An American institution turns 10

If you went to a gym, tanning bed, or laundry mat yesterday, you have Jersey Shore to thank. It is a known fact that these great inventions were founded a decade ago with the start of MTV’s runaway hit, Jersey Shore.

It’s easy to only look at Jersey Shore as a nostalgic relic of yesteryear, but there was a point in time when this show was drawing nearly ten million viewers on cable. It dominated culture in a way that every show dreams of doing, yet only a few actually do.

We’ll forever be DTF for Jersey Shore.