

1988–1988 · CBS · Ended
Jim Varney stars in a TV show based on the movies about Ernest P. Worrell. That delightful bumbling Ernest P. Worrell is now on Saturday Mornings! His very own show where he's always up to something that lands poor Vern in trouble.
Saturday at 11:00 (America/New York)
This series has ended.
Last aired
S01E13 · Hey Vern, It's Talent
1988-12-24
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Hey Vern, It's Outer Space
1988-09-17 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Clothing
1988-09-24 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Scary Things
1988-10-01 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Movies
1988-10-08 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Magic
1988-10-15 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Sports
1988-10-22 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Pets
1988-10-29 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Hobbies
1988-11-05 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Food
1988-11-12 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Holidays
1988-12-03 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's School
1988-12-10 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Lost and Found
1988-12-17 · 30 min
Hey Vern, It's Talent
1988-12-24 · 30 min
Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! (TV Series 1988) - Photos
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