Mom and Dad Green! Extra Special Question Tuesday

[@JustMargaret]

Oh my God, John's non-tantrum in the airport is my favorite John story ever.

[@oregonisdead]

It feels like it could have been a story about him just last week.

[@Nikifuj908]

"the people in the airport think that I'm crazy the people in the airport think that I'm crazy"

[@legna20v]

***** omg that is so trueee!!!!!!!

[@alexandralee303]

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[@mccabeteems4587]

It's the most John Green thing I've ever heard.

[@chantelvdveen]

John: Having existential crises even at 5 years old.

[@aceofspades4930]

Baby's first exsistenal crisis

[@user-kn7bc9ej7j]

chantelvdveen idk why I laughed so hard at this comment

[@earthran]

@@user-kn7bc9ej7j LMAO

[@BrandiMarie]

"It's just too much, I can't take it anymore..." I pictured grown-up John doing this...

[@KTGetc]

I can picture a slightly more melodramatic Henry doing that :)

[@BrandiMarie]

KTGetc YES!

[@Tcr810XP]

I think that should be the next punishment for John. next time he's in the airport he has to do that.

[@skygonecrazywithstars]

Yay social anxiety!

[@rand0m4productions]

John's age really doesn't change that image all that much.

[@courtneyy7789]

The story about John in the airport is just hilarious. "It's just too much. I can't take it anymore." If only kid John knew how many more airports he would be in.

[@gamesman0118]

I think that incident set the tone for ever airport he was or would be in for the rest of his life.

[@alexandralee303]

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[@peterloch3333]

"John's grades were higher, even then." This is the most parent-y thing ever said.

[@vlogbrothers]

Once my parents got snowed in and the electricity went out and they had to live in that room for like a week, which reminds me that I once made a ten part video sorta featuring snow. -John

[@daanegberts7572]

okay, this one i don’t get

[@dinosaurchickennuggets5138]

Hmmm I think I found a bit of some sort of scavenger hunt I’m not a part of. I participated in the whole isnotid scavenger hunt a few years ago and that was amazing but I’m too busy now lol

[@dinosaurchickennuggets5138]

@Maddie 99 oh cool! Thanks for the info!

[@RetryAgainAgain]

John hasn't changed at all since he was 5. That's incredible.

[@musefan4]

That impression of John at the airport was ON POINT and I could totally see him saying that.

[@SeekingBecca]

Love that story!

[@persnikity12345]

The airport story though... so the people in the airport have ALWAYS thought he was crazy.

[@una_10bananas]

YES

[@EllaIngram]

And also the people on the beach XD "The people on the beach, they think that we're crazy. The people on the beach, they think that we're crazy." (from the "Naughty Professor" video)

[@thelegend4221]

persnikity12345 i

[@-Teague-]

@@EllaIngram I love that video

[@tuseroni]

"so you used math" "we're such nerds" i can see where you guys get it...awesome parents are awesome.

[@SpecialQue85]

Even as a child, John knew that he would be spending all of his time at an airport, and it was just too much.

[@LadyKatyRae]

You....you made my day.

[@derschmiddie]

Well i'd say John just effectively sceduled the "have a nervous breakdown at an airport" -moment of his life to a time where he and everybody else could easily live with the consequences. Imagine the news this would cause today! Very clever Mr. 5 year old John Green.

[@Zepheriah]

Thing is you can totally see John as a really annoying child. Partly because that sounded exactly like something he'd do now.

[@DeaconTaylor]

haha. i didnt think of that. so true

[@isakoqv]

John might be detached from time like Billy Pilgrim in Slaughterhouse 5, so by the age of five he already had the memory of a lifetime's worth of airports.

[@hannahheller8474]

"John was always into...embellishing the truth"

[@KyahTheAuthor]

He's a novelist. It's like his job to lie ;)

[@-Teague-]

@@KyahTheAuthor more like it's his job to hide the truth in a "lie"

[@yuriyolean8504]

2:48 Number 1 parenting tip: Encourage - so, so, so deep and simple. Felt a lot of emotions with that one single word - encourage

[@meenakshi6344]

I agree with you.

[@turkoizdog]

I want to hear more stories about John and Hank as kids!

[@kennapersonal]

Me too!

