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Peanut Butter Face

A dare or punishment used from 2008 to 2014, with Jelly Face as a variant; John jokes it is the only way to make the internet pay attention to news.

Origin on the channel: John jokes that the only way to make the internet pay attention to news is via peanut butter face. — PEANUT BUTTER FACE (while discussing the Georgia-Russia War) 00:00:00

in-group term (bit-challenge) · in 13 videos, 2008–2024 · peak 2008 (3 videos) · last heard 2024

Videos per year: 2008: 3 · 2009: 2 · 2011: 2 · 2012: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2024: 1

Every video

2008

date video use what is said
2008-08-12 Eight Days of Awesome 00:04:09 mention Hank tells John the only way to continue the awesome is to discuss the political situation in Georgia while giving himself a Ze Frank peanut butter mask. → John: discuss the Georgia war while wearing a peanut butter face (2008)
2008-08-12 PEANUT BUTTER FACE (while discussing the Georgia-Russia War) 00:00:00 origin John jokes that the only way to make the internet pay attention to news is via peanut butter face.
2008-08-15 Metric Sabbath 00:01:36 callback Hank says the eight days of awesome from his last video became about ten, thanks to John's peanut-butter-face Georgia discussion and his wife being glad he was home.

2009

date video use what is said
2009-01-01 Brotherhood 2.0.0.9 00:01:48 callback Hank wants John's Sunday news videos to be good, comprehensive and in-depth, though John may also eat toilet paper or smear peanut butter on his face.
2009-04-26 Peanut Butter Face Discusses Sri Lanka 00:00:48 variant John reprises Peanut Butter Face, rubbing peanut butter on his face to make people pay attention to the civil war in Sri Lanka.

2011

date video use what is said
2011-04-29 Peanut Butter Face Question Tuesday 00:01:09 variant Disputing that he hasn't done it in a long time, John puts on Peanut Butter Face and answers the rest of the questions with it.
2011-08-26 Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday. 00:02:23 callback At a viewer's request John answers questions briefly with peanut butter on his face.

2012

date video use what is said
2012-01-10 The Fault in Our Stars 00:01:22 variant At a viewer's request John does a makeshift peanut butter face in an airport using peanut butter crackers.

2014

date video use what is said
2014-12-16 Jelly Face, Sharpie Face, Peanut Butter Face, and Mummy Dancers: The 2014 Project for Awesome 00:00:00 variant John does peanut butter face with banana eyes on the P4A 2014 livestream while Sarah does jelly face (description); a clip plays as he recalls when #bananaeyes trended on Twitter.
2014-12-19 BUTFARTMAN Is Coming To Town! 00:00:33 callback John's livestream pledge to do peanut butter face with Sarah for $10,000 in donations in the next hour.

2016

date video use what is said
2016-11-01 BABY! BABY! BABY! (And the 10th Annual Project for Awesome) 00:01:49 mention John says an Indiegogo with perks from YouTubers will send all proceeds to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, a real 501(c)(3) charity, so US donations are tax deductible.

2017

date video use what is said
2017-03-03 PUNISHED: Blenderized Audience Choice: LIVE! 00:01:27 callback When the crowd chants 'peanut butter face', John answers that's spoken like people who've never done peanut butter face.

2024

date video use what is said
2024-10-11 October 11, 2024 - Goofing off with John (a Vlogbrothers Video) 00:01:48 callback Hank says 'Peanut Butter Face While Discussing Ukraine' is a trick: not real, but John did do Peanut Butter Face while discussing the Georgia-Russia war.