made of awesome

term · in 38 videos (2007–2011)

Mentions by year: 2007: 11 · 2008: 10 · 2009: 13 · 2010: 2 · 2011: 2

Threads

• John's proposal to say 'jokes' instead of 'cool' (2007) — bit, callback, 2007–2008
• John asks Nerdfighters to get or make Hank something for his birthday (May 2009) — ask, reported back, 2009–2009

What the videos say

2007

• 2007-03-27 · March 26th: Thanks — John thanks the Nerdfighters, saying they are made of awesome. (00:01:18)
• 2007-05-04 · Brotherhood 2.0: May 4: The Top Secret Project — Contributors send greetings, including one declaring that Hank is made of awesome today and a group from Holmen High School in Holmen, Wisconsin. (00:02:06)
• 2007-07-25 · July 25: Brotherhood 2.0's Youtube Comments Are Answered! — John defines a nerdfighter as a regular person made out of awesome instead of tissues, cells and organs; nerdfighters hang out on the forum 'in my pants' and embroider pillows. (00:01:40)
• 2007-08-21 · August 20th: Winner, South Dakota — John says old-school Nerdfighters are integrating the new ones well, so everyone finds they are made of more awesome than they thought possible. (00:02:22)
• 2007-08-22 · August 21: Hairy Hairy Head Hair — Hank finds it strange that Nerdfighters, not supposed to be 'jokes' (cool), kind of are: nerds but made of awesome, once the downtrodden masses, now 'the jokesest of the jokes'. (00:02:01)
• 2007-12-17 · Project for Awesome: Explanation and Humane Societies — Hank explains 'Nerdfighter' as, in John's phrase, a person made of awesome inside, and 'Power' as the Nerdfighters' strength in being many and working together. (00:00:00)
• 2007-12-18 · Dec 18th: The Project for Awesome and Question Tuesday!!! — Asked whether a Nerdfighter alone in the forest is still made of awesome, John says Nerdfighters are even more awesome when they act nerdfighterly with no one watching. (00:01:09)
• 2007-12-29 · Dec. 28th: John's Last Brotherhood 2.0 Video — John says Nerdfighters are about a made-of-awesome book by a woman in Australia going to a baby in the US, raising money and awareness for causes, and a supportive community of friends 'in my pants'. (00:02:41)

2008

• 2008-01-22 · A Short History of the PUPPY SIZED ELEPHANT — Since Evolution may take millions of years to answer his letter asking for a puppy-sized elephant, John shows the puppy-sized elephants nerdfighters made for him instead. (00:00:00)
• 2008-04-21 · Belated Book-tacular Questions — On the effort to ban Looking for Alaska: the school board of Depew, New York, which John calls made of awesome, voted unanimously to keep it in the curriculum. (00:01:52)
• 2008-09-25 · Obama llama Duck — For newcomers, Hank explains that he is Hank, his brother John writes books, and anyone enjoying the video is probably a nerdfighter, made of awesome. (00:02:08)
• 2008-10-08 · J Scribble Goes to Borders — Searching YouTube for Paper Towns, John found groups of Nerdfighters slipping notes into his books in bookstores inviting readers to Paper Towns and Nerdfighter gatherings; he calls it fantastic and will copy it. (00:00:00)
• 2008-10-31 · Show 'n Tell Thursday — John thanks Nerdfighters for these, for all the Peeps, and for the hundreds of other made-of-awesome presents he has received. (00:02:24)
• 2008-12-30 · Comment Haters and Christmas — Hank explains Nerdfighters: people who watch John, Hank and other Nerdfighter programming, made of awesome inside, fighting for nerds' rights, intellectualism and accepting people. (00:00:00)

2009

• 2009-01-28 · Before Looking for Alaska... — John asks committed Nerdfighters who want to be Ningmasters to apply with a Ning blog post saying why; he will pick a few favourites. (00:02:29)
• 2009-04-22 · Question Tuesday — Asked what a Nerdfighter is, John jokes that people haven't spent the 24 hours needed to watch all 465 videos, and says Nerdfighters are made out of awesome instead of bones and organs. (00:00:00)
• 2009-05-13 · My Birthday Rocks — Hank answers a card from a Nerdfighter who wanted to see him in Grand Rapids but was getting a bone marrow transplant: he loved the card and calls them made of awesome. (00:02:06)
• 2009-05-13 · My Birthday Rocks — Hank apologises for cards he missed or hasn't received and thanks Nerdfighters, who are made of awesome and know how to make a birthday fantastic. (00:02:36)
• 2009-07-01 · Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL — John congratulates the couple, thanks them for being made of awesome and part of the community, and closes the call with 'best wishes'. (00:02:49)
• 2009-10-12 · Puppy Elephant Defends Capitalism — John tells Nerdfighters who want to see a 'made of awesome' free market in action to go to Kiva.org. (00:03:15)
• 2009-11-04 · This Machine Pwns n00bs! — Speaking as a fellow Nerdfighter rather than a brother, John calls it one of the most made-of-awesome albums he has heard and says he is proud of Hank. (00:00:47)
• 2009-12-28 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ — John defines a Nerdfighter as a person made entirely of awesome instead of bones, skin and tissue; Nerdfighters don't fight nerds but are pro-nerd. (00:00:14)

2010

• 2010-08-20 · The Fox Hat IS REAL, but Are Zombies People? — John reports that made-of-awesome Nerdfighters are making a crowdsourced book, a guide to nerdfighting, with Nerdfighter language definitions, stories from Nerdfighteria and artwork. (00:00:58)

2011

• 2011-09-15 · How to Make Ideas Real: Readit1st.com — Hank says he created ReadIt1st for the world but with Nerdfighters, a resource only he and John have, and thanks them for everything they have created together. (00:03:20)
• 2011-09-30 · YouTube Survey: Balls and First Kisses — John reports Nerdfighters have loaned more than $55,000 to entrepreneurs in the developing world through Kiva, and says Nerdfighters are made of awesome. (00:00:24)