Best wishes
John's early sign-off phrase, which he once mocked himself for using to end an important phone call.
Origin on the channel: John ends an important phone call with 'Best wishes!' and mocks himself for it; he signs off the video with it too. — Best Wishes! 00:00:14
in-group term (sign-off) · in 6 videos, 2008–2009 · peak 2008 (4 videos) · last heard 2009
- First in the videos: 2008-02-26 · Best Wishes! 00:00:14
- Last in the videos: 2009-06-30 · Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL 00:02:49
- Running bit: John's 'Best wishes!' phone-call sign-off (2008) — 1 origin, 4 callbacks
- Related: made of awesome (2) · nerdfighterlike (2) · the Puff (2)
Videos per year: 2008: 4 · 2009: 2
Every video
2008
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-26 | Best Wishes! 00:00:14 | origin | John ends an important phone call with 'Best wishes!' and mocks himself for it; he signs off the video with it too. |
| 2008-03-04 | SETTING THE QUESTION TUESDAY WORLD RECORD 00:00:00 | callback | Asked whether he has ever forgotten to be awesome and humiliated himself, John answers only 'Best wishes!'. |
| 2008-05-30 | The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) 00:03:47 | callback | John has Willy say 'best wishes' and says the puppy doesn't get the best wishes joke because he hasn't seen all the videos yet. |
| 2008-10-24 | Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! 00:01:21 | mention | John says the Mr. Mudd producers were the ones he said 'best wishes' to months ago, and it did not make them hate him. |
2009
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-08 | All Aboard the Fail Boat 00:03:10 | callback | Dressed as Hank, John signs off for Captain Fireball Roberts and the Fail Boat crew as 'Hank Green' saying 'Best wishes!'. |
| 2009-06-30 | Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL 00:02:49 | callback | John ends his proposal phone call with 'best wishes', his known phone-call sign-off. |