80's. Soon after he started starring in his own movies. I'll never forget Jim Varney, friend to all.

this guy was my inspiration, God do I miss him.

The chocolate heart one was the funniest!!! I laughed till I almost peed on myself. The nightmare meatloaf one was way funny too!

I have this on VHS and still watch it to this day. I watched it almost every day as a kid...good lord, this man shaped my sense of humor for a lifetime!

Earnest goes to camp is one of my childhood favorites

i am the same, he was a great man. the world got a little darker the day he died

It's comment sections like this that I love to read.

I really miss the hell out of Jim Varney. Great video. Made me laugh hysterically.

I loved watching his movies growing up. R.I.P. Jim Varney........

Rip Jim Varney

I hadn't laughed so hard in a long time! God rest your weary soul Jim!

My mom and I had to go see all of his movies at the theater. Just watched him save Christmas tonight. He was amazing!

Jim Varney, you are missed SO MUCH😢!! The whole movie industry needs healthy-humor actors like YOU!

Such a funny guy! Loved him as a kid, and looking back, he still makes me laugh.

Always thought he would have been a perfect Shemp in a Three Stooges movie.

I'm trapped in here with all this ice cream.... Don't send help. ;)

The dogs are sticking to the fire hydrants. 😂😂😂😂

My favorite comedic guy with M Bean and Jim Carey in mY childhood

I love Jim Varney I had all these bloopers and commercials on vhs

One of my dreams has always been to do stand up comedy and maybe comedy movies.I just don't have the looks for movies. I've always loved a good laugh and have always loved making people laugh and forget about the troubles of life, if even for a little while. I do it at work, at home with my wife, or other places too. Don Knotts, Eddie Murphy, John Ritter, Richard Pryor, Gabriel Iglesias, Rodney Carrington.....I could go on and on.....I've always loved the greats and Jim Varney along with Ritter and Knotts were some of the first I got to watch as a child in the 80's. My dream may never come true, but to this day I still love watching "Ernest Goes To Camp", and I'm 45 now. I still remember my late mother telling me that Jim passed one day. I was joking about something and saying it reminded me of Jim and she said "yeah, I hated to hear that he's no longer with us." I laughed, not knowing, and asked what did she mean. She told me that he had passed away about a couple of months before. It felt like a punch in the gut, and only him being 50 and all. I am grateful that I got to see him in several movies and learned quite a bit by watching him. Rest in peace Jim, I miss you....know what I mean Vern?

Thank you for bringing all these local commercials that most of us knew nothing about.

was watching earnest saves Christmas. goggled him and he has past. in hurt to learn this late. he was hilarious

Before there was a Larry the Cable Guy... there was Ernest P. Worrell!

HAPPY 71st BIRTHDAY, KNOWWHATIMEAN?! Love that this was recommended to me today... we miss you

1985 Orlando, Florida doing local commercials for TV where I remember Jim being just as funny. RIP

Dang it, Jim! now I want a old can of mello yello more than life itself.