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Did you ever see that Twilight Zone where the guy signed a contract and they cut out his tongue and put it in a jar and it wouldn't die, it just grew and pulsated and gave birth to baby tongues? Pretty cool huh?
— Wayne's World ‧ 1992
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is Garth's paranoia boiled down to one gleefully disgusting TV memory, delivered in the middle of the biggest deal of their lives. The joke is his nervous, offbeat way of saying he distrusts the contract, and that he cannot say so plainly. It stays quotable because it is deadpan, specific, and a perfect Wayne's World mix of pop-culture trivia and awkwardness, with Garth hugging his own discomfort.
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In context
Spoilers for Wayne's WorldShow the scene
In Wayne's World (1992), TV producer Benjamin Kane has caught the cable-access show that Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar broadcast from Wayne's parents' basement in Aurora, Illinois. He wants to buy it, with arcade magnate Noah Vanderhoff as sponsor. In the signing scene, Benjamin brings contracts and two $5,000 cashier's checks, and Wayne and Garth have no lawyer. As they sign, Garth grows suspicious of the paperwork and asks whether anyone has seen the Twilight Zone episode with the contract and the tongue. Then he says he has to go, and the toast to Wayne's World and a party follow.
Sources (2)
- Wayne's World film script, Springfield! Springfield!Contract signing scene, before the party with the $5,000 songReference checked
- Wayne's World (film), WikipediaLead, plot and castReference checked
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