Jim Varney Stand-Up Routine, 1979
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4 жыл бұрынThis is a comedy special clip from 1979 or so, with an apparently rare Jim Varney stand-up performance introduced by Minnie Pearl. He talks about Elrod Napier and his mama, and Virgil at the filling station getting dosed. It just sort of ends in a weirdly edited way. The tape I found this on has randomly recorded segments so information is scarce. It may have been hosted by Mel Tillis, I think I see Jim Stafford in the audience, and Varney was followed by Lonnie Shorr. Is Zorro on? No rights held or implied. (If you'd like this video removed for copyright reasons, please contact me rather than notifying KZfaq, I will gladly take it down from this channel.) Be sure to check out oldtvads.blogspot.com for other video oddities...
@skipeubank9836 4 жыл бұрын
Jim was my 2nd cousin. Went to his house in White House Tennessee many times. What a great and funny guy! Miss him so much. RIP Jim! Thanks for the memories!
@graycloud057 4 жыл бұрын
We sure miss him.
@mikebridges5056 4 жыл бұрын
@matt who pissed in your cornflakes this mornin'? What time is it?
@mikebridges5056 4 жыл бұрын
@matt by the way Ted is my cousin.
@dropkickmurphy4114 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheresaPowers (Observationally:) I do believe you are the first person I've ever heard say something like that. (Genuine inquiry:) Did you know him personally? Or meet him more than once?
@beckiterry9382 3 жыл бұрын
Skippy Damn Skippy
@TerryC69 Жыл бұрын
I met Jim in 1989 and spent a bit of time talking with him. The wonderful thing about Jim was he was so down to earth. Being an Appalachian highlander myself, I can assure you, he understood Appalachia and Shakespeare with equal acumen!
@eldermillennial8330 Жыл бұрын
I wonder what he’d have made of Appalachian Chant as Orthodoxy grows more popular there. Fascinating sound.
@r3b3lvegan89 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 89 and loved Jim’s movies. It gives me some peace knowing he was a nature guy and kind and humble. He’s back home
@CaptWesStarwind Жыл бұрын
There's only a handful of people that have passed that I truly miss and Jim Varney is certainly one of them.
@chipjones7609 2 жыл бұрын
I think kids today would have loved him as much as we did ! What a legend
@doctorfeinstone6524 2 жыл бұрын
They do. Do you seriously think he just vanished? His movies are still popular
@paigewisell1369 Жыл бұрын
My 4 year old just loves his show. Now I gotta get my hands on some movies, Knoxville TN over here, know what I mean?
@real.revJosva Жыл бұрын
My 3 year old loves watching old ernest movies with me
@travisjames5 Жыл бұрын
Him and Ray Stevens.
@nema5215 Жыл бұрын
i’m almost 26 and just watched ernest goes to jail, i’ve waited way to long
@frogneckmen857 Жыл бұрын
My 7 yr old daughter got introduced jim via Earnest goes to prison. She laughed the whole time. I told her all about him and how I grew up watching him. Keeping his spirit alive through the generations.
@contacthigh8571 Жыл бұрын
Ernest P Worrell…electro-man
@edwardk3637 Жыл бұрын
That's awesome. Next up have her watch Ernest saves Christmas perfect movie this time of the year.
@blackolantern5666 Жыл бұрын
@frog neckman. Yeah he was real big in the 80s. I remember watching all his commercials.
@5roundsrapid263 Жыл бұрын
I loved his Saturday morning show. It was like Adult Swim, but clean. It even won an Emmy!
@blackolantern5666 Жыл бұрын
@@5roundsrapid263 "Aye VERN!" 😆
@jackspry9736 8 ай бұрын
RIP Jim Varney (June 15, 1949 - February 10, 2000), aged 50 You will be remembered as a legend.
@diannehornick486 3 жыл бұрын
My parents and I saw his Elrod bit when we were in Nashville in the late 70s. I was 14. Elrod was a running joke in our house anytime anyone asked the time. My mom would call me Elrod and I’d ask, “Do you got any jello over at your house?” “what time is it?” When Ernest became a household name, I told my mom that I thought that was the Elrod guy. She passed in 2008, and I didn’t find this video until 2020 (I searched for years). I wish she was here to see this video.
