John's paternity leave from vlogbrothers, with guest hosts filling in (2013)
story · status: told 2×, last update 2016 · last event: retold (2016-11-14)
In April 2013 John announced a paternity leave for his second child's birth; from June to late July 2013 guest hosts including Craig Benzine, Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart, Rosianna, the Nerd Factor winners and Maureen Johnson filled his Tuesday slot. John returned on 30 July 2013.
Parts: John: return to vlogbrothers from paternity leave on July 30 (2013)
Told alongside: Nerd Factor 2013 edition · Birth of John and Sarah's second child, Alice (2013) · 'Who the F is Hank?': John's joke answers (2008) · The brothers' 'secret siblings' (2007) · John asks Hank to fix online video's dependence on advertising during his paternity leave (2013) · Maureen Johnson's watermelon: her guest-vlog prop and 'the only thing that makes sense' online (2013) · Grace Helbig: punished for an over-four-minute guest video (2013) · Hank's paternity leave from vlogbrothers, with guest hosts standing in (2016)
About: Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig, Sabrina Cruz, Craig Benzine, Maureen Johnson
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-02 | told | John announces a four- or possibly five-week paternity leave from Vlogbrothers, with guest Johns including Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig and a Nerdfighter. (hedged) | TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video 00:02:26 |
| 2013-05-07 | update | John says he will soon be on paternity leave while the office keeps making its shows. | The Clif Bars Go in the Jar Because Mice: An Office Tour 00:02:51 |
| 2013-05-28 | update | John says the Nerd Factor winners will play him on Tuesdays during his forthcoming paternity leave. | NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) 00:02:02 |
| 2013-05-31 | update | Hank jokes that John will be relaxing on his paternity leave (sleeping, reading pretentious novels, eating fancy waffles) while his baby is due any day. (playful) | Optimism is Not Insane 00:00:05 |
| 2013-06-04 | update | John begins a longer paternity leave than after Henry's birth; pre-made Crash Course, mental floss and FIFA videos continue and guest hosts will play him on vlogbrothers Tuesdays. | A New Nerdfighter Baby 00:00:38 |
| 2013-06-07 | update | Hank says he won't see John for a while and signs off to Craig, the next Tuesday (11 June 2013) guest host. | How To Be a Baby Properly 00:03:21 |
| 2013-06-11 | update | Craig, guest-hosting John's Tuesday, says John will be away a bunch of weeks with a different host each week. (hedged) | How To Be John Green 00:02:20 |
| 2013-06-14 | update | Hank says he supposes he should still make these videos for John, even though John is not making them for him. (hedged) | What is the Strongest Force on Earth? 00:00:00 |
| 2013-06-18 | update | Grace Helbig fills John's Tuesday slot while he is away with his new baby. (playful) | 50 Ways to Pretend to Be Smarter 00:00:36 |
| 2013-06-21 | update | Hank reports John is a couple of weeks into paternity leave and the guest-host collabs are going excellently; he misses John. | New Channels, New Songs, and Just Plain News 00:00:00 |
| 2013-06-25 | update | Hannah Hart, a guest host, opens John's Tuesday vlogbrothers slot with 'Good morning Hank'. | Thoughts from Places: Dog Days of Summer 00:00:00 |
| 2013-06-28 | update | Hank says he won't see John on Tuesday; he will see Rosie. | Plane Butts, Fish Farts, LeakyCon, and Marriage Equality 00:03:09 |
| 2013-07-02 | update | Rosianna, John's assistant, opens John's Tuesday vlogbrothers slot as guest host ('Good morning Hank, it's Tuesday'). | The Perks of Being John's Assistant 00:00:01 |
| 2013-07-05 | update | Hank's sign-off addresses Sabrina (Nerd Factor winner and guest host) for Tuesday, John's slot during his paternity leave. | Egypt....Explained! 00:07:33 |
