Can you name the show that 'Jumped The Shark'? by ChemicalToilet

Category	Show	Incident
Literally		Actually jumped over a shark
Same Character, Different Actor		Sarah Chalke replaced Lecy Goransen
Same Character, Different Actor		Dick Sargent replaces Dick York
Exit...Stage Left		David Duchovny leaves
Exit...Stage Left		Topher Grace and Ashton Kutcher leave
Death		Phil Hartman dies
Death		John Ritter dies
They Did It		Tony and Angela
They Did It		Major Nelson and Jeannie
They Did It		Maddie Hayes and David Addison
New Kid In Town		Cousin Oliver
New Kid In Town		Seven
New Kid In Town		The Great Gazoo

Category	Show	Incident
New Kid In Town		Raven Symone as Olivia
Birth		Jennifer Garner was actually pregnant
Birth		Twins Alex and Nicky added
Birth		Baby Mabel added
Moving		Moved from New York City to Connecticut
Moving		Moved from Milwaukee to Los Angeles
Special Guest Star		Nancy Reagan tells us to 'Just say no'
Ted McGinley		Hired Ted McGinley
Ted McGinley		Hired Ted McGinley
Ted McGinley		Hired Ted McGinley
A Very Special...		Sue Ann is anorexic
A Very Special...		Mathew Perry guest stars, dies drinking and driving
A Very Special...	Mathew Perry guest stars, dies drinking and driving
Ted McGinley	Mathew Perry guest stars, dies drinking and driving

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Jumping The Shark Quiz

by ChemicalToilet

Created Nov 18, 2009 in Television
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	ChemicalToilet:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 20:35 GMT		1 point
	If you have more examples, helpful suggestions are welcome.

	piemasher:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 20:45 GMT		2 points
	You can't really put Scrubs on this list considering the moment it apparently 'jumps' hasn't even been broadcast yet. Also, why are some shows on there twice?

	CitizenSnips:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 20:59 GMT		1 point
	I assume that's how they are listed on the Jump the Shark web site. I would suggest putting in a citation, expanding the size of the quiz and not list any show more than once. This could easily get published.

	ChemicalToilet:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 21:29 GMT		3 points
	Jump The Shark's actual website got ruined when it was bought by TV Guide. I basically had to use Wikipedia and I didn't want to credit them as my source.

	alpha:	Nov 18th, 2009 at 21:39 GMT		1 point
	Ted McGinley on Sports Night. Although I don't know if it jumped the shark, but I knew it was doomed at that point.

	jsftrey:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 01:30 GMT		3 points
	Sue Ann was on the 1st season and it stayed on 9 years!

	foyherald:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 06:06 GMT		-3 points
	I knew a few but I was really hoping that the Nancy Reagan one might be 'Weeds'

	ChemicalToilet:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 07:20 GMT		1 point
	Congrats foyherald on your ginormous picture, truly impressive. I assumed Nancy was telling us not to watch "Facts Of Life", with or without Sue Ann.

	FearTheManatee:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 14:01 GMT		6 points
	I don't know if it's really fair to consider a deaths of Phil Hartman and John Ritter as jumping the shark. They died and the shows had to deal with it. It wasn't a scripted plot point...or was it? Dun Dun dunnnnn

	Platypus222:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 16:20 GMT		2 points
	@ChemicalToilet: Aww, I hadn't used Jump The Shark's website in years and I'm very sad to see what's happened... @FearTheManatee: The actors died and yes, the show had to deal with it, but the fact that they died caused the shows to be not as good. It's not the shows' faults, but that's what happened. Good quiz!

	Jenbebe:	Nov 19th, 2009 at 18:09 GMT		6 points
	Arrested Development would be a fun bonus answer, since Henry Winkler jumped a shark on that show as well.

	bkidokan:	Nov 20th, 2009 at 15:33 GMT		6 points
	Ted "Reaper" McGinley also worked his magic on Married With Children.

	PottyMouth:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 16:29 GMT		2 points
	Pamela Ewing waking up to find Bobby alive, and the previous season being a dream, certainly did it for Dallas.

	Chocolate:	Nov 24th, 2009 at 21:26 GMT		1 point
	How about on The Cosby Show when Denise got married and they added Raven Symone (definitely a 'cousin Oliver' moment)? Or when Family Ties added a younger brother?

	amk16:	Nov 25th, 2009 at 11:07 GMT		1 point
	Writing out "eight" for "8" in "8 Simple Rules" should be acceptable.

	cocky:	Nov 26th, 2009 at 02:48 GMT		1 point
	I think died is more for cases like John Amos on Good Times.

	ziquemu:	Dec 4th, 2009 at 08:08 GMT		1 point
	Sports Night was still good after McGinley ... they needed him to make Season One have a direction.

	ChemicalToilet:	Dec 4th, 2009 at 17:15 GMT		1 point
	I loved Sports Night, I wanted to include it in some way and I love Ted McGinley moments. Unfortunately, like Arrested Development, that show was never marketed correctly or given enough time to become popular. I don't know if shows can Jump The Shark if they didn't have any audience to alienate.

	Victor2K:	Mar 17th, 2010 at 16:29 GMT		1 point
	Bring back the site!

	Kicking222:	Mar 17th, 2010 at 18:19 GMT		1 point
	Putting the same show on the quiz twice? No thanks. Totally love the idea of the game, though.

	TEXAJC:	Mar 17th, 2010 at 20:01 GMT		1 point
	I think Diffrent Strokes jumped the shark when that little red headed kid got put on there.

	lalalala:	Mar 18th, 2010 at 05:18 GMT		1 point
	Nicky and Alex weren't really jumping the shark - they made sense in the progression of the characters' lives. You know whose addition was shark jumping? Chrissy on Growing Pains. Actually, so was Luke (leonardo dicaprio. Why did they keep adding characters to that show??

	lalalala:	Mar 18th, 2010 at 05:23 GMT		0 points
	Also, on the Disney XD show Zeke and Luther there's a new episode called Zeke Jumps the Shark where one of the kids is supposed to jump over a shark on his skateboard. I think it was on this week or will be on soon.

	pepperg:	Mar 18th, 2010 at 13:24 GMT		1 point
	i loved the quiz! and found great amusement in your complete dislike of ted mcginley!

	Fidelio:	Mar 21st, 2010 at 19:33 GMT		1 point
	I thought Frasier was considered the ultimate example of "They did it" (in that case, Niles and Daphne) ruining a show...if not the ultimate example of a show jumping the shark.