Another AtD review

Mon Nov 13 11:58:44 CST 2006

It's a phrase that refers to someone basically going all out in a final, desperate effort to recapture part of his/her heyday.

It originates, I think, from the 1970s TV show _Happy Days_ in which Fonzie performs a waterskiing stunt and attempts to jump a shark a la Evil Knievel.  By this time in the series' run, the show had sputtered its last drops and the show's execs thought that this storyline would rejuvinate ratings.  

It didn't.

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From: Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com> 

> What's "jumping ths shark"? 
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