| 2013-07-09 | update | MagicTurtle643, a Nerd Factor winner, guest-hosts John's Tuesday vlogbrothers slot during his paternity leave ('Good morning, Hank. It's Tuesday'). | The World Needs More Magic 00:00:00 |
| 2013-07-12 | update | Hank flies to visit John during his paternity leave (John greets him: 'Glorious paternity leave!'). | Oh, JK Rowling - A Harry Potter Song 00:02:31 |
| 2013-07-16 | update | Sabrina (NerdyandQuirky) guest-hosts John's Tuesday vlogbrothers slot, saying that following the pattern of previous videos she is not John. | The Ghost of Teenaged Future 00:00:07 |
| 2013-07-19 | update | In a Question Tuesday filmed while Hank visits the family in Michigan, John says next Tuesday's (23 July 2013) video will be by his secret sister Maureen and he returns the following Tuesday, he thinks July 30th. | TFiOS Movie, Bees, Babies, and More! 00:03:30 |
| 2013-07-23 | update | Maureen Johnson guest-hosts John's Tuesday slot during his paternity leave, 'because once again he has contributed to the birth of a human child'. | Watermelon Internet Trolls 00:00:01 |
| 2013-07-26 | update | Hank says it has been wonderful to share the channel with many people during John's paternity leave and that John returns on Tuesday. | Introducing Subbable 00:02:53 |
| 2013-07-30 | update | John returns from paternity leave, spent largely with his family on Lake Michigan, and thanks Nerdfighteria and the guest hosts who filled in. | Paternity Leave Ends! And I Find Myself… 00:00:00 |
| 2016-11-14 | retold | Craig recalls that a few years ago he filled in for John on vlogbrothers, doing an impression of him. (playful) → refers to How To Be John Green | Who the Eff Is Hank? 00:00:13 |
What is said about it
28 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2013-04-02 · TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video — announcement: John says he will take a four- or possibly five-week paternity leave from Vlogbrothers and everything else, except probably Tumblr. (hedged) — 00:02:26
- 2013-04-02 · TFiOS Movie Casting, New Books, and Groundhog Wars: An Old School Vlogbrothers Video — announcement: John says guest Johns will fill in during his absence, including Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig and a Nerdfighter now watching. — 00:02:26
- 2013-05-07 · The Clif Bars Go in the Jar Because Mice: An Office Tour — announcement: John says he will soon be on paternity leave, but the things made in the office will continue to be made while he is away. — 00:02:51
- 2013-05-28 · NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) — ask: John asks Hank to fix this problem during his paternity leave. (playful) — 00:01:09 · also in: Introducing Subbable
- 2013-05-28 · NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) — announcement: John names Nerd Factor winners MagicTurtle643 and Nerdy and Quirky, who will stand in for him on Tuesdays during his paternity leave. — 00:01:27
- 2013-05-28 · NERD FACTOR! (...And Why I Fear for Tumblr) — John calls Nerdy and Quirky one of the best YouTubers he has come across in years and shows a clip from her video about fangirls. — 00:02:24
- 2013-05-31 · Optimism is Not Insane — Hank pre-congratulates John on his baby, due any day, and jokes that John will be relaxing on paternity leave while Hank fixes all the world's problems. (playful) — 00:00:00
- 2013-06-04 · A New Nerdfighter Baby — John says that when Henry was born he took only a couple of weeks off and made his first work trip when Henry was nine days old; this time he will take much more time away. — 00:00:33
- 2013-06-04 · A New Nerdfighter Baby — John will step away not only from vlogbrothers but also from writing and travelling, and (jokingly) from his careers as amateur historian, trivia buff and semi-professional FIFA player. (playful) — 00:00:41
- 2013-06-04 · A New Nerdfighter Baby — announcement: John: During the leave there will be a Crash Course US History video every Thursday, a mental floss video every Wednesday, and Swindon Town Swoodilypoopers FIFA games every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. — 00:00:55
