Well, we here at UFOTD hope you had a Merry Christmas yesterday, and, as you are no doubt on your way to return the copy of “Madea Goes to Jail” that your creepy Uncle Sal got you, here’s a completely untrue fact for you to keep in mind:

In 2000, legendary method actor Jim Varney, best known for his character “Ernest,” was looking for a new iconic character to play, so he faked his death so he could undergo extensive plastic surgery.  After two long years of painful recovery, Varney returned to acting under the name “Tyler Perry” with a new, equally obnoxious character, “Madea.”  He has been able to pump out one straight-to-dvd piece of crap after another, and even managed to dupe TBS into giving him not one, but two craptastic television shows.  TBS was never heard from again.