Haiku / Jumping the Shark

Defining moment
(we call it jumping the shark).
And now the show sucks.

— Mjijm)

It used to be good,
but then some stupid scene marked
the downhill spiral.

— Mega Mario Man

A bad moment came
And the work went all downhill
This is that moment.

— threedogs123

It isn't just a
Dethroning Moment of Suck
where things briefly snag.

It isn't one thing
that happens all of a sudden.
It's not that simple.

Sometimes this moment
Is not disease, but symptom
Of a dormant ill.

The seeds for this type,
Though not noticed until now,
Were sown long ago.

Fonz didn't merely
With the Trope Namer alone
Ruin Happy Days.

It was just the sign
Of his Sue transformation
Now undeniable.

In another case,
It is the first domino
Too heavy to stand.

The new status quo
Corners the work to where it
Can't hope to escape.

This one was the fate
Of The Fairly Oddparents.
Poof's debut was fine.

But, as a baby,
He can't tell a story, so
The descent began.

Though hard to describe,
You'll know it when you see it.
By then, it's too late.

— Baffle Blend