Thanksgiving

event · in 13 videos (2007–2013)

Mentions by year: 2007: 5 · 2008: 1 · 2009: 3 · 2011: 2 · 2012: 1 · 2013: 1

Threads

• John's 1984 tee-ball 'all-star in our hearts' trophy (2007) — story, retell, 2007–2007
• Hank's 'Hanksgiving': complaints on the day before Thanksgiving (2009) — bit, origin, 2009–2009
• John and Hank's visit to their parents' home, with a surprise reunion video (November 2013) — story, update, 2013–2013

What the videos say

2007

• 2007-10-30 · Oct. 30th: My Name Is John Green. And I'm a Nerd. — The all-star game fell on Thanksgiving weekend; John didn't want to visit Grandpa in Indiana in case he was needed, and only all-stars got trophies. (00:03:00)
• 2007-11-21 · November 21st: What I'm Grateful For — John says today, the day before Thanksgiving, is also the 102nd anniversary of the publication of Einstein's paper 'Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?' (answer: 'heck yes'). (00:00:09)
• 2007-11-21 · November 20th: A White Thanksgiving — Hank and Catherine walk to the farther, bigger food store to do their Thanksgiving shopping. (00:01:08)
• 2007-11-21 · November 21st: What I'm Grateful For — Following up Hank's hint, John says their family has a long tradition of saying what they're grateful for at the Thanksgiving table; this year they're apart, Hank in snowy Missoula, John in warm Indianapolis. (00:01:11)
• 2007-11-21 · November 20th: A White Thanksgiving — Because Thanksgiving falls on Thursday, John posts tomorrow, Hank posts Friday and nobody posts Thursday; Hank notes a holiday finally falls on one of his days. (00:03:29)
• 2007-11-26 · Nov. 26th: Writing Advice (And Notes on a private person) — When Mom and Dad visited for Thanksgiving they brought three boxes of John's childhood stuff, including an Eagles Nest Camp T-shirt from 1987. (00:00:00)
• 2007-11-30 · November 29th: sXePhil, Leaky Brains and a Secret Project — Because of Thanksgiving Hank has no song until next week; only two songs of his challenge remain and both are already written, a load off. (00:01:02)

2008

• 2008-11-27 · Thanksgiving in Asheville — John spends Thanksgiving 2008 at his parents' house in Asheville, North Carolina, 'where it all started' for him. (00:00:00)

2009

• 2009-11-24 · 50 THINGS!! That I'm Thankful For — Hank likes the idea of a day for saying what we are thankful for, but says Thanksgiving mixes it with gorging on food and beer, which confuses what we are thankful for. (00:00:30)
• 2009-11-24 · 50 THINGS!! That I'm Thankful For — Instead, for Thanksgiving, Hank says he will list 50 things he is thankful for. (00:00:58)
• 2009-11-26 · Things I'm Not Thankful For — After listing 50 thankful things the day before, Hank declares the day before Thanksgiving 'Hanks-[giving]', the opposite of Thanksgiving, for listing what annoys him. (00:00:00)
• 2009-11-26 · Things I'm Not Thankful For — Hank wishes John a happy Thanksgiving, is sorry they could not spend it together, and says he misses him most at holidays. (00:03:06)
• 2009-12-23 · Amazing Christmas Facts With John and Hank — Hank says Jingle Bells was originally a Thanksgiving song, which is why it never mentions Christmas; a fact check says it was written in 1857 for a Thanksgiving program by James Lord Pierpont. (00:03:18)

2011

• 2011-11-24 · Why are Barns Red and Kardashians Famous — By Green family tradition, Hank tells John what he's thankful for this Thanksgiving: his brother, his viewers, his family and his wife, fulfilling an obligation to their mother. (00:00:03)

2012

• 2012-11-24 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — In 1621 the first English settlers in America had a bountiful crop on a Thursday and were thankful, inspiring the holiday; Hank calls this somewhat mythological. (00:00:15)
• 2012-11-24 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — Until the 1860s states held Thanksgiving on different days, until Lincoln declared a national day; after the Civil War reunion it became the national holiday, the fourth Thursday in November. (00:00:33)
• 2012-11-24 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — Because Thanksgiving is a Thursday holiday, the Friday becomes a de facto day off, since going back to work for one day before the weekend is dumb. (00:00:51)
• 2012-11-24 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — As stores and consumerist culture pushed Christmas shopping earlier, Thanksgiving became the barrier, so Black Friday became the tipping point into the holiday shopping season. (00:01:09)
• 2012-11-24 · Black Friday: An Accident of History — Hank thinks it important not to scrub satisfaction and thankfulness from our minds once Thanksgiving is over, so on Black Friday he keeps being thankful. (00:02:20)

2013

• 2013-11-29 · REUNION! Arm Wrestling, Drawing, and Questions with Hank and John! — The description says the brothers are in North Carolina visiting their parents for Thanksgiving and are thankful for each other, their families and viewers. (00:00:00)
• 2013-11-29 · REUNION! Arm Wrestling, Drawing, and Questions with Hank and John! — They have turkey, not pizza, for a normal Thanksgiving; both prefer pumpkin pie, and there is only one pumpkin pie this year. (00:01:28)