DFTBA Records

store label · in 349 videos (2008–2026)

Record label Hank and Alan Lastufka started in 2008 that grew into merch and shipping for creators; from 2019 most of its profit goes to Partners In Health. CEOs: Jo Garrett (2015), LJ Joukovski (2023).

Includes: AFC Wimbledon scarf · Makes: Awesome Socks Club, Love Is Love wristband

Videos by year: 2008: 6 · 2009: 21 · 2010: 17 · 2011: 36 · 2012: 20 · 2013: 21 · 2014: 19 · 2015: 14 · 2016: 13 · 2017: 23 · 2018: 12 · 2019: 21 · 2020: 11 · 2021: 22 · 2022: 16 · 2023: 25 · 2024: 16 · 2025: 18 · 2026: 18

Also known as: DFTBA store, DFTBA Records store

Website: DFTBA.com

Threads

Often together

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

Alan Lastufka (18) · Pizza John (35) · Complexly (30) · Pizzamas (41) · VidCon (35) · SciShow (25) · DFTBA (19) · Crash Course (31) · Good Store (19) · Awesome Socks Club (18)

What the videos say

The most important statements of each year; all statements.

2008

2008-11-03 · Hank and John from the Road — announcement: John says they announced the release of Hank's first studio album, So Jokes; having listened to all of it, he calls it amazing. — 00:00:42 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
- So Jokes is for sale only on the Tour de Nerdfighting: CDs cost $15 and credit cards are not accepted. — 00:01:11
2008-11-04 · Election Night In Indianapolis! — announcement: Hank corrects John's video of the day before: his CD is only currently available on the tour; afterwards they will sell and ship it online, hopefully in early December. (hedged) — 00:01:15
2008-11-06 · Funny Noises from Tennessee — Hank: The printers of Hank's album misread So Jokes as 50 Jokes on the order form; the album itself is unaffected. — 00:01:38
2008-11-07 · Vlogging from Gadsden — Hank shows a pile of his CDs live on air for the first time: front, back, and the disc, whose art looks like a chicken being run over by a car. — 00:00:46
2008-11-24 · DFTBA Records — announcement: Hank announces that he and Alan are starting a record label. — 00:00:53
- 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
- Hank says the label, called DFTBA Records, exists to give YouTube-related musicians a way to produce and distribute their music. — 00:01:22
- Hank says the label signed him first and has also signed CharlieIsSoCoolLike, Chameleon Circuit (a band singing only about Doctor Who) and Dave Days; it is working on an album by a musician he admires. — 00:01:22
- Hank tells viewers to go to DFTBA.com for more and to sign up for the newsletter to hear about new things. — 00:02:04
2008-12-29 · Comment Haters and Christmas — announcement: Hank says So Jokes orders are delayed: shipping large quantities at once needs a special device and license, which they are acquiring; he has no estimated date and apologizes. — 00:02:21
- Hank says orders were received and several hundred copies of So Jokes are about to be sent; people who haven't ordered can do so at DFTBA.com. — 00:02:58
…and 6 statements more in 2008 — all statements of 2008

2009

2009-01-07 · Hank Green: Behind the Music — announcement: Hank: Dropping the VH1 conceit, Hank announces So Jokes is officially released tomorrow, with a big BlogTV party the same day. — 00:01:47
2009-05-20 · Ulcerative Colitis: A Song — announcement: Hank announces the DFTBA Records compilation album goes on pre-order today and ships June 1st, bundled with Chameleon Circuit's first album, and lists its artists. — 00:02:50
2009-06-01 · DFTBA Street Team In Your Pants — announcement: Hank announces DFTBA Records is forming a street team anyone can join to promote its releases for prizes; mission one is collecting email addresses with ReverbNation widgets. — 00:00:17
2009-07-01 · Most Subscribed: A Song — announcement: Hank says the DFTBA shirt he wore in the song is on sale at DFTBA.com; only 200 were made and about 50 sold before he mentioned it. — 00:02:29
2009-07-11 (said on 2009-07-10, implied) · Chewbacca for President! Let the Wookie Win! — announcement: John: After John's last video more than 100 Nerdfighters asked for a Chewie for President 2012 t-shirt; the brothers designed one, on sale at DFTBA.com. — 00:01:14
2009-07-30 · Mules are so Half-Ass — announcement: Hank says DFTBA Records is releasing his Cambridge, Massachusetts show as a live album for $10 at DFTBA.com; on pre-order, shipping tomorrow. — 00:02:29
2009-09-29 (said on 2009-09-30, implied) · DFTBA TAKEOVER!!! — announcement: Hank says DFTBA Records is on the front page of YouTube as he makes the video: 'we own the front page of YouTube'. (playful) — 00:00:00
- Hank says Rhett and Link are new DFTBA artists; their front-page video 'Live on the Internet' features Shiba Inu puppies and Snoop Dogg. — 00:00:00
2009-11-03 · This Machine Pwns n00bs! — ask: John tells Nerdfighters they can and should pre-order the album at DFTBA.com, with a bundle of CD, t-shirt and Hank pinup poster while supplies last. — 00:03:19
2009-11-04 · Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) — ask: Hank asks viewers to buy his album, saying he really worked on it a lot, that it is done, and that it has 17 tracks, which he will sing as a medley. (playful) — 00:00:00
- Hank tells viewers who want a signed pick to buy the album now. — 00:03:19
2009-11-17 · Question Tuesday: The Free Money Edition — announcement: John: For 48 hours after upload (until 19 November 2009), John will pay $2 toward Hank's CD for buyers using the DFTBA.com/John link, so it costs $13; he plans to pay Hank in $2 bills. (hedged) — 00:01:34
…and 26 statements more in 2009 — all statements of 2009

Also named in: Stock Adviser (Via Britney), Selling Out, Chewbacca and Taking Leave, So Jokes: Video EP

