FAQ
Q : What is Jump(ing) the Shark mean ?
A : it refers to the moment when a TV show has hit is peek or sunk to a all time low in which it either recovers (all be it as a shadow of its former self) or to be canned.
Q : why did it get its name ?
A : it refers to the infamous episode of Happy Days (the one they go to California) and the Fonz who is in a water Skiing competition , jumps over a shark…it was so bad .. The show was canned shortly after wards
Examples
Buff the Vampire Slayer
Jumped The Shark when...
Votes
Never Jumped
694
Death (Tara)
544
Singing (The Musical)
302
New Kid In Town (Dawn)
171
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Battlestar Galactica
Jumped The Shark when...
Votes
Galactica 1980
38
Never Jumped
13
They find Earth
7
Day One
7
Death (Starbuck, and his clothes turn white)
3
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Scooby Doo
Jumped The Shark when... Votes
New Kid In Town (Scrappy Doo) 270
Special Guest Stars (real people) 19
The Website
Jump the Shark