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

Being a nerd runs in the family.

[@MiracleMira]

Haha John having existential crises at 5 - yeah sounds about right LOL Mom and Dad Green thank you for raising such awesome human beings :)

[@sculpturesquid]

it was John :)

[@MiracleMira]

ElectricMichaelangela oops right you are, wasn't paying attention while writing this ... fortunately I can now edit it and pretend it never happened lol first time i'm glad they changed something about youtube

[@BooksAreLovex3]

I feel like John and his dad talk just alike and Hank and his mom talk just alike.. LOVE THIS! "John just calmly laid down on the floor...." best. moment. ever haha

[@kelseybtoney]

2:52, papa Green looks EXACTLY like John. I love when you can see a child in their parent's face, even if just for a second! :D

[@zacharylarosh2815]

He reminds me of Hank and John at the same time.

[@CallaLilly414]

I'm so glad to know that John's problems with airports started so early.

[@HeatherJChin]

"It's just too much. I can't take it anymore." !!! "One time you got tired of him yelling at you and you took a hammer to him. " "Where did I get a hammer?!" . . . "I don't know." "She's wearing Chanel."

[@rubyatarah]

Heather J. Chin “look, she’s got bloomers!”

[@StutiRajguru]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@8Metaphysicist8]

Airports have been oppressing John from an early age.

[@carolinareader6386]

Clearly those gray speckled walls bothered John from an early age

[@miasauce]

Imagine the IQ of this family combined

[@jillgutierrez16]

mia a big number

[@TamannaDas]

Don't forget to add Katherine and Sarah's IQs. They're also very smart.

[@jayasuriyas2604]

Above 9000

[@keepsmilingboy]

I can clearly imagine young John laying on the floor and saying it was all too much, I can imagine he would do that now too

[@oskare5289]

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[@Azire]

Such a drama queen !!!

[@AmeliaBell28]

John Green: A Fan of Airports since 1977 Hank Green: Taking 0% of John's BS since 1980

[@dkecskes2199]

I'm not even a parent (yet?) but I'd love to read a book concerning the parenting of Hank and John by Mom and Dad Green.

[@thepotatoqueen4290]

A family of writers. So cute.

[@-Teague-]

Or a The Great Brain style book about their childhood antics

[@karakamos]

Your parents are the coolest. I would totally watch them if they had their own channel, or just a regular segment on vlogbrothers. I want to learn where they get all the nerdiness from!

[@frigginboom]

My favourite part was the end. Where the 'thankyou for being my mum' had hugs and kisses, but the 'thankyou for being my dad' was just words and stern faces. I'm not trying to be funny, I just laughed at the familiarity of the fact that lots of sons and fathers seem to just KNOW they love each other.

[@thegrammarpolice368]

yup that's pretty accurate for me with my parents

[@pmalagon]

"I can't take it. It's just too much." Even then John? Even then? Haha oh how I laughed at this part.

[@SadieTeachesThings]

I assume someone else has already commented this, but on the off-chance that no one has and anyone cares, APGAR stands for Appearance Pulse Grimace Activity Respiration. Each of these five things is scored from zero to two and then that is summed up for a score out of ten. A score of three or below is a serious concern. Four to six needs to be watched and may need extra care but are not critical. And a score of seven or above is generally a nice, healthy baby.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

What is 'grimace' a measure of?

[@ofallsadwords3207]

Response to physical stimuli - pinching their toe makes them cry out, etc.

[@MoonShoesPatty]

'Hank Tried to Kill Me with a Hammer' is one of my favourite Vlogbrothers videos! :D

[@CitizenDuMonde]

"It's just too much. I can't take it anymore." That is the best John Green story that has ever landed upon my ears.

[@ashtuatara]

"John's grades were higher even then" Isn't it like an established fact that Hank's grades in school were MUCH higher than John's were?

[@sheaelliott942]

Maybe John embellished the truth on how high his grades were in school, haha

[@ashtuatara]

It's possible but John has shown report cards on this channel before and Hank had like all A's, and John's were much lower than that.

