1991 NYRE Ball Drop

[@larrydirtybird]

I was there that night. It's so cool to see glimpses of the old Times Square-- the Jockey ad, the Camel cigarettes ad, Sbarro, etc. etc.

[@Wheeloffortunefan999]

I have a question, although I doubt you remember the details, since you were in the crowd that night, were people actually handing out those plastic horns?

[@JosephDiPietro]

@@Wheeloffortunefan999 You had to buy them. I vividly remember this one idiot I went with blasting everyone in the ear with one because they were like 3 1/2 feet long so you could get someone several people away in the crowd. I thought someone was going to kill him. It was super dangerous back then with lots of pickpockets, drug dealers, pimps etc. I remember those horns, the 1991 glasses with the 9's being the frames, and trips to Sbarro to pee until you couldn't get through the crowd anymore. Then you just pissed on the ground where you stood. Even the girls all squatted and peed on the ground in the middle of the crowd. You don't see that stuff on TV but it's insane. At least it was back then.

[@aaron-x5p]

I was born on October 4, 1986. I am actually a Tamang person. I am from Nepal.

[@larrydirtybird]

@@Wheeloffortunefan999 I don’t remember if you had to buy the horns. I’ll just trust this guy who commented. All I remember, was having to stand around forever and ever and ever and ever waiting till midnight with nowhere to go. I remember how thrilling the moment was when the ball dropped. I remember having to pee toward the end, and not being able to pee until the ball dropped, and we were able to find our way to a restroom. I couldn’t believe they didn’t have porta parties for us to use. But I didn’t need to pee nearly as bad as the girl I was with. After the ball dropped , we walked over to Port Authority Bus Terminal to find a restroom (42nd St was mostly porn shops back then), and she said she was afraid her bladder would burst with every step. and I offered to carry her. I was only 22 at the time, so I didn’t have the enlarged prostate that I have now that I’m in my 50s , and I could go hours without peeing. Today if I were to do that again, which I wouldn’t, I would have to wear an adult diaper under my pants!

[@johnpaulherrera3182]

Speaking of 1991, that quality is very badass.

[@mykeogando9088]

I thought the same thing.. I remember this ball drop we were in family house in Brooklyn NY ❤️❤️

[@aaron-x5p]

Not that really. It looked like the quality from the first video of KZbin on 2005 by Jawed.

[@arnelevans25]

This is really difficult to watch. Time really goes by. I was eight years old in 1990, and in 1991, I turned 9, in September 1991. I can honestly say that life is truly a gift, and each day, and year that I'm given, I will not take it for granted. It's really sad that so many people don't realize that. 1991 was truly one of the best years of my life. As I continue to gain knowledge and wisdom, I put my faith in a higher power, not man.

[@woodyhayes7402]

Arnel Evans - Psalms 146:3

[@HubertNguyen1980]

I was 10 going on 11

[@scaboi]

1991 was the year my life went down hill, right after I turned 11 that year. It's been down ever since then.

[@thereisnosanctuary6184]

boring

[@erin8205]

What's crazy is that back then, I was 17, it took so long to go from say, 1985 to 91 or 91 to 95. Now...it's a blip in time. So so fast. It goes incredibly fast after thirty. Even faster after 40.

[@waters228_91]

The year of Nirvana, REM, RHCP, A Tribe Called Quest, Naughty by Nature, Metallica, Boyz II Men, oh yeah, and need we forget Sonic the Hedgehog and the 3 original Nicktoons.

[@chaseywoot]

Pearl Jam

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Darkwing Duck

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Newborn babies were born in 1991 like Cody Emmett Jameson Anderson, Steve Smith, Devon Joseph "DJ", Izzy, Mary, Kari Kamiya, T.K. Takashi, Ken Ichijouji formerly known as the Digimon Emperor, Davis Motomiya, Zoe Orimoto, Rika Nonaka,

[@seanhernandez2759]

Also the year when The Cold War ended with the dissolution of the USSR on December 25/26, 1991 and the catastrophic eruption of Mt Pinatubo on June 15, 1991

[@noblinkreal]

Also Loveless by My Bloody Valentine!

[@Megacooltommydee]

This is the year that the first page of the internet went online.

[@WinServer-sg3dp]

It was on 1995

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

This is the year that Freddie Mercury died

[@clarenceboddicker6679]

@Flame Resistant Troll Very true, well said

[@Patrick19833]

@Jayden Hiraldo No, he was correct. The first website went live on August 6th 1991.

