Nerdfighteria
group · in 611 videos (2007–2013)
Mentions by year: 2007: 120 · 2008: 100 · 2009: 110 · 2010: 87 · 2011: 84 · 2012: 52 · 2013: 58
Threads
- Happy Dance Project: compilation of the brothers' and Nerdfighters' happy dances (2007) — stage, retro, 2007–2007
- Hank: do something awesome with Nerdfighters (2007 challenge from John) — punishment, set, 2007–2007
- Tasks for becoming a nerdfighter (2007) — stage, retro, 2007–2007
- Hank asks viewers to post their kind of nerdfighter and nerdfighter lyrics on Brotherhood2.com (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Hank asks viewers to put stuff on their heads (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- Hank asks eco-nerdfighters to step it up for Step It Up Day (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- The brothers win Best Video Blogger at the Blogger's Choice Awards (2007) — story, tell, 2007–2007
- John asks Hank or Nerdfighters to make a shorter, more visual Brotherhood 2.0 intro animation (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Top Secret Project: Nerdfighters' birthday greetings for Hank (2007) — stage, retro, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to email him to take part in a top secret project (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John (with Nerdfighters): make Hank a Wikipedia entry (2007) — promise, kept, 2007–2007
- Hank asks Brooke and the Nerdfighters for permission to develop the Evil Baby Orphanage (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters why they are nerds and proud to be nerds (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to give the June 4th video a high rating on YouTube (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to make loans through Kiva.org (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John's nerdfighter ranks: Decepticons, nerdfighters, nits and mass promotions (2007) — bit, callback, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to recruit more nerdfighters and more Kiva lenders (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to make things with the word 'nerdfighter' and send them in (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- Hank asks Nerdfighters for punishment ideas after the brothers' instant-message slip (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Hank asks nerdfighters why Harry Potter is such a phenomenon (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Question Tuesday: weekly Tuesday question days for nerdfighters (2007) — stage, milestone, 2007–2011
- John's proposal to say 'jokes' instead of 'cool' (2007) — bit, callback, 2007–2008
- John: punishment for a textual communication to Hank on January 11 (2007) — punishment, performed, 2007–2007
- Hank asks Nerdfighters what John must mention in his ex-girlfriend punishment call (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to email him about a secret project for John's birthday (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- Winner, South Dakota: the brothers' midpoint and a Nerdfighter commune (2007) — bit, callback, 2007–2007
- John points Nerdfighters to a Nerdfighter's head-shaving fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Secret project: Nerdfighters' birthday greetings for John (2007) — stage, retro, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to help work out the difference between a nerd and a geek (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- John asks nerdfighters to send happy dance videos by October 1 (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John: read Paper Towns draft excerpts on Brotherhood 2.0 (2007) — stage, propose, 2007–2007
- John visits Richmond, Virginia: Walt Whitman talk and Nerdfighter meetup (2007) — story, tell, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to decide the name of their land: Nerdfighterstan, Nerdfighterland or Nerdfighteria (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to help build stuffonheads.com (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- The brothers' feud, to be judged by Nerdfighters (2007) — stage, retro, 2007–2009
- John invites Nerdfighters under 25 to vote for Looking for Alaska in the Inky Awards (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- Hank asks viewers to identify the song he sings in the car, for a Nerdfighter prize (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Hank finds and reads John's childhood book 'It Just Isn't Fair' (2007) — story, update, 2007–2007
- Foundation project: train fare to bring a secret sibling and her Nerdfighter boyfriend together (2007) — stage, retro, 2007–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to contribute to the foundation's train-fare project at Brotherhood2.com (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to vote for 'Hank' in a nerdfighter's baby-name poll (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters what they are grateful for (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to find 'a private person' (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John: give a handsome reward to whoever finds a private person (2007) — promise, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters where a liquefied brain would come out (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions to answer (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to find the Los Angeles Corvette with the 'Shazam' license plate (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- Project for Awesome 2007 edition: the final Brotherhood 2.0 project (2007) — stage, retro, 2007–2013
- John asks Nerdfighters to help solve 'our identity crisis' on the forum (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- Hank asks Nerdfighters about fights they have been in (2007) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2007–2007
- John invites Nerdfighters to write Merriam-Webster that 'nerdfighter' should have been word of the year (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John asks whether he and Sarah should get a puppy and what to name it (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for his next Question Tuesday (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- Hank asks viewers to comment on, rate and favorite Project for Awesome 2007 videos (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for Hank (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to vote between two punishments for Hank (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- Hank asks Missoula Nerdfighters to come to his Badlander gig on December 26 (2007) — ask, reported back, 2007–2007
- John asks nerdfighters whether they like the new Vlogbrothers intro (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks nerdfighters to leave questions for Question Tuesday (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John's puppy-sized elephant (2008) — bit, variant, 2008–2012
