Helen Hunt
work · in 14 videos (2007–2013)
Mentions by year: 2007: 4 · 2008: 3 · 2009: 3 · 2011: 2 · 2012: 1 · 2013: 1
Threads
- Hank's crush on Helen Hunt (2007) — bit, callback, 2007–2013
- Hank: write a song every two weeks (2007 challenge from John) — punishment, performed, 2007–2007
- John asks Nerdfighters to prove Helen Hunt has seen Hank's song about her (2008) — ask, reported back, 2008–2011
What the videos say
2007
- 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)
- 2007-05-01 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 30: Hellos from Los Angeles — John and the Yeti have sung the Helen Hunt song almost nonstop for five days and can't get it out of their heads, though they can't sing it in key. (00:01:40)
- 2007-05-01 · Brotherhood 2.0: April 30: Hellos from Los Angeles — John challenges Hank to make lots more songs, and right now to write a song that will replace the Helen Hunt song in his head. (00:02:19)
- 2007-05-01 · May 1st: Neil Gaiman in Helena — Hank doubts his song is as catchy as the Helen Hunt song but hopes it bumps that song out of some viewers' heads. (00:02:58)
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)
- 2008-05-30 · 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)
- 2008-08-06 · Question Tuesday Returns (on a Wednesday) — John names "Helen Hunt" as his favourite Hank song, with "I Sold Your Dog on eBay" as his dark-horse pick because you can rock out to it. (00:02:38)
2009
- 2009-03-04 · Truth or Fail! START HERE — Question one: either John won his first writing award at age eight, or 'Helen Hunt' is the oldest Hank Green song viewers have heard. (00:00:00)
- 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)
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)
- 2011-07-27 · 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)