Ah, there’s nothing like a fresh clothing fad to make everyone get all excited and start dubbing products “the new Snuggie.” As if we need anymore Snuggies! New to the novelty apparel scene are Jumpin Jammerz, which are, well, footie pajamas.
Yeah, we’ve all had a run-in with footie PJs, those overly hot, itchy, polyester sleepwear items that seem like a good idea in theory, until your mom accidentally zips your skin into a world of pain.
Jumpin Jammerz seem to be targeted at adults, who can you know, not just sleep in them, but party in them, watch football with pals while clad in pajamas, heck, even head to Vegas for a quickie wedding in footed PJs. Because after all, “Life’s a pajama party! Crash it!”
When did clothing get so… extreme?
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This has got to be a joke.
Agreed. It’s just a little too ridiculous.
Actually no, Ryan Gosling introduced them to the world last week on Ellen DeGeneres. After the show, the website was down for a few days because of the traffic!
This has got to be a bid to ‘Out-Stupid’ the Snuggie.
I can never, ever, ever tell my wife about these. At least once a week she complains about the lack of adult footie pajamas.
My kids are outgrowing their footie pajamas, and are mourning their loss.
Never let her into a Target during winter time – that’s where I got my pair a couple years ago. I see them in the women’s nightgown/underwear section every year.
If Target is out, just look around on the internet. I assure you that adult footie pajamas are available. There are several adult pajama retailers which feature footie pajamas.
Do you realize how many Husband Points© you would get for buying these for her instead of Vicky’s Secret stuff for Valentines Day?
A couple of pairs of these would get you a guilt free Vegas weekend.
I gave my wife a pair as a Christmas present this year, not the jumpin jammerz kind but another type I found on the internet, and she loves them! I got them for the same reason… she kept saying how she wished they made adult footed PJs every night when we dressed our two year olds in theirs.
I had footed jammies until I was about 12. My 8 year old son loves them too, but they’re hard to find. My wife will likely buy these. *sigh*
I wonder how hard they’ll be to break into in the middle of the night. This could be a problem.
What the heck is wrong with footed pajamas??? And no, I don’t wear them, but I distinctly remember how unhappy I was as a preschooler when I outgrew the last pair that fit me. I guess M.B. Quirk’s personal dislike of them (apparently from childhood on) makes them unacceptable for everyone?
Incidentally, footed PJs for adults aren’t some new trend–they’ve been around for years, although they’ve been relatively rare. Mock them if you choose, but I bet a lot a people with fond memories of their footed PJs are going buy into this grown-up “comfort object.”
I’d like them more if their ad wasn’t stupid and they didn’t come in so many godawful patterns and colors.
What’s wrong with footed PJs is that people will wear them out in public and I, for one, do not want to see that. Nuh uh! It’s like the plague of pajama jeans is spreading like wildfire across the land.
Have some self respect, People! If not for yourself, then for others!
I wonder if I can sew my Vibram Five Finger shoes to these. That could be all kinds of awesome.
I pee far too often at night for this.
I was thinking the same thing. Having to get naked from the knees up at 2am in a freezing house to pee just doesn’t sound like fun to me. I used to wear these as a kid and had the same complaint. Two piece jammies FTW!
I don’t know about these, but you can find footie pajamas with a butt flap. You’d have to sit down, but that’s a small price to pay for warmth.
Whoops, I didn’t pay attention who posted. I guess the whole stand-up vs. sit-down thing is a non-issue.
That is what the new Jumpin Jammerz Plus is for. All the coolness of the Original Jumpin Jammerz but with a built in catheter and bag so you don’t have to be bothered in the middle of the night by getting up and going to the bathroom!
Could always find one with a reversible zipper or one that Velcros.
I found some at Walmart a few years back that were two-piece.
No thanks…I hate tight fitting lounge clothes. And long sleeve around the house?
I can’t imagine NOT wearing long sleeves around the house for the entirety of, oh, November-March.
