Hank's 'Auto power off, still some glitches to work out' line from the first vlogbrothers video (2007)

running joke · status: running joke (last seen 2026) · last event: callback (2026-02-13)

Hank's line 'auto power off, still some glitches to work out' from the first vlogbrothers video in 2007 is what John still says whenever the camera goes wrong, and Hank quoted it again in 2023.

Origin known from later mentions

2007 in the title is when this began; it first appears in the videos read here in 2009, so the earlier part is known only from what is said later.

date	event	what	video
2009-01-01	first in the videos (callback; it began earlier)	Hank restages his first Brotherhood 2.0 video from two years ago, including the camera glitch and the eye reflection, admitting he then did not know how to make videos. (playful)	Brotherhood 2.0.0.9 00:00:37
2020-01-14	callback	John says he still uses Hank's line from the very first vlogbrothers video, 'auto power off, still some glitches to work out', whenever the camera goes wrong 13 years later. → refers to Brotherhood 2.0: January 1st · also in: John and Hank Hanging Out but they Keep Getting Younger and More Pixelated	Foolish · Beautiful 00:02:14
2023-02-03	callback	Apologising for the glitch, Hank quotes 'a man' who once said there are still some glitches to work out. (playful)	My Mid-Afternoon Existential Crisis 00:00:43
2026-02-13	callback	When a viewer makes the original Nerdfighter joke, John says he still thinks of 'auto power off, still some kinks to work out' all the time, because his camera still makes the same noise. (playful)	Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! 01:57:42