Video from the old PBS math show, Square One, called "Nine Nine Nine - Crazy Number Nine"
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@MrPisster9 жыл бұрын
I'm 34 and this song still pops into my head sometimes, hence the google search...
@wendyokoopa70487 жыл бұрын
MrPisster I live on floor 9 and I sing this on the elevator
@Midwestrecycledart6 жыл бұрын
me too
@isabelatticus40396 жыл бұрын
Me also. First time I ever looked it up. I'm 35.
@akeagleTL5 жыл бұрын
I'm 42, I must be young at heart
@akeagleTL5 жыл бұрын
I had to babysit my little sister a lot
@camilreyes85513 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!! I'm in my 40's and used to watch this show as a kid. This specific song ALWAYS pops in my head. Never thought I'd find it on KZbin! You made my day!!!
@IndecisiveAssassin2 жыл бұрын
Literally same story for me too! Haven’t heard this song in 30+ years and still hum it from time to time. (That and ‘Teeny Little Super Guy’ from 321 Contact) I though I’d look for it on KZbin today…the nostalgia is real.
@kazuoyumeno17592 жыл бұрын
Me too. To this very day the song still occasionally floats up from the back of my brain. 😆
@kingjamez80 Жыл бұрын
Same story here! Im in my 40’s and think of this song way way too often. Taught it too my daughter who taught it to her 3rd grade class. Found it here and she finally believes me that it was a real song.
@angelizzy8039 Жыл бұрын
Me too, just sang it to my kids and decided to check if it was online. So made my day
@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN6 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Reg E. Cathy 1958-2018.
@zymaymyn6 жыл бұрын
RIP Reg E. Cathey. An amazing actor whose career was to the nines.
@txmomthree5 жыл бұрын
Our family was a faithful fan of Square One! Thanks to KZbin, I can play episodes for my pre-school grandson. Need more of these types of programs today.
@hannam68366 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Reg E. Cathey. I just realized he passed away today on the 9th. Thanks for the math, sir.
@brandon218806 жыл бұрын
That's just........(cries.)
@eugenemckinney87362 жыл бұрын
Wow he will always be known as the 999 man
@sweeneytoad782 жыл бұрын
He died 2/9/18. It all came back to 9
@eugenemckinney87362 жыл бұрын
@@sweeneytoad78 It must've been his favorite number plus ⬛ 1 was better than Sesame street
@LorettaMath6 ай бұрын
On the...ninth? There are no coincidences in life. Only miracles. 🙂
@Roarshark126 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Reg E. Cathy :( Aged 59, 9, 9... I always sing this song to myself. I think that out of all the Square One Television songs, this is the one that most people remember the most, it's that catchy.
@TakaComics12 жыл бұрын
The introduction to this song was hilarious: "A little number that was a big hit for us, it's called 'Nine.' ... 5, 6, 7, 8... Nine, Nine, Nine!" Square One had some hilarious writing, and it was something I looked forward to watching as a kid, even though I hate math.
@frostedflake252 ай бұрын
I’m 44 years old. It’s June 2024, and this damn song continues to live rent free in my head.
@kevinhavensw9jyd112 ай бұрын
47 here. I decided to search for these songs living rent free in my head too. Even “The Mathematics Of Love” too. Mega childhood memory unlocked.
@nathanfealko9193Ай бұрын
lol 44 here as well. was just teaching my son math via khan academy, and one of the questions asked about this. got the song stuck in my head.
@TeamCavalier26 күн бұрын
42 here. I asked the AI who sang this. My mind thought Orlando Jones. When I realized it was Reg, I was heartbroken that he passed.
@brooklynbred12 жыл бұрын
I learned this method when I was a kid from this song. I am now 35 and teach it to my kids. WHERE ARE THE SHOWS LIKE THIS TODAY?
@aWhiskeyTangoFoxtrot9 жыл бұрын
Wish this show was run on netflix
@brandon218808 жыл бұрын
Exactly. If PBS is really struggling, they need to work out a deal with Netflix.
@funforalgernon Жыл бұрын
Wish it was anywhere! Thank goodness to the good people who’ve shared their old recordings on KZbin.
@reinabella233 жыл бұрын
This episode aired on my 9th birthday and it was so awesome. I still think of it from time to time too.
@tommyokeefe63436 ай бұрын
42 years old, I think about this song all the time but couldn't remember what show it came from. Glad I found it!
