Vinny Guadagnino

These days, we don't see a whole lot of partying on Jersey Shore.

The gang might have fist-pumped and smushed their way into our hearts over a decade ago, but as they inch toward 40, they have more important concerns.

For several weeks, the current season of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (yes, that's still the official title) taunted us with the prospect of an Angelina Pivarnick vs. JWoww showdown.

Last week, it finally happened and - well, it felt a little anti-climactic.

Despite the fact that she has not yet appeared on Jersey Shore Family Vacation -- and it looks more and more like she never will -- Sammi Giancola is still close friends with several of her former castmates.

Others ... not so much.

Are you ready to spend the holidays with the fam?

So asks MTV in the first promo for Jersey Shore; Family Vacation Season 4, which is set to return this fall with new episodes.

If you're a longtime Jersey Shore viewer, then you're probably aware of the love-hate relationship between Vinny Guadagnino and Angelina Pivarnick.

What began years ago as a drunken hookup evolved slowly into a sort of antagonistic flirtation, in which both parties expressed their affection through insults.

If you're one of the people who feels like recent seasons of Jersey Shore Family Vacation have been a bit lacking in the drama department, we have some very good news.

Even following a season that featured a prison release, an arrest for domestic violence and the most controversial wedding reception speech in reality TV history, many thought this was it for Jersey Shore.

Will the saga of Zack Carpinello groping Angelina Pivarnick ever come to an end?

In case you're a bit confused as to why in the hell the Jersey Shore gang is still talking about that wild night in Vegas almost a year later, here's a short timeline of events:

Angelina Pivarnick is a married woman, and Italian-Americans in the New York Tri-State area tend to place a lot of importance on traditional family values

What do those two facts have to do with one another?

Well, another season of Jersey Shore is upon us.

In many respects, Thursday night's season premiere offered more of what we've come to expect from our favorite gang of guidos.

The relationship between Vinny Guadagnino and Angelina Pivarnick offers one of the more complex dynamics within the Jersey Shore family.

Despite Vin's denials, they almost certainly hooked up in the past, and they've had a weird love/hate thing going on for years.

Vinny got nearly naked on Jersey Shore: Family vacation this week, while Jenni got all up in the business of Ronnie and his dangerous girlfriend, Jen Harley.

Let's start with the latter development first, shall we?

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

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

Vinny Guadagnino rose to fame because he had a penchant for fist-pumping.

But the Jersey Shore star confesses in a new interview that he's also done a lot of thrust-pumping over the years.

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.

As you've likely heard by now, Mike Sorrentino reported to prison this week to begin serving an eight-month sentence for tax fraud.

As we reported earlier, there's a good chance that Mike will qualify for early release, and the fact that The Situation is sober will likely help his standing with the parole board.

When the world first learned that Jersey Shore would be returning to MTV, there were concerns that with the cast approaching middle-age, there wouldn't be enough drama in their lives to sustain an entire season of television.

Instead, the opposite has proven true, and it's turned out that there's more chaos and insanity in the guidos' lives than could ever be contained in a single reality show.

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.