Recommended from age 7. Ernest in prison with comic threats.
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- Fighting or violence
- Punches, weapons, injuries; slapstick barely counts.
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Jim Varney (opens in a new tab) Ernest P. Worrell / Felix Nash -
Gailard Sartain (opens in a new tab) Chuck -
Bill Byrge (opens in a new tab) Bobby -
Barbara Tyson (opens in a new tab) Charlotte Sparrow - Barry Scott (opens in a new tab) Rubin Bartlett
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Randall 'Tex' Cobb (opens in a new tab) Lyle
Directed by: John Cherry (opens in a new tab)
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What it’s about
Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble when he is covertly switched with a look-a-like crime boss. Ernest must escape from jail to expose the mix-up.
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