The show, in the instance of having a shark jump over a tank of Fonzies, was parodying the classic Happy Days episode, something that has been done by several other shows (most notably, The Simpsons and That '70s Show). I don't believe the mention of Sealab 2021 is warranted. Still, Maude Flanders' death has been cited by some as a "jump the shark" moment. If you go to, you'll notice that The Simpsons is one of a select few shows generally considered to have "never jumped," although with each new season fans increasing declare that the show is decline. I don t think her death counts as jumping the shark.] 23:57, (UTC) Maude Flanders was not exactly a major charater, though she was recurring. Asa01 23:16, 27 April 2006 (UTC) Reply Maude Flanders He does indeed have a section to himself on the original jump the shark website. It doesn't mean he himself is responsible, nor that his actual character arrival itself caused a jump, just that he seems closely aligned with the concept. Because the loss of a key original character (like Ritchie in Happy Days who was replaced by Ted's character Roger), as well as replacement characters are both important possible shark jump events, McGinley is someone who comes to mind when thinking about shark jumping. Programs include Happy Days, Married: With Children, Dynasty, The Love Boat. Redfarmer 03:35, (UTC) He is a highly visible replacement actor/character who came in to successful shows later in their run, continuing until their end. If you want more information, I suggest you visit his Ted McGinley page]. The idea that Ted McGinley is the patron saint of shark jumping was originated by the founder of, Jon Hein. Maybe I'm jumping to conclusions and it's based more squarely on some of the earlier stuff I'm less sure on the timing of, as I just looked again and he was also in some mroe established shows like Dynasty, and indeed Happy Days at some point, but the articles mentioned guest appearances in particular and those looked very thin to me. Shark Jumping shows are cancelled cause they've gone downhill, not because they didn't make it in the first place, regardless of whether you or anyone else agree whether Sports Night or the John Laroquette show (to a much, much lesser degree) were good shows that didn't find their audiences. Mike H 18:24, (UTC) I'd like to back up the question of Ted McGinley being worthwhile, or more importantly, who says he's the patron saint of Shark Jumping? I'd never heard of this, and I just went over to IMDB and looked at his shows and his guest appearances, and while there are a couple of shows he was on that were then cancelled, I'm not sure you could say any of them were shows that jumped the shark, as most of them were young shows, and several I'd argue were very fresh shows that just didn't find their audience in the first place. I haven't seen if that has been explained, but I will do so if it hasn't. Ellsworth 16:04, (UTC) Ted McGinley has been on many television shows that have failed. I don't believe that, under the definition used by the website, a show can "jump the shark several times", although occasionally on the site you'll see the notation "back and forth". Also, is mentioning Ted McGinley really worthwhile? Not without something of an explanation, I'd warrant.
I think the Cosby Show deserves mention, as it jumped the shark several times: when Denise left, when they introduced that new little girl as Rudy got too old to fill that role, etc. 79 Fred Fox confuses popularity with quality.77 No, it does not mean "when it begins a decline in quality." It means the end.70 The Fonz jumps a shark again, in a popular reference to the phrase.65 Tipping point or after the tipping point?.63 This is not appropriate for any encyclopedia.49 Seriously, this discussion is why Wikipedia is GREAT.47 Why revert all the cleanup comments?.22 References in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.11 Removal of Buffy from References section.
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