Those dummies (if you mean Stevil and Carlsbad, which I guess you do) only appeared in two Halloween episodes, so I would say that they don't really count for this discussion. This is not the only sitcom, that had some weird and creepy Halloween episodes at times. So I don't think that Stevil and Carlsbad necessarily are a jumping the shark moment.
And as for the sci-fi elements... I'm probably in the minority about this opinion, but I don't really mind them. I found the character of Stephan so boring though. I'm trying to think of him as a welcome opportunity for Jaleel White to be on the show and still act more like himself. But I could never ever warm up to Stephan, because I was much more interested in the cute and nerdy Steve than in his lame but supposedly "cool" alter ego. So let's just say that I totally share Myra's taste in men. ;)
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