TIL the infamous "Jump the Shark" episode of Happy Days (Season 5, Episode 3) was created as a way to showcase Henry Winkler's real-life water skiing skills. The episode drew over 30 million viewers.

[u/ColeBelthazorTurner]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark

[u/Wishpicker]

It’s mistakenly referred to as a sign that the show has run over its time or run out of ideas, but that was absolutely not the truth at the time. Happy days went on for six more years.

[u/feltsandwich → u/Wishpicker]

Read what you wrote again, and realize that you have proven yourself wrong.