Promises, one by one

Every promise (290) a brother made on the channel, 2007–2026, by the year it was made. Each shows the deadline as said (and the date it was read as), the hedge, the promise itself, progress updates and the reported outcome, each linked to its video and moment. "No report on the channel" means nothing in this snapshot says how it ended — not that it was broken. Back to Promises & predictions.

Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video). Intervals ("N days later") and relative deadlines are counted from that said-on date.

2007 (29)

• 2007-01-15 · Hank: discuss the misprinted business card ideas on Wednesday (2007) — Hank · kept · answer to an ask · due: Wednesday (2007-01-17) · on time
  • promised 2007-01-15: Hank says he will discuss the business card ideas and other sundries on Wednesday. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 15th 00:03:02
  • → kept 2007-01-17 (2 days later): On Wednesday, as he said he would, Hank discusses a misprinted business card utilization idea. — Brotherhood 2.0: January 17th 00:00:38
• 2007-01-18 · John: finish the first draft of his new novel by Wednesday (2007) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2007-01-24 · after the due date
  • promised 2007-01-18: John says he will definitely be done by Wednesday (24 January 2007), repeating it, then allows next Friday (19 January 2007) at the very latest. (playful) (hedged: "I think") — Brotherhood 2.0: January 18, 2007 00:00:55
  • → kept 2007-01-31 (13 days later): Since John is playing the Wii, Hank assumes he has finished the first draft of his unnamed third book (no finishing it after a Wii) and calls both very exciting news. (playful) (hedged: "I can only assume") — Brotherhood 2.0: January 31st 00:01:07
• 2007-01-23 · John: eat five sheets of toilet paper while discussing Nepal on Friday, October 26 (2007) — John · kept · punishment accepted · due: Friday (2007-10-26) · on time
  • promised 2007-01-23: John promises that on Friday he will eat five whole sheets of toilet paper while discussing the political situation in Nepal. (playful) — Week 1 Condensed! 00:03:34
  • → kept 2007-10-26 (276 days later): On Friday as promised, John completes eating five sheets of toilet paper while discussing Nepal. (playful) — OCT. 26: DISCUSSING NEPAL WHILE EATING TOILET PAPER 00:03:10
• 2007-01-30 · John: write the picture book 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' and read it on the air (2007) — John · kept
  • promised 2007-01-30: Once the funnier title is decided, John says he will write an entire picture book with that title and read it on the air. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: January 30, 2007 00:01:22
  • recalled 2007-01-31 (1 day later): Hank says he awaits John's picture book 'Everyone Poops in My Pants' in great anticipation. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: January 31st 00:02:41
  • → kept 2007-02-07 (8 days later): John reads his story 'Everyone Poops in My Pants by Hank Green' on the air, on what he calls story day. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: February 7, 2007 00:00:10
  • recalled 2007-03-01 (30 days later): John thanks Hank for completing the picture book project; it made his day and felt like Hank was giving him a present. — Brotherhood 2.0: March 1, 2007: Sophistication. And balls. 00:00:10
• 2007-02-12 · Hank: complete the Strawberry Hill Challenge on camera in Wednesday's video (2007) — Hank · kept · punishment accepted
  • promised 2007-02-12: Hank says viewers will see him drinking Strawberry Hill to complete the challenge in his Wednesday video. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 12th 00:02:36
  • → kept 2007-02-14 (2 days later): Hank shows the promised Strawberry Hill Challenge in his Wednesday video. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 14th 00:01:22
  • recalled 2007-04-09 (56 days later): Hank says that when he drank 'that entire bottle' of Strawberry Hill-flavored citrus wine, he didn't actually drink all of it. (playful) — April 9th: Is it OK to Party? 00:00:36
• 2007-02-19 · John: give $20 to the Brotherhood 2.0 Concert Scholarship Fund (2007) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · amount: $20
  • promised 2007-02-19: John pledges $20 to the concert scholarship fund. — Brotherhood 2.0: February 19, 2007 00:01:48
• 2007-04-13 · Hank: turn off his house for Step It Up Day (2007) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2007-04-13: As his personal Step It Up project Hank will turn off his whole house, staying off the internet, and garden because it takes no power. (playful) — Friday the 13th: Step It Up! 00:02:18
  • → kept 2007-04-17 (4 days later): Hank reports his electricity-free day: easy until dinner, with only battery-powered equipment on, a cold dinner and reading by candlelight. — April 17th: Stepped Up 00:00:40
• 2007-04-13 · Hank: attend the Step It Up rally in downtown Missoula (2007) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2007-04-13: Hank will also attend a Step It Up rally in downtown Missoula. — Friday the 13th: Step It Up! 00:02:18
  • → kept 2007-04-17 (4 days later): Hank reports that he and Katherine attended a Step It Up rally in town this weekend and walked home. — April 17th: Stepped Up 00:00:00
• 2007-04-16 · John: use only the electricity he absolutely needs for a week to cut his carbon emissions (2007) — John · progress reported, no completion
  • promised 2007-04-16: For the next week John will use no electricity he doesn't absolutely need (lights only for reading, TV only for important soccer, minimal hot water) and do more to cut his carbon emissions. — Brotherhood 2.0: April 16: Brotherhood of Traveling Shirts 00:00:38
  • update 2007-04-18 (2 days later): John updates his low-electricity week: he is not eating unheated food, but he is not turning on the lights unless he really has to. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: April 18th: Prom and Consequences 00:00:57
• 2007-04-16 · John: send Hank the Nerdfighter shirt under a custody-sharing arrangement (2007) — John · no report on the channel · running bit
  • promised 2007-04-16: John will send Hank the only Nerdfighter shirt now under a custody-sharing arrangement, with Hank maybe sending it back around June. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: April 16: Brotherhood of Traveling Shirts 00:01:58
• 2007-04-27 · Hank: get Neil Gaiman saying hello to John on video (2007) — Hank · kept · personal
  • promised 2007-04-27: Hank says he will do his best to get Neil Gaiman saying hello to John on camera, with no guarantees. (hedged: "No guarantees, though.") — April 27th: Bad Day,,, 00:01:49
  • → kept 2007-05-01 (4 days later): Hank got Neil Gaiman saying hi to John on video, after waiting in a very long line. — May 1st: Neil Gaiman in Helena 00:00:40
  • recalled 2007-05-02 (5 days later): John thanks Hank for standing in line to get Neil Gaiman to say hi, noting Gaiman signed more books that day in Helena than John has in his whole career. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: May 2: Book Banning 00:00:10
• 2007-05-04 · John: return to defending intellectual freedom on Brotherhood 2.0 next week (2007) — John · kept · answer to an ask · due: 2007-05 (≈ 2007-05-31) · on time
  • promised 2007-05-04: The description promises a return to defending intellectual freedom next week (week of 7 May 2007), after the book-banning campaign. — Brotherhood 2.0: May 4: The Top Secret Project video description
  • → kept 2007-05-08 (4 days later): John reports Maureen Johnson's The Bermudez Triangle seems halfway unbanned: the school administration now says it only recommended a ban and removed the book from the shelf. (hedged: "seems to have been sort of") — Brotherhood 2.0: May 8th: House Hunters 00:01:12
• 2007-05-08 · John: show Hank the lost birthday greetings on Thursday (2007) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: 2007-05-10 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2007-05-08: John promises to show Hank the birthday greetings lost in his email on Thursday. — Brotherhood 2.0: May 8th: House Hunters 00:00:42
• 2007-05-14 · John (with Nerdfighters): make Hank a Wikipedia entry (2007) — John · kept
  • promised 2007-05-14: John pledges that he and the Nerdfighters will make Hank a Wikipedia entry. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: May 14: The Evil Baby Orphanage 00:02:10
  • → kept 2007-05-15 (1 day later): Hank reports he is now on Wikipedia and thanks John and the Nerdfighters for the gift. — May 15th: A Bit More EBO and Wikipedia 00:01:57
  • update 2007-05-18 (4 days later): John tells Hank that his Wikipedia entry has been repeatedly vandalized, with edits calling him gay and other offensive claims John won't repeat. — Brotherhood 2.0: May 18: How to Write a Book Proposal 00:01:28
  • recalled 2025-09-30 (18.4 years later): Hank says he once had a Wikipedia page and then lost it; on the talk page an editor said having a notable brother does not confer notability. (playful) — WHO ARE WE AND WHAT ARE WE DOING 00:00:00
  • recalled 2025-10-01 (18.4 years later): John thanks Hank for recalling that the talk page of his proposed Wikipedia page said having a notable brother does not convey notoriety; Hank may be the more notable brother today, but John will always be the first notable brother in the eyes of Wikipedia editors. (playful) — Real Reasons for Hope 00:00:00
• 2007-06-04 · John: give away Book Expo swag on Brotherhood 2.0 once Hank launches it (2007) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: when Hank launches it
  • promised 2007-06-04: John says he will give away swag from Book Expo on Brotherhood 2.0 as soon as Hank launches it (apparently the forum). — Brotherhood 2.0: June 4th: The First Nerdfighter Wedding! 00:00:34
• 2007-06-08 · John: give away his tote bags on the forum 'My Pants' (2007) — John · dropped
  • promised 2007-06-08: John says he is going to give all his tote bags away in the forum 'My Pants'. (playful) — Brotherhood 2.0: June 8: Studying the Clues 00:02:16
  • → dropped 2007-08-30 (83 days later): John lists the giving away of his tote bags among abandoned Brotherhood 2.0 projects. (playful) — August 30th: A Secret Project for Nerdfighters 00:01:43
• 2007-06-21 · Hank: grow vegetables instead of grass once he owns a house (2007) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2007-06-21: Hank swears that when he owns a house he will grow vegetables instead of grass. — June 21: Gotta Get Outside! 00:01:49
• 2007-06-22 · John: report back from the ALA Annual Conference on Tuesday (2007) — John · kept · due: 2007-06-26 · on time
  • promised 2007-06-22: John promises to report back on the ALA conference on Tuesday (26 June 2007). — Brotherhood 2.0: June 22: The Senator 00:00:31
  • → kept 2007-06-27 (said on 2007-06-26, implied) (4 days later): On Tuesday John reports back from the ALA Annual Conference, though most footage was taped over. — June 26: The American Library Association Parties 00:00:40
• 2007-06-29 · Hank: link his Kiva borrower on Brotherhood2.com so viewers complete her loan (2007) — Hank · kept · answer to an ask
  • promised 2007-06-29: Hank says he will put a link to the Kiva borrower he sponsors on Brotherhood2.com so they can complete her loan. — How to be a Microfinancier Part 2 00:02:31
  • → kept 2007-07-03 (4 days later): Hank says he could not keep up with the nerdfighters: he had Brotherhood 2.0 sponsor a new person on Kiva and the loan was fully funded almost at once. (playful) — July 3: Decepticons 00:00:37
• 2007-07-30 · Hank: respond to everyone's messages about Accio Deathly Hallows (2007) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2007-07-30: Hank apologises to people whose messages about the song he hasn't answered yet and promises he will respond. — July 30: Mystery Lyrics and Paying Rent 00:01:10
• 2007-07-31 · John: tell Hank whether he still likes An Abundance of Katherines after rereading it (2007) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2007-07-31: John promises to tell Hank whether he still likes An Abundance of Katherines after rereading it. — July 31: HP, Secret Siblings, and Books 00:02:21
• 2007-09-12 · John: finish reading the Paper Towns first-chapter flashback on Friday (2007) — John · kept · due: Friday (2007-09-14) · on time
  • promised 2007-09-12: John promises to finish reading the Paper Towns flashback on Friday — September 12: Paper Towns, Part 1 00:03:09
  • → kept 2007-09-14 (2 days later): John reads the second half of the Paper Towns first chapter on Friday as promised. — September 14th: Paper Towns, Part 2 00:00:05
• 2007-10-04 · John: keep Hank up to date on the raccoon hunt (2007) — John · no report on the channel · personal
  • promised 2007-10-04: John promises to keep Hank up to date on the great raccoon hunt of 2007. (playful) — October 4th: Happy Dances, Feuds, and Raccoon Infestations 00:01:57
• 2007-11-20 · Hank: share what he's thankful for in Friday's video (2007) — Hank · no report on the channel · due: 2007-11-23 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2007-11-20: Hank promises to tell viewers some of the things he is thankful for in Friday's video. — November 20th: A White Thanksgiving 00:03:29
• 2007-11-26 · John: give a handsome reward to whoever finds Tiffany (2007) — John · progress reported, no completion · answer to an ask · due: 2007 (≈ 2007-12-31) · condition: Tiffany is found
  • promised 2007-11-26: John swears there will be a very handsome reward if Nerdfighters track Tiffany down. (playful) — Nov. 26th: Writing Advice (And Notes on Surnameless Tiffany) 00:01:08
  • update 2007-11-28 (2 days later): John commits to deliver the Nerdfighters' handsome reward before the end of the year in some fashion. — November 28th: Amy Winehouse and Brain Liquefication 00:01:14
• 2007-12-03 · Hank: use secret-project email sign-ups only for Brotherhood 2.0 and never share them (2007) — Hank · no report on the channel · answer to an ask
  • promised 2007-12-03: Hank promises the secret-project sign-up information will be used only for Brotherhood 2.0 and nerdfighting purposes and not shared with anyone. — December 3rd: 10,000 Subscribers! and secret project 00:01:57
• 2007-12-14 · John: do another Question Tuesday in his next Tuesday video (2007) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2007-12-14: Because the rebirth of Question Tuesday went so well, John says he will do it again in his Tuesday video. — Dec. 14th: John and Maureen Johnson: LIVE FROM NEW YORK CITY 00:02:22
  • → kept 2007-12-18 (4 days later): John holds Question Tuesday in his Tuesday video, answering real questions from real Nerdfighters. — Dec 18th: The Project for Awesome and Question Tuesday!!! 00:00:00
• 2007-12-20 · John: weigh 10 pounds less on January 1, 2008 than on January 1, 2007 (2007) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2007-12-20: John says his promise to weigh 10 pounds less on January 1, 2008 than on January 1, 2007 is not completed; with 11 days left he must lose 8 pounds. (playful) — December 20th: HANK SHALL BE PUNISHED! 00:00:39
• 2007-12-28 · John: send Peter 'Mummy, How Do I Know If I'm a Nerdfighter?' as a late baby-warming present (2007) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2007-12-28: John will send the extra copy of 'Mummy, How Do I Know If I'm a Nerdfighter?' that Wynflete sent him to a viewer first mentioned on January 4, as a 362-day-late baby-warming present. — Dec. 28th: John's Last Brotherhood 2.0 Video 00:02:26

2008 (29)

