♪ [whistling]
♪ One, two, One-two-three-four ♪
♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪
♪ Na-na-na-na-na-na ♪
♪ La, la, la, la, la, la ♪
♪ [whistling]
[chicken clucks]
[tooting]
[tooting fades]
Happy New Year, everyone!
Oh, dang, Times Circle's goin' nuts
waiting for the cube to drop!
We better hurry up and finish writing down
our resolutions for next year!
I'm so excited, I've already started
counting down the seconds till midnight.
Seven thousand three hundred fifty four,
seven thousand three hundred fifty...
Y'all should keep talkin'.
Ha! Finished. Might be a tad ambitious
but I think I can make it happen.
[Nancy] "Stay the course"?
Boo!
Bill, that ain't a real resolution.
Listen, I know you're a man of comfort...
Hm? Pssh.
But New Year's Eve is a time to challenge yourself.
To step out of your comfort zone and try somethin' new.
You know the phrase, "New Year, new you."
- Right, Gloria? - Ehh.
- Atta girl! - Yeah, Bill!
Be more extreme, like me!
Ha! That was a kickflip!
My resolution this year
is to help Gloria with her resolutions!
After all, I owe ya one. What with me
causing you to lose your job,
get evicted from your apartment,
and turning your life into
- the big dumpster fire that... - Yep!
- We get it! - So, whaddya got here?
Whoa! Your New Year's resolution is to ask out Kevin?
But you've been talkin' about that guy forever!
You haven't done it yet? Why?
What's the worst that could happen?
There's literally so many terrible things,
that it's hard to narrow it down.
Kevin? [clears throat]
I just wanted to say that I like you
and would you wanna go out with me sometime?
Go out... with you?
No, you fool.
[Gloria] Ugh.
[laughs] You fool!
No. No!
Noo!
So, yeah, that's one possibility.
Oh, I used to be like you. Scared, sweating
in an almost cartoonish way. That is, of course,
until I got a girlfriend!
What?! You do not have a girlfriend.
It's true. Her name is Gabriella.
And I got this photo as proof
because no one ever believes me.
And since I am now a relationship expert,
I'm gonna help you finally, ask out Kevin.
We can go find him tonight!
- No-no-no-no-no-no... - Ssh!
You're now in the capable hands of Dr. Cricket G. Love.
No thanks. Tonight I'll be locking myself in my room.
Gloria! It's time to ask out Kevin and...
- Oh, no. - She cocooned herself.
Ugh. Look, Gloria, I know you're scared.
I'm not scared. It's just logistics.
[spits]
Kevin's already at Times Circle
and it'll be impossible to get down there.
Are you kidding, that's perfect! What's more romantic
than declaring your feelings at the stroke of midnight?
I don't know what I'd say.
Ooh, I know! Let's role play!
- [gasps] R.P.! - What?
Role play!
Just pretend Saxon is Kevin.
[Tilly as Saxon] 'Sup?
Practice what you'll say to him.
Then we'll judge you! And action.
[big exhale] Kevin!
Nice, uh, weather we're having.
Do you wanna make out?!
- Ew! No! Gloria! Ugh! Bad! - Ah!
Control yourself! Let's try, "Hi."
Ugh. Hi, Kevin.
Would you like some bread?
[Tilly as Saxon] Don't fill up on bread,
- it's a scam! - Tilly, you're not helping!
Sorry, got lost in the game.
No, no, this is good.
Just a few more hours of practice and I'll be ready.
We'll take as much time as you need.
Actually, there's only two thousand
nine hundred forty one seconds until midnight.
Wait, that's short! I think. Simulation's over, Gloria!
Time to stand up, go to Times Circle, and get yo man!
- I'm gonna stand up! - [both] Yeah!
- I'm gonna get my man! - [both] Yeah!
Oh, that's how we're walkin', okay.
[Bill humming "Old McDonald Had a Farm"]
- Oh, Nancy! - [Nancy] Yeah?
Ah, makin' the ol' turkey and white bread sandwich, again?
Well, if you take a look under the hood,
you'll notice a radical new change for me...
Mayo!
I wouldn't exactly call a little mayo
going outta your comfort zone.
Hmm. Different strokes.
Let's do something big! Something exciting!
[snaps] Oh! I got it!
When I was younger, we used to go to
the Big City River for the Penguin Plunge!
Only the bravest souls were daring enough
to jump into the freezing cold river
at the stroke of midnight.
That's what we're gonna do!
What if I put my turkey sandwich in the fridge
and then I eat a cold sandwich? I'm more comfortable with that.
New Year's is about breaking out of your comfort zone.
Nancy's right, Bill. Hah!
Time to get off your back side and take a bite outta life.
Take a bite outta life!
Okay, okay, let's all be irrational
and jump into a cold river!
- Woo! - Atta boy!
- [indistinct chatter] - We made it.
This is Maria Media, reporting from Times Circle
on the final hour of the year!
A crowd of thousands is now gathered around
the famous Times Circle Cube
as we wait for it to drop at midnight.
You can practically feel the crowd's excitement.
I've been waiting all year for this!
And you, sir, how are you feeling?
Ooh, I wanna see that cube drop.
Powerful stuff.
Kevin! Hey, Kevin!
Ugh, it's no use. The crowd is way too big,
there's no way we'll spot him from here.
Dang, you're right. Hmm... [gasps]
There might be one way we can find him.
By climbing to the top of the Times Circle Cube
to get a bird's-eye view of the crowd!
