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[โ€“] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[โ€“] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Ernest P. Worrell, of course!

https://youtu.be/G1G7KQZpP3c?t=42

Jim Varney's character


with "knowwhatImean, Vern?" as his catchphrase


was so successful that he went from doing cheap commercials for local TV to become a legitimate movie star.