@matthewwall5296 2 жыл бұрын
Great story! Thanks for sharing.
@davidwalter2002 Жыл бұрын
I saw this routine on TV back in the 70s, and didn't know it was Jim Varney until seeing this KZfaq video. My brother and I used to have a great time calling back and forth to each other, "What time is it?" "Make some fudge!" What a brilliantly funny man.
@veryberry39 Жыл бұрын
That's been one of the worst feelings, for me. I lost my mom about 7 years ago, and I see SO many things that I know she would have been interested in. She probably would've gotten a big kick out of this bit, since she grew up in the holler and would've understood it so much more. I'm not sure if she knew who he was before Ernest, but she was really fond of the "Know what I mean, Vern?" line!
@budhrseh2001 Жыл бұрын
Gone too soon. There’s a great video of Jim joking around with Robin Williams. Not everyone can hold their own with Robin. Jim was one of the greats.
@youjeltrevo 2 жыл бұрын
Jim was asked in an interview if Ernest was based on a real person, and he said that he came up with Ernest based on a number of people he knew through the years, and I have to think some of them are right here in this act.
@LysolPionex Жыл бұрын
I always found him so hilarious! You can see whispers of Ernest coming out. 😊
@davidhicks2178 3 жыл бұрын
I love the impression he does of the mother, my grandma is from West Virginia and she talks exactly like that lol
@colindean3522 2 жыл бұрын
She doesn't
@nopenope6034 2 жыл бұрын
@@colindean3522 you have two first names. shut the fuck up.
@colindean3522 2 жыл бұрын
@@nopenope6034 ok spunkbubble
@glennmmorris 2 жыл бұрын
Jim Varney's ancestors founded Varney, WV in Mingo County.
@raffriff42 Жыл бұрын
From the audience reaction, I can guess Jim is doing really excellent, specific, regional accents.
@seanhart9706 Жыл бұрын
Wow he was way before his time. This is the blueprint for the redneck comedy tour. Also what an incredible actor he was. Gone too soon.
@zyxwut321 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, he had them EATING out of his hand there. Jim was an underrated genius. I can only imagine how famous he might've gotten in the age of social media. He would've been a meme a minute. LOL
@Ladosligese Жыл бұрын
genius yep 4 sure .. 200+ IQ 😖wich i find rather insane haha
@darganstanton Жыл бұрын
@@Ladosligese usually if your IQ goes much over 200, you're close to insanity. "There's a thin line between genius and insanity."
@Ladosligese Жыл бұрын
@@darganstanton could be true yea
@patrickancona1193 Жыл бұрын
@@darganstanton no, “genius & insanity run hand & hand down the street” Mark Twain
@aarondavid5866 Жыл бұрын
genius wow really?
@jc-qc3yu 4 жыл бұрын
He was so good miss him on tv . Rest in peace buddy ...
@nicholasemiranda3057 4 жыл бұрын
j c didn’t he play slinky from toy story
@lovelorn88nick 3 жыл бұрын
@@nicholasemiranda3057 yup
@plawson8577 3 жыл бұрын
He JUST missed the 1980-81 SNL Lineup.
@merriebadham6701 Жыл бұрын
I remember that he had a Saturday morning kid's show briefly. It was so creative and a little off the wall. He is truly missed.
@vsgfilmgroup 6 ай бұрын
"Hey Vern, It's Ernest!" That's the show. It's on DVD, if you want a copy. Someone's also put it on KZfaq.
@heyyall9037 Жыл бұрын
Loved that dude when I was a kid! Seemed like a kind spirited man.
@ehrichweiss Жыл бұрын
My late FIL was one of his best friends in Lafayette high school. They apparently talked pretty regularly for a while up until Jim got busy because he was getting famous. I think the last time he talked with Jim at all was when I started dating my (now) wife. We all were devastated to hear of Jim's passing.
@leroyjenkins4811 3 жыл бұрын
I miss Jim Varney!
@skipwestbrook8489 Жыл бұрын
Jim made us laugh so much growing up when we lived in cabin in Mountains in Blue Ridge GA. In the 80s. Great comedic actor and Ernest series were the greatest.