• 2008-01-04 · John: do a Question Tuesday the following week (2008) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: next week (≈ 2008-01-11) · on time
  • promised 2008-01-04: John commits to doing a Question Tuesday next week (week of 7 January 2008). — Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton 00:03:31
  • → kept 2008-01-08 (4 days later): John does the Question Tuesday he promised the week before. — The Return of Question Tuesdays 00:00:00
• 2008-01-20 (said on 2008-01-18, implied) · Hank: post a link to the All Things Considered interview on Nerdfighters.com (2008) — Hank · no report on the channel · personal · due: as soon as it is up
  • promised 2008-01-20 (said on 2008-01-18, implied): Hank commits to posting a link to the interview on Nerdfighters.com as soon as it is up. — John and Hank on NPR Today! 00:01:58
• 2008-01-20 (said on 2008-01-18, implied) · Hank: exhibit the contents of the tri-tube (2008) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2008-01-20 (said on 2008-01-18, implied): Hank says he will finally exhibit the contents of the tri-tube. — John and Hank on NPR Today! 00:01:58
  • → kept 2008-03-07 (said on 2008-03-08, implied) (50 days later): Hank finally shows the contents of the tri-tube: Secret Brother Tom's rubbing about Leif Erikson. — Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing 00:00:50
• 2008-02-19 · Hank: send John the valentines made by the Boston Area Nerdfighter Gathering (2008) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2008-02-19: Hank says he will shortly mail John the valentines the Boston Nerdfighters made for him. — Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank 00:01:57
• 2008-02-21 · John: attempt a world record for most questions answered in four minutes on the next Question Tuesday (2008) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2008-02-21: John says that on the next Question Tuesday he will try to break the world record for most questions answered in four minutes. (hedged: "going to try") — People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes 00:00:36
  • postponed 2008-02-26 (5 days later): John postpones the world-record Question Tuesday to next Tuesday (4 March 2008) because he hasn't finished going through the questions. — Best Wishes! 00:01:08
  • → kept 2008-03-04 (12 days later): John does the world-record Question Tuesday, answering more than 55 questions in four minutes. — SETTING THE QUESTION TUESDAY WORLD RECORD video description
• 2008-02-21 · John: answer leftover Question Tuesday questions in a big blog post on the Ning (2008) — John · no report on the channel · part of a bigger promise
  • promised 2008-02-21: John says he'll try to answer questions left out of the video in a gigantic blog post on the Ning. (hedged: "I'll try") — People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes 00:00:45
• 2008-02-26 · John: read all the 13 Little Blue Envelopes blurbs (2008) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2008-02-26: John promises that they will read all the blurbs. — Best Wishes! 00:02:26
  • update 2008-03-07 (said on 2008-03-08, implied) (11 days later): Hank says it was really hard to find all the blog posts with blurbs and apologises if he missed some; most are catalogued at nerdfighters.com. — Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing 00:00:50
• 2008-03-04 · John: run leftover world-record Question Tuesday answers in a follow-up (2008) — John · no report on the channel · part of a bigger promise
  • promised 2008-03-04: John says he may run some of the many taped questions that didn't fit in a follow-up. (hedged: "maybe?") — SETTING THE QUESTION TUESDAY WORLD RECORD video description
• 2008-04-08 · John: do a book-themed Question Tuesday (2008) — John · kept late · project deliverable · due: 2008-04-14 · after the due date
  • promised 2008-04-08: John commits to a joke-heavy Question Tuesday next Monday (14 April 2008), themed on books. — Nerdfighting in Bangladesh 00:00:00
  • postponed 2008-04-14 (6 days later): John cannot do the book-themed Question Tuesday today and vows to do it by the end of the week, or viewers can punish him. — PAPER TOWNS-TACULAR 00:00:43
  • update 2008-04-16 (said on 2008-04-17, implied) (9 days later): Hank reminds John he said he would do a Question Tuesday not on Tuesday, and must do it before the week is out or be punished. (playful) — ITCHY MUSIC! 00:03:37
  • → late 2008-04-21 (13 days later): John admits he missed last week's (week of 14 April 2008) Question Tuesday deadline and now answers the book questions belatedly. — Belated Book-tacular Questions 00:00:53
• 2008-05-05 · John: post a video the next day announcing Hank Would Think This Is Awesome (2008) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2008-05-06 · on time
  • promised 2008-05-05: John promises to be back the next day, his first back-to-back videos in 16 months, to announce what they will do and when. — A HORRIFYING OVERSIGHT!!!! 00:01:18
  • → kept 2008-05-06 (1 day later): Posting on consecutive days, John announces what the Nerdfighters will do for Hank's birthday and the deadline. — Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project 00:00:36
• 2008-05-18 · John: post a video every day Sunday to Thursday (May 2008) — John · progress reported, no completion · punishment accepted · due: 2008-05-22
  • promised 2008-05-18: John commits to posting a video every day this week (week of 12 May 2008), Sunday to Thursday, including two Question Tuesdays. — A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! 00:02:41
  • update 2008-05-22 (4 days later): Hank stands in for John, who will not post today's video in his week of daily videos. — Adorable Puppy Injury!!!! 00:00:12
• 2008-06-19 · John: do ten of the Nerdfighters' requests in a video filmed that weekend (2008) — John · no report on the channel · answer to an ask · due: 2008-06-22 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2008-06-19: John commits to doing ten of the Nerdfighters' requests in a video filmed this weekend. — Memo to the Fourteenth Century (and to the Tobians) 00:03:46
• 2008-07-27 · Hank: order the glasses frames that win the viewer vote (2008) — Hank · kept · answer to an ask
  • promised 2008-07-27: Hank says he will see which frames win the vote and order them immediately. — How to Buy Glasses Cheap...and Help Hank Pick Frames! 00:02:36
  • → kept 2011-09-28 (3.2 years later): Hank recalls that his current glasses were the ones chosen by a viewer vote some four years ago (2008). — Cup Stacking and Glasses Picking 00:00:00
• 2008-08-06 · John: do another Question Tuesday the following week (August 2008) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: 2008-08-17 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2008-08-06: John says he will do another Question Tuesday next week (the week of 11 August 2008). — Question Tuesday Returns (on a Wednesday) 00:03:36
• 2008-08-18 · Hank: give the non-existent Nerdfighting Prize of the Day to the maker of a good awards graphic (2008) — Hank · no report on the channel · answer to an ask
  • promised 2008-08-18: Hank says he will definitely give the Prize of the Day to the maker of a really good awards graphic. (playful) — This Video Comes in Threven Parts 00:01:34
• 2008-08-18 · Hank: send the albums ordered at Terminus to the buyers who email him (2008) — Hank · no report on the channel · answer to an ask
  • promised 2008-08-18: Hank says the album he owes the Terminus buyers is something he will actually send. — This Video Comes in Threven Parts 00:01:34
• 2008-08-20 · John: organize Nerdfighter gatherings in Scandinavia next time (2008) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2008-08-20: The description apologises that Scandinavian Nerdfighter gatherings proved impossible and commits to organising them next time. — Scavenger Hunting video description
• 2008-09-04 · John: answer why Paper Towns has two covers in his next video (2008) — John · kept late · project deliverable · due: next video (≈ 2008-09-11) · after the due date
  • promised 2008-09-04: John promises to answer why Paper Towns has two covers in his next video, a Q&A about Paper Towns and the tour. — Paper Towns Tour Dates! 00:00:42
  • → late 2008-09-23 (19 days later): John explains the two Paper Towns covers: each represents a misimagining of the person on it, and since both are fundamentally wrong, neither can be superior. — Paper Towns and Touring Question Tuesday 00:02:52
• 2008-09-11 · John: make a video about the Paper Towns Tour on Saturday (2008) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2008-09-13 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2008-09-11: John promises a video about the tour on Saturday. — A Video about Videos 00:03:21
• 2008-10-06 · John: give five Let It Snow author copies to random commenters on this video (2008) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2008-10-06: John got far too many author copies of Let It Snow and will give five away to random commenters on this video. — Berlin and Let it Snow (in Your Pants) 00:03:18
• 2008-10-07 (said on 2008-10-08, implied) · Hank: post his regular video after the debate videos (October 2008) — Hank · kept · project deliverable · due: same day (≈ 2008-10-08) · on time
  • promised 2008-10-07 (said on 2008-10-08, implied): Hank's description commits to posting his regular video after the debate videos, the same day. — Hank on the Debate video description
  • → kept 2008-10-08 (said on 2008-10-07, implied) (1 day later): Posted the same day as the debate videos, this video, titled as Hank's actual vlog, is the regular video he promised. — Hanks actual Vlog video title
• 2008-10-08 · John: do a Question Tuesday on Friday (October 2008) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2008-10-10 · on time
  • promised 2008-10-08: John commits to doing a Question Tuesday on Friday (10 October 2008). — J Scribble Goes to Borders 00:02:16
  • → kept 2008-10-11 (said on 2008-10-10, implied) (2 days later): John does the promised Question Tuesday on Friday, as 'Question Friday'. — Question Friday 00:00:29
• 2008-10-24 · Hank: do the Iron Man BlogTV Challenge without caffeine (2008) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · due: tomorrow, from 3 p.m. Eastern (≈ 2008-10-25)
  • promised 2008-10-24: Hank commits to the Iron Man BlogTV Challenge from 3 p.m. Eastern tomorrow, staying up as long as he can without caffeine. — Talking to Myself 00:03:14
  • update 2008-10-24 (same day): Hank is live on BlogTV in the Iron Man Insomnia Challenge and promises he will still be awake by morning. — IRON MAN BLOGTV CHALLENGE! 00:00:00
• 2008-10-30 (said on 2008-10-29, implied) · Hank (with Katherine): post a Dr. Horrible song for Song Wednesday after his late video (2008) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2008-10-30 (said on 2008-10-29, implied): Hank commits that he and Katherine will perform a special song from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog after this video, for Song Wednesday. — Hank is Late (dr horrible) 00:00:23
  • → kept 2008-10-30 (1 day later): Hank and Katherine post the promised song from Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. — Hank and Katherine...On the Rise 00:03:04
• 2008-12-11 · Hank: no P4A mailing-list emails after December 20 and no sharing of addresses (2008) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: 2008-12-20 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2008-12-11: Hank promises the P4A mailing list will send no email after December 20 and that addresses will never be given to anyone else. — The 2008 Project for Awesome!!! 00:01:39
• 2008-12-11 · Hank (with John): donate $1,000 to a P4A 2008 charity chosen by video quality (2008) — Hank · changed · project deliverable · amount: a thousand dollars
  • promised 2008-12-11: Hank says he and his brother have both decided to put up a thousand dollars that they will donate to a P4A charity, chosen on charity and video quality ('a thousand ... from John or me'). — The 2008 Project for Awesome!!! 00:02:38
  • → changed 2008-12-26 (15 days later): John reports his P4A donation: $200 each to five charities he chose, rather than one charity. — Skoodilypooping 00:00:40
• 2008-12-17 (said on 2008-12-16, implied) · Hank: write a Project for Awesome song and post it as an mp3 (2008) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2008-12-17 (said on 2008-12-16, implied): Hank commits to writing a Project for Awesome song right now and putting it as an mp3 in the sidebar for people to use in their videos. — One More Day Until the P4A!!! 00:02:41
  • → kept 2008-12-17 (said on 2008-12-16, implied) (same video): Hank says the P4A song mp3 is now in the sidebar and that he has already written the song. — One More Day Until the P4A!!! 00:03:11
• 2008-12-26 · John: two videos answering questions about Paper Towns for the Blurbing Book Club (2008) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2008-12-26: John commits to doing two videos about Paper Towns, ideally answering questions, to wrap up its Blurbing Book Club edition. — Skoodilypooping 00:02:36
  • update 2009-02-10 (46 days later): John makes the first Paper Towns question video for the Blurbing Book Club; the description says more questions will be answered in a video on Friday or Saturday. — Paper Towns Tastic Question Tuesday video description
  • → kept 2009-02-21 (said on 2009-02-14, implied) (50 days later): John makes the second Paper Towns question video, answering the questions left over from his last one. — Paper Towns and PUPPY 00:00:00
• 2008-12-29 · Hank: a video soon discussing the future of nerdfighting on YouTube in 2009 (2008) — Hank · no report on the channel · due: very soon
  • promised 2008-12-29: Hank says he will see John very soon in a video discussing the future of nerdfighting on YouTube for 2009. — Comment Haters and Christmas 00:03:27

2009 (43)

• 2009-01-14 · Hank: talk about what he saw at the Detroit auto show later in the week (2009) — Hank · kept · due: later this week (≈ 2009-01-21) · on time
  • promised 2009-01-14: Hank commits to talk about what he saw at the auto show later in the week. — TIny Cars SUCK! 00:02:42
  • → kept 2009-01-16 (2 days later): Hank delivers his round-up of what he saw at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. — Hank Green from the Detroit Auto Show 00:03:02
• 2009-01-14 · Hank: read from his old journals on Tuesday (2009) — Hank · kept · due: next Tuesday (≈ 2009-01-20) · on time
  • promised 2009-01-14: Hank says he will follow John's lead and go through his old journals on Tuesday. — TIny Cars SUCK! 00:02:42
  • → kept 2009-01-20 (6 days later): Hank delivers his promised reading from his old high-school journal. — Hank's Journal!!! 00:00:00
• 2009-02-04 · Hank: send a free signed copy of his CD for his favourite joke posted within two days (2009) — Hank · kept · answer to an ask · due: jokes posted within two days (≈ 2009-02-06) · after the due date
  • promised 2009-02-04: Hank says the joke he likes best among those posted in the next two days will get a free signed copy of his CD. — 51 Jokes (in Four Minutes) 00:03:46
  • → kept 2009-02-18 (said on 2009-02-17, implied) (13 days later): Hank gives the signed copy of his CD to the viewer who posted his favourite joke in the 51 Jokes comments. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters 00:00:00
• 2009-02-11 · Hank: pick the best viewer title for the anglerfish song and link the suggester's channel (2009) — Hank · kept · answer to an ask
  • promised 2009-02-11: Hank commits to choosing the best suggested title and linking to its suggester's channel in the sidebar. — A Song About an Anglerfish 00:00:29
  • → kept 2009-02-18 (said on 2009-02-17, implied) (6 days later): Hank picks the best suggested title, and the description links the winner's channel. — Winners and Winners and Ningmasters video description
• 2009-02-22 · John: report back on his letter to Exxon (2009) — John · no report on the channel · personal
  • promised 2009-02-22: John promises to let Hank know how his letter to Exxon goes. (playful) — Big Oil RIPS YOU OFF — via Unfair Mathematics 00:01:56
• 2009-03-08 · John: break the Question Tuesday record by answering 100 questions in four minutes (2009) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: in the very near future
  • promised 2009-03-08: John says he will try to set the Question Tuesday world record on Tuesday, and tells Hank to dress up as Carrie Bradshaw soon to avoid a YouTube mutiny. (playful) — PEEPS for Bangladesh 00:02:42
  • postponed 2009-03-10 (2 days later): John says his first draft of the Paper Towns screenplay is due in three days, so he lacks time to break the Question Tuesday world record. — How to Get Girls to Like You 00:00:00
  • → changed 2009-08-25 (170 days later): John says he will soon break the Question Tuesday world record by answering 100 questions in four minutes. — The Gift of Gary Busey 00:02:38
  • → kept 2009-08-30 (175 days later): The description says John answers 100 questions in less than four minutes, completing his Question Tuesday record attempt. — 100 QUESTIONS ANSWERED!!!!!!! video description
• 2009-03-15 · John: make an Amsterdam video by the end of the week (2009) — John · kept · due: end of the week (by 2009-03-21) · on time
  • promised 2009-03-15: John promises to make an Amsterdam video by the end of the week. — Lighting a candle for Rwanda 00:02:21
  • → kept 2009-03-22 (7 days later): John makes his video about the Netherlands trip, telling Hank about it. — John Loves Amsterdam 00:00:34
• 2009-04-19 · John: give $1,000 against malaria if Nerdfighters get Ashton Kutcher to follow him on Twitter (2009) — John · kept · amount: $1,000
  • promised 2009-04-19: Ashton Kutcher followed John on Twitter as Nerdfighters had been challenged to arrange, so John gave $1,000 to buy bed nets against malaria. — Weekend of Surreality 00:00:48
• 2009-04-19 · John: make two Evil Baby Orphanage news videos this weekend (2009) — John · no report on the channel · running bit · due: this weekend (≈ 2009-04-26) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2009-04-19: John says he is going to do two special Evil Baby Orphanage-related news videos this weekend. — Weekend of Surreality 00:02:16
• 2009-04-21 · John: email a secret bonus video to people who buy Hank's CD within a week (2009) — John · no report on the channel · answer to an ask · due: within a week of 2009-04-21 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2009-04-21: John promises to email a special secret bonus video to anyone who buys Hank's CD in the next week. — Question Tuesday 00:02:33
• 2009-05-03 · John: give Hank a birthday present (2009) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: Hank's birthday, Tuesday 2009-05-05 · on time
  • promised 2009-05-03: John says he is getting Hank a birthday present. — Important (Temporary) Video 00:00:29
  • update 2009-05-04 (said on 2009-05-03, implied) (same day): John tells Hank his birthday is Tuesday and that he'll get him a little something. — Oinkbarf Pandemic! An Intellectual Response to Swine Flu 00:00:46
  • → kept 2009-05-05 (2 days later): John reveals his birthday present: a rare Rock-afire Explosion record; the 'real present' is still in progress. — HANKO DE MAYO! Happy Birthday Hank! 00:00:51
• 2009-05-03 · John: post his late Sunday video the next day (May 2009) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: tomorrow (2009-05-04) · on time
  • promised 2009-05-03: John says his proper Sunday video will be up tomorrow. — Important (Temporary) Video 00:00:58
  • → kept 2009-05-04 (said on 2009-05-03, implied) (same day): John posts his Sunday video, recorded in an airport on Sunday, May 3, one day late. — Oinkbarf Pandemic! An Intellectual Response to Swine Flu 00:00:00
• 2009-05-08 · Hank: feature some Nerdfighter reviews of the Star Trek film over the weekend (2009) — Hank · no report on the channel · answer to an ask · due: weekend of 2009-05-09/10 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2009-05-08: Hank says some of the Nerdfighters' Star Trek reviews will be featured over the weekend. — Star Trek: The Movie, Review 00:03:08
• 2009-05-20 · Hank: put out another album, This Machine Pwns n00bs (2009) — Hank · kept · due: unknown
  • promised 2009-05-20: Hank says he will put out another album, date unknown. (hedged: "I don't know when it's going to be out") — Ulcerative Colitis: A Song 00:02:20
  • update 2009-09-25 (128 days later): Hank reports he is working on a second studio album, likely at least 15 studio tracks, with the cover design under way. — Fake John Green : New Album : Shirts 00:01:27
  • update 2009-10-21 (154 days later): Hank announces his new album's title, This Machine Pwns n00bs, shows the cover, and hopes to release its 17 songs on November 16. — Balloon Boy: A Short Song 00:02:45
  • update 2009-11-03 (167 days later): John announces Hank's second album, This Machine Pwns n00bs, out November 16 and available for pre-order. — This Machine Pwns n00bs! 00:00:00
  • update 2009-11-04 (168 days later): Hank says his album is done and has 17 tracks. (playful) — Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) 00:00:00
  • update 2009-11-07 (171 days later): Hank says the album will be on iTunes with a physical release on November 16. — The TOUR DE HANK!!! 00:01:31
  • → kept 2009-11-17 (181 days later): John says Hank's album is already on iTunes but recommends buying the physical CD because it comes with a poster. — Question Tuesday: The Free Money Edition 00:01:05
• 2009-06-10 · John: answer the first 317 questions asked in comments (2009) — John · no report on the channel · punishment accepted · amount: 317 questions
  • promised 2009-06-10: As further penance John promises to answer the first 317 questions asked in comments, particularly on the Ning. — Eating a FAT SANDWICH 00:03:46
• 2009-06-14 · John: adhere to the result of the Nerdfighter beard vote (2009) — John · changed · answer to an ask
  • promised 2009-06-14: Unlike Iran, John says, he will at least adhere to the results of the Nerdfighter beard vote. (playful) — Iran Election Fraud: 5 Reasons to Doubt the Results 00:00:15
  • → changed 2009-06-17 (said on 2009-06-16, implied) (2 days later): John overrides the preliminary 'keep' result by adding a rule he failed to mention - the Yeti always has 10,000 votes - and ends up shaving half as a compromise. (playful) — Half a Beard 00:00:00
• 2009-06-21 · John and Hank: make YouTube Video Volunteers videos for their partner charities (Book Wish Foundation, EngenderHealth) (2009) — both · progress reported, no completion · answer to an ask
  • promised 2009-06-21: The brothers commit to make Video Volunteers videos for their partner charities (EngenderHealth and the Book Wish Foundation), upload and share them. — The World Sucks: Help it Suck Less 00:02:00
  • update 2009-07-26 (35 days later): John has made his first video volunteer video, for the Book Wish Foundation. — Volunteering (In Your Pants) 00:00:00
• 2009-06-29 (said on 2009-06-28, implied) · John: do a Question Tuesday on Tuesday, June 30 (2009) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: Tuesday (2009-06-30) · on time
  • promised 2009-06-29 (said on 2009-06-28, implied): John commits to doing a Question Tuesday on Tuesday. — GAY is NOT an INSULT 00:03:04
  • → kept 2009-06-30 (2 days later): John holds the promised Question Tuesday, answering Nerdfighters' questions. — Nerdfighter MARRIAGE PROPOSAL 00:00:00
• 2009-08-04 · Hank: say viewers' #HankVideo sentences in a video (2009) — Hank · kept · answer to an ask
  • promised 2009-08-04: Hank promises to say the #HankVideo sentences in a video, possibly worked into a song. — Twitter Games and Truth or Fail 00:01:22
  • → kept 2009-09-03 (said on 2009-09-02, implied) (29 days later): Hank says the tweeted sentences in a video, as he promised, and points out they ran throughout the video. — WTF IS GOING ON!!! 00:01:47
• 2009-08-11 · John: the brothers will do another Tour de Nerdfighting (2009) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-08-11: John promises the brothers will do another Tour de Nerdfighting, though it may be a while. — The Island of Nerdfighteria? 00:00:32
  • update 2011-12-09 (2.3 years later): Three and a half years after the 2008 tour, John announces the brothers are going back on tour. — Puppies and The Tour de Nerdfighting 2012 00:00:00
  • → kept 2012-01-31 (2.5 years later): John says the Tour de Nerdfighting is coming to an end after three weeks; last night (30 January 2012) they were signing in Seattle. — How It Felt 00:00:01
• 2009-08-11 · John: do his level best to be in the UK in May 2010 (2009) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2010-05 (≈ 2010-05-31) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2009-08-11: John says he is going to do his level best to be in the UK in May of next year (2010). (hedged: "do my level best") — The Island of Nerdfighteria? 00:01:01
• 2009-08-11 · John (with Willy): give $1,000 to the charity Nerdfighters choose (2009) — John · no report on the channel · amount: $1,000
  • promised 2009-08-11: John says he and Willy will give $1,000 to the charity Nerdfighteria chooses. — The Island of Nerdfighteria? 00:02:28
• 2009-08-24 · Hank: make John a longer, comprehensive birthday collaboration (2009) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-08-24: Hank says he is making John a comprehensive collaboration with much more Nerdfighter footage. — HAPPY JOHN DAY!!! 00:08:58
• 2009-09-08 · John: read all the 10-word comments in a special video (2009) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-09-08: John says he will read all the comments in a special video. — My Puppy's SECRET SHAME (and Paper Towns) 00:01:36
• 2009-09-22 · John: announce the 10-word challenge contest winners on Friday (2009) — John · kept late · project deliverable · due: Friday (2009-09-25) · after the due date · amount: 15 copies
  • promised 2009-09-22: John says he will announce the 10-word challenge contest winners on Friday, for which he needs 15 paperbacks. — Paper Towns in Paperback: A How-to Guide 00:01:45
  • postponed 2009-09-27 (5 days later): John says he will announce the Paper Towns paperback winners tomorrow (Monday), after the Friday he had promised. — TV For Chickens 00:02:37
  • → late 2009-09-28 (6 days later): John announces the remaining ten Paper Towns paperback winners (song challenge and 10-word comments) on Monday rather than Friday. — Paper Towns Winners and Ningmasters 00:01:40
• 2009-10-21 · Hank: talk about Balloon Boy and hoaxes being nothing new in tomorrow's video (2009) — Hank · kept · due: 2009-10-22 · on time
  • promised 2009-10-21: Hank defers what Balloon Boy tells us about America to tomorrow's video (22 October 2009), where he thinks he'll talk about hoaxes being nothing new. (hedged: "I think") — Balloon Boy: A Short Song 00:02:09
  • → kept 2009-10-22 (1 day later): As promised in his song video, Hank devotes the next day's video to Balloon Boy being nothing new, with a list of the top 10 hoaxes. — The Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of All Time 00:00:00
• 2009-10-28 · Hank: feature Anne's Congolese students' videos on nerdfighters.com (2009) — Hank · no report on the channel · due: as soon as her students start producing videos
  • promised 2009-10-28: Hank says Anne's students' videos will be featured on nerdfighters.com as soon as they start producing them, and possibly on vlogbrothers. — We Win When Everyone Wins 00:03:08
• 2009-11-01 · John: write 50,000 words of a story for NaNoWriMo (November 2009) — John · progress reported, no completion · due: 2009-11-30 · amount: 50,000 words
  • promised 2009-11-01: John commits to trying to write 50,000 words of a story over November for NaNoWriMo. (hedged: "going to try") — NaNoWriMo!!! 00:02:45
  • update 2009-11-03 (2 days later): John says he is a little frazzled from NaNoWriMo-ing. — This Machine Pwns n00bs! 00:00:00
  • update 2009-11-08 (7 days later): John says he is 9,000 words behind on NaNoWriMo. — H1N1 Vaccine Fears 00:00:00
  • update 2009-11-17 (16 days later): John says he is 10,000 words behind on NaNoWriMo because of the Paper Towns screenplay revision, and behind on the screenplay because of NaNoWriMo. (playful) — Question Tuesday: The Free Money Edition 00:00:00
• 2009-11-01 · John: post daily NaNoWriMo progress updates on the Ning (November 2009) — John · no report on the channel · part of a bigger promise
  • promised 2009-11-01: John commits to updating Hank on his NaNoWriMo progress every day at the Ning. — NaNoWriMo!!! 00:02:45
• 2009-11-04 · Hank: include a signed guitar pick in every This Machine Pwns n00bs pre-order (2009) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · part of a bigger promise
  • promised 2009-11-04: Hank says every pre-order of This Machine Pwns n00bs will include a signed guitar pick. — Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) 00:03:19
  • update 2009-11-07 (3 days later): Hank confirms every pre-order, bundle or CD alone, gets a free signed guitar pick. — The TOUR DE HANK!!! 00:01:01
• 2009-11-07 · Hank: make a video for each Tour de Hank location with show details (2009) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-11-07: Hank commits to making a video for each tour location with details of the shows. — The TOUR DE HANK!!! 00:02:29
  • update 2009-11-10 (3 days later): Hank re-shows his tour graphic with new information for Phoenix and Portland; Seattle is still being worked on, and viewers can click their city for details. — ChartJackers, Chris, Touring and Duckies 00:02:34
  • update 2009-11-12 (5 days later): Hank tells San Francisco he will see them in two days and shows the tour graphic one last time, still without news for Seattle. — On a Plane - On the Ground 00:03:04
  • update 2009-11-18 (11 days later): Hank announces the Seattle show at the Sunset Hill Community Center, 3003 Northwest 66th Street, from 6 to 9; the room holds only 150 people. — Crazy Man is Crazy (with SEATTLE INFO!!) 00:00:25
• 2009-11-15 · John: do a Question Tuesday on Tuesday (November 2009) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: Tuesday (2009-11-17) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2009-11-15: John says he will do a Question Tuesday on Tuesday. — Gus Is A Bug 00:02:34
• 2009-11-17 · John: pay $2 of Hank's CD price for buyers via DFTBA.com/John for 48 hours (2009) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2009-11-19 · due date passed, no report · amount: $2 per CD
  • promised 2009-11-17: John promises that for 48 hours he will pay $2 of Hank's CD price for anyone buying through DFTBA.com/John, paying Hank in $2 bills. — Question Tuesday: The Free Money Edition 00:01:34
• 2009-11-29 · John: announce Hank's punishment on Tuesday (2009) — John · kept · punishment accepted · due: Tuesday 2009-12-01 · on time
  • promised 2009-11-29: John says that on Tuesday he will announce Hank's punishment (and discuss Pakistan); at the end he repeats 'Hank, I will punish you on Tuesday'. — John Reviews Twilight and New Moon 00:00:01
  • → kept 2009-12-01 (2 days later): John announces Hank's punishment, as promised. — Shaving for Pakistan 00:02:59
• 2009-11-29 · John: discuss the political situation in Pakistan on Tuesday (2009) — John · kept · due: Tuesday 2009-12-01 · on time
  • promised 2009-11-29: John says that on Tuesday he will also discuss the political situation in Pakistan. — John Reviews Twilight and New Moon 00:00:02
  • → kept 2009-12-01 (2 days later): As promised, John discusses Pakistan's political, social and economic situation. — Shaving for Pakistan 00:00:36
• 2009-12-02 (said on 2009-12-03, implied) · Hank: show the rest of his tour gifts and cover the rest of his topics in tomorrow's video (2009) — Hank · dropped · project deliverable · due: 2009-12-03
  • promised 2009-12-02 (said on 2009-12-03, implied): Hank says that in a video tomorrow he will show the rest of the stuff he got on tour and talk about the rest of what he wanted to discuss. — This Machine Pwns n00bs: A Song 00:03:50
  • → dropped 2009-12-03 (said on 2009-12-04, implied) (1 day later): Hank says the things he said yesterday they would talk about are going out the window because finding balloons is more important. — $40,000 of Red Balloons 00:00:00
• 2009-12-03 (said on 2009-12-04, implied) · Hank: send balloon-team sign-ups no emails except about the balloon project (2009) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-12-03 (said on 2009-12-04, implied): Hank promises the balloon team will never be sent emails about anything except the balloon project. — $40,000 of Red Balloons 00:01:53
• 2009-12-03 (said on 2009-12-04, implied) · Hank: give any DARPA challenge winnings to the charities of the best P4A 2009 videos (2009) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable · amount: $40,000 (if won)
  • promised 2009-12-03 (said on 2009-12-04, implied): Hank pledges that if the team wins the $40,000, all of it goes to the charities promoted in this year's (2009) best Project for Awesome videos. — $40,000 of Red Balloons 00:03:29
  • update 2009-12-06 (2 days later): John notes the team came close to but did not win the $40,000 that was to make the Project for Awesome more awesome. — LOSERS!!!! 00:00:05
• 2009-12-08 · Hank: send P4A 2009 mailing-list members nothing except P4A material (2009) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-12-08: Hank promises never to send P4A mailing-list members anything except Project for Awesome material. — Announcing the 2009 Project for Awesome!!! 00:03:04
• 2009-12-13 · John: make a P4A 2009 video in support of malaria research (2009) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-12-13: John says he will make a Project for Awesome video in support of malaria research this year (2009). — Eyelash Malaria 00:02:05
  • → kept 2009-12-17 (4 days later): John presents his own P4A 2009 video, for the fight against malaria (Malaria No More). — THE 2009 PROJECT FOR AWESOME!!! 00:00:48
• 2009-12-13 · John: do a Question Tuesday on P4A and relationship advice on Tuesday (December 2009) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-12-13: John says he will do a Question Tuesday on Tuesday (15 December 2009), half on the Project for Awesome and half on relationship advice. — Eyelash Malaria 00:02:58
  • → kept 2009-12-15 (2 days later): John does the promised Tuesday Question Tuesday, answering questions on the Project for Awesome and relationship advice. — In Which A Secret Is Revealed 00:00:02
• 2009-12-15 · John: auction his nerd glasses for P4A 2009 (2009) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2009-12-15: John says he will auction off his one and only pair of nerd glasses, worn in most 2008 Vlogbrothers videos. — In Which A Secret Is Revealed 00:02:44
  • update 2009-12-16 (1 day later): Hank says the money from John's auctions, the glasses and a signed bobblehead, will go to stopping malaria. — Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy 00:01:25
  • update 2009-12-17 (2 days later): John puts his nerd glasses up for auction, linked in the sidebar, with all proceeds to Malaria No More. — THE 2009 PROJECT FOR AWESOME!!! 00:02:03
• 2009-12-16 · Hank: give $1,000 of his own money to the Nature Conservancy for P4A 2009 (2009) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable · amount: a thousand dollars
  • promised 2009-12-16: Hank says he will give $1,000 of his own money to the Nature Conservancy. — Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy 00:01:03

