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Who the Eff Is Hank

A recurring question John answers with a new description of Hank each time, such as a Pluto-like ball of ice and rock.

Origin on the channel: Answering 'Who the F is Hank?', John describes Hank as a Pluto-like ball of ice and rock once considered the ninth planet. — The Return of Question Tuesdays 00:00:36

in-group term (bit-question) · in 19 videos, 2007–2023 · peak 2008 (4 videos) · last heard 2023

Videos per year: 2007: 1 · 2008: 4 · 2009: 3 · 2010: 2 · 2011: 3 · 2012: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2016: 1 · 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
“who the f is hank” 11 2007-12-18 · Dec 18th: The Project for Awesome and Question Tuesday!!! 00:02:36 2023-12-24 · John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated 01:34:52
“who the eff is hank” 5 2012-03-20 · Sharpie Face Question Tuesday 00:02:33 2016-11-14 · Who the Eff Is Hank? 00:00:01

Every video

2007

date video use what is said
2007-12-18 Dec 18th: The Project for Awesome and Question Tuesday!!! 00:02:36 mention Asked which book he most wishes he had written, John names Huck Finn.

2008

date video use what is said
2008-01-08 The Return of Question Tuesdays 00:00:36 origin Answering 'Who the F is Hank?', John describes Hank as a Pluto-like ball of ice and rock once considered the ninth planet.
2008-02-08 QUESTION TUESDAYS (On Friday) 00:01:05 variant John answers 'Who the F is Hank?' again, this time with a mock special-ops spy biography.
2008-03-04 SETTING THE QUESTION TUESDAY WORLD RECORD 00:02:51 variant 'Who the F is Hank?' John: Hank is a sausage covered in cornbread batter and deep fried.
2008-05-20 Guys Love Giraffe Love 00:02:13 variant John answers 'Who the F is Hank?' anew: a tiny yellow songbird said to represent the soul of France, with a role in the Omnictionary Project.

2009

date video use what is said
2009-04-21 Question Tuesday 00:03:02 variant New joke answer to 'who the F is Hank': Hank is a white-coated dog breed bred to dig out foxholes (Willy shown).
2009-08-30 100 QUESTIONS ANSWERED!!!!!!! 00:00:32 variant Asked 'Who the eff is Hank?', John gives a new joke answer: a massive, incandescent gas.
2009-11-17 Question Tuesday: The Free Money Edition 00:00:35 mention John says he is growing his beard for Movember, in which people grow facial hair to raise money for prostate cancer research; someone offered a donation if he kept it all month. → John grows a Movember beard for prostate cancer research (2009) (told 2×, last update 2014, 2014-11-12)

2010

date video use what is said
2010-03-10 New Tour! New Book! (Remember Books?) Your Q's A'ed! 00:00:00 variant John answers 'Who the F is Hank?' again: Hank is a remote coral atoll.
2010-06-09 Should We Sue Viacom? 00:00:00 variant Hank gives a new answer to 'who the F is Hank?' for newcomers: an unincorporated community in Texas.

2011

date video use what is said
2011-01-07 CONCUSSED Question Friday 00:00:21 variant New joke answer to 'Who the F is Hank?': a city of just over 3,000 people in southern South Dakota known for its pheasant season.
2011-02-04 QUESTION FRIDAY: Spelling is Hard Edition 00:00:59 variant Asked who Hank is, John describes Batman: a DC comic-book superhero first appearing in 1939, also known as the Caped Crusader.
2011-04-29 Peanut Butter Face Question Tuesday 00:00:51 variant Asked 'Who the eff is Hank?', John gives a new joke answer: Hank is a trans-Neptunian object 27 percent more massive than Pluto, first named Zena after the warrior princess.

2012

date video use what is said
2012-03-20 Sharpie Face Question Tuesday 00:02:33 variant Answering 'Who the eff is Hank?', John says Hank is a cat running for the United States Senate from Virginia.
2012-10-16 Burning Peeps, My OTP, and Velociraptors: It's Question Tuesday 00:02:52 variant John gives a new answer to 'who the eff is Hank?': Hank is an American folk rock band originally formed in Claremont, California.

2013

date video use what is said
2013-02-12 Talking to the President 00:01:45 callback Among his prepared questions for the President, John says he has to ask who the eff is Hank. → John invites viewers to submit questions for President Obama's Google+ Hangout (2013)
2013-06-11 How To Be John Green 00:02:34 variant Craig asks himself the fan question 'Who the eff is Hank?' and answers that Hank is a large flippered Arctic marine mammal and a movement ('I'm hanking right now').

2016

date video use what is said
2016-11-14 Who the Eff Is Hank? 00:00:01 variant Craig poses 'Who the eff is Hank?' as the title question and answers it with impressions of Hank.

2023

date video use what is said
2023-12-24 John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated 01:34:52 mention John says the first episode of The Art Assignment comes out in late February (2014).