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[[File:VlogBros_6236.png|frame|John and Hank Green: Epic Nerdfighters!]]
 
 
{{quote|''DFTBA!''<ref>Don't Forget To Be Awesome</ref>}}
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Since then, they have developed a sizable fanbase, due not only to the success of their videos, but also music, books and various charity works. Both now also host another channel "[[Crash Course (web video)|Crash Course]]", where each brother gives lectures on subjects they're knowledgeable about, and Hank also hosts "[[Sci Show]]", filled with various science news videos.
 
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* [[Adorkable]]: Hank and John, obviously, but also Hank's wife Katherine. Maureen Johnson, who took over for John when he was on paternity leave, also fits this quite nicely.
* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]: [http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers#p/u/176/xocKCimxwQU John has several prepared].
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* [[Continuity Lock Out]]: Because the series is so long-running and there are ''so many'' videos, many jokes and references can easily be lost on new viewers. Sometimes even John and Hank forget how some things got started.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: The brothers have a longstanding rule that they have to keep their videos under four minutes or face punishment. For example, Hank once went two seconds over the time limit and was forced to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSffsb5ztRo spend fifteen hours in a local Target store].
* [[CowboyMedia BebopResearch at His ComputerFailure]]: British tabloid The Daily Star did a article on Britain's Got Talent runner-up Jonathan Antoine and his professing to be a nerdfighter. The group was referred to as "The Nerd Fighters", was called a bizarre internet cult, and that [http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/250266/Britain-s-Got-Talent-Jonathan-Antoine-s-Nerd-battle/ Members are often intellectual loners, claim they are “not made of flesh and bone’’ and watch Harry Potter and Star Trek movies all the time.]
* [[Defictionalization]]: During the Great American Tour de Nerdfighting/ ''Paper Towns'' tour 2008, nerdfighters made many items that previously existed only in John's book, ''Paper Towns'', such as Margo's crazy shopping list/receipt, Amish hunger wonder bread, Go Fast bars, and more.
** [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] in the case of the vehicle used to drive across the country for the ''Paper Towns'' tour. It was the exact same minivan owned by Q's mom in the book.
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