Wayne's World was originally a recurring sketch from the
NBC television series Saturday Night Live. It evolved from a segment titled "Wayne's Power Minute" (1987) on the
CBC Television series
It's Only Rock & Roll, as the main character first appeared in that show. The
Saturday Night Live sketch spawned two films, 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 and sardonic 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 1988/1989.