2010

2010-02-24 · JOHN GREEN IS FAT. — announcement: The description says the pizza mustache shirt is a pre-order at dftba.com/pizza, closing in a week and shipping in mid-March. — video description
2010-05-17 · My YouTube Story is Short — Hank says one timeline video shows him and business partner Alan announcing DFTBA Records, the record company that represents only YouTube musicians. — 00:00:56
2010-08-27 · Rest In Awesome, Esther — John: Esther means 'star', and her friends printed a bracelet reading 'This Star Won't Go Out'; John says it won't: we won't let it. — 00:02:40
2010-09-03 · ANOTHER Oil Rig Explosion?! REALLY?! — announcement: Hank announces that he and John are finally selling a t-shirt that says vlogbrothers, on pre-order for two weeks only and never available again. — 00:03:33
2010-10-19 (said on 2010-10-18, implied) · Giraffe Sex: A Terrifying Introduction to Nature at Work (and Play) — announcement: John says Hank designed and tweeted a cute image of giraffe love, which is now a t-shirt available for pre-order at DFTBA.com. — 00:00:19
2010-10-22 · Making Adorable Music — ask: John tells Nerdfighters there is only one week left to pre-order Hank's shirt celebrating giraffes who love giraffes, with the link in the doobly-doo. — 00:02:04
2010-10-27 · You Are Awesome — announcement: John: Answering Nerdfighters who asked where to get a 'This Star Won't Go Out' bracelet like his, John says they are now sold at DFTBA.com/Esther. — 00:00:42
- John says they bought the bracelets and Alan at DFTBA Records processes and packages every order free, so 100% of the money goes to the This Star Won't Go Out Foundation. — 00:00:42
2010-10-29 · Hank Has Questions — announcement: Hank says the giraffe love shirt is officially the best-selling shirt in DFTBA Records history, and he is proud his design holds that title. — 00:02:58
2010-11-01 · Consider the Lemming — ask: John: Reminded by the pumpkin, John tells Nerdfighters to get their Esther bracelets. — 00:03:15
2010-11-26 · p4a, Space Pasta, and Giant Squids of Anger — announcement: Hank announces a Black Friday DFTBA Records sale on new shirts (giraffe love, two DFTBA University shirts, the Giant Squid of Anger shirt by Nerdfighter Vondell Swain) and old favorites. — 00:03:04 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
2010-11-29 · Giant Tortoise Coitus — ask: John tells Nerdfighters the Giant Squid of Anger shirt by Vondell Swain and a DFTBA shirt are in stock at DFTBA.com and ship immediately. — 00:02:54
…and 10 statements more in 2010 — all statements of 2010

Also named in: TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND!!, John and Hank: The Out-Takes

2011

2011-06-08 · Punishments, Floods, and Pink Hitler Babies — announcement: Hank has been working on his long-overdue album Ellen Hardcastle, with older songs (Strange Charm, What Would Captain Picard Do?, Phineas Gage) and new ones (Shake a Booty, My Phone). — 00:03:03
2011-06-10 · Then I Took Off My Bra — ask: John reminds viewers This Star Won't Go Out bracelets are at DFTBA.com, with 100% of proceeds to the foundation set up in Esther Earl's memory to support families affected by cancer. — 00:01:44
2011-07-13 · ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video — announcement: Hank confirms Ellen Hardcastle is out today and available now; he has an unopened box of copies downstairs. — 00:00:41
2011-07-20 (said on 2011-07-21, implied) · HARDCASTLED! — announcement: Hank reports Billboard called him because Ellen Hardcastle is charting, and tells viewers they made him chart, admitting he is a little teary. — 00:03:07
2011-08-05 · Vidcon: Thoughts from Places — John says that through nerdfighting, DFTBA Records, helping YouTubers and planning conferences, Hank has built a career making places where people can fall and get caught: he builds communities for a living. — 00:02:20
2011-08-19 · Outtake Insanity and NERD FACTOR — announcement: John says the brothers are such big fans of Michael 'Whatthebuck' Buckley that they are stealing his Buck Factor idea; the title and description name it Nerd Factor. — 00:02:02
2011-09-21 · NERD FACTOR — announcement: John says they have finally gone through almost 2,000 Nerd Factor video entries and chosen six winners. — 00:00:00
2011-10-14 · Defying Wadsworth! — announcement: John: Laurena Segura, Nerd Factor winner for her song 'Permafrost', has an EP out on iTunes through DFTBA Records by popular demand, with 'Permafrost', a song in French and 'Fireflies of Montreal', which John plays. — 00:01:01
2011-11-02 · LECTROJOG! — announcement: John announces a Nerdfighter-designed T-shirt on sale at DFTBA.com; unlike earlier shirts, all their royalties go to what Hank has been calling 'the fund'. — 00:00:00
2011-11-21 · Old Man Narrates Young Girl — announcement: John: There will be two audiobooks of The Fault in Our Stars: the real one narrated by Kate Rudd, available everywhere, and John's, only in a physical limited-edition box set from DFTBA. — 00:00:41
2011-12-16 · Project for Awesome Logistics — ask: Hank encourages everyone to donate at projectforawesome.com, live from noon, or before then at fightworldsuck.org; all the money goes into the P4A Fund. — 00:00:00
2011-12-19 · Sharpie Face and Little Hank: The Project for Awesome's Aftermath — John: In the last 48 hours the Foundation to Decrease World Suck raised $75,000. — 00:00:03
…and 54 statements more in 2011 — all statements of 2011

