How Well Do Adults Remember 1999? ft. AJ McLean! (Backstreet Boys, Fight Club, Bill Clinton)

We have the ultimate 1999 trivia challenge and put AJ McLean and the adults to the test to see how many questions they could get right!
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THE SIXTH SENSE
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All-Star - SMASH MOUTH
• Smash Mouth - All Star...
SpongeBob
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Napster
• Metallica Anti Napster
Cher - BELIEVE
• Cher - Believe (Offici...
Movie Movie Prompt - 2 MOVIES from 1999
• American Pie | Jim Tes...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater...
Fight Club
• Fight Club (2/5) Movie...
Enrique Iglesias - Bailamous
• Enrique Iglesias - Bai...
Y2K
• The Y2K Scare | Nation...
Matrix
• The Matrix (8/9) Movie...
Bill Clinton Aquitted
• From the archives: Bil...
Furbys
• Early Furby Commercial
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Creative Director - Nicole Iizuka
Director of Production - Kevin Lee
Line Producer - Anthony Mugnolo
Executive Producer - Joe Bereta
Talent Producer - Annie Knudsen
Production Coordinator - Julian Steinberg
Casting Coordinator - Alexandra Sheffield
Studio Manager - Stephen Miller
Studio Technician - Micah Fusco
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Assistant Editor - Carla Nunez
#90s #trivia #reaction
How Well Do Adults Remember 1999? ft. AJ McLean! (Backstreet Boys, Fight Club, Bill Clinton)
0:00 Intro
0:15 Sixth Sense
1:17 All-Star
2:37 Cartoon Debut
3:50 Music Scandal
5:26 Music Video Awards
6:29 Backstreet Boys
8:00 Blair Witch Project
9:25 Cher
10:36 Movie Mash-Up
12:25 Video Games
13:24 Fight Club
14:33 Harry Potter
15:08 Enrique Iglesias
16:03 Millennium Meltdown
17:15 The Matrix
18:37 Bill Clinton
19:47 Toy Craze
20:46 Winners
21:06 Outro

[@MartineBeerman]

That AJ actually SANG in studio is Evvvvvveeerrrything!!! He’s a really really down to earth and lovely guy (for those wondering.) I’m really excited for his new music and projects ! 🙌🙌

[@wastingjam4133]

Ive never been more jealous of anyone ever.

[@nizaru100]

@@wastingjam4133 Madame, Sorry, but I m a curious about our society evolution , about this VIDEO, is that how the average American adult behave now-days ? They talk a lot with much slang use , and it seems they exaggerate their face expression way beyond necessary to give their opinion about what they're shown , despite all of them being over 40 years age . I used to watch reportages about the 60's American adults, they were all concerned by being the first to go to the moon project by Kenedy, so they were way more serious, did have nice speech & used no slang ! And in their 40's they were into family responsibilities not just (taking girlfriends here and there) , there was no libertinage ,,,,, Really, young adults now-days ...........:( !!!!!!!! they do not look very wise or like having a wide knowledge, and do not look innocent either ; and Women have little Reservation ; the opposite of 50's & 60's adults (our parents & Grand parents). Live to Parents, Live to Grand-Parents , Live to Humbleness & Reservation Thank you Madame

[@wastingjam4133]

@@nizaru100 i was going to respond to what you said about not looking innocent /little reservations etc but thats a whole other novel that my fingers are too tired to type today. I shall attempt that at another time. Basically to finish my previous thought... the world is a horrible place with horrible things happening daily. So i say , even if its not something that you relate to, align with or understand, and as long as its not hurting anyone just be happy that people are happy. If you watch a video like this just think " i dont get it, its not interesting to me , but they seem like they are happy and having fun. Good for them." And then do whatever it is that gets you all jazzed up.

[@nizaru100]

@@wastingjam4133 Oh, Thank You Madame, but I do not agree that Life is just to be happy , because if we all agree to step on ethics & morals to be happy , would this be appropriate to us Huamas, ? I think we must be happy according to marals (Incest can make their doers happy and manyb cases are reported of this , but is it really something you can encourage one to do ?) and to the Purpose of Life , Why are we here, where we're going after .. ? Thanks Madame

[@GLBizzie]

@@nizaru100 people in the 50‘s and 60‘s used slang too lol and we had young adults behaving like that in the 90‘s too. (Jim Carrey.. lol)

[@ErinSteeby]

One of the best surprises of MY LIFE!! Thanks for having me on this one!

[@MartialArtsCalisthenicsOutdoor]

Your reactions are definitely the best and funniest.

