Asks: between the brothers

56 asks of this kind (Talk & play), 2007–2026; 39 (70 %) have a result, thanks or close reported in a later video. Each ask lists the opening request, up to three reminders and every reported outcome, each linked to its video and moment. "No report" means nothing inside this snapshot — not that the ask failed. Back to Asks & outcomes.

Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video). Intervals ("N days later") and relative deadlines are counted from that said-on date.

2007 (27)

• 2007-01-03 · Hank: list with John the ways the brothers differ (2007) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2007-01-03: Hank asks John to join a video-blog list of all the ways the brothers are very different people. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 3rd 00:00:54
  • → result reported 2007-01-04 (1 day later): Asked in Hank's last video to continue the list of their differences, John adds that Hank lives by his values and he does not (recycling, not voting in 2000), and that their happy dances differ. — Brotherhood 2.0: Eating Toilet Paper 00:00:00
• 2007-01-08 · John asks Hank to come up with a title for his new novel, Paper Towns (2007) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2007-01-08: John asks Hank to come up with a title for his untitled new novel. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 8, 2007 00:02:34
  • reminder 2007-07-02 (175 days later): In the middle of a joke revision month, John tells Hank he still hasn't settled on a title. — Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting 00:00:03
  • → result reported 2007-07-11 (184 days later): John announces his new book will definitely be called Paper Towns, unless he changes his mind again. — Brotherhood 2.0: Harry and the Potters are Nerdfighters! 00:00:11
• 2007-01-19 · Hank asks John to answer his annual friends-and-family survey (2007) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2007-01-19: Hank gives John his annual survey in video form, questions 7 to 30. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 19th 00:01:03
  • reminder 2007-01-25 (6 days later): Hank says he enjoyed John's survey answers and hopes to see more of them tomorrow. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 25th 00:03:30
  • → result reported 2007-01-24 (5 days later): John answers the first part of Hank's survey, asked by a puppet: knowing Hank and Katherine, a Wii, his books and the video project, his untitled third book, The Book Thief. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 24, 2007 00:00:00
  • → result reported 2007-01-26 (7 days later): John answers the rest of Hank's survey, asked by a puppet: perfect day, extinction, babies, ninjas, ambrosia, writers, first concert, where to live, time travel, a business, what's wrong with the world. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 26, 2007 00:00:03
• 2007-02-19 · John asks Hank to match his $20 concert scholarship pledge (2007) — John · to Hank · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2007-02-19: John says he hopes Hank will match his $20 pledge. [amount: $20] — Brotherhood 2.0: February 19, 2007 00:01:48
• 2007-02-22 · Hank asks John and other authors how they feel about used bookstores, libraries and downloaded books (2007) — Hank · to John and other authors · reported back
  • asked 2007-02-22: Hank asks John (and other authors) how authors feel about used bookstores, libraries and downloaded books that pay them nothing. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 22nd: Where Do Books Go? 00:02:56
  • → result reported 2007-02-23 (1 day later): John answers Hank's questions by interviewing Maureen Johnson: both like used bookstores and libraries. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 23, 2007: Books 00:00:57
• 2007-03-01 · John asks Hank whether Brotherhood 2.0 should endorse a presidential candidate in the primary (2007) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2007-03-01: John asks Hank whether Brotherhood 2.0 should endorse a presidential candidate, and in the primary. — Brotherhood 2.0: March 1, 2007: Sophistication. And balls. 00:02:19
  • → result reported 2007-03-02 (1 day later): Hank, agreeing with a commenter, says it is too early to endorse a presidential candidate because the primary field may not be complete; he would wait and see. — Brotherhood 2.0: March 2nd: Politics and Butt Explosions 00:00:35
  • → result reported 2007-06-01 (92 days later): Hank says Brotherhood 2.0 may not be able to endorse a candidate in the 2008 elections because the brothers might not vote for the same person. — June 1: Barack Saabama 00:00:09
  • → result reported 2007-10-05 (218 days later): Hank recalls the brothers' Obama-Edwards argument: Brotherhood 2.0 hasn't endorsed a candidate because Obama 'has a problem with coal', which apparently doesn't bother John. — October 5th: Feuding, Goonies and Politics 00:00:45
• 2007-03-01 · John: asks Hank to put 'myriad' in his next video if John never gave him a wedding present (2007) — John · to Hank · playful register · reported back
  • asked 2007-03-01: John asks Hank to put the word 'myriad' in his next video if John never got him a wedding present. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: March 1, 2007: Sophistication. And balls. 00:02:46
  • → result reported 2007-03-02 (1 day later): Hank puts the word 'myriad' in his video and says he did not get John a wedding present either. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: March 2nd: Politics and Butt Explosions 00:01:48
