Be Kind, Please Rewind!

The final theatrical release revolving around Ernest P. Worrell, Ernest Rides Again (1993) sees Jim Varney's character go out with a whimper. In this film, Ernest rides around town on a loose cannon as he works with his uncharismatic friend to find the Crown Jewels!

While the movie was a resounding failure following the successful themes of Camp, Christmas, Jail, and Halloween, this wouldn't be the end of Ernest, as he would have many more direct-to-video releases!

After being the hero of Camp and saving Christmas, Ernest finds out the hard way that "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain."

In this week's episode, we look at Ernest Goes to Jail (1990). In this movie, Ernest gets palette swapped with his evil doppelganger and must pretend to be a criminal in jail!

Hope everyone enjoyed their holiday break!

Joe and Adam are back and ready to go to summer camp! Not really, but they are ready to discuss the "classic" movie, Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)!

Jim Varney's first true Ernest P. Worrell film, this movie has a little bit of everything: snapping turtles, cultural appropriation (Iron Eyes Cody!), a mean businessman, and Jim Varney boxing a kangaroo! Okay, the last one doesn't really happen, but apparently A.I. can produce it...

As Jim Varney once said, "This movie is weird!"

Dr. Otto, a mysterious villain with a hand attached to the top of his head, uses his "gloom beam" to attack financial institutions all across the world! His arch nemesis, Lance Sterling, hopes to thwart his plan by solving the riddle!

Along the way, Lance and his partner, Doris, must overcome Rudd Hardtack (leader of a child militia), Jack O'Cockney (pirate), Auntie Nelda (evil old woman), and Guy Dandy (wealthy playboy).

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1985) stars Jim Varney, who portrays all of the evil characters in this movie!

Heat Miser and Snow Miser are back, baby! Originally introduced in the 1974 Rankin/Bass classic, The Year Without a Santa Claus, the boys are back in town and fighting with each other once again over seasonal superiority.

But when a conspiracy surrounding the attempted murder of Santa enters the picture, can the brothers settle their differences and save Christmas? Come find out as we discuss this homage to Rankin/Bass Christmas specials, A Miser Brothers' Christmas!

Rudolph's back for the holidays! No longer just a Christmas icon, our favorite reindeer is sticking around for the biggest New Year's party of 1976. But there can be no party without the New Year's baby, who is destined to grow up to be Father Time (for a year) but is tired of being made fun of by all the mean people in the world.

Can Rudolph bring about world peace? Let's find out together as we watch Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)!

Before he wrestled with trolls and sponsored Miak, Ernest saved Christmas! Santa has landed in Orlando, and he needs Ernest's help in convincing a former children's show host to take up the reins. If he fails, all hope will be lost and Christmas will be slain!

Santa is run down and not taking care of himself, and this year it catches up with him! Following doctor elf orders, Santa decides to take the year off.

Mrs. Claus won't have any of that nonsense, and her meddling gets two forgettable elves and Vixen (the reindeer!) into a world of trouble. We also get introduced to the Miser Brothers, Heat and Snow!

Come join us as we endure The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)!

Grab a cocoa and pull up a chair as we revisit the Christmas classic of all Christmas classics, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (originally 1964, but good luck finding that version!).

Can an elf become a legal dentist? Do Bumbles eat reindeer? Are all reindeer mean? Find out the answer to all these questions and more!

A lesser-known Rankin/Bass Christmas classic, The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold (1981) showcases the sailor with no interpersonal skills, Dinty Doyle, and his adventure with the little leprechaun who harbors a grudge, Blarney Kilakalarney. Together, they face the infamous banshee, Mag the Hag!

So grab a pint, sit back and relax, and enjoy a story within a story within a story within a story....