[@Niiiniis]

To sit beside AJ McLean and sing and just have fun? GOALS. My aunt and I would simply pass away.

[@nizaru100]

Your life is far far more valuble than sitting next to some singer,; Madame ,🌺🌺🌺

[@musicalwheels]

@@nizaru100 she doesnt mean literally pass away geez

[@sofienummers]

I think it's so amazing and special that the Backstreet Boys are still together after all these years 👌🏼 A.J. is such a good sport 😊

[@nizaru100]

Do you really know that New-Zeland was not inhabited by any HUMAN BEING or ANY MAMMAL (Except Bats) , until about year 1200 CE ? New-Zeland Is The Last BIG LAND inhabited by Mankind ! But I think most of us (except few of us and all Canadiens) are Geography Zero !

[@dean0195]

Erin getting to hang out with AJ, how cool is that?!

[@hasenaali2010]

They really missed an opportunity to include Blink-182’s “All the small things” video just for AJ’s reaction

[@RandomNonsense1985]

182 degrees… Travis I’m pregnant…

[@humblingharry]

TELL ME WHYY ANT NOTHING BUT A HEARTACHE

[@asiaroberson1750]

My favorite song

[@allisonbeattie4738]

TELL ME WHY AIN'T NOTHING BUT A MISTAKE!

[@emerkinsella470]

TELL ME WHY I NEVER WANNA HEAR YOU SAY

[@iamthor1094]

I WANT IT THAT WAY

[@zzizahacallar]

It's 2023 and my 10 year old is singing this with her friends

[@Adisa94]

Oh man I'm 37 years old and I'm still in love with AJ McLean 😂

[@MegaDreamer87]

I remember many of these things, because I grew up with many of them. It's awesome that AJ McLean is in this episode; he was and still is one of my favorite members of The Backstreet Boys.

[@preciousonejewel]

i got to meet the backstreet boys back in '97 and AJ was the nicest of all of them! so cool to see him still being so nice and kind

[@jenniferrichards9841]

Really enjoyed inclusion of AJ. He was an engaged guest, and he absolutely nailed the assessment of Keanu Reeves in our shared history. I tip my hat to you, Sir AJ.

[@gladyscuevas7871]

Why everyone on this episode looks so chill and unbothered by being on the same video as AJ McLeann? Likeeeee BACKSTREET BOYSS OMGGGGG MY FOREVER CRUSH 😭💖

[@MartineBeerman]

Not me thinking Sean and Shawn launched Mail Order Brides?!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@MarteParaddict]

Erin is living my 90’s dream life! 😭😍

[@shakethemDice123]

1999 literally MY FAVORITE YEAR in pop culture!!!

[@katefarr2036]

Oh my God, AJ yelling that Furby is gonna take your soul SENT ME.

[@debbiesmith3443]

AJ was a pretty good sport for coming on in participating, Lauryn Hill, Will Smith, the Backstreet Boys.😊

[@twistedoldloony]

Erin and AJ were so amazing TOGETHER!! She really gave him a run for his money which is amazing all things considered!! Also he's hilarious!!

[@sarabara617]

Backstreet Boys were and still are my jam. I saw them for the 3rd time last year on my birthday. Loveeee.

[@davidparkes7741]

Fave member of BSB??

[@phantommorph2273]

I LOVE AJ!! I’m at a BSB girl for life. First concert, first CD, yessss !!! Can you bring the other BSB to do a react?

[@canadajane7993]

They did react to Teens reacting to them. I was born in 2003 and for my 16th birthday I went ti bsb. We were in thr definition of nosebleed section but loved every minute of it. And I met Baylee littrell

[@katwebbxo]

They were my first concert in 2002 🖤💙

[@javierasalgadoreyes]

@@canadajane7993 i want to meet Baylee too! You’re lucky

[@SarikaD]

Omg!!!! AJ!!!! I was sooo in love with him in my younger days! He's as down to earth as he always was.

[@gabooche]

If I was Erin, I would have passed out sitting beside AJ Mclean!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@venadacent7696]

Can AJ come back for more videos please?! Plus, digging his nail polish!!

[@mage1439]

As soon as I saw Samille, all I could do was sing the Laverne and Shirley theme.

[@einat1622]

What a treat to have AJ in the video!

[@christinam4911]

After all these years I still love Aj. I'm so happy he's doing so well.

[@JoshuaGray9780]

I will say AJ has aged like fine wine

[@indade]

Izzy is flawless.......without flaws........absence of flaw........flaws not found.

