Back in December of 2009 , the world was forever changed . MTV bring out   audience   toJersey Shore , a show that put eight brilliant - eyed , bushy - bob   party fauna of Italian - American origin into a Seaside Heights shore sign for the summertime .

There was Pauly DelVecchio , the excitable disk jockey   and Prank War Champion ; Vinny Guadagnino , the quiet   mama ’s male child from Staten Island ; Ronnie Ortiz - Magro , who   fell in love at the Jersey Shore ;   Mike " The Situation " Sorrentino , who loved showing off his six - multitude " situation ; " Angelina Pivarnick , the girl who brought her belonging in black contractile organ bags;Sammi " Sweetheart " Giancola , the sweetest girl we ’d ever encounter ; Jenni " JWoww " Farley , the rough and tough gallon with a boyfriend back home ; and of course , Nicole " Snooki " Polizzi , the girl who brought the party .

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That first summer , the   group was unfamiliar with each other , but would cursorily pick up how to push each other ’s push button , drink like there was no tomorrow , and come together for a Sunday dinner party when all was say and done .   Three inadequate twelvemonth later , the original series   concluded with a teary goodbye outside of the Seaside Heights menage . After several hard drink - filled summers from the Jersey Shore to Italy and Miami ,   it was time for everyone to move on .

Miraculously , in April of 2018 , the Jersey Shore   family   reunite in Miami forJersey Shore : Family Vacation . Nearly everyone - aside from Pivarknick , who was   basically replaced by Polizzi ’s high shoal best acquaintance , Deena Cortese , who joined the mathematical group in 2010 after Pivarnick was kicked out ( again ) and Giancola choose to exclude herself from the reunion - gathered at a Miami residence to sharewhere their lives had learn them . WhileJersey Shore : Family Vacationcertainly fills the void thatJersey Shoreleft when it end , there are a few thing about it that just are n’t the same .   That ’s not to sayJersey Shore : Family Vacationis sorry - because it ’s not . But compared to the glory of the initial iteration of the series , Jersey Shore : Family Vacationis kind of worse thanJersey Shore .

The Jersey Shore Cast Matured

By the ending ofJersey Shore , almost everyone was looking to settle down outside of the shore mansion . From engagements to spousal relationship to babies , there was a unmortgaged shift in focus whenJersey shoring : Family Vacationstarted . No one has been a stranger to a drink particular , sans Sorrentino , who late celebrated his fourth year of sobriety . It ’s just that they do n’t bounce back quite like they used to . Jersey Shore : Family Vacationgives   devotee more wine - intoxicated dinners than a day toast on the boardwalk at Jenks . It must be all of the responsibleness that add up with being an grownup , but fans need to   survive vicariously through the wild child spend a penny behind the bar at Karma , not the mum crying about being called a " meanspirited daughter . "

Jersey Shore Cast’s Wardrobe has Changed

Back in 2009 , guido club dress   ( see : extremist spray - topaz and the signature " Snooki "   pouf ) wasvastlydifferent than what is bear today . Thecast members ' stylehas surely evolved for the expert , but it ’s good to say that lover miss the in an elaborate way decorated Ed Hardy tops and Shore Store paraphernalia . N0w , these fashion - forward guidos and guidettes look as fashionable as ever - or , as Farley frame it , " We ’re so classy now . "

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Jersey Shore’s OG Catchphrases Were Top-Notch

" Cabs are here ! " " We have a situation . " " T - shirt tiiime!“Jersey Shoreforever changed our vocabulary , thanks mostly to MVP ( DelVecchio ,   Guadagnino , and Sorrentino ) . It was n’t long before tetraiodothyronine - shirt everywhere were littered with these catch phrase . And while they still use these phrase now , there has n’t been a decent add-on to the Book of Guido Catchphrases in a while . And no , making everything plural , while endearingly sport , does n’t count ( looking at you , Sorrentino ) .

Angelina Pivarnick is Kind of Nice Now

Pivarnick was always an expert inpushing people ’s button . She virtually had no friend in the house because of it , minus the time she and Giancola   spring a united front against   Farley . Pivarnick became known as the mansion inciter . Eventually , she was evicted from the shore family after refusing to influence at the Shore Store , but she come back for a 2d season , only to leave on her own terminus . WhenJersey Shore : Family Vacationaired , DelVecchio used Pivarnick as a recurring pawn in many of his pranks , but they decided to bring her back into the family for time of year 2 and 3 . It ’s nice that Pivarnick was welcomed back with open subdivision , but fans miss her dirty little hamster shenanigans .

Sammi Sweetheart isn’t Around

Giancola ’s   refusal to make out back for the reboot   was completely understandable . She was in atoxic relationship with Ortiz - Magrothat did n’t ask to be readdressed , but no looping ofJersey Shorefeels   the same without in effect ol' Sammi Sweetheart . WhileJersey Shore : Family Vacationis certainly entertaining , fans have to question what it would be like had the original gang reunited to do the show .

The Jersey Shore Cast Doesn’t Have to Work

Half the fun ofJersey Shorewas determine themnotgo to solve at Danny ’s Shore Store . Despite being obligate to do so ( a la MTV’sReal Worldformat , where the group commonly has to do some variety of volunteer employment in exchange for the experience ) Sorrentino , Cortese , and Polizzi would somehow make the good out of employment ( aka take a " lunch break " and getting inebriated   on the boardwalk ) . WithJersey Shore : Family Vacation , it really is a vacation , which perhaps they deserve at this tip .

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Feels Like it’s Ending

This has nothing to do with whether the reboot is better or worse than the original series , but it has to be addressed . While there ’s no prescribed countersign yet , Jersey Shore : Family Vacationcan’t last forever and a day . With Polizzi opt toremove herself from filmingaltogether , it feel like it ’s only a matter of sentence before the others follow suit . They ’ve given   fans10 years of reality TV gold , so it would be perceivable   if Sorrentino removed himself from the show or if Farley require clock time away to focus on stir her children . But without them , what wouldJersey shoring : Family Vacationbe ?

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