[@sheaelliott942]

Good to know! I was unaware of this. Just figured I'd attempt to be funny and plug something said in the video to your comment :P DFTBA, by the way! :)

[@ashtuatara]

DFTBA!!!! :)

[@bookwormandpoet]

Ashley Meijer That bothered me too! Maybe she was being sarcastic? :p

[@BenjaminAlexander]

Aww. Next question Tuesday you have to answer: "How did you and John raise such perfect parents?"

[@AdrianNgai]

Hank that was probably the most solid sequence of claps I've ever heard. Such crispness and rhythm it soothes the mind.

[@SinisterSally]

Mom: Looks like John, acts like Hank. Dad: Looks like Hank, acts like John. well, that's the impression that I got.

[@myrtolefk]

I noticed that too! his dad looks exactly like him!

[@simplyvern]

OMG THE HAMMER STORY RETURNS AFTER YEARS. WOAH MIND BLOWN

[@IceMetalPunk]

Haha, they math'ed their way into their home...looks like nerdiness runs in the family! I bet it's regulated by the Awesome gene :D

[@TheDiplomancer]

This was adorable. Also, good to know that John's hatred for airports started early.

[@DimetriKhan]

The airport story is superb. "It's just too much."-5 year old John Green.

[@Contraproductive]

"no. 1 parenting tip: 'encourage' " i like that so much

[@TwistedRiddles]

The next time someone asks the Green parents if Hank is okay with John's success, they should say "Well he used to have a problem with it, but then he WON AN EMMY."

[@camediafumf1]

good advice. 'Hank won the f'ing Emmy! not John!' he screams... but not really. they're both awesome. lots of awesome to go around, eh?

[@sarahnicole32]

"We're such nerds" Clearly it runs in the family :P

[@k3lsinat0r]

"It's just too much, I can't take it anymore." I laughed so hard at this (:

[@rocketsoccer1]

i think John still does that in airports

[@millieme6224]

What are the odds that both boys wear glasses and neither parents do.

[@LizTiddington]

you're right, that is weird, maybe the parents wear contact lenses?

[@liftlash98]

i swear their dad was seen with glasses in a brotherhood 2.0 video

[@AntiAthletic]

Too much reading and screen watching probably. www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2015/02/05/383765377/why-is-nearsightedness-skyrocketing-among-chinese-youth

[@alannar.8701]

John mentioned that their dad once asked him to move a pile of clothes, and John said, "dad, that's Hank." So yeah, I'm thinking he must wear contacts.

[@CharlotteAshlock]

Your Mom looks PRECISELY EXACTLY the way I imagine Mrs. Weasley from the Harry Potter books. WOW!

[@sydneymother]

thank you!

[@AdamTheAlien]

I quite like videos in which people include their family. They tend to be full of the warm fuzzies and the funny moments that are just funny _because_.

[@rae_lh]

Apgar Scores are a scale of 1-10 to rate the ability of a baby to thrive on 5 different categories. High Apgar score: Healthy Baby. Low Apgar Score: requires intervention.

[@vlogbrothers]

I figured it was more complicated than a color wheel.

[@rae_lh]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apgar_score

[@KyleDurfee]

Wait, John is more famous? I guess I watch Sci show more than crash course, so I see Hank a lot more.

[@lolmymag]

john's books are pretty popular and idk if you know this but one is actually gonna be a movie like a big deal movie

[@darkdracofire]

I never knew about Hank's brother, until a week ago. Heck, I didn't know that Hank had a different channel until I watched youtubers react. Hank, youtube know's you're famous. Great job on your shows!

[@theriza5638]

***** Wow, that was so stereotypical it hurts. You might have noticed nerdfighters in general aren't your stereotypical girly-girls and manly-men (I'm sure som are, but a smaller percentage than the general population). So there really isn't much of a good base for your reasoning.

[@hiwayM9]

Well now, it is obvious to me where all the awesome comes from. Hank and John come from some pretty fine stock.

[@Doradrummer]

"Gosh we're such nerds"- Mom Green ughhhh hahahah perfect

[@bendleshnitz1]

"It's just too much. I can't take it" LMAO!

[@LaurenMcLaren]

1:19 "John's grades were higher, even then" hahaha

[@catherinesvideos156]

I feel like John's done videos where he shows old report cards and Hank did better in school though? Still hilarious

[@camediafumf1]

***** yeah, it was a joke. Hank always got higher grades in HS and College anyway :)

[@Ultimatecozzie]

OMG IS THERE GOING TO BE A BLOOPERS REEL FOR THIS?! I WOULD LIKE ONE PLEASE!

