Anyone remember this nutjob? (pics)

[Bad Penny]

Ernest T. Bass, the rock throwing dumber than shit loose cannon with a mean and nasty streak who found his mother figure in Helen Crump, Mayberry's school teacher?

Remind you of anyone?

[TomInTib]

1. Personally, I like the one with Mick

[Bad Penny]

2. Man was this thread ever a box office failure

Bad marketing? Not funny?

Maybe if I slash ticket prices?

Free popcorn?



:popcorn:

[bridgit]

3. eh, it happens, that is Goober ain't it...

:shrug:

[Bad Penny]

4. I have reached that time in history

when no one remembers Ernest T. Bass. I'm officially old today.

This thread was funny. Trust me.

And one day, years from now, it will be laughed at

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Nope...you posted on a Sunday, when a lot of people aren't around...

I think this would have been a hit in the Lounge. :hi:

[Bad Penny]

7. The lounge

yeah that's probably where I should have played. Given out free Pina Colada's beforehand...

Well ya live and learn

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. Ummm... I don't drink, and I post in the lounge. Free Pina Colada's

won't do it for me. :shrug:

[gratuitous]

15. No, it's personal

All 90,000 of us got together while you weren't looking, and said, "Hey, let's all ignore Bad Penny's post." We're evil, evil, I tell you!

[bridgit]

6. no, goober was another guy come to think of it...

shoot x(

[Bad Penny]

8. The great Goober Pyle

He voted Democrat

[Clark2008]

14. I remember him, but I think he's smarter than Shrub

Heck, Howard Morris wrote many of the "Andy Griffith" episodes and was a talented actor, director and writer.

[chemenger]

10. I remember this nutjob very well

and strongly resent your comparing Ernest T. Bass (real name Howard Morris)to the Chimperor.

Ernest T. Bass was very funny; Bush, on the other hand, literally makes me physically sick.

Ernest T. Bass, IMHO, was by far the funniest character(next to Don Knotts, of course)on the Andy Griffith show (although, when he was in an episode I thought he stole all the laughs from Don Knotts). I still LMAO at the episodes that he played in, particularly the one where Ernest T. has his mind set on marrying Briscoe Darling's daughter Charlene. For the uninformed, The Darling's were a mountain family whose boys were members of the Dillards bluegrass band. It was this episode (and a couple of others where the Darlings were featured in) that kindled a lifelong love of bluegrass music.

[shortcake]

11. I'm with you

I liked Ernest T. Why are you doing this to him?

[newyawker99]

17. Hi shortcake!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Swamp Rat]

12. LOL! Ernest T. Bass!

http://www.ernestt.com/etb.html

Listen to Ernest T. Bass:
http://ttatwavs.atspace.com/ernesttwavs.htm

[Kingshakabobo]

13. Love it! "I bet I could pick you up"-E.T.B.

Mayberry Machiavellis

[Buns_of_Fire]

16. It's me! It's me! It's Ernest T!

Never to be confused with Mr. T, since there was never an "Ernest T Ate My Balls" website.

Good ol' Ernest. *singing* You deserve a brick today...