• @BetaBlake
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      74 months ago

      The term comes from an episode of happy days

      • @Telstarado
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        4 months ago

        Indeed it does. The term was coined by Jon Hein in reference to that fateful episode of Happy Days. He later created the website jumptheshark.com, which discussed similar moments in other shows.

        • @weariedfae
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          14 months ago

          The term and reference were in colloquial use long before the website.