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Jonathan Fox's avatar

A staple of my grandmother’s refrigerator.

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Rich Feldman's avatar

Whatever's on Punchy's head, I gotta believe it was inspired by Bullwinkle (or vice versa)

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Brent Dollins's avatar

Among my very earliest TV memories are the cartoon ads. I'd offer "A nice Hawaiian punch" to others, but I don't remember getting any takers, lol. Everyone knew what that was.

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Mike Laursen's avatar

All the boys on the playground went through a phase of Hawaiian Punch’ing each other.

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Internet Boy's avatar

Come for the cool history lesson, stay for the incredible 90 second DEVO/MJ adjacent video with absolutely pitch-perfect late 80s production design. I somehow stumbled through the decade without seeing it, so that little nugget of media was like an early Christmas present.

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Retroist's avatar

Glad you liked that, once you make the connection to DEVO, its difficult to not almost hear it as a DEVO work.

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

We were allowed to have the powdered version only (and it was severely watered down to cut down on the sugar). I definitely remember "How about a nice Hawaiian Punch?" ads from the 1970s, and I know we went to Sea World in 1976, but I don't remember seeing that village either! I have never seen that Mark Mothersbaugh ad, even though 1987 was prime time for me and TV (I was 19-20), so maybe it never aired in Canada!? It reminds me of Max Headroom, or Herbie Hancock's "Rock-it".

This was a really cool exploration of the history of the brand, thank you! Interesting that Tahiti Treat is still around - obviously copied from Hawaiian Punch!

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Retroist's avatar

Missing out on the Sea World Experience makes me sad. They had all sorts of fun drink in addition to the audio-animatronic band. I must have missed it, no way I would forget seeing that.

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Jennifer's avatar

It's got that little kick that makes it soooooooooooooooo much better than Kool-Aid.

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Gary Davis's avatar

I have a drinking fountain in my house that only dispenses original Hawaiian Punch.

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Toiler On the Sea's avatar

Hawaiian Punch is one of the most refreshing drinks you can have after being outside on a summer day. I remember getting it from the vending machine after sports practice in school and it was heaven in a can.

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Samantha Stevens's avatar

fruit juicy!

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Ahmed’s Stack of Subs's avatar

punchy want beef!

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