2010 (10)

• 2010-02-03 (said on 2010-02-04, implied) · Hank: write a song about the winner of his Helping Haiti Heal raffle prize (2010) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2010-02-03 (said on 2010-02-04, implied): Hank commits to the winner of his raffle prize: he will phone them, write a song about them, record it in a studio and make a music video for it. — Win The Awesomest Prizes EVAR! 00:02:15
  • update 2010-03-12 (36 days later): Hank tells the raffle winner of his song prize that he is going to write a song about her. — Peeing, Pooping, Prescription Drugs, and Ramen Noodle Fires 00:02:42
• 2010-02-26 (said on 2010-02-27, implied) · Hank (for the brothers): keep Nerdfighters updated on Ningmaster Tom's condition at nerdfighters.com and in video (2010) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · personal
  • promised 2010-02-26 (said on 2010-02-27, implied): Hank says the brothers will keep viewers updated on Tom as they learn more, at nerdfighters.com and in video. — Ningmaster Tom 00:02:46
  • update 2010-03-01 (2 days later): John gives Nerdfighters an in-video update on Tom's condition and points to the family's letter on the Ning. — The Marriage Ref SUCKS 00:00:00
  • update 2010-06-11 (104 days later): Ningmaster Tom, comatose the last time he appeared in a video, is fine: he has problems with his left eye but is doing much better and is grateful for Nerdfighters' support. — Mmmm....PARTS 00:01:52
• 2010-03-10 · John: give away five Will Grayson, Will Grayson advance copies to random commenters (2010) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2010-03-10: John promises to give away his five advance reader copies of Will Grayson, Will Grayson to random commenters on YouTube or the Ning. — New Tour! New Book! (Remember Books?) Your Q's A'ed! 00:01:07
  • → kept 2010-04-02 (23 days later): John says the winners of his advance reader's copies of Will Grayson, Will Grayson are listed by YouTube username in the description. — Will Grayson, Will Grayson 00:03:00
• 2010-04-26 · John: forward readers' Dutch Looking for Alaska cover designs to Lemniscaat (2010) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2010-04-26: In the video description John says he will forward readers' emailed Het Grote Misschien cover designs to Lemniscaat. — Nerdfighters, They Named a PLANE After Us video description
• 2010-05-10 · John: do another advice video on Friday (May 2010) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2010-05-14 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2010-05-10: John commits to giving advice today and again on Friday, and repeats at the end that he will dispense more advice on Friday. — Advice on Dumb Boyfriends, Going to College, and More 00:00:13
• 2010-08-27 · John: do his outstanding punishment on Wednesday (September 2010) — John · kept · punishment accepted · due: 2010-09-01 · on time
  • promised 2010-08-27: John commits to doing his outstanding punishment on Wednesday. — Rest In Awesome, Esther 00:02:24
  • → kept 2010-09-02 (6 days later): John does his outstanding punishment in this video, as he committed to. — Fitness for Nerds video description
• 2010-11-03 · Hank: research whether he can write music for sing-a-ma-jig so John can be his sing-a-ma-jig player (2010) — Hank · no report on the channel · answer to an ask
  • promised 2010-11-03: Hank says that now he knows John is serious he will research whether he can write for sing-a-ma-jig. — Phineas Gage: A Song 00:03:41
• 2010-11-10 · John: prove he is not wearing pants in French Revolution Part III (2010) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2010-11-11 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2010-11-10: John promises that in the next day's video (French Revolution Part III) he will prove he is not wearing pants. (playful) — Headless Monarchy: The French Revolution, Part II 00:06:01
• 2010-12-07 · Hank: send his copy of Fox in Socks for Henry (2010) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2010-12-07: Hank tells John that if he lacks a copy of Fox in Socks, Hank is sending his own copy for Henry. — Tongue Twisters 00:03:58
• 2010-12-17 · John (with Hank): donate one penny per P4A 2010 comment, up to one million comments, to Save the Children and Partners in Health (2010) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · amount: one penny per comment, up to one million comments
  • promised 2010-12-17: John says he and Hank will donate one penny for every P4A comment, up to one million comments, to Save the Children and Partners in Health. — PROJECT FOR AWESOME 2010: Save the Children and Partners in Health 00:00:28
  • recalled 2026-02-20 (15.2 years later): Hank recalls that at the 2011 Project for Awesome they pledged $10,000 to Partners In Health for its work in Haiti for a number of comments, he thinks their first direct gift to PIH. (hedged: "I think") — What We Actually Did. 00:00:29

2011 (25)

