''Jersey Shore'' is an American

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that ran on

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from December 3, 2009, to December 20, 2012. The series follows the lives of eight housemates at a

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in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, on the

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in seasons one, three, five, and six; South Beach,

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, in season two; and

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, Italy, in season four. The show debuted amid controversy regarding its use of the terms " Guido/Guidette", its portrayal of Italian-Americans, and allegations of perpetuating stereotypes. It also was criticized by locals who observed that the cast members were not residents of the area. (Most were from New York, and at least two of them were not Italian). The show became a

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phenomenon with classes and conferences at universities about the show and journalists listing it as one of the most notable shows of the time. The ''Shore'' franchise spawned several international adaptations in other countries. Four of the ''Jersey Shore'' cast members received spin-off shows on MTV, with the most successful being ''

Snooki & Jwoww ''Snooki & Jwoww'' (sometimes rendered ''Snooki & JWOWW'' in print and online sources) is an American reality television series on MTV starring Nicole " Snooki" Polizzi and Jennifer " JWoww" Farley. It is the second of three spin-offs of ''Jersey ...

''. Most of the cast went on to appear in other reality programs or receive their own shows on various networks. On August 20, 2017, a one-off television special called ''Reunion Road Trip: Return to the Jersey Shore'' aired on the E! network. On November 27, 2017, MTV announced that the cast (with the exception of Giancola) would be reuniting in Miami, Florida, for a new reunion series titled '' Jersey Shore: Family Vacation''. The series premiered globally on April 5, 2018.

Overview

Cast

Timeline

Production history

VH1 producer Anthony Beltempo proposed the idea of a show focusing on the "

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" lifestyle for TV, in the form of a male competition series. Executive producer

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, who previously worked on ''

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'', devised a new concept, inspired by her own summers in a Jersey summer shore house, and retained casting director

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to find the cast.

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President Van Toffler felt that the series "loud, young, bold" style was better suited to MTV's sensibilities than VH1, and MTV programming executive

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The series follows the lives of eight

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spending their summer in a summer share in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, known as The

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, as well as other locations in other seasons. Residences include a confessional room for cast members to self-record their thoughts on daily house drama. Season 1 followed cast members

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Jennifer Farley Jennifer Lynn Farley (born February 27, 1986), also known as JWoww, is an American television personality. She first came to prominence as one of the eight main cast members in the MTV reality series ''Jersey Shore'', and is a main cast member ...

Michael Sorrentino Michael Paul Sorrentino (born July 4, 1982), also known as The Situation, is an American television personality. He appeared on all six seasons of the MTV reality show ''Jersey Shore'' from 2009 through 2012 and returned to the franchise with ' ...

Nicole Polizzi Nicole Elizabeth LaValle ( née Polizzi; born November 23, 1987), best known by her nickname Snooki, is an American reality television personality. She is best known for being a cast member of the MTV reality show '' Jersey Shore'' and starr ...

Paul DelVecchio Paul Michael DelVecchio Jr. (born July 5, 1980), known as Pauly D and DJ Pauly D, is an American television personality and DJ. He is best known for being a cast member of MTV's reality show '' Jersey Shore''. In 2011, he made a three-album d ...

, Ronald Ortiz-Magro,

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, and Vincenzo Guadagnino at the

. ''Jersey Shore'' premiered on December 3, 2009, with back-to-back episodes, averaging 1.375 million viewers. Although the initial ratings were considered unimpressive to Salsano, they slowly grew in popularity, and was the subject of parody on ''

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'' after the third week, a turnaround that MTV executive

calls "the fastest 0 to 60 I've ever seen on a show".