[@amaniamiller]

AJ can just give that to his wife and she can write on it: I did marry a Backstreet boy. ^_^

[@zcst4eva]

Love you so much AJ, glad you're doing well!! Can't wait to hear the new music!!

[@mltm562]

Having AJ was a treat for us BSB fans! Thank you for such a fun video ☺

[@joeglasco9157]

Anything with Izzy and Brian together is a must watch

[@Southernblonde1310]

You all are rocking it with the guests. AJ was hilarious and fit right in!!

[@DavidStruveDesigns]

When they were talking about Y2K and that it "didn't make any sense, cos what would happen?", it actually _did_ make sense - because there really was quite a few systems that weren't updated to counter the 00 issue and they _really did_ fail. Ironically the sheer panic over even the _possibility_ of things failing meant so many software engineers recoded their stuff and sent out updates to switch to a longer date format that _this_ is what prevented it from being worse. To the point that now people are 100% convinced it was either a total hoax or would never have caused an issue in the first place. It would have, but we thankfully avoided it because of the public outcry and panic.

[@JessieCristo]

LOVED AJs reactions, I would love to see him as a regular in other reactions and challenges!

[@zevo9314]

AJ getting that prize is too funny

[@alankingsley2916]

It’s worth mentioning that Y2K was not all hype. It really would have been quite bad, but the right people recognized the danger early and a TON of people put in thousands of man-hours to fix lines of code and make sure that everything transitioned smoothly into the 2000s. It’s a success story about communication and hard work!

[@nakanams9278]

Good luck on your new single AJ! I'm glad you enjoyed this episode! I had fun watching! 😍

[@MaulyMayhem]

I would have been so freaking giddy sitting next to AJ. BSB was my obsession along with stickers at one point in my life. And yes, I had a sticker book dedicated to them 😂. The 90’s was a simpler time…..also a weird one

[@Andie8230]

I’ve met AJ. He’s wonderful. I also swear I took the Furby batteries out and it woke up in my closet at the bottom of a bag. This video was my childhood.

[@nardiamcphee5239]

I was surprised how nice he really is when I met him

[@Goleon]

Someone in my basic cooking class revealed the same thing with hers. Heck her brother shot it with his bb gun and it still was talking. That thing had to be possessed.

[@musicalwheels]

@@nardiamcphee5239 theyre all very nice

[@Cassxowary]

With the y2k thing, people are forgetting how basic computers and other machines still were, and it could have gone to shit as planned because they weren’t made to be as self-preserving as they are now! I still remember what I was doing at 12am on the new year. Everyone was on the back patio celebrating and watching the fireworks and I was just inside eating like I don’t care, I just want to be alone with my food

[@harukaru84]

AJ with a "I was supposed to marry a backstreet boy" can I can already imagine every BSB fanfic writer combusting simultaneously😁

[@chrissyfoster6373]

I love the Backstreet Boys. Congrats on your prize, AJ 😅. My sister-in-law asked me (who is your favorite Backstreet Boy) because she wanted to buy me a shirt like that for last Christmas 😅 ❤ I said (AJ McLean) 👍

[@marisgoldenhour6212]

This was fun!! More please. 😁 Very cool to have AJ McLean competing and playing along too. Was pretty cool to hear a little backstory from him about the band and other trivia from those days. It was a heck of a fun time. A lotta, lotta fun. 😊💙🖤✨

[@javierasalgadoreyes]

I love seeing AJ enjoying life now ❤️,also I freaked out when I read his name on the title,I love him so much

[@cmdub97]

AJ is definitely one of my favorites. His "Boy and a Man" song is so amazing and I love seeing his wife in that video.

[@GeminiWolfstarGaming]

I still remember tthe craziness over Y2K. People stocking up supplies and whatnot. I was 16 at the time. I remember my parents, as a precautionary method, put some stuff, not a lot, down in our basement's root cellar. Meanwhile, I wasn't worried one bit. I honestly thought the year would turn over to 2000 and we'd all still be fine. I actually still remember what I was doing that New Year's Eve. I was watching tthe war movie A Thin Red Line. Great movie. I feel like it doesn't get enough recognition.

[@tanyaleyva199]

omg opening scene with AJ *heart eyes* BIG BSB fan AHHH!

[@markreyes8291]

That girl sitting beside AJ was on cloud9 the whole time. 😃

[@JohnG500]

I would have been too. Amazing.

[@alittlebindi25]

AJ is so nice and normal and just a good guy. 😊

[@tjohns25]

This episode was super fun, and AJ was a great addition!!

