pwned

meme · in 22 videos (2007–2009)

Mentions by year: 2007: 5 · 2008: 14 · 2009: 3

What the videos say

2007-10-04 · October 4th: Happy Dances, Feuds, and Raccoon Infestations — Against commenters saying pirates pwn, John says pirates haven't been cool since Goonies, and names the online series Ask a Pirate as one of the best in history (wording garbled). (00:02:26)

2008-02-14 · The Puff Pwns Gravity — John says we need state representatives like Biss, whose math skills will 'pwn' the Illinois state budget every year. (00:00:45)
2008-05-30 · The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) — John announces a second celebrity challenge: if and when the brothers pass Oprah on YouTube's most-subscribed list, Nerdfighters may challenge them any way they see fit. (00:03:23)
2008-09-22 · The Pwning of Oprah — John reads YouTube's most-subscribed directors list: the Vlogbrothers have 41,818 subscribers and Oprah 41,365, so they have 'pwned' Oprah. (00:00:50)
2008-10-08 · Hanks actual Vlog — Hank says the brothers asked Nerdfighters to help them 'pwn' Oprah, and together they got more YouTube subscribers than Oprah. (00:00:32)
2008-10-31 · Show 'n Tell Thursday — John shows a page from a fictional National Enquirer in which Oprah is pwned, with a headline 'Margo flips out over Tell All Book'. (00:01:54)

2009-12-03 · This Machine Pwns n00bs: A Song — In the chorus Hank sings that his guitar ('this machine') pwns n00bs: like a headshot, a Mario star, the Pac-Man power dot or the Konami code, it makes him feel invincible on stage. (00:00:56)