The REAL Shark-Jumping.

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crypticanomaly73 — 9 years ago(August 03, 2016 02:10 AM)

Yep totally tacked on and embarrassing even for the time period.
Sometimes a movie or tv show plot is so stupid that only the stupid can understand it.

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gerard-21 — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 02:14 PM)

They even stole the jumping the shark from Evel, who tried that stunt (on his motorcycle) 9 months before the Happy Days JTS episode aired.

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ObsessedWithNCIS — 9 years ago(August 01, 2016 04:45 AM)

I don't see what was so bad about fonz jumping over a shark. He was the fonz I would expect that

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crypticanomaly73 — 9 years ago(August 03, 2016 02:11 AM)

I don't see what was so bad about fonz jumping over a shark. He was the fonz I would expect that
You would expect it from the cartoon character he became. But the Fonz in the first season was a lot darker and more of a hood.
Sometimes a movie or tv show plot is so stupid that only the stupid can understand it.

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PussyCrusher_Principal — 9 years ago(November 07, 2016 06:32 AM)

Darker?!? I wouldn't say that, I think he was just more of a regular human being, a mere mortal as opposed to the Leather Jacket superman character he later became.

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LctnSct — 9 years ago(August 03, 2016 01:53 PM)

Chachi. pfft
The show was no longer the same when it started to film in front of a live audience. When Fonzie walks in the door and has to wait 10 seconds to deliver a line because of the applause, that is when the show goes from charming period piece to typical, lame sitcom.
Don't get me wrong, I still have fond memories of watching the show until the end of series, but that is probably because I was only 10 when Fonzie was fighting aliens, and there were only three channels with something on.

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basterd7 — 9 years ago(August 28, 2016 04:50 PM)

I actually liked the shark jump trio of episodes. Had some really funny moments. The ratings were huge and it was a strong start to season 5. Seasons 5 & 6 were okay, but the cracks in the formula were definitely showing. Season 7 is where it seriously started to go south.

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kaydie-fee — 9 years ago(August 30, 2016 12:24 PM)

I didn't think the shark jump episodes were bad either, I think they're kinda fun but the ranch episodes at the start of the next season were absolutely terrible in every way

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basterd7 — 9 years ago(September 09, 2016 12:42 AM)

Potsie Gets Pinned. Now there was a serious shark jumping.

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kpactg-1 — 9 years ago(September 23, 2016 09:18 PM)

While reading this thread I was surprised at the number of posters who thought HD declined once it went in front of a studio audience. I thought I was the only one. I really enjoyed the first two seasons. Once they did the live studio audience the show declined for me. It wasn't funny anymore; it became lame. The jokes were awful and the plotlines became silly and dumb.

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newyorknyny — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 09:56 PM)

You jumped the shark with your awful English.

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newyorknyny — 9 years ago(December 29, 2016 09:59 PM)

If you were a human with a working brain, this is how you would have written your awful posting.
The term "jumping the shark" came about after Fonzie jumped the shark in an episode. The ratings for the show fell after that and they never recovered. That is now a phrase that is used for shows when a show has lost the qualities that made it successful and is now declining. Even though it happened in season 5 for Happy Days, I believe that the show "jumped the shark." when Richie and Ralph left the show. It sank further when Joanie and Chachi also left.