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Fox News Video "'Jersey Shore' Controversy Continues." 4 Feb. 2010. Online video clip. Foxnews.com. 26 Sept. 2010. "'Jersey Shore' Controversy Continues." //Foxnews.com.// Web. 26 Sept. 2010.

CBS Video media type="youtube" key="rexAijqKgQI?fs=1" height="385" width="480" "Jersey Shore's 'Guido' Outrage." 10 Dec. 2009. Online video clip. YouTube.com. 28 Sept. 2010. CBS. "Jersey Shore's 'Guido' Outrage." //YouTube.// Web. 28 Sept. 2010.

Jimmy Kimmel Live media type="youtube" key="NIOedf0sF7Q?fs=1" height="385" width="640" "Sesame Shore." 23 Sept. 2010. Online video clip. YouTube.com. 28 Sept. 2010. Jimmy Kimmel Live. "Sesame Shore." //YouTube.// Web. 28 Sept. 2010. Meet the Cast- Animated Parody = media type="youtube" key="uM475qtRCDE?fs=1" height="385" width="480" = "JERSEY SHORE - Meet the Cast." 8 Dec. 2009. Online video clip. YouTube.com. 30 Sept. 2010. KCSCougar. "JERSEY SHORE - Meet the Cast." //YouTube.// Web. 30 Sept. 2010.


 * What prompted these characters to choose their nickname on Jersey Shore? (1)**

According to the Jersey Shore cast they all had their nicknames before the first show even aired. "Snooki" received her name from her friends in middle school after the character "Snooki the cootchie crook" from the film //Save the Last Dance// because she was the first of her friends to make out with a boy. Jenni "JWoWW" received her name from an emcee at a beach club called //Neptune;// every time she walked passed the DJ, he would say WoW! (in regards to her chest or her looks) over the mic. Months later she started working at the club and he would say JenniWoWW, as a joke, then eventually it was shortened to just JWoWW. Mike "The Situation" received his name from his friends also; one day he was at a beach and a girl was checking out his abs in front of her boyfriend and then she proceeded to point at Mike trying to show her boyfriend how ripped he was (his abs). Mike's friends couldn't believe it and one of them says "I think we have ourselves a situation", from then on Mike's abs became the situation! Paul "DJ Pauly D" received his name from being Rhode Island's most famous DJ. Sammie "Sweetheart" received her nickname from her friends because she's so sweet and Sammie claims that she's the "sweetest * you'll ever meet!" Angelina obviously received her nickname "Jolie" because she happens to have the same name as the infamous actress Angelina Jolie, which is weird because nothing about the famous actress comes to mind when I see Angelina. Angelina has also proclaimed herself as the Kim Kardashian of Stanton Island. The other two cast members Ronnie and Vinnie hold their regular names but Vinnie is known as a "mama's boy" because he is the youngest of the crew and happens to be very close to his mother.

Kugel, Allison. JWOWW! Jersey Shore's Voluptuous Vixen Talks Miami, Guidos and Filthy Couture. Pr.com, 07 Jul. 2010. Web. 10 Sept. 2010.

“A Jersey Shore Cast Meal.” RachealRayShow.com. Rachel Ray, 29 Jul. 2010. Web. 10 Sept. 2010.

Graham, Nicholas. Snooki, The Situation on Tonight Show: Jersey Shore Stars Give Conan A Nickname. Huffington Post, 18 March 2010. Web. 12 Sept. 2010.

“Meet the Cast of Jersey Shore.” Gawker.com. Gawker, 3 Dec. 2009. Web. 12 Sept. 2010.


 * What do the characters do for a living when they are not filming the television show? (2)**

The cast of Jersey Shore currently do not hold regular jobs as they did before the show aired. When the "guidos" and "guidettes" are not being filmed they are making appearances at various events or being hounded by the paparazzi. Before Jersey Shore debuted: Angelina was a bartender in New York, Jenni was a Graphic Designer and club promoter in Franklin Square, New York, Snooki was an aspiring veterinary technician, Mike "The Situation" was an assistant manager of a fitness center in Staten Island, Pauly D was a disc jockey from Rhode Island, Sammie was a student at William Paterson University and played on the woman's soccer team there, Vinny was a college graduate of State University of New York and plans to attend law school if acting doesn't work out, and Ronnie did not have a job nor did he attend school prior to the show. The Jersey Cast makes anywhere between $10,000 to $30,000 per show give or take, according to various websites. So it's relatively clear that they do not need or want regular jobs when the show is not airing.

