40 Wild Rules MTV Stars Have to Follow

The only thing more intense than the laws of Bachelor Nation? The wild rules MTV producers serve up to *their* reality stars. The level of extra is truly unmatched. As you know, MTV has churned out a bevy of reality TV shows over the years, and it turns out each cast is subjected to their very own unique set of rules. Lucky them! Like, Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, and the rest of The Hills crew were dealing with completely different production guidelines and expectations than their friends lurking at the Shore Store—and don't even get me started on what the casts of Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant, or Cribs had to deal with.

But after unprecedented amounts of research (read: me clicking around areas of Jersey Shore Internet™ I never knew existed), plus a truly eye-opening deep dive into My Super Sweet Sixteen gossip (no one actually got those fancy cars!), I've rounded up the 40 wildest rules the casts of MTV's biggest TV shows were required to follow. I'm talking classics like Laguna Beach and The Hills, not to mention Siesta Key, Teen Mom, Punk'd, Cribs, My Super Sweet Sixteen, and, duh, the aforementioned wild ride that is Jersey Shore.

Come for the truth about just how much cast members are expected to fake (entire lines of dialogue? Check. Fight scenes? Also check), all the NEW rules the Jersey Shore cast encountered when they vacationed in Italy, plus the network's alleged contract stipulations regarding things like sexually transmitted diseases and casual public humiliation.