This documentary video began circulating in 2006 (original link not found)
Around that same time, Gino the Ginny ("guinea," an ethnic slur for Italians) hit the Web
More proof that making fun of guidos was an Internet trend circa 2006 - this video is from January 31, 2006
Awareness of the guido phenomenon grew and grew, resulting in MTV's development of a reality TV show about guidos called "Jersey Shore."
The first promo for MTV's "Jersey Shore," November 2009 (show premiered December 3, 2009)
The debate about the term "guido" made it all the way to CBS news and "The Early Show"...
New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus sends letter of discontent to MTV/Viacom (December 22, 2009) http://njitalia.nj.gov/news/js.pdf
I found this blog post which has been helpful in confirming my findings, and helping guide me by sparking some "do"s and "don't"s for my own research (for example, my thought regarding the first appearance of the guido in American popular culture was John Travolta's Tony Manero of "Saturday Night Fever," but this blogger traces it back to "Welcome Back Carter"s Vinny Barbarino and even Fonzie from "Happy Days"). http://www.gothamcityinsider.com/2008/01/evolution-of-guido.html
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