What Does 'Jumped the Shark' Mean? N/M

[otnemem]

I thought he jumped a shark on water skis, not a pool of sharks on his motorcycle. That's why it was even more ridiculous - he jumped a shark on water skis with a leather jacket and bathing suit on. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[jakethebake]

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I thought he jumped a shark on water skis, not a pool of sharks on his motorcycle. That's why it was even more ridiculous - he jumped a shark on water skis with a leather jacket and bathing suit on. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[/ QUOTE ]You're correct, sir.

[submariner]

Wow, thanks for all the replies. I stand educated. Thanks.

[jdl22]

I never really watched happy days so it's still not perfectly clear. Was that episode thought to be the nuts or the simply the first of a series of bad episodes? In the definition they say something like "from that moment on you know the show is going downhill, which could mean either
a) that's the best possible episode of the show
or
b) the show demonstrates that the writers have run out of good ideas and will produce nothing good from then on.

I get the impression that it's B (especially given sfer's post about the poker chips) but I wanted to make sure.

[M2d]

B. definately B.

[Lurshy]

Thats great, I remember that incredibly stupid two-part episode. Never heard the expression before though. How fitting!

[Edge34]

I f***ed up. I knew that, I just wasn't thinking. Oh well.

I was at least right about the general idea in my post [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[pants5eleven]

http://www.fuckinggoogleit.com

[Nagoo81]

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The "Shark Jumping" moment is the threshhold at which a trend, event, or (most commonly) TV show takes an important and unwise step, after which it cannot possibly reclaim its glory.

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Yes, that is the definition of it. For example, the World Poker Tour and Other Televised Events forum on TwoPlusTwo has jumped the shark. Why? Look at any thread concerning Annie Duke, Paul Phillips or anything in the last 2 months that doesn't have a user in [/b]<font color="red">Red Letters </font>[/b]posting.

[Regulator]

Using the phrase "jumped the shark" has ... jumped the shark.