[@Pdasilva0324]

Hard to believe this was 30 years ago this week! I remember this, it was the first year I recorded the ball drop. I was 13 years old, 3 months shy of 14, and just a few weeks away from the start of the Gulf War

[@reggiewilliams4246]

I wish I could go back to this time

[@mykec8990]

wow the quality is wonderful on this! i remember 1991 :)

[@Jinaria101]

This would be the last year you would ever hear 80s influenced music on non oldies radio stations until late September of 91 when nirvana made a rocking gem

[@juanazul4285]

That is the real beginnig of the 90s

[@9852323]

80s wasn’t played on oldies stations till like the 2010s though.

[@Jinaria101]

@@9852323 really cause where I’m from when I was growing up I barely herd any 80s music mostly late 90s early 2000s music I didn’t start hearing 80s music until my dad bought greatest hits from the 80s cd

[@billysadowski1572]

This was basically the last year of the 80’s

[@voiceevac218]

3:07 - 3:11 I'm laughing so hard at this part! Notice how the new year came by only 2 seconds early. XD LOL

[@bijbuzz8320]

Yeah 1991 awesome as i was born in 1991 n im totally proud to be 90s kid

[@TECHLOVER_91]

Same 😃👍🏽

[@taliagmail.com2005]

I was born a decade later

[@markbundles2]

I was born that year! Thanks for posting!

[@lyrakotonecrystal948]

Me too! My mom was pregnant with me when this was on tv

[@tennessee4203]

Oct 1st 1991

[@akeme25]

Me too!!

[@akeme25]

@@tennessee4203 You’re 3 days older than me!

[@TheREELRundownWithJB]

Me too! February 91!

[@thekidnamedenis]

Born on June 19th, 1991...wow.

[@ToshibaKergyNYREBallDropsGames]

MY BABY SIS IS BORN IN JUNE 19 2016 :O

[@robzap20nintendosteampictures]

30 years ago

[@nicoleharrington9086]

15 November 1991

[@jaydenh922]

If you were born on June 19th, then you were born on the birthday of Garfield!

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Devon Joseph "DJ" from Total Drama was born on the same day June 19th, 1991.

[@dingusboi7045]

the moment that the 90s began

[@lego5745]

30 years ago today

[@noahtabor4435]

in 1991, Beauty and the Beast Was Released.

[@kendrickRobinson-zc4wf]

Wow 1991 the year that I was born it's hard to believe that we are now 30 years from today

[@1974Key]

One of my most very best years!

[@arnelevans25]

Mine too, I turned 9 in 1991

[@CB-rv2lj]

same I was born :D

[@TECHLOVER_91]

The year i was born! 4/18/1991 ♈ 90's Baby Forever ♥️😊🔥👌👌👍

[@toddstewart9070]

wow i remember watching this at my grandma's house. I was in the 6th grade

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

1991 NEW YEAR EVE ROCKS !!!

[@cestlavie7222]

1991 doesn't even seem that long ago. I mean, I wasn't born until 4 years after so I didn't experience it personally but it just seems ?? ? so recent. Weird to think 30 years have passed. *edit: I wasn't born 4 years ago aghksj

[@jonnyciccarella]

This was put on here June 13 2013, I was born June 13 1991. Cool :) 5 more months of '16

[@islandblader]

Its 1991 in California, it's 1991 in NY lol

[@Peyethon]

Not a clue

[@ozgoldebronokia8210]

@@Peyethon California are 3 hours behind New York, so when New York reached 1991, they were still in 1990.

[@clarencesimmons8580]

We was 8 years old for me and twin brother in Chicago, IL1991. Happy new Year, 1991!!!

[@mawj09eas4]

That makes no sense because in California, when 1991 arrived in NYC, it was 9pm in CA, therefore, it was still 1990 there

[@stevenmcpartlin2830]

@Mcnight Smith I was stating that point as if to say, why is Dick saying that when its a 3 hr difference. Anyway, damn this is 30 yrs ago.

[@SDS-ee9js]

Holy shit already 30 years ago! A lot has changed in the last 30 years…

[@HovaNirvana]

A LOT. No one alive in 1991, myself included, could conceive the next three decades.

[@SportsFan2001]

Everyone born in this year is kissing their 20s goodbye... Meanwhile I'm gonna be ringing them in soon.

[@nicoleharrington9086]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hanphilnoffz8827]

Now is 1992 and 2002 ringing to them

[@kimsiu3587]

New York : Already 1991 California : Still 1990

[@connievicens1749]

1991 ❤😂 my year

[@brentbare3698]

I had just turned 10 that February. Celebrities we’ve lost this year: Freddie Mercury Michael Landon Dr. Seuss Redd Foxx Frank Capra Hit Movies: Terminator 2 Silence Of The Lambs Beauty And The Beast New Jack City Hook Boyz N The Hood Drop Dead Fred Hit Songs: Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Metallica - Enter Sandman R.E.M. - Losing My Religion Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You Michael Jackson - Black Or White Naughty By Nature - O.P.P Alice In Chains - Man In The Box TV Show Debuts: Home Improvement Step By Step Ren & Stimpy Dinosaurs Clarissa Explains It All Salute Your Shorts Jerry Springer Maury Silk Stalkings

[@WinServer-sg3dp]

Hit Games: Sonic The Hedgehog Super Mario World (USA)

[@Jinaria101]

You forgot Rugrats

[@derekgardner6601]

You forgot it was the year Doug, Rugrats, and Ren & Stimpy all debuted on Nickelodeon as well.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

You forgot Darkwing Duck

[@555yrty]

Happy 30 years to this video.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

People look so young and happy 😃 in 1990-91.