- 2013-06-04 · A New Nerdfighter Baby — announcement: John: Every Tuesday there will still be a 'John video' on vlogbrothers, with John played by others: Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig, Craig (WheezyWaiter), Maureen Johnson and two Nerd Factor winners. — 00:01:25
- 2013-06-04 · A New Nerdfighter Baby — John thanks Nerdfighters for making the community exist, for making it a wonderful part of his life, and for letting him briefly step away to be a full-time dad. — 00:01:58
- 2013-06-07 · How To Be a Baby Properly — Hank writes that it is really weird to lose John not just from YouTube but largely from Tumblr and Twitter too, and asks viewers not to forget about him while he is gone. — video description
- 2013-06-07 · How To Be a Baby Properly — Hank wishes he could see and hold Alice, and see John, but won't for a while; he signs off to Craig instead of John: 'Craig, I will see you on Tuesday'. — 00:03:18
- 2013-06-11 · How To Be John Green — Craig Benzine: Craig explains he is there because John had a baby - Sarah had the baby, John helped - and they brought Alice Green into the world. (playful) — 00:00:48
- 2013-06-14 · What is the Strongest Force on Earth? — Hank says he supposes he should still be making these videos for John, even though John is not making them for him. (hedged) — 00:00:00
- 2013-06-18 · 50 Ways to Pretend to Be Smarter — Grace Helbig (DailyGrace, daily videos five days a week) fills in for John Green while he is away with his new baby. (playful) — 00:00:36
- 2013-06-21 · New Channels, New Songs, and Just Plain News — Hank says he won't see John and signs off to Hannah Hart, next Tuesday's (25 June 2013) guest host. (playful) — 00:03:22
- 2013-07-12 · Oh, JK Rowling - A Harry Potter Song — Hank: After the song Hank says he is getting on a plane to see John, who calls it glorious paternity leave. — 00:02:31
- 2013-07-16 · The Ghost of Teenaged Future — Sabrina Cruz: Sabrina introduces herself as the other Nerd Factor winner, known as NerdyandQuirky, and says that, following the pattern of previous videos, she is not John. — 00:00:03
- 2013-07-16 · The Ghost of Teenaged Future — Sabrina Cruz: She says she is a fifteen-year-old experiencing teenage life and noticing the unfortunate things she and her peers do. — 00:00:13
- 2013-07-19 · TFiOS Movie, Bees, Babies, and More! — announcement: John says he won't be back next Tuesday (23 July 2013), when viewers will see his secret sister Maureen, but the following Tuesday, which he thinks is July 30th. (hedged) — 00:03:30
- 2013-07-23 · Watermelon Internet Trolls — Maureen Johnson says she is filling in for John Green because once again he has contributed to the birth of a human child. — 00:00:01
- 2013-07-26 · Introducing Subbable — Hank says sharing the channel with many people during John's paternity leave over the last few weeks has been wonderful, but he is relieved John returns on Tuesday. — 00:02:48
- 2013-07-30 · Paternity Leave Ends! And I Find Myself… — The description thanks the guest hosts by name: Hannah Hart, Grace Helbig, WheezyWaiter, Rosianna, MagicTurtle643 and NerdyAndQuirky. — video description
- 2013-07-30 · Paternity Leave Ends! And I Find Myself… — John: Before this John spent the last month with his family on Lake Michigan, 'the United States' third coast': beautiful water, sunsets, and people who 'pretend to have a war' for Independence Day. — 00:00:25
- 2013-07-30 · Paternity Leave Ends! And I Find Myself… — John thanks Nerdfighteria for being understanding during his paternity leave and the guest hosts who made it more fun than 'regular me'; links in the doobly-doo. — 00:02:42
- 2014-07-18 · EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! — Hank: In 2013 Grace Helbig became the first non-brother punished, for a video over four minutes during John's paternity leave; though it was unclear the rules applied to her, she slapped herself. — 00:02:46