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We could have had "Ernest Goes To Washington" and that's going to haunt me. [View all]
We could have had "Ernest Goes To Washington" and that's going to haunt me.
On April Fools Day, 1986, the White House reporters gathered for what they were told was a briefing on "economic monetary policy and so forth."
Instead they were introduced to Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell who entertained them for 15 minutes.
Instead they were introduced to Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell who entertained them for 15 minutes.
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