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Not to be confused with [[UsefulNotes/TheChannelIslands that other Jersey]], after which this one was named.

* Being New York-based, Saturday Night Live is full of this.

# An [[ItalianAmericanCaricature overgrown Little Italy]]. Everybody seems to know somebody who knows somebody who is "[[TheMafia connected]]", be they a mechanic in Hoboken or a soccer mom in Parsippany. [[SleazyPolitician The politicians]] rival Third World dictators in brazen corruption. All the white people are Italian (and as of the 2010s, they'll be [[ButNotTooWhite white in-name-only]], as they'll be slathered in fake-tan body paint), and they all know what the hottest clubs are. The men have blowouts, dress in either Armani Exchange clothing or muscle shirts, do vast quantities of steroids, drive [[CoolCar '80s IROC-Z Camaros or entry-level BMWs]], [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and are insanely misogynistic and homophobic]]. The women, known as "Jersey Girls," are all {{Hard Drinking Party Girl}}s, still have EightiesHair decades after it went out of style, wear ten pounds of makeup, and are always [[{{Stripperiffic}} dressed like they're headed to the club]]. The only radio station is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKTU WKTU]], and they are always playing Music/LadyGaga or Music/{{Cascada}} remixes. If a techno-sounding beat starts playing, the natural response is to start pumping one's fist in the air. And everyone speaks with an [[RambunctiousItalian obnoxious, nasally, highly]] {{Flanderized}} [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents Italian-American/New York accent]].[[note]]Despite popular perceptions, New Jersey doesn't have the largest proportion or absolute numbers of Italian-Americans of all the American states; that honor goes to Rhode Island and New York respectively, according to the 2010 Census. That being said, New Jersey does have a very high proportion of Italian-Americans; it has the third-highest percentage of residents reporting Italian ancestry (after Rhode Island and Connecticut), at around 17%.[[/note]]%%==> That's kinda nonsense, with all due respect. In terms of acting like hotshots, plenty of WASPs, Jews, Danes, Spaniards act like that in Jersey, moreso than Italians. That accent, by the way, isn't Italian.

* ''[[Film/{{Transformers}} Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' spends a fair chunk of the movie in Princeton. Although the university [[http://www.michaelbay.com/archives/site/2008-2010/newsblog/files/d56f71572ffbeb023c7bea941830a529-226.php is left unnamed,]] it's pretty obvious that Sam's not going to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Choir_College Westminster Choir College.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023'': In the pilot episode, Lunella must stop an electric supervillainess from stealing power from the Lower East Side of Manhattan before her family is forced to sell their rollerskating rink and relocate to New Jersey. (“No disrespect to Jersey!”)

# An overgrown Little Italy. Everybody seems to know somebody who knows somebody who is "[[TheMafia connected]]", be they a mechanic in Hoboken or a soccer mom in Parsippany. [[SleazyPolitician The politicians]] rival Third World dictators in brazen corruption. All the white people are Italian (and as of the 2010s, they'll be [[ButNotTooWhite white in-name-only]], as they'll be slathered in fake-tan body paint), and they all know what the hottest clubs are. The men have blowouts, dress in either Armani Exchange clothing or muscle shirts, do vast quantities of steroids, drive [[CoolCar '80s IROC-Z Camaros or entry-level BMWs]], [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and are insanely misogynistic and homophobic]]. The women, known as "Jersey Girls," are all {{Hard Drinking Party Girl}}s, still have EightiesHair decades after it went out of style, wear ten pounds of makeup, and are always [[{{Stripperiffic}} dressed like they're headed to the club]]. The only radio station is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKTU WKTU]], and they are always playing Music/LadyGaga or Music/{{Cascada}} remixes. If a techno-sounding beat starts playing, the natural response is to start pumping one's fist in the air. And everyone speaks with an [[RambunctiousItalian obnoxious, nasally, highly]] {{Flanderized}} [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents Italian-American/New York accent]].[[note]]Despite popular perceptions, New Jersey doesn't have the largest proportion or absolute numbers of Italian-Americans of all the American states; that honor goes to Rhode Island and New York respectively, according to the 2010 Census. That being said, New Jersey does have a very high proportion of Italian-Americans; it has the third-highest percentage of residents reporting Italian ancestry (after Rhode Island and Connecticut), at around 17%.[[/note]]%%==> That's kinda nonsense, with all due respect. In terms of acting like hotshots, plenty of WASPs, Jews, Danes, Spaniards act like that in Jersey, moreso than Italians. That accent, by the way, isn't Italian.

* The Unova region in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' is partially based on New Jersey. ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2's'' new areas expand into New Jersey, including the new starting city.

* ''Anime/SailorMoon'': Naru ([[DubNameChange Molly]]) was localized with an overly heavy New Yorker/Jersey accent in the ''Creator/DICEntertainment'' dub. It was a case of CulturalTranslation, as she spoke with a Kansai-Ben accent in the Japanese version.

** In "[[Recap/FuturamaS7E25StenchAndStenchability Stench and Stenchibility]]", Zoidberg gets a girlfriend who can stand to be around him due to the fact that she has no sense of smell. On their date they go to Limburger King, a discount petting zoo filled with pigs and skunks and then take a walk past scenic New Jersey.

# A WeirdnessMagnet, with [=UFOs=], monsters, ghosts, and TheJerseyDevil waiting around every corner, and with the gateway to {{Hell}} sitting in the sewers of Clifton. Parts of it may be an out-of-[[HollywoodNewEngland New England]] branch of LovecraftCountry, only more likely to be PlayedForLaughs and/or snark (because hey, it's ''Jersey'').

# An overgrown Little Italy. Everybody seems to know somebody who knows somebody who is "[[TheMafia connected]]", be they a mechanic in Hoboken or a soccer mom in Parsippany. [[SleazyPolitician The politicians]] rival Third World dictators in brazen corruption. All the white people are Italian (and as of the 2010s, they'll be [[ButNotTooWhite white in-name-only]], as they'll be slathered in fake-tan body paint), and they all know what the hottest clubs are. The men have blowouts, dress in either Armani Exchange clothing or muscle shirts, do vast quantities of steroids, drive [[CoolCar '80s IROC-Z Camaros or entry-level BMWs]], and are insanely misogynistic and homophobic. The women, known as "Jersey Girls," are all {{Hard Drinking Party Girl}}s, still have EightiesHair decades after it went out of style, wear ten pounds of makeup, and are always [[{{Stripperiffic}} dressed like they're headed to the club]]. The only radio station is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKTU WKTU,]] and they are always playing Music/LadyGaga or Music/{{Cascada}} remixes. If a techno-sounding beat starts playing, the natural response is to start pumping one's fist in the air. And everyone speaks with an [[RambunctiousItalian obnoxious, nasally, highly]] {{Flanderized}} [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents Italian-American/New York accent]].[[note]]Despite popular perceptions, New Jersey doesn't have the largest proportion or absolute numbers of Italian-Americans of all the American states; that honor goes to Rhode Island and New York respectively, according to the 2010 Census. That being said, New Jersey does have a very high proportion of Italian-Americans; it has the third-highest percentage of residents reporting Italian ancestry (after Rhode Island and Connecticut), at around 17%.[[/note]]%%==> That's kinda nonsense, with all due respect. In terms of acting like hotshots, plenty of WASPs, Jews, Danes, Spaniards act like that in Jersey, moreso than Italians. That accent, by the way, isn't Italian.