• 2007-03-12 · Hank asks John to upload his videos to the Brotherhood 2.0 podcast feed (2007) — Hank · to John · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2007-03-12: Hank asks John to upload all his videos by FTP and publish them in Podcast Blaster to the podcast feed. — March 12th: How to Make a Podcast 00:02:31
• 2007-04-13 · Hank challenges John to attend a Step It Up rally and show it on video (2007) — Hank · to John Green · reported back
  • asked 2007-04-13: Hank challenges John to attend a Step It Up event in New York and post video of himself at a rally, even a rally of one, asking Congress to act. — Friday the 13th: Step It Up! 00:01:32
  • → result reported 2007-04-16 (3 days later): John reports he couldn't attend any Step It Up rally (14 April 2007): he was flying from San Antonio to New York and arrived after they had finished; he made a poster instead. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: April 16: Brotherhood of Traveling Shirts 00:00:00
• 2007-04-16 · John asks Hank for ideas to further reduce his carbon emissions (2007) — John · to Hank Green · reported back
  • asked 2007-04-16: John asks Hank for ideas to further reduce his carbon emissions during the week. — Brotherhood 2.0: April 16: Brotherhood of Traveling Shirts 00:01:07
  • → result reported 2007-04-17 (1 day later): Answering John's request for ideas, Hank advises him to figure out which devices actually make his life better so he can stop using the rest, and approves that John is not simply offsetting his carbon. — April 17th: Stepped Up 00:03:18
• 2007-05-08 · John: Hank, help me pick a house (2007) — John · to Hank · deadline: Thursday (2007-05-10) · reported back
  • asked 2007-05-08: John asks Hank to help him pick a house on Thursday. [due: Thursday (2007-05-10)] — Brotherhood 2.0: May 8th: House Hunters 00:02:49
  • reminder 2007-05-10 (2 days later): John shows Hank a tour of the house they bid on and asks whether he likes it. — Brotherhood 2.0: May 10: House Hunted? 00:02:31
  • → result reported 2007-05-15 (7 days later): Hank congratulates John on buying a house: not final yet, but the owners accepted his offer, and the 'horrible process' of buying remains. — May 15th: A Bit More EBO and Wikipedia 00:00:27
• 2007-05-17 · Hank asks John how to write a book proposal for fiction (2007) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2007-05-17: Hank asks John to help him learn how to write a book proposal for a fiction book. — May 17th: Wikeeeeeepedia...and Happy Birthday Katherine 00:01:32
  • → result reported 2007-05-18 (1 day later): John answers Hank's question: a fiction book proposal needs a plot summary, a character list and sample chapters (after first novels, which usually sell as finished manuscripts). — Brotherhood 2.0: May 18: How to Write a Book Proposal 00:03:32
• 2007-06-20 · John asks Hank what to do about the grass at his new Indianapolis house (2007) — John · to Hank · playful register · reported back
  • asked 2007-06-20: John asks Hank what to do about the brown grass at his new house, which he has been watering heavily. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: June 20: Moving 00:01:15
  • → result reported 2007-06-21 (1 day later): Hank answers John's question about his grass: tear it out, put down raised beds and grow vegetables. — June 21: Gotta Get Outside! 00:02:18
  • → result reported 2007-12-06 (169 days later): Peer pressure be damned, they are letting large parts of their property become native Indiana grasses that need no watering. — Dec. 6th: Peer Pressure and the Green Green Manifesto 00:03:34
  • → result reported 2008-05-19 (334 days later): John and the Yeti are instead slowly ripping out the lawn (he jokes he fears neighbours thinking him a crazy liberal more than an uninhabitable planet); he shows a new vegetable bed. (playful) — Three Things 00:00:36
• 2007-06-20 · John asks what the opposite of a nerdfighter is (2007) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2007-06-20: John asks Hank what the opposite of a nerdfighter is. — Brotherhood 2.0: June 20: Moving 00:01:41
  • reminder 2009-12-27 (2.5 years later): John defines a Decepticon as the opposite of a Nerdfighter. — How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ 00:02:16
  • → result reported 2007-07-02 (12 days later): John proposes 'Decepticon' as the opposite of a nerdfighter and asks Hank if he likes it. — Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting 00:01:28
  • → result reported 2007-07-03 (13 days later): Answering John's choice of 'Decepticon' for the nerdfighters' enemy, Hank concludes it is so far a pretty good name, since the Decepticons are a team. — July 3: Decepticons 00:02:41
• 2007-06-27 (said on 2007-06-26, implied) · John encourages Hank to write young adult fiction (2007) — John · to Hank · playful register · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2007-06-27 (said on 2007-06-26, implied): John encourages Hank, who likes young adult literature so much, to write some, predicting an instant hit. (playful) — June 26: The American Library Association Parties 00:02:21
• 2007-07-09 · John asks Hank to help pick John's punishment on the forum (2007) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2007-07-09: John asks Hank to join the forum discussion and help pick John's punishment. — July 9: The Punishment Fiasco 00:02:12
