Lyle is a character in Ernest Goes to Jail. He is one of the prisoners at the Dracup Maximum Prison.
He did not speak until he rescued Ernest from being attacked by Rubin Bartlett (Barry Scott) when Ernest escaped.
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Felix Nash[]
Felix Nash is a notorious crime boss, bank robber and convicted felon on death row. Lyle serves as Nash's right hand man and follows his orders, especially when Nash nearly has Lyle put all his weight on a pair of weights in a workout room to threaten an inmate named Eddie into paying him money he owes him. When Nash is visited by Warden Carmichael for his business down in the weight room the next day, Lyle stands by Nash as he threatens the warden. Later, Nash and Lyle learn from Rubin Bartlett that there's a juror on his murder trial who looks exactly like Nash and his name is Ernest P. Worrell, so Rubin comes up with a plan to switch Ernest out with Nash so he can be found innocent, promising that Nash will walk away a free man and they'll make sure Ernest gets what's coming to Nash. When Nash agrees to the plan, he and Lyle work together to lure Ernest over before knocking him out, giving Nash just enough time to switch places with Ernest and take his place on the jury. After Nash threatens the jury into finding Rubin not guilty, Nash orders Rubin and Lyle to make sure no one figures out Ernest isn't him since he's got another deal working and promises a cut for Rubin. However, Lyle's loyalty to Nash wavers as he grows to like Ernest and comes to regret his actions, so as a way to make amends, Lyle switches sides and knocks out Rubin, giving Ernest a chance to escape so he can stop Nash from robbing the bank Ernest works at.
Rubin Bartlett[]
Rubin Bartlett is a fellow inmate at the Dracup Correctional Facility and when he runs to notorious crime boss, Felix Nash for help, Lyle stops him from approaching Nash too closely. Rubin begs for Nash to help him since he just killed a man, but Nash refuses, stating that he helps no one who can't help him and tells Rubin that it's his mess so he should clean it up. However, when Rubin stands trial, Rubin notices that a juror named Ernest P. Worrell looks exactly like Nash, so Rubin tells Nash about his doppelgänger, suggesting that they can arrange for Nash to take Ernest's place on jury duty to find him innocent, promising that Nash can walk away a free man and make sure that Ernest gets what's coming to Nash. Agreeing to the plan, Nash and Lyle lure Ernest away to knock him out and Rubin flashes an evil smile when he sees that Nash took Ernest's place. After Nash threatens the jury into acquitting Rubin, Nash orders Rubin to make sure no one finds out Ernest isn't him and reveals that Ernest works at a bank, so he's working another deal and promises Rubin a cut. Rubin threatens Ernest into impersonating Nash by having Lyle break his back, but when that threat doesn't sway Ernest, Rubin then threatens to have Nash harm someone he cares about, leading Ernest to agree to pretend to be Nash. Rubin and Lyle put Ernest to his first test as "Mr. Nash" and when Ernest gets into an arm-wrestling match against another inmate, the other inmate instantly wins, so Ernest demands a rematch since he wasn't ready before. Rubin had Lyle make sure Ernest wins, so Lyle threatens to cut the inmate's throat unless he loses the match, so he let's "Nash" win. When Ernest faces death row for Nash's crimes, Rubin is uncaring but Lyle feels remorseful, however Ernest survives and temporarily gains electrical powers and becomes magnetic so he blasts a hole to escape from prison. Rubin nearly kills Ernest, but Lyle finally speaks up and orders him to let Ernest go since he's different from them, but Rubin refuses since he feels Ernest will blow their deal unless they get rid of him, so Lyle knocks Rubin out and let’s Ernest escape.
Eddie[]
Eddie was an inmate who owed money to Felix Nash, who confronts him in the weight room while Lyle puts his weight on to the already heavy weights he was lifting since that day was Eddie's deadline on paying Nash the money he owes him. When Lyle moves the weights to Eddie's testicular area and Nash adds his weight to the already heavy weights, Eddie promises to have the money by that night. Nash and Lyle move the weights away when Nash tells Eddie to see that he does.
Ernest P. Worrell[]
When Nash learns from Rubin that he has a doppelgänger named Ernest P. Worrell on Rubin's jury trial, he enlists Lyle's help to lure Ernest over to them long enough to knock Ernest out and allow Nash to switch places with Ernest, leaving Ernest stuck in prison where he is mistaken for Nash. After Rubin is acquitted of the murder he committed, Rubin threatens to have Lyle break Ernest's back if Ernest doesn't pretend to be Nash, but Ernest refuses to go along until Rubin reveals that Nash is living his life and he could easily have someone Ernest cares about killed if he doesn't play along, so Ernest agrees to pretend to be Nash to keep Charlotte Sparrow safe. Lyle watches Ernest try out many accents and impersonations to pretend to be Nash. Lyle also tries to help Ernest make an escape attempt and during Ernest's time in prison, Lyle grows to like Ernest and even feels guilty when Ernest would be wrongfully facing death row for Nash's crimes. Although Ernest is electrocuted in the chair, he survives and temporarily becomes magnetic with electro-powers until he is confronted by Rubin, who almost kills Ernest until Lyle finally speaks up and tells Rubin to let him go, saying that he's different from them. After Lyle knocks out Rubin, he tells Ernest he needs to go since Nash is most likely robbing the bank and turns down Ernest's invitation to escape with him. Ernest tells Lyle that he'll miss him and Lyle tells Ernest that things won't be the same without him before they part on good terms, allowing Ernest to escape.
Appearances[]
- Ernest Goes To Jail
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- Let him go. (First Speak)
- No he's different than us.
- You better go.
- Mr. Nash is Probably Robbing the Bank right now.
- I don't belong out there. I got a place in here.
- Ernest, things won't be the same without you. You know what I mean? (Last speak)