"Wayne's World" was originally a recurring sketch from the NBC television series Saturday Night Live.[1][2] It evolved from a segment "Wayne's Power Minute" (1987) on the CBC Television series It's Only Rock & Roll, as the main character first appeared in that show.[3][4] A prototype of the Wayne character had appeared several years prior on CITY-TV in Toronto's overnight show City Limits. The Saturday Night Live sketch spawned a hit 1992 film, its 1993 sequel, and several catchphrases which have since entered the pop-culture lexicon. The sketch centered on a local public-access television program in Aurora, Illinois, hosted by Wayne Campbell (Mike Myers, the same actor from "Wayne's Power Minute"), an enthusiastic long-haired metalhead, and his timid and sometimes high-strung, yet equally metal-loving sidekick and best friend, Garth Algar (Dana Carvey). Wayne lives with his parents and broadcasts his show "live" from the basement of their house every Friday evening at 10:30. The first "Wayne's World" sketch appeared in the 13th Saturday Night Live episode of the 1988–1989 season, on February 18, 1989.
- ^ "Metalheads Of 'Wayne's World' Are Headed For The Big Screen". Chicago Tribune. 1991-08-17. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ Tempest, Rone (1992-09-11). "Wayne Takes on Europe". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ^ "Party On, Wayne -- From TV to Movies". Time. 1992-03-02. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ Turan, Kenneth (1992-02-14). "'Wayne's World': Awesome . . . Not!". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
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