
Jim Varney
Actor · 1949 – 2000 · Lexington, Kentucky, USA
James Albert "Jim" Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell. The character was used in numerous television commercial campaigns and movies. Other roles included Jed Clampett in the film adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Slinky Dog in Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), and "Cookie" Farnsworth in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).
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Movie7.6AnimationComedyAndy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
Toy Story 2
1999 · 15K votes
Movie8.0FamilyComedyLed by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
Toy Story
1995 · 20K votes
Movie7.1AnimationFamilyA young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001 · 5.3K votes
Movie6.3ComedyFamilyMild-mannered dirt-poor hill-dweller Jed Clampett strikes it rich when oil is discovered on his property. At cousin Pearl's insistence, he moves his family to Beverly Hills to better enjoy his newfound wealth.
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993 · 618 votes
Movie6.6FamilyAnimationAnnabelle - a calf who has a special wish for Christmas - wants to be a reindeer and help Santa Claus drive his sleigh as he delivers his presents! Annabelle's friends tell her not to get her hopes up, but to everyone's surprise, Santa does indeed meet up with Annabelle, and the calf gets to help Santa make the holiday special for one young boy.
Annabelle's Wish
1997 · 109 votes
Movie7.1DocumentaryRetrospective looking at the revolutionary computer-animated feature film Toy Story.
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015 · 15 votes
Movie5.3DramaComedyRuby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as they are for each other, their relationship is far from harmonious. (The lack of money doesn't help matters, either.) In fact, their whole family is fraught with unresolved conflicts. Then Claude's uncle is arrested on a felony charge, and everyone rallies round. Ruby's mother Jewel and flirtatious sister Rose (Claude's ex-girlfriend) even fly in from Tennessee; but, far from being a source of support, Jewel seems only to want to break up Ruby and Claude.
Daddy and Them
2001 · 42 votes
Movie5.3ComedyFamilyErnest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance counselor, must find a way to inspire a group of juvenile delinquents while stopping a shady strip mining company from closing the camp as well.
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987 · 194 votes
Movie5.4ComedyFamilyWhen Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988 · 219 votes
Movie6.0FamilyComedyThis special celebration of Disneyland's 35th anniversary, bursting at the seams with celebrity cameos, focuses on the changes Disneyland has undergone over the years, as the featured stars reminisce about their favorite attractions.
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · 1 votes
Movie4.9FamilyActionThree young boys, Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum together with their neighbor girl, computer whiz Amanda are visiting Mega Mountain amusement park when it is invaded by an army of ninjas led by evil Medusa, who wants to take over the park and hold the owners for ransom. Kids and retired TV star Dave Dragon, who made his farewell appearance at the park at the time the ninjas appeared, have to break Medusa's vicious plans.
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
1998 · 222 votes
Movie5.0ComedyFamilyBumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.
Ernest Goes to Jail
1990 · 182 votes
Movie5.3ComedyFamilyWell-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its sacred tomb. As the demon flexes its power and goes on a ruinous rampage, good-guy Ernest tries to step in to save the town from mass destruction. Trouble is, a 200-year-old curse has scared Ernest stupid, and that means hilarity all around! So, kick back and let the laugh-ridden adventures begin.
Ernest Scared Stupid
1991 · 217 votes
Movie3.9ComedyFamilyErnest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates a dictator who was responsible for the wars in the nearly village. Suddenly, Ernest finds a lost boy and has to keep him safe until his father recovers.
Ernest in the Army
1998 · 61 votes
Movie4.1FamilyComedyJim Varney's recurring dim-bulb character Ernest P. Worrell returns in this film as a school janitor seeking to obtain a high school diploma.
Ernest Goes to School
1994 · 90 votes
Movie7.0DramaMusicFour ex-wives become friends bonding through their shared experiences as ex-wives of country music singers.
XXX's & OOO's
1994 · 3 votes
Movie5.6FantasyComedyWilder and Wallace are brothers and pyrokinetics. Ever since childhood they've been able to start fires with their minds but following a tragedy in which they accidentally killed a man, the brothers have grown up very differently. Wilder has become a regular 9-5 workaday joe but Wallace performs his feats with a traveling circus. When the circus comes to Wilder's home town Wallace starts coming on strong to Wilder's wife, Vida who, ironically, is a slight pyromaniac.
Wilder Napalm
1993 · 30 votes
Movie4.4ComedyFamilyErnest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.
Slam Dunk Ernest
1995 · 65 votes
Movie7.5DocumentaryThe documentary short of Toy Story of why and how the feature length blockbuster sleeper movie became a success and helps to boost Pixar's popularity of making one of the few animation movie production companies in the world today, especially in North America.
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996 · 23 votes
Movie4.4ComedyFamilyBuffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jewels of England.
Ernest Rides Again
1993 · 64 votes
Movie5.5ActionIt was a brutal murder that sent deranged psychopath Martin Kagan to prison. It was a naive deputy warden that granted him a stay of execution. Now, the police department's tactical defence instructor, John Lomax, wants revenge for his beloved sister's death.
The Expert
1995 · 20 votes
Movie4.2ComedyFamilyTimmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current event project at school on Monday. The boys then find that Carl is mixed up in a counterfeiting ring that could spell trouble for them too.
Treehouse Hostage
1999 · 14 votes
Movie4.2ComedyFamilyThe title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend, Rene. But Rene wants a man of action, and doesn't think that Ernest fits the bill. After the bad guys come looking for the stolen diamonds and kidnap Rene, all of her fantasies come true as Ernest has to go to Africa to rescue her.
Ernest Goes to Africa
1997 · 71 votes
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TV8.0AnimationComedySet in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
The Simpsons
1989 · 11K votes
TV7.0ComedyDramaAlice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.
Alice
1976 · 63 votes
TV7.2AnimationComedyTogether with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single parent to his hilariously dysfunctional sons at the same time.
Duckman
1994 · 81 votes
TV8.3ComedyAmerica 2-Night is the continuation of the talk-show parody series Fernwood 2 Night. It ran from April to July 1978. As in Fernwood, Barth Gimble was the host and Jerry Hubbard was his co-host. Happy Kyne and the Mirth-Makers was the band.
America 2-Night
1978 · 6 votes
TV6.8ComedyA working-class family struggles to get by on a limited income in the fictional town of Lanford, Illinois.
Roseanne
1988 · 412 votes
TV6.9ComedyWar & PoliticsBased on the 1959 WWII comedy of the same name; during the Second World War, a Navy officer commands a pink sub with a crew of five rescued Army nurses and a combat-phobic supply officer.
Operation Petticoat
1977 · 30 votes
TV4.3Action & AdventureA group of modern-day bounty hunters are descendants of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp.
The Rousters
1983 · 3 votes
TV5.6ComedyHey 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.
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
1988 · 11 votes