Vlogbrothers in 2008
The brothers moved to at least one video a week, a Nerdfighter Ning site and Question Tuesdays, and Nerdfighters gave over $3,000 to Nerdfighter Sean's work in Bangladesh. Hank declared himself an Obama fan; after Hank, uninsured, landed in the ER from a cheap drug, John ranted about US health care. Passing Oprah in subscribers earned a month of Brotherhood 2.1 vlogging as punishment, as Paper Towns debuted in October at number five on the New York Times list. On the Tour de Nerdfighting John argued that people fail to imagine others complexly; Hank and Alan started DFTBA Records with his album So Jokes, and Hank announced the second Project for Awesome.
130 videos, 7.8 hours.
Start here: I Am Not A Pornographer · Nerdfighting in Bangladesh · PEANUT BUTTER FACE (while discussing the Georgia-Russia War)
The year as one story: Vlogbrothers in 2008: the channel after Brotherhood 2.0 (2007).
Main stories
The stories that moved in the most videos of the year (an announcement, launch, milestone, update or result — not a look back), with how many videos each moved in and where it stands now.
- Paper Towns Tour (2008) (14) · now: last documented in 2008 (looked back on in 2019)
- Tour de Nerdfighting 2008 edition (13) · now: completed
- Nerdfighter Blurbing Book Club (2008) (12) · now: last documented in 2011
- Question Tuesday: weekly Tuesday question days for nerdfighters (2007) (9) · now: last documented in 2020
- Paper Towns: writing, revision and publication (2007) (8) · now: completed
- Paper Towns advance-copy giveaways to Nerdfighters (2008) (6) · now: last documented in 2008
- P4A 2008 edition (6) · now: completed
- John's 8/8/08 event in Chicago: library talk, Grant Park and The Bean (2008) (5) · now: completed
By the numbers
Main speaker: Hank 65, John 61; median length 3:52; formats: letter vlog 52, announcement 23, song 15, Q&A 13, list 9, other 5, explainer 4, challenge / punishment 3, documentary visit 2, story 2, compilation 1, review / recommendation 1; of them reposts of earlier words: 1.
All videos of the year
January
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-04 | Nerdfighting in 2008, Pakistan, and Hillary Clinton | letter vlog | John | World affairs (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-01-08 | Sledding and YouTube Tag | list | Hank | Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-01-08 | The Return of Question Tuesdays | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) |
| 2008-01-13 | Being Weird in the Airport | other | Hank | Everyday life |
| 2008-01-20 | John and Hank on NPR Today! | announcement | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-01-21 | A Short History of the PUPPY SIZED ELEPHANT | letter vlog | John | Science & nature (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-01-28 | Denver Airport...Via Isengard | song | Hank | Pop culture |
| 2008-01-30 | I Am Not A Pornographer | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
February
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-04 | Obama Says Subscribe | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2008-02-08 | QUESTION TUESDAYS (On Friday) | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) |
| 2008-02-11 | Nerdfighters Blurbing Book Club! | announcement | Hank | Books & writing |
| 2008-02-14 | The Puff Pwns Gravity | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-02-19 | Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) |
| 2008-02-21 | People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-02-26 | Best Wishes! | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing, Personal life) |
| 2008-02-27 | People Who Love Giraffes Who Love Giraffes (The Song) | song | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
March
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-03-04 | SETTING THE QUESTION TUESDAY WORLD RECORD | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-03-07 | Shawty Got Low, Tritube and Blurbing | announcement | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Pop culture) |
| 2008-03-15 | Ruins, LOLBooks, and the Blurbing Book Club | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Pop culture) |
| 2008-03-21 | Twitter After School Time | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2008-03-27 | PEEPS Eating Contest Is Peepstacular, Painful | challenge / punishment | John | Nerdfighteria |
April
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-01 | Please Google, Take Me to Mars | other | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Science & nature) |
| 2008-04-08 | Nerdfighting in Bangladesh | letter vlog | John | Global development |
| 2008-04-10 | Barack John Obama Green | letter vlog | Hank | Global development (also: US politics & society) |
| 2008-04-14 | PAPER TOWNS-TACULAR | announcement | John | Books & writing (also: Personal life, Global development) |
| 2008-04-16 | ITCHY MUSIC! | list | Hank | Pop culture (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-04-21 | Belated Book-tacular Questions | Q&A | John | Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-04-24 | Pills Pills Pills | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life |
| 2008-04-28 | Ranting and Giving Stuff Away | letter vlog | John | US politics & society (also: Books & writing, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-04-30 | BLOOD! I'm a KILLER! | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube (also: Nerdfighteria) |
May