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posted strong growth every week and ranked #1 in its time period versus all cable competition among P12–34 (people 12 to 34 years old) during the first quarter of 2010, with a season high 2.6 rating for the finale. The season 1 finale audience, 4.8 million, was more than triple that of the premiere, an increase of more than 3.4 million, and was MTV's highest rated original series telecast in almost two years. Overall, the season 1 averaged 2.7 million viewers. In an article in ''

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'', it was mentioned that the house had 35 remote-controlled cameras in fixed locations, 12 hand-held ones, one IMX camera and six DV cameras. Nicole Polizzi said that: After Season 1, the cast negotiated pay increases, though both they and DiSanto explained that it was not contentious, and was given undue weight by the press. Rather than wait until the next New Jersey summer for Season 2, the production moved to Miami. In January 2010, MTV announced that a second season consisting of 12 episodes had been ordered and would air that summer. It would follow all of the first-season cast as they avoided the cold northeast winter by relocating to the South Beach, Florida. In May 2010 the cast relocated back to the Jersey Shore for the rest of filming, but it was later determined that the production company had enough footage from the Miami shoot to fill the entire second season, and that the footage to be shot at the Jersey Shore would be used for a third season. The second season premiered on July 29, 2010, averaging 5.252 million viewers. Season 2 was the #1 television series in the P12-34 demographic for the summer of 2010 across all TV and has also posted continued growth every week. On July 20, 2010, MTV announced that the cast would return for a third season, with the exception of Pivarnick. Season 3 returned to the original Jersey Shore summer setting, and replaced Angelina with Deena Nicole Cortese, a longtime friend of Polizzi. The season's January 6, 2011 premiere was viewed by a record 8.45 million viewers, making it MTV's most viewed series telecast ever. The second episode of the season once again set a series and MTV high at the time, with 8.56 million viewers, only to set another record with the airing of the fourth episode, which garnered 8.87 million viewers. On January 25, 2011, it was confirmed that the show had been renewed for a fourth season, to be filmed in Italy during the first half of 2011. The fourth season premiered August 4, 2011. MTV confirmed in June 2011 that the fifth season would return to Seaside Heights. Believed complications caused by

's pregnancy, and several cast members (including Polizzi, DelVecchio, and Farley) receiving spin-offs sparked talk about the future of the series past the fifth season, however on March 19, 2012, MTV officially confirmed that the series would return for a sixth season, with all cast members returning. Filming for the sixth season took place in mid-2012, and featured Polizzi nearly eight months pregnant. MTV said in a statement, "While things will definitely be a little different this time when they hit the boardwalk, their trademark hilarity and family dysfunction will remain the same."

Jersey Shore house

The ''Jersey Shore'' house is the name given to the house used on

show ''Jersey Shore''. Located in

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symbols and wheels. The house is also home to the duck phone, a home telephone in the form of a

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. All of the furniture that is seen on the show was brought in by the production company, including the hot tub, for which they needed a permit from Seaside Heights when filming.

Employment

While staying in Seaside Heights, N.J., the cast worked at a local boardwalk store, the "Shore Store", which was owned by Danny and Paul Merk. Danny was also the landlord of the cast's summer house. He described Mike Sorrentino, a self-proclaimed slacker, as the laziest guy in the world. However, he added that Mike was the most talented when it came to sales. The cast started off earning $10 an hour, receiving $20 an hour by the end of the series. The Miami season saw the group working at the Lecca Lecca Gelato Caffé situated in South Beach. Producers decided on the location due to its Italian roots. The cast "slaved over cold gelato", working four hour shifts. In Florence, the cast worked at the O'Vesuvio

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located near the

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Media and merchandise

DVD releases

On February 23, 2010,

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and MTV teamed up to release Jersey Shore on DVD. The title theme, "Get Crazy" by

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has been changed. Other songs have been changed since their original air date as well. A retail release by

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with added commentary was released on July 20. Although it is claimed the DVDs are uncensored, the video and some audio is still censored. The DVD also includes special features include deleted scenes, the reunion special, "Tips From The Situation and Snooki", "Before the Shore", and the "Jersey Shore Makeover with

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", amongst others. On December 28, 2010, the Season 2 Uncensored DVD was released. On July 26, 2011, the Season 3 Uncensored DVD was released. On December 27, 2011, the Season 4 Uncensored DVD was released. On August 28, 2012, the Season 5 Uncensored DVD was released. On March 19, 2013, the Season 6 Uncensored DVD was released.

