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Subject: When TV shows "jump the shark"
It eventually happens to every show when did your favorite shows "jump the shark".Lets see.....
Married With Children,when they brought that annoying kid to add "cuteness" to the show and when Kelly started dressing conservative.
Family Matters,when Urkel went through puberty and he was still talking it the annoying voice.He was like 6 feet tall wearing those suspenders.
Moonlighting when Dave and Addy got it on.
Subject: Re: When TV shows "jump the shark"
www.jumptheshark.com
of course, we cant forget the one the phrase is named for...when Fonzie literally jumped the shark.....
Subject: Re: When TV shows "jump the shark"
When ANY show adds a kid. Eight is Enough, Brady Bunch, Gimme A Break, Growing Pains, Family Ties, Cosby Show, The Bush Presidency, and so on...
Subject: Re: When TV shows "jump the shark"
"Family Matters"---when Urkel invented that machine were he was converted to "Stefan". That was just too much.
"Friends"----when Ross and Rachel tied the knot in Vegas but decided to annul there marriage, or maybe earlier.
"90210"---final year of college. Things got really twisted.
There are more, but that's all I can think of.
Subject: Re: When TV shows "jump the shark"
Any series that adds Ted McGinley in the middle of it (Happy Days. Love Boat, Married...) is bound for destruction.
Three's Company, when Suzanne Somers quit and Priscilla Barnes took over.
Night Court, when they gave Dan a conscience.
Frasier: Niles and Daphne Crane. Nuff said.
Disney: When Michael Eisner took over. >:(
Subject: Re: When TV shows "jump the shark"
Happy Days: When Fonzy jumped over the shark... ::)
Subject: Re: When TV shows "jump the shark"
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When ANY show adds a kid. Eight is Enough, Brady Bunch, Gimme A Break, Growing Pains, Family Ties, Cosby Show, The Bush Presidency, and so on...
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I won't touch the last 1, but...
Yes, the sure sign any show is dying is adding a kid - whether it's by osmosis, or birth.
After all these years, haven't they figured out that adding a kid doesn't save the show? ::) :P