[@darahowells7676]

1991 best year Sonic The Hedgehog

[@TimmyTheTinman]

Overrated! Well except for the movies

[@Spongyboi897]

​@@TimmyTheTinmanextremely loud incorrect buzzer

[@9852323]

Very good quality for 1991

[@PraveenSrJ01]

Much better than in 2024

[@johnny-becker]

1:17 No Standing Anytime. I love it! Guess the cops are going to have to issue 300,000 citations

[@ashakir622]

The year I was born!

[@DeAngeloStevens]

High School Seniors Class of 1991: Kyosuke Higuchi, Karl Snyder, Princess Ariel, Zak, Dask, and Kala, Amy Blankenhooper (currently Amy Duncan), Ryu Hayabusa, King, Terry Bogard, Ryo Sakazaki, Shin Mouri (RW name: Cye), Seiji Date (RW name: Sage), Shu Rei Fan (RW name: Kento), Touma Hashiba (RW name: Rowen), Sarah Bryant, Margaret Nussbaum aka Candy Sweet, Lady Luna, Ryo Sakazaki, Bryan Fury, Kyosuke Higuchi, Miranda Curtis.

[@paulthomas8884]

The first year I was allowed to stay up and watch the ball drop.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

How old are you in March 2024? I’m 40

[@paulthomas8884]

38@@PraveenSrJ01

[@PraveenSrJ01]

@@paulthomas8884 thanks for your reply

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I loved 🥰 the year 1991 and turned 8 that fall

[@toddstewart9070]

very good quality.

[@stickmanmusic889]

That the year where Ren & Stimpy was aired

[@isoboikiriko3402]

Man 90s were the dest decades but the 80s were so better

[@courtneymiller803]

2 minutes until 1991

[@weaponsofwarfare9537]

MY BIRTH YEAR👏

[@mykeogando9088]

Wow I was in the 1st grade @ that time

[@TECHLOVER_91]

Me two 😊🤩

[@GUCCI_NATION]

Do you have the full broadcast ?. Please ?.🙏

[@infinityryanyoutube2013M]

3:29 me: *wondering what that font is*

[@jakobbrady1252]

I bet it smelled like teen spirit there lol

[@ToshibaKergyNYREBallDropsGames]

1991:The Year My Science Teacher Was Born.

[@dianaroslim2374]

bro that sign lights early

[@ivzyrdeleon4931]

HAPPY NEW YEAR 1991

[@jjgillmen]

1991...the year the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was launched, when Sonic the Hedgehog put the Sega Genesis on the map, when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles craze was at its highest.

[@kylebulger4240]

That digital clock graphic is two seconds late

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Fun Fact: Cody Emmett Jameson Anderson was born on April 1, 1991. Christopher "Chris" Thorndyke was born on February 8, 1991. Kari Kamiya was born on August 14, 1991. Norman "Normy" Ewing was born on March 14, 1991.

[@ForeignerFan74]

Can’t Believe 1991 Was 30 Years Ago!

[@ed9492]

Best year ever.

[@ForeignerFan74]

Thanks For Sharing!

[@thebjm1967]

Watching in 2021!

[@richardleandro4508]

goodbye 1990 Hello 1991

[@garionbush5906]

This is a good quality video...I was 1 years old

[@Javi228]

1991 (MCMXCI) 1991st year of the CE/AD 992nd year of the 2nd millennium 92nd year of the 20th century 2nd year of the 1990s

[@jessyleppert2]

Dick Clark was hosting the Challengers at the time

[@AnthonyTorres-vt1sz]

Game show the challengers funny moment from 1990: category: tricky diction: I'm not a crook, I'm not a quitter, I'm not the president anymore. LOL!. Another category: lady killers: Bruce Willis, George Michael AND Henry the 8th. LOL. DICK CLARK SAID: NOW THERE'S A LADY KILLER IF THERE EVER WAS ONE. LOL!.

[@AnthonyTorres-vt1sz]

@jessy leppert, my ribs hurt for all the laughing back in 1990. I chuckle. It made me feel like a boy.

[@aaron-x5p]

The lights turned on way for 1990. I turned 5 in 1991. Now I am 37, running into 38. Things get so exhausted for me.

