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Humping the Town

2011-07-01 · challenge / punishment · Hank · 3:48 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) · mode: Announcements · tags: punishment or challenge, community lore, self promotion, on location

Hank congratulates John on The Fault in Our Stars topping the Amazon and Barnes & Noble charts and being written up in the Wall Street Journal, then performs his punishment of humping things around town to a karaoke track of his song Shake a Booty, plugs his album Ellen Hardcastle (no pre-order), and thanks Nerdfighters.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Congratulations on The Fault in Our Stars: number one on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, the Wall Street Journal write-up, and putting the best foot forward for its readers

  • ★★ Hank says John's new book The Fault in Our Stars, which he has read, is totally gripping, touching, hilarious and genius, though no one else knows yet. — 00:00:01 · The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
  • ★★ Hank says the book has become something of a sensation and he doesn't think anyone has ever done what John just did. — 00:00:09 · The Fault in Our Stars
  • ★ Hank jokingly claims a share of the credit: 'you' means 'us', because he made half of their 875 videos. (playful) — 00:00:12 · Vlogbrothers
  • ★★ Hank says the people who watch the videos helped more than he did, and thanks them. — 00:00:19 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★★ Hank says The Fault in Our Stars has been number one on the Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestseller charts four days running with almost no publicity. — 00:00:29 · The Fault in Our Stars, Amazon, Barnes & Noble
  • ★★ Hank says the book's story has just been written up in the Wall Street Journal. — 00:00:38 · The Fault in Our Stars
  • ★ Hank says Wall Street Journal readers are very important people who could affect John's career and are probably coming to the channel now, so he must put their best foot forward. (playful) — 00:00:43 · Vlogbrothers

00:00:58 — Punishment montage: Hank humps things around town to a Shake a Booty karaoke track, then asks if the Wall Street Journal viewers are gone

00:02:20 — Behind the scenes: Geoff filmed and made sure the punishment was punishing

  • ★★★ Hank performs his punishment, humping things around town to a dance track, and calls it a very punishing punishment. (playful) — 00:02:20 · Punishment, Hank Green
  • ★ Hank says Geoff Pepos filmed it because Katherine probably wouldn't want to, and once told it was a punishment he made sure it was punishing, as in a long shot of Hank humping a restaurant sign. (playful) — 00:02:20 · Katherine Green, Punishment

00:02:39 — Shake a Booty, produced by Luke Conard, and Ellen Hardcastle having no pre-order

  • ★★ Hank says the montage music is a karaoke track of Shake a Booty from Ellen Hardcastle, produced by Luke Conard, his first dance song; the full version comes eventually. — 00:02:39
  • ★★ Hank says Ellen Hardcastle will have no pre-order, unlike John's book with its very long pre-order time; they have decided. (playful) — 00:02:54 · The Fault in Our Stars

00:03:04 — Congratulations to John and thanks to Nerdfighters for a historic publishing moment

  • ★★★ Hank sincerely congratulates John on the pre-success of The Fault in Our Stars and says it deserves it, the Wall Street Journal article included. — 00:03:04 · The Fault in Our Stars, John Green
  • ★ Hank expects the book to be a pretty big deal. (hedged) — 00:03:09 · The Fault in Our Stars
  • ★★ Hank thanks Nerdfighters for making this a huge deal and being part of something he thinks is historic in the timeline of the publishing industry. — 00:03:13 · Nerdfighteria

00:03:31 — Sign-off and coda: a Nerdfighter lets Hank hump his car

  • ★ At the end a Nerdfighter they meet agrees to let Hank hump his car. (playful) — 00:03:31

In the description and comments

  • ★ The description says the humping was scary enough that Hank had to shut his brain off, and some shots were cut as too similar to actual sex. — video description
  • ★ The description links the Wall Street Journal article and asks readers to follow it with John's excellent analysis of it on his Tumblr. — video description · Tumblr, John Green

Humor (significant)

  • Hank vows to put their best foot forward for the important Wall Street Journal readers arriving at the channel, then stops himself and cuts to the humping. — 00:00:56

    “no, I'm not.”

  • After a long montage of humping things around town to a dance track, Hank checks on the newcomers. — 00:02:11

    “Are the Wall Street Journal viewers gone yet?”

  • Hank told his cameraman that the filming was a punishment, and the cameraman responded accordingly. — 00:02:30

    “now that you have told me that it is a punishment, I'm going to make sure that it is punishing.”

  • Contrasting John's long pre-order period, Hank announces when his album's pre-orders start. — 00:02:54

    “pre-orders for Ellen Hardcastle begin never.”

Threads in this video

Where the stories that moved here went next

Mentioned

Central: The Fault in Our Stars

Also: Amazon · Barnes & Noble · Ellen Hardcastle · Katherine Green · publishing · Punishment · Shake a Booty · The Wall Street Journal

Only in the description or credits: Geoff Pepos · Luke Conard · Tumblr

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