Ernest P. Worrell was played by Jim Varney and first became popular in American television commercials in the early 1980s, speaking directly to his off-screen neighbour Vern. The character moved to film with Ernest Goes to Camp in 1987 and a run of family comedies that made his catchphrases widely quoted. Clips of the know what I mean line now circulate as a short meme sound, reused out of context whenever a creator wants that earnest, friendly nudge for agreement without needing the whole scene.