Even as a child, I was never able to sleep in footie PJs. It felt too constricting.
It’s not new. Adults could always find online place to get grown-up footed pajamas. For the most part those sites catered to the adults with certain kinks…if you know what I mean. Nudge. Nudge. Wink. Wink.
Yeah, because that is why people have pajama parties, to get the ladies wearing heavy duty, all covering pajamas.
Something like these have been advertised in “Sky Mall” for quite a while. It is very difficult for me to imagine a self-respecting adult wearing these at all (let alone in the presence of others).
Exactly. I’d say this post is several years too late – or maybe the trend has just now made the leap from airplane reading material to actual sales.
Wasn’t this a joke on “30 Rock” a couple of seasons ago?
The 15-24 year old set can buy them to complement their ugly $200 yeti boots.
I can’t lie. I would wear these on a cold morning. All snuggled up on the couch. Or maybe if I was sick .. it would just be easier.
I would wear these to work.
I work from home, so I totally would too.
I’ll stick with sleeping naked.
I think, if I wore these, I would just feel sad and depressed all the time.
Knives, Knives, all types of knives.
http://consumerist.com/2011/01/is-it-time-to-jump-on-the-jumpin-jammerz-bandwagon.html
Whoops, link fail….
/saturday-night-live-snl-digital-short-the-tizzle-wizzle-show-jammy-shuffle
I was hoping someone would post this because this was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this post. If you order within the next half hour complimentary knives, pills, and glow sticks available, just pay separate processing and handling.
They’re over a decade old. Seems more like they’re just trying to emulate the annoying advertising success of snuggies.
if you were a small company making a specialty product, and then saw the phenomenal success of the snuggie based almost entirely on television marketing, you’d sell out too.
These aren’t new, I remember jumpin Jammerz for kids in the 90′s.
Hell yes! WANT!
I’m not at all upset about the existence of footie jam-jams for adults. In fact, I stumbled on their website a couple of years ago, and was super excited.
Until I saw they were $50 a pair. That’s the real annoyance here.
I want the Tiger…. Yes…
http://www.jumpinjammerz.com/costumes/category-75-pajamas/
I can see the appeal of these when it’s cold out but I don’t like stuff on my feet when I sleep. I can’t do it. Besides, if I get too warm at night, I cool down by sticking a foot out of the covers.
I’ve been seeing ads for these (or at least a similar brand) for years now.
Time to camp out in front of Wal-Mart and count how many people I see in this atrocious outfit. Heavens knows enough people go there in their pajamas as is.
When I was a kid, there was a fetish shop here in Manhattan that sold adult-sized pajamas like these (along with those Baby Huey outfits). My oblivious mother purchased a pair with the two-button flap over the butt for me when I went to college. My brother and I haven’t stopped poking fun at her about it ever since.
How long did it take those pajamas to suddenly come up “missing”?
Here’s what I want. Star Wars or similar sheets available for my king size bed. I already have the Taun-Taun Sleeping bag. I also want Star Wars sheets. And not the stupid prequels. Those are meant to be in kids sizes, so they can urinate upon them. I mean Episodes 4-6.
Oh yay. Another type of pajama people will wear out in public because they can’t seem to be bothered to wear normal clothes.
Wait. Are all the people in that picture former cast members from that Broadway production called ‘Cats’?
Or was it called ‘Catz in Jammerz’?
My 20 year old sister has a pair of leopard print footie pajamas. It’s kind of hilarious. Love it.
new? i could have swore i have seen ads for these for about 5 years. maybe it was a similar item.
They’ve had adult footie PJ’s for years. They aren’t anything new.
These lack the charm of snuggies. I know…but it’s true.
I have got two pairs of these and the only bad thing about them is having to take them down to go the bathroom. You can even get dropseat jamas too, if that’s what you want. They are super duper comfy, warm and perfect in winter and chances are they will pay for themselves with the money saved on your electricity bill. Don’t knock em, till you try em!