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The idiom "jumping the shark" was coined in 1985 by Jon Hein in response to a 1977 episode from the fifth season of the American sitcom Happy Days, in which Fonzie (Henry Winkler) jumps...
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The idiom "jumping the shark" or "jump the shark" is a term that is used to argue that a creative work or entity has reached a point in which it has exhausted its core intent and is introducing new ideas that are discordant with, or an extreme exaggeration of, its original purpose.
World of Warcraft has a daily quest in Krasarang Wilds called "Jumping the Shark", in which your character, with his or her bare hands, jumps on a shark and beats the daylights out of it. This is far from the most outlandish thing most characters have done by this point.
Hollywood: Part 3: Directed by Jerry Paris. With Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Anson Williams. Richie must choose either a 5-year Hollywood contract or college in Milwaukee while the Fonz accepts the California Kid's challenge to perform a dangerous water ski jump...over a shark!
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Jul 7, 2021 · Stacker surveyed the history of popular television and chose 20 shows known for having jumped the shark, in one way or another.
