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OLDMDDEM
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Deep State Witch
(12,794 posts)Then I saw Star Wars in 1977. I crushed on Mark Hamill the first time I saw it, but my hormones must have kicked in by the second time and I noticed how hot Harrison Ford was. He's been my crush ever since.
debm55
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CrispyQ
(41,185 posts)I bought a promo album off the back of a cereal box. One side was Neil Diamond & the other side was Diana Ross & The Supremes. Shilo & Solitary Man were both on it.
debm55
(62,559 posts) blm
(114,839 posts)He was a fan of Neil Diamond, too.
generalbetrayus
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marble falls
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RoadRunner
(4,719 posts)I had it bad. 
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Permanut
(8,731 posts)Yeah, I'm that old.
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Permanut
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Bayard
(30,660 posts)Well, maybe not Peter York.
debm55
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(30,660 posts)Squeaky41
(437 posts)Ernie Kovacs
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Diamond_Dog
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rsdsharp
(12,120 posts)I just saw her last week on a 1968 episode of Bonanza — as an Indian maiden!
debm55
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woodsprite
(12,599 posts)debm55
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Xavier Breath
(6,721 posts)I had the poster of her. My mom was not a fan of it, but after much pleading on my part, she reluctantly allowed me to keep it on my wall.
debm55
(62,559 posts) Xavier Breath
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markodochartaigh
(5,545 posts)in "Swiss Family Robinson".
He died four years ago at the age of 79.
debm55
(62,559 posts) markodochartaigh
(5,545 posts)Disney when they needed a wholesome young male actor. Ironically he actually was gay. I wonder if my gaydar subconsciously allowed me to know that he was gay even before I knew that I was gay.
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livetohike
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sakabatou
(46,541 posts)She played the Pink Ranger on MMPR.
debm55
(62,559 posts)he was the Green Ranger. I made both outfits.
sakabatou
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underpants
(197,808 posts)What can I say? I like redheads (not Dorothy)
debm55
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(62,559 posts) underpants
(197,808 posts)Mary Ann was a farm girl who won the cruise on a radio station.
Gibger was not only gorgeous she was a desperate starlet. A perfect combination.
debm55
(62,559 posts) RB77
(134 posts)Oh well, I guess that’s cool if you love redheads. Mine is Grace Slick, - and I also had a crush on Mary Ann, - Ginger was too pretentious.
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Shermann
(9,075 posts)I always liked her more than Ginger. But Ginger wasn't hard on the eyes either.
Gilligan's Island, Twilight Zone, and Star Trek and the only 60's shows I ever got into.
Brother Buzz
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... out of the clear blue of the Western sky comes ... Sky King
debm55
(62,559 posts) Brother Buzz
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CanonRay
(16,312 posts)Italian girl, of course lol
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kimbutgar
(27,719 posts)Mike Nesmith was my second favorite Monkee!
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(62,559 posts) Phoenix61
(18,917 posts)Ritabert
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dickthegrouch
(4,744 posts)And he still has the sexiest voice on the planet.
Closely followed by Andy McCluskey of OMD.
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MuseRider
(35,176 posts)Alfalfa on the Little Rascals......bad to a little better.......Mr. Green Jeans on Captain Kangaroo THEN I fell hard and seemingly forever for Tim Matheson on Bonanza, he is still cute.
debm55
(62,559 posts) MuseRider
(35,176 posts)he had animals! Now I am a musician and I have a farm. Still, those were awfully odd crushes.
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MuseRider
(35,176 posts)He did kinda have a cute face but, thanks I do not feel so bad.
I was sitting here laughing but started to get flashes of Alfalfa so....we can share the crazy spot together. 
debm55
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MiHale
(13,283 posts)When she was on the Mickey Mouse Show. Actually went up and kissed her through the tv screen.
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Upthevibe
(10,280 posts)Jim Morrison. I had three older siblings who had great taste in rock and roll music. I was very fortunate.
I had a poster of Jim Morrison on my wall.
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karynnj
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TlalocW
(15,675 posts)Was one of the reasons one of my degrees is Spanish.
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PJMcK
(25,223 posts)I am so embarrassed!
ETA: My wife said Cher and all of the Monkees!
