The 25 best Wayne's World jokes guaranteed to make you say SCHWING

A meta gag about product placement which – as it later turned out – was actually a paid product placement, the scene in ‘Wayne’s World’ where Wayne and Garth can’t stop mentioning brand names is a classic. It’s topped off by Garth, dressed head to toe in Reebok sportwear: “It’s like people only do these things because they can get paid. And that’s just really sad.” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

For an entire generation, Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Foxy Lady’ will conjure the image of Garth Algar, trapped in a babealicious tractor beam, doing the ‘bunny ears’. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Another great gag that’s basically a total non sequitur. Wayne mentions that he has a plan, then opens a door to reveal a large warehouse full of ninjas, spies and explosions. Says Garth: “Whoa, what are you going to do with these guys?” Wayne: “Nothing really, I just always wanted to open a door to a bunch of people who are getting trained like in James Bond movies.” And it’s never mentioned again… (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Garth’s irrational but hilarious fear of Wayne’s Leprechaun impression from the not-at-all scary ‘Leprechaun’ movies may have tainted the not-at-all scary Leprechaun movies for ever. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Wayne and Cassandra are admiring a classic Fender Stratocaster in a guitar shop, when Wayne says he wants to play it. “I’ll use the ‘May I help you?’ riff,” he says, launching into a solo that instantly surfaces a technician. No sooner has Wayne started to play some classic Zep on the classic guitar does the tech stop him in his tracks, pointing to a sign that reads “No Stairway To Heaven”. It’s a niche guitar shop joke, but it works. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

As Wayne is being denied his Stairway riff, Garth is getting busy on the drums, a skill we have hithero yet been party to. He starts off with a nervous tickle of a cymbal before launching into an epic minute-long drum solo, as stage lights dim and he becomes the star of the show. “I like to play,” he says afterwards, meekly. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

It’s one of the greatest movie cameos of all time, and it makes absolutely no sense, but just go with it. Wayne is pulled over in his Mirth-Mobile and asks the approaching officer if he’s done anything wrong. The cop leans into the window and it’s none other than Robert Patrick aka ‘Terminator 2”s T-1000, complete with a photo: “Have you seen this boy?” Wayne screams and drives away as fast as he can. Is this, like, Terminator canon? (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Wayne [at a concert]: “Hey, Tiny, who’s playing today?” Tiny: “Jolly Green Giants and the Sh*tty Beetles.” Wayne: “Sh*tty Beetles? Are they any good?” Tiny: “They suck!” Wayne: “Then it’s not just a clever name.” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

The Wayne’s World cable show is basically a series of idiotic escapades designed to terrify Garth to his very core. One episode sees him given a haircut by a new invention called a ‘Suck-Cut’: a cross between a vaccuum cleaner and a barber. It doesn’t end well for Garth: “Turn it off man, turn it off! It’s sucking my will to live! Oh, the humanity!” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Who hasn’t uttered the same words as Wayne when asked if he wants a Chinese takeaway? “I’ll have the cream of sum yung guy” is the standard response in that situation and you’re a liar if you pretend you’ve never said it. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

The defining moment of Wayne’s World and another scene that forever changed a classic rock tune for an entire generation: every time this song is played, look around the room and see how many people start rocking their heads when the Brian May riff kicks in. Iconic. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Just a fantastic playground insult. Ask someone the above question in a fast or muffled voice, and if they say ‘what?’ then that proves that they are, in fact, a sphincter. Case closed. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Garth on Rob Lowe’s sleazy music producer: “Benjamin is nobody’s friend. If Benjamin were an ice cream flavour, he’d be pralines… and dick.” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

The cameo of Alice Cooper is one to remember. Wayne and Garth’s rock icon is actually pretty down to earth and is surprisingly knowledgable about the city of Milwaukee: “Actually, it’s pronounced “mill-e-wah-que” which is Algonquin for “the good land.”” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

“That just about wraps it up,” says Wayne as his movie closes, “except for one thing. Let’s see who you really are, mister.” He pulls a mask off of Rob Lowe only to uncover… “Why it’s Old Man Withers from the abandoned amusement park!” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

We’re treated to some Hong Kong-style Kung fu as Wayne battles with Cassandra’s dad for the honour of his daughter. The intentionally terrible dubbing is a nice touch, but the wire fu acrobatics are hilarious. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Wayne’s World 2’s British roadie is a riff on Ralph Brown’s hippy character from ‘Withnail & I’, only with a psychotic bent. So yeah, he has great stories about Ozzy Osbourne and M&Ms, but also most of his stories end with: “I had to beat him to death with his own shoes.” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

This scene simply comprises of Chris Farley getting pelted by tennis balls. That’s all there is to it. That’s all it needs. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Harry Shearer’s douchebag DJ makes for a terrible host when he’s interviewing Wayne and Garth about WayneStock. As the conversation continues, it becomes clear he’s not listening to a word they’re saying and is just responding with random “Mm-hmms” and “Uh-huhs”. Wayne responds: “I could say anything to you now, like ‘You’re a complete tool’.” Uh-huh.(Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Wayne and Garth run into Jerry at the permit office and he’s the one thing standing in their way from getting WayneStock off the ground. Jerry also lacks pigment in one of his eyes, which makes Wayne and Garth unable to finish any sentence without accidentally referring to eyes. “We’ll just take these home, run them over with a fine tooth comb, cross the ‘t’s and dot the [pause] lower case ‘j’s.” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Another fantastic meta moment sees Wayne bemoan the quality of a bit-part actor and request they get a better quality actor to fill the part. In steps Charlton Heston – the Charlton Heston – to deliver the same line, but with feeling. Wayne can only wipe a tear from his eye once the scene is over. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Ed O’Neill’s coffee shop owner Glenn is a gloomy dark spot in the middle of an otherwise light movie and reveals he’s happy that Wayne is putting on a concert. “People need to be entertained, they need the distraction. I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: “Why do they come to me to die? Why do they come to me to die?” Fun times. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Wayne happens across some busy workmen in the street: some are carrying boxes over watermelons across the street, others boxes of chickens – and two men and repeatedly crossing the road with a large plate-glass window. “You’ve got to think this is going to pay off later,” winks Wayne, and sure enough, later in the movie, the street is wrecked by car. (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Del: “Woodstock? That was quite a show, man.” Garth: “You were at Woodstock?” Wayne: “Excellent! What was it like?” Del: “It rained all morning, and then it cleared up in the afternoon. And that’s it, I almost remembered something else, but it’s gone.” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)

Honey’s seduction of poor little Garth is littered with brilliant one-liners, including: “I’m going to be frank.” “Okay. Can I still be Garth?” and “Take me Garth!” “Where? I’m low on gas and you need a jacket!” (Credit: Paramount Pictures)