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Mom and a parent of the brothers! Extra Special Question Tuesday

2013-12-13 · Hank, a parent of the brothers, a parent of the brothers · watch on YouTube · Personal life · conversation qa

Hank puts Nerdfighters' questions to his parents, who explain why he was named William a child of the brothers, recall the brothers as small children, and give parenting advice.

What is said

00:00:00 — Special Question Tuesday with Hank's real mom and dad; Dad is nervous on camera, Dad makes films

  • ★★ Hank introduces a special Question Tuesday in which his real mom and dad answer real questions from Nerdfighters. — 00:00:01 · Question Tuesday, Nerdfighteria
  • ★ Hank notes that their dad makes films and says that is where the brothers got it from. — 00:00:18

00:00:26 — Why Hank is William a child of the brothers; girl names (Elizabeth for John); Hank born a little blue, the APGAR score

  • ★★★ Sydney says that, being Southern, they named Hank William a child of the brothers after his two grandfathers. — 00:00:36 · Hank Green
  • ★★ Mike says they didn't want him to be a Bill or a Willie and liked 'Hank' as cute, but realizes the name has been a monumental pain for Hank. (playful) — 00:00:41 · Hank Green
  • ★ Hank recalls not knowing how to spell William at about thirteen. (playful) — 00:00:50 · Hank Green
  • ★★ Sydney says she had no girl name for Hank because she knew he was a boy; the girl name for John was Elizabeth. — 00:00:59 · John Green, Hank Green
  • ★★ Mike says newborn Hank was a little blue and did not have a very high APGAR score. (playful) — 00:01:14 · Hank Green

00:01:32 — John as a child: "horrible", embellishing the truth, lying down in the Miami airport; Hank took a hammer to John

  • ★★ Mike describes John as a child as wonderful, a little troubled and lonely. (playful) — 00:01:39 · John Green
  • ★★ Sydney says John was always into embellishing the truth. (playful) — 00:01:44 · John Green
  • ★★ Mike recalls five-year-old John calmly lying down on his back in the Miami airport and saying it was just too much and he couldn't take it anymore. (playful) — 00:01:47 · John Green
  • ★★ Sydney recalls that small Hank, who could not yet really talk, once got tired of John yelling at him and took a hammer to him. (playful) — 00:02:04 · Hank Green, John Green

00:02:14 — Do friends understand what the brothers do; is Hank OK with John's fame; meme question; parenting tip; choosing Asheville with a spreadsheet

  • ★★ Sydney says their friends and family clearly understand what John does, but not what Hank does with the videos. (playful) — 00:02:21 · John Green, Hank Green
  • ★★ Mike says it surprises and amuses him that people ask whether Hank is okay with John being so famous and successful. — 00:02:31 · Hank Green, John Green
  • ★★ Mike gives his number-one parenting tip in one word: encourage. — 00:02:48
  • ★★ Sydney says Mike's number-one marriage tip is persistence and her own parenting tip is along the same lines. (hedged) — 00:02:54
  • ★★ Mike says they live about 20 minutes outside Asheville and chose the place with a spreadsheet of indicators that came almost all from the census. — 00:03:07

00:03:22 — Mom's bloomered doll; Hank thanks his parents; Mom loves that it is P4A time; goodbye

  • ★ Hank thanks his parents for supporting the brothers throughout all of this, and his dad throughout his life. — 00:03:34
  • ★★ Sydney says she loves that it is time for the Project for Awesome, her favorite time of year. — 00:03:48 · Project for Awesome

Humor (significant)

  • Dad says newborn Hank did not have a very high APGAR score. — 00:01:20 > «John's grades were higher even then»
  • Hank asks what John was like as a child; Mom answers before he can finish the question. — 00:01:32 > «Horrible.»
  • Dad is amused that people ask whether Hank is okay with John being so famous and successful. — 00:02:38 > «I'm not though»
  • Hank reads a viewer's deliberately nonsensical meme question to his parents. — 00:02:41 > «Yes!»

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