[@astronics]

Hii, 8 years later.

[@PurpleNerd1000]

I want John to reenact lying in the airport.

[@Khanstruct]

Yes! That would be amazing.

[@MoonlightSecret1]

I'm oddly reminded of the BBC Holmes family.

[@aminavance2031]

Yes.

[@beccabatson9220]

OH MY GOD STOP 😂

[@AmallieGames]

"Encourage" awwwww. That's the best.

[@theevilmasterofhugs2]

omg their dad's story about 5 year old John made me laugh so hard! xD even as a little child he was the brooding, sensitive creative author type.

[@tanisan]

The "It's just too much, I can't take it anymore" story has to be the best thing ever. I died laughing.

[@GhostDenman]

It's a good thing you had that high level cleric and pile of diamonds just lying around.

[@atiyya.design]

Hank, you sound just like your dad.

[@vlogbrothers]

We have the same laugh....I didn't even notice that until editing this video.

[@masterimbecile]

Y'all both have the breathy, wheezing kind. Like "hhhhhhhhhhhhhh ahahaha".

[@ZacharyArneson]

For a second I was like "I hope John does one of these too with his parents" and then I was like "Oh...yeah. Whoops."

[@JatPhenshllem]

Why?

[@ZacharyArneson]

@@JatPhenshllem John and Hank are brothers who share a set of parents, so it would be the same people lol

[@JatPhenshllem]

@@ZacharyArneson Oh, I misunderstood that statement a bit. Makes sense :D !

[@MarlonOwnsYourCake]

Your parents make everything make more sense about you and John.

[@bouncycheeese]

The airport story is literally John.

[@k1tkat-kate]

1:08 omg Hank you sound so much like your Dad

[@nessaholicmonroe8251]

Hahahah! Totally.

[@bludelight]

I started clapping before Hank after he said, "everybody, my dad." Glad I'm on the same wavelength.

[@NoraSims]

Me too.. hahahaha.. :)

[@CourageousCaleigh]

I want to hear more about John's childhood. I feel this could be one of his next books.

[@LegoGirl1990]

I suspect, in a way, it's ALL of his books.

[@CarlosChism]

"Youth is counted sweetest by those who are no longer young. Nostalgia is inevitably a yearning for a past that never existed, and when I'm writing there are no bees to sting me out of my sentimentality. For me at least, fiction is the only way I can begin to twist my lying memories into something true." -John Green

[@NickGreyden]

Carlos Chism God I love that quote, it also made me and my niece to find the smoking hole when John was on the TFiOS tour in Birmingham. I was still smoking then so couldn't resist. :-)

[@camediafumf1]

c'mon.. it's ALL his books :)

[@davidrye1645]

Even at 5 years old, John could jot handle the airport. Classic.

[@emilyjones293]

If only he had known, twas only the beginning...

[@joshuakillingsworth2910]

"I can't take it anymore!" is my new favorite quote from John Green.

[@theoriginalnetsirk]

Ah, finally we meet the parents. I think this relationship is finally going places. In all seriousness though it was nice to hear their thoughts and stories.

[@TheWhovianMaster]

I was born blue. I was legally dead for four minutes. I wouldn't breathe and I had a faint, irregular heartbeat because my valves hadn't formed completely. I was also almost two months early.

[@TerenceClark]

Glad you made it!

[@deliciousbutter6077]

4 minutes? Are you sure you aren't brain damaged?

[@TheWhovianMaster]

Deliciousbutter actually, i seem to be the only person in my family who isnt... :p

[@mooglechix0r]

Your parents are charming, intelligent seeming people, and noticing the various family resemblances is thoroughly, THOROUGHLY fascinating.

[@NathanTalbott]

Hipster Green parents- Remembered to be awesome before DFTBA was cool (or even thought of).

[@Wokanshutaiduo13]

I knew the Vlogbrothers before I knew John as an author... so for me Hank is not actually any less famous than John. Plus Hank won a freaking Emmy!

