Enough hair gel in that house to waterproof a small boat, and somehow it ran for six series.
Fun fact: By the final season, Snooki earned more per episode than New Jersey's governor made in a year.
A shipwrecked English sailor lands in feudal Japan and gets tangled in a power struggle he barely understands, and it's absolutely gripping.
Fun fact: The 2024 series swept the Emmys with 18 wins, more than any other show that year.