  • → result reported 2007-07-10 (1 day later): Hank answers John's request to help pick John's punishment: it must play off Hank's own picture punishment. — July 10: Embarassing Photographs 00:00:34
• 2007-07-12 · Hank asks John to clarify Hank's punishment by Friday (2007) — Hank · to John · deadline: Friday (≈ 2007-07-13) · reported back
  • asked 2007-07-12: Hank asks John to clarify on Friday exactly what Hank's punishment is, so he does not stay punished after finishing it. [due: Friday] — July 12: Pizza, Punishments and Potter 00:00:43
  • → result reported 2007-07-13 (1 day later): John answers Hank's request to clarify Hank's punishment: spray-paint a green mohawk and recreate the goth picture. — Brotherhood 2.0: July 13: Outside 00:01:38
• 2007-07-31 · John asks Hank to write a 1960s-style ninja-pirate peace protest song (2007) — John · to Hank · playful register · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2007-07-31: John tells Hank that someday he must write a nerdfighter's suggested 1960s-style protest song urging ninjas and pirates to make peace. (playful) — July 31: HP, Secret Siblings, and Books 00:02:21
• 2007-08-07 · Hank asks John what he meant by 'all of that stuff' about his ex-girlfriends (2007) — Hank · to John · playful register · reported back
  • asked 2007-08-07: Hank asks John what he meant by 'all of that stuff' in his line about having tortured his ex-girlfriends enough. (playful) — August 7th: Curd Fighter Nurt 00:00:56
  • → result reported 2007-08-08 (1 day later): John explains 'all of that stuff': he had been mean to his ex-girlfriends for years, but now sees the breakups as not all their fault. — August 8th: The Lawn and the Fury 00:01:16
• 2007-08-10 · John asks Hank to donate to Daniel Biss's campaign before the midnight deadline (2007) — John · to Hank · costs the viewer: money · deadline: 2007-08-10 · playful register · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2007-08-10: John notes Hank is missing from the donor list and tells him to give by midnight. (playful) [due: 2007-08-10] — August 10th: Bears!!!! 00:02:10
• 2007-08-31 · Hank asks John to show the songs he wrote for his high-school band idea (2007) — Hank · to John Green · playful register · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2007-08-31: Hank asks John whether he wrote songs for the high-school band and, if so, to show them. (playful) — August 31: Copyright and Airports 00:00:10
• 2007-09-12 · John: asks Hank for input on the Paper Towns draft chapter (2007) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2007-09-12: John invites Hank's input on the rough first chapter of Paper Towns — September 12: Paper Towns, Part 1 00:00:00
  • → result reported 2007-09-13 (1 day later): Hank gives his input on the Paper Towns flashback: the only problem is the cliffhanger. (playful) — September 13th: HA! I read from MY Novel :-p 00:02:15
• 2007-10-03 · Hank asks John to talk about the happy dance project in his next video (2007) — Hank · to John · costs the viewer: none · reported back
  • asked 2007-10-03: Hank asks John to talk about the happy dance project in his video tomorrow. — Oct 3rd: Baby I Sold Your Dog On EBay 00:03:53
  • → result reported 2007-10-04 (1 day later): John answers Hank's request to talk about the happy dance project: not much to say, but a lot of dances arrived. — October 4th: Happy Dances, Feuds, and Raccoon Infestations 00:00:00
• 2007-10-04 · John asks Hank to suggest more topics for their feud (2007) — John · to Hank · costs the viewer: none · reported back
  • asked 2007-10-04: John asks Hank to suggest more feud topics if none of his work. — October 4th: Happy Dances, Feuds, and Raccoon Infestations 00:02:56
  • → result reported 2007-10-05 (1 day later): Hank answers John's call for more feud topics: after reacting to John's picks he proposes his own (cheese or chocolate, sxePhil or What the Buck, Star Trek, Kung Fu, Huey Lewis, Goonies) and politics. (playful) — October 5th: Feuding, Goonies and Politics 00:01:12
• 2007-10-25 · Hank asks John to show his own box of childhood keepsakes (2007) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2007-10-25: Hank asks John, if he has a box like this, to show his version. — October 25th: Down Memory Lane 00:03:08
  • → result reported 2007-10-30 (5 days later): Answering Hank's wish to see his version, John explains where his childhood box is and shows highlights from it. — Oct. 30th: My Name Is John Green. And I'm a Nerd. 00:01:05
• 2007-11-06 · Hank asks John to explain the political situation in Pakistan while eating something inedible (2007) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2007-11-06: Hank asks John to explain what is happening in Pakistan, who the bad guy is and why, while consuming something inedible such as AirTran pretzels. — Nov 00:00:40
  • → result reported 2007-11-07 (1 day later): John takes up Hank's request from his previous video, discussing Pakistan while eating Peeps pumpkins, and finishes them. (playful) — November 7: Discussing the Political Situation in Pakistan 00:00:00
  • → result reported 2008-01-04 (59 days later): John apologises for an earlier video in which, eating Peeps, he called President Musharraf 'Prime Minister' Musharraf; he calls it a significant error. — Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton 00:02:33
• 2007-12-06 · John asks Hank for more green-living tips (2007) — John · to Hank Green · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2007-12-06: John asks Hank to tell him any other green tips. — Dec. 6th: Peer Pressure and the Green Green Manifesto 00:03:34