@MaxWindshear Жыл бұрын
I remember telling some of his jokes to my friend. I even used the arm behind the back prop. Every time I said "What time is it?" he'd be on the floor laughing. We both kept saying that to each other for years and it always brought a smile to our faces. RIP Jim.
@BiscuitTheWonderDog Жыл бұрын
I remember David Letterman sometimes saying "What time is it?" and "Are you cooking beans?" in that same voice. Now I know where he got it from.
@vsgfilmgroup 6 ай бұрын
...man...getting introduced by MINNIE PEARL.That must have been something else.
@brianthompson7482 3 ай бұрын
You will forever be missed jim... I just know you have the crowds in heaven laughing... rip ernest
@velvetbees Жыл бұрын
His movies were so much fun. They were silly, but all in good humor. I adored his humor and was sad when he died. He wasn`t that old.
@scottthomas6682 4 жыл бұрын
I love Ernest P. Worrell.
@ReichenbachEsq Жыл бұрын
I miss Jim. We are both from Lexington, Kentucky. When I was 12 in 1985 he gave me a bicycle.
@piscesempress1978 Жыл бұрын
I was born in Lexington
@ArtHistoryScholar 4 жыл бұрын
I love Jim Varney's hilarious voices, rubber faced expressions, eccentric & hysterical characters, & astonishing slapstick! So funny & special & creative. He's got to be my favorite physical comedic actor of all time! I like him even more than Jim Carrey & Robin Williams! Ernest is my favorite comedy character. Hilarious & Heartfelt & Charismatic All At The Same Time!!
@davanmani556 3 жыл бұрын
He could play some heavy characters like in that Billy Bob Thornton movie.
@bogartwilley 2 жыл бұрын
Wont-cha come on back here Vern, & have ya-self a nice laugh Vern. Don't let the Rona getcha down Vern. Heck, of we just have in there Vern... Well Vern I think wah might just make it outta this in 1 piece, whaddya say ayy Vern? Happy late Thanksgiving :-)
@johncritch6812 Жыл бұрын
I seen a video earlier today of Jim and Robin Williams !
@305donkryder8 Жыл бұрын
My childhood was truly filled with laughter thanks to this man. Seemed like a genuinely great human being. The kids nowadays will never know what it was like coming up watching all of the Ernest films. May he rest in peace
@groovyjonah 3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea that letterman got "what time is it, are you cooking beans?" from Varney.
@icegangsta5161 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@ProudAnselmo Жыл бұрын
Holy shit
@JonnyDIY 4 ай бұрын
What a riot Jim was. Glad he's still spreading love and joy with his comedy 💕👍
@PGWildcat Жыл бұрын
Hung out with Jim back in the early 60’s at a coffeehouse in Lex KY called the Ninth Life. I was a budding folksinger and Jim was there every night.
@richfranks9161 Жыл бұрын
Most comedy from the 70’s has lost it edge but this still makes me laugh. I spent my growing up years in Louisiana back in the 70’s and this is actually how it is in the swamps.
@jonathanfunnell4167 3 жыл бұрын
LOVE JIM VARNEY WITH ALL MY HEART AND ALWAYS WILL
@VirtuaFighterRPG 4 жыл бұрын
I love the Virgil character, trying to sell the chevy. He could of made a movie about guy, or put him in one the his movies
@brandonjerome Жыл бұрын
RIP Jim He always seemed like a good man 😌
@LouieNeira 4 жыл бұрын
Jim used that car lift joke in one of his movies
@fernbenoit9734 3 жыл бұрын
Look at all the people that dressed so nicely! I wish more people did that now!!
@Margatroid 3 жыл бұрын
For real! Whenever I watch old clips one of the main things I notice is how classily people used to dress, even up into the 90s. Most people look like slobs now.
@doctorfeinstone6524 2 жыл бұрын
It was a formal club. People aren't going to dress that way just to go to Walmart
@doctorfeinstone6524 2 жыл бұрын
@@Margatroid I grew up in the 90's. Faded flannel and overalls with one strap buckled was the norm. I think you need to get off the nostalgia
@Margatroid 2 жыл бұрын
@@doctorfeinstone6524 No, none of that was "the norm" for going to see a comedian perform or going anywhere even remotely formal. You're describing the way high school kids dressed.
