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Like them or not, the cast of MTV’s reality show “Jersey Shore” have become a hot commodity this Halloween; not the cast itself, but their outfits.

Young adults across the nation are attempting to imitate the look of Snooki, “The Situation” and other Jersey Shore characters with poofy wigs and faux muscle shirts.

Requests are pouring in at Halloween Express in Wausau, even though the store does not carry the official costumes. But Batman, princesses and witches continue to hold their own, local and national retailers said, while others spurn the sometimes pricey get-ups to make their own or alter last year’s costume favorites. Consumers are expected to spend nearly $1 billion this year on costumes for themselves, their kids and even their pets.

The Wausau Daily Herald takes a closer look at the silly and spooky choices for the holiday weekend in Friday’s print and online editions.

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Lady Gaga, Snooki, The Situation… Who are you gonna be this year?

Halloween might as well be sponsored by MTV this year.

The most popular costumes for 2010 come straight from the youth-dominated music network — and they don’t come cheap.

The cast of the Jersey Shore and Lady Gaga top the list of most desirable costumes this year, according to Spirit Halloween, the country’s largest seasonal Halloween retailer.

“The abs on the Situation, the hair on Pauly D — these characters lend themselves to being costumes,” said Spirit President and CEO Steven Silverstein.

But knocking off a Jersey Shore look will cost considerably more than some time in the gym and a can of hair spray.

“You can’t look cheap and nasty,” according to Michael Schweiger, who is the agent for Jersey Shore castmember Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio. “It’s all designer brands, $200 jeans and the sneakers have to be brand new.”