2008 (3)

• 2008-01-08 · John relays a viewer's question: will Hank write more songs? (2008) — John · to Hank · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2008-01-08: Relaying a viewer's question, John asks Hank whether he is going to write any more songs. — The Return of Question Tuesdays 00:00:36
• 2008-01-08 · Hank invites John to do the YouTube five-things tag (2008) — Hank · to John · costs the viewer: none · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2008-01-08: Hank invites John to do the YouTube tag too, since Nerdfighter Natalie tagged John specifically. — Sledding and YouTube Tag 00:00:51
• 2008-05-22 · Hank asks John to put an eyepatch on Willy for tomorrow's video (2008) — Hank · to John · playful register · reported back
  • asked 2008-05-22: Hank asks John to give Willy an eyepatch, and maybe a parrot, for tomorrow's video to make a pirate puppy. (playful) — Adorable Puppy Injury!!!! 00:01:37
  • → result reported 2008-05-30 (8 days later): Willy needed a new cast after eating the old one; the new one has a heart on it, which John finds unfit for a dread pirate, hoping for a skull and crossbones next. (playful) — The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) 00:01:49

2009 (1)

• 2009-11-03 · John challenges Hank to beat his Jumping Jack Push-Up Dance Move circuits (2009) — John · to Hank · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2009-11-03: John challenges Hank to beat his number of Jumping Jack Push-Up Dance Move circuits. — This Machine Pwns n00bs! 00:02:56

2010 (6)

