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Who was your first celebrity crush as a kid. or teen. Mine was David Cassidy. How about you???? [View all] debm55 May 27 OP

Karen Carpenter OLDMDDEM May 27 #1

Thank you very much, OLDMDDEM. debm55 May 27 #2

Probably Ricky Nelson Walleye May 27 #3

Thank you very much. Walleye. debm55 May 27 #5

Ricky Nelson for me too. Loved him!!! beveeheart May 28 #161

Paul McCarthy then Bob Dylan rainy May 27 #4

Great. Thank you very much , rainy. debm55 May 27 #8

Donny Osmond Deep State Witch May 27 #6

AGREE! Thank you very much Deep State Witch. debm55 May 27 #11

Neil Daimond. CrispyQ May 27 #7

That's great. Thank you very much CrispyQ. debm55 May 27 #13

Solitary Man was one of Johnny Cash's favorite songs. blm May 27 #95

Susan Dey on the Partridge Family. generalbetrayus May 27 #9

Thank you very much generalbetrayus and thank you for sharing with us. debm55 May 27 #15

Twiggy. One of the very few pictures of a personality I hung on my wall. marble falls May 27 #10

Thank you very much marble falls. I loved her style. debm55 May 27 #16

Annette Funichello RoadRunner May 27 #12

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAH. Thank you very much RoadRunner. I liked cubby. debm55 May 27 #17

Annette Funicello.. Permanut May 27 #14

You are only as old as you feel. Cubby was my favorite. debm55 May 27 #18

Fun fact: Cubby later played drums for the Carpenters. Permanut May 27 #21

Thank you Permanut. I didn't know that. debm55 May 27 #24

All members of, "The Monkees." Bayard May 27 #19

Oh no, he was my favorite Monkee, Thank you Bayard debm55 May 27 #22

I just remembered--not York, it was Tork Bayard May 27 #106

Early Fave Squeaky41 May 27 #20

Thank you very much, Squeaky41. debm55 May 27 #23

Paul McCartney Diamond_Dog May 27 #25

Thank you very much Diamond_Dog. Though my favorite was George. debm55 May 27 #29

Dawn Wells -- Mary Ann on Gilligan's Island. rsdsharp May 27 #26

Thank you rsdsharp. Mary Ann was very pretty. debm55 May 27 #30

Donnie Osmond maptap22 May 27 #27

Thank you very much maptap22 for sharing with us. debm55 May 27 #33

Definitely David Cassidy, but also Randy Mantooth and Tony Orlando! woodsprite May 27 #28

Thank you very much woodsprite for sharing with us. debm55 May 27 #34

Bobby Sherman? SWBTATTReg May 27 #31

Thank you very much, SWBTATTReg. He was hot. debm55 May 27 #37

Farrah Fawcett. Xavier Breath May 27 #32

Thank you very much Xavier Breath. When I was in college all the guys had the red bathing suit one on their wall. debm55 May 27 #38

Forget Teddy Roosevelt, that poster should be on Mt. Rushmore. Xavier Breath May 27 #51

Tommy Kirk markodochartaigh May 27 #35

Thank you very much. markodochartaigh. I think he was in Old Yeller too. debm55 May 27 #39

Yes he was a go to for markodochartaigh May 27 #64

Thanks debm55 May 28 #175

James Garner in Maverick. livetohike May 27 #36

Thank you livetohike. He was hot, debm55 May 27 #40

Amy Jo Johnson, I think sakabatou May 27 #41

Thank you very much, sakabatou. My son grew up during the Power Rangers. One Halloween, I dressed as the Pink Ranger and debm55 May 27 #45

RIP, JDF sakabatou May 27 #67

Oh, I didn;t know he died. debm55 May 28 #177

Dorothy Hamel and Squeaky Fromme and the younger daughter on the Partridge family underpants May 27 #42

Thank you very much underpants. I always wait for your words of wisdom. debm55 May 27 #46

Underpants. Did you like Ginger more then Mary Ann????? debm55 May 27 #57

Oh yes. Not even close. underpants May 27 #89

HAHAHAHAH. Thank you underpants. debm55 May 28 #125

Squeaky Fromme, - Wow !! RB77 May 27 #109

Mary Ann - Gilligan's Island MayReasonRule May 27 #43

Thank you very much. MayReasonRule, I liked her more then Ginger. debm55 May 27 #56

Beat me to it Shermann May 27 #59

Penny (Gloria Winters), Sky King's niece Brother Buzz May 27 #44

Thank you very much. What a cutey. Brother Buzz, did you have her poster on your wall? debm55 May 27 #50

