| Henry Winkler's Water Skis | |
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Origin |
Henry Winkler (Fonzi) |
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Type |
Water Skis |
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Effects |
Introduces ideas into the character of a person that leaves them changing their core personality to fit those ideas. |
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Downsides |
May cause permanent changes to their personality. |
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Activation |
Wearing while sking. |
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Collected by |
June 8th, 1991 |
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Section |
Ansel-399S |
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Aisle |
4939-39849-993 |
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Shelf |
2993-938484 |
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Origin[]
Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, author, producer, and director. After rising to fame as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the American television series Happy Days, Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles on stage and screen. Winkler's accolades include three Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Critics Choice Awards. Winkler studied theater at both Emerson College and the Yale School of Drama, and spent a year and half with the Yale Repertory Theater. After getting cast in a small role in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, he burst into stardom playing the role of Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the ABC sitcom Happy Days (1974-1984). He then helped develop the original ABC series MacGyver and directed Memories of Me (1988) and Cop and a Half (1993).
The idiom "jumping the shark" or "jump the shark" is a pejorative that is used to argue that a creative work or entity has reached a point in which it has exhausted its core intent and is introducing new ideas that are discordant with, or an overexaggeration of, its original purpose. The phrase was coined in 1985 by radio personality Jon Hein in response to a 1977 episode from the fifth season of the American sitcom Happy Days, in which the character of Fonzie (Henry Winkler) jumps over a live shark while on water-skis.
Effects[]
Introduces ideas into the character of a person that leaves them changing their core personality to fit those ideas. May cause permanent changes to their personality.
Collection[]
Collected by Eric Mason on June 8th, 1991.