Let me try this again. I didn't post right last time. I'm a new member,
but have read all the post to this point so I hope I am up to speed.
I can confirm that Ernest did commercials back in the early 80's, maybe
late 70's for Braum's. Braum's is a chain of ice cream shops based out
of Oklahoma. They own dairy farms and began direct marketing their
products decades ago. They also sell hamburgers, fries, etc. But their
main product is ice cream. MMMM a Butter Brickle shake, the best thing
in the world!! So those of us in Texas and Oklahoma got to enjoy Ernest
early on with these hilarious commercials. After end of the campaign
Jim and his ad representative had to fight to retain rights to the
Ernest character in order to take him into the movies. I have a Braum's
t-shirt that has Ernest face on it with the words, "Braums Know What I
Mean" It dates to the early 80's and is fading so I had to quit
wearing it. Okay, I also out grew it.