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* ActingForTwo: Jim Varney plays both Ernest P. Worrell and Felix Nash.
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** CriminalDoppelganger / EvilCounterpart: Naturally, Felix Nash is one for Ernest.
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* CriminalDoppelganger: Naturally, Felix Nash is one for Ernest.
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* MadeOfIron: Ernest survives electrocution at least four times, at least two of which would have been fatal to anyone else. He also survives a bomb blast at short range, as well as the long fall afterward.
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* ShockAndAwe: When Ernest gets the electric chair, he gets these powers in addition to his usual SelectiveMagnetism.
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* JerkAss: Oscar Pendlesmythe.
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* JerkAss: {{Jerkass}}: Oscar Pendlesmythe.
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* IDontWantToDie: Upon discovering that Nash is on death row, Ernest begins having a breakdown that continues to get worse, until the scheduled day of execution comes up and he's now a crying wreck, even saying this word for word.
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* IDontWantToDie: Upon discovering that Nash is on death row, Ernest begins having a breakdown that continues to get worse, until the scheduled day of execution comes up and he's now a crying wreck.
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* IDontWantToDie: Upon discovering that Nash is on death row, Ernest begins having a breakdown that continues to get worse, until the scheduled day of execution comes up and he's now a crying wreck.wreck, even saying this word for word.
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* IDontWantToDie: Upon discovering that Nash is on death row, Ernest begins having a breakdown that continues to get worse, until the scheduled day of execution comes up and he's now a crying wreck.
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* OhCrap: Ernest when his "electro-man" powers wear off, right in the middle of being confronted by an angry Ruben.
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* KnightOfCerebus: Nash is a convicted robber and murderer played straight in an Ernest film. He's a far cry from [[LargeHam Dr. Otto]].
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* KnightOfCerebus: Nash is a convicted robber and murderer played straight in an Ernest film. He's a far cry from [[LargeHam Dr. ]] [[LaughablyEvil Otto]].
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* RealMenWearPink: After Nash switches places with Ernest, all of the prison guards suddenly wear pink uniforms.
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* TheVoiceless: Lyle. [[spoiler: Until the end, anyway.]]
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* TheVoiceless: Lyle. [[spoiler: Until the end, anyway.]]]]
* WhamLine: "Freeze punk! Make your play!" is this for Bobby, mainly because it's most he's ever spoken throughout the entire Ernest franchise.
* WhamLine: "Freeze punk! Make your play!" is this for Bobby, mainly because it's most he's ever spoken throughout the entire Ernest franchise.
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* TheDragon: Ruben is this for Nash, Lyle is this for Ruben.
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** [[spoiler: Although Lyle eventually turns on Ruben and helps Ernest escape, Lyle has obviously become acclimated to prison life, turning down Ernest's offer to come with him, saying he has no place in society and that prison is, indeed, where he belongs.]]
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* BadBoss: Oscar Pendlesmythe, an obnoxious, rude and arrogant bank manager. It makes it a bit satisfying when Nash, as Ernest, destroys [[PrizedPossession his golf trophy]].
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* BadBoss: Oscar Pendlesmythe, an obnoxious, rude and arrogant bank manager. It makes it a bit satisfying when Nash, as Ernest, destroys [[PrizedPossession his prized golf trophy]].trophy.
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* BadBoss: Oscar Pendlesmythe, an obnoxious, rude and arrogant bank manager. It makes it a bit satisfying when Nash, as Ernest, destroys [[PrizedPossession his golf trophy]].
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* HomeMadeinventions: Ernest has a Rube Goldberg-esque way of turning on his TV, he also bathes in a modified washing machine, and dries off using a car-wash grade blow-dryer.
* KnightOfCerebus: Nash is a convicted robber and murderer played straight in an Ernest film.
* NiceHat: Ernest's brown cap. That Felix doesn't wear it when impersonating Ernest is an omen that things aren't what they seem.
* KnightOfCerebus: Nash is a convicted robber and murderer played straight in an Ernest film.
* NiceHat: Ernest's brown cap. That Felix doesn't wear it when impersonating Ernest is an omen that things aren't what they seem.
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* HomeMadeinventions: Ernest has a Rube Goldberg-esque way of turning on his TV, he also bathes in a modified washing machine, and dries off using a car-wash grade blow-dryer.
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* KnightOfCerebus: Nash is a convicted robber and murderer played straight in an Ernestfilm.
film. He's a far cry from [[LargeHam Dr. Otto]].
* NiceHat: Ernest's brown cap. That Felix often doesn't wear it when impersonating Ernest is an omen that things aren't what they seem.
* KnightOfCerebus: Nash is a convicted robber and murderer played straight in an Ernest
* NiceHat: Ernest's brown cap. That Felix often doesn't wear it when impersonating Ernest is an omen that things aren't what they seem.
*** Mr. Nash can be seen putting the prison variant on shortly before he trades places with Ernest.
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* SelectiveMagnetism: Whenever Ernest is electricuted.
