TV shows that never jumped the shark.

[NightTrain]

M*A*S*H.

Despite (or perhaps even because of!) the personnel changes a few seasons into the show's run, I thought it was strong and relevant right up through the two-and-a-half-hour series finale.

[fryguy]

1. Hill Street Blues

[TOhioLiberal]

2. Star Trek...

...okay I know the 3rd season was pretty much dreck...A girl can dream can't she? :shrug:

[indigobusiness]

3. Jacques Cousteau

[Nevernose]

4. 60 Minutes

As important today as it was thirty years ago.

[LTR]

5. "Police Squad"

But it only ran about six episodes.

Another would be "The Sopranos". Still a great show that rolls out seasons relatively slow, but it looks like a lot of work went into them.

"MASH" jumped the shark with each cast change. It was originally a funny somewhat dark comedy in the tradition of the movie, but eventually became virtually a drama with occasional humor. I much prefer the earlier episodes.

[TlalocW]

6. MST3K

Some episodes are harder to sit through than others, but for the most part, it was great.

TlalocW

[Sandpiper]

7. MASH jumped when the TV show

Lasted longer than the Korean War.

[realisticphish]

8. Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Still running, but I don't see how psychosis in animation form could jump the shark

:hippie:

[The Night Owl]

9. The Prisoner

Okay, maybe the last episode.

[The_Casual_Observer]

13. I'll differ

The prisoner jumped the shark when they stopped filming the show in the village. I think it was after the 6th or 7th show. It could also be argued that it happened when they did the western one.

[SmileyBoy]

10. Ren And Stimpy, Family Guy, Cheers, Monty Python...

I think The Simpsons jumped the shark in 1999-2000, but they came back from that around last year or so.

[The Night Owl]

11. The A Team

Just kidding. The A Team was all about jumping the shark.

[blackcat77]

12. Carnivale eom

[blackcat77]

14. Carnivale eom

[yorgatron]

16. Ted McGinley is my hero...

http://www.jumptheshark.com/

[WillyBrandt]

15. Small Wonder

[Kenneth ken]

17. Happy Days

:D

yes, I know that Happy Days is in fact the reaosn the term "jump the shark" was coined.

What I really meant to say was The Brady Bunch.

:hi:


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[NightTrain]

20. Both 'Happy Days' and 'The Brady Bunch' seriously jumped the shark!

Cousin Oscar? Mork from Ork? Puh-leeze!

[HEyHEY]

18. WKRP

[Liberal Classic]

19. The News

That show's been on forever!

[ForrestGump]

21. "Magnum PI"