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     • According to Winkler, his dad, Harry, is the one that set Fonzie's shark-jump in motion.
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   Who set Fonzie's shark-jump in motion?

   • According to Winkler, his dad, Harry, is the one that set Fonzie's shark-jump in motion. "My father kept telling me to tell [Happy Days creator] Garry Marshall that I waterskied," the 77-year-old actor recalls. "I said to Garry, 'My father wants you to know I waterski. Next thing I know, I'm waterskiing!"

   Henry Winkler, proud that he jumped the shark, reveals why The Fonz

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   Why did Fonzie jump over a shark on Happy Days?

   • The phrase "jump the shark" was popularized by Jon Hein and was inspired by Fonzie's shark-jumping moment on Happy Days. TV LEGEND: The inspiration for Fonzie jumping over a shark on Happy Days was because Henry Winkler's father pushed his son to tell the producers about using his son's water-skiing skills on the show.

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   Did Fonzie jump a shark on 'Hollywood'?

   • The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on November 10, 2006. On September 20, 1977, in part three of the "Hollywood" episode, Fonzie, in bathing suit and leather jacket, faced jumping a caged shark on water skis.

   30 Years Ago Today: Fonzie and "Happy Days" Jumped the Shark

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   Did Arthur Fonzarelli jump a shark on Happy Days?

   • Forty six years ago, Arthur Fonzarelli took a big jump for Happy Days — and a giant jump for TV history. The long-running ABC comedy commenced its fifth season with Fonzie's three-part trip to Hollywood, where he got his close-up in a screen test, tussled with the self-declared "California Kid"... and leapt over a shark on water skis.

   Henry Winkler is 'very proud' to be the face of the 'jump the shark' meme

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   Who jumped the shark on 'Happy Days'?

   • Aaaayyyyy. Two decades later, Jon Hein launched JumpTheShark.com and Fonzie's stunt became the metaphor for the moment that any TV series began its descent into stupidity. "I am one of the only actors in the world who has jumped the shark twice," Winkler said. "Once on Arrested Development and once, of course, the original on Happy Days.

   Henry Winkler, proud that he jumped the shark, reveals why The Fonz

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   Did Henry Winkler jump over a shark on water skis?

   • The phrase is from an episode of Happy Days in Season 5, "Hollywood Part 3," where Henry Winkler's iconic character, Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, jumped over a shark on water skis.

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   Mar 11, 2024 · The phrase is from an episode of Happy Days in Season 5, "Hollywood Part 3," where Henry Winkler's iconic character, Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, jumped over a shark on water skis.

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   The interview was conducted by Karen Herman on November 10, 2006. On September 20, 1977, in part three of the "Hollywood" episode, Fonzie, in bathing suit and leather jacket, faced jumping a caged shark on water skis.

8. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institutionWhy ‘Happy Days’ — and the Fonz — Never Truly ‘Jumped the Shark’

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   That was Fonzie’s leap into legend and language when he jumped the shark on “Happy Days” in September 1977. A ’70s sitcom about life in the ’50s, the show’s title was at once literal ...

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   Sep 26, 2023 · The "Happy Days" star on the 1977 shark jump that entered TV history.

10. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-2010-sep-03-laFirst Person: In defense of ‘Happy Days’ ’ ‘Jump the Shark ...

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    Sep 3, 2010 · Since Henry water skied in real life, it was suggested the characters race and then, as a tiebreaker, have to jump a shark in a netted area in the ocean. Now, whose idea was it for Fonzie to jump...