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* SelectiveMagnetism: Whenever Ernest is electricuted.electrocuted.
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* HomeMadeinventions: Ernest has a Rube Goldberg-esque way of turning on his TV, and he also bathes in a modified washing machine.
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* HomeMadeinventions: Ernest has a Rube Goldberg-esque way of turning on his TV, and he also bathes in a modified washing machine.machine, and dries off using a car-wash grade blow-dryer.
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* EvilDetectingDog: Rimshot is able to tell Ernest apart from Nash.
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* ChekhovsGun: The various forms of security Chuck and Bobby test out on their boss.
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* KnightofCerebus: Nash is a convicted robber and murderer played straight in an Ernest film.
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** Even though Felix never wore a cap in prison, somehow Ernest ends up with a prison-themed version of his NiceHat when in prison.
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*KnightofCerebus: Nash is a convicted robber and murderer played straight in an Ernest film.
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* NiceHat: Ernest's brown cap. That Felix doesn't wear it when impersonating Ernest is an omen that things aren't what they seem.
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* ProperlyParanoid: Bobby is continuously suspicious of Nash while he's posing as Ernest.
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* DisneyDeath: Ernest. ''Twice''.
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* DisneyDeath: Ernest.Ernest during the climax. ''Twice''.
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** CriminalDoppelganger: Naturally, Felix Nash is one for Ernest.
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** CriminalDoppelganger: CriminalDoppelganger / EvilCounterpart: Naturally, Felix Nash is one for Ernest.
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* EvilCounterpart: Nash to Ernest.
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* SwappedRoles: Between Ernest and Felix Nash.
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* SwappedRoles: Between Ernest and Felix Nash.Nash.
* TheVoiceless: Lyle. [[spoiler: Until the end, anyway.]]
* TheVoiceless: Lyle. [[spoiler: Until the end, anyway.]]
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* BigDamnHeroes: After Ernest gets knocked out by Nash during the climax, Bobby suddenly shows up and manages to win a QuickDraw against him. Unfortunately, some police guard dogs proceed to trample him.
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* DisneyDeath: Ernest. ''Twice''.
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'''''Ernest Goes to Jail''''' is a 1990 American comedy film directed by John R. Cherry III and starring Jim Varney. It's the third (technically fourth) film to feature the character ErnestPWorrell.
Ernest is a janitor at the Howard County Bank and Trust only kept at his job out of sympathy. He also looks exactly like death row inmate Felix Nash. During a tour of the prison Nash is kept in after Ernest is called to jury duty, Nash kidnaps Ernest and switches places with him.
Now Nash attempts to assume the life of Ernest P. Worrell while Ernest, confused for Felix Nash, is only days from the electric chair. Can Ernest escape from prison and stop his nefarious doppelganger?
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* ActingForTwo: Jim Varney plays both Ernest P. Worrell and Felix Nash.
** CriminalDoppelganger: Naturally, Felix Nash is one for Ernest.
* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety / RecklessGunUsage: When the two security guards show off the new security system, they demonstrate it by shooting at the bulletproof glass, with one of the bank managers standing behind it.
* ChekhovsBoomerang: In this movie, Ernest becomes magnetic whenever given an electric shock.
* RogueJuror: The single rogue juror was a result of jury tampering. Nash switched places with Ernest and managed to change the verdict.
* RubeGoldbergDevice: Ernest has one in his home, activated by turning on a light switch.
* SelectiveMagnetism: Whenever Ernest is electricuted.
* SlapStick: Whenever Ernest gets shocked, but Nash also gets bumped by the RubeGoldbergDevice frequently.
* SwappedRoles: Between Ernest and Felix Nash.
Ernest is a janitor at the Howard County Bank and Trust only kept at his job out of sympathy. He also looks exactly like death row inmate Felix Nash. During a tour of the prison Nash is kept in after Ernest is called to jury duty, Nash kidnaps Ernest and switches places with him.
Now Nash attempts to assume the life of Ernest P. Worrell while Ernest, confused for Felix Nash, is only days from the electric chair. Can Ernest escape from prison and stop his nefarious doppelganger?
!!Tropes:
* ActingForTwo: Jim Varney plays both Ernest P. Worrell and Felix Nash.
** CriminalDoppelganger: Naturally, Felix Nash is one for Ernest.
* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety / RecklessGunUsage: When the two security guards show off the new security system, they demonstrate it by shooting at the bulletproof glass, with one of the bank managers standing behind it.
* ChekhovsBoomerang: In this movie, Ernest becomes magnetic whenever given an electric shock.
* RogueJuror: The single rogue juror was a result of jury tampering. Nash switched places with Ernest and managed to change the verdict.
* RubeGoldbergDevice: Ernest has one in his home, activated by turning on a light switch.
* SelectiveMagnetism: Whenever Ernest is electricuted.
* SlapStick: Whenever Ernest gets shocked, but Nash also gets bumped by the RubeGoldbergDevice frequently.
* SwappedRoles: Between Ernest and Felix Nash.
