Dave Green

imaginary third Green brother · in 9 videos (2014–2025)

Dave Green is an imaginary 'third unsuccessful brother' made up by a Tumblr; John and Hank have no other siblings. The brothers keep the joke going for years, reporting that Dave is fine and, in 2025, that he manages a Wendy's as a man-sized largemouth bass.

Videos by year: 2014: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2025: 1

Also known as: Dave

Threads

• John asks viewers to tell the brothers about Dave Green in comments (2014) — ask, joke (not a request), 2014
• Dave Green: the imaginary third Green brother invented on Tumblr (2014) — running joke (last seen 2025), 2014–2025

Often together

What comes up in the same parts of the videos; the number is how many parts.

The Art Assignment (2) · Tumblr (2)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2014

• 2014-01-24 · The Naughty Professor: Hank and John at the Beach - REUNION! — Hank: Asked why Dave Green is never in the videos, Hank explains Dave is a 'third unsuccessful brother' made up by a Tumblr; John is surprised to have an imaginary brother. (playful) — 00:01:22
  • John: Overriding Hank's joke request for kinds of farts, John asks viewers to tell them about Dave Green in the comments. (playful) — 00:02:06
• 2014-01-28 · Question Tuesday! TFIOS Movie Trailer, Penguin Knees, and Backflips — John: Asked who would play Dave Green in a movie, John picks Benedict Cumberbatch; asked if he likes Dave more than Hank, he notes Dave never gave him a cold. (playful) — 00:00:56

2015

• 2015-02-03 (said on 2015-01-30, implied) · Beards, Birds, and the Paper Towns Release Date: Question Tuesday! — John says that if Hank thinks it is hard for him, he should imagine what it is like for Dave Green. (joke) — 00:02:34

2016

• 2016-02-26 · Things You Don't Know About Us (REUNION!) — Hank: Asked how Dave Green is, Hank says he is fine and doing good. (playful) — 00:02:35

2018

• 2018-04-17 · John Green Answers Your John Green Questions — John and Hank are brothers and there are no other siblings. — 00:01:09
  • John says DFTBA is an initialism for several phrases, including Don't Forget To Be Awesome, Darling, Fetch The Battle Axe, and Dave: Forgotten Through Brotherly Adventures. (playful) — 00:01:20

2021

• 2021-10-14 · Pizza Sized Johns or John Sized Pizza? It's Question Thursday — John: Dave is doing Dave stuff: John used to feel bad that Dave had no Twitter or YouTube, but now thinks Dave maybe just achieved enlightenment. (playful) — 00:01:27

2023

• 2023-12-24 · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated — Hank: Asked why Dave Green is never in the videos, Hank says Dave, a third unsuccessful brother, was made up by Tumblr; John is surprised to have an imaginary brother. (playful) — 01:35:21

2025

• 2025-07-15 · LLAMAS Are NOT What You Think — John says their brother Dave Green doesn't think about such things: he is a practical man interested in running a Wendy's, caring for his family and paying the mortgage. (playful) — 00:07:16
  • Hank reveals that Dave is actually a fish: a man-sized largemouth bass with consciousness who manages a Wendy's and now stays in a tank as manager. (joke) — 00:07:16

Also named in other years (nothing said): Look at Tiny Baby Hank (2017-10-17)