- Nerdfighter projects: complete a project to earn the right to punish the brothers (2008) — stage, result, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to prove Helen Hunt has seen Hank's song about her (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters near Depew to attend the school board meeting on Looking for Alaska (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- Hank asks viewers to leave questions for John's Question Tuesday (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for his world-record Question Tuesday (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters what they think of throwing a nerdfighting convention (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to suggest what the winner and loser of the Peeps contest should get (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- Hank asks viewers to comment if they want the brothers to make videos more often (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters for book questions for a themed Question Tuesday (April 2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to help fund Shawn Ahmed's work in Bangladesh (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- Nerdfighter donations to the Uncultured Project for rural Bangladesh (2008) — stage, retro, 2008–2012
- Paper Towns advance-copy giveaways to Nerdfighters (2008) — stage, result, 2008–2008
- Hank asks Nerdfighters for music recommendations (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for John and Hank (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- Nerdfighters' belated birthday project for Hank (2008) — stage, result, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters for ideas for Hank's birthday (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John, Hank and Maureen Johnson speak at a Grand Rapids library (2008) — stage, retro, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters for 15-second videos or photos of doing something Hank would think is awesome (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for two Question Tuesdays in one week (May 2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John invites Nerdfighters to write and rewrite Omnictionary (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- Hank asks viewers to answer his questions in the comments (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters who should be Obama's running mate (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters what he can do for them (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for Question Tuesday (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for his next Question Tuesday, offering Paper Towns discussion guides (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to send Willy sounds (acting weird for Willy) for a compilation video (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- Hank asks viewers to vote on his new glasses frames (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2011
- John's 8/8/08 event in Chicago: library talk, Grant Park and The Bean (2008) — stage, retro, 2008–2012
- Hank and Maureen Johnson's unsanctioned Nerdfighter gathering at Barnes & Noble, Union Square, New York (2008) — stage, result, 2008–2008
- Nerdfighter scavenger hunt (2008) — stage, milestone, 2008–2008
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to sign up at nerdfighters.com for a secret project (August 2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to vote on the T-shirt contest designs at nerdfighters.com (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- Nerdfighters' birthday collaboration video for John's 31st birthday (2008) — stage, result, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters, especially Republicans, what they think of the Palin pick (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- Paper Towns Tour (2008) — stage, milestone, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters which tour stops they will come to (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to vote on how Shawn Ahmed spends the rest of the Bangladesh money (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John and Hank: punishment chosen by Nerdfighters for passing Oprah (2008) — punishment, performed, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for passing Oprah (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to find the nearest tour stop and come, bringing friends (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to vote for their favourite punishment options for passing Oprah (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John slips notes cut from the Paper Towns manuscript into his books at a Borders in Indianapolis (2008) — story, tell, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for his Question Tuesday on Friday (October 2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- Hank asks viewers to vote on whether he should be punished for his late video (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- Paper Towns collab album: free album for proving dedication to Paper Towns (2008) — stage, milestone, 2008–2008
- John loses his camcorder in Boston on the Paper Towns tour (2008) — story, update, 2008–2008
- John asks nerdfighters to return his camcorder left in Boston (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters to vote on whether Hank should be punished for his 4:16 video (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- John asks Nerdfighters what he can do for them to thank them for Paper Towns (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2008
- P4A 2008 edition — stage, retro, 2008–2009
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters where their P4A 2008 charity money went (2008) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2008–2008
- John asks for Paper Towns questions for the Blurbing Book Club wrap-up (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2009
- John's Fail Boat: Willy-captained Newsday tour of world suck (2009) — bit, callback, 2009–2009
- John asks European Nerdfighters to sign up for the Amsterdam Nerdfighter gathering (March 2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Pwning Google Challenge (2009) — stage, launch, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters for challenge ideas after the vlogbrothers pass Google in subscribers (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John: eat one Peep for every $10 raised for the Uncultured Project (2009) — punishment, change, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to make candle-of-hope videos for Rwanda (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- Hank asks for a Nerdfighter Irish fiddle player for his Irish song (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to share their brain crack ideas in comments and video responses (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John's week touring the Netherlands with Jordan Sonnenblick and Steve Kluger (2009) — story, tell, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters what else DFTBA could stand for (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to upload illustrations of their favourite DFTBA acronym to the Ning (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John invites Nerdfighters in Melbourne and Sydney to meet him during his Australia trip (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John: give $1,000 against malaria if Nerdfighters get Ashton Kutcher to follow him on Twitter (2009) — promise, kept, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to suggest something he could do 317 times in a day to replace the Peeps (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions for Question Tuesday (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to get or make Hank something for his birthday (May 2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters for their opinions and reviews of the new Star Trek film (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters for ideas of what to do with his green screen (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to vote on the recipe for John's Carl's Jr. punishment (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to vote on keeping or shaving his beard (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John: adhere to the result of the Nerdfighter beard vote (2009) — promise, changed, 2009–2009
