Ayo the pizza here is a Vine by CalebCity uploaded in July 2016. It is a six second clip of a guy running down some stairs to get a pizza only to trip and fall down some stairs breaking his leg. (Although he states his ears burn for some reason) It quickly became a huge success gaining 99,000 likes and 4.1 Million Views on its time on vine. It's Caleb’s most iconic video ever.
In the 2020's, the meme would see a resurgence in popularity used in semi-ironic posts used to parody the broken humor of Gen Z. Often citing it as “the first example of Gen Z humor”. This would make the vine even MORE widespread and it is now regarded as one of the most iconic memes of all time.
It can be viewed here.
“Ayo the Tropes here!”
- Ambiguous Ending: What happens after Caleb falls down the stairs? Does he realize his leg is broken? Does he go to the doctor? Will he ever be able to walk again? Does he get to eat his pizza?
- Also: How does his friend react? Does he react in horror and call an ambulance for his friend? Or does he use this opportunity to take all the pizza for himself? The video ends on Caleb on the floor in pain leaving the viewer to decide what happens next.
- Bait-and-Switch: The video seems to be a normal video of some guy calling his his friend to get some Pizza, but then his friend awkwardly lands on his foot (Complete with a Sickening "Crunch!") causing him to fall head first down the stairs in a comically exaggerated manner. The last shot is him complaining that that his ears burn despite his leg being literally snapped in half.''
- Black Comedy Burst: Not that Caleb's works are really “lighthearted” but this sketch has some innocent guy happy to get some pizza only to have him badly injure himself while running downstairs to get some pizza
- Breathless Non Sequitur: Caleb after he falls down the stairs:
- The Chain of Harm: A comedic example. After tripping down the stairs Caleb (and somehow landing on his head) we see a shot of an obviously fake dummy falling into the stairs and a shot of Caleb screaming before it abruptly cuts to him on the floor with a broken leg crying about how his ears burn.
- Chaos While They're Not Looking: This could possibly be the reason why Caleb’s friend doesn’t react to him getting hurt. But a clear answer isn’t given.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Caleb seems to be more concerned about his ears hurting for no reason over his leg being horrifically snapped in half.
- *Crack!* "Oh, My Back!": A variation based on this trope said by Caleb:
Caleb: [Runs down stairs and sprains his foot] Oh! Nigga! [Falls down stairs] AAAGGGHHH! [cut to Caleb on the floor]
- Delayed Reaction: Subverted and Played for Laughs: Caleb sounds very scared when he falls down the stairs and it cuts to a shot of him screaming while falling down the stairs. Then cuts to a shot of him on the floor with his leg broken so badly that its ''going up to his head''. Cue him commenting that his ''Ears'' burn.
- Elephant in the Living Room: Caleb doesn’t acknowledge his horrific leg injury, and his friend doesn’t seem to notice him falling down the stairs.
- Epic Fail: Caleb somehow falls down the stairs headfirst after tripping on the first step and spraining his foot.
- Escalating Punchline: Caleb runs down the stairs after his friend calls him for pizza, sprains his ankle causing him to fall down the stairs face first. (Complete with a terribly made replica of him) A shot of him screaming while falling down the stairs it ends with him crying on the floor before commenting that his ears burn for no reason
- Face Plant: How Caleb falls down the stairs. He doesn’t comment on this one either.
- Failed a Spot Check: This whole fiasco could have been avoided if Caleb took his time down the stairs.
- Faux Horrific: Despite taking a nasty fall down the stairs, Caleb only sounds worried about his ears burning instead of his leg being broken so badly it's literally next to his head.
