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Hey Vern, It's Ernest!

1988

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EP1 Hey Vern, It's Outher Space Sep 17, 1988

Ernest finds what appears to be a space pod that will explode and destroy the entire world. So he tries every trick in the book to get rid of it. At the end, it is really a toaster that belongs to Doctor Otto.

EP2 Hey Vern, It's Clothing Sep 24, 1988

Ernest decides to throw a costume party but cannot decide what to dress up as until he finally decides to dress up like a chicken. After he sends the invitations, all his guests come dressed as chickens, too. In the end, Auntie Nelda is so disturbed by all the noise that Ernest and his guests are making, she calls the cops and has Ernest arrested and jailed for disturbing the peace.

EP3 Hey Vern, It's Scary Things Oct 01, 1988

Ernest thinks that he and Vern are haunted by The Boogieman, so Ernest tries to set a trap to capture him until he decides that there is no such thing as The Boogieman. At the very end, Ernest sees some kinds of wierd creature.

EP4 Hey Vern, It's Movies Oct 08, 1988

Ernest decides to make a movie starring him to enter a film festival for a chance to become a real movie star. He has Willie The Home-Made Robot be his co-star. In the end, Willie becomes the star instead of Ernest.

EP5 Hey Vern, It's Magic Oct 15, 1988

Ernest performs a magic trick that causes Vern's dog, Shortie to literally disappear. Ernest tries to undo that mishap before Vern really gets upset.

EP6 Hey Vern, It's Sports Oct 22, 1988

Ernest decides to try out for a wrestling matc against Chainsaw Chester. After he gets himself a costume, he decides to make his name as a porfessional wrestler ""Ernest The Furnace. In the ends, Chainsaw Chester mauls Vern instead casuing him to end up in a body cast at the hospital.

EP7 Hey Vern, It's Pets Oct 29, 1988

Ernest want to have a dog of his own, so he decides to make Vern's house a pet day care center, so he can make some money. In the end, Ernest thinks the dog he wanted had been sold but Vern buys it for. Afterwards, Vern wants the money Ernest made running his pet day center to reimburse him for the dog he bought him but Ernest tells Vern he made the money for himself the whole time.

EP8 Hey Vern, It's Hobbies Nov 05, 1988

Ernest and Vern chase after and try to catch a very rare species of butterfly, the ""Hunny WunnY""

EP9 Hey Vern, It's Food Nov 12, 1988

Ernest and Vern enter a baking contest to win a year supply of ""Gooey Boy Muffin Cakes""

EP10 Hey Vern, It's Holidays Dec 03, 1988

Ernest decides to try and get himself into The Guiness Book of World Records by being the first person to celebrate every major holiday of the year from New Year's Day to Christmas in just one entire day.

EP11 Hey Vern, It's School Dec 10, 1988

Ernest wants to get a special wrist watch that does almost everything. So he decides to deserve to get himself that watch by passing every class and getting good grades at his school. In the end, when he finally does get himself that watch, he finds out that it does almost everything except tell time.

EP12 Hey Vern, It's Lost and Found Dec 17, 1988

Ernest and Vern go on a treasure hunt in and around the house and find everything that they have been missing in the end.

EP13 Hey Vern, It's Talent Dec 24, 1988

Ernest and Vern put on a talent show.
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Synopsis

Hey Vern, It's Ernest! is a short lived American children's television program. It aired on Saturday mornings on CBS for one season in 1988. Each episode involved short sketches based around a certain theme or scenario, featuring the popular fictional character Ernest P. Worrell, his unseen friend Vern, and various others. The series was a production of Ernest creator John Cherry's production company, The Emshell Producers' Group, in association with CBS, and was distributed by DIC Entertainment. The series was later rerun on The Family Channel in the early 1990s.

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KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Kodie Bird True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
lemon_magic I vaguely remembered "Hey Vern!" from 20 years ago, mostly that there were a lot of jump cuts and primitive cut-out style "retro" graphics (that actually worked fairly well), there was some goofy stuff with the engagingly rubber-faced Jim Varney, and a few bits here and there that were bust-your-gut funny. But the show seemed to vanish like an annual flower after one season and never resurfaced. When I saw a Mill Creek collection on DVD with the entire season for under $7.00, the few memories I had of the show were good enough that I decided to spring for it and see how it held up. Answer:It holds up pretty well for a kid's Saturday morning show from more that 20 years ago...in fact better than most kid's material from that era, or from any era. I watched a couple of episodes each day for a week, so the repetition and running jokes for some of the skits got old pretty fast (this wouldn't have been an issue for a kid watching one episode every Saturday morning)...but I never got tired of Auntie Nelda, Doctor Otto, Existo The Magician, or Dust Bunny, and I only got a little tired of Ernest himself. Along with the skits and characters that appeared in all the episodes were a few wonderful miscellaneous bits, like when Jackie Welch (who played "Simon Simmons") also did a couple of hilarious Julie Andrews parodies (tributes?), or the two appearances of "Bill And Coo". I think that the cast and creators of "Hey Vern" were somewhat ahead of their time - "Pee Wee's Playhouse" took the same approach, and it was a big success (only short-circuited by Paul Reubens' melt down in his private life). Apparently they quit while they were ahead, or decided to concentrate on movies (there appear to have been several "Ernest" movies, which I never felt I needed to see). In any case, I enjoyed a return visit of all these goofy characters, and you might enjoy them too.
rainman0034 Jim Varney was quite brilliant as an entertainer. He never received the acclaim that he was due and it often makes me sad now that he's gone. Anyways, his television show "Hey Vern its Ernest" was one of the zaniest most imaginative programs... imaginable and it filled many of my Saturday mornings with joy and wonder! With its originality and poise, its difficult to believe it only lasted a few seasons. The show truly chronicles Jim Varney's ability as an entertainer and his take on different characters is exceptional and always memorable. "Hey Vern, its Ernest" would be especially welcome in these times of copious craptastic reality TV programming...Erghhh! (Fingers crossed) How about some reruns of 'Hey Vern Its Ernest'? ;) ;) :)
SSJAniFan I only watched a few episodes on the family channel, but I remember that they were excellent, with Ernest usually doing something crazy, and of course, he would always switch to those famous alter-egos of his. If I remember correctly, it took place from Vern's point of view, as always is the case whenever we "see," Vern. I wish some channel would get this back, so I could watch the rest of the episodes. Ernest was great.BOTTOM LINE: Like I said, someone should get this series back on TV.
matthewc-2 This show is hilarious! You never stop laughing. The writing is fantastic! Jim Varney is amazing as all of the various characters; you sometimes forget it's even him. And he is supported by an equally talented cast of actors and puppeteers.Characters like Dust Bunny and George add the prefect element of fantasy to the world of Ernest P. Worrel and his neighbor, Vern. You also get to watch the antics of the likes of Bill and Coo, Existo the Magician, Lonnie Don, Chuck, Bobby and others.The classic elements appeared in pretty much every episode, but you never got bored. It always stayed creative and funny. This is a fantastic program for young and old alike. If you can get yours hands on it, or catch it in reruns, do so. You will enjoy yourself, over and over again.