- Nerdfighter Fitness Challenge 2009 edition — stage, launch, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to make YouTube Video Volunteers videos for charities (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions for his June 30 Question Tuesday (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters how open the brothers should be about money: trust, transparent accounting, or a vote on pay (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John's Chicago Nerdfighter gathering (July 2009) — stage, launch, 2009–2009
- John invites Chicago-area Nerdfighters to his gathering at the Harold Washington Library (July 23, 2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters for love and romance questions (July 2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to make Global Geek Week videos about being a geek and giving back (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- DJ Paige Railstone: Nerdfighters invent a person to see how real she can become (2009) — stage, milestone, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters what they want for the 100,000-subscriber milestone (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- The island of Nerdfighteria: subscribers buying the brothers a private island (2009) — bit, callback, 2009–2009
- John (with Willy): give $1,000 to the charity Nerdfighters choose (2009) — promise, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to comment with a charity for his and Willy's $1,000 (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to read a New Yorker article on US health-care costs (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Happy John Day 2009 edition: Nerdfighters' birthday collaboration video for John — stage, retro, 2009–2009
- Hank: make John a longer, comprehensive birthday collaboration (2009) — promise, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John Green bobblehead: John's birthday present, sold to Nerdfighters (2009) — stage, milestone, 2009–2009
- John invites teens to vote in the Teens' Top Ten, where Paper Towns is nominated (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- Where's Margo: Nerdfighters photograph Margo Roth Spiegelman around the world (2009) — stage, result, 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to photograph Margo Roth Spiegelman wherever they see her (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters: chickens that need TV, or no chickens at all? (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to contribute to the relaunched wiki at wiki.brotherhood2.com (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Bay Area Nerdfighters to attend the October 10 gathering fundraiser for the Uncultured Project (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to tell him on Eventful where they are, to plan his western tour (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John invites Chicago-area Nerdfighters to his La Grange, Illinois appearance on October 13 (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters why people want to be famous (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to donate cameras and recording gear for Anne's digital-journalism students in the Congo (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Hank asks viewers to film themselves watching his 'eye-tracking experiment' video and post video responses (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Hank invites Las Vegas-area Nerdfighters to a gathering at S&K Music on Sunday (November 2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Hank invites Nerdfighters near his tour stops to the Tour de Hank shows (November 2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John invites Nerdfighters to his Hinsdale, Illinois appearance (November 2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to find a copy or the author of Gus Is a Bug (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2010
- John: punishment chosen by Nerdfighters for finding Gus Is a Bug (2009) — punishment, performed, 2009–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to illustrate Gus Is a Bug (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions for his Question Tuesday (November 2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to suggest and vote on Hank's punishment (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to suggest punishments for John (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters where the world should start in helping Pakistan (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- Nerdfighteria's team for the DARPA Network Challenge (red balloons) (2009) — stage, retro, 2009–2009
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to join the Search, Discover, and Confirm balloon team (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- Hank asks viewers to search for DARPA balloons and report sightings (2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters to vote daily for a Nerdfighter's eyelash-contest entry to fund a Heifer ark (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Nerdfighters what they want more and less of in the vlogbrothers for 2010 (2009) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2009–2009