Soundtrack and literature

A soundtrack to the series was released as ''Jersey Shore Soundtrack'' by

and

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on July 20, 2010. Aimed to create the perfect summer playlist, the album features songs from a variety of artists including

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, 3OH!3,

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, Fergie,

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, and

as well as DJs like

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, Steve Aoki,

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, and Delvecchio. A deluxe edition of the album was also released containing a bonus CD featuring songs inspired from the first season of the show, like

's "Get Crazy". The first single off the album was

' " I Like It", whose video also featured the Jersey Shore cast. In September 2010, Matthew Wilkening of

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ranked Delvecchio's rap song off the soundtrack, "(It's Time to) Beat Dat Beat", as the #1 Worst Song Ever on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever; as a bonus, Wilkening used Delvecchio's quote as the reason for the #1 list: "Being a guido's a way of life. I don't represent all Italians, I represent myself. I started this whole GTL shit (Gym, Tan, Laundry). You have to stay fresh to death." #

– " I Like It" (feat.

) #

– "

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– "

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– "

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" (feat.

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) #

– "

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" (feat. Fergie & L.M.F.A.O.) # Steve Aoki – " I'm In The House" (feat. Zuper Blahq) #

vs.

– "Come On" #

– "Pump It Up" #

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& Static Revenger starring Luciana – " I Like That" #

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– "Look Out Weekend" (feat.

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) #

– "Drank" #

– " Work It Out" (feat.

) #

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– "Last Call" # Die Atzen – "Disco Pogo" #

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– "Beat Dat Beat (It's Time To)" Featuring Jaylyn Ducati A

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book titled ''Gym, Tanning, Laundry: The Official Jersey Shore Quote Book'' () was released by MTV on June 15, 2010. The book also includes a bonus DVD with the most memorable moments from season one of the show. A sticker book titled ''Jersey Shore Sticker Activity Book'' () was also released on the same date, as well as a 2011

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() by Andrews McMeel Publishing.

Other merchandise and appearances

Other merchandise relating to the show have also been released, including talking

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dolls of the cast, a beach game set, Halloween costumes, a "Gym Tanning Laundry (GTL)"-labeled sports bottle, "The Situation - Official App" for iPhone, as well as various T-shirts. The cast of Jersey Shore appeared on the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. Nicole Polizzi appeared on

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'' episode "Snookie, Super Anthony & a Ship" on November 8, 2010, in which she orders a cake for her mom. Polizzi also appeared on the March 14, 2011 edition of

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as the guest host and she wrestled a professional wrestling match on April 4, 2011, at

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. Jennifer Farley and Angelina Pivarnick appeared on various episodes of

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in 2011. The cast of Jersey Shore appears on MTV's Season 4 of Disaster Date, starring Jen Lilley, Lauren Zima, Cale Hartmann, Jason Karasev, Russell Pitts,

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, Diarra Kilpatrick, and Kara Luiz. Angelina Pivarnick appeared in the show ''

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'' in which she got a tattoo that shows her time in Jersey Shore.

Controversy and criticism

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and the

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are among the educational institutions that have had classes or conferences about the show. In 2010, the cast of ''Jersey Shore'' were named on

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list, and the series has since been exported to dozens of countries worldwide. In 2010,

received criticism from Italian American organizations for the way in which they marketed the show, as it liberally used the word

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to describe the cast members. The term "guido" is generally regarded as an

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when referring to Italians and Italian Americans. One promotion stated that the show was to follow "eight of the hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos", while yet another advertisement stated that "

