# Boneless Pizza > Boneless Pizza is a 2017 YouTube video by Sethical featuring a masked character absurdly ordering "boneless pizza" from a bewildered employee, instantly spawning prank-call remixes. Boneless Pizza is an absurdist comedy meme originating from a May 2017 YouTube video by Sethical, in which a masked character attempts to order a "boneless pizza" from a bewildered restaurant employee. The nonsensical premise and quotable dialogue made it a viral hit, spawning prank call videos, animated remixes, and a dedicated subreddit within days of its upload. ## Origin On May 28, 2017, YouTuber Sethical uploaded a video titled with the concept of ordering a boneless pizza. The video features a slideshow of images showing a person wearing an Aku Aku mask (from Crash Bandicoot) calling a pizza restaurant and making the bizarre request for pizza without bones[3]. The employee responds with confusion, asking how pizza could possibly have bones, to which the customer doubles down with increasing aggression. The full exchange includes lines like "the fuck did I just say then?" and "y'all got bones in ya shit then?" delivered in a deadpan style that made the dialogue endlessly quotable[2]. Within three weeks, the original video pulled in over 300,000 views and 700 comments[3]. - **Platform:** YouTube (original video), Reddit (community spread) - **Creator:** Sethical (YouTuber, original video creator) - **Date:** 2017 ## Overview The Boneless Pizza meme centers on a mock phone call where a customer wearing an Aku Aku mask from the Crash Bandicoot franchise demands a "boneless pizza" from a pizza shop employee. The joke hinges on the absurd request itself, since pizza obviously doesn't contain bones, and the escalating frustration between both parties. The customer's insistence that the pizza be made "B O N E L E S S" and "D E A D A S S" became heavily quoted catchphrases[3]. The format is a slideshow-style video with exaggerated voice acting, fitting neatly into the mid-2017 wave of absurdist YouTube humor. The Aku Aku mask gives the ordering character a distinct visual identity, making the meme instantly recognizable even as a still image[3]. ## How It Spread The meme moved fast after Sethical's upload. On June 1, 2017, Sethical posted a sequel video titled "Can I get a bag of chips with that," which referenced other popular memes of the era including Understandable, Have a Nice Day and Did You Just Assume My Gender[3]. Two days later, on June 3, Redditor SoberSimpson created the /r/BonelessPizza subreddit, giving the meme its own community hub[3]. The following day, YouTuber AndrewBrosVideos ABV uploaded a prank call audio recording that mimicked the original dialogue, taking the joke from scripted comedy into real-world application[3]. On June 5, YouTuber Magnaviz released an animated version of Sethical's original video, adding a new visual dimension to the format[3]. By June 8, the meme had reached Urban Dictionary, where user Hugh Dick defined "boneless pizza" as "pizza with no bones in it"[1]. That same day, the meme hit /r/MemeEconomy when Redditor Davybomb posted asking whether boneless pizza memes were "on the rise," treating the meme as a speculative investment in the subreddit's signature style[3]. The phrase "B O N E L E S S" with spaced-out letters became a text formatting staple in meme communities, often used outside the pizza context to describe anything from which an essential component had been absurdly removed. ## How to Use The Boneless Pizza format works in a few ways: - **Quote the dialogue directly.** The most common usage is dropping lines like "lemme get uhhhhhhh... boneless pizza" or "B O N E L E S S" into conversations, comment sections, or image macros. The spaced-out letter formatting is part of the joke. - **Prank call format.** Some creators recorded real calls to pizza shops requesting boneless pizza, recreating the absurd exchange with unsuspecting employees. - **Apply the template to other things.** The format extends to any situation where someone requests something nonsensical with total confidence. "Can I get a boneless [thing that obviously doesn't have bones]" follows the same comedic logic. - **Image macros.** Screenshots or images of the Aku Aku mask character paired with the dialogue work as standalone reaction content, typically captioned with "B O N E L E S S" or "D E A D A S S." The humor generally lands best when the delivery is deadpan and the requester treats the absurd demand as completely reasonable[2]. ## Cultural Impact Boneless Pizza represented the rise of surreal, absurdist meme humor in the 2010s. ## Fun Facts - The Aku Aku mask worn in the video is from Crash Bandicoot, a game franchise that coincidentally had a major revival (Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy) released just one month after the meme went viral in June 2017[3]. - Urban Dictionary hosts a surprisingly detailed alternative definition of "boneless pizza" as a real pizza style (Detroit, Sicilian, Grandma) where toppings go edge-to-edge, eliminating the "bones" of untouched crust[1]. - The /r/BonelessPizza subreddit was created just six days after the original video upload, showing how quickly the meme built a dedicated fanbase[3]. - The phrase "2 litre of coke" from the original exchange became its own minor catchphrase, often paired with boneless pizza references[2]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Boneless Pizza? Boneless Pizza is a meme based on a 2017 YouTube video by Sethical where a masked character orders a "boneless pizza" from a confused restaurant worker. The absurd dialogue and quotable lines made it a viral hit[3]. ### Where did Boneless Pizza come from? The meme originated on May 28, 2017, when YouTuber Sethical uploaded a slideshow-style video featuring the boneless pizza phone call exchange[3]. ### What does Boneless Pizza mean? It's an intentionally nonsensical request, since pizza doesn't contain bones. The humor comes from the caller's aggressive insistence that a pizza be made "boneless" and the employee's baffled response[2]. ### How do you use the Boneless Pizza meme? You can quote the dialogue ("lemme get uhhhhhhh... boneless pizza"), use the spaced-out "B O N E L E S S" text formatting, or apply the template to other absurd requests[2]. ### Is Boneless Pizza still popular? The meme peaked in mid-2017 and saw most of its active spread during June and July of that year. It's still recognized and occasionally referenced but is no longer a dominant format[3]. ### Who is Sethical? Sethical is the YouTuber who created the original Boneless Pizza video on May 28, 2017. The video racked up over 300,000 views in its first three weeks[3]. ### Why is the character wearing an Aku Aku mask? The Aku Aku mask from Crash Bandicoot gives the ordering character a distinctive, slightly unhinged visual identity. It adds to the surreal tone of the whole exchange[3]. ### What is the /r/BonelessPizza subreddit? Created on June 3, 2017 by Redditor SoberSimpson, it's a subreddit dedicated to memes and content based on Sethical's original video[3]. ### Does "boneless pizza" mean anything in real pizza terms? According to some Urban Dictionary definitions, "boneless pizza" can refer to pizza styles like Detroit or Sicilian where toppings cover the entire crust, eliminating the untouched "pizza bones" (bare crust edges)[1]. ### What is the "2 litre of coke" reference? In the original video, the caller also orders "a 2 litre of coke" alongside the boneless pizza, and is told the "2 litre machine broke." This became a secondary catchphrase from the meme[2]. ## References 1. [Kebab]() 2. [Boneless Pizza - Urban Dictionary]() 3. [Boneless Pizza - Know Your Meme]() 4. [Urban Dictionary: Boneless pizza]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/boneless-pizza Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library