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters to tell him when he gets fat (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- Ningmaster Tom's coma and recovery (2010) — story, update, 2010–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for a weekend Question Tuesday video (March 2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters whether they have an ultimate concern, what it is, and whether they should (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters for their favorite animal power moves in the comments (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to share their favorite quote in the comments (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters when they last cried (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters whether they find it harder to read books these days (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- Hanko de Mayo 2010 edition: Hank's 30th birthday (Hank trees, 30 presents) — stage, retro, 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to plant 'Hank trees' and email photos or videos for Hank's 30th birthday (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters on Twitter for problems to answer in advice videos (May 2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters to enjoy themountaingoatswillcureyourbieberfever.com (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to sign sick a private person's guestbook (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighters to email Viacom asking where Jonathan Coulton's $37 is (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to register for VidCon 2010 now, before it sells out (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- John invites Nerdfighters to see him in Munich (July 2010) and in London or Edinburgh (August 2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to tell someone they love that they love them on Esther Day (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2013
- John asks Nerdfighters on Twitter for Question Tuesday questions (August 2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- Happy John Day 2010 edition: Nerdfighters' secret-project birthday video for John — stage, result, 2010–2010
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to sign up for the secret project mailing list at nerdfighters.com for John's birthday video (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters in the comments whether zombies are people (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- Hank asks Nerdfighteria whether there is alien life in the galaxy, whether we will see it, and whether it would be friendly (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John (with Hank) asks viewers for nerd exercise suggestions for their Sonoma weekend (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- Positive Pranking: John and Nerdfighteria take up Amy Krouse Rosenthal's positive-pranking idea (2010) — stage, launch, 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighteria for positive prank ideas in the comments (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to film their positive pranks and post them as video responses (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- Hank asks on Twitter for the word for when there should be a word for something but there isn't (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- Hank asks Nerdfighteria for words they have mispronounced in public, to make him feel better about his 'façade' mistake (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to join the Vlogbrothers SuperNote team and post SuperNote video responses (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John invites Nerdfighters to a gathering in Chicago before the Beckoning of Lovely (October 10, 2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters who have met the brothers in real life for an honest appraisal of the experience (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to pre-order Hank's giraffe-love t-shirt before pre-orders close (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters where the $540 left over from the cat-surgery fundraiser should go (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- Hank asks Nerdfighteria on Facebook and Twitter whether he should buy Fable III (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- Hank asks Nerdfighters dressing as Phineas Gage for Halloween to send pictures (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- Hank asks viewers what they thought of Glee's Rocky Horror episode and what they will be for Halloween (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighteria to suggest topics for the vlogbrothers educational week (November 2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to make P4A 2010 videos for charities (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- John and Hank: do a difficult or horrible challenge set by Nerdfighters as the space pasta reward (2010) — punishment, accept, 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to suggest and upvote challenges for the brothers after space pasta (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2011
- Hank asks Nerdfighteria on Twitter for tongue twisters in their native languages (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to watch Vi Hart's videos (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- John asks Nerdfighters to tell him things they love (2010) — ask, reported back, 2010–2010
- A Nerdfighter answers Final Jeopardy! with 'Who is John Green?' and Alex Trebek says John's name (2010) — story, tell, 2010–2010
- Hank asks Nerdfighters what they enjoyed in 2010 and what they want from the vlogbrothers in 2011 (2010) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2010–2010
- Vlogbrothers in 2011: schedule and plans (2011) — stage, launch, 2010–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for his Question Tuesday on Friday (January 2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to help people affected by the Queensland floods (January 2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank asks Nerdfighters for a word for a simple truth about how rare simple truths are (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- 'Warner Chilcott' used as a swear word (2011) — bit, callback, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions for his Question Tuesday on Friday (February 2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- Nerdfighters research the life of a private person in Your Pants (2011) — stage, result, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters for Question Day questions on Your Pants (March 2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John asks viewers to suggest titles for his untitled new novel in the comments (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to research Ivan the Terrible's lost library in a Your Pants thread (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- Savann Tabak well: the vlogbrothers' Water.org campaign for a Haitian village (2011) — stage, result, 2011–2011
- Hank asks viewers to donate to Water.org for the Savann Tabak well (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to guess which of his eight April Fools' claims is the lie (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- Humpy Hank: Nerdfighter animations of Hank humping things, the title bit (2011) — bit, callback, 2011–2011
- DFTBA posters: Nerdfighter-designed posters sold at DFTBA.com (2011) — stage, launch, 2011–2012
