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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 Nov 14 OP

David McCallum leftieNanner Nov 14 #1

Me too. Always watched Man from UNCLE. Thank you leftieNanner. debm55 Nov 14 #5

Same! Silver Gaia Nov 14 #27

I think he was my first TV crush. flor-de-jasmim Nov 14 #57

Amy from the West Wing nycbos Nov 14 #2

Thank you nycbos. and no you are not dorky. debm55 Nov 14 #16

Manolito from High Chapparal MaryMagdaline Nov 14 #3

thank you MaryMagdaline. debm55 Nov 14 #26

I remember that show. BlueKota Nov 15 #194

I had a crush on his TV sister, Susan Dey LymphocyteLover Nov 14 #4

Yes she was cute. thank you LymphocteLover. debm55 Nov 14 #29

Adam West as Batman LSparkle Nov 14 #6

Yes, LSparkle , He was good on the eyes. debm55 Nov 14 #36

Henry Winkler "The Fonz" mucifer Nov 14 #7

Thank you mucifer. I saw him on a commercial the other day and he still looked good. debm55 Nov 14 #43

Ricky Nelson KitFox Nov 14 #8

Forgot about him crazylikafox Nov 14 #39

Thank you KitFox and welcome to DU. I vaguely remember the show. But I do remember he had beautiful eyes. debm55 Nov 14 #44

Thank you KitFox Nov 16 #215

Welcome to DU! red dog 1 Nov 16 #213

Thank you KitFox Nov 16 #216

James Garner in Maverick. Loved him and everything livetohike Nov 14 #9

Thank you livetohike. I loved his smile. debm55 Nov 14 #48

Totally agree wryter2000 Nov 14 #159

Annette Funicello...Mickey Mouse Club. MiHale Nov 14 #10

Thank you, Annette was very beautiful. Yes, feel better then yesterday. debm55 Nov 14 #49

My older sister had a big crush on Robert Conrad (Wild Wild West) so of course her little sister had to too... hlthe2b Nov 14 #11

I loved that show. and you are right. Robert Conrad was very easy on the eyes, Thank you hlthe2b. debm55 Nov 14 #56

Valerie Bertinelli kozar Nov 14 #12

She, aged, kozar Nov 14 #52

Yes, but we all do. debm55 Nov 14 #67

Thank you Koz. debm55 Nov 14 #66

Farrah Fawcett... yourout Nov 14 #13

LOL, my brother, had that poster kozar Nov 14 #23

HAHAHAHAHH. Every guy I knew at the time , had that poster. Thank you yourout debm55 Nov 14 #68

Morgan Freeman in The Electric Company Geechie Nov 14 #14

Thank you Geechie. debm55 Nov 14 #69

Phil Donahue. Started watching him in 1968. Ninga Nov 14 #15

Thank you Ninga. Very handsome man. debm55 Nov 14 #70

Angela Cartwright ItsjustMe Nov 14 #17

Thank you ItsJustMe. She was also in the Sound of Music. Love her eyes. debm55 Nov 14 #71

Kurt russell - jungle boy on gilligan's island bedazzled Nov 14 #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 Nov 14 #72

Annette Funicello CanonRay Nov 14 #19

Thank you CanonRay. She was beautiful. debm55 Nov 14 #73

Will Hutchins Tiny Tabby Nov 14 #20

Thank you very much Tiny Tabby. And welcome to DU debm55 Nov 14 #74

Marlo Thomas in "That Girl" MichMan Nov 14 #21

Oh yes, loved her in that. did she ever marry Donald on the show? debm55 Nov 14 #25

They did not, so I still had hope MichMan Nov 14 #31

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHh. thank you MichMan. debm55 Nov 14 #75

No, but they had an affair in "real life" ailsagirl Nov 17 #221

When I worked at IRS, I worked on her tax return. lastlib Nov 14 #160

Valerie Bertinelli & Kristy McNichol Wiz Imp Nov 14 #22

Thank you very much, Wiz Imp debm55 Nov 14 #24

I forgot about Kristy, kozar Nov 14 #28

These would be on my short list too, especially Buddy Ilikepurple Nov 14 #35

Rhonda Shears. GreenWave Nov 14 #30

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA, Oh you. Thank you GreenWave. For real-granny? debm55 Nov 14 #77

No, just joking. GreenWave Nov 14 #78

Magnum PI, for sure! beaglelover Nov 14 #32

Thank you beaglelover. Yes he was a looker in Magnum PI debm55 Nov 14 #86

I was very young, but had a fondness for Karen Valentine Ilikepurple Nov 14 #33

Thank you ilikepurple. I loved her and the show Room 222 debm55 Nov 14 #88

Twiggy. But more importantly ... marble falls Nov 14 #34

Thank you . I it was a cyst. Had the three tests done. Very sore but fine today. I had a Twiggy haircut. debm55 Nov 14 #89

