'Jersey Shore' 10-year anniversary: Do you know the difference between GTL, DTS and FTD?
Happy anniversary, “Jersey Shore.”
The MTV series that gave us “GTL” (that's “gym, tan, laundry”), “cabs are here” and put Seaside Heights on the map (although some borough residents would argue for all the wrong reasons) premiered 10 years ago on Dec. 3, 2009.
That's when Barack Obama was president and everyone had a MySpace account.
“Jersey Shore” in 2009, created by SallyAnn Salsano's 495 Productions, was centered on a cast of mostly Italian-Americans from New York and New Jersey, and the show transfixed many in the nation with a culture of fist pumping, T-shirt time and smush rooms that probably seemed as exotic to many New Jerseyans as it did to viewers across the country.
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“Jersey Shore” drew attention even before it aired. The series was billed as featuring “four of the hottest, tannest, craziest guidos” who “keep their hair high, their muscles juiced and their fists pumping all summer long.”
UNICO National, an Italian-American organization, called the show “trash television” before it debuted, and several major sponsors pulled their ads. The Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau piled on, stating that “MTV is providing a one-dimensional, dramatized version of a very small group of visitors’ summer experiences in one Jersey Shore town.”
The first few weeks were rocky, especially when cast member Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was sucker-punched by a patron at the Beachcomber Bar and Grill. The punch was shown by MTV in a teaser then pulled from the actual Dec. 17, 2009, episode.
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But it was a hit, and by Season 3, “Jersey Shore” was racking up more than 8 million viewers per episode and setting records for MTV viewership. Catch phrases from the show, including “Ron-Ron Juice” and “grenade,” a unfortunate euphemism for an unattractive woman, were widespread.
“Jersey Shore” was at the apex of Jersey-based reality shows — and there were many, including “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” “Jerseylicious,” “Cake Boss” and “Jersey Couture.”
Instead of Jersey being in the shadow of New York City and Philadelphia, it was the star.
Now, 10 years later, it's "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," which debuted in the spring of 2018. It's also hit, and it's filmed at various locations along the Jersey Shore, as well as Miami and Las Vegas. A new season, featuring the return of Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino from prison, will debut next year, according to MTV.
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Cast members have kids and the story lines now are a bit more complex than a night at the Bamboo Bar in Seaside Heights. Still, it does have its meatball appeal.
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MTV is marking the anniversary of “Jersey Shore” with video postings featuring highlights over the last 10 years, a new group shot that includes show creator Salsano and a list of show highlights, which we present below:
The "Jersey Shore" Spinoffs
“Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” (2018), currently in the third season, features housemates Deena Nicole Cortese, Paul “Pauly D” Delvecchio,” Jenni “JWoww” Farley, Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Angelina Pivarnick, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino.
In “Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny” (2019) everyone’s favorite bromance searches for love among 20 competing women.
“Cooking in the Crib with Snooki & Joey” (2018) is a YouTube series that features Snooki, along with her best friend Joey Camasta and a rotating cast of guests, as she attempts a new dish in each installment.
A hybrid talk show reality series, “The Show with Vinny” (2013) followed Vinny Guadagnino as he invited different celebrities into his Staten Island Home for a conversation over a classic Italian meal.
“Snooki & JWoww" (2012) followed the lives of Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jenni “JWoww” Farley. The series ran for four seasons and welcomed fans into their lives and their family’s lives during pregnancies, weddings, engagements and more.
About the life and success of Paul DelVecchio, “The Pauly D Project” (2012) followed his adventures to become a popular DJ in Las Vegas.
Slated to launch in 2020, “DJ Pauly D and Vinny’s Vegas Pool Party (working title),” will follow the dynamic duo as they takeover Las Vegas and give their friends a shot at the Vegas life.
International adaptations
“Floribama Shore” (USA)
“Geordie Shore” (UK)
“Gandia Shore” (Spain)
“Warsaw Shore” (Poland)
“Acapulco Shore” (Mexico)
“Super Shore” (Europe)
Where "Jersey Shore" was filmed
The original “Jersey Shore” house used during Seasons 1, 3, 5, and 6, is located in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. The house is located at 1209 Boardwalk, Seaside Heights and is available to rent.
The cast took the show to Miami Beach, Florida for season two and Florence, Italy for the fourth season.
The clubs of "Jersey Shore"
Aztec (Seaside Heights)
Club Karma (Seaside Heights)
Bamboo Bar (Seaside Heights)
Beachcomber Bar (Seaside Heights)
The Headliner (Neptune)
Club Dream (Miami Beach)
Club Space (Miami Beach)
Ocean’s 10 (Miami Beach)
Teak (Red Bank)
Jenkinson's (Pt. Pleasant Beach)
"Jersey Shore" dictionary
GTL (gym, tan, laundry)
T-shirt time (the shirt before the shirt)
DTS (down the shore)
Cabs are here!
*fist pump*
FTD (fresh to death)
MVP (Mike, Vinny, Pauly D)
The duck phone
“Guidos” and “Guidettes”
Backpack (someone who follows you around closely)
Robbery (one person taking a girl/guy away from a friend)
Jersey Turnpike (infamous dance move)
Beat up the beat (Vinny’s iconic dance routine)
Blow out (hairspray and gel style popularized by DJ Pauly D)
Blast in a glass (a person who is a good and all-around fun time)
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: 'Jersey Shore' 10-year anniversary: Do you know what GTL means?
