5. Mike and Snooki Hit the Smush Room
Mike “The Situation” took a break from his GTL routine to spend some time up close and personal with Snooki in the cast’s hot tub. The two got extra cozy and then took things into the bedroom. Even though they lived in the same house after the hookup, the reality stars didn’t feel uncomfortable in the slightest.
“It’s not awkward at all,” Snooki said in a Chelsea Handler interview after the fact. “If I wanna make out with him right now, I can. It’s not weird.”
4. Sammi and JWoww Fight
On the premiere episode of Season 3, Sammi “Sweetheart” Giancola got into a physical altercation with Jenni “JWoww” Farley. When Sammi accused JWoww and Snooki of ganging up on her, things got nasty.
“I’ll f—’ pound you, b—!” Sammi said to JWoww. “I’m here and I’m staying, whether you like it or not.”
3. Snooki Gets Locked Up
In July of 2010, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was arrested for disorderly conduct after for causing a drunken scene on the beach.
“I’m a f—’ good person,” she said as law enforcement officials led her away in handcuffs. Despite Snooki‘s pleas, she was placed behind bars.
After the incident, Snooki explained that it was one of the worst moments of her life at the time. “I couldn’t even tell you how I felt in that jail cell.”
2. Sammi and Ronnie’s Blowout Fight
Ronnie Magro and his girlfriend and fellow castmate Sammi “Sweetheart” had one of the most intense breakup fights ever.
Finally on Season 3, their tumultuous relationship finally came to an explosive conclusion after Ronnie called Sammi a “useless, spoiled b—,” before crushing her glasses.
#1 Snooki Gets Punched
In December of 2009, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi got brutally punched by a NYC gym teacher named Brad Ferro. The video of the incident went viral after MTV cameras were at the nightclub taping when Snooki got knocked out.
At the time, MTV said in a statement (via The Daily Beast): “What happened to Snooki was a crime and obviously extremely disturbing.”
“I deeply regret what happened. Nobody deserves that,” Ferro said in his apology, per The New York Post.
Ferro was arrested, and subsequently fired from his teaching job.