• 2011-01-03 · John: do a Question Tuesday video on Friday (January 2011) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2011-01-07 · on time
  • promised 2011-01-03: John commits to doing a Question Tuesday video this Friday (7 January 2011), answering as many questions as he can in four minutes. — Is bronchitis contagious? Is black a color? 00:02:37
  • → kept 2011-01-07 (4 days later): John posts the promised Friday Question Tuesday video, as 'Question Friday'. — CONCUSSED Question Friday 00:00:00
• 2011-01-14 · Hank: start playing Lego Harry Potter on HankGames at 15,000 subscribers (2011) — Hank · kept · project deliverable · due: at 15,000 HankGames subscribers
  • promised 2011-01-14: Hank commits to start playing Lego Harry Potter on HankGames as soon as the channel hits 15,000 subscribers. — Top 5 Actual Conspiracies 00:03:43
  • → kept 2011-02-07 (24 days later): Hank mentions an episode of Hank Plays Lego Harry Potter in which Katherine guest-starred, showing he has started playing Lego Harry Potter. — Cancer Sniffing Dog 00:03:00
  • update 2011-05-11 (117 days later): Hank has been playing Portal 2 on his gaming channel, plus Lego Harry Potter and Assassin's Creed, which he is about to finish. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! 00:00:14
• 2011-01-31 · John: do a Question Tuesday on Friday (February 2011) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2011-02-04 · on time
  • promised 2011-01-31: As a reward for listening, John commits to doing a Question Tuesday on Friday (4 February 2011). — Revolution in Egypt: A 4-Minute Introduction 00:03:49
  • → kept 2011-02-04 (4 days later): John posts the promised Question Tuesday on Friday, as Question Friday. — QUESTION FRIDAY: Spelling is Hard Edition 00:00:00
• 2011-03-09 · John: upload Hank's pre-made video on Friday while Hank is in Haiti (March 2011) — John · kept · answer to an ask · due: 2011-03-11 · on time
  • promised 2011-03-09: John says he will upload on Friday the video Hank already made. — DANDY LIONS! It's Question Day 00:02:52
  • → kept 2011-03-11 (2 days later): Hank's pre-recorded video goes up on Friday while he is in Haiti, as John promised; the video itself does not say who uploaded it. — Superhero Creation Myths 00:00:01
• 2011-04-01 · John: pay Hank one dollar if he writes 'It's Hard Out There for a Bronislawa' (2011) — John · no report on the channel · answer to an ask · amount: one American dollar
  • promised 2011-04-01: John promises to pay Hank one American dollar if Hank writes the Bronislawa song. (playful) — Many Truths, 1 Lie! 00:01:31
• 2011-04-04 · Hank: make one more Haiti video on how Water.org changes charity from dependence to independence (2011) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-04-04: Hank promises one more Haiti video, about how Water.org and its member organizations change charity from creating dependence to creating independence. — Thoughts from The Well 00:03:40
  • → kept 2011-12-17 (257 days later): Hank's next Haiti video explains that the well is more than a well: a community-owned asset its users pay for and maintain themselves. — We Built a Well in Haiti 00:00:58
• 2011-04-18 · Hank: play Portal 2 on HankGames (2011) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-04-18: Hank says he will play Portal 2, out in about 12 hours, on HankGames, after finishing Portal 1 there. — 2D Glasses! Take the Headache out of 3D 00:02:46
  • update 2011-04-22 (4 days later): Hank says his Portal 2 play-through is going well and he just uploaded the second episode, late. — 500,000 Subscribers (Almost...and Thank You) 00:03:33
  • update 2011-05-05 (17 days later): Hank also created Your Pants more or less overnight, built Phototrometon and the HankGames channel, ran Truth or Fail, gave blood twice and beat Portal 2 two days ago. — IT'S HANKO DE MAYO!! 00:02:07
  • update 2011-05-11 (23 days later): Hank has been playing Portal 2 on his gaming channel, plus Lego Harry Potter and Assassin's Creed, which he is about to finish. — 1990's Sim Games. SO GOOD! 00:00:14
• 2011-04-25 · John: do a Question Tuesday on Friday on things that confuse new viewers (April 2011) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-04-25: John says he will do a Question Tuesday on Friday about things that don't make sense to new viewers. — Meeting Greg Mortenson 00:03:11
  • → kept 2011-04-29 (4 days later): John does the promised Question Tuesday on Friday, answering viewers' questions, many about channel lore new viewers find confusing. — Peanut Butter Face Question Tuesday 00:00:00
• 2011-05-06 · Hank: donate $5 to charity for the viewer who sent a $5 origami star (2011) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-05-06: Hank promises to donate five dollars of his own to charity on behalf of the viewer who sent five dollars in an origami star. — Happy Birthday To Me! 00:02:06
• 2011-05-20 · Hank: post the script of his 'How to Vlog' video on his Tumblr (2011) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2011-05-20: Hank promises to post the script of this video on his Tumblr. — How to Vlog: From the Vlogbrothers 00:01:31
  • → kept 2011-05-20 (same video): The description links the script of today's video on Hank's Tumblr. — How to Vlog: From the Vlogbrothers video description
• 2011-05-20 · Hank: post a screen capture of himself editing 'How to Vlog' on hankschannel (2011) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2011-05-20: Hank promises to post a screen capture of himself editing this vlog on hankschannel, possibly shortly after this video goes up. — How to Vlog: From the Vlogbrothers 00:02:35
  • update 2011-05-20 (same video): The description says the video of Hank editing this vlog is still uploading because it is very long, and will be on hankschannel soon. — How to Vlog: From the Vlogbrothers video description
• 2011-05-23 · John: create safe spoilery places for discussing The Fault in Our Stars (2011) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-05-23: John says they will work hard to create safe spoilery places for the new book, leaving the world outside unspoiled. — Eating the Unicorn 00:02:13
  • → kept 2012-02-14 (267 days later): John has created a password-protected blog where readers who have finished The Fault in Our Stars can read his answers to questions and discuss the book. — Things I Can Do 00:01:57
• 2011-06-10 · John: talk more about Hank's proposed punishments once back in the States (June 2011) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2011-06-10: Calling Hank's proposed punishments very mean, John says he will talk more about them when he gets back to the States. — Then I Took Off My Bra 00:00:34
• 2011-06-29 · John: sign every copy of The Fault in Our Stars (2011) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2011-11-03 · after the due date · amount: 150,000 copies
  • promised 2011-06-29: John commits to signing every single copy of the first printing of The Fault in Our Stars by hand, so every pre-order is autographed. — THE FAULT IN OUR STARS 00:00:29
  • update 2011-07-13 (14 days later): Hank recalls that the day before they talked about John signing every pre-ordered copy of The Fault in Our Stars, and says that was not enough, so he offers more for Ellen Hardcastle. — ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video 00:00:41
  • update 2011-07-27 (28 days later): John restates his agreement to sign every first-printing copy of The Fault in Our Stars: 150,000 sheets (about 2,000 a day for 75 days, per Daniel Biss); all pre-orders, wherever buyers live, will be signed, and he promises to get it done. — 150,000 Autographs 00:01:37
  • update 2011-08-15 (47 days later): John brought the sheets because he can't take a week off from signing; all pre-ordered copies of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed. — HANKLERFISH! 00:03:14
  • update 2011-08-17 (49 days later): Hank notes The Fault in Our Stars is available at a link below and all copies will be signed. — Hank's Question Tuesday DEBUT! 00:02:54
  • update 2011-08-26 (58 days later): John reports about 35,000 signed with a long way to go, and restates that all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed, wherever ordered. — Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday. 00:00:58
  • update 2011-08-31 (63 days later): John says he has signed 42,000 copies and is going to continue, after seeing a doctor about his hand. — How to Become An Adult 00:03:20
  • update 2011-09-07 (70 days later): In the description John says all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars will be autographed. — The Great Gatsby: Living the Dream in the Valley of Ashes video description
  • update 2011-09-12 (75 days later): In the description John says all preorders of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed. — Adorable Baby and Insufficient Cartography video description
  • update 2011-09-16 (79 days later): John signs The Fault in Our Stars sheets in airports during flight delays; he brought 2,000 sheets to sign that day and signs about six hours a day. — Narrowly Avoiding Arrest: Some Airport Insanity 00:00:31
  • update 2011-09-21 (84 days later): John says he is going back to signing The Fault in Our Stars. — NERD FACTOR 00:03:26
  • update 2011-10-05 (98 days later): John reports progress on signing all copies of The Fault in Our Stars: over 80,000 signed, 150,000 needed by November 3, about 300 Sharpies used, just over halfway; he restates he will sign every copy. — SIGNING MADNESS 00:01:53
  • update 2011-10-14 (107 days later): John reports he has signed his name over 100,000 times in his mission to sign every copy of the TFIOS first printing, denies cheating or using a stamp, and shows himself signing. — Defying Wadsworth! 00:00:47
  • update 2011-10-19 (112 days later): Asked whether he will really sign the entire first printing of The Fault in Our Stars, John says 'Oh, yes!' — Question Wed — THE COVER OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS! 00:02:01
  • update 2011-10-24 (117 days later): John reports 25,000 copies of The Fault in Our Stars left to sign; he signed 5,300 in about 14 hours yesterday and must keep that pace every non-travel day until November 3; he hopes to finish. — Signing Psychosis Takes Over 00:00:55
  • update 2011-10-28 (121 days later): John shows the TFIOS-ometer: very nearly 135,000 signed, roughly 15,000-20,000 to go; all pre-ordered copies will be signed. (hedged: "I think") — Reading Chapter One of The Fault in Our Stars 00:27:50
  • update 2011-10-31 (124 days later): Hank tells John he is excited about John being done with signing, and even more excited about The Fault in Our Stars coming out. — Pumpkin Slashing, Sexy Watermelons, and Zombie Tools with Jayne 00:03:35
  • update 2011-11-02 (126 days later): John reports he is almost at 150,000 signed copies ("almost doesn't count") and later says he must sign 5,000 books in the next 24 hours. — LECTROJOG! 00:00:00
  • → kept 2011-11-04 (128 days later): Hank congratulates John on signing 150,000 copies of The Fault in Our Stars: "You're done!" — You CAN Judge a Book by its Cover! 00:03:37
  • → kept 2011-11-07 (131 days later): John announces he has signed all the books, having just signed the last one. — IS THIS HEAVEN? 00:00:34
  • recalled 2011-11-09 (133 days later): Hank thinks Coulton's joke that he didn't have to sign 150,000 pre-ordered CDs was probably a reference to The Fault in Our Stars. (hedged: "I think is probably") — 27 Part Video 00:00:36
  • update 2011-12-05 (159 days later): John calls the copy he received one of the few unsigned copies of The Fault in Our Stars. — 5 Worst Typos of History 00:00:07
  • update 2011-12-23 (177 days later): Every copy of the first printing of The Fault in Our Stars is signed by John — all of them. — There Will Be NO SPOILERS!!! video description
  • recalled 2017-06-27 (6.0 years later): Signing all pre-orders means signing the whole first printing; for The Fault in Our Stars that was 150,000, charted on a 2011 poster Sarah made, and John signed almost all its pre-orders. — UNBOXING 00:00:46
  • recalled 2017-07-11 (6.0 years later): Amazon might be onto something: for about a year after The Fault in Our Stars came out, unsigned copies were much rarer than signed ones. (playful) (hedged: "like") — Signing 200,000 Autographs 00:00:43
  • recalled 2020-02-28 (8.7 years later): Hank says he was watching John's 2011 video of signing The Fault in Our Stars very quickly, when John was a little frazzled, and admits he is a little frazzled too. — I'M FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE 00:00:50
  • recalled 2020-10-20 (9.3 years later): John recalls that in 2011, signing the first printing of The Fault in Our Stars, he listened to Moby Dick. — How to Sign Your Name 150,000 Times 00:00:53
  • recalled 2021-02-23 (9.7 years later): John recalls signing 150,000 times for The Fault in Our Stars: at the end he signed 12 or 14 hours a day and doubted he could do it, until the purple Sharpie reminded him he had made this promise and would keep it. — A Little Joy and Color in an Otherwise Unbearably Bland Life 00:03:05
  • recalled 2021-04-02 (9.8 years later): All first-edition copies of The Fault in Our Stars were signed except a tiny number of misprints, which makes unsigned first editions extremely rare and more valuable. — John's World Record 00:00:58
  • recalled 2024-12-31 (13.5 years later): John says signing has been a significant part of his life for 12 years, ever since he signed the first printing of The Fault in Our Stars. — I Just Can't Do It Anymore 00:01:30
• 2011-07-13 · Hank: film a video of each physical Ellen Hardcastle buyer's ten-word script (2011) — Hank · changed · project deliverable · due: order within the next week (description) (≈ 2011-07-20)
  • promised 2011-07-13: Hank commits to film and post on YouTube a video of the ten-word script sent by each buyer of a physical Ellen Hardcastle (no profanity, English, must make sense). — ELLEN HARDCASTLE IS HERE! A Reunion Video 00:01:05
  • update 2011-07-15 (2 days later): Hank says he looks forward to making the videos with buyers' scripts. — Harry Freaking Potter 00:03:48
  • update 2011-07-20 (said on 2011-07-21, implied) (8 days later): Hank says the instruction email for sending ten-word scripts, not sent at first, has now gone out. — HARDCASTLED! 00:02:28
  • → changed 2011-07-20 (said on 2011-07-21, implied) (8 days later): Hank extends the ten-word-script offer to anyone buying in the next 14 days (LeakyCon/VidCon buyers via a photo with the CD), filming after VidCon and posting on his new Hardcastle Videos channel. — HARDCASTLED! 00:03:07
  • update 2011-09-02 (51 days later): Hank says he is working hard on his Ellen Hardcastle 10-word videos. — Tattoo Typos, Senses, Posters and Bad Movies 00:02:48
• 2011-08-03 · Hank: auction the poster signed by the VidCon 2011 speakers at the Project for Awesome (2011) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-08-03: Hank says the poster signed by all VidCon speakers will be auctioned at the Project for Awesome. — I Love My Brother 00:03:16
  • update 2011-12-16 (135 days later): Hank lists the VidCon poster signed by a bunch of YouTubers (about 50 signatures) among the P4A auction items to be released shortly. — Project for Awesome Logistics 00:02:35
• 2011-08-15 · John: make more HankGames videos with Hank (2011) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-08-15: John says that in the future he is going to make more HankGames videos with Hank. — HANKLERFISH! 00:01:24
• 2011-08-24 · Hank: with Nerdfighters, make enough calendar pages for John to have a page a day for the rest of his life (2011) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-08-24: Hank says that in the coming months they will create enough pages for John to have a page-a-day calendar for the rest of his life. — HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN! 00:01:41
• 2011-09-28 · Hank: buy the glasses frames that win the 2011 viewer vote (2011) — Hank · kept · answer to an ask
  • promised 2011-09-28: Hank says he will buy the glasses that win the view-count vote and wear them for like ever. — Cup Stacking and Glasses Picking 00:03:08
  • update 2011-11-28 (61 days later): Hank explains he is still wearing his old glasses because Walmart wrote the wrong prescription and LensCrafters made the new lenses wrong. — Stuffed with STUFF! 00:02:55
  • → kept 2012-02-03 (128 days later): Hank says he finally got the glasses viewers voted for long ago, with anti-reflective coating. — An Awful Lot of Touring 00:00:54
• 2011-10-19 · John: do another Question Tuesday next week (October 2011) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: 2011-10-25 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2011-10-19: John says he is going to do a Question Tuesday next week (25 October 2011) as well. — Question Wed — THE COVER OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS! 00:02:30
• 2011-11-09 · Hank: keep his facial hair until the end of November, then shave it (2011) — Hank · kept · project deliverable · due: 2011-11-30 · after the due date
  • promised 2011-11-09: Hank says he is going to shave his facial hair at the end of November. — 27 Part Video 00:03:10
  • update 2011-11-11 (2 days later): John says he has to live with Hank's goatee for another 20 days. (playful) — The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:00:54
  • → kept 2011-12-02 (23 days later): On the end screen Hank shows off a new mustache and haircut and says he will post the full video of shaving his facial hair on Hank's channel. — F#*%? An Explanation of Curse Words 00:02:50
  • recalled 2012-01-02 (54 days later): John notes the first SciShow episodes were filmed in November, so Hank has the 'hideous' goatee many viewers liked, and regrets Hank never filmed one with his policeman mustache. (playful) — Changes to Vlogbrothers 00:02:06
• 2011-11-11 · John: make no Toby Turner joke for at least three videos (2011) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2011-11-11: Having compared the Bank of Nerdfighteria's two arms to Toby Turner's, John says he loves Toby and promises Hank not to make a Toby joke for at least three videos. (playful) — The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:00:54
• 2011-11-11 · John (with Hank): match Nerdfighters' donations to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck up to the first $10,000 (2011) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · amount: first $10,000
  • promised 2011-11-11: John says he and Hank will match Nerdfighters' donations to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck for the first $10,000. — The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:01:23
• 2011-12-02 · Hank: post the full video of shaving off his facial hair on hankschannel (2011) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-12-02: Hank says he made a whole video of himself shaving his facial hair and will put it up on Hank's channel. — F#*%? An Explanation of Curse Words 00:02:50
• 2011-12-16 · Hank: personalize each of his auctioned wall posters and send it to its buyer (P4A 2011) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2011-12-16: Hank says he will personalize each auctioned wall poster and send it to the person who gets it. — Project for Awesome Logistics 00:01:45

2012 (9)

• 2012-05-01 · John: reveal a present for Hank involving Nerdfighters on Hanko de Mayo (2012) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: Hanko de Mayo 2012 (≈ 2012-12-31) · on time
  • promised 2012-05-01: John says he has a present for Hank that involves viewers and that he will reveal it on Hanko de Mayo. — Moon Farts: Being Charlie While Running Errands 00:02:52
  • → kept 2012-05-05 (4 days later): On Hanko de Mayo John reveals his present for Hank involving Nerdfighters: emails to elected officials asking for NASA funding, plus a spare piece of the Webb telescope. — It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! 00:01:13
• 2012-05-08 · John: always vote, a promise made after he failed to vote in Florida in the 2000 US presidential election — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2012-05-08: John recalls promising himself and his country, after failing to vote in Florida in the 2000 presidential election, that he would always vote, and keeps it today despite being sick. — Tiny Chickens Invade, But Still I Vote 00:01:10
• 2012-07-20 · Hank: put songs in his next four vlogbrothers videos (2012) — Hank · progress reported, no completion
  • promised 2012-07-20: Hank says he will attempt to have songs in his next four videos. (hedged: "attempt") — The Universe is Weird: A Song 00:03:32
  • update 2012-07-27 (7 days later): Hank's video is a song ('Tumblr: The Musical'), the first of the songs he said he would attempt to put in his next four videos; the promise itself is not mentioned. — Tumblr: The Musical 00:03:28
• 2012-08-04 · Hank: live-tweet the Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity) landing from the SciShow Twitter on Sunday night (2012) — Hank · no report on the channel · due: 2012-08-05 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2012-08-04: Hank says he will live-tweet the Mars Science Laboratory landing from the SciShow Twitter on Sunday night (5 August 2012). — EXTRA! Thoughts from Tour 00:03:14
• 2012-08-17 · Hank: use the secret mailing list only once or twice, then delete it (2012) — Hank · no report on the channel · answer to an ask
  • promised 2012-08-17: The description promises the secret mailing list will be used only once or twice and then deleted. — Open Letter to the Wizards video description
• 2012-09-25 · John: do his punishment next week (2012) — John · no report on the channel · punishment accepted · due: 2012-10 (≈ 2012-10-31) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2012-09-25: John says he will do his punishment next week (week of 1 October 2012) and is trying to find a llama. — Do Businesses Need to Suck? 00:01:27
• 2012-12-04 · John: donate a penny to charity for every comment on a P4A 2012 video (2012) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable · amount: one penny per comment, up to one million comments
  • promised 2012-12-04: John says that, as in previous years, he and Hank will donate one penny per P4A comment, up to one million comments. — Time for AWESOME 00:02:26
  • update 2012-12-17 (13 days later): John says every comment on a P4A video is a penny that he has to donate to charity. — THE PROJECT FOR AWESOME 2012 IS HERE! Save the Children. 00:02:49
  • update 2012-12-21 (17 days later): Hank reports more than 700,000 P4A comments, each costing John a penny. — Meet the Team: The Missoula Office (And P4A and TheBrainScoop) 00:02:32
• 2012-12-04 · John: P4A 2012 mailing-list members will get only email about this year's P4A (2012) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2012-12-04: John promises that P4A 2012 mailing-list members will receive only email about this year's (2012) Project for Awesome. — Time for AWESOME 00:02:55
• 2012-12-17 · John: share an e-book of his stories with P4A 2012 contributors (2012) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2012-12-17: John says that this year (2012), instead of zombie stories, he is sharing an e-book of his stories, available only to P4A contributors. — THE PROJECT FOR AWESOME 2012 IS HERE! Save the Children. 00:02:49

2013 (6)

• 2013-01-29 · John: sign the first pre-ordered copies of the Our Little Infinity poster (2013) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2013-01-29: John says he will sign the first however many posters are pre-ordered. — Across Three Continents: A Tale of Tumblr, Copyright, and Excellent Posters 00:02:48
• 2013-03-15 · Hank: vlog every day in April (2013) — Hank · progress reported, no completion
  • promised 2013-03-15: Hank says he will vlog every day in April. — Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes 00:02:26
  • update 2013-04-26 (42 days later): Hank thanks viewers who have been watching him vlog every day on Hank's channel. — Cat GIF Critique 00:02:21
• 2013-05-17 · Hank: vlogbrothers content will never go behind a paywall (2013) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2013-05-17: Hank says he and John will never put their content behind a paywall. — GIFs, JIFs, Whip Pans, Trivia, and BATMAN! 00:01:33
• 2013-07-19 · John: return to vlogbrothers from paternity leave on July 30 (2013) — John · no report on the channel · personal · due: 2013-07-30 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2013-07-19: John says he will see viewers on July 30th, his return from paternity leave. — TFiOS Movie, Bees, Babies, and More! 00:03:48
• 2013-08-13 · John: donate money to Children With Hair Loss for wigs (2013) — John · no report on the channel · amount: some money
  • promised 2013-08-13: John says he is going to donate some money to Children With Hair Loss so they can make wigs. — Shailene's Hair, Unfair Monopoly, and the Just World Fallacy 00:03:17
• 2013-12-03 · John: the brothers will not trademark 'Don't Forget to Be Awesome' (2013) — John · progress reported, no completion
  • promised 2013-12-03: John says the brothers aren't going to trademark 'Don't Forget to Be Awesome', because it would claim ownership of something that isn't really theirs. — Who Owns DFTBA? An Introduction to Trademarks 00:02:11
  • update 2019-11-19 (6.0 years later): John says this is why he and Hank have never trademarked 'Don't forget to be awesome' or DFTBA. — Kylie Jenner Shows Me What's Wrong with Reddit 00:03:15

2014 (11)