[@MrFrankhdgs]

So much fun! Thank you, for having AJ REACT!

[@babiekayyx3]

AJ is still so fine😍 Awesome vid, the nostalgia is real!

[@juliescott4473]

I got married in 1999 and all the groomsmen did a choreographed karaoke version of "I Want It That Way" at our reception. One of my favorite wedding day memories.

[@celinacase-ie4ze]

This is making my morning I love the Backstreet Boys and AJ is my favorite as an adult. Everything looks like they’re having such a good time.

[@silverstar1178]

me for the first three seconds: Damn he's a good singer *name plate pops up* Oh that's because it's actually AJ 🤣

[@mogystiquetv5810]

This was a really fun video to watch. I hope you can make more of these. Nice to see, AJ, along with the reactors.

[@craigfennell4962]

I'm so old I remember getting backstreet boys demos In my burger King meals.

[@TheChellybean85]

Dude I'm so old I worked at mc ds when they sold hit clips with NSYNC on it! 😂

[@hemanshukapadia2053]

Saw Backstreet Boys LIVE last week in Mumbai, India. was at the front row, got splashed on by AJ. TOTALLY WORTH IT!!!!!!

[@nardiamcphee5239]

That is awesome I got hugged by aj twice 2 months ago 😅

[@hemanshukapadia2053]

@@nardiamcphee5239 AWESOMEEE He's a different vibe man!!! Main character energy

[@kczcb4697]

Aj definitely wore the most expensive watch in react history. Believe he’s wearing a Richard Mille, at least a quarter million dollars. Was awesome that he enjoyed competing

[@sherriv4860]

I see AJ. I click.

[@inga.simone]

Exactly! Never clicked a react video so fast……except when there was a video with the whole group 😊

[@shainal349]

How is she not freaking out next to AJ! 😫

[@javierasalgadoreyes]

I would be !

[@miicrawford]

Please bring AJ back!! He totally vibes with this group😂🎉🎊

[@Abyrae]

The thing about Y2K is that it didn't cause problems like the fear-mongering media said it would, because as soon as they realised it had a possibilty to occur, computer engineers and programmers all over the world doublechecked codes and fixed what programming needed fixing to ensure it would not happen.

[@OddlyIncredible]

More money was spent on fixing Y2K than was spent on waging World War I. THAT is why it ended up being NBD.

[@aristothethrone9032]

The Call is still one of the hardest basktreet songs. I'm GOING TO A PLACE NEAR BY!!!!!!

[@bwines16]

Okay but all the behind the scenes work for y2k was crazy. Y’all need to realize how new all that technology was. It wasn’t just programmed to roll over to 00.

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Excellent popular culture references. This video is going to be a classic.

[@missoverlord7056]

I love that they got AJ to appear in this video. He still looks amazing.

[@Kimmiko58]

I totally remembered at the end that AJ was on an episode of Static Shock.

[@trackmasters65]

the 90s break my heart. We were having a genuinely good time, the decade started with scarily high crime but it was falling and everything was becoming safer, the music was so fun and diverse, and while democrats and republicans were fighting about who gave Billy C a BJ, we still felt united. Then that all ended one beautiful, sunny morning in 2001. We were so close.

[@katwebbxo]

The sudden change from that feeling of late 90's was crazy.

[@reneeshaann]

Omg this was the BEST video! I love AJ! I remember passing by him in downtown Disney years ago and we locked eyes and I was just like omg a backstreet boy looked at me 😂

[@Atomicqueen9]

I would die!!!

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

Oh here we go with the fanfic lol.

[@Idc-ep3hl]

Fricking love AJ his voice is amazing.

[@Denial401]

Seeing BSB live next week Saturday. Suuuuper excited! 😬

[@DC_Prox]

The people being dismissive about the Y2K thing have literally zero clue about what the issue actually was. THE WHOLE REASON IT TURNED OUT OKAY WAS BECAUSE THEY MADE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT THAT STEPS WERE TAKEN TO FIX IT BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE. JUST LIKE THE HOLE IN THE OZONE LAYER, PEOPLE REMEMBER IT AS A NOTHINGBURGER BECAUSE PEOPLE HUNKERED DOWN AND FIXED IT. Also, the way the question was phrased, it seemed to focus on "quelling hysteria", when almost NONE of the funding went to public awareness, it was up to the folks at ground level to take care of that, which is why it was so ineffectively communicated.

[@Markus0021]

Exactly. It was fixed before the crisis happened, due to hard work by a lot of talented people that never get credit for it.