• 2010-01-11 · Hank asks John to teach him something for the teaching theme week (2010) — Hank · to John · deadline: Wednesday (2010-01-13) · reported back
  • asked 2010-01-11: Hank asks John to teach him something in his Wednesday video, for the teaching theme. [due: Wednesday (2010-01-13)] — Ecosystem Services 101 with Hank 00:03:45
  • → result reported 2010-01-13 (2 days later): Answering Hank's request, John teaches Hank about The Great Gatsby: the billboard's eyes, not the billboard, stand for God, and why that matters. — Froghoppin' with Gatsby 00:00:29
• 2010-01-18 · John asks Hank to make a video answering the questions kids ask, like why the sky is blue (2010) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2010-01-18: John asks Hank to make a video answering kids' questions (why is water wet, why do platypi lay eggs, why is the sky blue) for when the baby reaches the age of curiosity. — Fatherhood 00:02:39
  • reminder 2011-11-07 (1.8 years later): John announces Hank is launching SciShow in early January: science news plus answers to age-old science questions like why the sky is blue. — IS THIS HEAVEN? 00:02:05
  • → result reported 2010-04-05 (77 days later): Hank recalls John's video imploring him to teach John's son about science, so that John won't explain the blue sky with pterodactyl poop, and reads its auto-captions aloud. — Google in your Brain 00:00:29
  • → result reported 2010-04-09 (81 days later): Hank makes the video John asked for, pre-emptively answering the questions curious young Henry might ask (rainbows, the blue sky, night, clouds, planes and more). — Why is the Sky Blue and Other Questions Answered 00:00:23
• 2010-03-05 · John asks Hank whether he put Red Green's poop in the family Nintendo (2010) — John · to Hank · deadline: Monday (≈ 2010-03-08) · playful register · reported back
  • asked 2010-03-05: John asks Hank to answer honestly whether he put Red Green's poop in the Nintendo or Red Green was a pooping genius, expecting the answer on Monday. (playful) [due: Monday] — Red Green, the Nintendo, and HANK 00:02:54
  • → result reported 2010-03-08 (3 days later): Hank answers John's question: he did not put poop in the Nintendo; Red Green did it on his own. (playful) — GIGANTIC CHICKEN EGG!! 00:00:00
  • → result reported 2010-06-02 (said on 2010-06-01, implied) (88 days later): John recalls that Hank denied putting poop in the Nintendo and blamed Red Green himself. — The Case of the Poopy Nintendo 00:00:00
  • → closed 2010-06-30 (117 days later): John drops his accusation and apologizes to Hank for blaming him and Red Green for poop that may never have existed. — Poopy Nintendo Mystery SOLVED WITH SCIENCE 00:02:53
  • → result reported 2023-11-17 (13.7 years later): Hank recalls that the channel spent a long time trying to figure out whether their childhood dachshund pooped in their Nintendo. (playful) — WHAT AM I DOING 00:00:31
• 2010-03-10 · John asks Hank to do challenges again (2010) — John · to Hank · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2010-03-10: Prompted by a viewer, John asks Hank to start doing challenges again. — New Tour! New Book! (Remember Books?) Your Q's A'ed! 00:02:35
• 2010-10-22 · John asks to join Hank's band as its sing-a-ma-jig player (2010) — John · to Hank · playful register · reported back
  • asked 2010-10-22: John asks Hank to let him join Hank's band as its sing-a-ma-jig player, throwing his hat into the ring in case Hank ever needs one. (playful) — Making Adorable Music 00:00:29
  • reminder 2010-10-27 (5 days later): John notes Hank's Monday video ignored whether John can be his sing-a-ma-jig player, and pleads. (playful) — You Are Awesome 00:00:01
  • → result reported 2010-11-03 (12 days later): Hank finally addresses John's request to be his sing-a-ma-jig player: he thought John was kidding and isn't sure he can write for the toy, but will look into it. (playful) — Phineas Gage: A Song 00:03:32
• 2010-12-13 · John asks Hank to cry in a video (2010) — John · to Hank · playful register · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2010-12-13: John tells Hank he has never cried in their videos and that he would like to see Hank cry in a video. (playful) — 8 Things I Love 00:01:17

2011 (6)

