The official trailer for the fifth season of Jersey Shore has just been released, and we'll let Pauly D sum it up for you with this quote: "Basically, what it all comes down to is... I love Seaside Heights, New Jersey this time of year!"

Yeeeeeah buddy. Thursday, January 5, it is ON:


Some highlights from the MTV preview:

• Mike, apparently up to his old meddling ways, referring to himself as Hurricane Situation - a storm "headed straight for Snooki Island - as they argue over her boyfriend and she comes at him with a bat.
• An emotional party to welcome the gang home from Italy.
• An insane fight that leaves Mike bleeding from his dome.
• Drunk Snooki urinating outdoors.
• Vinny Guadagnino's departure.

All we have to say is that after a fourth season that gave us some of the best Jersey Shore clips yet, January 5 can't come quickly enough.