Helen Hunt
person · in 21 videos (2007–2013)
Mentions by year: 2007: 7 · 2008: 5 · 2009: 2 · 2010: 1 · 2011: 4 · 2012: 1 · 2013: 1
Threads
- Hank's crush on Helen Hunt (2007) — bit, callback, 2007–2013
- Hank: write a thesis on whether he would rather fight Helen Hunt on PCP or the Bionic Woman (2007) — punishment, performed, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to prove Helen Hunt has seen Hank's song about her (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2011
- John: punishment earned by Nerdfighters getting Helen Hunt to see Hank's Helen Hunt video (2011) — punishment, change, 2011–2011
- Hank: punishment earned by Nerdfighters getting Helen Hunt to see his Helen Hunt video (2011) — punishment, set, 2011–2011
What the videos say
2007
- 2007-04-23 · April 23rd: Celebrity — Hank tells the Yeti and Katherine, whom he knows are watching, that he and John don't have free pass lists, except maybe Helen Hunt. (00:03:04)
- 2007-04-24 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 24: Moving — John questions Hank's putting Helen Hunt on his 'guilt-free three' list, joking about hunting cougars. (00:00:10)
- 2007-04-25 · Helen Hunt — Hank calls Judy Blume a weird pick for John's list and admits Helen Hunt is weird too: 'We're weird.' (00:00:04)
- 2007-04-25 · Helen Hunt — Hank says Helen Hunt is the only person on his 'guilt-free three'; Katherine has long known and doesn't like it, but you can't help who is on it. (00:00:04)
- 2007-04-25 · Helen Hunt — Saying Helen Hunt deserves to be on 'guilt-free threes' all over the nation, Hank performs a love song he wrote for her. (00:00:38)
- 2007-04-25 · Helen Hunt — In the song, Hank says he first saw Helen Hunt when he hit puberty, in an after-school special where she smoked one laced joint, which made him never want to do PCP. (00:00:38)
- 2007-04-25 · Helen Hunt — Hank says 'take that' to people who see no reason to love Helen Hunt, repeats that she made him never want to do PCP, and tells Helen he is not that scary. (00:03:05)
- 2007-04-27 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 26: Hollywood Meetings — John asks 'Madam Seymour' whether it will ever happen between Hank and Helen Hunt (crystal ball: highly doubtful) and whether he'd do a good job on the An Abundance of Katherines screenplay (no). (00:02:38)
- 2007-05-04 · May 3rd Extended Edition — Hank thinks John's book-banning video has drawn more comments than any other Brotherhood 2.0 video; people care more about book banning than his Helen Hunt obsession, which he calls a good thing. (00:01:53)
- 2007-05-04 · May 3rd: Yetis, TMBG, Weeds and MoJo — Hank thinks John's book-banning video has drawn more comments than any other Brotherhood 2.0 video; people care more about book banning than his Helen Hunt obsession, which he calls a good thing. (00:01:53)
- 2007-09-28 · September 27th: Bionic Woman v. Helen Hunt on PCP — The punishment is a thesis on whom Hank would rather fight: Helen Hunt in an after-school special on PCP, or the new Bionic Woman before she adjusts to her implants. (00:00:46)
- 2007-09-28 · September 27th: Bionic Woman v. Helen Hunt on PCP — Hank concludes the best outcome of either fight is consoling the confused woman afterwards, and based on the show he would rather comfort Helen Hunt. (00:02:26)
- …and 1 more statements in 2007 (most important shown)
2008
- 2008-01-22 · A Short History of the PUPPY SIZED ELEPHANT — First project: make sure Helen Hunt has seen Hank's months-old song about her and provide proof; if nerdfighters succeed, they can punish both brothers. (00:03:14)
- 2008-02-19 · Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank — Hank shows several valentines: one 'from Helen Hunt', one naming Queen Ranavalona, a 'place head here' card, and one shaped like Nerdfighter fingers; he promises to treasure them. (00:02:28)
- 2008-02-21 · People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes — Asked whether Helen Hunt has seen the Helen Hunt song, John says no and tells Nerdfighters to keep fighting. (00:02:56)
- 2008-05-30 · The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) — John restates the standing challenge: proof that Helen Hunt has seen or heard Hank's Helen Hunt song lets Nerdfighters challenge the brothers, subject to their wives' veto. (00:02:47)
- 2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — Hank says the label's first release is his own album (joking about a 'promising young artist' with songs about Harry Potter, Barack Obama and Helen Hunt); the digital version is on sale now. (00:00:53)
2009
- 2009-07-18 · Selling Out, Chewbacca and Taking Leave — Hank says selling books, CDs and t-shirts is not outside what Nerdfighteria is: on YouTube Hank has written songs since (apparently) his Helen Hunt song, and John books. (00:01:25)
- 2009-08-19 · So Jokes: Video EP — In the song 'Helen Hunt', Hank comically declares a crush on Helen Hunt dating from puberty, punning on her film and TV titles and on sharing the name Hank with her husband. (00:03:19)
2010
- 2010-04-28 · Who's in Your Hug Bucket? — Hank lists people he loves but has never met and wants to hug because he is impressed with their work, from They Might Be Giants and Wil Wheaton to Ursula Le Guin, plus many YouTubers. (00:01:38)
2011
- 2011-04-29 · Peanut Butter Face Question Tuesday — Helen Hunt has not yet heard Hank's Helen Hunt song, John says, pointing out that Helen Hunt has a Twitter. (00:02:01)
- 2011-05-06 · Happy Birthday To Me! — Hank reports that on his birthday Helen Hunt tweeted at him that she had seen his videos. (00:00:09)
- 2011-05-06 · Happy Birthday To Me! — Hank says that after a punishment drought three punishments are now owed: one for John not posting on Wednesday, and two (one per brother) for Nerdfighters getting Helen Hunt to see the Helen Hunt video. (00:02:43)
- 2011-06-09 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies — Hank asks what John was thinking when he gave himself a punishment, since he now has two because of the Helen Hunt thing. (00:00:07)
- 2011-07-27 · 150,000 Autographs — John lists other Nerdfighter feats: getting Hank's album on the Billboard charts, chartering airplanes of medical supplies to Haiti, and getting Helen Hunt to hear the Helen Hunt song. (00:01:15)
2012
- 2012-09-14 · 1000 VIDEOS!!! — Hank lists his songs about quarks, ponies, Harry Potter and Helen Hunt, notes Helen Hunt tweeted him about hers, and recalls inventing 2D glasses and turning Pride and Prejudice into a video blog. (00:01:36)
2013
- 2013-01-16 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — Hank opens with 'Helen Hunt', the first song he ever put on YouTube, a song about a girl who isn't his wife. (01:02:32)