On The Road with Ernest Borgnine: Going 85-mph in The Sunbum

"We're spending our children's inheritance!" The motto on the back of RVs. Cris explains the on-board radar that detects highway patrol in the area. Ernie explains the 'Jake Brake' on his bus. Ernie talks about his days in the service, his ten years as a Navy man, through WWII. Plus Ernie encourages me to take off my shoes and get comfortable. I then impart advice to Ernie about taking your shoes off in an airplane: not a good idea.

[@RamblinAround]

Ernest was a true legend....and these clips are pure gold.

[@eddahughes1145]

Yeah I guess I could show it to you tonight well how far away are you from Southpoint second your word oh OK gotcha all right well I mean it’s not worth the 530 can you make it by about seven OK the address is 419 S. 22nd and deer Drive

[@rustyruss2962]

Yes Sir don’t make them like that anymore True Legend

[@smitastic7030]

He literally enjoyed almost every minute, such a positive attitude. It was no accident he lived to 95 with almost no health problems.

[@thedbcooperforum]

He lived a good long life and earned that privileage...

[@Brace67]

These videos of Ernest Borgnine just enjoying himself are truly priceless. He was one of America’s great actors and just the most natural and friendly guy as these videos demonstrate. He loved his bus/RV and being on the road to some adventure just around the bend. I know this great msn is now traveling Heaven’s highways in Paradise. When watching these clips it’s like he’s still with us and in some ways he still is.

[@lindahh798]

He's so down to earth!!! Wouldn't it have been great and sit and just talk to him. He was such a fine gentleman!!!!

[@brucerazor5202]

Always loved Ernest in the old movies, him and James Stewart, Jimmie Cagney and the rest,

[@naui_diver9290]

Love this man. Outstanding human being!

[@haroldgaynor7207]

One of my favorite actors!

[@rexh58able]

Im watching the 55 min doc of this. Loved him in everything. But this shows the downto earth guy he was like many of his Gen. Just a great Amaerican gem....

[@pod9538]

Yeah just done the same.

[@Alleygreen2012]

Watching these all now for obvious reasons...he just seems like the sweetest man. Rest In Peace, big guy.

[@gino423]

Ernie thanks for leaving these videos behind.....one of the best actors I've seen in my 70 yrs.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

These clips are great. He seemed to be such a genuine soul.

[@jeffeverett830]

I sure miss Ernest he was one of my all time favorite actors. Everything he was is turned into gold, he was so talented you knew if he was in it that it was going to be great!! I live in Iowa and man i sure with i was in that Dairy Queen in Altoona Iowa when him and his son stopped there..you probably would of had to drag me off his leg!!👀👍👍👍👍👍

[@chriisdangelo1886]

Ernie one of the great actors of all time, and even a greater human being

[@rsrfm24]

Cool Ernest....would loved to have meet you while you where travelling doing this! Great bus and down to earth man enjoying his venture breaking the myth untouchable superstar ....but very much touchable and involved with us all. Great man showing his friendly manner to all. 👏😄👏👏👏👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@KpexSmith]

Hey Daddy, Love this man, great actor, when I was growing up. Heavenly Father Bless this guy, greatly missed by many, 1 of my favorite videos.⚓️🇺🇸

[@lindahh798]

He certainly is missed for sure!

[@mercurythunder3927]

Wish we had met him before his passing. Loved his acting. He was full of awesome.

[@KJ-xc6qs]

He reminds me of my father. What a great down-to-earth guy.

[@triciaanddennisb9548]

A True American Patriot.. God Bless

[@Danekind66]

Love this guy ! He was a great actor. He entertained a lot of people. God Bless Him ! He's enjoying Heaven right now.

[@Cola64]

@ 1:18 going 85 mph and Granny in the Caddy pulling past like he’s standing still 🤣🚀

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

No the bus maxed out at 85 on the speedometer he was rolling about 62 if you take a good look and go back and watch carefully

[@Cola64]

@@truckerkevthepaidtourist I stand corrected Kev 🤙🏻

[@ianmangham4570]

He said we're going 85 because he was reading the KPH

[@digitalmagicAR]

He always seemed like such a awesome fellow.

[@ronaldzito4983]

What great guy and great actor, always liked Ernie. McHales Navy was one of my favs when I was a kid. Great cast! BTW, I drove sand trailers for many years, I know what Ernie’s talking about when motorists jump in front trucks and buses and then jam on the brakes and expecting the truck or bus to able to stop. Now you have to find a way to not kill that motorist.

[@tammieparrishmiller3669]

Am I really watching Ernest Borgnine? Oh my gosh! Awesome! This is great!

