'Jersey Shore' Season 6 set, baby bump and all

When Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi confirmed news that she's expecting a baby, fans of MTV's "Jersey Shore" feared it meant the show -- which has powered through five seasons in the last three years -- was done for. But on Monday (March 19), MTV announced the show will begin production of Season 6 this summer back in Seaside Heights, N.J.

Call it jumping the (baby) shark, but MTV promises a show headed into "uncharted territory" with the return of the full cast:

"While things will definitely be a little different this time when they hit the boardwalk, their trademark hilarity and family dysfunction will remain the same," reads a press release from the cable network.

Baby Snooki, by the way, is believed to be due in the fall so that means plenty of opportunities for her and the baby bump to hit Karma for some pregnant-style partying.