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'''Jumping the shark''' is an uncommon [[neologism]] derived from the website name [http://www.jumptheshark.com jumptheshark.com]. |
'''Jumping the shark''' is an uncommon [[neologism]] (a new word of phrase) derived from the website name [http://www.jumptheshark.com jumptheshark.com]. The phrase is meant to indicate the moment (preferably the precise moment) when any long-running television show has been judged to have passed its 'peak' and is in relative decline. A show in decline is said to have jumped the shark. The phrase itself refers to a three part episode of the series '[[Happy Days]]' during which the character of "Fonzie" jumped over a shark on water ski's. |
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According to the originators of the phrase there are a number of possble signs that a show is in decline. The signs include "Same character - different actor", "Death", "Birth", "Live", "Puberty", and "Singing". |
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Revision as of 18:41, 5 February 2003
Jumping the shark is an uncommon neologism (a new word of phrase) derived from the website name jumptheshark.com. The phrase is meant to indicate the moment (preferably the precise moment) when any long-running television show has been judged to have passed its 'peak' and is in relative decline. A show in decline is said to have jumped the shark. The phrase itself refers to a three part episode of the series 'Happy Days' during which the character of "Fonzie" jumped over a shark on water ski's.
According to the originators of the phrase there are a number of possble signs that a show is in decline. The signs include "Same character - different actor", "Death", "Birth", "Live", "Puberty", and "Singing".