- Hank asks viewers for poster design ideas for DFTBA Records (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- Hanko de Mayo 2011 edition: Nerdfighters' gifts and videos for Hank's birthday — stage, result, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to plan Hank's birthday in a Your Pants thread (Hanko de Mayo 2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- John asks viewers for questions about things that confuse new viewers, for Question Tuesday on Friday (April 2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- Nerdfighters asked to suggest punishments for John's skipped Wednesday video and the Helen Hunt punishments (May 2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters whether to wear his shirt-jacket combo at a party (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- John asks Hank and Nerdfighteria not to spoil his new novel (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John's Sunday in Bruges: a toothbrush hunt and a Belgian Nerdfighter meetup (2011) — story, tell, 2011–2011
- John asks viewers how to tell who belongs in the Evil Baby Orphanage given the complexity of history (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to go a little bit vegetarian in June (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to suggest gross ingredients for John's punishment sandwiches (June 2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters what they would like to see happen on the brothers' tour for his new book (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters whether he should read the audiobook of his new novel (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to read The Great Gatsby with him for the Blurbing Book Club (summer 2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank asks Missoula Nerdfighters to come to his two Missoula wizard rock shows (June 2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- John invites viewers to continue the conversation about religion on Your Pants (June 2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- John points viewers to pre-order The Fault in Our Stars (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2012
- John asks viewers to watch all YouTube NextUp Europe entries and vote, including Nerdfighters (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- John and Hank at LeakyCon 2011 — story, update, 2011–2011
- John asks viewers to buy a physical copy of Ellen Hardcastle to get a ten-word Hank video (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John's diseased gallbladder and its removal (2011) — story, tell, 2011–2011
- Happy John Day 2011 edition: Nerdfighters' secret August 24 project for John — stage, result, 2011–2011
- Nerd Factor 2011 edition: fan-video contest — stage, milestone, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to post their recent awesome videos as video responses for Nerd Factor (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank: with Nerdfighters, make enough calendar pages for John to have a page a day for the rest of his life (2011) — promise, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank asks John and Nerdfighters what they would say to aliens, in comments or video responses (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank asks viewers to sign up for the ReadIt1st newsletter and tell their friends (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- An Abundance of Katherines fan cover contest (2012) — stage, milestone, 2011–2012
- John asks Nerdfighters for questions in comments for his next Question Tuesday (October 2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to dress poorly and post photos tagged 'signing psychosis' (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2011
- John and Hank's Awesome Adventure: Nerdfighters' iOS game starring the brothers (2011) — stage, launch, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters to research the fake ruins in Holiday Park, Indianapolis (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank challenges Nerdfighteria to create a sexy Marie Curie costume (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- P4A 2011 edition — stage, result, 2011–2012
- John asks Nerdfighters to continue the brothers' word-association game in the comments, starting from Silvio Berlusconi (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- Hank asks viewers to vote at projectforawesome.com for the charities of P4A 2011 videos they like (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2012
- Hank: release a picture of himself as an eight-year-old, a P4A 2011 challenge — punishment, performed, 2011–2011
- John asks Nerdfighters what they want more of from the vlogbrothers and the community in 2012 (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- John asks Nerdfighters to check out and help fund Thought Bubble's documentary Kickstarter (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- Hank asks viewers to join the Nerdfighteria Kiva lending team so it becomes the biggest group (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- John's Nerdfighter gathering in Amsterdam (March 2012) — stage, launch, 2012–2012
- Hanko de Mayo 2012 edition — stage, result, 2012–2012
- John asks Nerdfighters to do fun nerdfightastic things for Hanko de Mayo (2012) — ask, reported back, 2012–2012
- John: reveal a present for Hank involving Nerdfighters on Hanko de Mayo (2012) — promise, kept, 2012–2012
- John asks Nerdfighters to email their elected officials supporting NASA funding as a Hanko de Mayo present for Hank (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- John asks viewers to continue the gay-marriage conversation in comments with respect and generosity (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- John asks Nerdfighters whether advertisers should fund Nerdfighteria and whether they are okay with being the product (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- Hank asks viewers to leave the problems they see in the comments (2012) — ask, reported back, 2012–2012
- Hank asks viewers to get a copy of Fahrenheit 451 and read along with the summer book club (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- John asks Nerdfighters for punishment ideas in case Hank misses his VidCon-week Friday video (2012) — ask, reported back, 2012–2012
- John asks what viewers thought of Fahrenheit 451 Part One and what makes their lives feel meaningful (2012) — ask, reported back, 2012–2012
- Evil Baby Orphanage card game: a game company's Kickstarter campaign (2012) — stage, milestone, 2012–2013
- Hank asks viewers to sign up for a one-time secret mailing list by Saturday night (August 2012) — ask, reported back, 2012–2012
- Happy John Day 2012 edition: Nerdfighters' photo-mosaic birthday present for John — stage, result, 2012–2012
- Hank asks viewers over 18 to vote for somebody in the 2012 US election (2012) — ask, reported back, 2012–2012
- John's Kiva deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reaches $1 million before the 1,000th vlogbrothers video, viewers may challenge both brothers to clear their outstanding punishments (2012) — stage, result, 2012–2012
- An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall (2013) — stage, retro, 2012–2013
- John asks Nerdfighters to recommend books for him to read, in the comments (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- P4A 2012 edition — stage, result, 2012–2013
- John asks Nerdfighters to make P4A 2012 videos about charities they care about (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
