Henry Winkler, an accomplished water-skier, had asked the producers of ‘Happy Days’ if he could showcase his skills on the sitcom. On 20th September, 1977 his wish came true - in a shark-jumping sequence so absurd it would forever be linked with the irreversible artistic decline of long-running TV series.
To ‘Jump the Shark’ was a phrase coined some eight ye ... Show More
Mar 4
John Lennon's Jesus Controversy
John Lennon's controversial statement that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus was first published in the London Evening Standard on 4th March, 1966. The reporter, Maureen Cleave, documented the eccentricities of Lennon's life and his dissatisfaction with fame and wealth; hi ... Show More
12m 39s
Jul 2021
S4 Ep126: Sharks Don't Speak English: Friday, July 16th, 2021
Machine Gun Kelly had a Megan Fox poster in his bedroom as a teen (Page Six)
Kyle Richards and Betsy Brandt to Star in Real Housewives of the North Pole Movie for Peacock (PEOPLE)
Mark Wahlberg Regrets Going on 11,000-Calorie Diet to Quickly Gain Weight for His New Movie (E! Ne ... Show More
53m 27s
Aug 2020
Comedy from Stand-up to Sitcom - Part 1 I 30
In the 1990s there was a massive flood of stand-up comedians making the leap to television to star in their own stand-up sitcoms thanks in part to the success of the Cosby Show and Roseanne. Those shows were followed by other massive hits like Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Martin, ... Show More
46m 23s
Sep 2021
What A Cartoon! - Laverne & Shirley In The Army "Invasion of the Booby Hatchers"
<p>The day long promised by our guest (and one of our top Patreon supporters), Devin, has finally arrived! We cover one of the silliest and most banal animated shows of all time, Hanna-Barbera's adaptation of the Gary Marshall classic, Laverne & Shirley. We chart how the success ... Show More
2h 6m
The TV icon opens up about his debilitating dyslexia, overcoming it to land the part of 'The Fonz' on 'Happy Days' (and 'jumping the shark') and following 'Arrested Development' and 'Parks and Rec' with standout work on Bill Hader's new HBO dramedy.
But first: David Rooney, THR' ... Show More
