6 Popular TV Shows that Jumped the Shark
Remember when Some shows jumped the shark, and others launched over it in a leather jacket while waving goodbye to logic. From Bobby Ewing’s magical resurrection on Dallas to Mork giving birth to a fully grown Jonathan Winters, these six TV series hit that moment where everything went off the rails.
6 Popular TV Shows that Jumped the Shark
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
01:05 – Dallas — Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray
04:10 – Taxi — Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner
08:06 – Laverne & Shirley — Penny Marshall, Cindy Williams, Michael McKean
11:05 – Family Matters — Jaleel White, Reginald VelJohnson, Jo Marie Payton
14:04 – Mork & Mindy — Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, Tom Poston
16:44 – Happy Days — Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Marion Ross
Mork & Mindy Deep Dive: https://youtu.be/OoOvEx7qils
Happy Days Deep Dive: https://youtu.be/uKcKEJb-y2k
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@TerAnce-s3f6o
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Cousin Oliver
@ChrisKorman-nr2uc
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
The only thing about gazoo that I liked that it was voiced by My father harvey korman
@mr.davanzo473
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Happy days, Laverne and Shirley, Mork and Mindy all from the same producer, Gary Marshall Laverne's real life brother. Talentless.
@hitman5159
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
The "SharK" moment for Laverne and Shirley was the move to California. For Mork and Mindy, it was the cast changes in Season 2. Jay Thomas had been a DJ in Charlotte until he decided to go into acting. I met him once. He was not a nice guy. Andy Kauffman's character on Taxi became too .bizarre!
@ALPHAOMEGA1500
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
OK let's flip this on it is head. Like 7 of 9 being added to Star Trek : Voyager, Charles in charge with the family swap. All in the family becomes Archie's Place Adding Dawn to Buffy the vampire slayer and the Angel spin-off and the adding of Spike and Fred's change and Angel and Cordy. Just some ideas.
@phife1878
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
I've never found Andy Kaufman funny.
@JasonTerry-t2i
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Anybody notice the 6-7 guys in the Mork and Mindy segment?
@FaerieGoatmother
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
No Gen X person ever watched Dallas. JFC, we the Boomers now
@geraldlogue7620
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
What about Moonlighting? Although it could b argued whether the show's decline started when Curtis Armstrong joined the cast as Herbert Viola, or when Dave and Maddie slept together(both in dseason 3)… Although I attribute the show's decline to the behind the scene goings-on during season 3…
@geraldlogue7620
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Ironically, Ted McGinley, the patron saint of jumping the shark, would get his start on Happy Days, albeit 3 years after they literally jumped the shark…
@marvetheman
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Happy Days was a two season show. When it went to a studio audience and was no longer shot on film it became a live action kid's cartoon.
@IreneSmith
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
My favorite episode of Taxi? "What does a yellow light mean."
@debb6642
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Wait. Do I see 6 7?
@bigcahuna42366
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Even though it was short-lived, The Ropers should be on this list. It's ratings in the first half season qualified them as a moderate juggernaut that it's hopes for continuing the series were imminent. But season two fell victim to scheduling abuse, separating it from it's parent show Three's Company on the Tuesday night ABC lineup. ABC's decision to move The Ropers to Saturday nights was worse than getting stuck with the middle seat in the back of the aircraft next to the bathroom. Since their success was dependent on riding shotgun with Three's Company, ratings for The Ropers fell so low that it was labeled by Time magazine as one of the top 10 worst TV spin offs.
@mattjindrak
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Shumped the Jark
@sulladrum
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
For me, happy days ended after the first season, when they no longer stuck to keeping the show a realistic look at the 1950s. I hated how they were supposed to be in the 1950s, but they all had blow-dried 70s hairstyles
@craigfazekas3923
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
The 1st two seasons of WHAT'S HAPPENING !! were just great. That 3rd season ? It's amazing how the quality of the show just totally nose dived starting with the 1st episode of their 3rd season !!
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@craigfazekas3923
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Oddly enough ? The Odd Couple was cancelled after every single season & was re-opted after each season. Weird.
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@ck2music712
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Ah, when "The Real Ghostbusters" became "Slimer And The Real Ghostbusters", lol… Jumpin the Slimer?
@algeborusas2775
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Some shows knew they weren't going to get renewed, so why not go out with a bang.
@grassplastic94
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Roseanne when they win the lottery.
@Captain_Commenter
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Don't forget Christine getting preggo, on Night Court.
@donaldderp3878
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
All long running TV shows eventually change something to add more story ideas, it's not jumping the shark, it's the writers running out of ideas. Other than Happy Days, there are no "jumping the shark" moments here. Moving the setting to LA is not jumping the shark, nor is making the popular central character stand out more.
@jeffisaliar
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Drew Carey. When steve, kate, and Mr wick all left. Also Winfred Lauder went bankrupt and became a store similar to Amazon.
That 70s show when Topher Grace and Ashton Kutcher left.
@cindeed4422
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
I loved the cool Steve in Family Matters. He was cool! It was the science fiction I didn’t like.
@James-o3y5i
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Ashton Kutcher on 2 and a Half Men.
@James-o3y5i
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
When Monica and Chandler became " Monica and Chandler" on Friends.
@chachabo420
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
trigger warning 16:33
@Iuy65rrv
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Youtube has jumped the shark by recommending me videos written by ai. This is slop
@TheSolidSnakeOil
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
I've never really looked back it but Erkle effectively taking over Family Matters was my turning point on the show. By the time Stefan became a thing, I'd already completely checked out of the show.
@darkstars-torpedoes-of-truth
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Big bang theory bringing in Amy and Bernadette was a@s.
@canalesworks1247
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Seasons 4 and 5 of MASH. Two long, painful years of shark jumping.
@Cobast92
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
Jump the shark . I mean the shark could have swim outside the ring nothing was keeping it there .
@garysmith3991
March 28, 2026 at 7:03 am
OMG cheers is taxi
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