• 2014-01-28 · John: do a live show reading from Esther Earl's book This Star Won't Go Out (2014) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: 2014-01-29 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2014-01-28: John says he will do a live show tomorrow to read from Esther's book and talk more about it. — Question Tuesday! TFIOS Movie Trailer, Penguin Knees, and Backflips 00:01:25
• 2014-02-07 · Hank: come back to HankGames with multiple videos a week, including Pikmin 3 and Super Mario Bros. U with Katherine (2014) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2014-02-07: Hank promises to come back to HankGames, with multiple videos per week including Pikmin 3 and Hank and Katherine playing Super Mario Brothers U. — Kill All The Humans 00:02:47
• 2014-02-18 · John: read 18 viewer-suggested books and review them in a future video (2014) — John · no report on the channel · answer to an ask · due: a future video · amount: 18 books
  • promised 2014-02-18: John promises to read 18 of the suggested books and review them in a future video. — 18 Great Books You Probably Haven't Read 00:00:18
• 2014-07-15 · John: keep Nerdfighters up to date on how the vlogbrothers pre-roll money is spent (2014) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2014-07-15: John promises Nerdfighters the brothers will keep them up to date on how the pre-roll money is spent. — Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses 00:00:25
  • update 2014-09-19 (66 days later): Hank tells viewers how the pre-roll money is being spent: an equipment grant for Physics Girl and money for Kelly Kend's documentary. — The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out 00:03:29
  • update 2014-10-14 (91 days later): John says the foundation now has about $45,000, partly from Nerdfighter projects like Nerdcrafteria (he says 'Minecrafteria') and more Vlogbrothers income - its best shape ever going into P4A. — A Minor Crisis 00:01:44
  • update 2015-05-26 (315 days later): Bank of Nerdfighteria update: Vlogbrothers ad revenue is split in half between the Foundation to Decrease World Suck and a fund sponsoring online educational content such as Physics Girl and The Financial Diet. — Sixteen Parts 00:02:05
  • update 2015-12-08 (1.4 years later): John says the Foundation already has $80,000 before P4A starts, mostly from Nerdcrafteria and Vlogbrothers ad revenue, half of which sponsors online educational projects and half goes to the Foundation. — The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report 00:02:42
  • update 2016-02-05 (1.6 years later): Through the Vlogbrothers ad revenue grants, this month (February 2016) the brothers sent money to Science With Tom, Eternally Curious, SimonOxfPhys and Unacademy, India's largest free education initiative. — Honest YouTube Talk Time 00:01:39
  • update 2016-09-06 (2.1 years later): John says half of the channel's ad revenue goes to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck and half sponsors online education projects. — How We're Spending Your Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report 00:00:59
  • update 2017-11-28 (3.4 years later): John says that since 2014 all Vlogbrothers ad revenue has been split evenly between the Foundation to Decrease World Suck and a fund sponsoring online educational content. — Let's Talk about Money 00:00:04
  • update 2021-02-09 (6.6 years later): A chunk of Vlogbrothers ad revenue sponsors educational video projects, and John often discovers new favourite channels that way. — Lesser Known YouTube Channels I Love 00:00:56
  • update 2021-08-17 (7.1 years later): John says the brothers' share also seems high, because the money belongs to Nerdfighteria, not to them; that is why half goes to grants for educational creators and half to charity. — Who Owns Nerdfighteria? 00:02:26
  • update 2022-02-08 (7.6 years later): John says vlogbrothers earned just over $145,000 in 2021: half went to the brothers' Partners In Health maternal-mortality project in Sierra Leone, the rest was split between a Complexly educational fund and grants to emerging educational creators such as Tom Lum, Alexis Nikole and Flipping Physics. — How Much Money Vlogbrothers Makes from YouTube (...and where it goes) 00:00:58
  • update 2023-10-06 (9.2 years later): Hank says that for over ten years half of the Vlogbrothers channel's ad revenue has gone to grants for small educational internet creators, since getting started is harder than it used to be. — I Quit 00:07:20
  • update 2024-11-01 (10.3 years later): Hank asks for applications for the Vlogbrothers sponsorship: half of their money helps newer educational creators on any internet platform. — Working Through a Crisis with My Brother 00:00:29
  • update 2026-05-29 (11.9 years later): Hank says the brothers justified taking the ad money by putting half into a pool granted to small educational creators, first YouTubers and now on multiple platforms: over 10 years, dozens of grants. — Chemo Cow Body Odor YouTube Helen Hunt Commute 00:05:20
  • update 2026-10-09 (12.2 years later): Among the Vlogbrothers things he is proudest of, Hank names the yearly bets on educational creators funded by a piece of Vlogbrothers ad revenue, which he calls the most rational thing. — The Productivity Lie 00:05:58
• 2014-07-15 · John: make a bunch of videos from his East Africa trip with Bill Gates (2014) — John · kept · personal
  • promised 2014-07-15: John says he will make a bunch of videos from the East Africa trip, though they probably won't be uploaded during the trip. (hedged: "probably") — Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses 00:02:31
  • update 2014-07-29 (14 days later): In this video from his Ethiopia trip, John says he will talk about hanging out with Bill Gates and the helicopter ride in the coming weeks. — Listen: Thoughts from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 00:02:57
  • update 2014-08-19 (35 days later): John then rode in a helicopter with Bill Gates, which was terrifying and hilarious, and will tell Hank about it next week (week of 25 August 2014) unless he gets meningitis again. (playful) — Baby Names: Thoughts from Rural Ethiopia 00:03:49
  • update 2014-08-26 (42 days later): Having promised it for weeks, John reports his first helicopter ride, with Bill Gates: scary at first, then kind of awesome. — Food Is Weird: Understanding Agriculture in the Developing World 00:00:12
  • → kept 2014-09-09 (56 days later): John says he filmed several conversations with Bill Gates in Ethiopia and will upload them every Tuesday for about a month, a couple of hours before his regular Vlogbrothers video. — Bill Gates and John Green Discuss Global Health 00:00:08
• 2014-07-15 · John: upload a Behind the Beautiful Forevers book club video next Tuesday during his trip (July 2014) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2014-07-22 · on time
  • promised 2014-07-15: John commits to make a Behind the Beautiful Forevers book club video, scheduled to upload next Tuesday (22 July 2014) so he doesn't get punished. — Exciting Announcements and Mosquito-Borne Illnesses 00:02:34
  • → kept 2014-07-22 (7 days later): John delivers the Behind the Beautiful Forevers book club video on Tuesday while he is away in East Africa. — Ambiguous Victories and Real Progress: Behind the Beautiful Forevers 00:00:16
• 2014-07-29 · John: tell Hank about his helicopter ride with Bill Gates (2014) — John · kept · personal · due: next week (week of 2014-08-25) · on time
  • promised 2014-07-29: John says he will talk in the coming weeks about hanging out with Bill Gates and flying in a helicopter with him. — Listen: Thoughts from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 00:02:57
  • make 2014-08-19 (21 days later): John promises to tell Hank next week (week of 25 August 2014) about his terrifying, hilarious helicopter ride with Bill Gates. (playful) — Baby Names: Thoughts from Rural Ethiopia 00:03:49
  • → kept 2014-08-26 (28 days later): John tells Hank about the helicopter ride with Bill Gates he had promised. — Food Is Weird: Understanding Agriculture in the Developing World 00:00:12
• 2014-09-12 · Hank: post his childhood photos for Throwback Thursdays on Instagram (2014) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2014-09-12: Hank says he will save his childhood photos for future Throwback Thursdays on Instagram. — Hanging with High School Hank 00:03:30
  • → kept 2014-11-17 (66 days later): After Hank posted a circa-1981 photo of the brothers on Thursday, Nerdfighters photoshopped it (as a rap duo, playing cards): 'the many gifts of Pizzamas'. — Combines and Movie Magic: Pizzamas Day 6 00:00:31
• 2014-09-19 · Hank: post his interview with Kelly Kend on hankschannel (2014) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2014-09-19: Hank says he will post his interview with Kelly Kend on hankschannel. — The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out 00:03:46
  • → kept 2014-09-19 (same video): The description says Hank's interview with Kelly is (already) on hankschannel. — The Oculus Rift is Freakin Me Out video description
• 2014-11-21 (said on 2014-11-20, implied) · John: talk more about the P4A 2014 feedback once he is less exhausted (2014) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: when I'm not the most exhausted exhaustee in all of Exhaustia
  • promised 2014-11-21 (said on 2014-11-20, implied): John says he will talk more about the P4A 2014 feedback when he is not so exhausted. — The Sleepiest Sleepyhead in Sleeptown 00:01:57
• 2014-11-28 · Hank: upload the extra footage of the brothers' Thanksgiving gratitude conversation to HanksChannel (2014) — Hank · no report on the channel · due: soon
  • promised 2014-11-28: In the description, the brother writing it says they talked longer than four minutes and he is going to upload the extra on HanksChannel soon. — Global Health and Human Hair: What the Vlogbrothers are Thankful For video description

2015 (14)

• 2015-03-13 · Hank: do a Reddit AMA on Monday about the first of two secret projects (2015) — Hank · no report on the channel · due: Monday (2015-03-16) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2015-03-13: Hank commits to doing a Reddit AMA on Monday about the first of two secret projects, to be announced early next week (week of 16 March 2015). — Screaming Into Pillows 00:02:20
• 2015-05-19 · John: match Nerdfighters' donations to the Save the Children refugee fundraiser up to $20,000 (2015) — John · kept · project deliverable · amount: $20,000
  • promised 2015-05-19: John pledges to match all Nerdfighters' donations to the Save the Children fundraiser up to $20,000, with Sarah's agreement. — Pain Destroys Language: John after the Dentist 00:02:04
  • → kept 2015-05-26 (7 days later): John reports the one-week fundraiser for Save the Children's work with Syrian refugees raised over $15,000, $30,000 with matching, which eases his feelings about the world and his post-operative mouth pain; he thanks donors. — Sixteen Parts 00:00:07
• 2015-06-16 (said on 2015-06-13, implied) · John: share a Mountain Goats song he loves every day until the Paper Towns US release (2015) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2015-07-24 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2015-06-16 (said on 2015-06-13, implied): John commits in the description to share a John Darnielle/Mountain Goats song he loves every day until the Paper Towns US release on July 24th. — Paper Towns Madrid with Nat Wolff! THE TOUR BEGINS video description
• 2015-06-26 · Hank: write his novel, drafting badly and revising until it is good (2015) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · personal
  • promised 2015-06-26: Hank commits to doing the work of writing his novel, bad draft first and then making it good, though it will take a long time. — How to Get Good at Everything 00:03:31
  • update 2016-06-10 (350 days later): Hank jokes in the roast that he keeps talking about a book he is going to write someday. (playful) — Hank Roasts Himself Diss Track - Roast Yourself Challenge 00:00:46
• 2015-06-30 · John: announce the venues and times of the US Paper Towns tour stops within a week (2015) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable · due: 2015-07-07
  • promised 2015-06-30: John says he should know the tour venues and times within the next week and will let viewers know. (hedged: "I should") — Some News 00:01:11
  • update 2015-07-14 (14 days later): The description lists the venues and times of the Paper Towns tour stops: Indianapolis (Murat Theatre at Old National Centre, 2:30pm July 14), Columbus (Palace Theatre, July 15) and Dallas (The Bomb Factory, July 16). — On Exhaustion video description
• 2015-08-03 · John: do a Question Tuesday the next day (August 2015) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2015-08-04 · on time
  • promised 2015-08-03: John says he will do a Question Tuesday tomorrow (4 August 2015). — I Love You, Hank. Esther Day 2015 00:01:31
  • → kept 2015-08-04 (1 day later): John does the Question Tuesday he promised the day before. — Question Tuesday: Wookiee Gunships, Sneezing Cessation, and Pizza 00:00:01
• 2015-08-11 (said on 2015-08-10, implied) · John: make a video on how the media profits from long campaigns' ad spending (2015) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2015-08-11 (said on 2015-08-10, implied): In the description John says he will discuss in another video how the media profits from longer campaigns through ad buys. — 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns video description
• 2015-08-11 (said on 2015-08-10, implied) · John: ignore the 2016 US presidential campaign until 100 days before Indiana's May 3 primary, then start caring (2015) — John · progress reported, no completion · due: 2016-01-23
  • promised 2015-08-11 (said on 2015-08-10, implied): John pledges to start caring about the US presidential election 100 days before Indiana's May 3 primary, and to think about Donald Trump for the first time if he is still a candidate on January 23, 2016; until then he will remain blissfully ignorant. — 454 Days: Understanding America's Ridiculous Political Campaigns 00:03:03
  • update 2016-01-19 (162 days later): Asked whom he will vote for, John says he is still not paying attention to the presidential election until 100 days before Indiana's primary, leaving him a few more blessed days. — The Looking for Alaska Movie, Davos, and Hufflepuff Shade: It's Question Tuesday 00:01:02
• 2015-08-21 · Hank: analyse the full 2015 Nerdfighteria Census results (2015) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2015-08-21: Hank says he has no time to analyse the whole Census now but is going to. — Book Towers for Miles 00:00:01
  • → kept 2015-09-04 (14 days later): Hank says he has just analysed the whole 2015 Nerdfighteria Census over at hankschannel. — Addicted to Outrage 00:03:08
• 2015-09-24 · Hank: post his Global Goals video the next day (September 2015) — Hank · kept · due: 2015-09-25 · on time
  • promised 2015-09-24: Hank tells John he will post his video about the Global Goals tomorrow, which he is very excited to share. — Continents are Dumb 00:03:06
  • → kept 2015-09-25 (1 day later): Hank posts his video on the Global Goals as world leaders sign on to them. — Pissed Off for a Better World 00:00:30
• 2015-10-20 · John: hold a fundraiser event with Daniel Biss for his Illinois Comptroller campaign, his last public appearance before VidCon 2016 (November 2015) — John · progress reported, no completion · personal · due: 2015-11-21 · amount: $40
  • promised 2015-10-20: John commits to holding a fundraiser for Daniel next month (November 2015), his last public appearance before VidCon; $40 tickets include An Abundance of Katherines signed by both (description: November 21, Ravinia, Highland Park). — Nerdfighteria's Resident Comptroller? 00:03:32
  • update 2015-11-18 (29 days later): The description reminds Chicagoans that John will be talking with Daniel Biss this weekend in Highland Park. — SUIT UP! A Very Fancy Reunion Video (Pizzamas Day 8) video description
• 2015-11-10 · John: do a Question Tuesday on Thursday during Pizzamas (November 2015) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2015-11-12 · on time
  • promised 2015-11-10: John commits to doing a Question Tuesday on Thursday (12 November 2015). — It's a Pizzamas Miracle! (Pizzamas Day 2) 00:02:47
  • → kept 2007-12-18 (7.9 years earlier): John does the promised Question Tuesday on Thursday: 'Question Thursday'. — Dec 18th: The Project for Awesome and Question Tuesday!!! 00:00:00
• 2015-12-08 · John and Hank: match $250,000 of P4A 2015 first-half donations (2015) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · amount: $250,000
  • promised 2015-12-08: John says he and Hank are going to match another $250,000 of P4A 2015 first-half donations. — The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report 00:01:49
• 2015-12-08 · John: post his P4A 2015 video on Friday, December 11 (2015) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2015-12-11 · on time
  • promised 2015-12-08: John tells Hank he will also post on Friday (11 December 2015) because it is his year to make a P4A video. — The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report 00:03:10
  • → kept 2015-12-11 (3 days later): John posts his Friday P4A 2015 video. — The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 00:00:00

2016 (13)

• 2016-01-19 · John: give Hank some thoughts from Davos in next week's video (January 2016) — John · kept · personal · due: next week (late January 2016) (≈ 2016-01-26) · on time
  • promised 2016-01-19: John promises that next week (week of 25 January 2016) he will give Hank some thoughts from Davos. — The Looking for Alaska Movie, Davos, and Hufflepuff Shade: It's Question Tuesday 00:03:17
  • → kept 2016-01-26 (7 days later): John gives Hank his thoughts from Davos: the town, its elitism, what he learned, and the question of whether people make history. — Billionaires and Radical Hope: Thoughts from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 00:02:47
• 2016-01-26 · John: look at the big problems from Davos (income inequality, climate change, refugees, gender inequality and poverty) in coming weeks (2016) — John · no report on the channel · personal · due: 2016-02 (≈ 2016-02-29) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2016-01-26: John commits to looking, in the coming weeks, at problems he left Davos thinking about: income inequality, climate change, the refugee crisis and how gender inequality affects poverty. — Billionaires and Radical Hope: Thoughts from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 00:03:22
• 2016-03-08 · John: share several Syrian refugees' stories from Jordan in the coming weeks (2016) — John · progress reported, no completion
  • promised 2016-03-08: John says he will share several of these refugees' stories in the coming weeks. — Aida and Majeeda: Thoughts from the Azraq Refugee Camp 00:00:09
  • update 2016-03-15 (7 days later): John explains: a brother on a university scholarship in Turkey, two married sisters in Syria, his engineer father and older brother crossed to Europe by boat over a year ago; the rest hope to reunite in Germany. — The Extraordinary Story of Hussam: Teenager, Writer, and Syrian Refugee 00:02:11
  • update 2016-06-07 (91 days later): John visited Musa Mohammed's family, whose 18-year-old daughter was about to begin university; they had a two-storey house and a car in Syria and now have only hope in their children's education. — Zaatari: Thoughts from a Refugee Camp 00:02:15
  • update 2016-06-21 (105 days later): Because yesterday was World Refugee Day, John shares the story of a family he met in Jordan: Mufak, Nada and their five kids. — Syrian Refugees in the United States: One Family's Story 00:00:00
• 2016-04-15 · Hank: let viewers know about tickets for the El Paso tour show (2016) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2016-04-15: Hank says they will figure out the El Paso show and he will let viewers know. — T-Shirt and Jeans and TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT 00:03:34
• 2016-04-19 · John: look at the Republican candidates' tax plans next Tuesday (2016) — John · kept · due: 2016-04-26 · on time
  • promised 2016-04-19: John says that next Tuesday (26 April 2016) he will look at the Republican candidates' tax plans. — Literally Hitler 00:03:20
  • update 2016-04-22 (3 days later): Hank says John will give his analysis of Ted Cruz's and Donald Trump's tax plans on Tuesday. — Clinton vs. Sanders: POLICY IS EXCITING! 00:07:15
  • → kept 2016-04-26 (7 days later): John says that today he will discuss the tax plans put forth by Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. — Understanding the Tax Plans of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz 00:00:04
• 2016-05-03 · John: go to Wembley to watch AFC Wimbledon if they reach the play-off final (2016) — John · kept
  • promised 2016-05-03: John says that if AFC Wimbledon make the final, he is going to Wembley Stadium to watch the game. — No Fumar 00:02:43
  • update 2016-05-24 (21 days later): John says he is leaving directly from the Indianapolis 500 to go to the game in London. — Easier Than IKEA: A Video in Two Parts 00:03:20
  • → kept 2016-05-31 (said on 2016-05-29, implied) (26 days later): In London John heads to Wembley, sees AFC Wimbledon's crest there and stops at an AFC Wimbledon bar, the Green Man; he says he can't remember when he was this excited. — The Most Amazing Day 00:01:27
  • → kept 2016-12-27 (238 days later): From the Indy 500 John flew to London to see Nerdfighteria-sponsored AFC Wimbledon win at Wembley for a third-tier spot, then partied at their home stadium with his dad and players. — The Best of My 2016 00:00:50
  • recalled 2019-12-17 (3.6 years later): Everything was perfect: singing with fans in a pub, then Wembley with his dad, Rosianna, his friend Stuart and Wimbly Womblies co-founder Meredith. — The Best Days of My Decade 00:01:21
  • recalled 2023-04-04 (6.9 years later): When John saw AFC Wimbledon promoted to the third tier at Wembley with his dad, friends and 60,000 others, he felt pure, simple joy without dread. — The Search for Real Feeling 00:02:05
  • recalled 2023-04-11 (6.9 years later): John recalls watching AFC Wimbledon, sponsored by them for over a decade with DFTBA on their shorts, win a play-off final against Plymouth Argyle; a crying Plymouth fan answered his condolences with 'Great day for you lot, though.' — Wrexham's Most Amazing Feeling 00:01:05
  • recalled 2025-05-20 (9.1 years later): John recalls that he and Stuart completed the double before, a day so magical he made a Vlogbrothers video about it and his suit lining depicts that day at Wembley. — The Double 00:02:55
  • recalled 2025-05-27 (said on 2025-05-25, implied) (9.1 years later): John wears the exact outfit he wore nine years ago when Wimbledon last made it to Wembley, taken from a mothballed closet, while insisting he is not superstitious. — The Longest (and best) Day 00:01:10
• 2016-08-02 · John: send Hank Amy Krouse Rosenthal's picture books in the coming months (2016) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2016-08-02: John says he'll be sending Hank Amy Krouse Rosenthal's picture books in the coming months. — Beckoning Lovely 00:00:03
• 2016-08-30 · John: make only three public appearances in the next ten months (NerdCon: Stories, NerdCon: Nerdfighteria, a Cleveland speech) to finish his novel draft (2016) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2017-06 (≈ 2017-06-30) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2016-08-30: John has decided to clear his schedule for several months to finish a draft of his new story, so over about ten months he will make only three public appearances. (hedged: "kind of") — My Body Is a Broken Temple 00:02:34
• 2016-09-13 · John: answer viewers' questions about 100 Days in a live show the same day (2016) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: 2016-09-13 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2016-09-13: John will answer questions about 100 Days in a live show later today and looks forward to viewers' ideas for making it awesome. — YouTube's New Thing (and a New Thing of Our Own) 00:03:42
• 2016-10-28 · Hank: give the Google Pixel phone he was sent to the author of his favourite suggested tweet (2016) — Hank · no report on the channel · answer to an ask
  • promised 2016-10-28: Hank says Google sent him a Pixel XL phone; an iPhone user who won't upgrade just because he got a free phone, he will give it to the author of his favourite tweet. — Give Me Your Tweets, I'll Give You My Phone · Last Video Before Leave! 00:02:18
  • update 2016-10-28 (same video): Hank sets the tweet contest rules: at most 130 characters including the handle, a winner he picks subjectively by how funny he finds it, old tweets allowed, no plagiarism, and GIF or image instructions welcome. — Give Me Your Tweets, I'll Give You My Phone · Last Video Before Leave! video description
• 2016-11-15 · John: post a holiday gift book roundup video (2016) — John · kept
  • promised 2016-11-15: John says he will have many more book recommendations in his forthcoming holiday gift book roundup. — Good News/Bad News: A Pizzamas Video in Nine Slices 00:02:42
  • → kept 2016-12-06 (21 days later): John begins his holiday book roundup, recommending twelve books he thinks will make excellent holiday gifts. — Exactly Like the Human Sternum 00:01:20
• 2016-11-15 · John: do a Question Tuesday on Thursday to close his part of Pizzamas (November 2016) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: Thursday 2016-11-17 · on time
  • promised 2016-11-15: John says he thinks he will close out his part of Pizzamas on Thursday with an old-fashioned Question Tuesday. (hedged: "I think") — Good News/Bad News: A Pizzamas Video in Nine Slices 00:02:52
  • → kept 2016-11-17 (2 days later): John holds a Question Tuesday on Thursday, answering real questions from real nerdfighters. — Decathlons, Pretension, and the Weirdest Animal I've Met: It's Question Thursday 00:00:02
• 2016-12-01 (said on 2016-12-02, implied) · Hank: attend all three 2017 VidCons, in Anaheim, Amsterdam and Melbourne (2016) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2016-12-01 (said on 2016-12-02, implied): Hank says he will be at all three VidCons: Anaheim, Amsterdam and Melbourne. — See you in Amsterdam, Melbourne, or Anaheim!! (also Boston) 00:02:01
  • update 2017-04-07 (126 days later): Hank is glad finally to be in Amsterdam, which he has long wanted to visit, and to be there for VidCon Europe, which he expects to be a ball. — Squeezing Strangers' Bikes in Amsterdam! 00:03:36
  • update 2017-06-09 (189 days later): Hank is prepping for VidCon Australia, which is coming up very fast. — Some Unhealthy Productivity Tips (and some Healthy ones) 00:00:49
  • update 2017-06-13 (193 days later): John says a Nerdfighter gathering at VidCon in Anaheim in a couple of weeks, Thursday at 9:30 am, is where he and Hank will announce exciting new Complexly projects. — Cheyenne, Wyoming 00:03:11
  • update 2017-06-16 (196 days later): Hank says he is going to VidCon next week (week of 19 June 2017). — When Will You Die? 00:03:41
  • update 2017-06-23 (203 days later): Hank signs off noting that he and John are probably hanging out right now, since it is VidCon. (hedged: "probably") — Reviewing Musicals from their Wikipedia Pages 00:03:48
  • update 2017-08-04 (245 days later): Hank says John can't come to VidCon Australia, but he will be there. — Why Bullets are Good for the Environment 00:03:32
  • update 2017-09-01 (273 days later): Hank says he is going to Australia and will see Australians at VidCon Australia. — What Everyone Gets Wrong About Global Warming 00:03:23
  • update 2017-09-08 (280 days later): Hank rents a bike and shows where VidCon will be held tomorrow. — How to Win Australia 00:03:12
  • → kept 2017-09-12 (284 days later): John congratulates Hank on a great VidCon Australia. — How Will the World End? Why Even Get Out of Bed? It's Question Tuesday. 00:03:30
  • recalled 2017-09-15 (287 days later): Hank says the whole VidCon Australia experience was so nice and he loves Australians. — My Butt Has Some Complaints About Australia 00:00:28