No! I was a nerd and had road maps plastered on my walls Brother Buzz May 27 #55

Annette Funicello CanonRay May 27 #47

Thank you very much, CanonRay. She was very beautiful. debm55 May 27 #63

Davy Jones of the Monkees! nt Phoenix61 May 27 #48

Mine also but I didn't know then how short he was! kimbutgar May 27 #54

Thank you very much. kimbutgar. I liked Peter. debm55 May 27 #66

He was going to be a jockey. nt Phoenix61 May 27 #97

I'd say Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits Ritabert May 27 #49

I entirely agree dickthegrouch May 27 #96

Thank you very much, Ritabert. debm55 May 28 #226

This is SO embarrassing but if it makes someone laugh...... MuseRider May 27 #52

Thank you MuseRider. I liked Mr. Green Jeans better then the Captain. debm55 May 27 #61

He was a musician AND MuseRider May 27 #68

HAHAHHAHAH, my odd crush was Zeb on Green Acres. debm55 May 27 #75

Oooooo, MuseRider May 28 #163

HAHAHAHHAHA debm55 May 28 #176

Probably Yeoman Rand. BootinUp May 27 #53

Wow. Thank you BootinUp. How old were you???? debm55 May 28 #178

Pre-teen watching reruns. BootinUp May 28 #191

HAHAHAHA. Thank you BootinUp. debm55 May 28 #193

Annette Funicello... MiHale May 27 #58

Thank you MiHale. That is so sweet. debm55 May 28 #179

debm55............. Upthevibe May 27 #60

Oh yes, thank you Upthevibe, He was eye candy for sure. debm55 May 28 #180

Paul McCartney karynnj May 27 #62

Thank you very much, karynnj. He was a looker debm55 May 28 #182

Maria from Sesame Street TlalocW May 27 #65

Wow. Thank you very much, TlalocW. True love debm55 May 28 #183

Olivia Newton John PJMcK May 27 #69

That is great. Thank you Mr and Mrs. PJMck debm55 May 28 #184

Michael Landon Mollyann May 27 #70

I agree, especially in Little House. Thank you Mollyann. Be still my heart. debm55 May 28 #185

David McCallum as Illya Kuryakin... 3catwoman3 May 27 #71

Be still my heart. Loved him. and the show. debm55 May 27 #74

Agent 99 Hey Joe May 27 #72

Thank you very much, Hey Joe. I think she was from the Pittsburgh area. debm55 May 28 #186

1977-78 I was in 2nd grade... and LOVED Shawn Cassidy FirstLight May 27 #73

Thank you very much, FirstLight, for sharing your memories. debm55 May 28 #208

Yvonne Craig as Batgirl. RandySF May 27 #76

Thank you very much, RandySF. She was hot. debm55 May 28 #210

Harry was sexy AF Niagara May 27 #77

Oooooh! LuckyCharms May 28 #174

It's the police siren noises that Harry makes, Lucky! Niagara May 28 #181

Niagara, I'm not very proud of this... LuckyCharms Thursday #271

LOL! Niagara Thursday #272

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHA. debm55 May 28 #212

HAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much , Niagara. Agree debm55 May 28 #211

Hahaha! You're welcome, Debbie! Niagara May 28 #232

Tony Dow. DelMar dem May 27 #78

Thank you very much, DelMar. He had beautiful eyes. debm55 May 28 #214

In the movies -- Paul Newman... In music -- Paul McCartney... Jrose May 27 #79

Thank you very much, Jrose. Both fantastic choices. debm55 May 28 #215

What about Diana Rigg (Emma Peel)? oh my chicoescuela May 27 #80

Me and the rest of my horny junior high guy pals thought the world of Emma Peel. (nt) Paladin May 27 #88

Thank you Paladin. She was hot in the catsuit. debm55 May 28 #216

Thank you chicoescuela. I used to watch the Avengers and I loved her. debm55 May 28 #217

Rick Springfield gay texan May 27 #81

He was my heartthrob when I was a teen Mad_Dem_X May 27 #92

That long hair he had!!! N/t gay texan May 27 #93

I loved him on General Hospital Mad_Dem_X May 28 #119

Lief Garrett was another. N/t gay texan May 28 #165

Thank you gay texan. He was a heart throb when I was young. Be still my heart. debm55 May 28 #218

That is an easy one! PAUL MCCARTNEY! skylucy May 27 #82

Thank you very much skylucy. George was my first choice and Paul was my second. debm55 May 28 #224

Kristy McNichols yankee87 May 27 #83

Thank you so much, yankee87 for sharing with us. debm55 May 28 #225

Barbra Streisand, Teri Garr, and Betty Aberlin (of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) Mister Ed May 27 #84

