41 Dad Jokes in 4 Minutes! (with special guest star...)
2016-12-23 · list · Hank · 4:00 · watch on YouTube
Topic: Everyday life (also: Personal life) · mode: Comedy & performance · tags: recurring series, community lore, song or performance, guest or collab
Back from paternity leave and now officially a dad, Hank tells 41 dad jokes in under four minutes, some as skits with himself and one interrupted by his baby, and ends with his first real dad joke, made while changing his son's diaper.
What is said
The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).
00:00:00 — Hank is back and officially a dad, so he can finally make a dad jokes video
- ★★ Hank tells John he is back on the channel and is now officially a dad. — 00:00:00 · Orin Green
- ★★ Hank says that, being a dad at last, he can make a video he has wanted to make for years but felt unqualified for: 41 dad jokes in under four minutes. — 00:00:02 · Jokes in four minutes
00:00:12 — 41 dad jokes in under four minutes, with two-Hank skits, a baby interruption and the Organic Valley butter sculpture
- ★★ After a run of butter puns, Hank says it really happened: Organic Valley sculpted him out of butter because enough people voted on Twitter. — 00:03:23 · Twitter
00:03:36 — Hank's first dad joke of dadhood, made while changing his son's diaper
- ★★ Hank's first dad joke of dadhood: changing his son's diaper, he asked what to change him into, 'a rhinoceros?', got peed on, and loves being officially a dad. (playful) — 00:03:36 · Orin Green
00:03:53 — Sign-off and a pointer to the playlist of jokes videos
- ★ Hank says he can't believe how many jokes videos he has made over the years, and has made a playlist of them all. — 00:03:53 · Jokes in four minutes
In the description and comments
- ★ The description thanks all the dads whose wonderful dad jokes over the years Hank stole for this video, and lists some sources. — video description · Jokes in four minutes
- ★★ The description thanks viewers for their kind wishes during his intense, wonderful paternity leave; Hank is glad to return joyfully though much in the world and his country is concerning. — video description
- ★★ Hank invites viewers who are able and interested to NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th, where he and John will be having many fun times. — video description
Humor (dominant)
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Now that Hank has a son, people might say he has a dad bod — 00:00:12
“but I'd rather call it a "father figure."”
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Hank can't wait for his son to tell him, 'Dad, I think I have your sense of humor' — 00:00:55
“So that I can say to him: "You give that back!"”
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At a skeezy bus stop Hank saw a lobster with boobs — 00:03:09
“Yeah, it was a busty crustacean at a crusty bus station.”
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Changing his newborn son's diaper, Hank makes his first dad joke — 00:03:42
“Now what am I gonna change you into? A rhinoceros?”
Threads in this video
- update · Hank's paternity leave from vlogbrothers, with guest hosts standing in (2016) — Hank tells John he is back on the channel and is now officially a dad. (00:00:00)
- milestone · Jokes in four minutes: Hank's rapid-fire joke videos (2008) — Hank says that, being a dad at last, he can make a video he has wanted to make for years but felt unqualified for: 41 dad jokes in under four minutes. (00:00:02)
- told · Organic Valley sculpts Hank out of butter after a Twitter vote (2016) — After a run of butter puns, Hank says it really happened: Organic Valley sculpted him out of butter because enough people voted on Twitter. (00:03:23)
- told · Hank's first dad joke: changing his newborn son 'into a rhinoceros', and getting peed on (2016) — Hank's first dad joke of dadhood: changing his son's diaper, he asked what to change him into, 'a rhinoceros?', got peed on, and loves being officially a dad. (00:03:36)
- reminder · Hank invites viewers to come to NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston (2016) — Hank invites viewers who are able and interested to NerdCon: Nerdfighteria in Boston on February 25th and 26th, where he and John will be having many fun times. (video description)
- update · Hank and Katherine have a baby, Orin (2016) — Hank tells John he is back on the channel and is now officially a dad. (00:00:00)
Where the stories that moved here went next
- Jokes in four minutes: Hank's rapid-fire joke videos (2008) — last documented in 2016 (looked back on in 2021)
- Hank and Katherine have a baby, Orin (2016) — told 5×, last update 2026; last: mentioned, 2026-10-30
Mentioned
Central: dad joke · Jokes in four minutes
Also: Barack Obama · Google Images · Michelle Obama (“Michelle”) · Organic Valley · Orin Green · Twitter · Whitney Houston · Will Smith
Only in the description or credits: Boston · NerdCon: Nerdfighteria
Later videos replying to this one
- 2018-11-23 · Four Jokes from a Two year Old (Hank) — continues — “my dad jokes video had a lot of jokes in it” (00:00:00)