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-05 | A HORRIFYING OVERSIGHT!!!! | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-05-06 | Hank Would Think This Is Awesome: The Project | announcement | John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-05-07 | From the Airport: And some Nerdfighterlike | song | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Projects) |
| 2008-05-11 | Nerdfighting IRL | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) |
| 2008-05-16 | Hank's Punishment (ugh...I don't believe uploading this...) | challenge / punishment | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-05-18 | A CUTETACULAR INTRODUCTION! | letter vlog | John | Personal life |
| 2008-05-19 | Three Things | letter vlog | John | Projects (also: Global development, Personal life) |
| 2008-05-20 | Guys Love Giraffe Love | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing, Internet & YouTube, Personal life) |
| 2008-05-22 | Adorable Puppy Injury!!!! | Q&A | Hank | Personal life (also: History & curiosities) |
| 2008-05-23 | Happy (Belated) Birthday, Hank | compilation | John, a guest | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-05-30 | The Dread Pirate Fireball Roberts! (And Housekeeping) | announcement | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Projects, Books & writing) |
June
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-01 | Tetris Day! | announcement | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-06-02 | Tetris Day! — an excerpt of Tetris Day! | announcement | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-06-04 | VEEPSTAKES! | list | John | US politics & society |
| 2008-06-08 | Monkeys!!! (with pants) | song | Hank | Personal life |
| 2008-06-16 | Maine Inspires Deep Thoughts | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: US politics & society) |
| 2008-06-19 | Memo to the Fourteenth Century (and to the Tobians) | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: US politics & society, History & curiosities) |
| 2008-06-24 | Questions Answered! | Q&A | Hank | History & curiosities (also: Science & nature, Pop culture) |
| 2008-06-26 | Don't Suck on That Bone | list | John, Sarah Urist Green | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-06-27 | Marion the Nerdfightarion | other | Hank, Marion | Nerdfighteria |
July
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Live from LAX | letter vlog | John | Books & writing (also: Personal life, Everyday life) |
| 2008-07-02 | Live and In Person | announcement | John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-07-04 | America Stands for Awesome | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life |
| 2008-07-08 | Hank Tried to Kill Me With a Hammer | Q&A | John, Sydney Green | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing, Personal life, Internet & YouTube) |
| 2008-07-10 | What Would Captain Picard Do | song | Hank | Pop culture |
| 2008-07-13 | Willy's Elusive Head Turn | letter vlog | John, Sarah Urist Green | Personal life |
| 2008-07-18 | Book Eight...Another Harry Potter Song | song | Hank | Pop culture (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-07-22 | OMFG CATCHER IN THE RYE!!! | review / recommendation | John | Books & writing |
| 2008-07-27 | How to Buy Glasses Cheap...and Help Hank Pick Frames! | explainer | Hank | Economics (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-07-30 | Audiobooks and 8 8 08 | announcement | John, Dan John Miller | Books & writing (also: Pop culture, Nerdfighteria) |
August
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-02 | Catcher in the Rye, Part 1 | explainer | John | Books & writing |
| 2008-08-04 | Breakdancing in Missoula Montana | documentary visit | Hank | Pop culture (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-08-05 | Everyone's Your Friend… | announcement | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-08-06 | Question Tuesday Returns (on a Wednesday) | Q&A | John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-08-12 | Eight Days of Awesome | letter vlog | Hank, John | Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-08-12 | PEANUT BUTTER FACE (while discussing the Georgia-Russia War) | explainer | John | World affairs |
| 2008-08-15 | Metric Sabbath | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-08-17 | Stockholm Sweden | announcement | video description | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-08-18 | This Video Comes in Threven Parts | list | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-08-20 | Scavenger Hunting | announcement | video description | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-08-21 | INTERNET SENSATION B$%CH | other | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-08-25 | Oh John Green, You're 31 | song | a guest | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-08-26 | The Catcher in the Rye, Part 2 | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2008-08-27 | Butte Montana | song | Hank | History & curiosities |
| 2008-08-29 | Sarah Palin: An Introduction | list | John | US politics & society |
September
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-04 | Paper Towns Tour Dates! | announcement | John | Books & writing (also: Projects) |
| 2008-09-07 | This Song is for Willy | song | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-09-10 | Willy Listening to His Song | story | John | Personal life |
| 2008-09-11 | A Video about Videos | list | John | Global development (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-09-13 | Hank Vlogs (and a String Quartet) | letter vlog | Hank, Paige Harwood | Personal life (also: Pop culture, Projects, +2) |
