Chuck Cunningham syndrome

Chuck Cunningham syndrome is a term that refers to when in which an important character in a television series is removed with little or no explanation. The term comes from the character Chuck Cunningham in the American television series, Happy Days. Chuck, the oldest of the three children in the Cunningham family, initially appeared in the episode "Love and the Happy Days" (in the show Love, American Style), which served as the pilot for what became the Happy Days series. However, in Happy Days Chuck appea ...

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• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples of Chuck Cunningham syndrome
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples of Chuck Cunningham syndrome where 'Chuck' returns
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Examples resembling Chuck Cunningham syndrome where the absence is briefly addressed
• Chuck Cunningham syndrome - Chuck Cunningham syndrome in reverse

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Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments. A "jumping the shark" moment is usually specific to what makes a series popular, or to a show's original premise. Common scenes or situations listed below only qualify as shark jumping moments when they cross a line that in retrospect can be cited as a sign of the show's decline; series have recovered from just about everything listed below, but the f ...

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Jumping the shark, Jumping the shark - Origin, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in episodic media, Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments, Jumping the shark - Format, Jumping the shark - Actors, Jumping the shark - Characters, Jumping the shark - Story Arc, Jumping the shark - Production, Jumping the shark - Other, Jumping the shark - Jump the shark references, Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references, Jumping the shark - Cartoon references, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in music, Jumping the shark - Term used in other contexts

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Listed alphabetically by decade Situation comedy - 1940s. The Aldrich Family (1949–1953) Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948–1950) Pinwright's Progress (1946–1947) That Wonderful Guy (1949–1950) Situation comedy - 1950s. The Adventures of Hiram Holiday (1956–1957) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Listed alphabetically by decade Situation comedy - 1940s. The Aldrich Family (1949–1953) Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948–1950) Pinwright's Progress (1946–1947) That Wonderful Guy (1949–1950) Situation comedy - 1950s. The Adventures of Hiram Holiday (1956–1957) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography

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Listed alphabetically by decade Situation comedy - 1940s. The Aldrich Family (1949–1953) Mary Kay and Johnny (1947–1950) The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948–1950) Pinwright's Progress (1946–1947) That Wonderful Guy (1949–1950) Situation comedy - 1950s. The Adventures of Hiram Holiday (1956–1957) The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments. A "jumping the shark" moment is usually specific to what makes a series popular, or to a show's original premise. Common scenes or situations listed below only qualify as shark jumping moments when they cross a line that in retrospect can be cited as a sign of the show's decline; series have recovered from just about everything listed below, but the f ...

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Jumping the shark, Jumping the shark - Origin, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in episodic media, Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments, Jumping the shark - Format, Jumping the shark - Actors, Jumping the shark - Characters, Jumping the shark - Production, Jumping the shark - Other, Jumping the shark - Jump the shark references, Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references, Jumping the shark - Cartoon references, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in music, Jumping the shark - Term used in other contexts

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Most US sitcoms are half-hour shows in which the story is written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving 8 minutes of commercial time. Sitcoms made outside the US may run somewhat longer. US sitcoms are often characterised by long season runs of 20 or more episodes, whereas the British sitcom is traditionally comprised of distinct series of six episodes each. US sitcoms often have large teams of young script writers from top universities firing gags into the script and round-table sessions, while most British sitcoms are written by one or two p ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Traditionally, situation comedies featured individual episodes that were largely self-contained; the regular characters themselves remained largely static and events of the episode resolved themselves by the conclusion of the episode. Most sitcoms took this format; events of previous episodes would rarely be mentioned in subsequent episodes and while school friends or beloved relatives might appear, often they would only be seen once in the series, something apparen ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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The phrase refers to a scene in a three-part episode of the American TV series Happy Days first broadcast on September 20, 1977. In the "Hollywood" episode, Fonzie (Henry Winkler), wearing swim trunks and his trademark leather jacket, jumps over a penned-in shark while water skiing. Many have noted the shark episode as the moment when they realized the show was no longer worth watching, when it became impossible to maintain a certain suspension of disbelief as this scene was considered unrealistic and of poor quality. Even befo ...

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Jumping the shark, Jumping the shark - Origin, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in episodic media, Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments, Jumping the shark - Format, Jumping the shark - Actors, Jumping the shark - Characters, Jumping the shark - Production, Jumping the shark - Other, Jumping the shark - Jump the shark references, Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references, Jumping the shark - Cartoon references, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in music, Jumping the shark - Term used in other contexts

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A neologism is a word, term, or phrase which has been recently created ("coined") —often to apply to new concepts, or to reshape older terms in newer language form. Neologisms are especially useful in identifying inventions, new phenomena, or old ideas which have taken on a new cultural context. Neologisms are by definition "new," and as such are often directly attributable to a specific individual, publication, period or event. The term "neologism" was itself coined around 1800; so for some time in the early 19th Century, th ...

