Pauly D

There was one troubling sight on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation this week...

... along with many signs of serious trouble on the horizon.

It's been over four months since Mike Sorrentino turned over himself over to authorities and began serving an 8-month sentence on tax fraud charges.

During that time, Mike has been hitting the gym and doing his laundry (probably not a whole lot of tanning going on) within the confines of the Otisville Correctional Facility in Upstate New York.

These days, Jersey Shore fanatics are forced to rely on the surprisingly entertaining Double Shot at Love in order to get their guido fix.

But fear not, fist-pumpers and tanning bed enthusiasts -- Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 3 is headed your way!

Thus far, 2019 has been a tough year for America's favorite band of guidos.

The cast of Jersey Shore has been hit hard by a number of misfortunes, the most notable of which was Mike Sorrentino going to jail for tax fraud.

The stars of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation are older and (marginally) wiser than they once were.

But does that make them marriage material? Pauly D and Vinny think so -- and so does MTV.

For most of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation Season 2, fans have been watching Ronnie get pounded on by girlfriend Jen Harley.

The two have a very unhealthy relationship.

We nearly saw Vinny Guadagnino's penis on the latest episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.

But while this veteran castmate thankfully kept his junk in his pants, Vinny let it all come out when discussing his feelings toward former fling Angelina Pivarnick.

The cast of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation was tasked with its most important mission of all-time this week:

Finding a new home to crash in for awhile.

A major secret was revealed on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation this week.

And a major bombshell was dropped.

You probably know Pauly D from his long tenure as arguably Jersey Shore's most charismatic cast member.

Pauly provides the much-needed comic relief that balances out the constant high-stakes drama endured by Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Mike Sorrentino.

Buckle up, readers!

Because on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation last night, one cast members was unbuckled from his seat in the car and prepared to exit...

Jersey Shore: Family has been all about relationships on Season 2.

We've watched as Ronnie and Jen Harley have screamed and yelled at each other, with fists and saliva occasionally flying back and forth between the parents of poor little Ariana.

It's nice to have Jersey Shore back, isn't it?

Sure the show has changed a bit, in that it's roughly 95 percent Ronnie baby mama drama, but we can always rely on old DJ Pauly D to bring some levity to the proceedings with his signature wit and quotable catchphrases.

For the cast members on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, what happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas.

It gets broadcast to millions of viewers each week!

The first season of Jersey Shore Family Vacation (or the seventh season of Jersey Shore, depending on your perspective) has excelled at taking a single event and stretching it out into an entire episode's worth of genuinely entertaining content.

While creative editing certainly plays a role, the cast deserves most of the credit for filling the downtime with lol-worthy capering and quotables.

Ever been to a party that's so boring you wind up praying for someone to spice up the festivities by throwing a cake at a ceiling fan or something?

That's essentially what Pauly D did during last week's episode of Jersey Shore Family Reunion when he secured his title as prank war CHAMPION by inviting Angelina Pivarnick to the South Beach house.

Sometimes television shows are forced to slow things down a bit with what's commonly referred to as a "place-setting episode."

This is the term for an installment in which not a whole lot happens, but the stage is set for major drama to come.

If you've been watching from the beginning, we probably don't need to tell you that Jersey Shore Family Reunion is quite different from the show's original iteration.

The OG Jersey Shore saw the housemates doing their best to get loaded and laid, stopping at nothing to achieve these goals, provided they weren't forced to mess up their spray tans or elaborate hairstyles.