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Hank in SciShow ads for YouTube's channel promotion (2014)

story · status: followed over 2 videos (2014) · last event: update (2014-10-17)

In October 2014 John saw Hank in a TV advertisement during The Walking Dead. Hank explained that YouTube had shot him, Michael Aranda and Caitlin Hofmeister for SciShow print and TV ads shown in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York.

Told alongside: SciShow: launch of Hank's science channel (2011)

About: YouTube, The Walking Dead (TV series)

date event what video
2014-10-14 told John tells Hank he saw him on TV in an advertisement during The Walking Dead, the scariest and most exciting part of the hour. A Minor Crisis 00:03:38
2014-10-17 update Hank reveals his secret LA trip was a shoot for YouTube's promotion of channels: SciShow print and TV ads, now in Chicago, LA, New York and on TV. MY FACE ON A BUS 00:00:58

What is said about it

3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2014-10-14 · A Minor Crisis — John says he saw Hank on TV in an ad during The Walking Dead - the scariest and most exciting part of the hour - and congratulates him, but would rather see him on YouTube. — 00:03:38
  • 2014-10-17 · MY FACE ON A BUS — Hank says the ads ran during The Walking Dead premiere, The Big Bang Theory and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon; the premiere had seventeen million viewers, and those who didn't TiVo past saw him. — 00:01:18
  • 2014-10-17 · MY FACE ON A BUS — Hank hopes the ad subconsciously persuaded viewers that science is still cool and that they are still curious about the world. (hedged) — 00:01:35