Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 10287358)

In reading it, I was shocked that it happened at the beginning of Season 5. I thought it was something at the very end of the series, but the article says that Happy Days continued for another seven years after jumping the shark.

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 10287911)

Other brother? Did Chuck come back or did the parents have a surprise child?

Once the guys got older, I think it was hard to keep the show going. They were high school guys who aged into college and then into adults, and the show was completely different. At some point before it ended, I stopped watching it too. I don't remember what the catalyst was, though, and it may have even been before they jumped the shark, because I never saw that episode.

I just remembered, though. They introduced Mork from Ork in that show. That was quite the bizarre twist on a 1950s family sitcom.

Originally Posted by salame (Post 10287190)

Has CP jumped the shark?

Originally Posted by cosmo20002 (Post 10288157)

I feel like the phrase "jumped the shark" may have jumped the shark a few years ago,& I have a man crush on Livesteam

Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 10287916)

Use your Bat shark repellent!

Originally Posted by crazycoffey (Post 10287956)

Yes, in December 2006....







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Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 10288626)

It's been all downhill since the 10:00 pm thread.;)

Originally Posted by wazu (Post 10287673)

AHA! This is where I think the original meaning of the term has been lost, even on wiki. When this first came about Fonzie "jumping the shark" was being referred to as the absolute peak of the show, which was then followed by a steady decline. I know Evel Kneival followed that episode by jumping an actual tank of sharks.

So as I understood it many years ago, "Jumping the Shark" was initially used to describe when a show had peaked, and was at it's best, and everything following that was trending towards decline. (I would have submitted "Who Shot Mister Burns" as this moment for the Simpsons using this definition.)

DISCLAIMER: I can't find any online support for my recollection of these events.