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17 Years Ago, One Shocking ‘Jersey Shore’ Scene Turned Snooki Into a Reality TV Star Overnight

Snooki says MTV asked how much of the bar assault she wanted shown, and the episode made her realize her life had changed overnight.

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You’ll be hard-pressed to find another show that ruled the 2010s as hard as Jersey Shore did. The show made a long-lasting cultural impact that spans generations.

Over the course of six seasons, running from 2009 until 2012, there are so many memorable moments. “Who wrote the note?” Pauly D’s infamous conversation on the duck phone; the Meatballs’ many drunk escapades. You couldn’t walk anywhere without people saying GTL (gym, tan, laundry), “yeah buddy,” or rocking the iconic Snooki poof and slippers. The show spawned multiple spin-offs, including Jersey Shore Family Vacation, which MTV decided not to renew earlier this year.

With all the craziness and chaos the friend........

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