• 2011-01-24 · Hank asks John to help him think complexly about the Asacol HD price rise in his next video (2011) — Hank · to John · costs the viewer: none · reported back
  • asked 2011-01-24: Hank asks John to use his next video to help him understand the situation complexly and stop being so pissed off. — The 1200% Increase in my Prescription Drug Costs 00:03:29
  • → result reported 2011-01-26 (2 days later): John answers Hank's request to think about the situation complexly, explaining that the company works for its shareholders and that markets fail at health care. (playful) — I OWN WARNER CHILCOTT! 00:00:30
• 2011-03-07 · Hank asks John to upload Hank's pre-filmed Friday video while Hank is in Haiti (March 2011) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2011-03-07: Hank asks John to upload the superhero-superpowers video Hank filmed in advance, since there is little internet in Haiti. — Why is Haiti Poor? 00:03:47
  • reminder 2011-03-09 (2 days later): John says he will see Hank on Friday (11 March 2011), when John uploads the video Hank already made. — DANDY LIONS! It's Question Day 00:02:52
  • → result reported 2011-03-11 (4 days later): This is the video Hank pre-recorded before leaving for Haiti, as he asked John to upload; it goes up on Friday. — Superhero Creation Myths 00:00:01
• 2011-04-01 · John asks Hank to write the song 'It's Hard Out There for a Bronislawa' about Marie Curie's sister (2011) — John · to Hank · playful register · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2011-04-01: John asks Hank to write a song about Marie Curie's sister called 'It's Hard Out There for a Bronislawa'. (playful) — Many Truths, 1 Lie! 00:01:31
• 2011-05-05 · John and Nerdfighters challenge Hank to spend the dollars in his birthday cards in the way that most increases awesome (Hanko de Mayo 2011) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2011-05-05: John, for Nerdfighters, challenges Hank to pool the dollars found in his birthday cards and spend them in the way that most increases awesome. — IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! 00:00:38
  • → result reported 2011-05-30 (25 days later): Hank gives the money to Water.org, with whom he went to Haiti, and, inspired by Nerdfighteria's charity, doubles the amount. — Horatio, the Newest Member of our Family 00:02:07
• 2011-06-17 · Hank asks John to reveal the title of his new novel (June 2011) — Hank · to John · playful register · reported back
  • asked 2011-06-17: Hank tells John to stop trolling and reveal the title of his new book. (playful) — Top 7 Tips for LIFE 00:03:54
  • → result reported 2011-06-29 (12 days later): John finally reveals the title of his new novel: The Fault in Our Stars. — THE FAULT IN OUR STARS 00:00:00
• 2011-09-30 · John asks Hank to answer Alex Day's YouTube survey (2011) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2011-09-30: John asks Hank to answer the YouTube survey next. — YouTube Survey: Balls and First Kisses 00:02:36
  • → result reported 2011-10-03 (3 days later): Hank answers the YouTube survey, including whom he wants to answer it next. — The LHC and Alex's Survey 00:01:44

2012 (2)

• 2012-02-07 · John asks Hank to explain how the universe can have no edge (2012) — John · to Hank · playful register · reported back
  • asked 2012-02-07: John says he still doesn't understand how the universe can have no edge but is sure Hank will explain it to him. (playful) — 10 Misconceptions Debunked! 00:01:37
  • → result reported 2012-02-10 (3 days later): Hank devotes a video to explaining why the universe has no edge, after John said he didn't understand it. — How Big is the Universe? 00:00:00
• 2012-04-12 (said on 2012-04-13, implied) · Hank invites John to join him in vlogging extra days in April (2012) — Hank · to John · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2012-04-12 (said on 2012-04-13, implied): Hank says he hopes John will join him in vlogging extra days in April. — Introducing Lizzie Bennet 00:00:01

2013 (2)

• 2013-05-17 · Hank asks John not to do a Question Tuesday the following Tuesday (May 2013) — Hank · to John · playful register · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2013-05-17: Hank asks John not to do a Question Tuesday next Tuesday (21 May 2013), as two in a row would be overkill. (playful) — GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! 00:03:48
• 2013-05-28 · John asks Hank to fix online video's dependence on advertising during his paternity leave (2013) — John · to Hank · playful register · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2013-05-28: John asks Hank to fix the internet's dependence on advertising during his paternity leave. (playful) — NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) 00:01:09
  • reminder 2013-05-31 (3 days later): Hank thanks John for 'several impossible tasks' and says he is happy to fix all the world's problems during John's paternity leave. (playful) — Optimism is Not Insane 00:00:21
  • reminder 2013-06-21 (24 days later): Hank tells John he is working hard to solve the problem of advertising valuing distraction as much as or more than engagement, but it is taking time, and apologises. — New Channels, New Songs, and Just Plain News 00:01:22

2014 (1)

• 2014-09-16 · John asks Hank to name the punishment John owes (2014) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2014-09-16: John says he owes a punishment and asks Hank what it is. — It's Question Tuesday! Cheesy Jokes, Paper Towns Movie, and Dinosaur Butt Brains 00:02:47
  • → result reported 2014-09-19 (3 days later): Hank answers John's question about his owed punishment by naming it. — The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out 00:03:09

2015 (2)

