John C. Hudgens voiced Ernest P. Worrell in the animated commercials after Jim Varney's death.
John C.Hudgens began his career as a radio broadcaster and later a television reporter in Little Rock, Arkansas. John also did television news work in Phoenix, Minneapolis, Monroe and Memphis. John now operates his own television production company and advertising agency in Little Rock, Arkansas. John has won numerous national awards for documentaries and news reports and has twice been nominated for emmy's