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Generated interpretation, not documentary evidence. Invented blank television, miniature skis and shark toy on a dry table; commentary metaphor, not a television still or stunt.
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The following original text is preserved, including its selection/vote claims. Preservation is not independent verification of every assertion.
Why: A moment a show goes downhill.
What to preserve: the Happy Days episode
Year and origin: 1977 · United States
Vote: 4/9 (historian 1 · future kid 2 · curator 1)
Learn more: Jumping the shark on Wikipedia
Supplemental context
Jumping the shark refers to a perceived turn toward implausible or desperate spectacle in an entertainment work. Its reference is a Happy Days episode in which Fonzie jumps over a shark on water skis. Future readers should distinguish the episode from the later idiom and recognize that identifying a decline is a critical judgment, not an objective property all viewers must agree about.
Creator/community: Television viewers and commentators; expression associated with Jon Hein and Sean Connolly Place/era: United States; 1977 Happy Days episode and later phrase development
Context and limits
The blank television, miniature skis and shark toy are invented commentary props, not original production objects, a scene recreation or stunt instruction. The original 1977 date belongs to the episode; the phrase developed later. No performer likeness or authenticated Happy Days footage is supplied.
Where to learn more
- https://apiarybee.com/community/reading/biggie-nu-series-008-noahs-ark-set-d-culture-2000
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark
Apiary library | Original Culture Ark article
Public ID and individual routes: pending publisher allocation. Internal source ID: D-1188
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