A character in Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)

Ernest quotes from Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)

Jim Varney

Most-quoted character in Ernest Scared Stupid (1991): in 10 of its 16 quotes

Scenes with Ernest

10 scenes
Kenny

Ernest, I know. What we need is...a tree house!

Ernest

I thought we needed dress shields.

Trantor

You will pay for the sins of your forefathers!

Ernest

I didn't have four fathers! I only had one father and I didn't know him that well!

Ernest

How 'bout a bumper sandwich, Boogerlips? Eh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh

Ernest
[when seeing Trantor the Troll for the first time]

Ahhhhh! Boy, I sure hope you're from Keebler!

Ernest

You better back off. You don't wanna fight me, I know tai chi, kung fu, chow mein, and I saw Hulkamania three times once in slow mo.

Ernest

I never knew when to quit. Just ask my fourth grade teacher.

Ernest
[while driving to the treehouse with a now wooden Rimshot]

What good is a wooden dog? Oh, sure they swim better. But what am I going to call him? Splinter?

Ernest

Boy, Jimmy. When you play charades, you play for keeps. You know what I mean?

Ernest
[about the troll]

He looked like a big giant Mr. Potato Head. Except he was shaped more like a watermelon.

Ernest
[as the old lady]

A little nasal hygiene will go a long way young man. Here you go! [dumps milk on a troll] Be grateful, little trolls in China don't even get milk.

Ernest
[being attacked by the troll]

Help, help! May day! May day! Christmas Day! Colombus Day!

Ernest

Gosh, Rimshot! Pretty soon, the kids won't have to worry about eating their Brussel sprouts because the Brussel sprouts will be eating them!

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