Used to denote when something goes that bit too far... refers to
an episode of Happy Days where The Fonz was water skiing and was seen.... actually Wiki says...
jumping the shark is an idiom created by Jon Hein that was used to describe the moment in the evolution of a television show when it begins a decline in quality that is beyond recovery, which is usually a particular scene, episode, or aspect of a show in which the writers use some type of "gimmick" in a desperate attempt to keep viewers' interest.
In its initial usage, it referred to the point in a television program's history when the program had outlived its freshness and viewers had begun to feel that the show's writers were out of new ideas, often after great effort was made to revive interest in the show by the writers, producers, or network.[1][2][3]
The usage of "jump the shark" has subsequently broadened beyond television, indicating the moment when a brand, design, or creative effort's evolution loses the essential qualities that initially defined its success and declines, ultimately, into irrelevance.
History
The phrase jump the shark comes from a scene in the fifth season premiere episode of the American TV series Happy Days titled "Hollywood: Part 3", written by Fred Fox, Jr.,[4] which aired on September 20, 1977. In the episode, the central characters visit Los Angeles, where a water-skiing Fonzie (Henry Winkler) answers a challenge to his bravery by wearing swim trunks and his trademark leather jacket, and jumping over a confined shark. The stunt was created as a way to showcase Winkler's real life water ski skills.[5]
For a show that in its early seasons depicted universally relatable adolescent and family experiences against a backdrop of 1950s nostalgia, this incident marked an audacious, cartoonish turn towards attention-seeking gimmickry. Initially a supporting character, the faddish lionization of an increasingly superhuman Fonzie became the focus of Happy Days. The series continued for seven years after Fonzie's shark-jumping stunt, with a number of changes in cast and situations. However, it is commonly[who?] believed that the show began a creative decline in this era, as writers ran out of ideas, and Happy Days became a caricature of itself. As a nod to the episode, Henry Winkler's character again jumped a shark in the 2003 show Arrested Development.
Posted By: Pixelman on April 4th 2013 at 20:55:08
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- ROFLTT LOLLER (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 4, 20:49:05
- Think you just jumped the shark :( (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 4, 20:49:55
- What does that mean? (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 4, 20:51:04
- Used to denote when something goes that bit too far... refers to (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 4, 20:55:08
- Do you not remember when The Fonz water-ski jumped up over a shark?? (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Apr 4, 20:53:14
- No, no I don't (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 4, 20:58:53
- Unrecoverable decline in quality (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 4, 20:52:15
- So he's saying your post was shit? (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 4, 20:53:28
- Yup. Ironic really (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 4, 20:53:55
- I wasn't saying that at all. And why is that ironic? (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 4, 20:56:17
- I'm just trolling (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 4, 21:11:19
- I did do a lol though when i worked out it started as Scott Parker. (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 4, 21:13:30
- Wasnt that more cosmic non coincidentally more than ironic? (n/m) (Other Football) - promethian1, Apr 4, 21:04:57
- yes.... to ce sera sera.... (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 4, 21:10:46
- I'm just trolling (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 4, 21:11:19
- I wasn't saying that at all. And why is that ironic? (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 4, 20:56:17
- Yup. Ironic really (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Apr 4, 20:53:55
- So he's saying your post was shit? (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 4, 20:53:28
- What does that mean? (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 4, 20:51:04
- Think you just jumped the shark :( (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 4, 20:49:55
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