2012

2012-01-13 (said on 2012-01-10, implied) · TFiOS PARTY! — announcement: Hank warns that buyers of the audiobook from DFTBA Records should not watch its DVD before reading or listening to the book, because the DVD contains spoilers. — 00:01:07
2012-06-08 · How to be More Productive...With Hank! — Hank says he can be more productive because he has help: teams at VidCon, DFTBA Records, SciShow and Crash Course. — 00:02:35
2012-08-14 · To Be Anything At All: Thoughts from Places, Chicago and LeakyCon 2012 — John shows gifts from Brazilian Nerdfighters at LeakyCon: a Brazilian soccer jersey signed by Pelé, who wrote DFTBA on it, and a book hundreds of them read and annotated. — 00:00:00
- Just then a Dutch Nerdfighter and author, Buddy, visiting the Bean because part of Will Grayson, Will Grayson is set there, ran into its co-author; he gave John his book and they exchanged DFTBAs. — 00:02:54
2012-09-14 · 1000 VIDEOS!!! — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. — 00:01:04
2012-09-25 · Do Businesses Need to Suck? — John sets out to explain how he and Hank try to run DFTBA Records, their e-tailer, as a business that doesn't suck. — 00:00:00
- John recounts that Hank and Alan Lastufka started DFTBA Records in 2008 to connect YouTube musicians with audiences while giving the musicians most of the album proceeds, which worked very well. — 00:00:29
- John found watercolor paintings with quotes from his books by Malaysian Nerdfighter May; they print posters he signs, and the royalties can support her through university and a graphic-design job search. — 00:01:56
- John is excited for DFTBA Records to also become a place where talented people without built-in audiences can make things that help pay for college and travel. — 00:02:55
2012-10-23 · Understanding the National Debt and Budget Deficit — John rejects the claim that government should be run like a business that never spends more than it takes in: businesses borrow to invest, as he would to build a Marty McFly hoverboard factory. (playful) — 00:02:27
2012-11-08 · VOLT! A Dream Comes True. — announcement: John: For about the next 72 hours, six variations Hank made on Valerie2776's original Pizza John shirt design are on pre-order at DFTBA.com, then disappear forever. — 00:03:01
2012-12-21 · Meet the Team: The Missoula Office (And P4A and TheBrainScoop) — Hank says he is grateful to have worked with so many amazing people on projects like the P4A, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, SciShow, Crash Course, DFTBA Records and VidCon, and that he just loves to create and to help people create. — 00:03:01
…and 24 statements more in 2012 — all statements of 2012

Also named in: Nerds at the Beach: A REUNION VIDEO!, You. Must. Vote.

2013

2013-01-11 · On the Ownership of Ideas — Hank: When people tell him Target stole his giraffe-love design, Hank says it didn't: a designer had the same idea, giraffes making hearts with their necks, and he is all for artists making a living. — 00:00:37
2013-05-24 · What's Up with Start Ups — Hank says he and John know their only asset is the viewers; without them there would be no Sanditon, DFTBA Records, Crash Course, SciShow or even 2D Glasses. — 00:02:31
2013-05-28 · NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) — announcement: John: The special edition TFiOS audiobook narrated by John, with a bonus DVD, previously sold at DFTBA.com, is back for pre-order. — 00:03:38
2013-08-06 · Million Dollar Ideas — John explains that for about six years Hank has phoned him roughly once a week opening with 'I have a million dollar idea'. (hedged) — 00:01:02
- John pitches his 'million dollar idea': a phone-baby app that cries, must be soothed (feeding, pacifier, shushing), can't be muted and wakes every few hours for 12 weeks, a parody of newborn care. (playful) — 00:01:31
2013-09-03 · Bigger Pizzas: A Capitalist Case for Health Care Reform — John: freed from saving every dollar against bankruptcy, Hank could invest in DFTBA Records, VidCon, the Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Crash Course, SciShow, the Foundation to Decrease World Suck and more; none could have happened without publicly subsidized health insurance. — 00:02:55
2013-09-06 · Undigested Lump (A Song) — ask: Hank, feeling he is getting back in the game, has put his two studio albums up as a bundle on DFTBA.com for $15 for anyone who wants his music. — 00:03:44
2013-10-08 · Applying for Health Insurance: Then and Now — John says the only fair comparison is buying insurance before the ACA, not buying a DFTBA.com poster, and as far as he can tell it has gotten dramatically better, though the government needs new servers. (hedged) — 00:05:24
2013-11-08 · VidCon, Punishments, Comments, and Pumpkins — announcement: Hank says they are in the middle of the 12 Days of Pizzamas: instead of last year's (2012) limited-edition Pizza John designs, the Pizza John face goes on many different products. — 00:02:35
2013-11-29 · REUNION! Arm Wrestling, Drawing, and Questions with Hank and John! — announcement: both: For Black Friday DFTBA.com has $3 shipping on all orders, no matter the size, even international. — 00:03:00
2013-12-03 · Who Owns DFTBA? An Introduction to Trademarks — John explains that trademarks cannot be enforced selectively: trademarking DFTBA would mean telling everyone to stop, including Nerdfighters who make and sell things on Etsy. — 00:01:15
- John suspects most Nerdfighters will keep making their own DFTBA stuff, buying from independent creators, or buying at DFTBA.com. (hedged) — 00:02:23
…and 28 statements more in 2013 — all statements of 2013

Also named in: Talking to the President

2014

2014-01-31 · In Depth Viewing of the TFiOS Trailer — announcement: Hank reveals the Hanklerfish plush, available for pre-order at DFTBA.com; the posters shown were only available during the Project for Awesome. — 00:03:49
2014-04-18 · What is The Oldest Song? — ask: Hank says some of the album is already on his Tumblr, including the song 'I F***ing Love Science', and it is available to pre-order at DFTBA.com. — 00:03:36
2014-04-25 (said on 2014-04-26, implied) · I Love Science (Clean Version) (Uncensored link in the Description) — announcement: Hank says the song is the first track of Incongruent, his album with Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers, officially out May 7 on iTunes and shipping from the DFTBA warehouse a little before. — 00:02:23
2014-05-06 · TFIOS Movie Madness, Incongruent, and Headless Hotel People — announcement: John says Hank's album Incongruent comes out tomorrow, so today is the last day to pre-order a signed copy (link in the doobly-doo); it will also be on iTunes tomorrow. — 00:01:05
2014-05-09 · Oh JK Rowling - Kinetic Typography — announcement: Hank announces Incongruent is officially released, on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon and DFTBA Records, where physical copies also come with a download link. — 00:01:52
2014-05-30 · Nerdfighteria Census 2014 Results! — Hank calls The Warehouse, a show made in the DFTBA Records warehouse by customer-service head Matthew Gaydos, their least-known project; he saw Gaydos play Sean Kelly's in Missoula. — 00:01:24
- Answering census comments from viewers who feel bad about not having money, Hank says never to feel bad and not to buy their things if it makes them less financially secure. — 00:02:21
2014-10-24 · #Octothorpe - A Symbolistic Journey — announcement: Hank: After about a year of work, a new DFTBA.com merch store has launched: prettier, more functional, no PayPal needed, posters and shirts in one order. — 00:03:21
- A few new designs have launched, one of which Hank had to blur, plus a pre-order shirt for octothorpe lovers. — 00:03:32
2014-11-12 · The History of Pizza John! — Hank: A nerdfighter screencapped that moment; Valerie2776, now the brothers' community manager, adjusted the contrast, traced it in Illustrator and made it white on red: that was Pizza John. — 00:01:44
- Hank recounts Pizzamas: a few years ago limited-edition Pizza John designs, named Pizzamas, with no extra videos; last year (2013) different products; now both new designs and products plus extra Vlogbrothers videos. — 00:02:38
2014-12-16 · Jelly Face, Sharpie Face, Peanut Butter Face, and Mummy Dancers: The 2014 Project for Awesome — John says the Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck works because it has no overhead: DFTBA Records warehouse workers who pack and ship perks volunteer, as do Sam Rudge, Karen Kavett, Laura Chernikoff and dozens of others. — 00:02:05
…and 19 statements more in 2014 — all statements of 2014

