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Thursday, August 11, 2005

"Fonzie Jumps The Shark" action figure

While doing some Googling for media to back up a snarky comment about "jumping the shark" on the company bulletin board, I discovered this:



I want one. And, incidentally, here's the original "Jumping the Shark" scene in Windows Media format. I don't think I've ever actually seen it until today. Yes, it's as bad as you think.

2 Comments:

David said...
Wow, that is indeed a scary clip. Who thought it would be cool to make Fonzie keep wearing his leather jacket while waterskiing?
Posted: 10:31 AM  
Jeff said...
Who thought it would be cool to make Fonzie wear pastel blue shorts while wearing his leather jacket?

Trivia Time (from Answers.com):

ABC executives did not want a sympathetic character such as the Fonz to appear in a leather jacket, which they thought would make him appear to be a thug. The compromise reached with the producers was to decree that Fonzie could only wear it if his motorcycle was in the scene, as a leather jacket is legitimate safety apparel for someone riding a motorcycle. The show's producers responded by placing the motorcycle in all of his scenes, even indoor ones.
Posted: 3:45 PM  

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