Ernest Scared Stupid: “I Sure Hope You’re From Keebler!”
On this delightful episode, Darth’s friend Jeremy (whose headstone will read “Ernest Scared Stupid ‘Expert’ #TombstoneMoment”) joins in for some Halloween fun in the studio to discuss a staple of all our childhoods, Ernest P. Worrell.
For most of us, Ernest
was such a constant presence in our lives that we may forget his origin
story from this film, which doomed him to dim-wittedness and garbage truck
antics.
In spite of Ernest’s simple qualities,
Darth wants to vacation in the Ernest multiverse, where the rules make way more
sense than in the Stephen King universe. Pennywise is all-powerful, but his
powers are surprisingly random and limited. Deal with IT, Young Adam. Though Ernest never defeated Sasquatch, he and the
Ninja Turtles were the only heroes cool enough to attack their enemies with
pizzas.
For real though, Jim Varney was someone that this world simply did not deserve. Thank goodness we still have Matt Smith, a.k.a the last Doctor that both Darth and Jason mutually adore and respect. Your beloved podcasters also respect the costumers of Ernest Scared Stupid, who clearly made more of an effort than those of Halloweentown.
Naturally, we have questions about this episode and its
correlating movie:
Why does the town sheriff have any sort of
jurisdiction over the sanitation department?Why can’t Jason tell the difference between The Office and Golden
Girls?Why do we even HAVE that lever?!?
Let us stop asking questions before the weight of logic crushes us beneath
the shield of the paper thin plot of this movie. This won’t stop us, however,
from professing our crossover theory.
(Darth’s response to Jason’s utter nonsense).
Stick with us: Ernest
is a supernatural being who was placed in this story…oh nevermind, that’s some
utter nonsense that Jason would think up.
What we ultimately learn from this film is that trolls are weaker than milk (powdered or otherwise), and are utterly susceptible to Ernest’s tender dancing skills. Trolls are especially weaker than the pure love and memory of Jim Varney, our collective pal and beloved childhood friend. You know what we mean, Vern.