When Ernest and his team are playing against others, check out the names: Kikakee Fish (Kikakee was the name of the camp in Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)), Tulip Brothers Hardware (Tulip was the last name of Tom and Bobby in Ernest Scared Stupid (1991); they sold hardware), and Trantor Dairy (Trantor was the name of the troll in Ernest Scared Stupid (1991), who was defeated by milk).
Director John Cherry was having trouble getting Kareem Abdul Jabbar to 'emote' during his scenes. Cherry later said about him, "He's a nice guy, but I've never met anyone that had no personality... none".
The last Ernest film to be distributed by Touchstone Home Video. The Ernest crew had some difficulties with Disney; then they kind of got patched up. Disney offered home video distribution of the film.
This Ernest film has been on DVD four times. Touchstone Home Entertainment released it on August 5, 2003. Lions Gate Entertainment re-released it on March 23, 2007. Touchstone Home Entertainment released it again on February 10, 2008 as part of the "Ernest 2-Movie Collection" along with Ernest Goes to Jail (1990). Image Entertainment re-released it on June 5, 2012 as part of "Ernest's Wacky Adventures Volume 2" along with Ernest Goes to Africa (1997), Ernest Goes to School (1994) and Knowhutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album (1983).
The only Ernest movie that does not start with the word Ernest.