[@ddreamcatcher2]

Your dad reminds me so much of John, both in personality and looks!

[@MotherGrits]

aw, they seem so lovely. enjoyed this very much!

[@allicatstrike11]

This a new favorite video... I love the Green parents! Thanks for having such awesome kids!

[@DaScribbler]

Mom & Dad Green are pretty cool.

[@WulfTrax]

It's really cool to get to know some of the other people who make Nerdfighteria possible. Thanks for appearing in front of the camera, Mom and Dad Green!

[@NickGreyden]

I love the fact that Father Green has one word tips on life. Parenting: Encourage, Marriage: Persistence, I half expected to hear Educating: Discipline straight from Sister Act 2 lol

[@ctornlavan]

Those Greens got some good genes. Judging by their parents, they should keep some good skin and hair when their older.

[@roxyqueen2]

John really looks like his dad!

[@WiseSerf]

Speaks like him to.

[@AshZelda]

"It's just too much, I can't take it anymore." That's a little early to be having an existential crisis, John. At 17 this is how I feel most of the time.

[@rachelreynolds5863]

"It's just too much. I can't take it anymore" KILLS ME

[@sillybella7]

I feel like the airport thing is something John might do today as well. ;)

[@MirandaScully]

OMG, Hank and his father look so alike it's scary! CUTE :D

[@therawrpie]

I hope hank doesnt feel bad that john green is "more succesful" than him because I think he's amazing and i first knew about the vlogbrothers through scishow

[@Prometheus42]

***** the fault in our stars? kek dude only tumblr girls like that, hank's better, i didnt even know john existed til i found this channel

[@SepultureProductions]

Love the applause at the end

[@thestormsoutside]

I literally applauded at the end.

[@TheWoodsOfWonderland]

The other side of the hammer story!

[@blackbirdtype]

The Green parents are even more awesome than I expected. They are so wonderful. Also, the story of 5-year-old John in the airport made my day.

[@2259Ben]

Mr & Mrs Green Senior, you have raised two wonderful children to become interesting, accepting and intellectually talented men. Parenting done right.

[@dothedeed]

3:03 O_O the nerd genes are so strong.

[@LaurenFairwx]

This is great, Hank!! Such a cool idea for a video.

[@renesmee23cullen]

"Do they understand what John does?" "Yes," "What about me?" "No," Poor Hank, sorry I mean William. I love your parents. They are so cute.

[@kerstin6216]

John didn't even like airports when he was five, the gray speckled walls must have left quite the negative impression. Great video, I wish my parents were that awesome.

[@garky247]

they are, you just don't see it because you are around them everyday.

[@UberChipf0rk]

garky247 :)

[@IgnoranceAverse]

garky247 I love and appreciate mine, but they are not that awesome. Seriously.

[@isakoqv]

garky247 Assuming you've never met Kerstin's parents, you have no idea whether that's true or not. Unfortunately, some parents are fartbags.

[@kerstin6216]

isakoqv My parents are great, they are just not that awesome.

[@PogieJoe]

Aw this was so incredibly sweet! :') I had no idea his real name wasn't Hank!

[@ladywendy0]

that was so cool!! YOu should do that more often! ,(I always knew John was the "troublesome" one) HAHAHA!

[@vlogbrothers]

There is a lot more footage from this. I'm sure I'm going to do something with it...not sure what yet. Project for Awesome perk??

[@Vixielicious]

***** More footage as a Project for Awesome perk? All of my yes.

[@sjwimmel]

***** Definitely on hankschannel. This was really fun, I hope everyone gets to see the rest. Also great to know your mom and dad are self-proclaimed "such nerds". What kind of films does your dad make, does he say that in the interview?

[@mynar_lenahan]

J. van der Linden I think he was being sarcastic. He was just saying how uncomfortable he was in front of the camera. I think.

[@turdl38]

Daddy Green is one of my favorite humans ever.

[@VulcanTrekkie45]

Hurrah for Mama and Papa Green! Honestly, I never knew that your real first name was William. You definitely seem more of a Hank. But if ever you want to change it up, how about Liam?

[@minimac93]

Yes, I like this Liam idea.

[@Dragonwing16]

20 minutes outside of asheville, that's really close to where i am... no bad idea, no kid napping for me today