[@sarahj4598]

The fact that, that is not Lauryn Hill but Ryan Destiny dressed as her for Halloween I believe & she’s FRONT & CENTER is seeenndddinnnggg mmmeeee 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bobbyb.4468]

I was way too excited that I got American Pies Wide Shut!

[@sydnicasanover]

I had a Furby that didn't have batteries in it and the damn thing STILL worked. It was some crazy stuff.

[@crichards037]

OMG ME TOO! I took the batteries out and threw it out my second story window and it was still talking. Furbies are the things of nightmares and nobody can convince me otherwise.

[@jodawa2504]

It seems to be safe to say that Furby was, to some kids, their miniature "Good Guy" Chucky Doll.

[@wisneta]

I lived in rural WI. Watched Blair Witch at my friends house…she was 45 min away. Drove home around 10pm. Pitch black. Car broke down…cell phones where not a thing. No one was in the road. 18 year old me knocking on doors while keeping my fingers crossed and praying that a feral killer didn’t live behind the door.

[@HarleyQuinnGamer]

We need more of AJ to become part of the react team

[@happyhedgehog6450]

I was blown away that people didn't know Hugo Weaving immediately. That guy is huge.

[@alextownley9388]

I love that AJ has his nails done

[@javierasalgadoreyes]

It’s his signature style ,he’s been doing that for a long time

[@TeXXicJA]

I don't think I've ever clicked so fast. AJ is da BOMB!

[@jewelqueen5949]

I was 25 in 1999. Man oh man, I used to read Teen People with my nieces & play "that's my man" with BSB. It was always AJ, still is today @ 48 (soon to be 49). His swag & voice...

[@GLBizzie]

I was liking Brian the most coz he was underrated.. but AJ was amazing too

[@jewelqueen5949]

@@GLBizzie I sorta got feels for Brian when he had his heart surgery. BUT still "I got AJ!" 😁

[@Tweety21802]

My crush as a kid...I love me some AJ

[@megantholin8705]

Lol years ago my dad got backstage at Jimmy Kimmel when the Backstreet Boys were there. He called me to tell me about it and he told me about the weird guy who always had sunglasses on. I instantly knew who he was talking about (I was born in 1990 so 1999 was peak childhood memories). My dad passed away in 2018 and for some reason this video alone brought me back to that memory and made me happy.

[@gaymer07]

My sister absolutely loves Aj 😂.

[@KimberlyGray-jg9sr]

This video was so fun to watch. Loved seeing AJ I was such a huge Backstreet Boys fan When I was a teenager.

[@michaelewing6522]

1999 was my favorite year! You have Teen Pop Mania, TRL, Latin Music Mania from Ricky Martin to J.Lo, Ed, Edd and Eddy, SpongeBob SquarePants, Hip Hop Mania, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, etc.

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

So cool to see AJ McClean on here ♥Love me some BSB and N'sync ^.~

[@lucid_dreams420]

"The name of the actor who plays THIS CREEPY ASS kid!?" 😂😂😂😂

[@sunnivab302]

This is one of the best "React" videos imo. Side note; I met AJ here in Amsterdam when he was in Club iT. He came there dressed like a white cowboy with hat and RayBan sunglasses.. He looked so good! 😍 Surrounded by bodyguards. I spoke to one of his bodyguards and that's how I found out who he was. He looked at me, I looked at him as if I saw water burning and he nodded a "Hi". My whole evening I just talked about this and the days after that. I will never forget it 😊😍

[@BrandonDyckMusic]

Does any actor have a more undercover badass resume than Hugo Weaving? Elrond V (V for Vendetta) Mr. Smith Megatron Red Skull

[@patrikondemor]

This was lots of fun to watch ...i adore AJ so much and i'm a bsb fan till this day!

[@PrincessMeggala0913]

….AJ was always my fav.

[@MartialArtsCalisthenicsOutdoor]

Erin's look at 7:20 is so cute. Looks like the childhood crush came back for a sec.

[@GLBizzie]

AJ looks healthier again and I’m loving it

[@GodisGreat0105]

I would not be able to sit next to aj without staring 😅

[@ryeandfish8150]

Freaking love that Joe Bareta introduced his own game to this video. Man I miss movie movie games

[@DavidRay39]

Since I have zero knowledge of any of the BSB members, I didn't know who AJ McLean was until I heard him sing their smash hit, I Want it That Way.

[@kat.scheer]

This made me so happy, AJ is my favourite BSB member! I am also a slytherin!