It's the moment when a television series resorts to some measure to revive the show. The phrase comes from Happy Days, when Fonzie did a motorcycle jump over a shark. Other notables are the second Darrin on Bewitched, Laverne and Shirley move to California, cousin Oliver on the Brady Bunch, Jeannie and Major Nelson get married, etc...
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 12:34 PM Subject: RE: you losers/Now NJC Jimmy > I think they jumped the shark when Niles and Daphne got together. Ok, message from mother Ingland, what does 'jumping the shark' mean? ....And make it good.. Les (londin)