@rambojohn4476 Жыл бұрын
We fight for a world that no longer exists. By our sacrifice and faith may we once again gain it back.
@Freddyfrm18 2 жыл бұрын
It's funny now that I'm older and I watch the old Ernest movies they look so corny but the nostalgia I get watching his movies makes everything alright.
@jeremysteelman2900 Жыл бұрын
Blessed to have been around these characters coming up. Jim Varney could nail it
@stephanieromines3206 2 жыл бұрын
I miss him. He was and is my favorite comedian, actor and musician
@DetroitFettyghost Жыл бұрын
I didn’t know he was a musician as well? Can you tell me a little bit about that?
@Newwaver2007 Жыл бұрын
@@DetroitFettyghost I don’t know if he made music, but I did hear him sing a few songs. :) He could sing like he only could sing.
@daisywrabbit 3 ай бұрын
he played dulcimer. there’s a clip of him playing on a talk show on youtube.
@RVAMotorsports Жыл бұрын
My kids and I just watched Ernest Saves Christmas two days ago. He lives forever through entertaining generations.
@1981lashlarue Жыл бұрын
That was his best movie. It's my favorite.
@gabemiller4882 3 жыл бұрын
He is so funny😂😂! A great actor and comedian! We truly miss him !!
@Kissfan96dr Жыл бұрын
As a kid, I remember all kinds of local shops would hire him to do commercials. We'd get "know what I mean, Vern" all day long...and never got tired of it. Eventually that bit turned into movies too.
@Larsgman Жыл бұрын
Rip what a legend. It was impossible to be a kid from the 80’s and not seen a movie that starred him in it
@jasonbiggss Жыл бұрын
A great talent who's sorely missed. RIP
@michelleswafford2647 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh Thank You for this 💜
@alexshute1057 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting!
@maxwindu2907 2 ай бұрын
Jim Varney, heart of gold 💛
@jrussellcase 2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. What a great find. Thanks for posting.
@420bluedemon 4 жыл бұрын
Been looking for this a long time thanks Hugo
@JaggedDagger Жыл бұрын
Ernest goes to Camp is still my all time favorite movie by Jim
@josephpacchetti5997 3 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this on television in 79 had a good friend that loved this and I wish he could have watched it but he passed away on February 1st 2019 R.I.P. Steve Watson, you are missed! 🙏
@lendavidhart9710 2 жыл бұрын
Too good for hollywood, in a class by himself!
@joseywales7930 Жыл бұрын
Wow that was a gem. Thanks for sharing this with JV fans.
@bestbigbros1102 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this :)
@mikebridges5056 4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! Thanks Cousin! I remember the Braum's Commercials he did. He was always talking to Verne! I even watched his movies, the guy had a knack for rubber faces and GREAT slapstick. You can watch some of the Braum's Commercials with Jim playing Earnest here on KZfaq.
@daxramdac7194 Жыл бұрын
Wow damn, this was actually really good!! Gotta have more stand up material from him
@dustinolvey8877 Жыл бұрын
One of the great things about being a kid in the 80s.
@kennethmeeker6369 Жыл бұрын
I’ve never seen this lol , I’ve watched it 20 times just to hear him say what time is it lol 😂
@skipanardoross6805 Жыл бұрын
This is great. Thank you for sharing.
@tmamone83 Жыл бұрын
Somebody needs to get Elrod a watch!
@melissacoburn4440 Жыл бұрын
He was so funny
@rodneyadderton1077 Жыл бұрын
One of the funniest men to ever lived.
@KillerCaitie Жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful to see this!
@michaelcastronovo2821 Жыл бұрын
I was a huge fan of the Earnest movies growing up.I remember him in the Beverly hillbillies also.Great memories.
@joelhawkins4928 Жыл бұрын
Jim Varney was a genius . Wish he was still here .
@needsaride15126 Жыл бұрын
My goodness, he was talented and funny. A truly gifted comic.
@Lori-lp6uc Жыл бұрын
Such a great impressionist.❤
@popculturedad8128 4 жыл бұрын
The head of hair Jim had lol
@joshuatraffanstedt2695 4 жыл бұрын
It was the 70s lol
@ArtHistoryScholar 4 жыл бұрын
@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 , Jim also just had naturally beautiful, thick hair, just like me! Brunette locks of glory 😁😊
@mikebridges5056 4 жыл бұрын
@@joshuatraffanstedt2695 yeah, most of us had long hair in the 60s and 70s.
