Sunny D
It's from 1964, before you were born.
- Maker
- Sunny Delight Beverages
- Type
- Citrus juice drink
- Debuted
- 1964
- Note
- found in the fridge aisle
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About
As of 2026, it's 62 years old.
Sunny D is the impossibly orange citrus drink that conquered the '90s from the refrigerated aisle, where its chilled placement let it imply 'basically juice' without ever quite committing to the claim. A single iconic ad — kid reaches past the 'purple stuff' for Sunny D — did half the work.
Thick, sweet, and a color not found in nature, it was the after-school beverage of a generation that did not ask too many questions about the ingredients.
Tangy, sugary, and aggressively sunny, Sunny D is nostalgia in a big plastic jug.
Sunny D through the years
Introduced as Sunny Delight
A sweet citrus drink sold in the refrigerated aisle.
The '90s ad boom
Kids reaching past the 'purple stuff' make the jug a decade icon.