We are at an age 'just a cyst' is a good thing. One less thing to worry about! marble falls Nov 15 #163

Oh, and I forgot Danica McKellar as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years. Wiz Imp Nov 14 #37

Thank you Wiz Imp. I really liked that show. and I liked the Winnie and Kevin angle. debm55 Nov 14 #93

Wonder women Goatguy Nov 14 #38

Thank you Goatguy. Linda Carter was very lovely. debm55 Nov 14 #94

Eve Plumb and Maureen McCormack from the Brady Bunch and Eva Gabor from Green Acres. ArnoldLayne Nov 14 #40

Thank you ArnoldLayne. Three good crushes of your youth. debm55 Nov 14 #95

Peter Tork iwillalwayswonderwhy Nov 14 #41

He was my favorite too Marigold Nov 14 #65

On the Monkees , he was my favorite. Thank you. debm55 Nov 14 #96

I liked Micky. My best friend at the time had rather, er, spooky3 Nov 15 #178

HHAHAHHAHHAAH. Thank you spooky3 debm55 Nov 15 #180

Johnny Crawford from The Rifleman HoosierDebbie Nov 14 #42

Johnny Crawford was mine too Walleye Nov 14 #81

Thank you , I remember Johnny Crawford. debm55 Nov 14 #97

I was beginning to think that I was the only one wnylib Nov 19 #233

Davy Jones of the Monkees biophile Nov 14 #45

Thank you biophile. He was easy on the eyes. debm55 Nov 14 #98

When I was seven I pulled my white communion BlueKota Nov 15 #196

haahahaha, That is so funny, Thank you BlueKota debm55 Nov 15 #197

I think I started with Mary Tyler Moore on the old Dick Van Dyke show. House of Roberts Nov 14 #46

They were all talented and beautiful women. I watched all the shows you named and can see why they were your crushes debm55 Nov 14 #99

Geeze,,,, which one do I pick? KarenS Nov 14 #47

Great crushes. Karens. Thank you debm55 Nov 14 #100

Emma Peel, the late great Dame Diana Rigg! lastlib Nov 14 #50

Oh YEAH! She could have turned me into a lesbian! LSparkle Nov 14 #102

Thank you lastlib. she was a great crush, debm55 Nov 14 #103

Emma Peel was the best. (nt) Paladin Nov 19 #234

Actually, Jan Brady if..fish..had..wings Nov 14 #51

Thank you if..fish..had..wings Great crush. debm55 Nov 14 #108

Maria on Sesame Street Ohiya Nov 14 #53

Thank you Ohiya. Very nice crush. debm55 Nov 14 #109

Don Johnson, Miami Vice Marigold Nov 14 #54

Very easy on the eyes. Thank you Marigold. debm55 Nov 14 #110

Spin (Tim Considine) Chipper Chat Nov 14 #55

Thank you Chipper Chat. Great crush. debm55 Nov 14 #111

Moms Willard123 Nov 14 #58

Thank you and welcome to DU debm55 Nov 14 #112

Julie Newmar cloudbase Nov 14 #59

Thank you cloudbase. the catwoman on Batman and Sam on Bewitched. Great choices. debm55 Nov 14 #113

Michael Landon (of Bonanza and Highway to Heaven)... Gone too soon. Jrose Nov 14 #60

Thank you Jrose. Michael Landon I liked on Little House too. debm55 Nov 14 #114

Used to like Barbara Eden JPPaverage Nov 14 #61

Thank you JPPaverage, two great crushes debm55 Nov 14 #115

Barbara Eden, in " I Dream of Jeannie" emulatorloo Nov 14 #62

Thank you emulatorloo. Jeannie and Samantha were good crushes. debm55 Nov 14 #116

A scene from "7 Faces of Dr. Lao" that I found inspiring as a lad -- Pinback Nov 14 #137

Dawn Wells. Mary Anne on Gilligans Island doc03 Nov 14 #63

I could never choose between her and Ginger. Shermann Nov 14 #82

Thank you doc03 she was my favorite. debm55 Nov 14 #117

This message was self-deleted by its author Nanuke Nov 14 #64

I preferred his older brother, Jason Bolt (Robert Brown) no_hypocrisy Nov 14 #119

Thank you no_hyprocrisy. You are correct about him. debm55 Nov 15 #203

Thank you Nanuke. I remember both of those actors. and I agree. debm55 Nov 14 #123

Erin Gray WalkerinSC Nov 14 #76

Thank you for your crush, WalkerinSC debm55 Nov 14 #121

Julie the cruise director on Love Boat PedroXimenez Nov 14 #79

Thank you PedroXimenez. She was a great crush to have. debm55 Nov 14 #122

Speed Racer. He was a demon on wheels. JenniferJuniper Nov 14 #80

Thank you JenniferJuniper. I agree with you. debm55 Nov 14 #124

James Franciscus - "Mr. Novak" Diamond_Dog Nov 14 #83

You and me both. I remember him. Be still my heart. thank you Diamond_Dog. debm55 Nov 14 #125

Richard Chamberlin as Dr. Kildare Wicked Blue Nov 14 #84

Thank you Wicked Blue and when I was older The Thorn Birds. the man never aged. debm55 Nov 14 #126

Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island displacedvermoter Nov 14 #85

Thank you displacedvermoter. she was very sweet on the show. debm55 Nov 14 #87

Star Trek's Nyota Uhura hunter Nov 14 #90

Oh my hunter. I hope you found your SO. even if she didn't like radios and computers. debm55 Nov 14 #130

I did. My wife and I met teaching science. hunter Nov 14 #148

I am smiling. Good for you and your wife. You have both gone through you loving journey together with different likes. debm55 Nov 14 #150

Not a crush but I dug that cover he did of Do Run Run IbogaProject Nov 14 #91

Thank you IbogaProject. Most of the answer are from when we were early teens and not old enough to date. My husband debm55 Nov 14 #133

Susan Dey on The Partridge Family. Mr.Bill Nov 14 #92

Thank you very much Mr.Bill. debm55 Nov 14 #136

Samantha from Bewitched Xipe Totec Nov 14 #101

HAHAHHAH. Thank you Xipe Totec . Your first crush. That's sweet. debm55 Nov 14 #140

Johnny from Emergency. Steve Austin, astronaught, man barely alive. applegrove Nov 14 #104

Thank you very much. applegrove. Great crushes. debm55 Nov 14 #145

The lone ranger was the first The Blue Flower Nov 14 #105

Thank you very much The Blue Flower. debm55 Nov 14 #142

Annette Funicello calguy Nov 14 #106

Thank you very much calguy. Great crush. debm55 Nov 14 #143

Morticia Addams RB77 Nov 14 #107

HAHAHAHHHAH that's funny and welcome to DU. debm55 Nov 14 #144

robert culp in I Spy NT macwriter Nov 14 #118

Thank you macwriter. Great choice debm55 Nov 14 #129

A couple of women LogDog75 Nov 14 #120

Thank you very much.LogDog75 Great list of crushes. Also, welcome to DU debm55 Nov 14 #127

Thalia Menninger 4TheArts Nov 14 #128

Thank you 4 theArts. debm55 Nov 14 #146

Crush MoonlightHillFarm Nov 14 #131

Thank you MoonlightHillFarm. He had very beautiful eyes. debm55 Nov 14 #147

Angie Dickinson, Police Women Sgt. Pepper Anderson. Hotter than donut grease. Hotler Nov 14 #132

HAHAHAHHHAHAH. thank you Hotler that is funny. debm55 Nov 14 #134

Yes, David Cassidy, but also woodsprite Nov 14 #135

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much woodsprite; That is funny. debm55 Nov 14 #149

Another vote for David McCallum's Illya Kuryakin. 3catwoman3 Nov 14 #138

Thank you 3catwoman3, David McCallum. Used to watch the show just to see him when I was a kid. debm55 Nov 15 #167

Johnny Depp on 21 Jump St happybird Nov 14 #139

Thank you happybird. Two good crushes. debm55 Nov 15 #165

Keith Partridge & Johnny Gage MustLoveBeagles Nov 14 #141

As a preteen Keith Partridge was hot. Thank you very much MustLoveBeagles debm55 Nov 14 #151

Dick Cavett! Hope22 Nov 14 #152

Thank you Hope22. I thought he was cute. debm55 Nov 15 #170

....and smart! Hope22 Nov 15 #191

Agree. debm55 Nov 15 #192

Maude Findlay Montauk6 Nov 14 #153

Thank you Montauk6. I agree. debm55 Nov 15 #169

Marsha bradey Groundhawg Nov 14 #154

Thank you Groundhawg. I agree. debm55 Nov 15 #171

uh, Evil-Lyn and The Baroness The Wandering Harper Nov 14 #155

Thank you The Wandering Harper. We all had are own crushes. debm55 Nov 15 #172

Ann Marie AKA "That Girl" LudwigPastorius Nov 14 #156

Thank you LudwigPastorius. Yes , Marlo was was very pretty. debm55 Nov 15 #173

Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Bobby Sherman, BlueKota Nov 14 #157

Thank you BlueKota. I agree with you on your crushes. When he was younger George Clooney was mine. debm55 Nov 15 #174

George was hot back then. BlueKota Nov 15 #195

Loved him on ER debm55 Nov 15 #198

Captain Kirk wryter2000 Nov 14 #158

Thank you wryter2000. For sure. debm55 Nov 15 #175

Agent Mulder! jfz9580m Nov 15 #161

Thank you . Used to watch and I agree. debm55 Nov 15 #176

John Gage on Emergency! AwakeAtLast Nov 15 #162

Thank you AwakeAtLast. Great crush. debm55 Nov 15 #181

Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island and Elly May Clampett Emile Nov 15 #164

thank you Emile. Very good crushes. debm55 Nov 15 #166

Ben Casey! some_of_us_are_sane Nov 15 #168

I had one of his shirts. Loved him when I was a kid. Thank you debm55 Nov 15 #179

Hadji from the Jonny Quest cartoon catbyte Nov 15 #177

Thank you catbyte. George was my favorite , too. debm55 Nov 15 #185

Samantha Stevens and Emma Peel relayerbob Nov 15 #182

Wow. Thank you relayerbob. Three great crushes. debm55 Nov 15 #183

David Soul cspanlovr Nov 15 #184

Thank you cspanlovr. , Same here, but watched Here Comes the Brides to see Bobby Sherman. debm55 Nov 15 #186

Bobby Sherman MiKenMi33 Nov 15 #187

Yes he was. David and Bobby were my crushes. I think it was the only reason I watched the shows. debm55 Nov 15 #188

Gloria Winters, Penny on Sky King Bobstandard Nov 15 #189

Thank you Bobstandard I remember Sky King debm55 Nov 15 #190

I have had several, at various phases of my life. Different Drummer Nov 15 #193

Thank you Different Drummer that is some list there. debm55 Nov 15 #199

ETA: Marta Kristen (Lost in Space) Different Drummer Nov 16 #210

Thank you Different Drummer. The older sister. Thank you. debm55 Nov 16 #211

Forgot to mention, Bobby Sherman. debm55 Nov 15 #200

Gardner McKay dhol82 Nov 15 #201

Thank you very much dhol82. Don't give up, Maybe someday you will. debm55 Nov 15 #202

Rudolph defacto7 Nov 15 #204

Thank you defacto7 . I liked the Dentist Elf. debm55 Nov 15 #205

Susan Dey! Hassler Nov 15 #206

Thank you Hassler. debm55 Nov 15 #207

Mine was Fritz Weaver soldierant Nov 16 #208

Thank you soldierant. I remember him from movies and the series Holocaust debm55 Nov 16 #209

He was a good guy in Holocaust, and pretty evil in Day of the Dolphin. soldierant Nov 16 #212

Peggy Lipton red dog 1 Nov 16 #214

Thank you red dog 1 , I liked her and and the other two characters on Mod Squad. debm55 Nov 16 #217

James Darren/Time Tunnel, McCallum/Iilya and David Henderson/Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea... electric_blue68 Nov 16 #218

Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Nov 16 #219

Hal Linden -- "Barney Miller" ailsagirl Nov 17 #220

Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Nov 17 #222

All of them. malthaussen Nov 18 #223

Great list there Mal. debm55 Nov 18 #224

Kurt Russell in the Travels of Jaimie McPheeters TommieMommy Nov 18 #225

Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Nov 18 #226

Patty Duke fmdaddio Nov 18 #227

Thank you fmdaddio. I liked her in The Patty Duke Show. Great choice. debm55 Nov 18 #229

Maria from Sesame Street TlalocW Nov 18 #228

Thank you TialocW. Someone on the thread mentioned her. I was too old to watch. debm55 Nov 18 #230

Candice Bergen - Murphy Brown surfered Nov 18 #231

thank you surfered. Agree I liked her. debm55 Nov 18 #232

Serena on Bewitched... subterranean Nov 19 #235

HAHAHHHAHAH. That's funny. Guess what? I thought the same debm55 Nov 19 #236

Elisa Maza from "Gargoyles" sakabatou Nov 19 #237

Thank you sakabatou. debm55 Nov 19 #238

It's interesting how many are live-action/actors and not those on cels sakabatou Nov 19 #239