@beckiterry9382 3 жыл бұрын
Uncle Jim
@starchild1198 3 жыл бұрын
Good looking guy
@duaneshoemake7826 3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! I grew up in donelson. He did Purity milk commercials and lived down the street from my grandparents when I was real young.
@bigwillietheb 2 жыл бұрын
first time i saw him on TV was he did a commercial for a local radio station 62 country WSUN & then we watched the Rousters in the summer of 1984
@samsonhendrixiii3933 Жыл бұрын
My Dad Loved Vern and Earnest… the most is ever see him laugh. Jim was like a distant uncle I always wanted to meet!)
@WelshKnight1066 Жыл бұрын
He didn't even have to close his act. Once the laughter got too loud, he was able to just walk away.
@Stay___Strong Жыл бұрын
I first saw Jim Varney when he did the commercials for John L Sullivan in Northern California. Back in the 80s and 90s there were a lot of good, funny commercials (Where’s the Beef?, Round Table - the last honest pizza, etc). I would actually look forward to seeing commercials like the Hey Vern ones.
@PapiDoesIt Жыл бұрын
First time I saw him was in 1984, when he did a commercial for First Federal Savings in Honolulu. He was hilarious! There were several "Hey Vern" commercials in Honolulu and I'd always stop what I was doing to watch.
@lancecorporal9894 Жыл бұрын
Being southern born I can relate to this.
@mikestand714 Жыл бұрын
found his fame with ernest did real good..i think that started with a car lot commercial.he was unique R.I.P...JIM
@duke3250 Жыл бұрын
RIP Legend and thank you
@masterofsparkshwy6974 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I miss Jim. That was so good
@msgfrmdaactionman3000 Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting! Jim was a funny guy. Imagine Minnie Pearl going on Sanford and Son and have Aunt Easter visit? That would be entertaining, know what I mean?
@AverageEmu Жыл бұрын
The Legend Himself. 😎🍰
@johnnywinford7789 Жыл бұрын
I play his movies for my grandkids. They are just as funny 40 years later 🤣
@BobbyJetty1502 Жыл бұрын
My Lord this is amazingly funny!
@Draugluin999 Жыл бұрын
i use to watch ernest back in 1995 as a kid loved him
@leroymaxwellii2747 Жыл бұрын
R.I.P. 🪦 Jim Varney
@Bmad12 Жыл бұрын
I love this movies as a kid
@calvinbealer7264 Жыл бұрын
Funny as Hell and Talented. Well Missed RIP Mr Varney.
@barbarafogle3541 Жыл бұрын
I was born in 79. Hard to believe all the stuff I missed before my time.
@shawnoandrew Жыл бұрын
A gem from KY!
@kingofwrestling9758 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@riotfan8245 Жыл бұрын
I love the Ernest movies! Way underrated!
@albundy59 Жыл бұрын
The first time I saw Jim was on the Merv Griffin show doing the first half of this back around '76 or '77. My sides ached from laughing.
@darrenheffner4329 Жыл бұрын
Love ya Jim ✌️
@marcross. 2 жыл бұрын
close your eyes & appreciate this
@errolcastillo389 Жыл бұрын
I grew up watching him on local television commercials in Baton Rouge Louisiana when he first started doing the Hey Vern commercials for The power company if I remember correctly...😊
@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr 3 жыл бұрын
An entertainer's Entertainer.
@amesadamson Жыл бұрын
brilliant.
@urthtorin9056 Жыл бұрын
Legend!
@andrewnelson1511 Жыл бұрын
Man I miss Jim varniy in movies and tv shows earnest was my favorite and I miss seeing earnest saves Christmas on tv wich was filmed in Orlando Florida
@xennial80sxberner 2 жыл бұрын
It's like seeing Ernest without his hat from his wild younger days, lol
@Grottosays Жыл бұрын
Know what I mean, Vern? Jim Varney the great.
@alphamelvin9711 Жыл бұрын
A true legend.
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