2017 (8)

• 2017-03-07 · John and Chris: run a 10K race on day 100 of 100 Days, with sponsorship proceeds going to Exodus (2017) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2017-03-07: In a P.S., John says he and his best friend Chris are on a health and fitness journey on 100 Days and will run a 10K race on day 100, with all proceeds to Exodus. — Hoping for an Airport Reunion: One Refugee Family's Story 00:04:39
• 2017-06-22 · John: answer viewers' questions about Turtles All the Way Down in next Tuesday's video (2017) — John · kept · answer to an ask · due: 2017-06-27 · on time
  • promised 2017-06-22: John says he will try to answer some of the questions in next Tuesday's (27 June 2017) video (27 June 2017). (hedged: "try") — My New Book 00:01:03
  • → kept 2017-06-27 (5 days later): Asked whether all pre-orders of Turtles All the Way Down will be signed, John says clearly no. — UNBOXING 00:01:13
• 2017-06-27 · John: sign at least 200,000 copies of Turtles All the Way Down (2017) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2017-06-27: John will sign at least 200,000 copies of the book, hopefully slightly more. — UNBOXING 00:01:08
  • update 2017-06-27 (same video): Sarah turned the 2011 chart into a 2017 thermometer resting on stacked turtles; since January John has signed 80,000 and has about two months to reach his goal. (hedged: "like, about") — UNBOXING 00:02:52
  • update 2017-07-11 (14 days later): Still on vacation, John brought 35,000 sheets of paper and has signed very nearly 120,000 sheets. — Signing 200,000 Autographs 00:00:02
  • update 2017-07-18 (21 days later): Signing update: John is just past 135,000 signatures. — Accio Decade Hallows 00:00:00
  • update 2017-08-01 (35 days later): Signing update: John has about 34,000 copies to go, about 68 hours of signing, which he thinks is doable. (hedged: "I think") — Death and How to Avoid It (...for a while) 00:03:22
  • update 2017-08-15 (49 days later): John has signed 184,000 sheets and is on the first of the two turtles; eight boxes (16,000 sheets, about 32 hours) remain, and he must finish by Monday (21 August 2017). — Very Hard to Desclibe 00:01:07
  • → kept 2017-08-29 (63 days later): John announces he has finished signing all 200,000 copies of Turtles All the Way Down; the boxes are gone. — 40 00:02:30
  • recalled 2018-01-30 (217 days later): John recalls signing his name 200,000 times as arguably pathological joy in repetitive tasks. (playful) (hedged: "arguably") — Hank, I Have Some Advice 00:02:19
  • recalled 2021-04-02 (3.8 years later): John went from 150,000 signatures for The Fault in Our Stars to 200,000 for Turtles All the Way Down and now 250,000 for The Anthropocene Reviewed, flooding the market. — John's World Record 00:01:27
• 2017-07-11 · John: mail Hank a box of signed Turtles All the Way Down sheets to Hanklerfish (2017) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2017-07-11: Asked 'can I Hanklerfish some?', John tells Hank he will be putting this box of sheets in the mail shortly. — Signing 200,000 Autographs 00:03:29
• 2017-08-29 · John: post a video of himself reading the first chapter of Turtles All the Way Down next week (2017) — John · kept · project deliverable · due: 2017-09-05 · on time
  • promised 2017-08-29: John announces that his video next week (week of 4 September 2017) will be him reading the first chapter of Turtles All the Way Down. — 40 00:02:47
  • → kept 2017-09-05 (7 days later): John says this video is him reading the first chapter of Turtles All the Way Down. — John Reads the First Chapter of Turtles All the Way Down 00:00:02
• 2017-09-07 · John: the brothers will visit the Midwest on their next tour (2012) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2017-09-07: John recalls that the 2012 tour skipped the Midwest, to much consternation, and that he then said sorry and promised to be there next time; "just six short years later", he says, he is keeping that promise with this tour. — I Love and Apologize to (Insert Location Here): Surprise Thursday Bonus Video! 00:01:13
• 2017-10-30 · John and Hank: send all the Pizzamas 2017 stuff to the author of the chosen Pizza John cocktail (2017) — both · progress reported, no completion · answer to an ask
  • promised 2017-10-30: John says the winner of the cocktail contest will be sent all the Pizzamas stuff, then jokes that the brothers will drink all the suggestions. — I Mustache You: A Pizzamas Reunion! 00:03:41
  • update 2017-11-01 (2 days later): John announces the winner, whose suggester will receive all the Pizzamas merch: the Old School Vlogbrothers Joke, equal parts Strawberry Hill, champagne and Diet Dr Pepper. — Pizza Cocktails with John and Hank! 00:03:37
• 2017-11-28 · John and Hank: match donations to P4A 2017's pre-selected charities up to $250,000 (2017) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2017-11-28: John commits that he and Hank will match every donation to P4A's pre-selected charities up to $250,000. — Let's Talk about Money 00:01:43
  • update 2017-12-12 (14 days later): Because of matching donations, every dollar donated will count as four dollars. — 2017 is the Best? 00:03:26
  • update 2017-12-15 (17 days later): In P4A's first part all money up to $700,000 will be matched, and the first half's money is split between Last Mile Health and Save the Children. — Why Big Solutions Fail 00:02:41

2018 (12)

• 2018-01-02 · John: make at least four episodes of Cooking History with Sarah in 2018 (2018) — John · dropped
  • promised 2018-01-02: John wants to collaborate with his wife Sarah in 2018 on at least four episodes of a new YouTube series, Cooking History, uploaded at least initially on the Vlogbrothers channel. — BRING IT IN 2018 00:00:18
  • update 2018-02-06 (35 days later): John has been reading about this partly for the Cooking History videos he and Sarah will make later in the year. — Sawdust Bread 00:01:03
  • → dropped 2019-01-01 (364 days later): John missed his goal of a Cooking History video series with Sarah because they didn't make time for it. — How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 00:02:04
• 2018-01-02 · John: make at least ten episodes of The Anthropocene Reviewed podcast in 2018 (2018) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2018-01-02: John wants to make at least ten episodes in 2018 of a new podcast, The Anthropocene Reviewed, reviewing different aspects of the human-centered planet. — BRING IT IN 2018 00:01:05
  • update 2018-01-30 (28 days later): The first episode of John's new podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, reviewing facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale, is out now. — Hank, I Have Some Advice 00:02:41
  • → kept 2019-01-01 (364 days later): John met his 2018 goal of ten episodes of his new podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, making eleven; it was more work than imagined but more fun. — How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 00:01:40
• 2018-02-20 · John: do a Facebook Live event with Daniel Biss on Thursday at 1pm Eastern (2018) — John · no report on the channel · personal · due: 2018-02-22 · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2018-02-20: John says he and Daniel will do a Facebook Live event this Thursday (22 February 2018) at 1pm Eastern, where John will ask questions and viewers can too. — When Your Friend Runs for Governor 00:03:42
• 2018-05-15 · John: try to sponsor at least a few of the clubs and organizations that email him (2018) — John · kept
  • promised 2018-05-15: John apologizes in advance for the awesome things he won't be able to sponsor, but will try to sponsor at least a few. (hedged: "gonna try") — Seven Maps to Better Understand the World 00:03:53
  • → kept 2018-09-11 (119 days later): John learned of many worthy projects after his call for sponsorship and regrets having to select so few. — Surprise . . . 00:02:55
• 2018-06-12 · John: live-tweet every game of the 2018 World Cup at @sportswithjohn (2018) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2018-06-12: John will live-tweet every game of this year's (2018) World Cup from his sports Twitter, @sportswithjohn. — Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup 00:03:50
• 2018-07-03 · John: abide by the results of the vacation survey (2018) — John · progress reported, no completion · answer to an ask
  • promised 2018-07-03: A survey is in the doobly-doo, and John will abide by its results. — How Does This End? 00:03:40
  • update 2018-07-06 (3 days later): The survey results say people are fine with the brothers taking three weeks of vacation. — This Ends in Death 00:00:40
  • update 2019-04-05 (276 days later): Hank notes John didn't post on Tuesday: they had said they would take vacation days, and now one has actually happened and Hank is adjusting. — TOO MANY MILKS 00:00:00
• 2018-07-24 · John: join Hank on the An Absolutely Remarkable Thing tour in six cities (2018) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2018-07-24: John says he will join Hank on tour in New York, Boston, North Canton (Ohio), Kansas City, Chicago and Indianapolis, and is excited for it. — Other John Greens 00:03:22
  • update 2018-08-14 (21 days later): John is very excited to tour with Hank in September; not knowing when they will tour together again, he will try to relish it. — Question Tuesday: Secrets & Primes 00:02:36
  • update 2018-09-11 (49 days later): John asks viewers to see Hank and him, or Hank alone, on the book tour: Boston and Santa Cruz are sold out, tickets remain elsewhere. — Surprise . . . 00:03:24
  • update 2018-09-14 (52 days later): Hank will see John in New York City for the book's release on September 25th and the start of their tour. — Our Rivalry 00:02:52
  • update 2018-09-18 (56 days later): The description asks viewers to come see Hank and John on tour next week (week of 24 September 2018), via hankgreen.com. — On the Participation Trophy video description
  • update 2018-09-21 (59 days later): Hank will see John on Monday to prepare their very weird stage show and book tour, and viewers on Tuesday, the day his book comes out. — The Parable of the Perfect Pot 00:03:39
  • update 2018-09-25 (63 days later): John looks forward to seeing many viewers tonight at the New York launch and on the rest of the tour. — You Did It! 00:02:55
  • update 2018-09-28 (66 days later): Hank and John are together in Canton, Ohio, doing a 'Question Tuesday' of questions from Nerdfighters. — REUNION!!! Mountain Goats Aren't Goats 00:00:00
  • → kept 2018-10-02 (70 days later): In a later coda, John says his part of the An Absolutely Remarkable Thing tour has ended. — How Much Do You Love Each Other? It's Question Tuesday 00:02:26
  • recalled 2019-12-17 (1.4 years later): On September 25, 2018, Hank's first novel An Absolutely Remarkable Thing was published, and John got to support him at the launch at Town Hall in New York City. — The Best Days of My Decade 00:02:53
• 2018-08-14 · John: keep playing Fortnite as a pacifist on HankGames until he wins (2018) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2018-08-14: John plays Fortnite as a pacifist on HankGames, refusing to let Epic make him violent, and will continue until he wins or people get bored of Fortnite, probably the latter. (playful) (hedged: "Probably that one") — Question Tuesday: Secrets & Primes 00:03:05
  • update 2018-11-02 (80 days later): John says he will soon be back playing video games as a pacifist on HankGames. — Let Us Now Praise the Panda Person 00:03:38
  • update 2026-02-14 (7.5 years later): John says he has never finished first playing pacifist Fortnite, but it is going to happen for him: today is the day. (playful) — Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! 00:44:39
  • update 2026-02-15 (7.5 years later): John says that playing Fortnite as a pacifist with Stan, hiding inside ferns and bushes, they once finished second and once 98th out of a hundred. (playful) — Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! 02:18:37
• 2018-08-28 · John: answer as many viewer questions about the book-to-movie process as he can (2018) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2018-08-28: John says he will answer as many book-to-movie questions as he can. — The Book Was Better? 00:03:53
• 2018-11-06 · John: take a year off Facebook, Reddit, Instagram and Twitter, starting when P4A 2018 ends (2018) — John · changed
  • promised 2018-11-06: John will take a year off: he will block Facebook, Reddit, Instagram and Twitter from his browsers and truly dumb down his phone so he cannot access them. — Taking a Year Off 00:02:26
  • update 2019-01-01 (56 days later): As discussed in a previous video, John aims to post zero times to Twitter, Reddit, Instagram and Facebook; easy in principle, but he is worried he can't do it. — How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 00:02:17
  • update 2019-01-08 (63 days later): Tomorrow John will be one month into his year without social media; he left the platforms because he couldn't regulate his time or experience there and checked his phone hundreds of times a day. — I Quit Social Media. Here's How It's Going 00:00:03
  • update 2019-01-29 (84 days later): The description says John adapted recent vlogbrothers videos into a Washington Post op-ed about his experience quitting social media. — Do You Believe in Miracles? video description
  • update 2019-02-19 (105 days later): Off social media, John says he treated Instagram and Twitter like first love, as if an experience's realness depended on its sharedness; he enjoys looking at things outside the frame of shareability. — Battling Apathy and Searching for Meaning on Question Tuesday 00:00:29
  • update 2019-03-05 (119 days later): John says the Life's Library news is something he would have tweeted, but he doesn't have Twitter. — Way, Way Down the Rabbit Hole 00:03:24
  • update 2019-04-23 (168 days later): Still off Twitter, John says he wanted it only a few times in the last month, mostly to fret over football and to share Kaveh Akbar's new poem. — untitled 00:03:21
  • → kept 2019-11-07 (1.0 years later): John likes his life much more now: his average daily phone time has fallen by more than 80% and he is getting more work done. — I took a year off social media. Here's what happened. 00:01:27
  • → changed 2019-11-07 (1.0 years later): John is not going back to Twitter, Reddit, Instagram or Facebook, not because they are evil but because right now they don't work for him; he is happier and more productive without them. — I took a year off social media. Here's what happened. 00:02:15
  • update 2019-11-19 (1.0 years later): John mentions he went on Reddit, where he saw the highly upvoted Kylie Jenner post. — Kylie Jenner Shows Me What's Wrong with Reddit 00:00:09
  • update 2019-12-10 (1.1 years later): Quitting the social internet helped his loneliness, since he used those platforms unhealthily, in superficial connection that left him feeling deeply alone. — On Loneliness 00:03:09
  • update 2020-01-07 (1.2 years later): John also wants to continue not losing large swaths of his life scrolling through Twitter as dread washes over him. — Endings · Beginnings 00:03:09
  • update 2020-01-14 (1.2 years later): John asks Hank whether he should go back to his sports Twitter account, @sportswithjohn, rather than regular Twitter. — Foolish · Beautiful 00:03:11
  • update 2020-07-07 (1.7 years later): Hank's first book, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, was the main reason John quit using the social internet in 2018. — You're a Rock Star 00:01:56
  • update 2021-06-04 (2.6 years later): Hank notes John, not very active on Twitter, is a little more active than he used to be, and welcomes him back. (playful) — Is Twitter Redeemable? 00:00:00
  • update 2025-06-24 (6.6 years later): John did quit for a couple of years, a very productive time in some ways, but he missed the connection and the high. — Am I Cigarettes? 00:03:40
• 2018-11-08 · John (with Hank): match all donations to the first half of P4A 2018 up to $150,000 (2018) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2018-11-08: John says he and Hank will match all donations to the first half of the Project for Awesome up to $150,000. — Let's Talk Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semi-Annual Report 00:02:42
  • update 2018-12-07 (29 days later): John says that thanks to overwhelming support from matching donations, every dollar donated will count as four dollars. — BABIES! The 2018 Project for Awesome is here… 00:02:55
• 2018-11-13 · John: say yes when the salon receptionist offers to schedule his next hair appointment (2018) — John · progress reported, no completion · running bit
  • promised 2018-11-13: John says that when the receptionist asks, he will say yes to scheduling his next hair appointment, and will try to pay better attention so he can intervene earlier. — HAIRMERGENCY! 00:03:28
  • update 2018-11-20 (7 days later): John says he didn't get a haircut because he's too busy, and would rather not talk about it. (playful) — Cause for Celebration 00:00:00

2019 (11)