2015

2015-01-04 · The Best Worst Thing — announcement: John says the AFC Wimbledon scarves with DFTBA on them are back in stock at dftba.com, with all royalties going to the club. — 00:00:45
- Torn between his favourite club and the club with DFTBA on its shorts, John is flying with the Yeti to London for the game, leaving in about two hours. — 00:02:00
- John says he cares intensely and irrationally about Liverpool's community, but ultimately has to root for the team with DFTBA on their shorts: Nerdfighteria wins over Liverpool. (playful) — 00:02:33
2015-02-17 · Places I've Never Been — John says there is even a poster of the line at DFTBA.com, designed by Nerdfighter Risa. — 00:00:36
- John says they have been selling a poster with a quote attributed to him that a 13-year-old wrote; Melody and Risa will now share its royalties, and Melody is being paid retroactively for posters already sold. — 00:02:14
2015-03-13 · Screaming Into Pillows — Hank says that as SciShow, Crash Course, VidCon and DFTBA have grown, more complicated infrastructure leaves him less freedom to talk about them. — 00:02:38
2015-08-03 · I Love You, Hank. Esther Day 2015 — ask: John points viewers to Esther's book and to DFTBA.com or TSWGO.org to support This Star Won't Go Out, the charity Esther's family created to support families of children with cancer. — 00:01:19
2015-11-09 · Enjoy My Stupid Dancing! (Pizzamas Day 1) — recommendation: Hank points those confused by Pizza John to his video from last year (2014) on the history of Pizza John, which he worked hard on and thinks is good. (hedged) — 00:01:04
2015-11-10 · It's a Pizzamas Miracle! (Pizzamas Day 2) — announcement: John: Besides the Pizza John T-shirts, other Pizza John gear such as shoestrings and a travel mug is available only during Pizzamas. — 00:01:08
2015-11-12 · Cheez Doodles Guy, Ringo Silver, and Dad Jokes (Pizzamas Day 4) — ask: John recommends Pizza John shoelaces and a Pizza John travel mug as gifts, available for pre-order only during Pizzamas at DFTBA.com. (playful) — 00:01:38
2015-11-20 · On Mental Illness (and the end of Pizzamas) — ask: John says it is the last day to order Pizzamas merch, including his face in a nebula 'on your torso', available until midnight at DFTBA.com. — 00:00:29
2015-11-27 (said on 2015-11-26, implied) · Never Satisfied: The Story of Humans ¦-/ — announcement: Hank announces everything at DFTBA.com is 20% off this week (week of 23 November 2015) and that Bobble John and Bobble Hank bobbleheads are available. — 00:03:16
…and 11 statements more in 2015 — all statements of 2015

2016

2016-02-05 · Honest YouTube Talk Time — Hank says he is now the CEO of a media company without quite knowing how: with VidCon, SciShow, Crash Course, DFTBA Records and other productions they have about 30 employees. — 00:00:17
2016-03-25 · Snapchat Question Time! — John says he and Hank are together in Los Angeles for the DFTBA.com annual meeting; Hank adds they are talking to the people who help make the website work. — 00:00:08
2016-04-26 · Understanding the Tax Plans of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz — John: Using a pizza t-shirt sold at DFTBA.com as an example, John explains the VAT taxes what is left over, profits and wages, so it is a tax on both wages and corporate profits. (hedged) — 00:04:16
2016-07-22 · Ending the Age of Outrage (at least in ourselves, if not in the world) — ask: Hank says some wristbands are left over; viewers who want to keep supporting the effort can buy them at DFTBA.com for $5. — 00:03:17
2016-08-03 · Lives Made of Love - Esther Day 2016 — Hank says the support from people buying his stuff, and knowing it would help pay bills, led directly to him creating DFTBA Records with Alan Lastufka. — 00:01:05
2016-09-02 · One Scientifically Proven Thing Actually Makes People Happier — announcement: Hank announces DFTBA's Awesome Socks Club, which will deliver a new pair of weird socks every month, unseen until they arrive. — 00:03:20
2016-11-07 · It's Pizzamas!!! (Thoughts From the Place Where they Print Our Shirts) — Hank says Zoo City Apparel has printed shirts for the brothers for almost three years and prints nearly every shirt sold at DFTBA. — 00:00:30
2016-11-08 · A PIZZAMAS MIRACLE — announcement: John says each year brings limited-edition Pizza John merch (this year (2016) a LaCroix Pizza John, a hoodie, shirts by Hank's favourite designers) at DFTBA.com, available only during Pizzamas. — 00:00:52
- John shows the Pizza John pajamas being made in Indianapolis at Krazy Klothes: the fabric is imprinted with his face by machine, and every pair is cut and sewn by hand. — 00:01:29
2016-11-10 · The Museum of Pizza Johns Past — Dave introduces Valerie, who lives in Missoula and works for VidCon, as the designer of Pizza John, which led to Pizzamas: her lasting legacy. — 00:00:35
2016-11-15 · Good News/Bad News: A Pizzamas Video in Nine Slices — ask: John says only a few days are left to order Pizzamas items, such as Pizza John shirts and PJs, from DFTBA.com before Pizzamas ends. — 00:00:10
2016-11-17 · Decathlons, Pretension, and the Weirdest Animal I've Met: It's Question Thursday — ask: John reminds viewers that Pizzamas ends tomorrow and its items are available for only one more day at dftba.com. (playful) — 00:03:24
…and 7 statements more in 2016 — all statements of 2016