@bentong19406 жыл бұрын
Good night Reg, you helped make my childhood something special.
@junbh214 жыл бұрын
I still get this song stuck in my head every once in a while decades later... I also for years used the related trick for the nine times tables up to 9x10, where you hold up both hands and fold down the nth finger to multiply 9 by n. The fingers to the left of the lowered finger will be the 10s column and to the right will be the ones column.
@hayalllivn11 жыл бұрын
I watched the original presentation of this little ditty with my daughter when she was a wee one. I asked her the other night if she remembered the Nine-Nine-Nine song and she said yes. I proceeded to try and find it, but with no luck. She apparently could not let it go..today she sent this to me. I loved it then, and I love it now. I think she does as well.
@wendyokoopa70487 жыл бұрын
ywd2009 I still sing it especially now that I'm on floor 9
@jazzmanalpha16 жыл бұрын
RIP Reg E Cathey
@realekedolphin8 жыл бұрын
342 likes. 3+4+2 = 9! This song helped me even in college.
@nathantaylor70264 жыл бұрын
Nine downvotes... Wow, it really does all come back to nine.
@escottish14014 жыл бұрын
This song helped me with my elementary school tests. I still get this song stuck in my head. I miss shows like this. Kids today are missing out.
@Orenotter9 жыл бұрын
This works for any base you're working in, as long as you're multiplying by one less than the base. If you were to count in base 12, it would work for eleven.
@DuetJay Жыл бұрын
Eight eight eight ... fantastic number eight... Use base nine to do this trick, and it will still work great ... eight eight eight .. fantastic number eight ... times any number -- honest, mate -- will all come back to eight. 8 x 2 is 16, or in base nine, one-seven. 8 x 3 is 24, or in base nine two-six. 8 x 4 is 32, or in base nine three-five. 8 x 5 is 40, or in base nine four-four. I know I'm at this party late, but it still comes back to eight. (spoken) But what about large numbers? How about 8 x 32900? Oh, you can't do that, there's no "9" in base 9! Okay you got me, how about 8 x 14326? Well, that's a stumper. 8 times 14326 is 114,608. In base 9 that's 184182 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 2 in base nine is two-six, and two plus six is eight! See, it always works! (sung) It all comes back to eight!
@gerekbraden2983 Жыл бұрын
@@DuetJay Fantastic number eight? This was great mate!!
@acs17896 жыл бұрын
I loved this show as a child of the 80's. I still remember this song well.
@Bassotronics4 жыл бұрын
Square one TV had a lot of awesome songs and this was one of my favorites.
@nickbell83536 жыл бұрын
Reg E. Cathy died today. RIP
@blackwidowcult7 жыл бұрын
i'm so glad i clicked on the link in that math assignment
@Dinoenthusiastguy6 жыл бұрын
McGill?
@cmulwee00111 жыл бұрын
"Times any number you can find, it all comes back to nine!!" Great line!
@puremercury6 жыл бұрын
RIP Reg E. Cathey
@thecarlhafer17 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this! I've been singing this for years, but no one I sang it to ever remembered it. This has confirmed to me that I'm not insane, and I didn't make it up.
@Eiuol8185312 жыл бұрын
This must where Herman Cain got his idea from.
@Nishala82 жыл бұрын
I want to like this comment, but you have 9 likes and it was 9 years ago, so Imma leave it alone 😄 Hope you are doing well
@Trubbish263 жыл бұрын
Last night I filled up my gas tank, and the meter stopped at 15.999 gallons. Guess what song popped in my head, over three decades later 😂
@Ch33s3r17 жыл бұрын
I hadn't seen this in about 15 years and i found myself still remembering the song and singing it to myself at random times lol
@HollyLetson9 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite **Square One** songs.
@catsmeow556611 ай бұрын
Man, I loved Square One TV! Been a looong time since I've seen any clips.
@hamsterama17 жыл бұрын
This song has been popping in and out of my head over the past 15 years, and I'm so glad to see that someone's uploaded it onto KZbin. It's really fascinating that any two numbers you multiply together had a nine connection.
@darrenthornton82996 жыл бұрын
Who else wishes this show was back on the air? The song would have been great for Herman Cain's campaign. He actually made sense. RIP Reg E. Cathey.
@davekurtz7698 ай бұрын
Square one tv was a staple of my upbringing watched it in Hamilton Ontario from my pbs station wned channel 17 from buffalo New York
@sariahsue12 жыл бұрын
Wow. The flashbacks! I haven't seen this in eons and I still remember the tune, and even some of the words.
@Vook11 жыл бұрын
Is there anyone here who remembers this from their childhood, and is watching it now after having played the game "999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors"? The digital root of any number divisible by 9 is always 9. :D
@quercusquercus532 Жыл бұрын
My niece just turned 9. I taught her. Stoked for 6 years from now, when I get to tell her about that crazy number F.
@Nightmarez01317 жыл бұрын
I've been singing this song in my head for YEARS since I was a kid. Awesome post!
@ScratStitch6 жыл бұрын
RIP Reg E. Cathey.
@mbenzsl20006 жыл бұрын
Is that Reg Cathey? Lol, man. Great show.
@stephanierossi25866 жыл бұрын
Yep is Reg,
@craigcreative17966 жыл бұрын
I immediately thought of this song when I heard he passed away. Rest in Heaven. This song always helped me in math class!
@myrnaloy10254 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this in third grade. I still use this song to double check my math. “It all comes back to 9!”
@myrnaloy10254 жыл бұрын
*why does this math work by the way?*
@jacobtennyson92139 жыл бұрын
Nine times tables is so unique you can plug in every answer from the multiples of 9 and answer will be reduced to 9.
@coolbluelights7 жыл бұрын
This helped me a lot when I was struggling to learn multiplication back in 3rd grade
@wendyokoopa70487 жыл бұрын
coolbluelights thanks pbs
@rscaito14 жыл бұрын
And what age do most people turn while in 3rd grade? 9, how appropriate!
@Magnero11 жыл бұрын
Every once in a while this song will pop in my head when it's quiet. It has done so since I heard it for the first time probably 25 years ago. I will have my revenge on who ever wrote this song!
@Netwirq26 жыл бұрын
RIP Reg E. Cathey. Thank you for helping me with my multiplication :-). This was the memorable song when it came to 9. Thank you and god bless 0:-).
@Boricua3lions198512 жыл бұрын
Brilliant memories. I still remember the first time I saw this in the early '90's. And I'm 27 now.
@medboy785 жыл бұрын
Yo ! I don't care what anyone says this song made me feel so damn smart in math class when I was in Grade 5. I remember after seeing this one afternoon, the next day in Math class I would told my Math teacher that 9 was special number when multiple it by a number because the digits of the sum would equal to 9. I felt so smart that day lol.
@sararkd16 жыл бұрын
Nostalgic! I thought i'll never hear it again.
@haroldalexis42002 жыл бұрын
I never forgot those wonderful songs SQUARE ONE TELEVISION 📺.Even when this show ended I never forgot REG E. CATHEY. No matter where he starred in I always remembered SQUARE ONE TELEVISION.... Yes he was on Law & Order Criminal intent as an undercover cop! 🤔
@Motionedout13 жыл бұрын
Moderator: Mr. Cain, he mentioned your plan, would you care to respond in song? Cain: Yes...yes, I would.
@CyberKnightt12 жыл бұрын
That crazy number 9! This song still plays in my head every time I do any kind of math that involves nine. For some reason I hear it in Paul Brandt's voice, he'd do it some justice haha!
@solrebel72 жыл бұрын
I loved this show
@MurasakiYugata14 жыл бұрын
I actually never fully memorized my times tables, so this song has been helpful to me for years. Very catchy too.
@salemwsr9 жыл бұрын
9X3487...that part makes me lol every time.
@parlet13 жыл бұрын
It's good to see that I'm not the only one that will remember this song for life!
@xm0rtal Жыл бұрын
This song plays in my head forever
@IvanStrelnikov17 жыл бұрын
I started searching for Mr. Wizard, then i remembered Square 1. This song has been with me for 20 years, and the principle illustrated within has actually proved very handy. I'm gonna sit my little brother in front of this as soon as i can.
@RebelLeigh Жыл бұрын
I still sing this sometimes and i am in my 40s
@francispiche14746 жыл бұрын
When I clicked this link on my math assignment I expected an explanation of the question. I've never been so pleasantly bamboozled.
@crusader0379728 жыл бұрын
I have been looking for this for over 20 years!
@schalkespringer8 жыл бұрын
+Paul Plume Me too! It's been my head since I was a kid decades ago *L*
@aristerabibliophile50338 жыл бұрын
Omg, me too. Since the days of Mathnet!!!!!!
@sleepingspaceman4 жыл бұрын
I hear this song in my head from time to time. I NEEDED to hear it today, thanks to WannaMillion for the post. You helped quench my brain fart.
@ddthewolf2 жыл бұрын
This is probably the song I remember the most from the show!
@zythr99992 жыл бұрын
Sign of the Times
@Bassotronics3 жыл бұрын
Best song about the number 9 that ever exists.
@Josh_MC_TN6 жыл бұрын
This song is how I ALWAYS killed my 9's times tables!
@adennak874514 жыл бұрын
Holy crap. I've had this song stuck in my head for about twenty-five years.
@mitchelltrio17 жыл бұрын
Me, too! I am so glad to see this again!
@AppleofHisEye232 жыл бұрын
I love the number 9 😄 and I love math!
@AmyAnnLand4 жыл бұрын
My childhood. I've never forgotten the lyrics in 30 years.
@TeamCavalier26 күн бұрын
This made me cry.
@soseztheleadr6 жыл бұрын
My favorite song out of this whole series.
@tkayube8 жыл бұрын
315 likes. 3+1+5=9!
@podcastbard16 жыл бұрын
this is one of my favorite square one songs. There is another pattern to Nine that also proves its a repeater. Watch the video again and look at the answers. :)
@chrisrj98712 жыл бұрын
I saw this in elementary, thought it was cool, and decided it was my favorite number :-D
@vergas11517 жыл бұрын
i still sing this song when i have to multiply by nine! now i can share this with my students thanks for posting!
@KororaPenguin4 жыл бұрын
I actually burst out into this song in fourth grade math class.
@nickrussell30283 жыл бұрын
I remember learning this before I entered 4th grade in 1994. I tell people about this equation sometimes.
@orangehornet575 жыл бұрын
This should have been Herman Cain's campaign song. RIP Reg E. Cathy.
@erinjaneln14 жыл бұрын
This is show is how i knew all my multiplication facts before 3rd grade!
@michaelt97710 жыл бұрын
no,herman cain is not the square one tv candidate.
@comorbid15 жыл бұрын
Nope. If I'm not mistaken, this is Reginald Cathey. Sho'nuff was played by the late Julius Carry. He DID, however play Dirty Dee in Pootie Tang.
@russellcastine291414 жыл бұрын
This is one reason why 9 is my favorite number. Did you know that if you wrote the first ten multiples of 9 vertically, the tens would go 1,2,3,4 etc., white the ones would go 9,8,7,6 etc. Try doing that with mulitples of 4 or 7!
@thebutcher50322 жыл бұрын
Memories!
@Boricua3lions198512 жыл бұрын
I love it. I remember this from when I was a kid as well. It's true, 9 works all the time.
@cooljoescott6 жыл бұрын
Man I miss this
@jj1oo2ee315 жыл бұрын
i absolutely loved this show so any clip i see gets a five star. also this song illustrates the reason why nine is my favorite number. why is this on noggin my noggin kid isnt even near multiplication yet.
@Thvndar9 жыл бұрын
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@shtooley17 жыл бұрын
I will never forget this. the reason I know the 9 times table to this day! LOL!
@rorygrennan73476 жыл бұрын
Was compelled to add the 153rd comment because, of course, 1+5+3 is 9. RIP Reg E. Cathey, may he find his way #BackToNine in the next world.
@rscaito14 жыл бұрын
I once sang this song to, appropriately, a 9-year-old, to teach this concept, no joke.
@HollyLetson13 жыл бұрын
To this day,I remember this. Makes multiplying by 9 super easy.
@sweeneytoad782 жыл бұрын
He died 2/9/18. It all came back to 9
@mattstan17 жыл бұрын
I loved this show when I was a kid. Too bad there weren't also wacky PBS shows about multi-variable calculus or number theory, or my overachieving days might have lasted beyond middle school...
@psycho0416 жыл бұрын
omg!! i sooo remember this song!! this song taught me abt the magical property of nine!!
@5TailFox9 жыл бұрын
You're goddamned right it always works...
@mindyj7717 жыл бұрын
omg. i totally remember all the words to this song.
@gremlintown13 жыл бұрын
@sirhatchporch glad to know I wasnt the only one who spent saturday mornings watching PBS ^_^