• 2019-01-01 · John: spend fewer than 20 nights away from his kids in 2019 (2019) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2019 (≈ 2019-12-31) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2019-01-01: John wants to travel less for work and spend fewer than 20 nights away from his kids this year (2019). — How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 00:02:28
• 2019-01-01 · John: read at least two books a month in 2019 (2019) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable · due: 2019 (≈ 2019-12-31)
  • promised 2019-01-01: John wants to read at least two books per month and be a productive member of the Life's Library Book Club community. — How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 00:02:58
  • update 2019-11-07 (310 days later): A year ago his attention was so fractured he could barely read a book for 10 or 15 minutes without reaching for a screen; only in recent months has his joy in long-form reading fully returned. — I took a year off social media. Here's what happened. 00:02:57
• 2019-01-01 · John: write 11 more episodes of The Anthropocene Reviewed in 2019 (2019) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: 2019 (≈ 2019-12-31) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2019-01-01: John wants to write another 11 episodes of The Anthropocene Reviewed. — How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 00:03:12
• 2019-01-01 · John: edit and host 46 episodes of a new Crash Course History series about Europe (2019) — John · kept · due: 2019 (≈ 2019-12-31) · after the due date
  • promised 2019-01-01: John wants to edit and host 46 episodes of a new Crash Course History series about Europe. — How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 00:03:15
  • update 2019-06-11 (161 days later): John says he partly hasn't written a novel because of other work (Crash Course European History, the Partners In Health project, TV and movie adaptations), though he has had some kind of day job for most of his writing life. — Why I Haven't Written a New Book 00:00:29
  • update 2019-11-07 (310 days later): This year (2019) he has written more words he is proud of than in any year since 2011, and hosted Crash Course series on European history and on navigating digital information. — I took a year off social media. Here's what happened. 00:01:33
  • update 2020-01-07 (1.0 years later): John will finish Crash Course European History this year (2020): it has been great fun and taught him to shift perspectives in history, but it ends as it approaches the present. — Endings · Beginnings 00:00:31
  • → kept 2020-12-29 (2.0 years later): John did finish Crash Course European History, though the last several episodes were filmed in his basement and directed by Stan over Zoom. — Looking Back at My 2020 Goals 00:00:29
• 2019-01-01 · John: write 5,000 words a month of a new novel in 2019 (2019) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2019 (≈ 2019-12-31) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2019-01-01: John's biggest professional goal, which he hesitates to share given his history of missing writing goals, is to write 5,000 words a month of a new novel: started, not finished, by year's end. — How to Make Goals, Not Resolutions 00:03:24
• 2019-04-09 · John: answer viewers' questions in the comments of the Kissy hospital video (2019) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2019-04-09: John says he will be in the comments to answer questions. — The Only Psychiatric Hospital in Sierra Leone 00:06:10
• 2019-10-22 · John (with Hank): follow the PIH Sierra Leone project for five years with video, photo and audio updates (2019) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2019-10-22: John says they are committed to following the project's successes and challenges over the next five years and beyond, through video, photo and audio updates and interviews with Sierra Leonean health workers. — Why We're Donating $6,500,000 00:04:43
  • update 2020-01-28 (98 days later): John says PIH now employs over 450 people, 96% Sierra Leonean; local nutritional supplements are reducing malnutrition; the hospital's maternal team is hiring nine nurses and four midwives. — Looking Away (Again) 00:04:17
  • update 2020-07-21 (273 days later): John gives an update on the PIH Sierra Leone project: COVID-19 closed and reopened Koidu's emergency department, PIH leads contact tracing, and a baby care unit opens soon. — Somebody Once Asked . . . 00:01:28
  • update 2020-11-17 (1.1 years later): John recalls that a year ago they announced a project supporting PIH and Sierra Leone's government in radically reducing maternal mortality, raising $25 million over five years to strengthen Kono's health system. — Our Biggest Project Yet: A One Year Update 00:00:00
  • update 2021-04-20 (1.5 years later): Despite the challenges of the last 15 months, the Maternal Center of Excellence is on schedule thanks to the Ministry of Health, colleagues at PIH and thousands of donors. — Breaking Ground!!! 00:00:00
  • update 2022-01-04 (2.2 years later): With support from PIH donors and Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health, the Kombayendeh clinic now has a stocked pharmacy, running water, a laboratory, clinician training, and patients. — After 15 Years on YouTube, THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING 00:05:04
  • update 2022-11-15 (3.1 years later): John gives a three-year update on the PIH Sierra Leone project in four parts: what happened, what's happening, why, and what's next. — 3 Years In: What Happened, Why, and What's Next 00:00:00
  • update 2023-05-02 (3.5 years later): The description says John visits Sierra Leone's Kono District for the first time since Covid and is astonished by the progress, the hope, and how far is still to go. — GOOD NEWS video description
  • update 2025-05-13 (5.6 years later): John says, thanks to the government and groups like PIH, Sierra Leone's lifetime maternal death risk fell from 1 in 17 to around 1 in 74, an over 60% reduction, though still too high. — I Have the BEST News 00:01:27
  • update 2025-10-31 (6.0 years later): Hank announces that the ribbon has just been cut at the Maternal Center of Excellence at Koidu Government Hospital, thanking the community, Partners In Health and Sierra Leone's Ministry of Health. — We Did It… 00:06:16
• 2019-10-22 · John: answer viewers' questions in the comments of the PIH Sierra Leone announcement video (2019) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2019-10-22: John says he will be in the comments to answer viewers' questions. — Why We're Donating $6,500,000 00:08:34
  • → kept 2019-10-22 (same video): In his pinned comment John answers viewers' questions about the donation, the P4A and the project. — Why We're Donating $6,500,000
• 2019-10-31 · Hank: tell viewers the sequel's title as soon as he knows it for sure (2019) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2019-10-31: Hank is not allowed to say the title yet; he will tell viewers as soon as he knows for sure, rather than float one they might hate. — Book News! 00:00:58
  • → kept 2019-11-29 (29 days later): Hank announces his new book, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, out July 7, 2020, with pre-order links and a synopsis in the description; he'll talk about it more soon. — My Most Controversial Opinion 00:03:07
• 2019-11-26 · John: take Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve 2019 off from Vlogbrothers (2019) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2019-11-26: John says that this year (2019) both Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve fall on Tuesdays and he will take both days off. — old fashioned parts video 00:00:09
  • update 2019-12-17 (21 days later): This is John's last Vlogbrothers video of the decade, so he shares some of his favorite days of the 2010s. — The Best Days of My Decade 00:00:01
• 2019-11-26 · John (with Hank): match the first $150,000 raised in P4A 2019 (2019) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2019-11-26: John says he and Hank will match the first $150,000 raised in this year's (2019) Project for Awesome. — old fashioned parts video 00:03:19

2020 (14)

• 2020-01-03 (said on 2020-01-02, implied) · Hank: make a later video on how mindless acquisition creates more stress than it alleviates (2020) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2020-01-03 (said on 2020-01-02, implied): The description says a cut part of the video, about how mindlessly acquiring something once valued beyond its utility creates more stress than it alleviates, became mostly about money, so Hank is saving it for later. — Re-Thinking our YouTube Channel video description
• 2020-01-07 · John: tour with Hank and Sarah for A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor and You Are an Artist (2020) — John · changed
  • promised 2020-01-07: John will tour with both Hank and Sarah, hoping to help their books have good beginnings. — Endings · Beginnings 00:02:35
  • update 2020-03-03 (56 days later): John says he and Sarah will tour together in support of the book, with dates announced March 9th on her Instagram. — Consciously Experiencing Human Dignity 00:03:24
  • update 2020-03-10 (63 days later): John says they are going on tour for Hank's book in July, maybe. (hedged: "Maybe") — A Strong but Fleeting Flavor: A Reunion Video 00:02:30
  • → changed 2020-04-07 (91 days later): The description says John will join Sarah and special guests on the book's virtual tour, replacing the planned in-person tour. — I am an artist. creator comment
  • update 2020-04-14 (98 days later): The description says Sarah's virtual book tour, beginning that night, features John and others. — books that help creator comment
  • update 2020-06-12 (157 days later): Hank and John will hold a launch event on July 7 at 7 p.m. Eastern, here, open to everyone. — Fed to the Rules 00:02:59
  • update 2020-06-30 (175 days later): Hank is doing a virtual live tour and John is joining him for much of it; more at hankgreen.com. — i like it 00:01:41
  • update 2020-07-03 (178 days later): Tickets bought for the July 6th event Hank and John are doing together may have been refunded and need buying again; Hank is sorry. — My World's on Fire 00:02:38
  • update 2020-07-07 (182 days later): Hank's second novel comes out today, and Hank and John will be live at 7 p.m. Eastern on the Vlogbrothers channel to celebrate. — You're a Rock Star 00:00:00
  • update 2020-12-29 (357 days later): Sarah's book You Are an Artist and Hank's A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor both came out, but the touring John planned for them did not happen. — Looking Back at My 2020 Goals 00:01:56
• 2020-01-14 · Hank: send John the nearly finished A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, probably on Monday (2020) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2020-01-14: Hank says he will send John the book, probably on Monday. (hedged: "probably") — Foolish · Beautiful 00:02:54
  • → kept 2020-03-10 (56 days later): John has just finished A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor and says it is so great that, like the last book, it seems impossible it was written by his brother, who is kind of a doofus. — A Strong but Fleeting Flavor: A Reunion Video 00:02:10
• 2020-01-24 · Hank: return to less familiar animals in the next Bizarre Beasts video (2020) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2020-01-24: Hank says next time Bizarre Beasts will return to animals John is less familiar with. — Horses are Very Weird 00:03:40
• 2020-02-11 · John: go run on the treadmill right after the video (2020) — John · kept
  • promised 2020-02-11: John is going to run now, on the treadmill, because it is very cold and he wants to watch AFC Wimbledon. — 1,100 Days: A Mental and Physical Health Update 00:03:24
  • → kept 2020-02-11 (same video): In a comment update, John says he ran 3 miles in 26:52. — 1,100 Days: A Mental and Physical Health Update
• 2020-02-25 · John: not ask viewers to like a video again for years (2020) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2020-02-25: In a pinned comment John asks viewers to like this video, saying he hasn't asked that in years and won't ask again for years, but is very curious. — A weird YouTube thing?
• 2020-02-28 · Hank: test every permanent marker he bought to find the best one for signing (2020) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2020-02-28: Since few people ever have to sign tens of thousands of sheets, Hank will test every permanent marker he could find to learn which is best, something he jokes no one has ever known. (playful) — I'M FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE 00:01:12
  • update 2020-02-28 (same video): In a comment, Hank says he is already working on the video with the permanent-marker test results. — I'M FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE
  • → kept 2020-04-24 (56 days later): Hank reports the results of testing the permanent markers he could easily find for signing: Sharpie had the most longevity. — The Sharpest Tool in the Shed 00:00:00
• 2020-03-17 · John (with Sarah): host regular livestreams on Vlogbrothers and The Art Assignment, starting the next day (2020) — John · progress reported, no completion
  • promised 2020-03-17: John says that starting tomorrow he and Sarah will host regular livestreams on Vlogbrothers and The Art Assignment channel, drinking a little wine and making a little art. — together. 00:02:55
  • update 2020-05-19 (63 days later): In a comment John says he will do a livestream about PIH's work in Sierra Leone later in the week, plus an evening livestream. — Didn't Make Sense Not to Live for Fun
• 2020-04-24 · Hank: post a long version of his permanent-marker test on hankschannel (2020) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2020-04-24: Hank says he will spend way more than four minutes on this, so there is a long version on Hank's channel. — The Sharpest Tool in the Shed 00:00:29
  • → kept 2020-04-24 (same video): The description links the long version of this video on Hank's channel. — The Sharpest Tool in the Shed video description
• 2020-07-21 · John: take the following week off from Vlogbrothers (July 2020) — John · kept · answer to an ask
  • promised 2020-07-21: John is taking next week (week of 27 July 2020) off because his brain requires it, and hopes that is okay. — Somebody Once Asked . . . 00:03:21
  • update 2020-07-24 (3 days later): Hank will see John not this Tuesday (28 July 2020) but next, because John is taking Tuesday off. — Could I Spare some Change for Gas? 00:03:33
  • → kept 2020-07-31 (10 days later): Answering a viewer, a channel comment says John is fine and just took that Tuesday (28 July 2020) off. — Your Brain Gets Smart, but Your Head Gets Dumb
• 2020-09-01 · John: narrate The Anthropocene Reviewed audiobook (2020) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2020-09-01: The Anthropocene Reviewed book will be published on May 18, 2021, is available for pre-order now, and will have an audiobook read by John. — get the show on 00:01:27
  • make 2021-01-26 (147 days later): In a comment John confirms he will narrate The Anthropocene Reviewed audiobook. — The Sycamore Tree: The Anthropocene Reviewed
  • → kept 2021-04-20 (231 days later): John just finished recording The Anthropocene Reviewed audiobook, which was fun; he found only one typo. — Breaking Ground!!! 00:01:46
  • recalled 2021-07-20 (322 days later): John says signed copies of The Anthropocene Reviewed are still available, or readers can get it at a local library, or get the audiobook he reads. — Reviewing Reviews of My Reviews 00:03:32
  • recalled 2022-09-28 (2.1 years later): The description notes The Anthropocene Reviewed is sold in hardcover, audiobook narrated by John, e-book and large print, but not regular paperback, because publishing is weird. — How My Book Became a Hit with Elderly People video description
• 2020-09-01 · John: sign about 150,000 sheets so every US and Canadian pre-order and first-printing copy of The Anthropocene Reviewed book is autographed (2020) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2020-09-01: As he did with The Fault in Our Stars, John says he will sign the entire first printing of the American and Canadian edition. — get the show on 00:01:27
  • make 2020-09-29 (28 days later): John thanks pre-orderers and says he will sign the just over 150,000 sheets behind him so every US and Canadian pre-order and every first-printing copy of the book is autographed. — How 'bout Yours? 00:00:00
  • update 2020-10-20 (49 days later): John says signing takes a while: rushing, maybe 700 sheets an hour, but counting sorting, collecting paper and changing pens, about two hours per thousand, so 300 hours. — How to Sign Your Name 150,000 Times 00:00:00
  • update 2020-12-31 (121 days later): The description says The Anthropocene Reviewed will soon be a book and every copy of the first printing will be signed by John. — Auld Lang Syne: The Anthropocene Reviewed video description
  • update 2021-01-12 (133 days later): To make sure every copy of the first US printing of The Anthropocene Reviewed book is signed, John must sign about 10,000 times a week; the stack he shows is about 600. — My 2021 Vision Board 00:02:16
  • update 2021-01-19 (140 days later): John is going to the hand doctor because his finger isn't working, hopefully not because he has signed his name over 500,000 times in ten years and must sign 100,000 more in three months. (playful) (hedged: "hopefully") — let's go on a parts adventure 00:00:00
  • → changed 2021-02-09 (161 days later): John now needs to sign 250,000 times so every first-printing copy of The Anthropocene Reviewed book is signed; he will do it, and thanks pre-orderers. — Lesser Known YouTube Channels I Love 00:00:00
  • update 2021-02-23 (175 days later): John is signing with a purple Sharpie to sign all 250,000 copies of the first US printing; the first 100,000 or so were easy, but he still has 300 hours to go and his hand hurts a little. — A Little Joy and Color in an Otherwise Unbearably Bland Life 00:00:29
  • update 2021-03-16 (196 days later): The description notes that only the US and Canada editions will be signed. — How a Book Cover Gets Designed video description
  • → kept 2021-03-30 (210 days later): John announces he has done it: he has signed his name 250,000 times. — I did it! 00:00:00
  • → kept 2021-04-02 (213 days later): Hank notes John is now at 250,000 signatures for The Anthropocene Reviewed and later congratulates him. — John's World Record 00:01:27
  • update 2021-04-27 (238 days later): Paperbacks will not be signed, because signed tip-in sheets can't be bound into them; only hardcovers. — What is my new book about? creator comment
  • update 2021-05-14 (255 days later): The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green comes out May 18 and all copies will be signed; Hank's is. — This Vlogbrothers Stat Blew My Mind 00:03:40
  • recalled 2022-01-11 (1.4 years later): The description plugs The Anthropocene Reviewed, now available as a 'rare UNSIGNED hardcover', via Bookshop.org. (playful) — The Fault in Our Stars - Ten Years Later video description
  • recalled 2022-06-21 (1.8 years later): John saw his hand doctor because his hand isn't working perfectly; the doctor recalled advising him to sign less, after which John signed 250,000 copies of The Anthropocene Reviewed. (playful) — On Disease 00:00:00
• 2020-11-20 · Hank: get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as he is allowed (2020) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2020-11-20: Hank will line up immediately to get the vaccine whenever he is allowed. — Would I Take a COVID Vaccine? 00:01:01
  • → kept 2021-03-19 (119 days later): Hank has just gotten his first vaccine shot, is feeling good, and wonders what pandemic behaviors to keep. — How Will Post Pandemic Behavior Change? 00:00:00
  • update 2021-04-23 (154 days later): Hank felt pretty crummy the day after his second dose. — Young People and the COVID Vaccine 00:00:40
• 2020-11-27 · Hank: make a video of The Christmas Creature, a creepy Christmas story found online (2020) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2020-11-27: Hank says he will make a video about a delightfully creepy Christmas story he found online, collaborating with its artist, who will sell it. — Finally Launching this Project!!! 00:03:08
  • → kept 2020-12-04 (7 days later): Hank shares a book by Erin Kubo that he saw as a Twitter thread twelve months ago and loved so much he turned it into a video: a reading of The Christmas Creature. — The Christmas Creature 00:00:03

2021 (10)

• 2021-02-12 · Hank: host a $100 trivia night as a P4A 2021 perk (2021) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2021-02-12: Hank will host a trivia night as a $100 perk with very good prizes. — Doing Better 00:03:25
• 2021-02-16 · John: keep a mustache as a P4A 2021 promise (2021) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2021-02-16: John still has a mustache because of a Project for Awesome promise, and his voice is a little hoarse. — A Lovely Winter Walk 00:00:03
• 2021-03-02 · John: live-edit The Anthropocene Reviewed book with viewers on a livestream (2021) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2021-03-02: John says he will live-edit The Anthropocene Reviewed book with viewers' help on a livestream this afternoon. — What's Not in the Frame video description
• 2021-03-26 · Hank: keep wearing a mask at the grocery store when fully vaccinated (2021) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2021-03-26: Hank's advice and plan is to keep taking precautions: he will keep wearing a mask at the grocery store once fully vaccinated, since he could still spread the disease. — Why I'm Worried about 2021 00:02:26
• 2021-04-20 · John (with PIH Sierra Leone): celebrate the Maternal Center of Excellence groundbreaking with a livestream on April 29, 2021 (2021) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2021-04-20: The groundbreaking will be celebrated on April 29 at 6 p.m. Eastern with a livestream featuring friends from PIH Sierra Leone; John hopes viewers join. — Breaking Ground!!! 00:01:16
• 2021-04-20 · John: do a livestream on the financial and fundraising side of the PIH project the afternoon of April 20, 2021 (2021) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2021-04-20: John will do a livestream later that afternoon going through the financial and fundraising side in detail. — Breaking Ground!!! 00:01:46
• 2021-04-20 · John: announce The Anthropocene Reviewed virtual tour dates within two weeks (2021) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2021-04-20: John will announce the tour dates when he has them, this week (week of 19 April 2021) or next. — Breaking Ground!!! 00:02:44
  • → kept 2021-05-04 (14 days later): John announces a virtual tour for The Anthropocene Reviewed's release, supporting local independent bookstores, with a special guest each night and a new review written together nightly; tickets linked below. — What the Most-Viewed Vlogbrothers Videos Say about YouTube (and about us) 00:02:55
• 2021-09-28 · John: add the viewer-recommended book Dear America to his Bookshop.org list of books you probably haven't read (2021) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2021-09-28: In a comment John says he read a viewer-recommended book, Dear America, on another Nerdfighter's recommendation, should have included it, and will add it to the Bookshop list. — 11 Great Books You Probably Haven't Read
• 2021-10-01 · Hank: text subscribers a pizza-themed dad joke every day of Pizzamas 2021 (2021) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2021-10-01: Hank commits to texting subscribers one pizza-themed dad joke every day of Pizzamas; he has a fair number but not all of them yet. — A Lie I Heard this Week 00:03:37
  • update 2021-10-14 (13 days later): John signed up for Hank's daily Pizzamas pizza-joke texts; yesterday's taught him that Pink worked at Pizza Hut, the only fact he remembers learning all week. — Pizza Sized Johns or John Sized Pizza? It's Question Thursday 00:01:57
• 2021-11-23 (said on 2021-10-28, implied) · John: report back on how his November 2021 mini-sabbatical went (2021) — John · kept · personal
  • promised 2021-11-23 (said on 2021-10-28, implied): John says that after next week's (week of 29 November 2021) small surprise he will be back to report on how his time away went. — I have been playing a small trick on you. 00:03:24
  • → kept 2021-12-14 (47 days later): During his semi-secret sabbatical John got a fair amount of writing done and loved it in a way he had kind of forgotten. — MAKE. BELIEVE. 00:00:00

2022 (6)

