Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has signed a deal for Season 3 of MTV’s Jersey Shore, and the rest of the cast is rumored to follow soon. While MTV originally said they were going to re-cast the entire show, they’ve now had a change of heart, and will keep all the season 1 guidos and guidettes.

Rumor has it, the cast will all be signing a new deal today, which would pocket each of them $30,000 per episode! In season 1 they scored $5,000 per episode, and in season 2 (which premieres at the end of this month) they secured $10,000 per episode.

“Mike has been packed and ready to go for days for ‘Jersey Shore 3′ and is excited to move forward with the shooting,” his manager says.

As TMZ first reported, the ‘Shore’ cast refused to shoot scenes for the upcoming season until MTV gave them better contracts. SallyAnn Salsano, executive producer of the show, told TMZ they are “committed to the show” and “ready to go.”

After hearing there was a rumored strike by the cast, Sorrentino decided to lead the pack with signing a new contract and is encouraging the rest of his cast to follow his lead and return for another drama-filled season.

“The Situation has always been respected and well liked by the entire cast. He felt that he could break the stalemate by putting these rumors of a cast strike to rest by moving forward and leading the cast to another hit season,” Petolino adds.

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Okay, I watched the whole trailer, and I’m not gonna lie – I think it looks fantastical. I will totally watch it! I’ll probably hate myself along the way, but I know I’m going to watch it – and I’m gonna like it!

Jersey Shore headed to Miami after New Jersey was hit with one of the worst snow storms in history. Who wants to watch Jersey Shore if everyone’s bundled up in winter wear? No one!

The season premieres July 29, so mark it on your calendar to make sure you can pretend you’re too busy to watch it while secretly recording it.

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the party girl of Jersey Shore, is actually just about ready to settle down. Her dream is to save some money and raise a family.

“Honestly,” Snooki, 22, told reporters at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards in L.A., “I want to save up money so that I can buy a house, find a guy, have a family and make Guido babies! That’s all I want.”

Earlier this year Snooki split from Emilio Massella after a couple months together. She admits that she has yet to find the right guy.

“I didn’t find true love….If I find that guy, I will treat him like gold. But I haven’t found him yet.”

“I think that I am screwing myself over because I have this stereotype of what kind of guy I want,” Snooki admitted.

“If I just go away from looks and just look at personality, than I will find the right guy, and I understand that. But I am still addicted to Guidos!”

Snooki is not against looking for love on a reality show. Her ideal show would be called, “Snookin’ for Love.” And she said, “I want 27 Guido juiceheads in a house fighting for me!”

Now I might actually watch that! Did I just say that?

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Get a good look, you won’t be seeing much of these guido’s after season 2!

The creator of Jersey Shore fessed up to Blackbook magazine that the entire cast of Jersey Shore would be replaced in season 3!

Snooki, The Situation, JWOWW, Pauly D, Sammi and Ronnie reportedly demanded a big pay raise after the first season became MTV’s highest-rated series. TMZ.com reported the group received a $10,000 signing bonus and $5,000 per episode for season 2, which premieres July 29.

One castmate who won’t be too bummed to be off the show: JWOWW, who “cried her eyes out” when she found out the series had been renewed. (Check out JWOWW’s engagement ring – and check out her fiance!)

“She doesn’t want to be on the show anymore,” a source told Us Weekly. The problem? Her castmates. “She isn’t friends with them,” the insider says. (Another source counters, “She and Snooki are really close.”)

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Pics: “Jersey Shore” cast members Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio and Vinny Guadagnino play catch and take a dip in the waters while in the company of some female friends. (Bauer Griffin)

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The Jersey Shore cast members enjoy the afternoon at the beach in Miami, Florida on April 30, 2010 where the buff, bronzed guidos and guidettes took full advantage of the sun.

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The cast of Jersey Shore continues their take over of Miami, Florida on April 27, 2010 where the whole lot was out and about circulating in the city, Sammi Giancola grabbed frozen yogurt with on again off again boyfriend, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro while Paul DelVecchio and Vinny Guadagnino hit the beach leaving poor lonely Michael “the Situation” Sorrentino to circulate solo.

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