- John asks Nerdfighters without tickets to watch the Carnegie Hall livestream at local gatherings (2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
- Birth of John and Sarah's second child, a child of the brothers (2013) — story, update, 2013–2013
- Hank asks Nerdfighteria how many languages it speaks, in an Our Pants forum discussion (2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
- Hank asks Nerdfighteria to discuss online video and better ways to fund it than advertising (2013) — ask, reported back, 2013–2013
- John asks Nerdfighters to enter Nerd Factor 2013 by posting one favourite video as a video response (2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
- Hank invites viewers to answer his Question Tuesday-on-Friday questions themselves (May 2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
- Hank asks graphic designers to apply for a job with the brothers' team (2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
- Nerdfighteria Census 2013 edition — stage, result, 2013–2013
- John asks Nerdfighters for punishment suggestions in comments (2013) — ask, reported back, 2013–2013
- Hank asks Nerdfighters to post pumpkin carvings on Our Pants (2013) — ask, reported back, 2013–2013
- John's AFC Wimbledon FIFA series on HankGames, whose ad revenue sponsors the real AFC Wimbledon with Nerdfighter-designed ads (2013) — stage, launch, 2013–2013
- John asks Nerdfighters to subscribe to HankGames and watch his AFC Wimbledon FIFA videos (2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
- John asks Nerdfighters to design the AFC Wimbledon billboards and program ads (2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
- John: the brothers will not trademark 'Don't Forget to Be Awesome' (2013) — promise, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
What the videos say
2007
- 2007-02-27 · Brotherhood 2.0: February 27, 2007: Horseradish Challenge — Before doing his own challenge, John sets Hank one: do something awesome with Nerdfighters; he adds that viewers have had excellent ideas for how to do it. (00:00:35)
- 2007-03-14 · March 14: Becoming a NerdFighter — Hank proposes there should be a way to become a nerdfighter, possibly a series of tasks. (00:01:17)
- 2007-03-14 · March 14: Becoming a NerdFighter — Hank asks would-be nerdfighters to click 'Nerdfighters' in the Brotherhood2.com sidebar, say what kind of nerdfighter they are, and post their lyrics. (00:02:59)
- 2007-04-02 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 2nd: Punishments in the Ramble — John says picking Hank's punishment has been hard because Nerdfighters made great suggestions, so he will let Hank choose his own from a list of five. (00:00:10)
- 2007-04-06 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 6: Nerdfighters Never Surrender — John rejects the break: injustice, despair, global warming and suck don't take every eighth week off, and nor will the Nerdfighters, who fight all year except weekends and occasional holidays. (00:00:56)
- 2007-04-11 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 10th: Role Models — John thinks all nerdfighters are role models, but not in boring ways, and that all need to remember the importance of decreasing world suck. (00:02:51)
- 2007-05-04 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 4: The Top Secret Project — The description says John reveals the Top Secret Project: all the Nerdfighters come together to wish Hank a happy birthday. (00:00:00)
- 2007-05-07 · May 7th: Birthday Extravaganza — Hank says on his last day of being 26 he woke up to about a hundred Nerdfighters giving him his best birthday greeting ever. (00:00:12)
- 2007-05-14 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 14: The Evil Baby Orphanage — A commenter, Brooke, proposed the 'evil baby orphanage': go back in time, take evil babies from their bad homes and raise them as heroic nerdfighter babies; John loves it. (00:00:40)
- 2007-05-14 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 14: The Evil Baby Orphanage — John says that with the Nerdfighters' help he will make Hank a Wikipedia entry, because he has earned it. (00:02:10)
- 2007-05-15 · May 15th: A Bit More EBO and Wikipedia — Hank formally asks Brooke, who conceived the idea, and the other Nerdfighters working on it for permission for John and him to run with the Evil Baby Orphanage. (00:00:56)
- 2007-05-15 · May 15th: A Bit More EBO and Wikipedia — Hank is now on Wikipedia, feels important, and calls it another gift from John and the Nerdfighters. (00:01:57)
- …and 163 more statements in 2007 (most important shown)
2008
- 2008-01-04 · Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton — John announces that nerdfighting will become more collaborative in 2008: a new site built on Ning where everyone can have a Nerdfighter profile, pictures, videos and blogs. (00:00:00)
- 2008-01-09 · The Return of Question Tuesdays — John says one of the brothers will post at least one video per week, and on other days there will be pictures and videos from Nerdfighteria on the Ning. (00:01:06)
- 2008-01-22 · A Short History of the PUPPY SIZED ELEPHANT — Because nerdfighters miss punishing the brothers, John announces projects: when viewers complete one, they earn the right to punish or challenge the brothers, with the wives keeping veto power. (00:02:29)
- 2008-01-30 · I Am Not A Pornographer — John asks nerdfighters living in or near Depew to attend the school board meeting on February 5th to support those defending intellectual freedom. (00:03:37)
- 2008-02-05 · Obama Says Subscribe — Hank says this is not a Nerdfighter endorsement: nerdfighters span every color, race, creed and political persuasion, Republicans included. (00:02:31)
- 2008-02-12 · Nerdfighters Blurbing Book Club! — Hank launches the Nerdfighting Blurbing Book Club: the brothers and participating Nerdfighters read a book every two weeks and each writes a blurb of ten words or less. (00:01:31)
- 2008-02-14 · The Puff Pwns Gravity — John asks all Nerdfighters to vote for Daniel against stiff competition; in one category he is nominated alongside John McCain, John Edwards and Mitt Romney's five sons. (00:01:36)
- 2008-02-14 · The Puff Pwns Gravity — To recreate that feeling, John asks Nerdfighters to comment on this video at the Ning, visit each other's profiles to wish happy Valentine's Day, and maybe make new friends. (00:03:30)
- 2008-02-21 · People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes — John asks Nerdfighters to leave questions in the comments; any he doesn't answer in the video he'll try to answer in a big blog post on the Ning. (00:00:41)
- 2008-03-22 · Twitter After School Time — Hank says Twitter followers are a new, undefined kind of relationship, probably like his with Nerdfighters: not fans, not friends, but in between; some Nerdfighters are now his friends. (00:02:12)
- 2008-03-27 · PEEPS Eating Contest Is Peepstacular, Painful — John asks Nerdfighters to suggest in comments what the winner and/or loser of the contest should get. (00:01:09)
- 2008-04-02 · Please Google, Take Me to Mars — Hank asks viewers who want more frequent videos to say so in comments on YouTube or nerdfighters.com; the reaction will decide, and comments make them feel appreciated. (00:03:29)
