jump the shark

Etymology
From "Hollywood (Part 3)", a 1977 episode during the fifth season of the American television series Happy Days, in which the character Fonzie jumped over a shark on waterskis. The expression argues that it was at this point that the show bore no similarity to its original form.

Verb

 * 1)  To undergo a storyline development which heralds a fundamental and generally disappointing change in direction.


 * 1) * 2003, Jon Hein, Jump the Shark, book overview (revised edition; Plume; ISBN 0452284104, 9780452284104)
 * Happy Days infamously jumped the shark when Fonzie literally jumped a shark on water skis. I Love Lucy jumped the shark when Lucy and Ricky moved to the suburbs. The Brady Bunch jumped the shark when Cousin Oliver moved in.
 * 1)  To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc.
 * 1)  To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc.
 * 1)  To experience a decline in quality, appeal, popularity, etc.

Translations

 * French: sauter le requin


 * German: