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12. Valerie Bertinelli

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Thu Nov 14, 2024, 02:15 PM

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From her early shows, to her cooking shows, today

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What television chararacter did you you have a crush on, when you were younger. Mine was David Cassidy [View all] debm55 Thursday OP

David McCallum leftieNanner Thursday #1

Me too. Always watched Man from UNCLE. Thank you leftieNanner. debm55 Thursday #5

Same! Silver Gaia Thursday #27

I think he was my first TV crush. flor-de-jasmim Thursday #57

Amy from the West Wing nycbos Thursday #2

Thank you nycbos. and no you are not dorky. debm55 Thursday #16

Manolito from High Chapparal MaryMagdaline Thursday #3

thank you MaryMagdaline. debm55 Thursday #26

I remember that show. BlueKota Friday #194

I had a crush on his TV sister, Susan Dey LymphocyteLover Thursday #4

Yes she was cute. thank you LymphocteLover. debm55 Thursday #29

Adam West as Batman LSparkle Thursday #6

Yes, LSparkle , He was good on the eyes. debm55 Thursday #36

Henry Winkler "The Fonz" mucifer Thursday #7

Thank you mucifer. I saw him on a commercial the other day and he still looked good. debm55 Thursday #43

Ricky Nelson KitFox Thursday #8

Forgot about him crazylikafox Thursday #39

Thank you KitFox and welcome to DU. I vaguely remember the show. But I do remember he had beautiful eyes. debm55 Thursday #44

Thank you KitFox Saturday #215

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Saturday #213

Thank you KitFox Saturday #216

James Garner in Maverick. Loved him and everything livetohike Thursday #9

Thank you livetohike. I loved his smile. debm55 Thursday #48

Totally agree wryter2000 Thursday #159

Annette Funicello...Mickey Mouse Club. MiHale Thursday #10

Thank you, Annette was very beautiful. Yes, feel better then yesterday. debm55 Thursday #49

My older sister had a big crush on Robert Conrad (Wild Wild West) so of course her little sister had to too... hlthe2b Thursday #11

I loved that show. and you are right. Robert Conrad was very easy on the eyes, Thank you hlthe2b. debm55 Thursday #56

Valerie Bertinelli kozar Thursday #12

She, aged, kozar Thursday #52

Yes, but we all do. debm55 Thursday #67

Thank you Koz. debm55 Thursday #66

Farrah Fawcett... yourout Thursday #13

LOL, my brother, had that poster kozar Thursday #23

HAHAHAHAHH. Every guy I knew at the time , had that poster. Thank you yourout debm55 Thursday #68

Morgan Freeman in The Electric Company Geechie Thursday #14

Thank you Geechie. debm55 Thursday #69

Phil Donahue. Started watching him in 1968. Ninga Thursday #15

Thank you Ninga. Very handsome man. debm55 Thursday #70

Angela Cartwright ItsjustMe Thursday #17

Thank you ItsJustMe. She was also in the Sound of Music. Love her eyes. debm55 Thursday #71

Kurt russell - jungle boy on gilligan's island bedazzled Thursday #18

As you do , It was a tie between David and Bobby on Here Comes the Brides. Would buy those teen magazines and cut out debm55 Thursday #72

Annette Funicello CanonRay Thursday #19

Thank you CanonRay. She was beautiful. debm55 Thursday #73

Will Hutchins Tiny Tabby Thursday #20

Thank you very much Tiny Tabby. And welcome to DU debm55 Thursday #74

Marlo Thomas in "That Girl" MichMan Thursday #21

Oh yes, loved her in that. did she ever marry Donald on the show? debm55 Thursday #25

They did not, so I still had hope MichMan Thursday #31

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHh. thank you MichMan. debm55 Thursday #75

No, but they had an affair in "real life" ailsagirl Sunday #221

When I worked at IRS, I worked on her tax return. lastlib Thursday #160

Valerie Bertinelli & Kristy McNichol Wiz Imp Thursday #22

Thank you very much, Wiz Imp debm55 Thursday #24

I forgot about Kristy, kozar Thursday #28

These would be on my short list too, especially Buddy Ilikepurple Thursday #35

Rhonda Shears. GreenWave Thursday #30

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA, Oh you. Thank you GreenWave. For real-granny? debm55 Thursday #77

No, just joking. GreenWave Thursday #78

Magnum PI, for sure! beaglelover Thursday #32

Thank you beaglelover. Yes he was a looker in Magnum PI debm55 Thursday #86

I was very young, but had a fondness for Karen Valentine Ilikepurple Thursday #33

Thank you ilikepurple. I loved her and the show Room 222 debm55 Thursday #88

Twiggy. But more importantly ... marble falls Thursday #34

Thank you . I it was a cyst. Had the three tests done. Very sore but fine today. I had a Twiggy haircut. debm55 Thursday #89

We are at an age 'just a cyst' is a good thing. One less thing to worry about! marble falls Friday #163

Oh, and I forgot Danica McKellar as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years. Wiz Imp Thursday #37

Thank you Wiz Imp. I really liked that show. and I liked the Winnie and Kevin angle. debm55 Thursday #93

Wonder women Goatguy Thursday #38

Thank you Goatguy. Linda Carter was very lovely. debm55 Thursday #94

Eve Plumb and Maureen McCormack from the Brady Bunch and Eva Gabor from Green Acres. ArnoldLayne Thursday #40

Thank you ArnoldLayne. Three good crushes of your youth. debm55 Thursday #95

Peter Tork iwillalwayswonderwhy Thursday #41

He was my favorite too Marigold Thursday #65

On the Monkees , he was my favorite. Thank you. debm55 Thursday #96

I liked Micky. My best friend at the time had rather, er, spooky3 Friday #178

HHAHAHHAHHAAH. Thank you spooky3 debm55 Friday #180

Johnny Crawford from The Rifleman HoosierDebbie Thursday #42

Johnny Crawford was mine too Walleye Thursday #81

Thank you , I remember Johnny Crawford. debm55 Thursday #97

I was beginning to think that I was the only one wnylib Tuesday #233

Davy Jones of the Monkees biophile Thursday #45

Thank you biophile. He was easy on the eyes. debm55 Thursday #98

When I was seven I pulled my white communion BlueKota Friday #196

haahahaha, That is so funny, Thank you BlueKota debm55 Friday #197

I think I started with Mary Tyler Moore on the old Dick Van Dyke show. House of Roberts Thursday #46

They were all talented and beautiful women. I watched all the shows you named and can see why they were your crushes debm55 Thursday #99

Geeze,,,, which one do I pick? KarenS Thursday #47

Great crushes. Karens. Thank you debm55 Thursday #100

Emma Peel, the late great Dame Diana Rigg! lastlib Thursday #50

Oh YEAH! She could have turned me into a lesbian! LSparkle Thursday #102

Thank you lastlib. she was a great crush, debm55 Thursday #103

Emma Peel was the best. (nt) Paladin Tuesday #234

Actually, Jan Brady if..fish..had..wings Thursday #51

Thank you if..fish..had..wings Great crush. debm55 Thursday #108

Maria on Sesame Street Ohiya Thursday #53

Thank you Ohiya. Very nice crush. debm55 Thursday #109

Don Johnson, Miami Vice Marigold Thursday #54

Very easy on the eyes. Thank you Marigold. debm55 Thursday #110

Spin (Tim Considine) Chipper Chat Thursday #55

Thank you Chipper Chat. Great crush. debm55 Thursday #111

Moms Willard123 Thursday #58

Thank you and welcome to DU debm55 Thursday #112

Julie Newmar cloudbase Thursday #59

Thank you cloudbase. the catwoman on Batman and Sam on Bewitched. Great choices. debm55 Thursday #113

Michael Landon (of Bonanza and Highway to Heaven)... Gone too soon. Jrose Thursday #60

Thank you Jrose. Michael Landon I liked on Little House too. debm55 Thursday #114

Used to like Barbara Eden JPPaverage Thursday #61

Thank you JPPaverage, two great crushes debm55 Thursday #115

Barbara Eden, in " I Dream of Jeannie" emulatorloo Thursday #62

Thank you emulatorloo. Jeannie and Samantha were good crushes. debm55 Thursday #116

A scene from "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" that I found inspiring as a lad -- Pinback Thursday #137

Dawn Wells. Mary Anne on Gilligans Island doc03 Thursday #63

I could never choose between her and Ginger. Shermann Thursday #82

Thank you doc03 she was my favorite. debm55 Thursday #117

Bobby Sherman from Here Comes the Brides and Pete Cochran from Mod Squad Nanuke Thursday #64

I preferred his older brother, Jason Bolt (Robert Brown) no_hypocrisy Thursday #119

Thank you no_hyprocrisy. You are correct about him. debm55 Friday #203

Thank you Nanuke. I remember both of those actors. and I agree. debm55 Thursday #123

Erin Gray WalkerinSC Thursday #76

Thank you for your crush, WalkerinSC debm55 Thursday #121

Julie the cruise director on Love Boat PedroXimenez Thursday #79

Thank you PedroXimenez. She was a great crush to have. debm55 Thursday #122

Speed Racer. He was a demon on wheels. JenniferJuniper Thursday #80

Thank you JenniferJuniper. I agree with you. debm55 Thursday #124

James Franciscus - "Mr. Novak" Diamond_Dog Thursday #83

You and me both. I remember him. Be still my heart. thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Thursday #125

Richard Chamberlin as Dr. Kildare Wicked Blue Thursday #84

Thank you Wicked Blue and when I was older The Thorn Birds. the man never aged. debm55 Thursday #126

Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island displacedvermoter Thursday #85

Thank you displacedvermoter. she was very sweet on the show. debm55 Thursday #87

Star Trek's Nyota Uhura hunter Thursday #90

Oh my hunter. I hope you found your SO. even if she didn't like radios and computers. debm55 Thursday #130

I did. My wife and I met teaching science. hunter Thursday #148

I am smiling. Good for you and your wife. You have both gone through you loving journey together with different likes. debm55 Thursday #150

Not a crush but I dug that cover he did of Do Run Run IbogaProject Thursday #91

Thank you IbogaProject. Most of the answer are from when we were early teens and not old enough to date. My husband debm55 Thursday #133

Susan Dey on The Partridge Family. Mr.Bill Thursday #92

Thank you very much Mr.Bill. debm55 Thursday #136

Samantha from Bewitched Xipe Totec Thursday #101

HAHAHHAH. Thank you Xipe Totec . Your first crush. That's sweet. debm55 Thursday #140

Johnny from Emergency. Steve Austin, astronaught, man barely alive. applegrove Thursday #104

Thank you very much. applegrove. Great crushes. debm55 Thursday #145

The lone ranger was the first The Blue Flower Thursday #105

Thank you very much The Blue Flower. debm55 Thursday #142

Annette Funicello calguy Thursday #106

Thank you very much calguy. Great crush. debm55 Thursday #143

Morticia Addams RB77 Thursday #107

HAHAHAHHHAH that's funny and welcome to DU. debm55 Thursday #144

robert culp in I Spy NT macwriter Thursday #118

Thank you macwriter. Great choice debm55 Thursday #129

A couple of women LogDog75 Thursday #120

Thank you very much.LogDog75 Great list of crushes. Also, welcome to DU debm55 Thursday #127

Thalia Menninger 4TheArts Thursday #128

Thank you 4 theArts. debm55 Thursday #146

Crush MoonlightHillFarm Thursday #131

Thank you MoonlightHillFarm. He had very beautiful eyes. debm55 Thursday #147

Angie Dickinson, Police Women Sgt. Pepper Anderson. Hotter than donut grease. Hotler Thursday #132

HAHAHAHHHAHAH. thank you Hotler that is funny. debm55 Thursday #134

Yes, David Cassidy, but also woodsprite Thursday #135

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much woodsprite; That is funny. debm55 Thursday #149

Another vote for David McCallum's Illya Kuryakin. 3catwoman3 Thursday #138

Thank you 3catwoman3, David McCallum. Used to watch the show just to see him when I was a kid. debm55 Friday #167

Johnny Depp on 21 Jump St happybird Thursday #139

Thank you happybird. Two good crushes. debm55 Friday #165

Keith Partridge & Johnny Gage MustLoveBeagles Thursday #141

As a preteen Keith Partridge was hot. Thank you very much MustLoveBeagles debm55 Thursday #151

Dick Cavett! Hope22 Thursday #152

Thank you Hope22. I thought he was cute. debm55 Friday #170

....and smart! Hope22 Friday #191

Agree. debm55 Friday #192

Maude Findlay Montauk6 Thursday #153

Thank you Montauk6. I agree. debm55 Friday #169

Marsha bradey Groundhawg Thursday #154

Thank you Groundhawg. I agree. debm55 Friday #171

uh, Evil-Lyn and The Baroness The Wandering Harper Thursday #155

Thank you The Wandering Harper. We all had are own crushes. debm55 Friday #172

Ann Marie AKA "That Girl" LudwigPastorius Thursday #156

Thank you LudwigPastorius. Yes , Marlo was was very pretty. debm55 Friday #173

Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Bobby Sherman, BlueKota Thursday #157

Thank you BlueKota. I agree with you on your crushes. When he was younger George Clooney was mine. debm55 Friday #174

George was hot back then. BlueKota Friday #195

Loved him on ER debm55 Friday #198

Captain Kirk wryter2000 Thursday #158

Thank you wryter2000. For sure. debm55 Friday #175

Agent Mulder! jfz9580m Friday #161

Thank you . Used to watch and I agree. debm55 Friday #176

John Gage on Emergency! AwakeAtLast Friday #162

Thank you AwakeAtLast. Great crush. debm55 Friday #181

Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island and Elly May Clampett Emile Friday #164

thank you Emile. Very good crushes. debm55 Friday #166

Ben Casey! some_of_us_are_sane Friday #168

I had one of his shirts. Loved him when I was a kid. Thank you debm55 Friday #179

Hadji from the Jonny Quest cartoon catbyte Friday #177

Thank you catbyte. George was my favorite , too. debm55 Friday #185

Samantha Stevens and Emma Peel relayerbob Friday #182

Wow. Thank you relayerbob. Three great crushes. debm55 Friday #183

David Soul cspanlovr Friday #184

Thank you cspanlovr. , Same here, but watched Here Comes the Brides to see Bobby Sherman. debm55 Friday #186

Bobby Sherman MiKenMi33 Friday #187

Yes he was. David and Bobby were my crushes. I think it was the only reason I watched the shows. debm55 Friday #188

Gloria Winters, Penny on Sky King Bobstandard Friday #189

Thank you Bobstandard I remember Sky King debm55 Friday #190

I have had several, at various phases of my life. Different Drummer Friday #193

Thank you Different Drummer that is some list there. debm55 Friday #199

ETA: Marta Kristen (Lost in Space) Different Drummer Saturday #210

Thank you Different Drummer. The older sister. Thank you. debm55 Saturday #211

Forgot to mention, Bobby Sherman. debm55 Friday #200

Gardner McKay dhol82 Friday #201

Thank you very much dhol82. Don't give up, Maybe someday you will. debm55 Friday #202

Rudolph defacto7 Friday #204

Thank you defacto7 . I liked the Dentist Elf. debm55 Friday #205

Susan Dey! Hassler Friday #206

Thank you Hassler. debm55 Friday #207

Mine was Fritz Weaver soldierant Saturday #208

Thank you soldierant. I remember him from movies and the series Holocaust debm55 Saturday #209

He was a good guy in Holocaust, and pretty evil in Day of the Dolphin. soldierant Saturday #212

Peggy Lipton red dog 1 Saturday #214

Thank you red dog 1 , I liked her and and the other two characters on Mod Squad. debm55 Saturday #217

James Darren/Time Tunnel, McCallum/Iilya and David Henderson/Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea... electric_blue68 Saturday #218

Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Saturday #219

Hal Linden -- "Barney Miller" ailsagirl Sunday #220

Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Sunday #222

All of them. malthaussen Monday #223

Great list there Mal. debm55 Monday #224

Kurt Russell in the Travels of Jaimie McPheeters TommieMommy Monday #225

Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Monday #226

Patty Duke fmdaddio Monday #227

Thank you fmdaddio. I liked her in The Patty Duke Show. Great choice. debm55 Monday #229

Maria from Sesame Street TlalocW Monday #228

Thank you TialocW. Someone on the thread mentioned her. I was too old to watch. debm55 Monday #230

Candice Bergen - Murphy Brown surfered Monday #231

thank you surfered. Agree I liked her. debm55 Monday #232

Serena on Bewitched... subterranean Tuesday #235

HAHAHHHAHAH. That's funny. Guess what? I thought the same debm55 Tuesday #236

Elisa Maza from "Gargoyles" sakabatou Tuesday #237

Thank you sakabatou. debm55 Tuesday #238

It's interesting how many are live-action/actors and not those on cels sakabatou Tuesday #239