1.5K views · 47 reactions | This is a follow-up to my last post where Jim Varney performed his Elrod Napier routine that included the lines "Are you cookin' beans?" and "Is Zorro on?". I found a video clip where David Letterman says these during his show... | The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney | Facebook

As we are nearing the 5 year anniversary of the release of my book, I wanted to post some special material. Here is an audio clip of Jim Varney's stand-up at the Exit/In (Nashville, TN) in 1975. This is the original incarnation of "The Meanest Man in the World" Lloyd Worrell who was originally Lloyd Roe. This is a clip of him reading Mistake a bedtime story much like he did in the "Family Album" Special nine years later. Enjoy! | The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney

Before Jim Varney became widely known for the Ernest movies, such as 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 and 𝘌𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘢𝘪𝘭, the Ernest P. Worrell character had already gained national popularity through a series of extremely successful commercials. This unprecedented phenomenon began years before the idea of making Ernest movies was even on the table. Forty years ago today, and a full three years before the first Ernest movie premiered, Jim Varney and Ernest Director

196K views · 8.8K reactions |  Newly surfaced tv spot from 1984, featuring Jim Varney making a promotional appearance as Ernest P. Worrell at Braum's Ice Cream & Dairy!  Video Credit: youtube.com/@kforarchives?si=2reW-gEJcsjnFzq5 | The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney | Facebook