Eight-story Don Quijotes and a white-pants scare: Alisha Marie and Remi's Tokyo stories
Pretty Basic's Ep. 386 holds the trip tales the vlogs left out, and its comments keep coming back to a Willy Wonka confession.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 56,474 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (5,134).
Tokyo Travel Stories We Couldn't Put in the Vlogs – Pretty Basic Ep. 386
Alisha Marie and Remi Cruz Parsons came home from Japan with more stories than their vlogs could hold, so they gave the leftovers a full episode. "Tokyo Travel Stories We Couldn't Put in the Vlogs – Pretty Basic Ep. 386" passed 41,000 views in its first 13 hours. A long episode on this channel usually ends its first day at around a tenth of that.
The description reads like a packing list from a very busy week: shopping for Japanese knives, making taiyaki, a debate over what the buddy system really means, and an outing billed as the most overstimulating experience known to man. Alisha also nearly had her own Bridesmaids moment in white pants. The hosts admit that Tokyo's eight-story Don Quijote stores may have beaten them.
The comments have their own favorite. Viewers keep returning to a Willy Wonka crush and to Remi's attempt to make it sound reasonable by pointing out that he was a human. Others swap Japan notes: one guesses the knife district they visited, others bring up FamilyMart ice cream. Several praise the newer habit of recording the show on the road instead of in the studio. One viewer says hearing the stories before the vlogs feels like reading the book before watching the movie.
The trip has fed the channel for a while. Last week's Shorts drew on Ep. 385, from Cal nearly losing his passport to Bretman Rock's phone blasting Nicki Minaj inside a temple. This time the hosts promise to share where they bought the knives and paint brushes.
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What viewers say
I do enjoy the pod having the tea before the vlogs because it's like reading a book then watching the movie lol
@JceeMamiSee it on YouTubeHaving a crush on Willy wonka is diabolical but I’m here for it. Lmao. Remi trying to make Alisha feel better about saying that statement was so hilarious , “he was a human” 😂😂😂
@AnnalisejulienneSee it on YouTubeThe call to make the pod at home / mid travel versus just the studio was GENIUS. I'm obsessed and look forward to them now!!! Feels like we are part of boots on the ground journalism and I love it hehe
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the cut screen of alisha saying "so good" in reference back to previous japan trips while remi is just biting open the crystals so she doesn't get sick 😂
@sarahnadelson4701See it on YouTubeI went to Tokyo for the first time in May and went back to watch the vlogs to see where you guys went!! It was so helpful
@laurenowens5216See it on YouTubeFamily Mart ice cream is something I truly miss! I had one on my work breaks often when I lived in Japan.🍇
@cnguyen0303See it on YouTubeHi queens I love the new change that you girls did for your podcast cause now it feels like I’m on FaceTime with my best friends. I hope you have fun in Japan. Enjoy your trip and have fun ❤
@nerdysophie18See it on YouTubeRemi "He was a human" LOL
@DaphneGsellSee it on YouTubeLove the traveling pod format! So early today - I'm honored :)
@EmilyChase-m9rSee it on YouTubeReally love this new format!!
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- Channel
- Pretty Basic Podcast
- Subscribers
- 245,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 315,713
- Channel views, pace per day
- 17,806 (on a normal day: 56,357)
- Video published
- October 7, 2026
- Video views so far
- 41,171 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 56,474
The numbers
A long episode here usually has a modest first day, and this one moved far faster than that from the start.
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Alisha's near miss in white pants is a nod to the 2011 comedy Bridesmaids. Who co-wrote the film and starred in it as Annie?
Kristen Wiig wrote Bridesmaids with Annie Mumolo and played its lead, Annie, the maid of honor.