| 2008-09-21 | The Pwning of Oprah | letter vlog | John, Daniel Biss | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-09-23 | Paper Towns and Touring Question Tuesday | Q&A | John | Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-09-25 | Obama llama Duck | song | Hank | US politics & society (also: Books & writing, Internet & YouTube) |
| 2008-09-25 | SPOON FINGERS IN VIDEO RESPONSES | announcement | John | Books & writing |
| 2008-09-26 | Obama Llama Song | song | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2008-09-29 | The Financial Crisis...Simplified | explainer | Hank | Economics |
October
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-01 | The Man Who Throws the Tetris Piece | song | Bill Martin | Pop culture |
| 2008-10-06 | Berlin and Let it Snow (in Your Pants) | letter vlog | John, German actor and chess boxer (name not given) | Personal life (also: Books & writing, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-07 | Hank on the Debate | letter vlog | Hank | US politics & society |
| 2008-10-07 | John Green on the Debate | letter vlog | John | US politics & society |
| 2008-10-08 | Hanks actual Vlog | letter vlog | Hank | Books & writing (also: Personal life, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-08 | J Scribble Goes to Borders | letter vlog | John | Books & writing |
| 2008-10-09 | Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow | letter vlog | Hank | Books & writing |
| 2008-10-11 | Question Friday | Q&A | John | Books & writing (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-10-14 | Numa Numa Hank Dance | other | Hank | Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-14 | Paper Towns Reading | story | John | Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-16 | Paper Towns Collab Album Project!!! | announcement | Hank | Projects (also: Books & writing) |
| 2008-10-17 | Vital Status Report from NYC | documentary visit | Hank, John | Books & writing (also: Internet & YouTube, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-21 | Travel Tips, Delivered Hoarsely | letter vlog | John | Books & writing (also: Personal life, Everyday life) |
| 2008-10-21 | Lonesome Cloud | letter vlog | Hank | Personal life (also: Pop culture, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-22 | Punish Hank? Save Hank? YOU DECIDE. | letter vlog | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Books & writing) |
| 2008-10-24 | Talking to Myself | letter vlog | Hank | Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-24 | IRON MAN BLOGTV CHALLENGE! | announcement | Hank | Internet & YouTube |
| 2008-10-24 | Paper Towns MOVIE1!!!11! | letter vlog | John | Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-28 | Early Voting with Hank | letter vlog | Hank | Books & writing (also: Personal life, Nerdfighteria, US politics & society) |
| 2008-10-28 | The Unzipped Zipper (Of Your Pants) | Q&A | John | Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-30 | Hank is Late (dr horrible) | letter vlog | Hank | Books & writing (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-10-30 | Hank and Katherine...On the Rise | song | Hank, Katherine Green | Pop culture (also: Personal life) |
| 2008-10-31 | Show 'n Tell Thursday | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-10-31 | SPWNING Halloween | song | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life) |
November
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-03 | Hank and John from the Road | letter vlog | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Projects, Personal life) |
| 2008-11-03 | BlogTV in St Louis! | announcement | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-11-04 | Election Night In Indianapolis! | letter vlog | Hank, John | US politics & society (also: Projects, Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-11-05 | On Loving One Another or Dying | letter vlog | John, Hank | US politics & society (also: Personal life, Nerdfighteria, Books & writing) |
| 2008-11-06 | Funny Noises from Tennessee | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-11-07 | Vlogging from Gadsden | letter vlog | Hank | Nerdfighteria (also: Personal life, Projects) |
| 2008-11-17 | Life on Tour | letter vlog | John, Maureen Johnson | Personal life (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-11-19 | Sharing Presents in Westport | letter vlog | John, Hank | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-11-24 | DFTBA Records | announcement | Hank | Projects |
| 2008-11-27 | Thanksgiving in Asheville | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-11-30 | 50 Jokes (Yes...actually 50 jokes) | list | Hank | Everyday life |
December
| date | video | format | by | topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-08 | I Am Afraid of Heights | challenge / punishment | John, Sarah Urist Green | Nerdfighteria |
| 2008-12-11 | The 2008 Project for Awesome!!! | announcement | Hank | Global development (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2008-12-15 | Famous Last Words | list | John | History & curiosities (also: Nerdfighteria) |
| 2008-12-17 | One More Day Until the P4A!!! | announcement | Hank | Global development (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2008-12-17 | Project for Awesome: DonorsChoose.org | announcement | Hank, John | Global development (also: Nerdfighteria, US politics & society) |
| 2008-12-18 | Introducing...The Awesome | announcement | John, Hank | Global development (also: Internet & YouTube) |
| 2008-12-22 | A Christmas Song! | song | Hank | Everyday life |
| 2008-12-26 | Skoodilypooping | letter vlog | John | Nerdfighteria (also: Global development, Personal life) |
| 2008-12-29 | Comment Haters and Christmas | letter vlog | Hank | Internet & YouTube (also: Projects, Personal life) |