Did Shark Tank just jump the shark?
"Joke pitches. Really?" ask annoyed fans after a mock pitch by radio hosts.
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If it was for charity then somebody forgot to tell the viewers. If it was filmed on April Fool’s Day then somebody forgot to tell the viewers.
Last night those in the Shark Tank were in on the gag of Nova (and Nine) presenters Fitzy & Wippa pitching a “Mup” (Mint + Coffee Cup) idea to the Sharks, asking for $300,000 for 5% of their company.
But they forgot to let viewers in on the gag too.
After the pair knocked back offers of up to $500,000 they walked away….. while host Sarah Harris said nothing about why they had been present for the mock pitch. That crucial thing known as the punchline.
On social media some were amused by it all but other loyal viewers were bewildered or even suggesting it had backfired.
#SharkTankAU what was the point of that? #TheMup, what a waste of 10 minutes. Might be time to stop watching #SharkTankAU
— Leigh Wilkins (@LongRider1600) June 23, 2016
I hope that Shark Tank didn't just jump the shark then. #sharktankau – That segment was abysmal. Sorry.
— Fiona B (@grissomsladybug) June 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/tehAlz/status/745947531301945344
Anyone know what's happening right now? This is ridiculous. #sharktankau
— Joshua Holmes (@JoshDHolmes) June 23, 2016
So @SharkTankAU has jumping the shark. Joke pitches, really? #sharktankau
— Sean Callanan (@seancallanan) June 23, 2016
Looks like #SharkTankAU has just jumped the shark…
— Peter Wallhead (@peterwallhead) June 23, 2016
and all credibility lost in one stupid joke segment @sharktankau #sharktankau @fitzyandwippa
— Perrin (@perrin7) June 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/MisfitWanderer/status/745946980954701824
I thought the Fitzyandwippa segment might have been for a charity? but it came to nothing or is there more to come? #sharktankAU
— 🛡️💧Princess Gemma (@Gemmasparkle) June 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/stevecookc/status/745947821359013888
What a waste of time #sharktankau
— Dominique (@tinylumpy) June 23, 2016
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The problem is that some people outside of Sydney wouldn’t know who Fitsy and Wippa are. They host 20 to One but for people who don’t watch that and are outside of Sydney wouldn’t know them. I’m in Melbourne but if I didn’t watch 20 to One I wouldn’t know who they are. Besides I don’t listen to Nova (I listen to the Hit Network.
I wonder if companies will start paying TEN for stupid prank pitches on Shark Tank.
I’ve been quite a vocal lover of Shark Tank (particularly this season), but this bizarre segment fell well and truly flat. How could anyone from this show and network allow that to go to air…? It was honestly cringeworthy and definitely undermined the credibility of the show… An absolute brain fade from all involved.
Jimmy Kimmel did a simular thing for the US version. I think he gave at least his talk show audience I cannot remember if ABC America did TV Promos. Channel 10 could have done that to prevent such reaction.
Edit from original post *Giving his talk show audience advance notice. May have done a promo for commercial breaks as well.
I’m absolutely loving Shark Tank but this stunt was almost offensive in its appalling execution. I absolutely hate those two painfully unfunny numpties . Bad move!
“What are your names again? ” asked Andrew. (“Their names are on their t-shirts”) whispers his colleague. “Oh, sorry. You have your own radio show don’t you?” asks Andrew.
“Just sit back and listen thanks Andrew” from the one with the moustache went over like a lead balloon (if it was supposed to be funny). Clearly Andrew was not in on whatever it was supposed to be, appeared to not know who they were and what radio show they were from, like and was quite unimpressed. Well, Andrew, they do have the #7-#8 radio show, somewhere on some station that very few listen to, so understand why you are part of their great-unlistening.
At this point I changed channels. Sorry TEN. A huge misstep there.
I can take a joke and I usually see the funny side of things like this. But last nights ‘joke’ was a) not funny and b) totally at odds with the show – I agree, they risk cheapening the brand, and spoiled what was a great episode last night. On another note, David, the deal-no deal-no deal-deal pattern was dumped last night!
I thought it was stupid. There are enough shows on tv that do the dumb stupid skit thing and I didn’t think shark tank needed to lower itself to that level. Its not why I watch the show and it will be a turn off if it happens again.
I watched shark tank like on tenplay the last two nights. Wednesday had no issue but thursday it was very glitchy in the last two pitches. Not impressed that I missed a bit of the spritzer part totally fine with missing part of the silly skit. Tenplay if your going to offer a live stream make sure if actually works.
When they were offering $500k for 5% I’m not proud to admit that i was thinking i must be missing something here and this is going to be the next big thing. These two “comedians” will cheapen anything they go on including their stint on Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here which is saying something.
I’m tired of seeing the exact same “expressions” edited in to each pitch for dramatic effect. Like Naomie’s pensive stare and Janine’s quizzical look. After a while you notice its the same clip.
I’ve noticed that too, mainly with Janene’s smile and position as the people walk through the door.
Yep no more for us, credibility of show now lost ,and using probably the two most try hard “comedians “in Australia made it even more awful
Yeah I didn’t like it. It wasn’t even clear if the Sharks were in on the joke at the start.
I’m glad you wrote about this, I just finished last night’s episode and that segment made no sense. It completely cheapened the brand with these two idiots appearing on it. What was the point of it? I hope there are no more cheap stunts like this again, and if there are, they should go back to the editing room before broadcast.
Coming up on 20 to One next week, the top 20 moments when shows jumped the shark. These two are everywhere at the moment.
Easier to understand when we study the equation…
Shark. 10. Breakfast duo. Nova. Lachlan Murdoch. Foxtel. 10.
Quite easy when you know what’s behind the scenes…
PS: Fiona for “Comment of the Week”.