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The Show That Defines You: Why the Question Is Impossible
Name the one generational TV show that defines your life. You hesitate. SpongeBob? The Office? Something from childhood or something that shaped adulthood? The question exposes how television builds identity across decades. Happy Days did it in 1974 by showing the 1950s to 70s audiences.
The Fonz was grease in a local diner, frozen in the 1950s while 1970s America watched. Ryan's entire knowledge of Happy Days comes down to one phrase: "jumping the shark," the moment that taught Hollywood how to torpedo iconic shows. Listeners text their answers across generations. Someone mentions The Cosby…
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