Jumped the shark?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Whoever">Whoever</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="remark">remark</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hill">hill</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inference">inference</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span>”.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="idioms">idioms</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="value">value</span> – <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="originally">originally</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="premiere">premiere</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> “<span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span>: <span word="Part">Part</span> 3”, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Fred">Fred</span> <span word="Fox">Fox</span>, <span word="Jr">Jr</span>., <span word="which">which</span> <span word="aired">aired</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="September">September</span> 20, 1977. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="episode">episode</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span>-<span word="skiing">skiing</span> <span word="Fonzie">Fonzie</span> (<span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Winkler">Winkler</span>) <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bravery">bravery</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="trunks">trunks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="shark">shark</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="stunt">stunt</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="Winkler">Winkler</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span> <span word="depicted">depicted</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="relatable">relatable</span> <span word="adolescent">adolescent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nostalgia">nostalgia</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="audacious">audacious</span>, <span word="cartoonish">cartoonish</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>-<span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="gimmickry">gimmickry</span>. <span word="Initially">Initially</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="character">character</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faddish">faddish</span> <span word="lionization">lionization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="superhuman">superhuman</span> <span word="Fonzie">Fonzie</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Days">Days</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Fonzie">Fonzie</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shark">shark</span>-<span word="jumping">jumping</span> <span word="stunt">stunt</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="era">era</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="caricature">caricature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nod">nod</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="episode">episode</span>, <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Winkler">Winkler</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2003 <span word="show">show</span> <span word="Arrested">Arrested</span> <span word="Development">Development</span>.</p>
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