John's family gets a puppy, Potato (2023)
story · status: followed over 9 videos (2023–2026) · last event: update (2026-02-15)
In December 2023 John told Hank his family had a five-month-old puppy named Potato. Later he told how Potato ate a pair of earrings and, in November 2024, was sick with giardia.
About: Potato (animal)
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-12 | told | John tells Hank his family has a puppy named Potato, five months old, whom he calls the greatest and a very good boy. | POTATO! 00:00:00 |
| 2024-04-23 | update | John takes a 'potato break' with Potato, who is still a puppy and doesn't come when called, and compliments his bow tie. (playful) | Full Hank 00:00:58 |
| 2024-08-07 | update | John opens the stream watching the Olympics, with his puppy Potato running around. | Dear Hank and John Livestream! 00:00:00 |
| 2024-10-30 | update | John's family's dog Potato ate a pair of earrings; they searched his poop and found half of it, chewed up. | Sipping the Tea with Hank 00:23:42 |
| 2024-11-13 | update | John says Potato has giardia and has been sick for about a week, preferring to have his diarrhea inside. | Some New Things… 00:23:01 |
| 2025-03-11 | update | John tells his dog Potato he is trying to make a video and Potato has to take it down a notch and get with the Format vibe. (playful) | Hank Green's Brother 00:00:24 |
| 2026-02-13 | update | John says his dog Potato is not fully potty-trained or friendly to strangers, but punches back if you punch at him and give him a treat. (playful) | Project for Awesome 2026 Kickoff! 02:15:29 |
| 2026-02-14 | update | John says his dog Potato is very afraid of Stan Muller, out of fear rather than malice: he doesn't like men, and the taller they are the less he likes them. | Project for Awesome 2026 part 3! 01:11:54 |
| 2026-02-15 (happened 2026-02-14) | update | Potato ate half of the 12-ounce block of cheese left over from John's Banana Loca and brought the rest upstairs very proudly. (playful) | Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! 02:45:11 |
What is said about it
11 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2023-12-12 · POTATO! — John says Potato already does a lot of work: fetching a Poké Ball and eating any granola left on the kitchen table. (playful) — 00:00:00
- 2023-12-12 · POTATO! — John: The name comes from the woman they got him from, not a native English speaker, who called the puppy 'just little potato'; the kids immediately took it up. — 00:00:00
- 2023-12-12 · POTATO! — The description says the family loves Potato and wishes he would sleep a little more at night. — video description
- 2023-12-12 · POTATO! — John: Because John's kids have serious lung and allergy issues, Potato was one of the only dogs that would work for the family. — 00:01:05
- 2023-12-12 · POTATO! — John: Potato is a Lagotto Romagnolo; as he outgrows his puppy coat he will turn browner and so resemble a potato. (playful) — 00:01:05
- 2023-12-12 · POTATO! — John: Potato seemingly does not know he has a tail and is astonished each time he sees it. (playful, hedged) — 00:02:03
- 2023-12-12 · POTATO! — John: Addressing Potato, John says dogs can get tuberculosis, but it is quite rare. (playful) — 00:02:32
- 2023-12-12 · POTATO! — John: Asked whether Potato likes socks, John offers him a Hank Green cancer sock. (playful) — 00:02:32
- 2024-04-23 · Full Hank — In a channel comment John says Henry put the bow tie on Potato. — creator comment
- 2026-02-15 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! — John says Willy was not cuddly but oversaw the family; Potato is not that cuddly either but wants to be near you, and John loves both dogs equally and immensely. — 02:44:47
- 2026-02-15 · Project for Awesome 2026 part 5! — John: The cage behind John is Potato's night crate; John has never seen a dog love a crate so much, and Potato would happily sleep 22 hours a day. — 03:54:34