- …and 157 more statements in 2008 (most important shown)
2009
- 2009-01-28 · Before Looking for Alaska... — John announces that a few volunteer Ningmasters will soon feature new content on the Ning's main page, organize and moderate its forums and raise its awesomeness. (00:02:09)
- 2009-02-03 · Five Parts — Hank shows a Hank sock made by a Nerdfighter and given to him on the Nerdfighter tour, and asks for ideas of what he and the sock could do besides embarrassing-moment sock puppet theater, which was already done. (00:01:45)
- 2009-02-21 · Paper Towns and PUPPY — John invites European Nerdfighters to a public Nerdfighter gathering that Thursday night in Amsterdam; details are not set yet, but he asks them to sign up via the sidebar. (00:00:30)
- 2009-03-02 · Free Will Fetish — To thank Nerdfighters, John says he and Hank will do pretty much whatever they are told, and asks for challenge ideas in the comments. (00:02:12)
- 2009-03-15 · Lighting a candle for Rwanda — John announces Nerdfighteria and the Harry Potter Alliance will make many videos for Rwandans, posted on CandlesForRwanda.org, some played at a big ceremony in Rwanda on April 7. (00:01:23)
- 2009-03-19 · Dr. Manhattan's Dangle and Brain Crack — Hank hopes Nerdfighteria will also free their brains of brain crack - the world needs ideas, not ideas stuck in heads - and wants them in comments and video responses. (00:03:31)
- 2009-03-23 · John Loves Amsterdam — On Thursday night more than 100 Nerdfighters gathered in Amsterdam for an evening of fun, including John failing to read in Dutch. (00:01:34)
- 2009-03-25 · Peeps! Prom! Puppy! — A group of Nerdfighters banded together and ate more than 200 Peeps on John's behalf, so he now has to eat only about 102. (00:00:24)
- 2009-03-26 · Squirrel Attack! — Hank thanks six Nerdfighters for the Irish fiddling and penny whistle parts he cannot play himself, which he had them record for the song. (00:00:06)
- 2009-03-29 · Tiny Chickens Cause Epic Fail — John says Hank has owed a Carrie Bradshaw dress-up for about six months and won't do it, and claims to speak for Nerdfighters in being mad. (00:00:35)
- 2009-04-01 · A Few Of My Favorite Things — Hank calls Nerdfighteria his favourite thing and shows Nerdfighters' illustrations of favourite DFTBA acronyms made after John's Sunday request, thanking them. (00:02:40)
- 2009-04-12 · The Death of Youtube?? Redesign Coming — John's favourite thing about YouTube is the comments; he admits discourse in many YouTube comments is poor, but for 'our community' comments and video responses are a huge portion of these videos. (00:03:06)
- …and 169 more statements in 2009 (most important shown)
2010
- 2010-01-04 · It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules — John announces rule four: breaking any rule brings a punishment chosen by Nerdfighters and the other brother, to be completed within one week of being assigned. (00:02:39)
- 2010-01-08 · GUS HAS NO FUZZ! — John recalls asking Nerdfighters months ago to find his favourite childhood book, which he called Gus is a Bug; they found it although that was not its real title. (00:00:58)
- 2010-01-08 · GUS HAS NO FUZZ! — John says Nerdfighters drew their own versions of Gus is a Bug, which he likes even more than the original, and he made them into a video book that will introduce his baby to Nerdfighteria. (00:00:58)
- 2010-01-15 · Introduction to Chemistry with Hank — Hank says Nerdfighter Shawn Ahmed, doing amazing work in Bangladesh, is one of five finalists to possibly attend the World Economic Forum in Davos, and asks everyone to vote for him via the sidebar. (00:02:55)
- 2010-02-04 · Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! — Hank says the Harry Potter Alliance, the Harry Potter community and the Nerdfighter community have together raised $86,000, enough to charter two cargo planes of aid to Haiti. (00:02:15)
- 2010-02-05 · DARE TO SUCK — Asked by a viewer afraid of sucking at writing, Maureen tells nerdfighters, who want to decrease world suck, that they should instead dare to suck. (00:00:27)
- 2010-02-27 · Ningmaster Tom — Hank says Tom, known as NingMasterTom, a graphic-design student, is more or less the de facto leader of the community at nerdfighters.com and has done much to make Nerdfighteria better. (00:00:49)
- 2010-03-02 · The Marriage Ref SUCKS — John reports Ningmaster Tom is conscious and has spoken to his family but has a long way to go in recovery; the community will be with him throughout. (00:00:00)
- 2010-03-02 · The Marriage Ref SUCKS — John says unlike NBC, Nerdfighteria is not in the advertiser business but in pond sand filters, Haitian relief and the pizza shirt, and above all in taking care of each other. (00:02:14)
- 2010-03-02 · The Marriage Ref SUCKS — John says he loves Nerdfighteria because it lets people who have felt on the outside looking in be inside something awesome and important. (00:02:14)
- 2010-03-02 · The Marriage Ref SUCKS — John tells Jeff Zucker that Nerdfighteria may be only a YouTube-based community but is more real than all his reality shows combined. (00:02:44)
- 2010-03-16 · Cute OVERLOAD: The Ultimate Concern Edition — John makes ultimate concern the week's theme, asking Hank and Nerdfighters whether they have one, what it is, and whether they should have one. (00:02:09)
- …and 119 more statements in 2010 (most important shown)
2011
- 2011-01-04 · Is bronchitis contagious? Is black a color? — Thanking Nerdfighters for sticking with them, John says the vlogbrothers will continue Monday-Wednesday-Friday videos in 2011 and, having heard viewers, will make more question videos, Thoughts from Places and 'info-tational' videos. (00:02:24)
- 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John sets two rules, for Nerdfighteria and for human existence generally: number one, don't be mean; number two, DFTBA. (00:01:07)
- 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John argues no one can tell you whether you're a Nerdfighter, nor you anyone else: it is a chosen identity, collectively defined by living it, not by talking about it. (00:02:59)
- 2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD — Guessing that partial viewing and other Nerdfighter activity average out to 3.5 minutes per view, John gets 427 million minutes; at 525,600 minutes a year (from Rent), Nerdfighteria is over 812 years old. (00:00:52)
- 2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD — If Nerdfighteria, which most people have never heard of, is responsible for a million pounds of carbon, John says, it shows how huge the problem we face really is. (00:02:47)
- 2011-02-23 · WE ARE 812 YEARS OLD — John still thinks YouTube and Nerdfighteria are awesome, but says we need to be aware of the price of that awesome. (00:03:05)
- 2011-02-26 · a private person UNCOVERED! — Hank announces that with Nerdfighteria's hard work and John's detective work they have tracked down a private person. (00:00:00)
- 2011-03-18 · TERRIBLE — John gives Nerdfighters the task of searching out everything knowable about the library, in a thread he created on Your Pants (link in the description). (00:03:23)
