September 21, 2026, 08:47 AM
HRKFlashback Time! 49 years ago today the Fonz jumped the Shark!
https://x.com/DannyDeraney/status/2101688331226714552September 21, 2026, 09:05 AM
BigSwedeIt wasn't stupid to a 8 year old
September 21, 2026, 10:25 AM
GustoferDidn't he once jump a bunch of garbage cans in Arnold's parking lot as well?
September 21, 2026, 11:07 AM
trapper189Not on waterskis, but on his motorcycle and my recollection is he didn’t make it.
September 21, 2026, 11:41 AM
TMatsAnd the phrase lives on in the lexicon of American culture.
September 21, 2026, 01:40 PM
GraniteguyI don't know what was crazier - jumping the shark or letting Ritchie drive the boat.

September 21, 2026, 01:52 PM
ftttuI was on Hippie Hill in Houston’s Hermann Park for some Theater Under the Stars production when they played a trailer for the up and coming TV show, “Happy Days.” I was just a kid, but I thought a show based on teenagers from the ‘50’s was the coolest idea.
I watched the show, as many others had, but I stopped along the way. It lost its charm, for me, way before Arthur Fonzerelli ever “jumped the shark.” Also, I was probably out and about during that time of my life, not caring anyway.
September 21, 2026, 02:47 PM
chellim1quote:
Originally posted by Graniteguy:
I don't know what was crazier - jumping the shark or letting Ritchie drive the boat.
I was boating with my buddy in Narragansett Bay and saw a 165' Trinity named "Imagine" that I was told was owned by Ron Howard. It's a far cry from the Master-craft ski boat ...
September 21, 2026, 05:11 PM
Opus DeiI mean, was there any doubt?

September 21, 2026, 06:41 PM
egregoreThe show actually hung on for
seven more seasons. Not even Ted McGinley could salvage its last couple.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pm.../Creator/TedMcGinleySeptember 21, 2026, 06:49 PM
sigfreundFascinating. I never knew where that expression came from.