[@jamesrus8784]

i met him in alaska when he was on vacation at the bird cage or bird nest bar the bar was slanted from the earthquake yrs ago we took a picture together what a great guy

[@josephschmidt4157]

The best man in Hollywood! True human being.

[@deanguando1335]

The voice of reason.

[@eds1994fatboy]

I met him in Chicago at Ohara.......shook hands with and got an autograph......Talked about the movie Flight of the Phoenix.....he quoted a few short lines from the movie.He played Trucker Cobb in the movie.He remembered a few lines about a transistor radio.....and his characture was emotionally stressed out at the well drilling outfit.What a great and friendly guy.

[@michaelnippert945]

He said a victrola was more reliable

[@whatifindinteresting3067]

we should have a 24 hour loop of Ernest Borgnine driving.

[@intotheabyssoftheunknown4479]

Ernie is the Sun Bum Skipper! Going 85 mph, no seat belt, with situational awareness intact. He talks about his earlier years and what happened.

[@bones007able]

what it all boils down to is.... he was just a regular guy... that happened to work in movies for a living...

[@johnlegg9182]

He is a good guy

[@Theoriginalbigbrillo]

Ernest what a Gentleman, would have loved to have met you in person Love the story about how other car drivers zip in front of you when your driving your RV and the Truck Drivers, how true. I Drive Trucks Professionally in England so agree 100% R.I.P. Buddy sadly missed ;(

[@crownvicinterceptor7234]

cooliest man ever r.i.p ernie...

[@andronicospalaeologos8280]

What A Guy! Great! Gotta Love Him! Love the NO Seat Belt!!!

[@lewisclark5694]

That guy was amazing!

[@ElectedOfficial1]

If I had met him, I would be on that bus! Lol

[@HelloooThere]

Must have been great to have made so much money and be able to travel like this in old age.

[@greggfla]

God Bless him!

[@ronaldoscomazzon8345]

Mr. Ernest. I have surprise for you great life.I love your working. Thank's for you. From Garibaldi RS Brazil.

[@jameshigginbottom3314]

"To each his own" ernie speaking truth. Too bad no one listens to Ernie RIP

[@Dewdaahman]

one of the good guys..

[@brianjansen3103]

It's good to see someone living their life in happiness

[@reggierichardson6958]

Was a great guy love him

[@RETIREMESOON]

AT 3:15 on they should use ERNEST to do a road safety message about paying attention and being aware that large vehicles need space to stop.

[@tomsimpson5317]

Wish i had a dad like that and travel the country

[@menofairy]

So love this series

[@bradhampton6457]

Loved watching him in McHales Navy.

[@rhtball]

One of the greatest character actors of his lifetime....He was awesome in From Here to Eternity, it was one of the all time classic movies around the Pearl Harbor attacked...McHale's Navy showed the Comical side of Ernest as well...He is a true legend of Movie Actors..

[@dtjb1962]

Words of wisdom from a terrific human being As a truck driver of over twenty five years I’ve seen more assholes on a daily basis than a proctologist

[@octobersun221]

This is such a find it's perfect.

[@themishmish101]

I love you Ernie 🤩 ❤️

[@catherineoconnell3213]

Ernie! Ernie! He drove the fastest coach in the west......."Good Ole Ernie!" 🍀

[@ianmangham4570]

🏃 🏃 🏃 🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️😂

[@davidraymond7920]

was awesome in convoy...nobody mentioned that

[@phaedrabacker2004]

I wish I was on that ride.

[@rtclarkb9815]

Ernie was the best !! Loved him.

[@babbyfacerevocation2740]

He past on July 8th that's my birthday I didn't know that till just now. RIP Ernest Borgnine

[@tcac1687]

This is so beautiful

[@darlingsanguinetti7285]

You can tell very nice man also extraordinary actor one of my favorite movies was the poseidon with Gene hakman great movie .

[@sadokbarbouche9427]

such a smooth bus that thing cruises nice

[@themishmish101]

Ernest borgnine left his kids enough. he needed to show them a good time

[@chooch1995]

Rolling along in northern Illinois...that’s Magic Waters water park at the toll booth in Cherry Valley ( Rockford ) & then cloverleafing onto I-88 at Rochelle....

[@4221thomas]

Always thought he would live to be 100.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

Oh that was cool they were rolling around out of Beloit Wisconsin and headed out down 39 to 88 towards Chicago by DeKalb

[@firemarshal17]

So good to see you. I hope your tires are rated for that speed. Would hate to lose you, sir.

[@pod9538]

Lovely lovely lovely guy. 👍👍👍

[@themishmish101]

If I had a dad eating ice cream would be enough.

