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Bobos

Boat shoes, i.e., Keds.

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Nah, thats wrong. Keds are a brand name. BoBo's are not. They are cheapo's. Sneakers that you would find at Fava-fall-aparts. Remember the song? "Bobo's, they make ya feet feel fine. BoBo's, they cost a dollar forty-nine"

Billey on February 14, 2004 12:01 PM.

Bobo's are not boat shoes. There the cheeps shoes that you could find at the stough.

Murph on June 11, 2004 04:04 AM.

You nevah wannah be caught with bobos on..you'd get wicked harassed

No Bobos! on August 16, 2004 01:18 PM.

I wear my bobos all the time...they are comfy...and they go with everything!

Agnes on October 4, 2004 08:17 PM.

I am laughing hysterically at this thread. I grew up in Turkey among Americans and some of the poorer ones wore bobos, and were subject to the following song...

Bobos, they make yer feet feel fine!
Bobos, they cost a nickel and a dime!
Bobos, they're meant for hobos!
....I can't recall the last line.

My daughter came in wearing a pair last night though, and I just about died with laughter!

Cindy on October 14, 2004 09:55 AM.

I have never heard of bobo's. I have lived right up on the north shore my whole life. Around here we call them decks.

northshoretim on May 27, 2005 07:53 PM.

I'm from the dirrty dirrty south and I know "bout some bobos. Beacuse people wear bobos in Tn and Ky.

kacey on October 12, 2005 11:03 PM.

Hey you guy's!!!!!
Im from crisfield, and yea we hear that song all the time so i thought about it the only version i herd was bobo's make your feet feel fine, bobo's cost a dollar 99 (now 39.99 because of inflation laph out loud (lol)) I was woundering what was the rest of the version??? If you no the rest of the version can you email me at bradtaylor0692@wmconnect.com
if u do i will be very pleased
thank you very much and have a great day!!
by:Brad Taylor

Brad on October 22, 2005 06:45 PM.

I used to dread going to the supermarket with my mom, when we would go down the cat food isle I just knew what was next (we didn't have a cat)....I was getting new bobo's. DAMN!
In addition to the traditional bobo's song, my good friend told me of one that I was not aware of, it's sung to the tune of Eddie Grants 80's song electric avenue...."we're gonna walk down to k-mart 'n buy some shoes they only cost one dollar" I'm still laughing

steve on January 14, 2006 09:17 AM.

Bobos, they make yer feet feel fine!
Bobos, they cost a dollar eighty-nine!
Bobos, they're meant for hobos!
So go get your Bobos today!

I moved from one town to the next and in one they were referred to as Bobos and the other they called 'em Mickeys...

RJ on January 15, 2006 04:23 PM.

Bobos also hail from Vurginya, too. And you were effed if you wore them.

Nancy on August 16, 2006 09:31 AM.

Bobo's are known the world over. We had em (not me mind you ;) ) in Cali when I lived there.

Mathew Snyder on December 22, 2006 04:08 AM.

Bobos are Red Chuck All Stars. Like Bozo the clown

Jay on February 6, 2007 10:33 AM.

Bobos. The knockoff sneakers of choice for many years. Where I'm from, the best bobos were mockups of the original fishhead nikes, made of canvas with rounded rubber fronts. circa 1981.

TYRONE on March 28, 2007 03:37 PM.

I have been laughing hysterically reading all of the comments posted here. I come from Southern Connecticut (much closer to NYC than Boston), but I am all too familiar with bobos and the famous bobo song! In the 70's there were Converse All-Stars and Pro-Keds knock-offs that had plastic soles rather than rubber and were sold in the discount stores - that's what I think of as "bobos"!

Pat on April 15, 2007 02:47 PM.

I grew up in Southern Florida, and I most definitely remember some bobos. We also called them skillets and catheads- go figure.

Shawn Hoglund on July 24, 2007 01:29 PM.

bobo's are the next best thing since slice bread. They are the coolest.I were mine all the time. I get a lot of were out of mine.

bobo freak on August 9, 2007 07:24 PM.

bobo's are the next best thing since slice bread. They are the coolest.I were mine all the time. I get a lot of were out of mine.

bobo freak on August 9, 2007 07:25 PM.

Sub-generic Bobo's are from Bob's Discount in Revere, or Building 19. they had yellow glue marks were the GLUED the sole to the sneaker. You were screwed if you got caught with them.

Kathy on February 29, 2008 08:16 PM.

I'm from PA and was in Junior High singing the Bobos song back in 1984. It is actually a British military tune called Colonel Bogey's March. It was whistled (heavily)in the movie "Bridge on the River Kwai" and they showed it to us in school..We ALL recognized it as the Bobo's song and whistled it for weeks. They regretted showing it to us. Good times!

Bobby on March 2, 2008 08:07 PM.

I'm from PA and was in Junior High singing the Bobos song back in 1984. It is actually a British military tune called Colonel Bogey's March. It was whistled (heavily)in the movie "Bridge on the River Kwai" and they showed it to us in school..We ALL recognized it as the Bobo's song and whistled it for weeks. They regretted showing it to us. Good times!

Bobby on March 2, 2008 08:07 PM.

I'm from PA and was in Junior High singing the Bobos song back in 1984. It is actually a British military tune called Colonel Bogey's March. It was whistled (heavily)in the movie "Bridge on the River Kwai" and they showed it to us in school..We ALL recognized it as the Bobo's song and whistled it for weeks. They regretted showing it to us. Good times!

Bobby on March 2, 2008 08:07 PM.

I remember having to wear those when I was a kid. Our gym teacher kept a large box full of Bobos for all the kids whose parents couldn't afford real shoes. Most days I wore different sized shoes or even two left or right foot pairs because shoes would get lost or fall apart.

That song is forever burned into my childhood memory! Too funny! I'm glad the internet could bring us Bobo wearing fools together.

Joe on March 6, 2008 06:37 PM.

im from philly area up der bobo's are filas and when i moved to south florida everybody had dem on i was like eww yall no yall is wherin bobo's

jes on March 27, 2008 12:08 AM.

I've lived in New England all my life, most of it in Mass and I've never heard the term Bobos. Boat shoes are leather - they have those rawhide laces, but you don't tie them. The best ones look as if you've been wearing them for 100 years. Keds are a name brand of casual sneakers - the best ones were white leather and they also came in white canvas. Now you can get them in other colors and even fun plaids and prints. Both boat shoes and Ked were preppy wear. There are knock-offs you could get at Caldor or Ames or Rich's (remember those?).

Jessica Bowen on March 28, 2008 09:08 PM.

Gotta love Bobo's!U know it bree, soooo jeoluse i bet t-weed loves them. hahahahha Bobo's there soo fine,
Bobo's they cost a sent and a dime, bobo's are for hobos! so go get some bobo's!!!

Bob on April 28, 2008 04:39 PM.

i love bobos they are so confortble on my feet

Nanny Grannay Panties on May 5, 2008 09:54 AM.

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