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Old 02-06-2003, 07:29 AM  
Zebra
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FYI - For those who do not know what "jump the shark" means. It is a term meaning when did something (usually a tv show or some other form of entertainment or amusement) start to go downhill.

The term comes from jump-the-shark.com and has a funny origin. Several friends were sitting around talking about TV and one mentioned that Happy Days started to go downhill in the episode where Fonzi jumped over a pool of sharks on waterskis. They created a website that tracks when people think things started to go downhill . when they "jumped the shark".

I remember watching that episode. Of course I was still a kid so I didn't realize it was a turning point for Happy Days. I just wondered why Fonzi was wearing his leather jacket while he waterskiied...

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