YMMV / Jabberjaw

• Adaptation Displacement: For some younger people, they might know of it but mostly from the Groovie. As towards the early 2000s the Groovie was more seen than the actual show on Cartoon Network. But this is very unlikely for most kids of the 1970s, '80s and early '90s, who have no problem at least remembering the cartoon.
• Base-Breaking Character: While he does have his fans, Jabberjaw himself is sometimes cited as a very annoying character that makes a lot of people non-fans of the show.
• Memetic Mutation: "Me and my friends get no respect—!" from the Groovie.
• Shipping: Hanna-Barbera subtext strikes again.
  • It is often divided up with Biff/Shelly and Bubbles/Clamhead. However, sometimes it is reversed.
  • Clamhead and Shelly do split up together with Jabber in several episodes of the show.
  • Some people will ship Jabber/Shelly, even though there are naturally some issues with that. But then again, Jabberjaw isn't exactly biologically accurate that much anyway.
  • In "Hang On To Your Hat Jabber" at the end Jabber gets one last wish with the helmet. He makes Shelly like him complete with kiss sound effects and Jabber then winking (and Clamhead wincing) as the episode ends after his "Everybody Laughs" Ending joke.
• Unintentionally Sympathetic: Shelly's character design and personality evoke Alexandra Cabot's. which is to say she's made out to be a total jerk. But if you look at things from her point of view (being part of a traveling band that barely makes enough to get by, includes a goofy shark that constantly forces his affection on her and constantly finds itself in trouble with some less than scrupulous customers on a regular basis), you'd probably be pretty grouchy yourself if you were her.

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