<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Original &#8216;Jersey Shore&#8217;?????]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A lot of television programs can take credit for somewhat inspiring MTVs STD-documentary <em>The Jersey Shore</em> &#8211; <a href="http://www.mtv.com/videos/rw-las-vegas-2002-full-episode-ep-2/1559850/playlist.jhtml" target="_blank"><em>The Real World: Las Vegas</em></a>, <em>The Sopranos</em>, <em><a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/167499/the-real-housewives-of-new-jersey-ashleys-court-papers#s-p9-sr-i1" target="_blank">The Real Housewives of NJ</a>,</em> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BMwcO6_hyA" target="_blank">Jon Bon Jovi</a>, and, most notably, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GjMJ24fvrQ" target="_blank"><em>True Life: I Have a Summer Share</em></a> &#8211; but is it possible that the show owes its greatest debt to an early 90s Fox sitcom?  Is <em>Jersey Shore</em> really just a reality show rip-off of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_the_Shore" target="_blank"><em>Down the Shore</em></a>?  Take a look and <em>you</em> decide:</p>
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<p>Pretty open and shut case if you ask us.</p>
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