I gotta disagree with both of you.......

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: : : I'm the creator of www.jumptheshark.com, a site that chronicles the : : moments of when TV shows go downhill. The term "jump the shark" comes from : : the moment when Fonzie, clad in leather jacket, hurdles over a shark on : : waterskiis. Right then and there, you knew the show was done (not to : : mention that it was a cliffhanger of a 3 part vacation episode, other : : tell-tale signs). : : : Anyway, in doing a web search on "jump the shark", I came across Kevin : : mentioning "Fonzie jumping over a shark" in a TIME interview he did. : : : Just curious to see if he agreed that this moment was the prime example : : of when a TV show goes downhill, and if it still resonates with him. : : That show went downhill once Richie left (which, if I recall correctly, was : : a few seasons after the Fonz jumped the shark.) : : On an interesting sidenote: there's a scene in the second episode of the : : 'Clerks' cartoon where Dante and Randal talk about the Fonz jumping the : : shark. That scene is even animated. : : ****** : I think the moment when the series started to suck is when Arnolds burned down and Fonzie got the retarded office of his in the bathroom. Sad days indeed. : :ghostmann

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