That used to be the shit. They always had the latest hip hop-rnb vids. That was my first exposure to D'Angelo and a lot of others. How long was that show on for-anyone remember the station it aired on in NYC?

I saw a box once.

LOVED IT. REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS CALLED THE JUKEBOX AT FIRST. DIDNT GET IT CLEAR ON MY TV BUT I GOT IT.

It was called Jukebox at first, you're right.

Was this where you could call in and order videos, and then they'd play it?

The same one and I know many a kid who got their ass whupped for doing just that.

scriptgirl said:

The same one and I know many a kid who got their ass whupped for doing just that.

They used to show the numbers at the bottom of the screen

Yep, super ghetto. I think they were trying to be the urban alternative to MTV. Did they anything other than rnb and hip hop on there?

The weird thing about the Box for me, is we couldn't get it because we had cable. They only times I got to watch it was when we went over someone's house who didn't have cable.

Which, was just fucking weird.

I didn't have cable-was it nationwide or just in NYC?

scriptgirl said:

I didn't have cable-was it nationwide or just in NYC?

I live in Chicago, so it was. They even mentioned it on an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

It's weird that it was a channel that was only available over the air and not on cable.

I guess MTV Networks were strong arming Cable Companies back then.

Paris9748430 said:

scriptgirl said:

I didn't have cable-was it nationwide or just in NYC?

I live in Chicago, so it was. They even mentioned it on an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

It's weird that it was a channel that was only available over the air and not on cable.

I guess MTV Networks were strong arming Cable Companies back then.

I LIVE IN CHICAGO TOO AND COULD NEVER GET IT CLEAR. ALWAYS FUZZY AND WAS NOT ON CABLE LIKE U SAID.

BobbyDrake said:

Paris9748430 said:

I live in Chicago, so it was. They even mentioned it on an episode of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

It's weird that it was a channel that was only available over the air and not on cable.

I guess MTV Networks were strong arming Cable Companies back then.

I LIVE IN CHICAGO TOO AND COULD NEVER GET IT CLEAR. ALWAYS FUZZY AND WAS NOT ON CABLE LIKE U SAID.

I saw it in Cali.

Watched it in Virginia. When I think of The Box, these videos come to mind:

Camp Lo!

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I remember the Box... if you did call in for a video, you were stuck in the house until they showed the one you chose.

They played Prince's commercial for Carmen Electra's album all the time: "The Scariest Female on the Face of the Planet".

I was locked in a box once.

Thank God I never saw the Carmen commercial.

scriptgirl said:

Thank God I never saw the Carmen commercial.

It's better than the album.

Of course it is

TheDigitalGardener said:

scriptgirl said:

Thank God I never saw the Carmen commercial.

It's better than the album.

The commercial is what made me buy it...

chocolate1 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

It's better than the album.

The commercial is what made me buy it...

BobbyDrake said:

LOVED IT. REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS CALLED THE JUKEBOX AT FIRST. DIDNT GET IT CLEAR ON MY TV BUT I GOT IT.

The Jukebox Network!

scriptgirl said:

I didn't have cable-was it nationwide or just in NYC?

The Jukebox Network/The Box was based in Miami & Orlando, Florida. I was able to watch it on synication in Baton Rouge, Louisiana very well.