In honor of TV’s greatest nature marathon Shark Week, click through our photo gallery to see 10 of our favorite pop culture sharks based in awesomeness, of course. (Photo: Release)
No one will ever forget the “duh-nuh, duh-nuh, duh-nuh-duh-nuh-duh-nuh” two-note theme music from “Jaws.” Even with the ‘70s-style special effects, he made people afraid to go in the water! (Photo: Release)
Finding Nemo’s great white shark Bruce is nothing to fear, though — as long as he’s working his Fish-Friendly Sharks program. Like he says, “Fish are friends, not food.” (Photo: Release)
“Sharknado,” a Syfy original movie, was all anyone could talk about in July 2013. Because who doesn’t want to watch great white sharks drop from the sky onto the city of Los Angeles? (Photo: Release)
Glut, we hardly knew you. We just get to see this Disney great white shark for a moment when he chases little The Little Mermaid’s Flounder only to get his head caught in a steering wheel. (Photo: Release)
Honestly speaking, we won’t pretend “The Shallows” is anything other than that Blake Lively shark attack movie. But, surprisingly enough, that’s good enough for us! (Photo: Release)
Voiced by Robert De Niro, this “Godfather”-esque shark, Don Lino, undergoes quite the transformation in “Shark Tale,” ultimately getting in touch with his softer side. (Photo: Release)
Sharks don’t always live in the ocean. Sometimes they live in Los Angeles and want to use their buckets of money to buy part of your weird company that makes rubber shoelaces. It’s Shark Tank, ladies and gentlemen. (Photo: Release)
Unless you’re a diabolical villain, then no need to be afraid of Jabberjaw. This ’70s cartoon shark is a drummer for a rock band that fights crime. (Photo: Release)
They may not swim, but the Puerto Rican Sharks led by Bernardo from the musical West Side Story still have some pretty smooth moves. (Photo: Release)
Two sharks performed with Katy Perry during the 2015 Super Bowl, but only one had the moves to win over America’s heart. Left Shark’s dancing quickly became a trending topic on Twitter and spawned a meme that the country could not get rid of for some time.
Real-life sharks fascinate and strike fear in the hearts of many. But sharks in pop culture aren’t always scary (just most of the time).
Whether they are making people afraid to go in the water with a simple two-note theme music, living in Los Angeles and wanting to use their buckets of money to buy part of your weird company, or winning over America’s hearts with their unique dance moves during a Super Bowl halftime performance, these majestic toothy creatures have been frightening and captivating audiences for years.
In honor of TV’s greatest nature marathon Shark Week, click through our photo gallery above to see 10 of our favorite pop culture sharks based in awesomeness, of course. Because not all sharks are out to get you!