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Mollyann
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3catwoman3
(30,181 posts)...in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. I fantasized about being his younger sister and accompanying him on missions.
debm55
(62,559 posts) Hey Joe
(894 posts)From Get Smart 😍
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FirstLight
(15,771 posts)My first record album was "Born Late"... My mom thought it was a cute play on words cuz I was the youngest.
I'll never forget that christmas!
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Niagara
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LuckyCharms
(23,378 posts)I wish I had his hair!
I can see why you think he is sexy, Niagara! I mean, who wouldn't think that! He kind of stirs something in me too, to be honest!
Niagara
(12,411 posts)wooooooooo-ooooooooooooooooo-wooooooooooo
LuckyCharms
(23,378 posts)but that's the sound I make when I snore.
I think it's a hereditary condition.
Wooooooooo Wooooooooo!
Woooooooo.....oooooooooooo!
Niagara
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Wooooooooo Wooooooooo! Woooooooo.....oooooooooooo!
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(62,559 posts) Niagara
(12,411 posts)It's always a good time in your threads!
DelMar dem
(79 posts)Such a cutie!
debm55
(62,559 posts) Jrose
(1,540 posts)P. S. Paul McCartney continues to be one of my few celebrity 'idols'!
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chicoescuela
(3,344 posts)Paladin
(32,354 posts)debm55
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(62,559 posts) gay texan
(3,278 posts)The "Mission Magic" cartoon
Mad_Dem_X
(10,254 posts)I wanted to marry him. LOL
gay texan
(3,278 posts)Mad_Dem_X
(10,254 posts)Such a hottie!
gay texan
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yankee87
(2,892 posts)I thought she was so cool in both her movies and Family, I believe the sitcom was called.
debm55
(62,559 posts) Mister Ed
(7,010 posts)Good Heavens, I almost died right there in my theater seat watching Streisand sing the finale in "Funny Girl".
Teri Garr and Lady Aberlin had faces and voices that melted my heart into a puddle.
debm55
(62,559 posts) Wiz Imp
(10,817 posts)Second was Kristy McNichol
yourout
(8,914 posts)And obviously Farrah fawcett was pretty high on my list.
😁
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No Vested Interest
(5,300 posts)debm55
(62,559 posts) Mad_Dem_X
(10,254 posts)He had a TV variety show that I would watch every week. Saw him in concert a few years ago...he's still got it!
debm55
(62,559 posts)women threw their panties on stage.
Mad_Dem_X
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LiberalLoner
(11,467 posts)Herman’s Hermits
I was five
Peter Noone I think is his name?
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choie
(7,112 posts)I was ten yrs old.https://photostore.nba.com/featured/new-york-knicks-walt-frazier-ken-regan.html
Then I moved on to Willie Ames and Shaun Cassidy.
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FM123
(10,390 posts)I had a poster of David Cassidy on my bedroom wall lol.
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ArnoldLayne
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(62,559 posts) LoisB
(13,758 posts)debm55
(62,559 posts)person with a heart of gold.
LoisB
(13,758 posts)him. It was a sad day when he died.
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LoisB
(13,758 posts)Cloudhopper
(197 posts)I was 8 or 9.
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KitFox
(613 posts)on “The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet” when he would play his guitar and sing at the end of an episode. He had those dreamy eyes and smile. I cut out his picture from my sister’s movie magazine and pinned it on my wall. Also Tim Considine on “The Adventures of Spin and Marty”. 😊
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TommyT139
(2,505 posts)Started with the Partridge Family, of course...but it was his solo album "Rock Me Baby" that clinched it.
Followed a couple years later by Robert Conrad. Not just Wild Wild West, but the good (Baa Baa Black Sheep) and the bad (High Mountain Rangers) -- I have been faithful through it all.
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Ocelot II
(131,812 posts)Imagine my surprise when many years later, he came out...
electricmonk
(2,015 posts)I saw her in those made for tv movies where she was always a teenager in trouble and I guess early on I had a thing for the bad girls. Funny now that my folks let me watch those movies. Guess they figured it's on tv how bad could it be.
debm55
(62,559 posts) LogDog75
(1,468 posts)Who played Agent 99 on Get Smart.
murielm99
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MichMan
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pansypoo53219
(23,264 posts)was the professor on gilligan's island repeats. i didn't watch those shows. prefered alistair cooke + vincent price on PBS. tho, patrick stewart was in i claudius + ooh, who dat.