- Yeah, that's it. - Yeah!
Oh, boy.
Woo-hoo! Gonna do the thing!
So, we're actually gonna jump in
the freezing cold river, huh?
Yeah! My body is ready!
Ready to get out of your comfort zone, Bill?
[teeth chattering] Yep. New experiences sure are f-fun.
You sure you're up for this? You're sweatin' so bad
you're startin' to steam up.
Sweating's my body's way of crying.
[sighs] Okay, big guy, I'm lettin' you off the hook.
I think I pushed you too far.
You are who you are and that's okay.
Yeah, you're boring! It's fine.
Why don't you just wait in the warm truck
and Alice and I will meet up with you
when we're done livin' life.
- Whoo! Ooh! - Yeah! I'm fired up!
Okay. [chuckles]
Coward. [sighs]
[sing-song] Gonna ask out Kevin!
[Tilly sing-song] One thousand one hundred twelve!
One thousand one hundred eleven!
I can't do this, Cricket!
Come on, Gloria, have some dignity!
No! If I don't ask Kevin out,
he'll never get the chance to reject me.
You can't lose if you don't try, right?
Yeah, I'm just gonna stay here and cling to this ladder.
[grunts] Hey! I can't get you a new job
or a new apartment, or a better haircut
- What?! - But I can be a good friend.
And sometimes, friends need to tell you
when you're being a total chicken!
[sighs] You're right. I came this far
and it's too scary to climb down!
That's the spirit!
[sing-song]
Gonna ask out Kevin!
- [jolts] - Eh, what was that?
Let's just spot Kevin and get down from here.
There he is!
Perfect! Now it's time to proclaim your love
- And we're sinking. - [gears rattle]
What?! Oh, no-no-no-no.
[crowd] What's going on?
In a disappointing turn of events, it appears
the Times Circle Cube is dropping
several minutes early!
Oh, no, our weight is making the cube drop!
Dang it! I've been counting all day, and for what!
And for what?!
Kevin can't see me like this!
Don't worry, once the cube reaches the bottom,
we'll sneak off and no one will know it was us!
- [fireworks explode] - [playing "Auld Lang Syne"]
- Ah! - Not the confetti!
Put it back!
[coughing]
Whoa! Aah!
[crowd] Boo!
I hope Kevin didn't see that.
[crowd continues] Boo!
What a shame.
There she is, folks. We may not know her name,
but we'll always know her face
as "The Girl Who Ruined New Year's."
Of course.
[both groan]
- Gloria? - Hey, Mr. Green.
I just made a fool of myself in front of the entire city.
I just made a fool of myself in front of my mom and my ex-wife.
Ooph.
Nancy's always pushing me to try new things
and enjoy my life.
I wouldn't even be in this mess
if Cricket wasn't pushing me to get out of my comfort zone.
I mean, I'd like to get out of my comfort zone
but I don't want to be uncomfortable!
Sure, the thought of asking out Kevin
is an unbearable weight that's crushing me whole.
But what? Am I supposed to...
Do they expect me to just...
[both] Do something about it?
- They might have a point. - Yeah.
Whatever happens, It's better than feeling stuck like this.
Maybe we both just need to jump.
What time is it? It's not too late!
There's still time to ask out Kevin.
There's still time to catch up to Nancy and Mom.
I gotta run! See ya, Mr. Green!
Me too! Good luck, Gloria! Happy New Year!
The cube has been reset and we are now
seconds away from the stroke of midnight!
Everyone please join me
- in the countdown... - Whoo!
as we all try to pretend it's the first time
we've seen this tonight! Here we go!
[crowd] Ten, Nine, Eight...
- Seven, Six... - Here comes the drop.
Five, Four...
New year, new me.
- Go, Gloria, go! - [crowd] Three, Two...
You fool! The end is nigh.
- [gasps] - [crowd] One!
[crowd roars] Happy New Year!
Hm?
[splashes]
[Nancy] Mm-hmm!
[giggles]
Hey, Kevin.
- I know you don't know me... - No, I recognize you.
You're the girl who dropped the cube earlier.
You don't know me...
But I'm into you.
Would you wanna go out sometime?
Oh! You know, I'm not looking for anything at the moment, so.
Oh, yeah, cool! Um, thank you for your time, sir.
Uh, sure.
Happy New Year, to one and all!
- [gasping] - [Benny] Aah!
Yeah! I feel so alive, so strong and...
Oh, my gosh, that's cold!
[teeth chattering] I d-don't remember it
- being this c-cold afterwards. - [snaps]
I don't wanna be extreme, anymore.
Not to worry, Ma.
I packed us extra towels and hand warmers.
My resolution was to break out of my comfort zone,
not act like some lunatic.
[chuckles] Happy New Year, Bill.
Ok, I think Gloria got, like, mega rejected.
So, let's just play it real cool and chill and...
Oh, my gosh, Gloria!
- How's it going? - Well,
Kevin turned me down,
but I actually, feel kind of relieved!
- She's in shock! - No, no, it's okay.
The worst case scenario did happen
and it wasn't nearly as bad as I built it up to be.
And if I can do something that scary,
then there's nothing I can't do this year!
I haven't felt this good in months! [laughs]
Oh, my gosh! I'm gonna go eat a burrito!
Happy New Year, everyone!
Aw, look at how well she handles failure.
Taught her everything she knows!
Well, I guess there's nothing left to do
but start the countdown for next year!
[deep breath] Forty-one million, five hundred...