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Jump the Shark

The moment when something that was once popular no longer warrants the attention it previously received, particularly when attempts at publicity only serve to highlight its irrelevance.

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Named for an episode of the television show "Happy Days" where the main character attempts to jump over a shark on water skis — an indication of the desperation of the show writers to inject drama into what was considered the beginning of a downhill slope for the show.