80s babies can we even explain what 'Earnest' was and why he was something in pop culture to gen z and beyond??

[WesCrook]

He was basically a hillbilly b movie version of jim carrey

Ernest came out first. Point taken though.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

I remember these movies but not really. I know I thought that shyt was funny though. There was one where he was hoopin, absolutely ridiculous


I saw them on some streaming service, don’t remember which, and thought about showing one to my kids but i can already see them being like wtf is this

they'll remind yr ass in 15 years "remember when you used to watch this? "

 

[Art Barr]

This is when they systemically.
found a way to market us ignorance.
That people accepted and should have rebelled against back then.

This shyt started after those weak ass mother groups.
ruined toys and cartoons with their lack of parental responsibility based deflection.

All from their udc based meddling in america. to make young folks ignorant and susceptible to bullshyt.

First it was the bullshyt that is:

Pee wee Herman
Then it was Ed grimley.

Then this bullshyt.
Followed by an entire thing

being pushed by steve-o's father in corporate America's model. Where steve-o's father was basically like. I can make a world for my clown degree seeking son.


fukk all the groups and the kids who watched this shyt.

Immediate turn off of this bullshyt.


Art Barr

 

[Bugzbunny129]

Jim varney super talented guy

 

[Fill Collins]

They're doing an adult-humor "reboot" in 2025 -E!: "Ernest went horny on main"

 

[KalKal]

Same lane as Peewee Herman and early Jim Carrey. They were real life cartoon characters.

I watched Ernest Scared Stupid with my nephew recently and it holds up

Pee Wee Herman was different.
Pee Wee Herman was a Cheech and Chong "Stoner" character for adults, cleaned up and turned into a kid's show:

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

He was Adam Sandler before Adam Sandler

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

I always felt like they should reboot it with John Cena as Earnest

 

[PoorAndDangerous]

No matter how generic a comedy character is if the actor has comedy chops it can get fairly popular.

 

[DaylitoJames]

Ernest Goes To Jail was my favorite of the bunch

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Pee Wee Herman was different.
Pee Wee Herman was a Cheech and Chong "Stoner" character for adults, cleaned up and turned into a kid's show:

this lowkey blows my mind...WOW...a movie with pee wee when he grew up like this would've been fukkin awesome...he got railroaded

 

[CarolinaKing]

I didn’t watch the videos or google shyt about Earnest, all I did was post in this damn thread and now I’m getting ads for this shyt





fukk the internet

 

[KingBeez]

Born in 96’, I used to binge watch the movies on the Starz/Encore channel all the time growing up My mom used to ask “youknowwhatimeanverne?” when explaining things occasionally lol

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

We used to call our janitor in elementary school earnest, ironically they both died the same year

 

[Primetime]

I liked the Halloween one a lot

Don’t remember shyt about it tho

Them pre-internet, pre-social media, pre-streaming days where there wasn’t shyt to do on a Sunday afternoon but watch whatever Flash Gordon, Never Ending Story, Rocky 1-4, PeeWee’s Big Adventure ass movies randomly came on

Tho this was more early 90s when I was 7-8 or something