What is the best “Saturday Night Live” sketch of all time? Count that among one of life’s many impossible questions. The sketch show’s 50-year history has spawned countless pop culture moments. Sketches like “Wayne’s World” led to entire movie franchises.

The episode built him a monumental pedestal. He reprised several famous characters, including the inner-city children’s host Mr. Robinson and an adult version of the “Our Gang” urchin Buckwheat, opposite Mary Gross as the squeaky-haired and deranged Alfalfa.