Originally Posted By DAR <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=MpraJYnbVtE" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mpr aJYnbVtE</a> He literally did Jump the Shark.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA That's where the expression 'Jump the Shark' comes from DAR. It was realized that when the popular TV show 'Happy Days' had to resort to a plot in which Fonzie is ski jumping over hungry sharks, the writers and producers had officially run out of ideas, and 'Happy Days' was close to being cancelled.
Originally Posted By DAR I figured that's where it came from but I just never saw it. Here's another watershed tv moment. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljtuGoIIKGs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =ljtuGoIIKGs</a>
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb According to Winkler, Happy Day's was number 1 for 6 years after he jumped the shark.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Here's another important moment in TV history: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR5-LMkLQVQ&search=flintstones" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =LR5-LMkLQVQ&search=flintstones</a>%2C%20winston
Originally Posted By DAR Thinking about the Flintstones commercial, if cigarettes tasted like Fruity or Coco Pebbles, I'd probably start up.
Originally Posted By DAR Another clip to enjoy, I think this guy has anger management issues. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeRnc5SOuLI&search=Joe" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =xeRnc5SOuLI&search=Joe</a>%20Mikulik%20
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales believe it or not I still remember the original airing of Fonze jumping the shark, I was born in November of 1974 and I don't know the airdate but I remember sitting on the floor in front of the t.v. with my mom visiting with my grandmother who came to visit for a few days. BTW thanks for explaing about the whole jump the shark referance, believe it or not I never put 2 + 2 together, in fact I haven't even thought about that episode in maybe 20 years.
Originally Posted By DAR A little disclaimer before I post these. These are the videos for USA for Africa and Band Aid. I'm not posting these to make fun of the intent. Both were good causes. I'm posting these because they're an 80's time capsule. Check out the hair styles on just the men. Who are some of these British singers on Band-Aid? And most importantly how did Dan Akroyd end up singing on We Are the World. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDRcglpALR4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =LDRcglpALR4</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzJoOKJbGQI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =qzJoOKJbGQI</a>
Originally Posted By DAR Two more questions about the Band-Aid clip. 1. Were the three women in the front Banarama? You know of Cruel Summer fame, one of the best summer songs ever. And heard in the best scene of the Karate Kid. 2. Does Phil Collins look out of place in that group, with his bald head, while everyone has glorious flowing mullets?
Originally Posted By DAR There are no words really for this: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxAzwNFsKJY&mode=related&search=" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =LxAzwNFsKJY&mode=related&search=</a>
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales re post 15: ouch!, I've seen this before but it's so jarring that you almost can't watch it
Originally Posted By mele Yes, that is Bananarama. I could probably tell you who all of those people are and what a lot of them are doing now. I also have "the making of Band Aid" on vhs. It's got a funny scene where Nigel from The Young Ones is strumming a guitar and Phil Collins is looking at him like he's the weirdest thing on the planet. (Well, Nigel is rather odd.) I think Dan Aykroyd is at the We Are The World thing because of The Blues Brothers. Rubber Biscuit anyone? Ummm... the other day I had a ricochet biscuit. A ricochet biscuit is the kind of a biscuit that's supposed to bounce back off the wall into your mouth. If it don't bounce back... you go hungry! Bow bow bow...
Originally Posted By DAR Here's three great moments in tv and music history: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7h1QGMgolw&search=Ed" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =R7h1QGMgolw&search=Ed</a>%20Sullivan And just remember how great he truly was: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb8I8-dmAxs&search=Michael" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =rb8I8-dmAxs&search=Michael</a>%20Jackson%20Moonwalks And this says it all: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9J-vcw4gxs&search=Vanilla" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =N9J-vcw4gxs&search=Vanilla</a>%20Ice%20on%20MTV
Originally Posted By mele I love You Tube because they have tons of live Brandi Carlile videos, plus it seems like whenever I look for something silly, I can find it there. What's not to love? LOL
