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42 Years Ago Fonzie Jumped the Shark

42 Years Ago Fonzie Jumped the Shark

42 Years Ago Fonzie Jumped the Shark

Moms and dads, this might be a funny video to show to your kids.  I bet they use the term “jumped the shark” all the time, but have NO idea where it comes from!  On this day in 1977  a television show called Happy Days was so desperate for ratings that they concocted a story line that clumsily tied into the blockbuster movie “Jaws.”  Fonzie, wearing swim trunks and his trademark leather jacket,  jumps a confined shark while water skiing.  So when people say “jumped the shark,” they’re referring to the moment Happy Days aired an episode so terrible, there was no going back.  Kids, now you know!  And moms and dads, it’s a campy hoot to go back and watch this! -Cheryl Kaye

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