I have no idea what this expression means even after reading people's comments. Can anyone explain it to me?
2006-10-12 16:13:56 · 8 answers · asked by msnoose 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Pretty much what has been stated above.
Here is a website dedicated to the subject:
http://www.jumptheshark.com/
2006-10-12 16:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by yanks28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On Happy Days, there was an episode where they had Fonzi water-ski and jump over a shark. After that, the show went downhill. So the phrase "jumping the shark" means the series is starting to go down.
2006-10-12 23:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by Diana S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Back in the distant past when there was a show on called "Happy Days", and it came time for the show to be over after many good years: there was an episode that had Fonzie on water skiis and he was in some brief danger of this shark but he jumped over it. It was SO LAME. Now when somebody says the show is "Jumping the shark" it means they are on their way OUT.
2006-10-12 23:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by island girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, I know, I know. The show Happy Days had a lot of success. After several years, popularity was waning and they were looking for ideas to keep the public interested. They had Fonzy jump a shark on his motorcycle. It was too weird and the show quickly went downhill. Now when a show does something weird to get ratings, they say they are "jumping the shark:.
2006-10-12 23:16:22 · answer #4 · answered by butrcupps 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It marks a point where a show or celebrity becomes stupid or irrelevant. Fonzie actually jumped a shark on the TV show "Happy Days, the ratings plummeted after that show for some reason, ending the series.
2006-10-12 23:16:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fonzee. (The Fonz)
In the episode, late in the series of Happy Days, the Fonz was at the beach and a shark was in the water. He was SO cool, he jumped the shark with the surfboard and safely got away.
People said from then on, that Happy Days went down hill.
It refers to the moment your decline begins.
2006-10-12 23:15:43 · answer #6 · answered by Ignoramus 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
haha, on 'happy days' old tv show, fonzie jumped the shark in one of the episodes...since it was such a flop, when you do something stupid , its called 'jumping the shark'...
i remember that episode, he even wore his leather jacket while waterskiing...
2006-10-12 23:22:47 · answer #7 · answered by s p 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has something to do with messing up the show (usually by replacing cast members) i think.
2006-10-12 23:17:00 · answer #8 · answered by cdaley79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