The Situation wouldn't be anything without Jersey Shore. None of them would be, probably.

I live just a few miles from Seaside, and the "entertainment" on Jersey Shore makes me cringe. Though I think only one cast member is actually from NJ, it gives Jersey and the shore a bad (worse) name. When I'm out of the area and people ask where I'm from, I now cringe telling them. (It was better to be associated with The Sopranos than Jersey Shore lol)