Ernest P. Worrell - Pets

Pets

Ernest also had several pets during the course of his career. They are listed below in order of appearance.

• Shorty: Ernest's first dog. She appeared in several Toyota commercials usually having given birth to a litter of puppies in the back of Vern's new pick up truck while out driving with Ernest. Shorty's exact breed is unknown as she was portrayed by a different breed in each of her appearances. In the Hey Vern, It's Ernest episode Hey Vern, It's Magic Shorty was a male and Vern's dog. He was portrayed by a Border Collie on the show.
• Pokey: A Box Turtle that Ernest had adopted from "actual nature" in Ernest Goes to Camp. Pokey and his family were used as "turtle paratroopers" during the battle with the miners toward the end of the movie.
• Ants: Ernest mentioned in Ernest Goes to Camp that he once had an ant farm.
• Rimshot: Ernest's second dog, a male Jack Russell Terrier. Rimshot is Ernest's best known pet. He is characterised as very smart. He was featured in two of the movies, Ernest Goes to Jail and Ernest Scared Stupid in which he was also shown to be very brave and tough as he would stand up to the main villains which would usually lead to his near demise.
• Jake: Ernest's Fantail (goldfish) in Ernest Goes to Africa. He died when Ernest accidentally broke his fish bowl and then dropped him into the kitchen garbage disposal and mistakenly hit the wrong switch.