Matthew 19

The term "jumping the shark" derived from which television series? The Love Boat Happy Days Shark Tank Mork & Mindy ******** Answer: The expression "jumping the shark" is derived from a Happy Days episode from the fifth season in which Fonzie literally jumps over a shark while on water skis. This television moment has since become a Hollywood symbol for when a series loses its integrity and crosses the Rubicon of audience respect. Although the show continued for another seven years, it’s widely acknowleged that this was the moment when the quality of the show began to decline. Eventually, the term "jump the shark" came to signify the point at which a television program resorts to desperate measures to maintain viewer interest.