Dave Green
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.
Early context: Asked by a viewer why Dave Green is never in the videos, Hank explains Dave is a 'third unsuccessful brother' made up by a Tumblr. — The Naughty Professor: Hank and John at the Beach - REUNION! 00:01:22
running bit (imaginary third Green brother) · in 9 videos, 2014–2025 · last heard 2025
- First in the videos: 2014-01-24 · The Naughty Professor: Hank and John at the Beach - REUNION! 00:01:22 (recorded as a callback)
- Last in the videos: 2025-07-15 · LLAMAS Are NOT What You Think 00:07:16
- Running bit: Dave Green: the imaginary third Green brother invented on Tumblr (2014) — 9 callbacks
- Entity page: Dave Green
- Related threads: John asks viewers to tell the brothers about Dave Green in comments (2014) (Jan 2014)
- Related: doobly-doo (4) · nerdfighter (4) · DFTBA (2) · French the llama (2) · secret sibling (2)
Videos per year: 2014: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| “dave green” | 6 | 2014-01-24 · The Naughty Professor: Hank and John at the Beach - REUNION! 00:01:22 | 2025-07-15 · LLAMAS Are NOT What You Think 00:07:16 |
| “dave” | 3 | 2017-10-17 · Look at Tiny Baby Hank 00:00:46 | 2021-10-14 · Pizza Sized Johns or John Sized Pizza? It's Question Thursday 00:01:27 |
Every video
2014
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-24 | The Naughty Professor: Hank and John at the Beach - REUNION! 00:01:22 | callback | Asked by a viewer why Dave Green is never in the videos, Hank explains Dave is a 'third unsuccessful brother' made up by a Tumblr. |
| 2014-01-28 | Question Tuesday! TFIOS Movie Trailer, Penguin Knees, and Backflips 00:00:56 | callback | Viewers ask who would play Dave Green in a movie (John: Benedict Cumberbatch) and whether John likes Dave more than Hank. |
2015
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-03 | Beards, Birds, and the Paper Towns Release Date: Question Tuesday! 00:02:34 | callback | John jokes that if fame is hard for him as Hank's brother, imagine what it is like for Dave Green. |
2016
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-26 | Things You Don't Know About Us (REUNION!) 00:02:38 | callback | The brothers report that Dave Green is doing fine and answers every 'how are you doing' with 'living the dream', LTD. |
2017
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-17 | Look at Tiny Baby Hank 00:00:46 | callback | John thanks the students for a chair for 'our secret brother Dave'. |
2018
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-17 | John Green Answers Your John Green Questions 00:01:09 | callback | John says there are no other Green siblings except Dave, whom they don't talk about, and expands DFTBA as 'Dave: Forgotten Through Brotherly Adventures'. |
2021
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-14 | Pizza Sized Johns or John Sized Pizza? It's Question Thursday 00:01:27 | callback | 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. |
2023
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-24 | John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated 01:35:21 | callback | 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. |
2025
| date | video | use | what is said |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-15 | LLAMAS Are NOT What You Think 00:07:16 | callback | John calls Dave Green a practical man who runs a Wendy's; Hank reveals Dave is actually a man-sized largemouth bass. |