2017

2017-01-03 · 10 Years on YouTube (...and MORE GREAT NEWS) — announcement: John: The brothers asked Montana-based artist Claire Emery for limited-edition woodblock prints for the 10th anniversary; her three prints are on pre-order at DFTBA.com, black and white or hand-coloured. — 00:01:20
2017-01-20 · Behind the Scenes of My Life — Hank says Vlogbrothers is still just him, but VidCon, SciShow, Crash Course, DFTBA.com and the rest need many people to happen. — 00:03:25
2017-02-03 · Are We Making Things Worse? — ask: The description points viewers to the refugee art posters at DFTBA.com: buyers choose their donation, minimum about $10 per poster, or a $150 package of all the art. — video description
- This weekend only, until midnight Sunday, the artists of some of those works are selling them as posters at DFTBA.com. — 00:02:18
- 100% of poster proceeds will be divided among several organizations doing that work for refugees. — 00:02:56
2017-02-10 · Valentines Candy Taste Test with Hank and Katherine — announcement: Hank reports that last weekend's (4–5 February 2017) poster sale raised $71,000, so $7,100 goes to each of 10 refugee resettlement organizations in America. — 00:03:37
2017-05-12 · Things That You Just Might Love — announcement: Hank: DFTBA.com now sells Kedicizdim's products: a week-long pre-order of two shirt designs in unisex or women's cut and a lapel pin of the original cat. — 00:03:24
2017-10-30 · I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! — announcement: John: From the DFTBA.com warehouse John announces that the Pizzamas items are on sale only for the next two weeks and starts an unboxing haul with Hank. — 00:00:27
2017-11-01 · Pizza Cocktails with John and Hank! — announcement: John announces the winner, whose suggester will receive all the Pizzamas merch: the Old School Vlogbrothers Joke, equal parts Strawberry Hill, champagne and Diet Dr Pepper. — 00:03:37 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
2017-11-02 · Hank Reviews Everything — announcement: Hank gives five stars to the first sock of the 2017 DFTBA Awesome Socks Club subscription, designed by Rachel Calderon Navarro: cushy, durable and warm. — 00:02:05
- Sock club places are limited: members get a new pair of DFTBA socks every month, but can sign up only during November. — 00:02:24
2017-11-24 · The Bizarro History of Black Friday: (AND 2017 CENSUS!) — announcement: Hank announces 20% off almost everything at DFTBA.com, including merch from the brothers, CGP Grey, Kurzgesagt, MinutePhysics and non-educational channels. — 00:02:00
…and 40 statements more in 2017 — all statements of 2017

2018

2018-01-16 · My Hollywood Star, Brexit Pears, and Hank's Book: It's QUESTION TUESDAY — announcement: John: There is Turtles All the Way Down merch at DFTBA.com: posters and a pencil set with quotes from the book. — 00:02:28
2018-06-15 · Sports are Dumb — announcement: Hank: DFTBA.com was just relaunched with a new design, which makes Hank very happy. — 00:03:47
2018-10-02 · How Much Do You Love Each Other? It's Question Tuesday — announcement: Hank: Asked why there is no merch for An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, Hank says there is, at DFTBA.com. — 00:02:26
2018-10-16 · Life's Library — announcement: John announces Life's Library, developed with Rosianna Halse Rojas and DFTBA.com: every six weeks for a year a group reads a book at least a year old and discusses it on Discord. — 00:00:58
- All profits from Life's Library go to Partners In Health, which they have worked with for over a decade and which provides health care to the poor. — 00:02:16
2018-10-29 · PIZZAMAS IS HERE! — announcement: John: This year (2018) all Pizzamas profits and royalties go to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, to be used as matching funds during the Project for Awesome. — 00:00:31
- Everything, including a Pizzamas sleep mask, is available only during Pizzamas at DFTBA.com and then disappears forever. — 00:01:28
2018-11-02 · Let Us Now Praise the Panda Person — announcement: John says a mug, sleep mask, t-shirt, button and many other Pizzamas items are available to order now at DFTBA.com. (playful) — 00:01:53
2018-11-08 · Let's Talk Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semi-Annual Report — ask: John reminds viewers that Pizzamas items are available for only one more day at DFTBA.com. — 00:00:54
- John says more of the brothers' Nerdfighteria work is shifting to supporting charity: Pizzamas royalties go to the Foundation and proceeds of Life's Library, his book club with Rosianna, to Partners In Health. — 00:01:05
2018-11-23 · Four Jokes from a Two year Old — announcement: Hank: Through Black Friday weekend DFTBA.com celebrates ten years as a company with free shipping on every order of $50 and over. — 00:02:39
- DFTBA is stopping the sock club and the pin club and replacing them with the Flair Club, a quarterly box with more stuff per box. — 00:03:08
…and 12 statements more in 2018 — all statements of 2018

