History YMMV / WaynesWorld

* VindicatedByHistory: ''Wayne's World 2'' was initially seen as the typical sequel fodder and [[ToughActToFollow largely overshadowed by the first film]]. However, more recent reviews have found the film to actually be fairly decent, especially in comparison to the [[Film/ItsPat many]] [[ANightAtTheRoxbury lackluster]] ''[[TheLadiesMan SNL]]'' [[Film/MacGruber films]] that followed. At the very least, many think ''Wayne's World 2'' captured the first film's offbeat humor and mostly avoided {{Sequelitis}}.

* TearJerker: In-universe - [[OneSceneWonder Charlton Heston's performance]] is so awesome that it reduces Wayne to tears. This scene [[MemeticMutation saw a lot of posting]] when Heston died, with numerous people saying that Wayne was saying what they wanted to say to Heston at the end: "Thank you."

** Mike Myers was later cast in a biopic of Queen, titled ''Film/Bohemian Rhapsody''.

** Mike Myers was later cast in a biopic of Queen, titled "Bohemian Rhapsody."

* VindicatedByHistory: ''Wayne's World 2'' was initially seen as the typical sequel fodder and [[ToughActToFollow largely overshadowed by the first film]]. However, recent reviews have found the film to actually be fairly decent, especially in comparison to the [[Film/ItsPat many]] [[ANightAtTheRoxbury lackluster]] ''[[TheLadiesMan SNL]]'' [[Film/MacGruber films]] that followed. At the very least, many think ''Wayne's World 2'' captured the first film's offbeat humor and mostly avoided {{Sequelitis}}.

* OlderThanTheyThink: The old "That's what she said!" joke is featured prominently in this movie, which came out over a decade before ''Series/TheOffice'' made it a craze in the 2000s. In fact, the joke dates back at least to the 1920s.

* OlderThanTheyThink: The old "That's what she said!" joke is featured prominently in this movie, which came out over a decade before ''Series/TheOffice'' did.
* OneSceneWonder: TheCameo. Two words: '''Creator/CharltonHeston'''.
* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd lampshades this in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cWGZkK-KsY his review of two video game adaptations for the NES and SNES]].
** WebVideo/PushingUpRoses gave a similar treatment to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy7M19zwpXk the PC version]].

* SignatureScene: ''Everybody'' remembers the Bohemian Rhapsody scene from the first film.

** It was also done deliberately, earlier, with 'the magic of Chroma-Key!'

* TearJerker: In-universe - [[OneSceneWonder Charlton Heston's performance]] is so awesome that it reduces Wayne to tears.
** This scene [[MemeticMutation saw a lot of posting]] when Heston died, with numerous people saying that Wayne was saying what they wanted to say to Heston at the end: "Thank you."
** The OscarBait [[MemeticMutation I Never Learned To Read]] scene in the original movie, being [[GenreSavvy fully aware of what it was]].
* ToughActToFollow: Second only to ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'', ''Wayne's World'' is considered to be the only genuinely good ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''-based movie. All that followed flopped '''hard''', mostly because they neglected the CharacterDevelopment and just tried to stretch one joke out to 90 minutes. Also like ''Blues Brothers'', this was the only ''SNL'' film to get a sequel, meaning it had to fill its own big shoes.

* ToughActToFollow: Second only to ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'', ''Wayne's World'' is considered to be the only genuinely good ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''-based movie. All that followed flopped '''hard''', mostly because they neglected the CharacterDevelopment and just tried to stretch one joke out to 90 minutes. Also like ''Blues Brothers'', this was the only ''SNL'' film to get a sequel, meaning it had to fill it's own big shoes.

** Garth's joke about Bugs Bunny dressed up as a female came true with 2003's ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction''.

-->'''Wayne:''' It's like ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration — in many ways [[GrowingTheBeard it's superior]], but will never be as recognized as the [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries original.]]

** Wayne at one point claims that ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', which was still running in 1992, "will never be as recognized as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the original]]." Nowadays, it's easily just as well known. [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine The]] [[Series/StarTrekVoyager subsequent]] [[Series/StarTrekEnterprise shows,]] on the other hand...

** Who has ever listened to "Bohemian Rhapsody" without headbanging during the guitar solo?

** Wayne at one point claims that ''[[LiveActionTV/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', which was still running in 1992, "will never be as recognized as [[LiveActionTV/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the original]]." Nowadays, it's easily just as well known. The subsequent shows, on the other hand...

** Also, to a lesser extent:

** Really, the movies [[FountainOfMemes spawned]] an ''incredible'' amount of this, ranking right up there with ''[[Film/BillAndTed Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'' for the amount of slang it introduced to the cultural landscape.

** No [[Music/LedZeppelin Stairway]]!! [[spoiler:Reference to music store customers over-frequently attempting to play "Stairway To Heaven" by Music/LedZeppelin on the showroom floor when trying new guitars.]]

** No [[LedZeppelin Stairway]]!! [[spoiler:Reference to music store customers over-frequently attempting to play "Stairway To Heaven" by LedZeppelin on the showroom floor when trying new guitars.]]

** "This may be the reason why [[Music/KeithRichards Keith]] [Richards] [[MadeOfIron cannot be killed by conventional weapons]]."

* MemeticMutation: [[SomethingElseAlsoRises "Schwing!",]] [[CreatorWorship "We're not worthy!"]] and "ThatsWhatSheSaid!"

** Wayne at one point claims that [[LiveActionTV/StarTrekTheNextGeneration ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'']], which was still running at the time, "will never be as recognized as [[LiveActionTV/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries the original]]." Nowadays, it's easily just as well known. The subsequent shows, on the other hand...