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May 2024
50m 9s

Matinee Monday: Ernest Goes To Jail

Earwolf And Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
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Lesley Arfin (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Love) joins Paul, June, and Jason to break down Ernest P. Worrell’s antics in the 1990 slapstick comedy Ernest Goes To Jail. They discuss Ernest’s imperviousness to electricity, his ability to fly, and his Rube Goldberg contraptions that seem to always hurt people. Plus, June reveals she thinks that bad Jim Varney's lookin' ... Show More
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