“Jersey Shore (TV series).” Wikipedia.com. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2010


 * Does this television show influence us emotionally, mentally, or physically? (4)**

Jersey Shore, like many other reality shows, is somewhat staged or choreographed and edited to make the viewers believe that is what is really going on. Much of what you actually see is only part of what is going on. "To increase ratings and profits, producers and television networks show more of the embarrassing, humiliating or painful situations that the contestants participate in, rather than the "boring" everyday events. Viewers find these shows so entertaining that they come back for more the following week, or instead find it so appalling that they can't turn it off" Many Americans are finding themselves in a trance over this television show. Some females are altering their body to look more like the cast. One thing I saw on many websites was girls overdrafting their bank accounts to be able to afford the "fake and bake" tanning salon memberships. Some girls are going to drastic measures, such as breast augmentation, eating disorders, hair extensions and color, color contacts, clothing, etc. Male viewers in the New York area are being said to have become more "cocky" since the show aired three seasons ago. Overall, this show is definitely influencing its viewers in many ways.

"Effects of Reality TV" http://www.buzzle.com/articles/effects-of-reality-tv.html 14 Sept. 2010


 * Why do the character's feed off of each others drama? (3)**

Most reviews that I read stated that the cast feeds more from haters than the actual drama caused by the show. Most of the cast members have been friends long before Jersey Shore was ever thought of. They do have their occasional arguments, but what friendship doesn't. One cast member said, "It is difficult to not get involved with the drama of the household because they live together, work together and party together. We are constantly surrounded by each others personal issues". I have to agree, if I was living in a house with more than three people, I would probably go crazy and start some drama myself.

"The Jersey Shore: Why the Drama?" http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reel-therapy/201009/the-jersey-shore-why-the-drama 14 Sept. 2010


 * How did this show grow in popularity, for example, starting as a television show and now on the front cover of magazines? (5)**

When the show first started, none of the cast had any kind of security guards. Now, they all have security guards with them constantly. They each have their own individual security staff, "The Situation" has six personal security guards with him at all times. This shows that they are becoming extremely popular because they need protection. The show is also growing by being hosted as guests on popular talk shows, being talked about on the news, and by becoming the faces that stare back at you from the magazine rack. One episode of Season 3, was the top rated show on television for three days, beating out networks like NBC and others.

"Jersey Shore Ratings Keep on Climbing" http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/01/jersey-shore-ratings-keep-on-climbing/ 14 Sept. 2010

Although most people could only joke that the cast of //Jersey Shore// only act so belligerent and disorderly on camera, it appears that is it not just an act, but that this is actually their real lifestyle. On Friday, July 30, 2010, for example, Nicole (Snooki) Polizzi was arrested from the beach for disorderly conduct. She was apparently drunk and wearing a scantily clad outfit with "SLUT" written across the front of her skin tight tank top.
 * For the characters on the television show, is this their permanent lifestyle, or are they different off camera? (6)**

In an interview with Jenni Farley (J-WOWW), she insists that this lifestyle is not only real for the cast of //Jersey Shore//, but also for thousands of others like them. Their lives are filled with parties, alcohol, steroids, tattoos, tanner injections, sex, and violence. Jenni feels that the shows portrayal of their lifestyles is entirely accurate, but other "guidos" go far beyond the extremities of the show. The four guys' obsession with self-grooming is also very real. Pauly D, for example, takes around 25 minutes to do this hair, much longer than the average male.

Jackson, Joe and Samuel Goldsmith, "'Jersey Shore' Star Snooki Arrested in Seaside Heights, Charged with Disorderly Conduct: Report." //NY Daily News//. 30 July 2010. Web. 03 Oct. 2010.

Nelson, Michael Patrick. "Jenni Farley Brings J-WOWW Factor To Jersey Shore." //Long Island Press//.10 Dec. 2009. Web. 03 Oct. 2010.