• @BetaBlake
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    72 months ago

    The term comes from an episode of happy days

    • @Telstarado
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      2 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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        12 months ago

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