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Figarosmom
(14,673 posts)From an old TV series The Rebel. I must have been around 10.
debm55
(62,559 posts) Dulcinea
(10,469 posts)I thought he was the cutest thing ever when I was in junior high school! I had several of his 45s!
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Emile
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OldBaldy1701E
(11,799 posts)But, I would have to say Jack Wild, Luke Halpin, and Leif Garrett. 
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NCgayguy
(255 posts)I had to keep my crushes hidden too!
displacedvermoter
(5,235 posts)On Sky King!
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boonecreek
(1,565 posts)She later played Wally's girlfriend Julie Foster on "Leave it to Beaver" and was on a hilarious
episode of the "Dick Van Dyke Show" as a young dancer who has a crush on Rob.
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SARose
(1,831 posts)Yep. All my girlfriends were either Paulies or Johnies. A few Georgies.
I fell in love with him Feb 9, 1964 - first appearance on Ed Sullivan.
🥰
Under the sea
In an octopus's garden
In the shade
He'd let us in
Knows where we've been
In his octopus's garden
In the shade
I'd ask my friends to come and see
An octopus's garden with me
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus's garden
In the shade
Ringo Starr 1969 Abby Road
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calimary
(91,445 posts)Three of my best friends in school each liked a different Beatle so every recess was always fun. We referred to each other as Mrs. (preferred Beatle here). So I was Mrs. McCartney.
Sigh…
There were a couple more. Herman of Herman’s Hermits (real name Peter Noone), and Richard Chamberlain as Dr. Kildare.
debm55
(62,559 posts)George, Ringo. Whoever you stopped on, you would marry.
calimary
(91,445 posts)Especially if one of us sneaked one of the fan magazines into school. I liked “Dig!” and “16”!
Groundhawg
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(62,559 posts) Littlered
(347 posts)Then again, I believe it was a toss up between her and Loretta Swit.
debm55
(62,559 posts) maccafan
(186 posts)He is still my guy!!
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beaglelover
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(62,559 posts) Jeebo
(2,570 posts)Not sure which one was first. Lori Martin starred in a TV show about Velvet Brown, not sure if the name of the TV show was the same as the Elizabeth Taylor movie National Velvet. Lori Martin was said to look very much like Elizabeth Taylor. This was around 1960 and I was about 10. At about the same time the movie The Parent Trap came out starring Hayley Mills in a dual role as identical twin sisters Susan and Sharon. I was equally smitten by both Lori Martin and Hayley Mills. Those movies National Velvet and The Parent Trap are still among my favorites, but the TV show starring Lori Martin didn't last very long and now it almost no longer exists. I just did a search on YouTube and was able to find only snippets of that TV show, except for one apparently full episode that has been colorized. As for The Parent Trap, it's a Disney movie and I don't think I would be able to provide a link to the full movie for free, only snippets. The Parent Trap shows up all the time on TV, but it's always the remake with Lindsey Lohan in the dual role. Why does nobody ever show the original? That Lindsey Lohan remake is pretty good too, but the original of these classics is always the best version.
-- Ron
debm55
(62,559 posts) chowmama
(1,135 posts)And there was a game when we were young - essentially, it was 'tell me which Cartwright and I'll tell you who you are'. Mine was Adam for fun and Hoss for keeps.
Even at that age, I knew Adam would be a real pain in the ass in the long term.
debm55
(62,559 posts) Emile
(44,117 posts)Barbarella was hot.
debm55
(62,559 posts) Codifer
(1,214 posts)Instantly the first time I saw "I Married a Witch" which was made sometime in the forties. She had that strand-of-hair-over-the-eye thing way before Lauren Bacall. I loved Bacall too (I was easy).
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(62,559 posts) UTUSN
(77,795 posts)And in my late age, when I should have long before achieved "maturity," I was still crushed to discover she was a wingnut. Thank Zeus Dad
didn't live to find that out.
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Rastapopoulos
(754 posts)from Room 222
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global1
(26,507 posts)in the original Parent Trap movie and then on to other Disney pics.
debm55
(62,559 posts) Danmel
(5,824 posts)Of course, I was 6 and he was 24.
