Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

It’s that most wonderful time of the year so it goes without saying that we might treat ourselves to a little bit of Christmas film comfort food from our childhoods. This movie might present the biggest challenge in maintaining objectivity outside of our fragile emotions because we’re not just talking about any family comedy fare, we’re talking about Ernest P. Worrell. We must confess that we are Jim Varney sickos. We are devout apologists for the late actor and we also happen to be from Nashville, TN where Jim Varney launched the Ernest character into national acclaim. Here in Purity country, we grew up watching Ernest make his funny expressions back when we didn’t know what autism and ADHD truly were. So we’re blasting backshots onto our past as we discuss one of Ernest’s most lucrative projects, the 1988 Christmas comedy “ERNEST SAVES CHRISTMAS” also starring Douglas Seale, Noelle Parker, Gailard Sartain and Bill Byrge. Santa Claus needs a replacement, no it’s not Ernest but Santa might need Ernest’s help to save the future of Christmas. Of course Vern is in this movie. Vern is us. Vern is you. KnowwhatImean? We found it here, Vern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzUnfSLhi0s

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