[@jaywalker712]

To me he will always be McCale !

[@timothyrogers3673]

omg, bad day in black rock. the catered afair, from here to eternity,marty ❤️ so many more

[@yepme6484]

What about, being picked as one of 11 men, going into military; he didn't finish talking about it.

[@nealchampagne7548]

I know... C'mon Earnie baby finish the story..

[@alphabeets]

The most interesting way to travel is NOT on the highway! You have to take the smaller routes to meet the people and really see the sights.

[@johnbarleycorn699]

A#1 to PORTLAND ON THE SUNBUM . . . SHACK ... !!

[@jeffhubbard4688]

85 mph and a trailer truck goes by him like he's jogging. I had no idea the states had roads with such high limits.

[@rayewhitfield9656]

he was only going a little over 60,85 is as fast as it registers on the spedo

[@fredzeppelin3969]

There was a time when the feds required everything sold in the U.S., even a Ferrari, to only have 85 MPH speedometers. And yes, he meant it has 85 as top speed indicated, not how fast he was actually going.

[@philipthomas6808]

@@fredzeppelin3969 Yes, that's correct. President Carter's Head of the NHTSA, Joan Claybrook made that change, but some years later that requirement was relaxed...

[@chooch1995]

I think he meant his speedo goes as high as 85....

[@OldsVistaCruiser]

The bus was actually doing 62. 8 states (as of 2021) have 80 mph speed limits, and TX has a toll road with an 85 mph limit!

[@timbarnett3898]

Bees, 85mph, remember it's not the nitehawk helicopter!

[@superdragUSA1]

Missed the 85mph part. Did see 55mph on the speedo though lol

[@mrabrasive51]

"Nobody rides the Shack!

[@firdausHITMAN]

When and where did Ernest learn to drive a bus?

[@scottbrown7497]

String and Dom flying the lady agian

[@Rich-yq5lr]

I love the badlands ders,he knew my freind woody strode

[@helenshaar7603]

Great actor,😮😘👻💀😎

[@helenshaar7603]

Great actor,. 😮😘👻💀😎

[@b.atwater3904]

Boy, I'll tell ya... Will you look at that...

[@brichardsfourty]

I wish he was my dad I love his TV series Mikael’s navy And other movies he did And the TV show AIR Wolf Is he still alive I pray he is more about his son does he still drive the sun bum

[@roadkillhemi]

Going to the old toll at Cherry Valley

[@terminat1]

Did he play the old man in The Big Lebowski?

[@smokadoga]

I understand that after only one roadside diner bowl of chili, old Ernie could fill up that bus with enough methane to blow up the Hindenburg.

[@shirleybalinski4535]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rapman5363]

Actually the radar doesn’t alert you to the Highway patrol in general. The radar dectectors of the time only would alert you if any Police or Highway Patrol has their radar on. Not every cruiser had radar in their cruisers in 1995., unlike today where the technology has advanced to the point where it’s a smaller and more portable unit that can be installed in more cruisers which allows more of them to have one. But most people think that the radar detector will alert you to any police/highway patrol cruiser n the area., as if there is some common magic signal that gets emitted. But that just isn’t how it works. The radar unit in the cruiser has to be turned on and actually be aimed at the spot where your detector is located in your vehicle. Although it has saved a certain amount of people from being stopped for speeding it does give folks a false sense of security because in reality they don’t understand how radar and the radar detection devices actually work.

[@barryallender8694]

Remember, Jerry Seinfeld says you should be able to drive your age.

[@FreedomFighter-cr5xg]

Why did Ernie put 75 cents into a coin box thingy ???

[@BW-kv9wj]

He’s not doing 85. He’s doing 65. The title is wrong.

[@thomaspersson688]

What year was this recorded ? .

[@MeechYaboy]

3:00 gg Chicago

[@thombosanch5573]

way way back...did you live in quail valley? ....just wondering....we might have been neighbors.

[@bryceabel4672]

Dirty Lyle!? Is that you?

[@switchbladeactiondance]

he got 7yr olds in back.

[@billysmith5721]

mom was full blood Italian. dad was full blood English

[@markdrouin8094]

Hail Ragnar !!!!

[@schallrd1]

Ernie preferred the bus because no more cruises for him.

[@shirleybalinski4535]

Sitting behind that wheel, Ernie looks like he's been a long haul trucker all his lefe!! What a guy!!👾💋💋💋💋

[@bjlittleton8074]

Wheres seat belt

[@naui_diver9290]

Wouldve love for him to be my father. Cant imagine life with love and support and no beatings or strangulation,being beat in the dark basement or being held under water.

[@shiftintohigh5564]

👍👍👍😎😎😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