The best part of Ernest T. is the way he pronounces things.  For example, on talking through his nose, he says "I talk that way so's I can talk whilst I eat."  I have lots of TAGS books at home so I am sure I can find out what season.

Back to ETB, there is one episode, maybe the same one, where he says something about how he learned how to wash his food before eating it from a racoon.  Andy says something like "You lived with a possum?" and ETB says "Yeah, a possum and a racoon, too."  The "too" is pronounced with two or three syllables.

Listening to some .wav files the other day, Briscoe Darling was talking about ETB giving them trouble.  Andy says something like "What have you done about it?"  Briscoe says "We thought about killin' 'im but we kinda hated to go that far."

CLASSIC

After reading the interview on this website, I am much more appreciative of an actor's talent.  If not for Howard Morris' "insight", Ernest T. probably would not have been the popular character he is today.  In fact, the writing for Ernest T. was great but it's the acting, voice, intonation, nasal twang, accent, etc. that made him Ernest T.

In fact, I don't really like to talk about acting and the actors because, deep down inside, I like to think that Floyd, Andy, Barney, the Darlings, Ernest T. and the rest are all real people and they exist out there in NC "somewhere's else" and they never get older and they never change.

Yea, I like the B & W shows more to.  There are a few good color episodes and that is better than not getting to see Andy at all.  Plus, with the first season out on DVD now, we can watch B & W anytime we want to.  I just love those electronic marvels.  Got to go now, Horatio

"Wonder if it would work better if I used bigger wires" [color=Red][/color]

I loved it when Ernest T. was taking his army physical and the doctor was checking his ears and he said, "ahhhhh!"  The doctor looked at him funny and ETB said, "I don't know the word for ears."  The doctor said, "hush" and examined his ears and ETB said, "huuuuush."

Barney in The Loaded Goat:  "There she goes!"

Gomer:  "Citizen's Arrest.  Citizen's Arrest!"

Otis:  "Barney's in jail."

Barney:  "Pipe down, Otis!"

how his nose go down? what he got surgery or sumtin. I never thought da dudes nosrils was a problem. He look normal to me.