Ironically his current wife is my age, lol.
debm55
(62,559 posts) milestogo
(23,335 posts)Oh, and Glen Campbell when I matured.
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buzzycrumbhunger
(2,393 posts)It was a tie between Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. I think he got me into Zappa first, but he made me laugh more than anything (still does).
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Skittles
(173,624 posts)no David Cassidy or Donnie Osmond for me! 
debm55
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(173,624 posts)oh those were the days my friend
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IRL, Diana Rigg
she could turn me into a puddle when she smiled!
debm55
(62,559 posts) Bobstandard
(2,431 posts)When I was 10 or something my Dad took me along on a shopping spree related to a big party he and my Mom were throwing. He took me in to the liquor store where the transaction took way too long for a kid just discovering the joys of adhd. Wandering around I found an early issue of Playboy among the other magazines. Thumbing through it I was a little surprised—though not titillated—by the photographic revelations of ‘lady stuff’ that I wouldn’t become interested in for a few more years. But then I saw the center spread. She was nude, of course, and she didn’t have nipples or a bush. Her image was, in a way, almost chaste. But those eyes! Not only was she super cute, her eyes were both playful and challenging. Love at first sight. I got busted by my dad and the clerk as I was standing there mesmerized, holding the magazine up over my head, staring at her face, the foldout touching the floor. The clerk said something like, “I see trouble ahead!” He was right. I’ve been a sucker for Betty Page types ever since.
debm55
(62,559 posts) applegrove
(133,763 posts)I also like the man from Glad in his white suit.
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MIButterfly
(3,473 posts)I was around 10. I subsequently threw him over for Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere and the Raiders. My entire bedroom wall was plastered with pictures of him. Wow, was he cute. ❤️
David Cassidy was a cutie too, but I was already committed to Mark by the time he came along.
debm55
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(3,473 posts)but then he dropped out. I was so disappointed. Now he's auctioning off almost all of his possessions and moving to Hawaii, so my dream of seeing him in concert one more time before one of us is gone is over. Sigh.
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Buzz cook
(2,936 posts)Didn't matter if it was the originals or the replacements. Three nude girls in a water tower stirred things that hadn't been stirred before.
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(62,559 posts) NCgayguy
(255 posts)I was very young, 5 or 6. The Four Tops appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. The sound of his voice caught my attention and I was mesmerized. Even at that age I knew my parents were racist. I am surprised that they even let us watch them. I knew the feelings I had for Levi were so different than anything I had ever felt and those feelings never went away. Years later I realized that was the moment I knew I was gay, I just didn't know it!
Thanks for asking and allowing me to share a beautiful memory!
May You Be Healthy, Safe and Happy....AND LOVED!
Reis
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(62,559 posts) NCgayguy
(255 posts)This is getting WAY OFF TOPIC but here goes! lol
About 2 months ago I heard a song and it brought back that connection to my youth, to Levi and most importantly to Janis Ian. The song was "At Seventeen". SO, I wrote Janis and told her how her song affected me then and how Levi was my first crush. Isn't that silly? WELL, JANIS EMAILED ME BACK! She shared a personal story with me (that I want to keep private). I was blown away! I can't believe I've shared my first crush story twice this year since it's been decades that I've given it any thought and two amazing people responded! Janis and YOU! Makes me feel loved!
Thank you!
Reis
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The Blue Flower
(6,657 posts)The Lone Ranger. Loved his voice.
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BeyondGeography
(41,237 posts)It’s embarrassing but, fortunately for us both we never got together.
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GreatShakes66
(105 posts)then Olivia Newton-John circa 1975.
debm55
(62,559 posts) ScoutHikerDad
(102 posts)Susan Dey as Laurie on The Partridge Family. She was a goddess to this little boy, as was later Mary Ellen Walton and Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie.
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Luciferous
(6,631 posts)I had his poster on my wall...
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(62,559 posts) pdxflyboy
(966 posts)OMG……She was soooo hot to this 5th grader in 1965.
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(62,559 posts) MustLoveBeagles
(18,329 posts)I was 4. David Cassidy was my second.
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yellowdogintexas
(23,779 posts)I saw him on Bandstand; Dick Clark interviewed him and he showed how he could take the same melody and rework it in different modes. I was captivated. I also liked his music
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