• 2022-01-04 · John's family: increase its commitment to Partners In Health by $2 million over four years (2022) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2022-01-04: John's family is increasing its personal commitment to Partners In Health by $2 million over the next four years. — After 15 Years on YouTube, THIS IS THE MOST AMAZING THING 00:07:30
• 2022-02-15 · John (with Sarah): make another Like Letters podcast on their emails as a P4A 2022 perk (2022) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2022-02-15: John says they will make Like Letters again for this year's (2022) Project for Awesome. — My Most Valuable Books 00:03:24
• 2022-05-31 · John: make more Question Tuesday videos with the Turtles All the Way Down cast and director (2022) — John · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2022-05-31: John says he will make more Question Tuesday videos with the movie's cast and with its directors. — A Casting Announcement 00:02:09
  • update 2022-07-05 (35 days later): John introduces Hannah Marks, director of the Turtles All the Way Down movie, and thanks her for directing it. — Director Hannah Marks Is Nervous To Meet You 00:00:29
• 2022-09-02 · Hank: report next year whether physical products' 2% share of Complexly revenue changed (2022) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable · due: 2023 (≈ 2023-12-31) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2022-09-02: Hank proposes to come back next year (2023) and report whether the 2% from physical products changed because people bought calendars, available at complexlycalendars.com. — How A YouTube Company Actually Makes Money 00:03:14
• 2022-11-17 · Hank: explain how decaf is made once the Awesome Coffee Club offers decaf (2022) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2022-11-17: Hank: when the Awesome Coffee Club offers decaf, he will explain how decaf is made and why it is hard to do well. — A Quick Update for the Sock Fiends 00:01:27
  • update 2023-01-24 (68 days later): In a channel comment on the decaf launch, John says the club decaffeinates by the more complex, expensive sugarcane method so the coffee does not suck. — Behind the Scenes of my TUMBLR MEME LORD ERA creator comment
• 2022-12-16 · Hank: stay off Twitter until January 2023 (2022) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2022-12-16: Hank has decided not to use Twitter until January, for a holiday break and a break from whatever Twitter is, with fun and productive things to do instead. — What I Would Have Tweeted 00:00:29

2023 (8)

• 2023-01-24 · John: ask Partners In Health whether it can formalize or publicize a certification that the coffee club's profits go to PIH (2023) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2023-01-24: Asked in a comment about an independent auditor of the club's profits, John says PIH itself is currently the auditor and he will ask PIH whether it can formalize or publicize something. — Behind the Scenes of my TUMBLR MEME LORD ERA creator comment
• 2023-02-24 · Hank: send the P4A 2023 confetti perk to donors, sealed with special stickers (2023) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2023-02-24: Hank tells buyers of the confetti perk that he has ordered special stickers to seal them and will send them once the stickers arrive. — The P4A 2023 is The Hottest Club on the Internet 00:02:26
• 2023-02-24 · Hank and John: go to a Rax restaurant together as a P4A 2023 perk (2023) — both · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2023-02-24: Committing to the bit, the brothers decided to make Rax a priority: having long talked about Rax without going, they are going to go to a Rax. — The P4A 2023 is The Hottest Club on the Internet 00:05:45
  • postponed 2024-02-16 (357 days later): Because cancer got in the way, they could not deliver last year's (2023) Hank and John's Raxcellent Adventure perk, so it is offered again; last year's (2023) buyers were emailed. — How Much Does it Cost to be a Nerdfighter 00:06:04
  • → kept 2024-04-09 (1.1 years later): After a five-hour road trip the brothers went to Rax together and got four sandwiches; John's low expectations were exceeded. He says the donors' Project for Awesome perk itself is coming soon. — Hank and John Reunited WITH RAX 00:00:00
• 2023-03-17 (said on 2023-03-16, implied) · Hank: phone a viewer who leaves a phone number (2023) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2023-03-17 (said on 2023-03-16, implied): Hank declines a request to call a random number, but says he asked someone to leave a phone number and he will call them. — This is a Video!! 00:01:22
  • → kept 2023-03-17 (said on 2023-03-16, implied) (same video): Hank phones Amy, a viewer who left her number, as he said he would. — This is a Video!! 00:03:40
• 2023-09-12 · John (with Hank): amplify viewers' messages to Danaher on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Threads (2023) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2023-09-12: John says Danaher is on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Threads, and he and Hank will be in all those places amplifying viewers' messages. — Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid 00:06:44
• 2023-09-22 · Hank: send a pizza dad joke through the Pizzamas app every day of Pizzamas 2023 (2023) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2023-09-22: Hank says he will send a terrible pizza dad joke through the app every day as a push notification, though finding pizza jokes has not been easy. — A Feeling I've Never Felt Before 00:04:29
• 2023-11-17 · Hank: donate his 10% share of Gubbins revenue to charity (Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Project for Awesome) (2023) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2023-11-17: Hank says he will donate his share to the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, and announces that he owns a piece of Gubbins. — WHAT AM I DOING 00:02:41
• 2023-12-22 · Hank: upload a weird video to Vlogbrothers on Christmas Eve (2023) — Hank · kept · due: 2023-12-24 · on time
  • promised 2023-12-22: Hank says he will upload a weird video to Vlogbrothers on Christmas Eve and is curious what everyone will think. — Let's Talk About Death 00:03:57
  • → kept 2023-12-24 (2 days later): Hank uploads the promised weird Christmas Eve video: a nearly three-hour supercut of the brothers' reunion videos. — John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated video description

2024 (12)

• 2024-01-12 · Hank: share more information about P4A 2024 in a video next week (2024) — Hank · kept · project deliverable · due: 2024-01 (≈ 2024-01-31) · on time
  • promised 2024-01-12: Hank says he will share more P4A information next week (week of 15 January 2024), since things will be a little different this year (2024). — How to Detect AI Images (and why it doesn't matter) 00:04:58
  • → kept 2024-01-19 (7 days later): Hank shares the promised P4A 2024 information, explaining what changes this year (2024) after a weird 12 months. — The Project for Awesome is Changing! 00:00:25
• 2024-05-10 · Hank: let Pete Buttigieg rename his podcast if Brightline West opens in 2028 (2024) — Hank · no report on the channel · due: 2028 (≈ 2028-12-31)
  • promised 2024-05-10: Hank bets his podcast's name with Pete: if Brightline West opens in 2028, Pete gets to rename the podcast. (playful) — Three Whole Onions with Secretary Pete Buttigieg 00:19:12
• 2024-06-11 · John's family: eat beef only on beef days (four honoring days and two flex days a year) for the next year (2024) — John · no report on the channel · due: 2025-06 (≈ 2025-06-30) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2024-06-11: John's family will try for the next year to recreate feast days as beef days: four agreed days honoring human achievements plus two flex days, and no beef the other 359 days. — BEEF DAYS 00:03:27
• 2024-07-05 · Hank (with Zoe): review viewers' sock photos next week (2024) — Hank · kept · project deliverable · due: 2024-07 (≈ 2024-07-31) · on time
  • promised 2024-07-05: Hank says he and Zoe will review viewers' sock photos next week (week of 8 July 2024). — Should I Run for President?? 00:03:28
  • → kept 2024-07-12 (7 days later): Hank thanks viewers who have shared their socks with the Rock Your Socks hashtag and shows their photos from around the world, one of them his own foot. — My Identity Crisis 00:03:14
• 2024-08-06 · John: make secret-keeper pottery as Project for Awesome perks (2023) — John · kept late
  • promised 2024-08-06: John says he promised his secret-keeper pottery as Project for Awesome perks about 18 months ago (around February 2023). — What Helped Through Depression 00:00:29
  • → late 2024-08-06 (same video): John says he never finished the secret keepers but has now finished them, which is a relief. — What Helped Through Depression 00:00:29
• 2024-08-06 · John: help share Henry Reider's fundraiser to build a well in Freetown (2024) — John · kept
  • promised 2024-08-06: John says he donated to Henry's Freetown well fundraiser and promised to help share it. — What Helped Through Depression 00:01:56
  • → kept 2024-08-06 (same video): John shares Henry's well fundraiser, with a link in the doobly-doo. — What Helped Through Depression 00:01:56
• 2024-08-23 · Hank: share his survey of YouTube creators on AI training with YouTube (2024) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2024-08-23: Hank says he will share the survey data with YouTube to help it understand how YouTubers feel. — Is Google Training AI on YouTube Videos? 00:27:31
• 2024-08-30 · Hank: host a trivia night for $15 donors on the last day of the Learnathon (2024) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2024-08-30: Hank says he is hosting a trivia night on the Learnathon's last day, open to those who donate $15; details at complexly.com/learn. — The Two Coolest Things we Know About Sharks 00:07:50
• 2024-09-20 · Hank: send a bad dad joke through the Pizzamas app every day of Pizzamas 2024 (2024) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2024-09-20: Hank asks viewers to download the Pizzamas app (linked in the description) to get his terrible dad jokes every day of Pizzamas. — Do I Regret TikTok? 00:08:15
  • make 2024-09-24 (4 days later): Hank says he sends a bad dad joke through the app every day of Pizzamas; viewers have already missed some, and earlier years' jokes are there too. (playful) — The Forgotten Viral Video that Could Never be Made Today 00:06:48
• 2024-09-23 · John: livestream at least an hour or two every day of Pizzamas on John's Channel (2024) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2024-09-23: John says he will try to livestream for at least an hour or two every day on his new channel, John's Channel. (hedged: "try to") — IT'S HERE! 00:03:19
• 2024-09-27 · John: make a large-ish tuberculosis announcement within a week to 10 days, explaining his signing of 100,000 sheets (2024) — John · kept late · project deliverable
  • promised 2024-09-27: John says that within the next week to 10 days he will make a large-ish tuberculosis announcement of his own, which will explain why he is signing 100,000 sheets of paper. — Is It 2010? IT'S A PARTS VIDEO 00:01:24
  • → late 2024-10-22 (25 days later): John makes his tuberculosis announcement, his new book, explaining that the boxes behind him are because he is signing 100,000 copies of it. — My New Book: Everything Is Tuberculosis 00:02:50
• 2024-10-22 · John: sign 100,000 copies of Everything Is Tuberculosis (2024) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2024-10-22: John says he is signing 100,000 copies of Everything Is Tuberculosis for pre-orders. — My New Book: Everything Is Tuberculosis 00:02:50
  • update 2024-11-01 (10 days later): Surrounded by signed sheets, John says about 19,000 are out there and 81,000 more remain; he is actually past 20,000. — Working Through a Crisis with My Brother 00:08:16
  • update 2024-11-13 (22 days later): Asked for his signature count, John says he is at 31,400 of 100,000 signatures, which will take 200 hours. — Some New Things… 00:37:33
  • update 2024-12-31 (70 days later): John says that about 50,000 sheets into signing 100,000 copies of Everything Is Tuberculosis he developed worsening wrist and shoulder pain, and he can no longer sign. — I Just Can't Do It Anymore 00:00:38
  • → kept 2025-01-07 (77 days later): John has signed 110,000 tip-in sheets for Everything Is Tuberculosis, jogged and boxed them, and sent them off to the printer in Virginia. — The Format but it hurts to stand up 00:00:01
  • recalled 2025-07-01 (252 days later): John says his book was almost guaranteed a #1 because he signed over 100,000 copies of the first printing and about 50,000 people pre-ordered it. — What #1 New York Times Bestseller Actually Means 00:00:29
  • recalled 2026-03-31 (1.4 years later): John admits he said he would never do this signing again because he has arthritis, and his shoulder, and so on. — I've Been Keeping a Secret… 00:03:24

2025 (10)

• 2025-01-07 · John: buy a new long microphone cord for his next Format video (2025) — John · kept · running bit
  • promised 2025-01-07: In a channel comment, John promises to buy a new long microphone for his next Format video. — The Format but it hurts to stand up creator comment
  • → kept 2025-03-11 (63 days later): John opens by saying that now that he has a 50-foot microphone cord, nothing and no one can stop him. (playful) — Hank Green's Brother 00:00:01
• 2025-01-07 · John: give away a couple of Everything Is Tuberculosis advance copies to random commenters (2025) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2025-01-07: John says he will give a couple of advance reader's copies of Everything Is Tuberculosis to random commenters. — The Format but it hurts to stand up 00:02:30
• 2025-03-28 · Hank: upload a 12-hour Torc Waterfall white-noise video to the Vlogbrothers channel (2025) — Hank · kept
  • promised 2025-03-28: Hank says he will upload his long recording of Torc Waterfall to the Vlogbrothers channel, right after this video, as 12 hours of just the waterfall. — Is This a Million Dollar Idea? 00:00:29
  • → kept 2025-03-28 (same video): The description links the 12 hours of white noise. — Is This a Million Dollar Idea? video description
  • → kept 2025-03-28 (same day): Hank published the 12:06:23 recording on the Vlogbrothers channel the same day. — White Noise For Charity - Torc Waterfall in Ireland - Sleep, Study, Focus!! video description
  • recalled 2025-12-12 (259 days later): Eight months ago Hank uploaded a white noise video; he uses YouTube white-noise videos to concentrate or to occupy parts of his mind that would wander. — The Economics of a YouTube White Noise Video 00:00:00
• 2025-03-28 · Hank: donate all revenue from his Torc Waterfall white-noise video to Partners In Health every six months (2025) — Hank · progress reported, no completion
  • promised 2025-03-28: Hank says he will donate all the money the waterfall video makes to Partners In Health, grabbing the ad and YouTube Premium stats every six months. — Is This a Million Dollar Idea? 00:00:29
  • update 2025-03-28 (same day): The description says all of the money from this video goes to support Partners In Health. — White Noise For Charity - Torc Waterfall in Ireland - Sleep, Study, Focus!! video description
  • update 2025-12-12 (259 days later): Hank says the analytics show the video has raised over $10,000 for Partners In Health since upload. — The Economics of a YouTube White Noise Video 00:01:27
• 2025-05-23 · Hank (for Crash Course): Crash Course videos will always be free for everyone (2025) — Hank · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2025-05-23: Hank says they have promised Crash Course videos will always be free for everyone, and they are not about to launch a paid product, as business people assume. — I Can’t Believe How Few People it Takes. 00:06:43
• 2025-07-22 · John: give all his proceeds from the At Least There Are Trees shirt to the Nature Conservancy in honor of his dad (2025) — John · progress reported, no completion
  • promised 2025-07-22: John says all his proceeds from the shirt will go to the Nature Conservancy in honor of his dad. — At Least There Are Trees 00:05:10
  • update 2025-07-25 (3 days later): Hank says John's At Least There Are Trees shirt is still available, probably for the last reminder, with all proceeds to the Nature Conservancy to honor their dad, who is still at it. (hedged: "probably") — The Molecule that Changed Everything 00:07:30
• 2025-08-26 · John: send Hank a long and florid birthday text next May 5 (2025) — John · no report on the channel
  • promised 2025-08-26: John tells Hank to expect a long and florid birthday text message on May 5th. (playful) — Not to Criticize Hank… 00:03:45
• 2025-09-26 · Hank: post a Hank's Channel video on an HHS press-release paragraph about autism diagnoses (2025) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2025-09-26: Hank says that tomorrow he will post a Hank's Channel video about one bizarre, manipulative paragraph from an April HHS press release. — I've Not Been Doing Well 00:00:25
• 2025-09-30 · Hank: send a pizza dad joke through the Pizzamas app every day of Pizzamas 2025 (2025) — Hank · progress reported, no completion · project deliverable
  • promised 2025-09-30: Hank says that if viewers download the Pizzamas app, he will send them a pizza-related dad joke every day during Pizzamas. — WHO ARE WE AND WHAT ARE WE DOING 00:08:08
  • update 2025-10-06 (6 days later): Hank hopes viewers have enjoyed his Pizzamas dad jokes; he thought one might be a little controversial but has heard nothing so far. (playful) — The Web is Going to Die 00:04:52
• 2025-11-24 · John and Hank: make a reunion video together when John visits Hank in Los Angeles (2025) — both · kept
  • promised 2025-11-24: After John's six days at home he will visit Hank in Los Angeles, and the brothers agree to make a reunion video together that Monday. — Good Store Holiday Gift Guide LIVE with Hank and John 00:31:07
  • → kept 2025-12-02 (8 days later): John says he is joined by his brother Hank, in person on the set of Ask Hank Anything. — The Meaning of Life with Hank and John 00:00:00

2026 (10)

• 2026-02-13 · Hank: do a Banana Loca on stream if the P4A 2026 Tiltify reaches $690,000 within ten minutes (2026) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2026-02-13: Hank promises to do a Banana Loca if the Project for Awesome Tiltify reaches $690,000 in the next ten minutes. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! 05:26:58
  • → kept 2026-02-13 (same video): Having reached $690,000, Hank makes and eats the Banana Loca he promised and finds it bad on every level. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 2! 05:52:12
• 2026-02-13 · John: shave off his P4A 2026 mustache on stream once the total reaches $1.5 million (2026) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2026-02-13: Taking up a suggestion, John says he will shave his mustache once the 2026 P4A total reaches $1.5 million. — Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! 07:12:54
  • → kept 2026-02-13 (same video): After the P4A passes $1.5 million, John shaves off his mustache on camera and feels profound relief, saying he looks 27. — Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! 07:26:06
• 2026-02-14 · John: stream an exclusive game of pacifist Fortnite with Stan Muller as a P4A 2026 perk (2026) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2026-02-14: Asked by a viewer for a perk video of him and Stan, John commits to a special exclusive livestream of them playing Fortnite together, for $15 or in the digital download bundle. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! 01:00:51
  • update 2026-02-14 (same video): John says the pacifist Fortnite perk is now available, alongside the Zombicorns audiobook narrated by Stan Muller. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! 01:01:56
• 2026-02-14 · Hank: have Alexis Nikole on Hank's channel to promote her first book when it comes out (2026) — Hank · no report on the channel · due: 2026-09 (≈ 2026-09-30) · due date passed, no report
  • promised 2026-02-14: Hank promises that when Alexis Nikole's book comes out he will have her on Hank's channel, or whatever else he is doing, to promote it. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! 03:09:40
• 2026-02-14 · Hank: do two Banana Loca rolls when he gets back to the P4A 2026 livestream (2026) — Hank · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2026-02-14: Two balloons both tell Hank to roll for Loca, which he has no time for, so he commits to doing two Banana Loca rolls when he gets back to the stream. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! 07:06:32
  • update 2026-02-14 (same day): Back on the livestream, Hank does one Roll for Loca with Orin, a Twinkie filled with cottage cheese, maple syrup and peanut butter, with another roll still queued. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! 01:55:50
  • → kept 2026-02-14 (same day): Hank does the second Roll for Loca he owed: a banana stuffed with queso, Vienna sausage and liquid smoke. — Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! 05:17:13
• 2026-03-31 · John: sign 82,000 sheets to be bound into pre-ordered copies of Hollywood, Ending (2026) — John · kept · project deliverable
  • promised 2026-03-31: John will sign 82,000 sheets of paper to be bound into copies of the book. — I've Been Keeping a Secret… 00:03:24
  • update 2026-07-14 (105 days later): John has to get back to signing 85,000 copies of Hollywood, Ending. — On the Road Again 00:04:06
  • update 2026-07-21 (112 days later): John has been signing his name 85,000 times over the past couple of months, with his arthritic shoulder, for his new book Hollywood, Ending. — One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy 00:01:27
  • → kept 2026-09-25 (178 days later): Hank says over 100,000 copies of Hollywood, Ending are signed. — Who Has Signed Their Name the Most Times? 00:01:56
• 2026-03-31 · John: sign most of the 82,000 Hollywood, Ending sheets on livestream on John's Channel (2026) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2026-03-31: John will sign the vast majority of the copies on livestream on John's Channel. — I've Been Keeping a Secret… 00:04:22
• 2026-03-31 · John: answer viewers' non-spoiler questions about Hollywood, Ending in the comments (2026) — John · no report on the channel · project deliverable
  • promised 2026-03-31: John will be in the comments to answer viewers' questions, as long as they are not spoilers. — I've Been Keeping a Secret… 00:05:02
• 2026-04-17 · Hank: get progressive lenses (2026) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2026-04-17: Hank says he is going to go get progressive lenses. — Something Awaits For Me in the Divine for Resisting 00:03:27
• 2026-08-07 · Hank: follow his personal AI policy for his videos: no LLM-written scripts, human theses, no AI images or music, no LLM sources (2026) — Hank · no report on the channel
  • promised 2026-08-07: Following Complexly's lead, Hank is creating an AI policy for himself, having become too reliant on LLMs for advice, editing and sourcing. — Just Trying to Figure Out My Job 00:03:21