Justin Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 I have a new post at the Retroist sharing memories of Richard Lewis' commercials for BoKu in the early '90s. BoKu was a brand of box juice released in 1990 by McCain Citrus, Inc. that was marketed to adults and presented as being more mature than children's box juices. I remember being surprised and confused at the idea of box juices for adults.“Box juices are kid territory” I thought. “Would grownups be seen drinking box juice?” BoKu ran a big marketing blitz of television commercials that targeted adults and featured comedian Richard Lewis as BoKu's spokesman. The commercials were memorable, with an indignant Richard Lewis dramatically espousing the virtues of BoKu by saying things like “It’s my undeniable right as a man of the ‘90s to quench my thirst in my own way! I want a BoKu!” https://youtu.be/sLuEbwumJYQ Read the full story at the Retroist here: http://www.retroist.com/2015/08/21/richard-lewis-for-boku-adult-box-juices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 PS - Richard Lewis had his own sitcom at the time, and starred alongside Jamie Lee Curtis in Anything But Love airing on ABC in the Tuesday night lineup that included Who's The Boss?, The Wonder Years, and Roseanne. https://youtu.be/sQ9v2ydnJ9k Anything But Love ran for four seasons on ABC from March 7, 1989 to June 3, 1992. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Wow! I remember neither BoKu or "Anything But Love". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 i don't recall these juice boxes. Were they available nation-wide? or just select markets? Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted August 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 BoKu was available nationally from 1990 through 2003. The commercials with Richard Lewis ran through 1994. He ended up with an endorsement deal with Snapple in the end. My blog post goes into a lot more depth: http://www.retroist.com/2015/08/21/richard-lewis-for-boku-adult-box-juices/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Yeah, I distinctly remember Richard being everywhere for a short period of time, and then mostly disappearing. I personally thought he was fantastic as Prince John in Robin Hood : Men In Tights. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 He's fantastic in Curb Your Enthusiasm. I'm having a difficult time recalling the show and the juice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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