2019

2019-02-22 · I Don't Want The Same Things Anymore — announcement: Hank: With too much stock in the DFTBA warehouse, Hank announces a $17.99 bag of up to ten Vlogbrothers items, shipping anywhere included, for two weeks or until stock runs out. — 00:02:26
- With big goals for maternal health in Liberia with Partners In Health, Hank says DFTBA will give the vast majority of its after-tax profit to PIH for that project, with more information soon. — 00:02:56
2019-04-05 · TOO MANY MILKS — announcement: Hank says John is in Sierra Leone with Partners In Health, seeing how individuals and the whole community might help make life easier there, especially for pregnant people and babies. — 00:00:31
2019-04-09 · The Only Psychiatric Hospital in Sierra Leone — announcement: John: In coming months and years John and Hank will focus on long-term support for Sierra Leone's health care system, by far the channel's biggest project: intimidating, but the need is immediate and critical. — 00:05:30
2019-04-23 · untitled — announcement: John: Nerdfighteria's project with Partners In Health Sierra Leone will provide ongoing funding to improve the health care system there, because long-term problems need long-term solutions. — 00:02:55
- John asks viewers to suggest in the comments a title for the Partners In Health Sierra Leone project, or for Hank's sequel. — 00:02:55
2019-10-01 · Why Are Poor Countries Poor? — announcement: John says the brothers will make a big announcement later this month (October 2019) about working with Partners In Health Sierra Leone, and first considers why Sierra Leone is so poor. — 00:00:00
2019-10-22 · Why We're Donating $6,500,000 — John says that by locating the project in the world's epicentre of maternal death, PIH hopes to show that radically reducing maternal mortality in poor communities is a global imperative, not a pipe dream. — 00:05:13
- John says about $25 million is needed over five years; with their $6.5 million and several big PIH donations they are over halfway, but still need a little over a million dollars a year. — 00:05:44
2019-10-25 · Unscripted and Unhinged — announcement: Hank says, having not mentioned it on the channel, that DFTBA now gives all the profit distributions that would go to him and John to charity. — 00:00:29
2019-10-28 · PIZZAMAS IS HERE!!!! — ask: John says everything is available only during Pizzamas at DFTBA.com and urges viewers to go right now, admitting a false sense of urgency. (playful) — 00:02:09
2019-11-26 · old fashioned parts video — announcement: John says this year's (2019) P4A fundraising is entirely separate from the brothers' project with Partners In Health Sierra Leone announced a couple of months ago. — 00:02:01
…and 41 statements more in 2019 — all statements of 2019

2020

2020-01-07 · Endings · Beginnings — John says they still need to raise a few million dollars, which he realizes is a lot of money. — 00:01:13
2020-01-17 · It's Like Shark Tank, but for Charity — announcement: Hank says that is part of why DFTBA now gives all of his and John's profit to the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone. — 00:01:06
2020-03-27 · Take a Break with Some Feather Stars — announcement: Hank says the DFTBA warehouse and store have closed; everybody is still on staff, and they hope to be running again soon. — 00:03:34
2020-05-05 · YOU'RE AN ALL STAR! — announcement: John announces a None Pizza with Left Hank t-shirt for Hank's birthday, only at DFTBA.com, with all proceeds to charity for the next few days. — 00:02:55
2020-05-12 · We Could All Use a Little Change — sponsor: In a comment John discloses that DFTBA, which he part-owns, ships the journals in the US, but he gets no income from DFTBA; it all goes to charity. — creator comment
2020-07-21 · Somebody Once Asked . . . — John explains that the brothers are helping Partners In Health and Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health in a multi-year project to strengthen the healthcare system, focused on maternal mortality. — 00:01:28
- The emergency department is running again; PIH has been deeply involved in contact tracing and screening across Sierra Leone, and cases are down 18% from their peak. — 00:01:56
2020-11-17 · Our Biggest Project Yet: A One Year Update — announcement: John recalls that a year ago they announced a project supporting PIH and Sierra Leone's government in radically reducing maternal mortality, raising $25 million over five years to strengthen Kono's health system. — 00:00:00
2020-11-27 · Finally Launching this Project!!! — announcement: Hank announces that he and John are launching the Awesome Socks Club (on Monday, 23 November 2020), a subscription sending a different pair of socks each month of 2021, each designed by a different independent artist. — 00:01:40
- Hank says the club, launched on Monday, is already doing very well, with thousands of people signed up. — 00:02:17
2020-12-08 · A Love Letter to My Brother, Basically — John says a few years ago the brothers decided their portion of the profits from these businesses should go to charity. — 00:01:27
2020-12-11 · The /W/orst Letter — announcement: Hank says socks come from a different artist each month of 2021, but new members get two pairs in February because they ran out of socks, then one a month. — 00:02:58
…and 9 statements more in 2020 — all statements of 2020

2021

2021-04-09 · A Thought is Not an Idea — Hank: The Awesome Socks Club has now donated over $200,000 to the Maternal Center of Excellence in Sierra Leone. — 00:01:27
2021-04-20 · Breaking Ground!!! — announcement: John: Next week (week of 26 April 2021) Partners In Health and the Sierra Leonean government will officially break ground on the Maternal Center of Excellence and the expansion of Koidu Government Hospital, a huge step against maternal mortality. — 00:00:00
2021-08-17 · Who Owns Nerdfighteria? — John says the brothers' share also seems high, because the money belongs to Nerdfighteria, not to them; that is why half goes to grants for educational creators and half to charity. — 00:02:26
- John stresses the 'in part': the brothers can afford not to make money from Vlogbrothers and DFTBA only because they earn elsewhere, John from books and Hank from his many jobs. — 00:02:55
2021-09-03 · What the Heck am I doing? — Hank thanks Sock Club members: they have so far raised over $600,000 for Partners In Health, and the socks are really good. — 00:01:45
2021-10-01 · A Lie I Heard this Week — Hank says that because John did that work, they have raised tens of millions of dollars for Partners In Health, and donors, Awesome Socks Club members, Pizzamas buyers and community members were all part of it. — 00:02:53
2021-10-04 · PIZZAMAS IS HERE! — John wonders how something Valerie designed all those years ago turned into all of this, and says he is so, so grateful. — 00:03:28
2021-10-05 · Why the Heck am I on TikTok??? — Hank: Reason three: understanding internet creators, how creative people survive, why they make things and how they make a living, has been his life's work, through DFTBA, VidCon and Complexly. — 00:01:47
2021-11-05 · We Have Invented Something Marvelous — announcement: Hank: Dropping the conceit that he invented socks, Hank announces the second year of the Awesome Socks Club, a sock subscription for charity that the community energized and that has grown beyond it. — 00:01:27
2021-11-09 · Hank Green's Million Dollar Ideas — John says the Awesome Socks Club raised over $700,000 for charity in its first year. — 00:02:45
2021-11-30 · Vlogbrothers REUNITED AT LAST — ask: John: Asked about holiday gifts, John recommends signed copies of The Anthropocene Reviewed, sold with a special zine holding his all-new review and pieces by many others. — 00:00:00 · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated
2021-12-01 · Loving the Loves of Your Loves — announcement: John: Many collages were made as Project for Awesome perks; Sarah has now released some as DFTBA note cards, all proceeds to charity, John's favorite thank-you cards. — 00:02:55
…and 29 statements more in 2021 — all statements of 2021

Also named in: VLOGBROTHERS REUNITED!!!!

