Bumbling Ernest attempts to find Santa Claus a replacement in the movie Ernest Saves Christmas. Its tagline was "A holiday comedy unlike any other!"

Cast

• Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell/Aster Clement, the governor's student/Auntie Nelda ('Mrs. Brock, Marty's Mother')/The Snake Guy
• Douglas Seale - Santa Claus, aka 'Seth Applegate'
• Oliver Clark - Joe Curruthers
• Noelle Parker - Harmony Star, aka 'Pamela Trenton'
• Gailard Sartain - Chuck (Storage Agent)
• Bill Byrge - Bobby (Storage Agent)
• Billie Bird - Mary Morrissey
• Robert Lesser - Martin 'Marty' Brock, Joe's agent
• Key Howard - Immigration Agent
• Jack Swanson - Businessman
• Buddy Douglas - Pyramus
• Patty Maloney - Thisbe
• Beecher Martin - Agent Skippy
• Barry Brazell - Cab Passenger
• George Kaplan - Mr. Dills
• Bill Christie - Walter
• Joe Candelora - Arresting Officer
• Danny Dillon - Booking Officer
• Lindsey Alley - Patsy
• Phran Gauci - Lacy
• Bill Cordell - Carl
• Larry Francer - Brad
• Jackie Welch - Animal Officer #1
• Daniel Butler - Animal Officer #2
• Antonio Fabrizio - Mean-Looking Man
• Bob Norris - Police Chief Spenks
• Carmen J. Alexander - Police Officer
• Miriam P. Saunders - Receptionist
• Cyndi Vicino - Make-up Artist
• Tom Nowicki - Crew Member
• Michael O. Smith - Studio Guard
• Jesse Stone - Elderly Man
• Angelique Walker - Girl
• Zachary Bowden - Boy
• Donna Phillip Miller - Mom
• Paul Darby - Ticket Agent
• Cynthia Ergenbright - Museum Person
• Bob Barnes - Controller #1
• Mike Hutchinson - Monster
• Douglas Brush - Commander
• D. Christian Gottshall - Controller #2
• Ray Russell - Stage Hand
• Rosa Nevin - Business Person at Work Building (uncredited)