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• Neologism - Changing culture
• Neologism - Cultural acceptance
• Neologism - Versions of neologisms
• Neologism - Types of neologism
• Neologism - Neologisms in literature
• Neologism - Quotation
• Neologism - Miscellaneous

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Most US sitcoms are half-hour shows in which the story is written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving 8 minutes of commercial time. Sitcoms made outside the US may run somewhat longer. US sitcoms are often characterised by long season runs of 20 or more episodes, whereas the British sitcom is traditionally comprised of distinct series of six episodes each. US sitcoms often have large teams of young script writers from top universities firing gags into the script and round-table sessions, while most British sitcoms are written by one or two p ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Television sit-coms show family life as hectic. Normally the father goes to work then comes home and watches T.V. An example of this is Homer Simpson. The mother is often portrayed as a home-maker i.e. one who cooks, cleans etc. In the Simpson’s Marge has this role. Children are normally portrayed as always fighting and never cooperating. This happens on numerous occasions throughout each episode of The Simpsons. There always seems to be an annoying neighbour or someone the family knows. An example of this is Ned Flanders in the Simpson’s. Despite all the humour in sit ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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The situation comedy format originated on radio in the 1920s. The first situation comedy is often said to be Sam and Henry which debuted on the Chicago, Illinois clear-channel station WGN in 1926, and was partially inspired by the notion of bringing the mix of sexual confusion and continuity found in comic strips to the young medium of radio. The first network situation comedy was Amos & Andy which debuted on CBS in 1928, and was one of the most popular sitcoms through the 1930s. According to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the term sitcom was coined in 1951, making the t ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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The situation comedy format originated on radio in the 1920s. The first situation comedy is often said to be Sam and Henry which debuted on the Chicago, Illinois clear-channel station WGN in 1926, and was partially inspired by the notion of bringing the mix of sexual confusion and continuity found in comic strips to the young medium of radio. The first network situation comedy was Amos & Andy which debuted on CBS in 1928, and was one of the most popular sitcoms through the 1930s. According to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the term sitcom was coined in 1951, making the t ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography

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Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references. Arrested Development has a character played by the Fonz himself, Henry Winkler. In the episode "Motherboy XXX" he remarks "I missed breakfast, so I’m on my way to Burger King" and then hops over a shark. The joke being that Arrested Development sold out to Burger King, and jumped the shark. It has been argued that Buffy the Vampire Slayer's sixth season can be viewed as an extended reference to various shark ...

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Jumping the shark, Jumping the shark - Origin, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in episodic media, Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments, Jumping the shark - Format, Jumping the shark - Actors, Jumping the shark - Characters, Jumping the shark - Production, Jumping the shark - Other, Jumping the shark - Jump the shark references, Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references, Jumping the shark - Cartoon references, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in music, Jumping the shark - Term used in other contexts

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Traditionally, situation comedies featured individual episodes that were largely self-contained; the regular characters themselves remained largely static and events of the episode resolved themselves by the conclusion of the episode. Most sitcoms took this format; events of previous episodes would rarely be mentioned in subsequent episodes and while school friends or beloved relatives might appear, often they would only be seen once in the series, something apparen ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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Most US sitcoms are half-hour shows in which the story is written to run a total of 22 minutes in length, leaving 8 minutes of commercial time. Sitcoms made outside the US may run somewhat longer. US sitcoms are often characterised by long season runs of 20 or more episodes, whereas the British sitcom is traditionally comprised of distinct series of six episodes each. US sitcoms often have large teams of young script writers from top universities firing gags into the script and round-table sessions, while most British sitcoms are written by one or two p ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography

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Traditionally, situation comedies featured individual episodes that were largely self-contained; the regular characters themselves remained largely static and events of the episode resolved themselves by the conclusion of the episode. Most sitcoms took this format; events of previous episodes would rarely be mentioned in subsequent episodes and while school friends or beloved relatives might appear, often they would only be seen once in the series, something apparen ...

See also:

Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography

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The situation comedy format originated on radio in the 1920s. The first situation comedy is often said to be Sam and Henry which debuted on the Chicago, Illinois clear-channel station WGN in 1926, and was partially inspired by the notion of bringing the mix of sexual confusion and continuity found in comic strips to the young medium of radio. The first network situation comedy was Amos & Andy which debuted on CBS in 1928, and was one of the most popular sitcoms through the 1930s. According to the 11th edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the term sitcom was coined in 1951, making the t ...

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Situation comedy, Situation comedy - History, Situation comedy - Characteristics, Situation comedy - Ensemble cast structure, Situation comedy - Plot formulas, Situation comedy - Lifecycle, Situation comedy - How families are portrayed in Sit-coms, Situation comedy - Specific countries of origin, Situation comedy - Australia, Situation comedy - Canada, Situation comedy - Russia, Situation comedy - New Zealand, Situation comedy - United Kingdom, Situation comedy - United States, Situation comedy - List of sitcoms, Situation comedy - 1940s, Situation comedy - 1950s, Situation comedy - 1960s, Situation comedy - 1970s, Situation comedy - 1980s, Situation comedy - 1990s, Situation comedy - 2000s, Situation comedy - Bibliography, Situation comedy - Ratings

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The phrase refers to a scene in a three-part episode of the American TV series Happy Days first broadcast on September 20, 1977. In the "Hollywood" episode, Fonzie (Henry Winkler), wearing swim trunks and his trademark leather jacket, jumps over a penned-in shark while water skiing. Many have noted the shark episode as the moment when they realized the show was no longer worth watching, when it became impossible to maintain a certain suspension of disbelief as this scene was considered unrealistic and of poor quality. Even befo ...

See also:

Jumping the shark, Jumping the shark - Origin, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in episodic media, Jumping the shark - Archetypal jump-the-shark moments, Jumping the shark - Format, Jumping the shark - Actors, Jumping the shark - Characters, Jumping the shark - Story Arc, Jumping the shark - Production, Jumping the shark - Other, Jumping the shark - Jump the shark references, Jumping the shark - Sitcom or dramatic series references, Jumping the shark - Cartoon references, Jumping the shark - Jumping the shark in music, Jumping the shark - Term used in other contexts

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