2022

2022-01-04 · After 15 Years on YouTube, THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING — John: In 2019 John's family made a long-term commitment to support Partners In Health's effort to radically reduce maternal mortality in Kono District, Sierra Leone. — 00:00:00
- With PIH's own fundraising and support from Life's Library and the Awesome Socks Club, ground has broken on the Maternal Center of Excellence. — 00:00:58
2022-05-06 · Why I Didn't Quit YouTube (yet) — Hank says the Awesome Socks Club has donated over a million dollars to Partners In Health for the brothers' work in Sierra Leone. — 00:02:26
- After 15 years, thanks to viewers, parents, friends, Katherine and Sarah, and colleagues at Complexly and DFTBA, the brothers keep creating together, with the weight mostly healthy and the support strong. — 00:03:03
2022-07-22 · What are These Boys Doing?? — Hank: Asked why they work so hard on businesses they don't profit from, Hank used to say they have plenty; his refined answer is that they are more interested in impact than wealth, and he wouldn't work half as hard on the sock club just for money. — 00:01:10
2022-08-05 · Let's Make Some Fish — Hank: To simplify his life, Hank shares footage of people from Complexly, DFTBA and friends making the Project for Awesome Hanklerfish art, available only during the Project for Awesome. — 00:02:40
2022-11-01 · Is This Painting Upside Down? — announcement: John: In a mock ad, John says the Awesome Socks Club is taking subscribers again: Hank's idea of great socks with 100% of proceeds to charity has exploded. (playful) — 00:00:29
2022-11-15 · 3 Years In: What Happened, Why, and What's Next — John says the community, working with Partners In Health, is now on pace to raise over $35 million in the first five years of the project to radically reduce maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. — 00:00:00
- John says the other really important revenue source for the project is socks and coffee. — 00:03:24
2022-11-17 · A Quick Update for the Sock Fiends — announcement: Hank makes a second video this week (week of 14 November 2022) to explain why the Awesome Socks Club window, planned to be open for two weeks, is now in its third week. — 00:00:00
- Members were meant to be able to switch from crew to ankle socks starting in January; the feature wasn't ready, so they kept the window open, and it is now live. — 00:00:00
2022-11-18 · How Much Does Humanity Weigh? — ask: Hank says the Sock Club closes Monday and there will be no other Vlogbrothers video before then, so viewers who want to sign up must do it now. — 00:03:34
…and 12 statements more in 2022 — all statements of 2022

Also named in: How John and I Talk About Ideas

2023

2023-05-23 · Rough Week — announcement: John asks people to spare a thought for the employees of DFTBA and Complexly, who now have him, a store-brand Hank Green, as temporary CEO. (playful) — 00:02:55
2023-06-20 · Reflections from a Terrible CEO — John says he loves being the part-time, temporary, reluctant, marginally competent CEO of the two companies and genuinely doesn't resent the brief promotion. — 00:02:00
2023-08-01 · Three Mornings — John says the Awesome Coffee Club donates 100% of profit to charity; Awesome Coffee, Awesome Socks and Sun Basin Soap have donated over $5 million in three years to fight maternal and infant mortality in Sierra Leone. — 00:05:20
2023-08-03 · I love you, Hank. Happy Esther Day. — John says the summer sucked massively, but he has seen up close how much love matters: from colleagues at DFTBA and Complexly, Hank's spouse and kid, family and friends. — 00:04:18
2023-08-29 · Breaking News: CEO Demoted — John recalls that when Hank got cancer, he became the reluctant and temporary CEO of DFTBA.com. — 00:00:00
- John announces that in one week (5 September 2023) he will no longer be the CEO of DFTBA.com. — 00:01:57
- For the last time as CEO, John asks viewers to buy the soap, coffee and socks, noting that 100% of the profit goes to charity. — 00:03:24
2023-10-06 · I Quit — announcement: Hank says he is not going back to his jobs as they were before he got sick; for over ten years he has been CEO of two companies, for a while of three. — 00:00:29
- Hank credits people who believe in the companies' missions and leadership from others, especially two best friends, Dave at DFTBA and Julie at Complexly, for how far the companies have come. — 00:01:31
- Hank says the person they hired, LJ Joukovski, is amazing; she has had a crash course in Pizza John and has embraced the weird. — 00:02:29
2023-11-03 · We Need to talk about Sarapocial Relationships — Hank: By capable Hank means the community can act for itself and the world, from TB access to Crash Course, SciShow and the clubs funding maternal health in Sierra Leone; membership should feel valuable. — 00:03:57
2023-12-01 · It's OK if you think less of me after this! — Hank says people being willing and excited to buy things he made was new to him, and it led directly to founding DFTBA Records with his friend Alan. — 00:01:08
…and 61 statements more in 2023 — all statements of 2023

