January 18, 2006     

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The Top 9 Signs American Idol
Has Jumped the Shark

9> Ryan and Randy are replaced by Ted McGinley and Simon’s cousin
Oliver.

8> Paula and Corey kick off the February sweeps with a bang.

7> Lullabye Night.

6> Has spun off a second show, “American Idol: Special Victims
Unit,” hosted by Regis!

5> Ryan Seacrest comes out of the closet and adopts a child who
interviews the contestants.

4> Instead of singing, the final two contestants face off in a
steel cage death match, and battle each other with flaming
pugil sticks. Naked.

3> Instead of “Dawg,” now Randy just calls every Aiken wanna-be
“Pussy.”

2> This season’s final two contestants are Rob and Fab.

and the Number 1 Sign American Idol Has Jumped the Shark…

1> “This week, on a Very Special Episode of American Idol, Randy
admits he’s been trading Krispy Kremes for votes, and the
contestants learn a lesson about honesty and cholesterol.”

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Credits:

Selected from 51 submissions from 18 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 1, 9 (8th #1!)
Mike Davis, San Antonio, TX — 2
Mike McClure, Clawson, MI — 3, 6
Braxton Williams, Wilmington, NC — 4
Gary Reynolds, West Lafayette, IN — 5
Guy Payne, Leeds, AL — 7
Erik Deckers, Syracuse, IN — 8, 9
Eric Landrieu, Burlington, NJ — 9
Roy Opochinski, Toms River, NJ — 9
Dave Ferry, Purvis, MS — 9
Marty Cole, Fayetteville, NY — Topic
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA — Banner tag
Matt Kall, Cleveland Heights, OH — Backup Singer

RUNNERS UP list — Dawgs

American Idol: Family Edition.
(Guy Payne, Leeds, AL)

There’s now a Survivor version of Idol with Clay, Kelly, Ruben,
Simon and Paula on a deserted island with no food.
(Judith Cottrill, Bronx, New York)

They’ve been secretly recording the contestants at George Bush’s
order.
(Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL)