Jumping the Shark
The origin of this memey phrase – along with "Nuking the Fridge" and "Growing the Beard"
The phrase “jump the shark” originated from a specific moment in an episode of the longrunning American TV sitcom Happy Days (season 5, episode 3, originally broadcast on 20 September 1977) wherein the central characters visit Los Angeles, and a water-skiing Fonzie (played by Henry Winkler) answers a challenge to his bra…
