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- Started by Improv Everywhere leaders
- 2009 was 8th annualMSNBC: Underground With Their Pants Down (January 15, 2009)
- First year only 7 people participated
- ~1,500 New Yorkers participated in 2009MSNBC: Underground With Their Pants Down (January 15, 2009)
- 22 cities in 8 different countries participated in 2008
- Cities involved: Toronto (300 participants),Torontist: A Breezier Way to Ride the Rocket (January 12, 2009) Atlanta (34),Atlanta Journal Constitution: No pants needed for MARTA ride (January 10, 2009) Chicago, Washington DC, Warsaw (Poland), Seoul, Los Angeles,ref name=tr
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The No Pants Subway Ride is an annual event organized each January by the performance art troupe Improv Everywhere, in which subway riders take off their pants to ride the subway. Underwear is not optional.
Approximately 2,500 people participated in the No Pants Subway Ride on January 11, 2009, 1,500 of them in New York City. The New York group split into groups of 300 to ride the 1, E, R and 6 lines. In 21 other cities in eight other countries people participated in subways, light rail cars, and buses.MSNBC: Underground With Their Pants Down (January 15, 2009)
Suggestions for Participants
- Wear normal clothes for the weather
- Do not wear stockings (pantyhose for women is fine, but stockings and "long john" underwear are cheating!)
- Wear relatively modest underwear (no thongs!) and preferably an extra pair of underwear underneath
- Avoid evening coats and trench coatsWBZTV (Boston): 'No Pants Ride' Saturday On The Red Line (January 9, 2009)
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No Pants Subway Ride Questions
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What episode of SpongeBob SquarePants featured Pantera as a musical guest, where can I find It? 2 AnswersThe SpongeBob episode featuring Pantera is called "Pre-Hibernation Week" (Season 2, Episode 13).Here's a YouTube video I found (not whole episode, poor quality)... read more -
What kind of pants? 2 AnswersI think it may be these. They look almost black but you can tell it's actually a really dark navy;at least that what it looks like to me! Lucky brand: http... read more -
To the shock of passengers, photographer Zach Hyman photographed nude 'volunteers' on the subway. What would your reaction be if you... 9 AnswersI would be fine with it. I have both taken pictures before and been nude before. I think that things done in the name of art (as this was, Zack Hyman is famous ... read more -
Is riding a bigger horse harder than riding, like, something as small as a pony? 1 AnswerCheck out the forum below, it sounds like there are a lot of factors to consider, but that in general there are less issues to deal with if you're a bit on the ... read more
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