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exposes one of the tri-state area's most misunderstood species ... the GUIDO. Yes, they really do exist! Our Guidos and Guidettes will move into the ultimate beach house rental and indulge in everything the Seaside Heights, New Jersey scene has to offer." Cast members Snooki and JWoww are not ethnically Italian. Snooki is Chilean, but was adopted as an infant by Italian American parents. Jwoww is of Irish and Spanish descent. Ronnie, Sammi, and Angelina are only of partial Italian descent: Ronnie is part Puerto Rican, Sammi is part Greek, and Angelina is part Polish. Prior to the series debut,

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formally requested that MTV cancel the show. In a letter to the network, UNICO called the show a "... direct, deliberate and disgraceful attack on Italian Americans ..." UNICO National President Andre DiMino said in a statement "MTV has festooned the 'bordello-like' house set with Italian flags and green, white and red maps of New Jersey while every other cutaway shot is of Italian signs and symbols. They are blatantly as well as subliminally bashing Italian-Americans with every technique possible ..." Around this time, other Italian-American organizations joined the fight, including the

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, the

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and the internet watch-dog ItalianAware. MTV responded to the controversy by issuing a press release which stated in part, "the Italian-American cast takes pride in their ethnicity. We understand that this show is not intended for every audience and depicts just one aspect of youth culture." Since the calls for the show's removal, several sponsors have requested that their ads not be aired during the show. These sponsors include

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and

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Governor Christie and the series' portrayal of New Jersey

In a February 2010 interview, New Jersey Governor

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called the show "negative for New Jersey" because most of the cast members are not from the state. According to Christie, the program "takes a bunch of New Yorkers and drops them at the Jersey Shore and tries to make America feel like this is the real New Jersey". Governor Christie took action against the series by trying to encourage people to experience the real Jersey Shore for themselves rather than watch it through MTV: "I can tell people: They want to know what New Jersey really is? I welcome them to come to New Jersey any time." A

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PublicMind poll released in February 2010 showed that 59% of Americans who had seen the show had a favorable view of New Jersey compared to only 44% of those that had not seen the show. The FDU poll repeated the national telephone survey in 2011 and showed similar results. Consequently, poll director

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concluded that "These measures ... suggest the show isn't hurting the nation's view of the state. In fact, it may be promoting one of the state's best features—not Snooki, but the shore itself." Nonetheless, in September 2011, Governor Christie vetoed a $420,000 tax incentive awarded to the show by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, stating: "As chief executive, I am duty-bound to ensure that taxpayers are not footing a $420,000 bill for a project which does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions about the state and its citizens."

Reception

Ratings

Cast spin-offs

On April 7, 2011, MTV announced it had picked up two spin-off shows featuring cast members Nicole, Jenny and Pauly, picking up twelve episodes of each show. One show focuses on Nicole and Jenny living together in their own apartment and is titled ''

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''."PHOTOS: Snooki, JWoww move into old Jersey City firehouse for 'Jersey Shore' spinoff"

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. February 26, 2012. The other show follows Pauly jet-setting around the country for various DJ gigs and is titled ''

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''. Filming for both shows started at the end of 2011 and premiered in 2012.

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(''Jersey Shore'') is the executive producer of both spin-offs. ''The Pauly D Project'' was cancelled after one season, while ''Snooki & JWoww'' enjoyed a successful four-season run before ending in 2015.

Other iterations

In addition to Jersey Shore, there have been twelve similar official versions, including two in the United States (Floribama and Buckhead), two in the United Kingdom (Geordie and The Valleys), one each in Germany, Brazil, Russia, Poland, Spain, Mexico, as well as an international crossover between the coasts of the last two mentioned countries, titled Super Shore, also an international version called All Star Shore. In February 2022, seven new iterations of the franchise were announced to premiere on Paramount+ around the world, including Argentina, Colombia, and Australia. Numerous pilots were planned by various unrelated production companies focused on groups of friends in other locations or of specific ethnicities. Few made it to series.

References

External links

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