What Happened to the Duck Phone on 'Jersey Shore'? Folks Want to Know!
The MTV reality show aired from 2009 through 2012.
Published June 30 2025, 1:46 p.m. ET
People are curious about what happened to the infamous duck phone from the MTV reality show, Jersey Shore. The duck phone was an integral part of the original reality TV show, which aired on MTV for six seasons.
A reboot of the show, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, is currently in its eighth season on MTV. Season 8 premiered on May 29 and features the cast as they pursue careers and raise children.
The new show features some of the original cast, including Vinny Guadagnino, Deena Nicole Cortese, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, Paul “DJ Pauly D” DelVecchio, Jenni “JWoww” Farley, and Michael Paul Sorrentino.
What happened to the duck phone from 'Jersey Shore'?
If you haven't been keeping up with the reboot of the show, you may be happy to learn that the infamous duck phone is featured in Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. The duck phone was often featured in the original Jersey Shore, and it took a beating from abrupt hang-ups, drunk calling, and drunken arguments. According to People, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is still having trouble using the duck phone.
The duck phone is a landline phone, and it's the only way the cast is able to talk to their family. On the original show, Snooki was the first to hear the phone ring. The phone rang with a quacking sound, which startled her. Snooki also had trouble figuring out how to use the duck phone, per Jersey Shore Fandom.
Fans of the show can see the duck phone for themselves at the Real Shore Store in Seaside Heights, N.J. The phone on the show was found at a garage sale for $5. The phone is made of solid wood.
"Well, the duck phone is one of the greatest things we ever got at a garage sale for five bucks," said the show's art director. "And it's made TV history, and T-shirt history, so we're very appreciative of that old duck phone that they stopped making in 1984."
"They're solid wood," he continued. "I tried to buy a container of them when we were doing the show back then. I was like, 'I gotta get this and sell it.' And, I went to China, and they're like, 'We don't make cords anymore for phones. We're having a hard time making a cord.' It was very funny."
He went on to say that he would have had to sell the duck phones for $120, so he declined.
The duck phone and the rest of the cast can be seen on Jersey Shore: Family Vacation on MTV.