{"title":"Ernest Saves Christmas","dateDebut":"1988","dateEnd":null,"description":"When Santa Claus decides to retire, he appoints a washed-up kiddie show host (Douglas Seale) to take his place. Along the way, the real Santa ends up in the slammer on Christmas Eve, and it's up to goonish, glad-handing Ernest P. Worrall (Jim Varney) to bust him out. Varney plays a handful of supporting characters, including a slick-talking attorney. This film was followed by Ernest Goes to Jail.","leadImageMedUrl":"http:\/\/distro-1.retrojunk.com\/secure\/84fd5f109db6911ba0790b298ee0995034b3fb89de1771ef72cf118d28643e0d5ba232\/image\/5e2_2de3119662__269efc0384.jpg"}