2024

2024-01-16 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — announcement: John: Wearing a suit, John presents the Bank of Nerdfighteria's semi-annual report: the Bank has two arms, the Good Store/DFTBA.com arm and the Project for Awesome arm. — 00:00:02
2024-04-12 · Feeling Like a Failure (During an Eclipse) — Hank: Outsiders may think Good Store, Crash Course or the iPhone are inevitable, but from inside, with Nerdfighteria supporting them and people at DFTBA and Complexly working on them, they exist through sheer force of will. — 00:04:42
2024-06-18 · The Tea — John: The Awesome Socks Club became an explosive hit; with its sibling coffee and soap clubs it has raised over $8 million for the Maternal Center of Excellence project. — 00:01:27
2024-07-12 · My Identity Crisis — Hank says the Awesome Socks Club has become much bigger and more important than they ever imagined. — 00:02:15
- Hank wants to sell socks to people who care about the world: each sock is designed by a different independent artist and all profit goes to making the world more equitable and just. — 00:02:45
- Hank announces that this month (July 2024) is sock month: with code FIRSTSOCK6 new Awesome Socks Club subscribers get their first pair for $6. — 00:03:14
- Hank urges viewers, including parents who want socks matching their children's, to subscribe today while the first pair costs $6. — 00:03:43
2024-09-23 · IT'S HERE! — announcement: John says all the money made at pizzamas.com this Pizzamas goes to Partners In Health; keeping it would be morally repugnant. — 00:01:46
2024-11-03 · Hank's very messy post-cancer year of mistakes, meaning… — Hank had stepped down as CEO of DFTBA and Complexly; DFTBA was already hiring his replacement, and he decided not to return to his leadership role at Complexly. — 00:02:04
- Hank says publicly that he can't run everything: much at Complexly and DFTBA happens without him, by people he trusts, and he accepts their different decisions. — 00:12:51
2024-11-19 · Let's Talk about Money — John: This year (2024) alone the socks have raised over $759,000 for the maternal and child health care project, John says, an amazing number though down from last year (2023). — 00:01:27
2024-11-29 · I am Grateful for My Worry — Hank worries about the community, his health, the DFTBA, Good Store and Complexly teams, meeting obligations to Partners In Health, and how all this relies on their reputations. — 00:02:09
…and 21 statements more in 2024 — all statements of 2024

2025

2025-01-24 · Am I OK? — Hank says those projects were incubated in Nerdfighteria and grew from its values; their energy to exist and continue comes from this small community that has done really big things. — 00:03:59
- Hank is a huge fan of what the teams at DFTBA, Good Store and Complexly do and feels lucky to be involved. — 00:03:59
2025-04-18 · This one's for your mom — announcement: Hank announces that Good Store now sells prepaid subscriptions: you pay once for six months (or 12), they then stop, which makes them good gifts. — 00:28:28
2025-05-09 · OK, I MESSED UP. — announcement: The description offers the first book co-authored by Hank and John (and by a book) in soft or hard cover from the DFTBA store. (playful) — video description
2025-05-13 · I Have the BEST News — John says the facility would not exist without Nerdfighteria, which raised the literal majority of the funds needed. — 00:03:33
2025-06-20 · 'Influencer' Must Die. — Hank: Asked by a press outlet for the biggest misconception about online video, Hank said everyone thinks it is a business but it is a craft; what he does as a YouTuber, not as a company head, is a craft. — 00:00:38
2025-07-22 · At Least There Are Trees — announcement: John says the video was inspired by a Bluesky thread, after which DFTBA made an At Least There Are Trees t-shirt, sold only for the next two weeks at DFTBA.com. — 00:05:01
2025-09-29 · PIZZAMAS IS UPON US! — John says they donate 100% of their Pizzamas proceeds to Partners In Health. — 00:04:31
2025-09-30 · WHO ARE WE AND WHAT ARE WE DOING — Hank lists such things: VidCon, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Crash Course, SciShow, Complexly, DFTBA.com selling merch for many creators, and Good.Store donating its profit to charity. — 00:03:24
- Hank says that is why he and John quietly take no profit distributions from DFTBA or Complexly and give away all the revenue from the channel. — 00:05:35
2025-11-24 · Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John — announcement: John explains where purchases go: Keats & Co. coffee and tea supports TB care in Lesotho; socks, underwear and Sun Basin Soap support the Maternal Center of Excellence; EcoGeek supports the Coral Reef Alliance. — 00:24:21
2025-12-12 · The Economics of a YouTube White Noise Video — announcement: Hank says orders placed now from Good Store or DFTBA.com will probably, though not guaranteed, arrive by Christmas or the end of Hanukkah. (hedged) — 00:04:54
…and 19 statements more in 2025 — all statements of 2025

2026

2026-02-04 · We Just Sold Our Company for $0 — Hank says he has not been CEO for over two years; the organization of dozens of people is bigger than the brothers, who already do not oversee most decisions. — 00:03:24
2026-02-14 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! — announcement: Hank's music disappeared from Spotify when DFTBA shut down its account with the service it used; they will do something about it eventually, but it has not been a priority. — 05:46:13
2026-02-24 · Risk Is a Privilege — John says taking that risk has already paid off on a level none of their previous risks ever could. — 00:04:52
2026-04-14 · Babies. Babies. Babies. — John says mothers and children who could have died now survive every week in Kono, and the community has played a small but significant role. — 00:03:24
2026-05-01 · Despair is Not Wisdom — Hank says it is less true in one place because of the work of this community, the people at DFTBA.com and the Good Store partners. — 00:01:27
2026-07-03 · Why I Didn't Buy TED — Hank says just understanding TED would have been a huge job on top of his others: Good Store, DFTBA, Complexly's giant transition to a nonprofit, videos, podcasts and family. — 00:04:22
2026-09-18 · John was Wrong about YouTube Views — Hank says views may suit brand deals, but Vlogbrothers does none: they make things with people, such as artists' Pizzamas shirts whose money goes to Partners In Health. — 00:08:15
2026-09-28 · Death. Taxes. Pizzamas. — John says no one is paying him to praise the shirts, because 100% of the Pizzamas royalties go to support Partners In Health. — 00:02:14
2026-10-07 · The 5 Meanest Things We've Named a Species — announcement: Hank announces that Pizzamas has officially broken even, so every further purchase adds to what goes to Partners In Health. — 00:03:36
2026-10-08 · The Test of a First Rate Intelligence — announcement: John shows his Pizzamas hoodie, which made it into the meager supplies of the carry-on suitcase he has lived out of for almost a month: it has "pizza" on the aglets and Pizza Johns inside the hood; he praises DFTBA for committing to the weirdest bit. — 00:00:59
- John asks viewers to get Pizzamas items at pizzamas.com, available only for the next few days; all proceeds go to Partners In Health. — 00:01:28
2026-10-30 · The Last Normal Year — Hank remembers DFTBA selling a shirt of a dumpster on fire with 2016 written on it, because 2016 was the dumpster fire year. — 00:01:30
…and 12 statements more in 2026 — all statements of 2026