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<h1>A Mad Men moment brought to you by Ted McGinley</h1>
<h2>The keen-eyed in the Twitterverse were quick to note the appearance of Ted McGinley, a.k.a. &quot;the patron saint of shark-jumping&quot; on last night&#8217;s Mad Men. Here&#8217;s TV Guide: &quot;Chances are if Ted gets near your show (Happy Days, Married with Children, The Love Boat) it&#8217;s on a downward spiral &#8230; &quot;</h2>
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<div>Ted McGinley! instagram.com/p/YZP1TuiHiX/Nicholas Pell</div>
<div>It took a moment for McGinley to register with viewers:&nbsp;</div>
<div>Um, that was Ted McGinley. #MadMenTodd Vaziri</div>
<div>Ted McGinley? Whaaaa? #madmenMichael Collins</div>
<div>Whoa. Is that Ted McGinley? I think it is Ted McGinley! #MadMenAmanda Rykoff</div>
<div>Ted McGinley! #madmen #shark #tedmcginleyJonathan Ryland</div>
<div>Ted! McGinley!KROQ&#8217;s Bean</div>
<div>TED MCGINLEY?!RossWB</div>
<div>OMG TED MCGINLEY #madmenRobert Pouder</div>
<div>TED MCGINLEY!!! #madmenJesse Harris</div>
<div>Well, it took 30 years but Ted McGinley from Revenge of the Nerds has turned into Robert Carradine from Revenge of the Nerds.Dave Itzkoff</div>
<div>With that all figured out, Tweeps started worrying about the McGinley curse:&nbsp;</div>
<div>Ted McGinley was on #MadMen last night. Should I be concerned?GidgetWA</div>
<div>Ted McGinley on Mad Men? Don&#8217;t they know he kills every show he&#8217;s on?Cecily Walker</div>
<div>Oh shit. Ted McGinley, patron saint of Jumping the Shark, is on #MadMenGreta</div>
<div>Very risky move by Mad Men to have Ted McGinley on. May break the curse.Rich Eisen</div>
<div>Wait Ted McGinley was in last night’s Mad Men? Uh oh.Frank Tantillo</div>
<div>Oh No!  Ted McGinley is on Mad Men!  Hope it doesn&#8217;t jump the shark.  #madmenBen Muff</div>
<div>A Hawaii episode AND Ted McGinley?  Where&#8217;s the shark!?!  #madmenRory</div>
<div>Ted McGinley made it official on #madmen tonight. pic.twitter.com/rAAOeSWEGSMarty Case</div>
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The keen-eyed in the Twitterverse were quick to note the appearance of Ted McGinley, a.k.a. "the patron saint of shark-jumping" on last night’s Mad Men. Here’s TV Guide: "Chances are if Ted gets near your show (Happy Days, Married with Children, The Love Boat) it’s on a downward spiral … "