Ernest Goes to Comics

04/18/2026

This rainy Saturday has us thinking of summer sunshine and our main man Ernest! We're less than 2 months away from the biggest event of the year!!

Details for the event can be found by following the link below. We'll release a finalized schedule a few weeks before the event.

Can't wait to see everyone there!!

https://tnstateparks.com/parks/event_details/montgomery-bell/ #/?event=ernest-day-2026

03/26/2026

Get ready everybody! Ernest Day 2026!

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿, 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻! 🗓️
𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is just a couple months away! 🐢

🗓 June 13, 2026
⏰ 2:00PM – 10:00PM
📍 Montgomery Bell State Park (Burns, TN)
🎟 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀

That’s right… it all takes place in the very spot where 𝙀𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 was filmed! 🏕️

𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙖 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨:
🌲 Nature hikes & outdoor fun
🛶 Canoeing & archery
🎯 Ernest-themed games (yes… including turtle catapult 🐢💥)
🧠 Trivia, contests, a Q&A, & the legendary Ernest lookalike showdown
🎬 PLUS an outdoor screening of 𝙀𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙏𝙤 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 under the stars

And you never know who might show up… 👀 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄, & 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲!

Bring your khaki caps & your love for the late, great Jim Varney! See you at Kamp Kikakee, 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝗪𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗜𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻? 😉

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🖼️ 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! 🎨

This year’s 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 (designed by 𝙃𝙚𝙮 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙣, 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙀𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩! artist Joel Anderson’s Anderson Design Group) is available now! 🛒 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁! Link in comments. 👇

03/17/2026

🥛🍀 If you’re lucky enough to find 𝙤𝙣𝙚 thing in life you’re as passionate about as Ernest is about dairy products… 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵! 😆

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝘁. 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, KnoWhutImean? 🌈☘️

02/17/2026

Check out this awesome compilation of obscure Ernest commercials. Put together by one of our favorite Podcast listeners, Kickstarter backers, and Ernest superfan Jennifer Yusko.

Vern! Vernon! Hey, Vern! Guess what our good ol' buddy Jen M. went and dug up? Nooo, it ain't yer C-Pap machine. Edna snores like a chainsaw. Ain't no way I'...

02/10/2026

Remembering the gentle and brilliant soul behind the Ernest P. Worrell character a little extra today: Jim Varney

June 15th 1949 - February 10th 2000

📷: Jim Devault

11/28/2025

Me (Corey) and The Sexy Alligator Geoff Yearwood are hanging out, preparing for the next Ernest Goes to Comics Kickstarter podcast episode -- Ernest's Greatest Hits Vol. 1!

11/27/2025