puppy sized elephant
term · in 21 videos (2008–2012)
Mentions by year: 2008: 8 · 2009: 6 · 2010: 2 · 2011: 3 · 2012: 2
Threads
- John's puppy-sized elephant (2008) — bit, variant, 2008–2012
What the videos say
2008
- 2008-01-09 · The Return of Question Tuesdays — Asked whether he'd rather have an elephant-sized puppy or a puppy-sized elephant, John picks the puppy-sized elephant and writes a letter asking Evolution to make him one. (00:00:00)
- 2008-01-20 · John and Hank on NPR Today! — Hank previews coming videos: lots of puppy-sized elephants, more from the Detroit Auto Show, the contents of the tri-tube, and more from Denver International Airport (with an Isengard clip). (00:01:58)
- 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)
- 2008-01-22 · A Short History of the PUPPY SIZED ELEPHANT — John says the last species of puppy-sized elephant is believed to have gone extinct about 4,000 years ago. (00:01:59)
- 2008-01-22 · A Short History of the PUPPY SIZED ELEPHANT — John imagines Evolution's reply: it made him a puppy-sized elephant, but humans killed it; you're welcome for your thumbs. (00:01:59)
- 2008-10-31 · Show 'n Tell Thursday — Nerdfighter-related presents include a Nerdfighter bracelet and, made of a spongy material, a puppy-sized elephant and a little Willy with a cast. (00:01:06)
- 2008-10-31 · Show 'n Tell Thursday — John says he kind of misses Willy and can't wait to get home, because a Nerdfighter in Los Angeles made a puppy-sized elephant costume for Willy. (00:01:06)
2009
- 2009-06-08 · I Will Call Him Louis: Australia Rocks! — At the Melbourne Nerdfighter gatherings Debbie warmed up the crowd with the Happy Dance song, and Natalie and a child of the brothers sang about puppy-sized elephants. (00:02:32)
- 2009-07-20 · Harry Potter Nerds Win at Life — John says that when he played 20Q thinking of puppy-sized elephants, a creature 'in pre-existence', it guessed unicorns. (00:02:08)
- 2009-09-12 · Special Friday Video! (On Saturday) — John is excited to see Nerdfighters seeking political office, joking that the Nerdfighter agenda is 'in your pants' book titles and puppy-sized elephants. (00:02:51)
- 2009-10-12 · Puppy Elephant Defends Capitalism — John says that when he gets cranky, he puts Willy in his tiny elephant costume. (00:00:16)
- 2009-10-12 · Puppy Elephant Defends Capitalism — John sketches a business: a dollar of fabric makes a puppy-sized elephant costume sold for $5, reinvested into more costumes until you are rich. (00:01:06)
- 2009-12-28 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ — John says they asked natural selection for puppy-sized elephants, adorable enough to have an evolutionary advantage, and are waiting. (00:01:41)
2011
- 2011-01-07 · CONCUSSED Question Friday — John would name his puppy-sized elephant Lewis, and they would be best friends. (00:01:08)
- 2011-02-09 · NERDFIGHTERS UNITE! (in your pants) — John piles up old in-jokes: pizza in the mustache, the singamajig, his puppy-sized elephant, the Dread Pirate Fireball Wilson Roberts and French the Llama, Tender Morsels in your pants. (00:00:18)
- 2011-05-13 · Winkels to the Left, Winkels to the Right: Thoughts from Places, Antwerp — At the zoo John saw monkeys, small elephants, tigers, a sleeping penguin, fish, a tortoise with another tortoise's feces on its shoulder, and giraffes behind an ankle-high fence. (00:01:11)
2012
- 2012-08-17 · Open Letter to the Wizards — Remembering something he forgot, Hank calls it a puppy-sized llama elephant, then sings 'French, the puppy-sized llamaphant'. (00:03:32)