Fail Boat

The vehicle, captained by Willy as the Dread Pirate Fireball Wilson Roberts, in which John's Newsday tours places of world suck.

Origin on the channel: John introduces the Fail Boat, captained by Willy as the Dread Pirate Fireball Wilson Roberts, as the Newsday vehicle for touring places of world suck. — All Aboard the Fail Boat 00:00:01

in-group term · in 4 videos, 2009–2023 · peak 2009 (3 videos) · last heard 2023

• First in the videos: 2009-02-08 · All Aboard the Fail Boat 00:00:01
• Last in the videos: 2023-12-24 · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated 02:20:08
• Running bit: John's Fail Boat: Willy-captained Newsday tour of world suck (2009) — 1 origin, 2 callbacks
• Related: in your pants (3) · world suck (3) · Decepticon (2) · DFTBA (2) · Fail Puppy (2) · French the llama (2)

Videos per year: 2009: 3 · 2023: 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
“fail boat”	1	2009-12-27 · How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ 00:02:53
“the fail boat”	1	2023-12-24 · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated 02:20:08

Every video

2009

date	video	use	what is said
2009-02-08	All Aboard the Fail Boat 00:00:01	origin	John introduces the Fail Boat, captained by Willy as the Dread Pirate Fireball Wilson Roberts, as the Newsday vehicle for touring places of world suck.
2009-02-11	A Song About an Anglerfish 00:02:48	callback	Hank says he especially enjoyed Captain Willy's voyage on the Fail Boat.
2009-12-27	How To Be a Nerdfighter: A Vlogbrothers FAQ 00:02:53	callback	Defining notsome, Hank points to Fail Puppy and the Fail Boat as see-also entries.

2023

date	video	use	what is said
2023-12-24	John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated 02:20:08	mention	For newcomers, the brothers point to a playlist of 20 Vlogbrothers videos giving a broader sense of Nerdfighteria.