But it's not how absurd the moment is that qualifies it for jumping the shark. Now by this point, Homer had many unbelievable achievements under his belt. It's one of the funniest moments in the show, it's peak Homer.įrank Grimes' death is one of the funniest moments in the show When Homer wins and is met with support for others at the plant, Grimes becomes unhinged, and impersonating his nemesis' buffoonery, grabs onto high voltage wires, electrocuting himself to death.Īnd here's the moment, the exact spot, where the show jumps the shark: at Grimes' funeral, a sleeping Homer shouts at his wife to change the channel and everyone laughs, forgetting about Grimes before he's all the way into his grave. Despite always doing the right thing, Frank Grimes' life we learn is a series of disappointments and raw deals.Įnraged by Homer's ability to be rewarded for flippantly strolling through life, Grimes sets out to sabotage his co-worker, tricking him to enter a nuclear power plant design contest meant for children. In short, the Springfield nuclear power plants hires Frank Grimes, an intelligent do-gooder who is immediately put off by co-worker Homer Simpson's gross and dangerous incompetence. The moment The Simpsons jumps the shark should be a creative high point It's a masterpiece, and my synopsis won't do it justice. I strongly encourage you to watch the episode.
I believe that episode is "Homer's Enemy" from Season 8. The show is thusly knocked off-kilter and begins its decline.īy this logic, the moment The Simpsons jumps the shark should be a creative high point, an episode in which a main character becomes a caricature, that they untether themselves from the reality and logic established until that point. After jumping the shark, Fonzie is untethered from the reality of Happy Days. The moment out-cools Fonzie, it crosses this invisible threshold of what we believe the character can do. In this episode, Fonzie is the coolest dude on the show - on television, really - and jumping a shark is actually a parody of coolness. At this point in the show, Happy Days isn't crappy, it's at its peak. The original Happy Days episode lands at the beginning of its fifth season and is followed by a whopping seven more seasons. The term is named after the notorious episode of Happy Days in which Arthur Fonzarelli literally jumps a shark. Jumping the shark, for those who don't traffic in pop culture shorthand, is the moment in a television show when it begins its decline in quality. The Simpsons jumped the shark in one of my favorite episodes. We've also asked several Vox staffers to contribute their thoughts on the show's legacy. The Verge community - that's you - is currently helping us review every episode of The Simpsons.
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