jump the shark

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From Hollywood (Part 3), an episode in 1977 during the fifth season of the American television series Happy Days, in which the character Fonzie jumped over a shark on waterskis. The expression argues that it was at this point that the show bore no similarity to its original form.

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• French: sauter le requin — To undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.
• Polish: schodzić na psy z fabułą — To undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.
• Polish: zejść na psy z fabułą — To undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.
• German: auf dem absteigenden Ast sein — To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc.
• Polish: schodzić na psy — To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc.
• Polish: zejść na psy — To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc.