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Comedy video compares 17-year-olds then versus now

Ryan HD's comedy video sits fifth on YouTube's U.S. trending chart for Entertainment with more than thirty-six million views; BBN has only the title and description.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:11 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by YouTube (Ryan HD): “Comedy video compares 17-year-olds then versus now”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 4:11 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.

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YouTube (Ryan HD)Comedy video compares 17-year-olds then versus now

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRyan HD's comedy video, 17 Year Olds Then Versus Now, is number five on YouTube's U.S. trending chart with thirty-six million, three hundred seventy-five thousand views.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPer its title and description, it compares how teenagers dressed and acted back then and today.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI was seventeen in a country that no longer exists. Which side am I on?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWe only have the title, so watch the title. Then, versus, Now. And that period at the end is the turning point.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA period.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentElite punctuation. Final score: nine out of ten, and I'm docking one because I haven't seen the actual video.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYou scored a title. At seventeen I scored a border crossing, and I got a stamp.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the video's about teenagers, but you've lived more history than it could capture in thirty-six million views.