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Jersey Shore: A Reality TV Retrospective


this show is simply over-the-top welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
taking a look at the history of Jersey
Shore this reality series was developed
by MTV and debuted in late 2009 Jersey
Shore focused on the lives of eight
working-class Americans who are spending
their summer together in a house in
Seaside Heights New Jersey even in its
first episodes the show featured the
trademarks of tanning fist-pumping
bedazzled clothes and of course partying
viewers didn’t initially respond to the
Guido’s and guidettes of Jersey Shore by
actually watching the show at first the
ratings sucked but after a few key
hookups and drunken fights in skeezy
bars viewership soared a not so
flattering parody on Saturday Night Live
propelled the show to mainstream
recognition and following that Jersey
Shore shattered television and MTV
records what really made the show
popular were its stars though cast
members came and went through the
seasons Jersey Shore featured a core
group of characters that audiences loved
to hate and hate it to love the male
cast originally consisted of mama’s boy
Vinny Guadagnino Bronx New York native
Ronnie ortiz-magro disc jockey Paul
Delvecchio better known as Pauly D and
fitness enthusiast Michael the situation
Sorrentino you can’t even describe the
situation that you’re about to get into
the situation meanwhile the group of
ladies included the self-proclaimed Kim
Kardashian of Staten Island Angelina
Kivar Nick Jennifer Farley aka JWoww
Sammi Sweetheart Giancola and the show’s
breakout star the outrageous 4 foot 9
poofy haired spray tan Nicole Snooki
Polizzi I’m not pissed off that they put
pickles under my bed as a joke and I’m
pissed off that Mike employee wasted
like two pickles aside from this cast of
characters Jersey Shore came with its
own language and lifestyle to keep
themselves in tip-top shape it was all
GTL baby gym tanning laundry
these Kaiser robots Gym tanning laundry
every day since I got you that’s what
they do every morning Gym tan
you know that’s how they like make the
Guido’s the Guido’s and guidettes on the
series lived their lives on the
battlefield otherwise known as the
dancefloor the dudes went fishing for
eligible bachelorettes to smush
but sometimes wound up with grenades or
landmines in other words the show is all
about primping partying punch ups and
promiscuity a threesome is not an easy
task to accomplish but then again the
situation does the impossible the cast
often shocking behavior was fueled by
the fact that during their time on the
shore they didn’t have access to
cellphones radio or the Internet this
isolation caused the group to over
indulge rage at each other and partake
in more than their fair share of mixed
cocktails but under the surface lay
important core friendships that helped
the group appeal to the average viewer
on a punch Mike it didn’t do anything
Mike knocked himself out I think might
try to commit suicide by hitting his
head against the wall this show came on
the heels of other more polished MTV doc
you soaked successes like the hills and
Laguna Beach Jersey Shore took a more
raw documentary approach cameramen
followed the cast around as they got
drunk got laid and got in trouble while
fixed cameras were posted around the
house to catch any nigh behavior at home
we’re gonna have sex so you know that’s
a situation season 2 moved the team to
South Beach Florida for more of their
unique brand of antics they return to
their original stomping grounds for
season 3 and even gained a new cast
member Snooki’s friend Deena Nicole
Cortes was brought on to replace
Angelina and she became another core
member of the series season 4 of the
series brought many members of the
show’s cast in touch with their Italian
roots by filming in Italy and it turned
out that their crazy
exploits translated overseas streets are
so small in alleys until narrow rise and
I’m able to fit through the alleys and
have to turn himself sideways they
returned to the Jersey Shore in their
fifth season for even more fist-pumping
hair gel and tight bods I’ll break it
out there tonight in a show full of
outrageous events it took some truly
crazy experiences to stand out memorable
moments included cast arrests Snooki
getting punched in the face multiple cat
fights
detoxifying the community smush room and
more than one steamy session in the hot
tub since its debut Jersey Shore became
a cultural phenomenon and a source of
mindless entertainment for millions
while it did garner record numbers of
fans the show also had its share of
detractors for its questionable
portrayal of youth culture Italians and
Italian Americans especially but despite
the show’s many critics the series
permeated all aspects of American media
and gave its stars celebrity status
spin-offs and careers outside the show
and it did this by giving fans exactly
what they wanted
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