PIZZAMAS IS HERE!!!
2023-09-25 · announcement · John · 4:34 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Projects (also: Global development) · mode: Announcements · tags: calendar ritual, self promotion, fundraising ask, community lore, recurring series
John opens Pizzamas 2023 by unboxing the year's Pizza John merch (Drawfee shirt, holiday sweater, Cheez-A-John, hot sauce, mug, bath bomb, neon sign and more), sold for two weeks with all proceeds going to tuberculosis work, and teases Hank's facial hair for tomorrow.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Mustache, greeting, Pizzamas after the TB campaign, daily videos like 2007
- ★★ John says he doesn't know how to change the vibe from the community lowering the price of life-saving tuberculosis tests to Pizzamas. — 00:00:07 · Nerdfighteria, tuberculosis, Pizzamas
- ★★ John says during Pizzamas the brothers make videos back and forth every day as in 2007, celebrating the seven minutes in 2008 when he had a mustache. (playful) — 00:00:13 · Pizzamas, Pizza John
- a number in question (slip of the tongue): "2008" — check against the recording (2009)
00:00:29 — Proceeds go to charity, this year focused on tuberculosis
- ★★★ John says all Pizzamas proceeds go to charity every year; this year (2023) the money is focused on tuberculosis, getting now-cheaper diagnostics and treatments to more people. — 00:00:34 · Pizzamas, tuberculosis
00:00:54 — Unboxing the Pizza John t-shirts; two-week sale at pizzamas.com and the app
- ★★ John shows a Pizza John shirt made in collaboration with Drawfee, which he loves. — 00:00:58 · Pizza John
- ★★★ John says all the shirts and Pizzamas items are only available during Pizzamas, for the next two weeks, at Pizzamas.com or the new Pizzamas app. — 00:01:41 · Pizzamas
00:02:21 — Sweater, Cheez-A-John, hot sauce, mug, bath bomb, oven mitt, neon sign, stickers and more
- ★★ John shows a Pizza John holiday sweater, saying he loves it even more than the Pizza John blanket made a few years ago. — 00:02:23 · Pizza John
- ★★ John shows Cheez-A-John, a John that grows plant hair, sold only in the United States because it has seeds. — 00:02:47 · Pizza John, United States
- ★★ John shows Pizza John's hot sauce, which tastes much like the hot sauce he makes with his mom but cannot legally sell; it is US-only as food. — 00:03:00 · Pizza John, Sydney Green, United States
- ★ John shows a mug printed in Missoula that changes color with hot liquid, without revealing the color. — 00:03:15 · Missoula, Montana
- ★ John lists more items: an oven mitt, a working Pizza John neon sign, stickers and bumper stickers, a pizza slicer, earrings and a stereogram poster. — 00:03:38 · Pizzamas, Pizza John
00:04:09 — Thanks for going through his eras; tease of Hank's facial hair tomorrow
- ★★ John tells Hank and Nerdfighteria it has been a joy to go through his eras with them. — 00:04:09 · Nerdfighteria, Hank Green
- ★★ John says he will see Hank tomorrow for more Pizzamas and potentially Hank's first-ever mustache; something will happen with his facial hair. (hedged) — 00:04:14 · Hank Green, Pizzamas
In the description and comments
- ★★ The description says all Pizzamas proceeds go to support PIH's work, with an emphasis on tuberculosis treatment and diagnosis. — video description · Partners In Health, Pizzamas, tuberculosis
- ★★ In a channel comment John recommends visiting pizzamas.com even without buying, to read Zoe's product descriptions, quoting the Pizza John Origins shirt text. — creator comment · Pizzamas, Pizza John
Humor (significant)
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John says it is his dream to one day be a postage stamp. — 00:01:27
“to one day be not just a postage stamp, but a Pizza John postage stamp”
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The last shirt shows John up in the corner as a baby. — 00:02:03
“Look at me up in the corner as a baby but I still got a mustache!”
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John unboxes Cheez-A-John, a version of his own head that grows plant hair. — 00:02:47
“It's Cheez-A-John, a john that grows its own hair”
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The Pizza John bath bomb smells very much like Dr Pepper. — 00:03:35
“Live the dream, turn your bath into Dr. Pepper, Pizzamas.com!”
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John says you'll never guess the stereogram poster's hidden image. — 00:04:05
“Actually, you will guess on the first try.”
Threads in this video
- launched · Pizzamas 2023 edition — John opens Pizzamas 2023 on Monday: daily back-and-forth videos, proceeds to charity with a tuberculosis focus, and items sold only for two weeks. (00:00:03)
- result reported · John asks viewers to press Danaher and Cepheid to cut GeneXpert TB test cartridges to $5 (2023) — John says he doesn't know how to change the vibe from the community lowering the price of life-saving tuberculosis tests to Pizzamas. (00:00:07)
- callback · John's Pizza John mustache, worn on camera as a recurring bit (2011) — John says during Pizzamas the brothers make videos back and forth every day as in 2007, celebrating the seven minutes in 2008 when he had a mustache. (00:00:13)
- asked · John asks viewers to buy Pizzamas 2023 merch at pizzamas.com or the Pizzamas app before Pizzamas ends (2023) — John says all the shirts and Pizzamas items are only available during Pizzamas, for the next two weeks, at Pizzamas.com or the new Pizzamas app. (00:01:41)
- update · John and his mom's homemade hot sauce (2023) — John shows Pizza John's hot sauce, which tastes much like the hot sauce he makes with his mom but cannot legally sell; it is US-only as food. (00:03:00)
- milestone · Nerdfighteria revenue (Pizzamas royalties, Life's Library proceeds) redirected to charity (2018) — The description says all Pizzamas proceeds go to support PIH's work, with an emphasis on tuberculosis treatment and diagnosis. (video description)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- John asks viewers to buy Pizzamas 2023 merch at pizzamas.com or the Pizzamas app before Pizzamas ends (2023) — promotion (not a request); last: result reported, 2023-10-06
- John asks viewers to press Danaher and Cepheid to cut GeneXpert TB test cartridges to $5 (2023) — reported back; last: result reported, 2025-09-30
- Pizzamas 2023 edition — completed; last: looked back, 2024-01-16
- Nerdfighteria revenue (Pizzamas royalties, Life's Library proceeds) redirected to charity (2018) — completed; last: milestone, 2026-10-09
- John and his mom's homemade hot sauce (2023) — followed over 4 videos (2023–2026); last: mentioned, 2026-10-27
Mentioned
Central: Pizza John · Pizzamas
Also: App Store · Dr Pepper · Missoula, Montana · moustache · Pizzamas app · Sydney Green · tuberculosis · United States
Only in the description or credits: Drawfee · Partners In Health
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