Unboxing. Heard of it?

We certainly have. Not quite sure what

it is. I was about to say, this is what

someone who's never heard of unboxing

videos would say.

Okay. I think I get it, but what is it?

Like, you get a product or a toy or

something and you uh- open it on camera

and then talk about what you're- what

you got.

Oh so we're- we're doing it perfectly!

Sort of. We have a twist.

Uh, these are packages from our moms!

Thanks, Karen and Ruth!

-music-

So my mom didn't so much send me this

package as I went to- to Florida to visit

her and she- uh- I said- oh! Can you send

me a package and then she handed me this

gift she had already bought me, and so I

brought it on the airplane.

I'm worried because my mom was like

"How many things is Gaby's mom sending

her?"

She wanted it to be e- even.

And then I just said, "ten."

So, (laughing) this is my mom's- says

Karen Dunn- this is my mom's personal

stationary. Okay, so something is stapled

inside. Okay, it is- a- photo of the actor

George Takei. (laughing)

-It says -what does it say?

It says (laughing) you can pee next to

me. And it's an article that she (laughs)

PRINTED- from the internet.

I'm sorry. Gaby, what was her intention?

Was she going to mail this to you, or

she always was going to hand this to you

in person?

No, she was gonna mail it to me!

It says, "Actor George Takei is the latest

celebrity to come out against North

Carolina's controversial non-

discrimination law HB2."

"Hi, honey. I tried to buy you the

t-shirt through (unintelligible),

but the promotion had closed. I liked the

message, and knew you would too, so I

had to buy a shirt commercially. To our

passions. Love, mom."

Is there only gonna be one thing in your-

thing?

I think so. But also, I love that she

-Why didn't you explain that it was

supposed to be multiple things?

Because she already had it!

God, now it's so weird and embarassing.

For MY mom!

My mom right now is like, uh a lawyer for

Hillary Clinton, so she's like, working

overtime at, like, the democratic, like,

national, like, party, or whatever?

My parents are both very very, like, into

politics and

-MY mom volunteered for League of Women

Voters for years.

Okay. I'm just saying, they're both,

like,

-They're very active in the arts!

I'm just saying, this makes total sense.

My dad's like, posting selfies on

Instagram from, like, the Hillary

phone bank and stuff.

My parents are trying to get

(unintelligible) to come to Broadway.

Okay, so it's a shirt that says, "You Can

Pee Next to Me."

And she had this made up? It's not the

official shirt!

No, it's not the same shirt that actor

George Takei is wearing in this photo.

(laughs)

A KNOCKOFF charity shirt?

Yeah.

So this is a shirt that says, "You

Can Pee Next to Me," which I guess is, uh,

I guess in response to, uh, trans bathroom

rights and gender neutral bathroom...

And so it's like a political shirt in

support of trans rights.

My mother also supports trans rights.

(laughs)

You only have ONE thing in your whole

package?

Uh, I have this LOVELY photo of George

Takei! (laughs)

If you guys are wondering what- where I

come from, I think this just- really just

explains it.

Also, hers is in this bag, mine's

in this, like, (lifts box).

I think everything is making sense to

everybody right now. (laughs)

Ooh! Mine's also on Ruth Raskin

stationary! (laughs)

Where are these moms getting this hip

stationary?!

"Hi, Allison. I stopped in a random store

yesterday on Madison Avenue on my way

to the Mets.

Wow!

Cultured.

I found this whole section of

fun/necessary items that reminded me of

you. Some are to help you write, some

are to help you remember where you came

from (I <3 NY), and some are to make you

laugh. Enjoy!"

I'm gonna cry. (laughs)

I feel like I'm at summer camp again,

this is so beautiful.

Ooooooh!

A Magic 8 Ball! This is so fun!

My mom used to send me those when I

went to summer camp every year.

Cause you lost it every year?

Will we be together forever?

Well, it seems to be stuck.

"My reply is no."

(gasp)

Will we be friends forever?

(Maybe it doesn't understand, like,

our type of relationship.)

Oh, okay, yeah, this is a really

hetero-normative Magic 8 Ball.

"Very Doubtful."

All right, we'll move on!

Ohh yeaaah! Head Massager!

Are you kidding me, mom? This is the

best!

I'm gonna tell her that we're gonna

film another one of these, but we won't.

And I'll just-

(shocked into silence by the feeling of

the head massager)

That's good right?

(mouths) That's amazing!

People have had this forever and I

didn't know?

Yeah!

I also feel like that's how I'd feel after

like, doing a hard drug for the first

time!

(laughs)

"This has been around this whole time?!"

(laughs)

Drum Pen!

Do you play the drums?

No, it- oh, I see what it is!

Okayy...

It's like, it's like, fake.

So this is like, okay, so this is

like if you're a drummer who, like

and then has to, like, take notes.

But you're not a drummer.

One, two, three!

Anyone can be a drummer with the

drum pen!

(drum sounds) Hey!

Oh, what's that? Remember to buy

milk.

Oh hoh!! (laughs)

Fake teeth!

Hello! Im an international man of mystery!

It's hard cause you have to- adjust to

keep your bottom- it's almost

ventriloquism.

I did it wrong- I did it- ow, ow.

I did it wrong.

Okay.

This way?

It's sort of classist.

Why?

Anybody could have bad teeth!

Oh, I'm going to have so much fun

alone later.

(gasp)

This might be the winner, you guys. This

is- cartoon notepad dogs, all New Yorker

cartoons about dogs!

Oooh.

Excuse me while I read it in its

entirety.

Kay, final one, final one!

Ohh, a journaaaall!

Awwww!

A New York journal.

I miss my mom.

I know.

We love you, mom!

We love you mom!

A ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR!

(drum noises)

And then I can draw on you.

NO!!

You always try to draw on me.

I love it.

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