• 2015-07-10 · Hank asks John to put a New Horizons picture of Pluto in his Tuesday video (2015) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2015-07-10: Hank asks John to put a picture from New Horizons' Tuesday closest approach to Pluto in his Tuesday video. — How to Get to Pluto: From a Waterpark 00:03:08
  • → result reported 2015-07-21 (11 days later): In a P.S., John is sorry about Hank's VidCon stress and offers comfort in images of Pluto, a cold, distant former planet humans came together to understand. — PAPER TOWNS IS HERE AND JOHN IS A BALL OF ANXIETY 00:03:27
• 2015-09-22 · John asks Hank to look forward to the new Global Goals in his Friday video (2015) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2015-09-22: John will look back at the eight goals and suggests Hank might look forward to the new ones in his Friday video. — Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals 00:00:32
  • → result reported 2015-09-25 (3 days later): Hank answers John's video with his own look ahead at the UN's 17 Global Goals for 2030. — Pissed Off for a Better World 00:00:58

2016 (3)

• 2016-04-19 · John asks Hank to look at the Democratic candidates' tax plans on Friday (2016) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2016-04-19: John says that first, on Friday, Hank will look at the tax plans of the Democratic candidates. — Literally Hitler 00:03:23
  • → result reported 2016-04-22 (3 days later): Hank says that instead of talking about candidates as personified ideology and yelling, as everyone else does, he will just talk about Sanders' and Clinton's tax plans. — Clinton vs. Sanders: POLICY IS EXCITING! 00:00:13
  • → thanks 2016-04-26 (7 days later): John thanks Hank for his video on Hillary Clinton's and Bernie Sanders' tax plans. — Understanding the Tax Plans of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz 00:00:00
• 2016-10-28 · Hank asks John to make the video about P4A 2016 (2016) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2016-10-28: Hank suggests John might make a video about the Project for Awesome, admitting it is probably his own turn. — Give Me Your Tweets, I'll Give You My Phone · Last Video Before Leave! 00:01:33
  • → result reported 2016-11-01 (4 days later): John explains in this video how the 10th annual Project for Awesome will work. — BABY! BABY! BABY! (And the 10th Annual Project for Awesome) 00:00:27
• 2016-12-01 (said on 2016-12-02, implied) · Hank asks John to Skype in for a Dear Hank and John at VidCon Europe and VidCon Australia, which John cannot attend (2016) — Hank · to John · no report on the channel in 2007–2026
  • asked 2016-12-01 (said on 2016-12-02, implied): Hank suggests John could Skype in for a Dear Hank and John at the VidCons John cannot attend, saying he has not asked John first. — See you in Amsterdam, Melbourne, or Anaheim!! (also Boston) 00:02:13

2018 (1)

• 2018-01-30 · John asks Hank to tell viewers when An Absolutely Remarkable Thing has a cover (2018) — John · to Hank · reported back
  • asked 2018-01-30: John asks Hank to let them know when there's a cover; he cannot wait for it. — Hank, I Have Some Advice 00:02:05
  • → result reported 2018-03-02 (31 days later): Hank shares the cover of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing with viewers. — The Best (Recent) Book Covers Including MINE! 00:00:31

2022 (1)

• 2022-04-15 · Hank asks John to share his ways across the sad gap in his Tuesday video (2022) — Hank · to John · reported back
  • asked 2022-04-15: Hank asks John to tell him his ways across the sad gap in his video on Tuesday. — Are You Stuck in The Sad Gap 00:03:38
  • reminder 2022-05-17 (32 days later): As they discussed recently, John says nobody can care about everything all the time: empathy has limits, and must; grieving every death like a loved one's would make functioning impossible. — Reasons Not to Care 00:01:27
  • → result reported 2022-04-19 (4 days later): John answers Hank's question about how he crosses the sad gap with the story of the community's work with Partners In Health. — How do you cross the Sad Gap? 00:00:00

2024 (1)

• 2024-10-30 · Hank asks John to make a Vlogbrothers video with him about his distress at the state of the world (2024) — Hank · reported back
  • asked 2024-10-30: Hank asks John to make a video with him tomorrow to help him work through what he is freaking out about; John agrees. — Sipping the Tea with Hank 00:55:32
  • → result reported 2024-11-01 (2 days later): John makes the video Hank asked for, talking him through his anxiety in what John calls a psychotherapy session. — Working Through a Crisis with My Brother 00:04:31