Hank's 'we are all bat-people' line, songified by the Gregory Brothers (2015)
running joke · status: running joke (last seen 2026) · last event: callback (2026-02-14)
In 2015 the Gregory Brothers made Hank's 'we are all bat-people' line from the Batman argument into a songified duet. Hank then put the line on a shirt, and the brothers kept coming back to the Batman disagreement as late as 2021.
Told alongside: Hank's 'butt is legs' controversial opinion (2019)
About: Batman, The Gregory Brothers
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-30 | variation | The Gregory Brothers make Hank's "we are all bat-people" line from the Batman argument the hook of a songified duet. (playful) → refers to I Kinda AM Batman | BONUS: We Are All Bat People (Songified Batman Argument) 00:00:11 |
| 2015-04-17 | callback | Hank puts 'We are all bat people!' on a shirt and signs off with 'John, we are all bat people'. (playful) | 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport 00:03:31 |
| 2015-04-21 | callback | Shown the two competing Batman shirt designs, Sarah laughed for minutes and asked why anyone would buy the 'Batman's just a rich guy' shirt; John fears for his chances in the contest. (playful) | A Stunning Turn of Events 00:00:45 |
| 2017-05-23 (said on 2017-05-14, implied) | callback | Asked his favourite superhero, John jokingly says Batman, then says Batman isn't a superhero but a rich person. (playful) | Boxes, Butterflies, and Regular Aunts: Live from the Past, It's Question Tuesday 00:02:32 |
| 2019-12-31 | callback | The description credits The Gregory Brothers' 'We Are All Bat People' among the music used in the montage. | Project for Awesome 2019 Recap (BUTT IS LEGS) video description |
| 2021-07-13 | callback | John says the brothers' few public disagreements have been about exceptionally silly things like whether Batman is a good superhero and whether butt is legs. (playful) | The Vlogbrothers Videos I Didn't Make 00:03:02 |
| 2026-02-14 | callback | Taking requests for a final song, Hank plays We Are All Bat People, the most requested in chat, though he does not know if he has ever played it himself. | Project for Awesome 2026 part 4! 07:06:38 |
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What is said about it
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- 2015-04-17 · 7 Weirdest Marriages (or Lack Thereof) From an Airport — announcement: Hank: For a week Hank and John sell two shirts from their Batman argument, Hank's 'We are all bat people!' and John's 'Batman is just a rich guy with an affinity for bats', and will count sales to see Nerdfighteria's side. — 00:01:08