Jim Varney - Sgt. Glory Commercial for Purity Orange Juice (Early 1970s) | The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney

Visiting the grave of comedic actor, Jim Varney at Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky #famousgraves #cemetery | Freyzel Productions

Before Ernest ever said, “KnowhutImean?”, Jim Varney was already making audiences laugh as Sgt. Glory for Purity Dairies. In the early 1970s, a Nashville advertising company cast Jim in a series of comedic ads as a drill sergeant— first commanding shoppers, barking at milk delivery men, and even the dairy products themselves! This was the start of Jim’s legendary partnership with Carden & Cherry, the team behind all the Ernest commercials, the TV show, and movies fans would come to love. You mig