jump the shark

jump the shark
To undergo a storyline development which is so exceptional that all content following is disappointing. <!: Happy Days jumped the shark when Fonzie jumped over a shark on waterskis. - its not possible to use the origin of an idiom as an example of the idiom

Happy Days infamously jumped the shark when Fonzie literally jumped a shark on water skis. I Love Lucy jumped the shark when Lucy and Ricky moved to the suburbs. The Brady Bunch jumped the shark when Cousin Oliver moved in.


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  • Jump the shark — (zu deutsch: Über den Hai springen) ist ein Begriff aus den US Medien, der den Zeitpunkt beschreibt, an dem eine Fernsehserie ihren Höhepunkt überschritten hat und das Publikum langsam das Interesse an ihr verliert. Der Begriff wurde durch die… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • jump the shark — Said of a salient point in a television show or other activity at which the popularity thereof begins to wane: The Flintstones jumped the shark when a man from outer space came to visit them. The expression derives from an episode of the… …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • jump the shark — v. In a television show, to include an over the top scene or plot twist that is indicative either of an irreversible decline in the show s quality or of a desperate bid to stem the show s declining ratings. Also: JTS. jump the shark adj. jumping… …   New words

  • Jump the Shark — Infobox Television episode | Title = Jump the Shark Caption = Series = The X Files/The Lone Gunmen (TV Series) Season = 9/1 (The Lone Gunmen) Episode = 15/14 (The Lone Gunmen) Airdate = April 21, 2002 (FOX) Production = 9x15 Guests = Michael… …   Wikipedia

  • jump the shark — the moment when a TV show begins to decline, is desperate for ratings or goes over the top; and, by extension, anything else such as relationships. Based on an episode of Happy Days when a character (Fonzie) literally tried to jump a shark on… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • jump\ the\ shark — The precise moment when you know a tv show, rock band, or actor has gone downhill. The Brady Bunch jumped the shark the day Cousin Oliver joined the cast …   Dictionary of american slang

  • jump\ the\ shark — The precise moment when you know a tv show, rock band, or actor has gone downhill. The Brady Bunch jumped the shark the day Cousin Oliver joined the cast …   Dictionary of american slang

  • jump the shark — [ jəmp T͟Hə shärk] v. phr. informal pass the peak of creativity, excellence, or inspiration, as evidenced by a decline in quality or performance He s like The Simpson s. He s never jumped the shark Origin: with allusion to an episode in 1977 of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • jump the shark — include an excessive scene or a variation of the plot pointing out that the long running television show has been determined as declining …   English contemporary dictionary

  • jump the couch — v. To exhibit frenzied or aberrant behaviour that makes it appear as though one is completely out of control or even insane. jumping the couch pp. Example Citations: W. has jumped the couch. ... The former stateside National Guardsman who was… …   New words

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