[@Eddward21]

21 days after that I was born :D

[@ghost_in_nyc]

+Eddward21 welcome to the world! hope its treated ya well lol

[@ghost_in_nyc]

+Eddward21 welcome to the world! hope its treated ya well lol

[@Eddward21]

+Turanga Maxx 21st

[@daiamondorobotto9812]

199th decade = 200th decade

[@JrTheBoiEntertainment]

The 1991 ball looks like the globe of "Pepsi"

[@fuckherrightinthepussy8255]

the year of nirvana

[@kanealson5200]

Hey there's me in my blue hoodie!

[@Peyethon]

When?

[@Thhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

3:19 Prob, this guy standing at the front, there are prob thousands wear blue hoodies in the entire clip. This guy looks noticeable. So, prob this guy.

[@onhiatus-v4i]

Goodbye Soviet Union

[@DiscoverGuy]

Am I the only one who thinks the text font popping up at 3:28 was cute?

[@Wheeloffortunefan999]

lol @ 1:21 the guy with the vuvuzela, I am going to assume that he was blowing it as if it was a normal party horn? I am asking because i did not see him actually holding it with his hands, and i will be ABSOLUTELY (BLEEPING) DAMNED if it is in any way possible to actually blow one of those the proper way without actually holding onto it without at least one hand.) (Although I could actually have been completely mistaken about the FIRST part of that comment, if I am, feel free to let me know in a reply to this comment.)

[@henriquepaesmoraes4845]

Five years within 1991: (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1986th year of the Common Era (CE) and (AD) designations, the 986th year of the 2nd millennium, the 86th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1980s decade.

[@victorc5390]

I was born on February take me back to that year.

[@Alberto28713]

Happy New Year 1991 is now 34 !

[@daiamondorobotto9812]

End of the 199th Decade Start of the 200th Decade

[@FreddyJames-lm2fv]

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@THX-kw2jh]

January 17, 1991 The Gulf War Started. And in March of That Year, The Rodney King Police Beating in Los Angeles, also an Economic Recesion in the US at the End of 1991.

[@onhiatus-v4i]

The gulf war started on August 2, 1990

[@stephaniebarnshaw853]

Ey, I came into the world in that year 33 years ago!

[@audio3980]

To the guy with ABC no shirt on; greetings from 2025, your idea didn’t age well.

[@mikefagan6840]

I remember this well. I was sitting in the NYPD police academy as a recruit and our instructor had a pole and ball drawn on chalkboard and as it approached midnight he'd erase it and draw it in a lower position. 😂😂😂😂

[@angelopach5]

So back then when they ring in the new year they never throw confetti.

[@harambe4717]

1991 was actually the second to last New Year’s in Times Square to not feature confetti being tossed at midnight. It would then become an official part of the celebrations as of 1993 onwards, even during the COVID years of 2021 and 2022 where the crowds at Times Square were much smaller due to the pandemic.

[@richardgallagher6579]

1:16 "NO Standing Any Time". Well,whatdaya think they're doin'?

[@nostal-g1r]

3:10❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@RobloxMaster642]

NOW youre talking! Higher quality is what i like >:3

[@ToshibaKergyNYREBallDropsGames]

My new paint of my house in Meepcity

[@denimbandit2284]

Sixty-seven days later, New Jack City came out!

[@mikee6571]

Happy News Year's ☺.

[@lamarcoplayer1419]

1990: The Year in Review The year that I was born on Wednesday, October 10

[@tuarstinky]

That was 140 years ago

[@rami8975]

30

[@robloxs2747]

R.I.P The Soviet Union 1922-1991

[@92382]

Gorbachev did his best

[@AllRequired]

The same typeface that CBS used for its Turn Us On We'll Turn You On promotions just after its 50th.

[@Nathanminooka]

It is ITC Grizzly.

[@nickkrohe3934]

I was born may 7th 91!

[@lamarcoplayer1419]

1990 1 celebrity we've lost this year: Elvis - Saturday, June 30

[@user-yf1uo5qw2v]

Wow That is "30 YEARS AGO"?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

[@ashleycardillo4912]

That was the year Michelle was born

[@bronysimpson3250]

the letters that say HAPPY NEW YEAR look like they came from BANJO KAZOOIE.

[@rspada1313]

3:10 Sign lights up 2 seconds early

[@BenJabituya]

First year of video game character Sonic The Hedgehog.

[@joshuapadiernos7910]

I was born on Tuesday, October 8, 1991

[@FaDeNitroz]

lol I wasn't even born yet when this happened

[@abrahamlincoln8037]

Anyone in 2022?

[@duynguyen-z2y]

14/6/2003

[@Flopthecat1942]

Ren and Stimpy's birth year.

[@stickmanmusic889]

Actually Ren and Stimpy was aired in August 11th, 1991