Crank Green
The crab version of Hank, born in 2022 when a balloon task told him to be a crab and he earnestly asked everyone whether he was a good crab. It counts among the mascots of former Projects for Awesome and appears in fan patterns of its creatures.
Origin on the channel: Hank explains Crank Green: he popped a balloon whose task told him to be a crab and be good at it, so he earnestly asked everyone whether he was a good crab. — The 2022 P4A Meme Review!!! 00:02:34
in-group term · in 5 videos, 2022–2026 · still in use in 2026
- First in the videos: 2022-03-04 · The 2022 P4A Meme Review!!! 00:02:34
- Last in the videos: 2026-02-13 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! 04:10:44
- Running bit: Crank Green: Hank as a crab, from a P4A 2022 balloon task (2022) — 1 origin, 4 callbacks
- Entity page: Crank Green
- Related: Beanie Sanfurbs (3) · Hanklerfish (3) · Jarrod (2) · DFTBA (2) · John Purple (2)
Videos per year: 2022: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2026: 1
Forms heard
How the speakers say this one item, as transcribed from the videos, in order of first appearance.
| form | videos | first heard | last heard |
|---|---|---|---|
| “crank green” | 4 | 2022-03-04 · The 2022 P4A Meme Review!!! 00:02:34 | 2024-05-20 · Hang on tight, spider monkey, it's the P4A 2024 MEME REVIEW!! 00:00:29 |
| “crank” | 1 | 2026-02-13 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! 04:10:44 |
Every video
2022
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-04 | The 2022 P4A Meme Review!!! 00:02:34 | origin | Hank explains Crank Green: he popped a balloon whose task told him to be a crab and be good at it, so he earnestly asked everyone whether he was a good crab. |
2023
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-17 | COUNTDOWN TO THE PROJECT FOR AWESOME 00:00:31 | callback | Hank lists Crank Green among former P4A mascots and jokes that once the P4A starts he immediately turns into a crab. |
| 2023-02-24 | The P4A 2023 is The Hottest Club on the Internet 00:05:16 | callback | Hank says last year (2022) he had to pretend to be a crab and this year (2023) a cute little housefly, and both times it hurt his knee. |
2024
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-20 | Hang on tight, spider monkey, it's the P4A 2024 MEME REVIEW!! 00:00:29 | callback | In a fan pattern of P4A creatures (Crank Green, the T-Rex, Dave the Fish), Hank points to Crank Green as last year's (2023) mascot and says they should do something with the design. |
2026
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! 04:10:44 | callback | Hank reads a chat introduction calling him the progenitor of cursed Cranks, Jareds and ducks with medical licenses, and says he does not remember the duck lore. |