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THE COSBY SHOW jumped the shark when...
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Olivia joined the cast.
GILMORE GIRLS jumped the shark when...
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Luke and Lorelai broke up (alternately, one could point to Rory growing bangs as the "shark).
THE BRADY BUNCH jumped the shark when...
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they started to form a musical group. (Contrary to popular belief, Cousin Oliver came in long after the shark had been jumped, lived a long life, and died).
FRIENDS jumped the shark when...
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Joey and Rachel started to get crushes on each other. Ugh. So incestuous at that point.
DESIGNING WOMEN jumped the shark when...
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Delta Burke and Jean Smart left the show.
MURPHY BROWN jumped the shark when...
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Murphy got pregnant.
FRASIER jumped the shark when...
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They decided to make Daphne get "fat" (read: the actress was pregnant)
GROWING PAINS jumped the shark when...
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Luke was brought in.
I LOVE LUCY jumped the shark when...
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They left the city apartment for good.
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN jumped the shark when...
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One word: Seven.
PERFECT STRANGERS jumped the shark when...
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Larry and Balki moved out of their apartment.
THE SIMPSONS jumped the shark when...
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Every episode started to have a special celebrity guest star. Ugh.
But the worst shark jump of all-time?
Roseanne
For me, the ultimate shark jump! There are so many different arguments as to when it happened. Aside from all the lottery craziness of the last season, for me the show jumped long before that when Roseanne turned really mean. For a while there in later season she only delivered her lines in two ways: Shouting and mumbling. Wasn't funny anymore, not really.
So I pinpoint the giant Roseanne shark as....:
~~~When Roseanne opened the Lunchbox Diner.~~~
That's about the time Becky got replaced, Roseanne turned mean, Jackie turned bitter, DJ got creepy and irritating, and the plots got edgy just for the sake of being edgy.
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I actually thought Roseanne maintained some quality by introducing the story of Dan's affair. And of course the last episode where they revealed it never happened, and Dan had actually died of his heart attack. Sad ending to a series...
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When did certain sitcoms "Jump the Shark" ? Tell me the best jump the shark moment.
We all know happy days did it when Fonzie literally jumped a shark.
IMO The Nanny jumped the shark when she married her boss
Lavern and Shirley jumped the shark when Shirley married Carmine
Jonie and Chachee never had a shark. Their spin off was gruesome.
IMO The Nanny jumped the shark when she married her boss
Lavern and Shirley jumped the shark when Shirley married Carmine
Jonie and Chachee never had a shark. Their spin off was gruesome.
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| November 09, 2009 09:05 PM |
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Olivia joined the cast.
GILMORE GIRLS jumped the shark when...
````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Luke and Lorelai broke up (alternately, one could point to Rory growing bangs as the "shark).
THE BRADY BUNCH jumped the shark when...
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
they started to form a musical group. (Contrary to popular belief, Cousin Oliver came in long after the shark had been jumped, lived a long life, and died).
FRIENDS jumped the shark when...
```````````````````````````````````````````````````
Joey and Rachel started to get crushes on each other. Ugh. So incestuous at that point.
DESIGNING WOMEN jumped the shark when...
``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Delta Burke and Jean Smart left the show.
MURPHY BROWN jumped the shark when...
```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Murphy got pregnant.
FRASIER jumped the shark when...
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They decided to make Daphne get "fat" (read: the actress was pregnant)
GROWING PAINS jumped the shark when...
````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Luke was brought in.
I LOVE LUCY jumped the shark when...
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They left the city apartment for good.
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN jumped the shark when...
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One word: Seven.
PERFECT STRANGERS jumped the shark when...
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Larry and Balki moved out of their apartment.
THE SIMPSONS jumped the shark when...
`````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Every episode started to have a special celebrity guest star. Ugh.
But the worst shark jump of all-time?
Roseanne
For me, the ultimate shark jump! There are so many different arguments as to when it happened. Aside from all the lottery craziness of the last season, for me the show jumped long before that when Roseanne turned really mean. For a while there in later season she only delivered her lines in two ways: Shouting and mumbling. Wasn't funny anymore, not really.
So I pinpoint the giant Roseanne shark as....:
~~~When Roseanne opened the Lunchbox Diner.~~~
That's about the time Becky got replaced, Roseanne turned mean, Jackie turned bitter, DJ got creepy and irritating, and the plots got edgy just for the sake of being edgy.
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November 09, 2009 09:43 PM
Agree! Although, in their defense they tried to explain it at the end of the showing saying that once Darlene got married and Dan died, she was writing a (book?) and wrote and changed things to the way she wanted them. (for instance, Jackie was gay not her mom, Darlene really married mark and Becky married David) *very good example though* I hated it after the lotto thing.
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November 09, 2009 08:41 PM
That 70's Show, when Eric went to Africa. Without him, the show really lost a lot. His little replacement character was a weak attempt. I actually thought Roseanne maintained some quality by introducing the story of Dan's affair. And of course the last episode where they revealed it never happened, and Dan had actually died of his heart attack. Sad ending to a series...
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November 10, 2009 05:06 PM
I always thought that Dan's affair was a sucky storyline, because the once incredibly funny show turned too serious.
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November 11, 2009 08:01 PM
I think the show always addressed some serious issues. Most notably, being blue collar and how much working families flirt the line with complete poverty. They also talked about drugs, teen sex, death, child abuse, and mental illness.
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November 10, 2009 11:26 AM
I hated that when they brought in the new Vivian, they also completely changed the personality of the character as well :(
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November 10, 2009 05:05 PM
@ irig Agree with the changing of the mom. Several characters changed in different shows that jacked up the character. Becky changed and she was no longer a hard ass and became some sweet character without a spine. I missed the old Becky terribly :)
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Yeah, @drmatt, I was amazed at how much the show transformed in such a short period of time. The first two-three seasons still make me laugh! But the later ones are just SO unwatchable. I still miss the lovable Roseanne who just worshipped her family and new how to have fun.