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Hey Vern! Ernest Day Returns to Montgomery Bell State Park in TN!
Growing up, I was OBSESSED with Ernest P. Worrell. Watching all of his movies, I saw him save the day from evil trolls and bail Santa out of jail to save Christmas! I even lucked into meeting Jim Varney, the comedy legend who brought Ernest to life, at The Cooker restaurant in Nashville. Little curly-headed kindergartener M-Kat was absolutely star-struck by his sweet smiling face.
My favorite Ernest adventure was, without a doubt, Ernest Goes to Camp, the first in the movie franchise. The lovable goofball portrayed the camp custodian, turned camp counselor assigned to the "second chance" kids and hijinks abound. Meanwhile, a mining corporation plotted to take over Kamp Kikakee so they can tear it down and dig up the ground underneath. I don't want to spoil anything more just in case you want to watch it (and you definitely should!)
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These are some folks involved in the exciting new documentary being made about Jim Varney and Ernest P. Worrell called The Importance of Being Ernest. I will be giving you all the scoop about that in the near future, but you should check them out on Facebook if you are a fan! Varney was an incredible actor and human, which is no surprise as he was also a native Kentuckian!
Yes, that is a troll head prop from Ernest Scared Stupid! SO COOL!!
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