The Resume

(December 3, 2009-December 20, 2012)
Born in Seaside Heights, New Jersey
Aired on MTV
The Situation (Mike Sorrentino)
Snooki (Nicole Polizzi)
Pauly D (DelVecchio)
J-Woww (Jenni Farley)
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro
‘Sweetheart’ Samantha Giancola
Vinny Guadagnino
Angelina ‘Jolie’ Pivarnick (2009–2010)
Deena Nicole Cortese (2010– )
Premise: Eight ‘guidos’ and ‘guidettes’ spend a summer working, playing, and partying in the Jersey Shore region of New Jersey

Why Jersey Shore (MTV) might be annoying:

Two of the original eight have no Italian blood whatsoever (one is Hispanic and another is Chilean).
Largely due to what they viewed as stereotypical misrepresentation, locals and Italian-American organizations alike were never short on beefs.
Cortese auditioned for but did not make the original season.
It popularized terms like ‘GTL’ (for gym, tan, and laundry), ‘fist pump,’ and assorted Snooki-isms.
They are shameless, with some getting considerably more air time than others.
They inspired a wave of Halloween costumes (her in particular).

Why Jersey Shore (MTV) might not be annoying:

Contrary to the impressions left by the editing, they do have real-world ambitions.
If not for the drunken incident in which Snooki was clobbered (but not aired), it may very well have become a distant memory.
Instead of brand new footage for the third season, production decided it had enough Miami Beach footage from the second season to work with that.
They appeared on the George Lopez Show in spoofs of popular films (including Avatar).
Several cast members were spoofed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (with J-Woww going up against a ‘Snook-alike’).

Credit: Cool It All Right?

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Annoyatorium's Most Annoying [2010] (Ranked: 38)
• Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People [2010] (Ranked: 7)
• Cool It All Right?'s Profiles [Series 08]
• I Inspired a Hair Style
• Jersey Shore
• Kelly Ripa's Halloween Costumes (Ranked: 2010)
• MTV TV Series
• Profiles 30251-30500 (Ranked: 30497)
• Reality Series
• Satirized on South Park
• Teen Choice TV - Reality Series (Ranked: 2011)
• Time Magazine's People Who Matter [2010]
• Time’s 20 Best Topical Halloween Costumes [2010]
• TV Series Set in New Jersey
• TV Shows/Series
• Women who Dress like Whores
• Zillow.com's Least Wanted Desirable Neighbor [2010] (Ranked: 1)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 60 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 88 Votes: 47.73% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 22 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 27 Votes: 37.04% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 47 Votes: 53.19% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 110 Votes: 67.27% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 659 Votes: 79.21% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 299 Votes: 80.27% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 71 Votes: 97.18% Annoying