- 2011-03-25 · Hank is an Adorable, Drunk Princess — Hank apologizes to Nerdfighteria but won't turn off ads, since otherwise he couldn't make the videos, and believes their entertainment outweighs the advertisers' damage to viewers' brains. (00:02:21)
- 2011-03-28 · Participatory Geometry — John says Nerdfighteria generated more than 2,000 titles for his new book, many very good, none of which he will use. (00:01:50)
- 2011-03-28 · Participatory Geometry — John says we choose what we care about, and caring about sports is ultimately about community, like caring about Harry Potter, Dungeons and Dragons or Nerdfighteria. (00:02:49)
- 2011-04-06 · Tales of Nerd Love! — John says Hank's Haiti videos inspire him and Nerdfighteria and that, to thank Hank, he has made a $300 gift to Water.org. (00:03:08)
- …and 148 more statements in 2011 (most important shown)
2012
- 2012-01-02 · Changes to Vlogbrothers — John says the other reason is that, in trying to make three videos a week, they let slide the project-based nerdfighter work of increasing awesome and decreasing world suck. (00:01:37)
- 2012-01-02 · Changes to Vlogbrothers — John asks Nerdfighters to say in the comments what they would like to see more of from the brothers, and in the community, in 2012. (00:02:06)
- 2012-01-10 · The Fault in Our Stars — John says Nerdfighteria has shaped TFIOS in so many ways he can't list them, as readers will probably see. (00:02:46)
- 2012-01-27 · In 'N' Out-Erview — Asked how being number one feels, John calls it ridiculous, says he loves Nerdfighteria and that, much as he'd like credit, it has nothing to do with him. (00:00:51)
- 2012-03-13 · Actually Free Money! (Really.) The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report — John says the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, a Nerdfighteria project for over five years, is finally becoming an actual charity that can take tax-deductible donations; the process is ongoing and complicated. (00:00:30)
- 2012-03-13 · Actually Free Money! (Really.) The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report — John says more than $16,500 went to each of five charities chosen by Nerdfighteria: Kids in Need of Desks, This Star Won't Go Out, the HP Alliance, Water.org and Kiva. (00:00:59)
- 2012-03-13 · Actually Free Money! (Really.) The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report — John explains Kiva.org lets regular people lend to developing-world entrepreneurs (he lent to a farmer in Peru and a shopkeeper in South Sudan), who repay, giving them cheap credit others take for granted. (00:01:24)
- 2012-05-05 · It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! — John invites Nerdfighters to join him in wishing Hank happy birthday by writing to their own elected officials; how-to information is in the description. (00:01:43)
- 2012-05-22 · You ARE The Product — Unsure, John asks Nerdfighters whether Chrysler, super PACs and scammy online dating sites should fund Nerdfighteria and whether to be okay with being the product, to discuss in comments. (00:02:33)
- 2012-06-12 · Chris Colfer, John Green, Mob Wives, and Jeffrey Eugenides: Thoughts from Places Book Expo — John was at BEA for interviews and signings and to reveal the new An Abundance of Katherines cover, designed by a 17-year-old longtime nerdfighter who then left for her prom. (00:00:29)
- 2012-06-15 · Flinching in the Shower — Hank says Nerdfighteria has been a primary source of inspiration for him for five years, and he has become obsessed with ideas bigger than us: identify problems, think creatively about solutions, then act. (00:02:18)
- 2012-07-31 · Nerd Olympics — John announces that Friday is Esther Day, honoring a private person, who inspired much of The Fault in Our Stars and Nerdfighteria, by telling people we love that we love them. (00:02:03)
- …and 63 more statements in 2012 (most important shown)
2013
- 2013-01-01 · Why Does Congress Suck? — John says these successes happened 'because government' (also Nerdfighteria): Somalia, lacking a government, roads, public schools and telecom investment, produced no popular YouTube Pride and Prejudice adaptation. (00:02:57)
- 2013-01-08 · Addicted to the Internet — John tells Nerdfighters without Carnegie Hall tickets that a link in the doobly-doo lists hundreds of places worldwide to gather, watch the event livestream and meet other Nerdfighters. (00:01:59)
- 2013-01-16 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — John says the show celebrates the one-year anniversary of the publication of The Fault in Our Stars and the six-year anniversary of the Nerdfighter community. (00:36:35)
- 2013-01-16 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — John says a private person, a Nerdfighter reader very sick with cancer when they met in 2009, taught him what Augustus learns: the real hero's journey goes from strength to weakness. (00:54:11)
- 2013-01-16 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — John argues that daily collaborations, silly or serious, are what Nerdfighteria is: people working together to build meaning, which like a good book helps them feel unalone. (00:59:26)
- 2013-01-22 · How to Be More Than Friends: Question Tuesday — John thanks Nerdfighters who were at Carnegie Hall or watched An Evening of Awesome at home: it was the highlight of his professional career; he thanks Hank for making it fun and surprisingly relaxing. (00:02:41)
- 2013-01-29 · Across Three Continents: A Tale of Tumblr, Copyright, and Excellent Posters — Agreeing with Hank that money changes things, John would be annoyed if CBS adapted TFIOS without permission but is happy with YouTube scene adaptations even with ads; there is no good way to define the difference. (00:02:48)
- 2013-02-12 · Talking to the President — On tour the brothers met more than 6,000 Nerdfighters in ten days; many were nervous and embarrassed though, John says with authority, none had any reason to be, and John felt embarrassed too. (00:02:20)
- 2013-03-15 · Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes — Without overstating viewers' power, Hank thinks it is "our job" to stop that happening; it won't be hard, but it won't happen on its own. (00:00:51)
- 2013-03-15 · Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes — Hank invites Nerdfighteria to discuss, in the comments, Our Pants and the Nerdfighter subreddit, what they love, how to broaden, how content is discovered and whether there is a better way to fund it. (00:03:13)
- 2013-03-23 · How Much is a Human Life Worth? — Hank says that besides being annoyed by pre-rolls, he and John avoid them because they undervalue this community's time; valuing it at a tenth of TV viewers' time is 'dumb'. (00:01:37)
- 2013-04-02 · TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video — John asks Nerdfighters to make one favourite video of theirs a video response; winners will be featured on Vlogbrothers and one will be a paternity-leave guest host. (00:02:55)
- …and 76 more statements in 2013 (most important shown)