Johnny Was

Johnny Was is a fashion catalog that is sent to Apartment 226 on a monthly basis by a brand of the same name. The catalogs are addressed to "Kunal S Patel or Current Resident," the former being a suspected past resident of the apartment.

Description
The most notable aspect of the items featured in Johnny Was is their high prices, especially for items like kimonos. The residents of Apartment 226 have a tradition of finding the most expensive item in each catalog shortly after receiving it in the mail. Johnny Was is strictly against using plurals in its items' names, referring to items that are normally found in their plural form by their singular form (e.g. "pant" instead of "pants").

The name Johnny Was is often the subject of jokes between the residents of Apartment 226 due to the fact that "Was" is a homonym of the word "was," the first and third person singular past of the verb "to be." The residents have joked that the title of the catalog, "Johnny Was California" is a claim that Johnny was California, and is no longer.

Johnny Was tends to have great graphic design concepts, including allowing font to overlap two entirely different blocks of color, resulting in an impressive "no one is paying the graphic designer enough" look. Some drama has also been noticed between models in various issues.

It is often hard to tell apart models in Johnny Was.

September 2019
The September 2019 issue of Johnny Was was the first catalog received by the residents of Apartment 226. It featured only two models and had text on the front that read "CALIFORNIA Dreaming." The most expensive item in this issue was the Long Kimono, selling for $2600.

October 2019
The October 2019 issue of Johnny Was also featured two models, and had no text on the front other than the title that appears on every issue and the issue month. The most expensive item in this issue was the Long Fiori Coat, selling for $680.

November 2019
The November 2019 issue of Johnny Was featured four models: two standard clothing models and two swimwear models. This was the first issue of Johnny Was received by the residents that included a swimwear section and more than two models. This issue aptly noted that "it's 80° somewhere" when introducing its swimwear. In addition to the text featured on the front of every issue, the November 2019 issue also included the phrases "holiday magic" and "ENJOY 20% OFF YOUR FIRST PURCHASE SEE BACK COVER FOR DETAILS." It is important to note that this issue also featured Ford the dog, who was wearing a Vintage Japanese Scarf on the first two interior pages of the catalog. The most expensive item in this issue was the Kuba Coat, selling for $910.