Wonderful choices. Mister Ed. All of them. debm55 May 28 #157

Valerie Bertinelli Wiz Imp May 27 #85

Valerie B was high on my list as well. yourout May 27 #108

Thank you very much, yourout. Both terrific choices. debm55 May 28 #154

Thank you very much, Wiz Imp. I saw here on a baking show. Still beautiful debm55 May 28 #155

Thank you Wiz Imp. Great choices. debm55 May 28 #229

Julie Andrews Bmoboy May 27 #86

Agree. Thank you very much Bmoboy. Loved her in Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. debm55 May 28 #153

Loved Eddie Fisher, the singer... No Vested Interest May 27 #87

Thank you very No Vested Interest. debm55 May 28 #152

Tom Jones Mad_Dem_X May 27 #90

Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X, It brings back memories of watching his show with my Grandmother. I remember when debm55 May 28 #146

Yes! LOL Mad_Dem_X Thursday #268

Lead singer of LiberalLoner May 27 #91

Thank you very much, LiberalLoner. I liked Herman's Hermits too. debm55 May 28 #145

Walt "Clyde" Frazier of the Knicks choie May 27 #94

Great choices choie. debm55 May 28 #143

Me too! FM123 May 27 #98

Me too. Thank you FM123. debm55 May 28 #142

George Harrison catbyte May 27 #99

AGREE. Thank you catbyte. He is my favorite Beatle. debm55 May 28 #141

Angilique from the 1960's Dark Shadows tv show. ArnoldLayne May 27 #100

Thank you very much ArnoldLayne for your choice. debm55 May 28 #140

Roberto Clemente and Johnny Unitas. LoisB May 27 #101

Thank you LoisB. Being from Pittsburgh all my life, Roberto was an icon here. Handsome man, great baseball player and a debm55 May 28 #139

He was all those things. I lived in Williamsport, PA (middle of the state) but I adored LoisB May 28 #148

Yes it was. It was the day after Christmas. debm55 May 28 #150

Thought it was New Year' Eve. LoisB May 28 #166

Kurt Russell after watching the movie "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" Cloudhopper May 27 #102

Great choice Cloudhopper. He is still going strong. debm55 May 28 #138

Richard Chamberlain KT2000 May 27 #103

Oh yes, what a heart throb. Thank you very much KT2000. Loved him in The Thorn Birds. debm55 May 28 #137

Hi Deb, Hope your physical therapy is doing well! Ricky Nelson KitFox May 27 #104

Thank you very much, KitFox. Ricky Nelson had those dreamy eyes. debm55 May 28 #136

Yes, David Cassidy! TommyT139 May 27 #105

Thank you very much TommyT139. I agree with all your choices. debm55 May 28 #135

Richard Chamberlain niyad May 27 #107

Thank you very much, niyad. I agree. He was hot. debm55 May 28 #134

Me, too! Ocelot II May 28 #251

Linda Blair electricmonk May 27 #110

Yes, I liked her, Thank you electricmonk. After the Exorcist, she got typecast. That's a shame. debm55 May 28 #132

Barbara Feldon LogDog75 May 27 #111

She is why I am murielm99. murielm99 May 28 #113

HAHAHAH. I loved her on that show as Agent 99, Thank you LogDog75 debm55 May 28 #130

Marlo Thomas MichMan May 27 #112

Thank you very much, MichMan. I always watched her as Ann Marie on That Girl. debm55 May 28 #126

somebody named fisher stevens was a big name, but i was huh? meh. prefered stevenson(?). the only guy i liked as a kid pansypoo53219 May 28 #114

Thank you very much for your choices pansypoo53219 debm55 May 28 #124

Nick Adams Figarosmom May 28 #115

Thank you very much, Figarosmom. I remember Nick Adams and I agree with you. debm55 May 28 #123

Andy Gibb! Dulcinea May 28 #116

Thank you Dulcinea. I thought he was the cutest of the Bee Gees. debm55 May 28 #122

Donna Douglas and Barbara Eden Emile May 28 #117

Thank you very much, Emile. both lovely. debm55 May 28 #121

Well, being gay, I usually did not 'crush' over people in public. OldBaldy1701E May 28 #118

Thank you OldBaldy1701E. Love your choices. debm55 May 28 #120

I get that! NCgayguy May 28 #239

Gloria Winters (Penny) displacedvermoter May 28 #127

Thank you displacedvermoter. Penny was a cutey. debm55 May 28 #128

Fun show, too! displacedvermoter May 28 #129

Original Mouseketeer Cheryl Holdridge. boonecreek May 28 #131

Thank you very much boonecreek. I remember her. Good choice. debm55 May 28 #133

Ringo Starr SARose May 28 #144

Thank you very much, SARose, I think you are the first Ringo. Good for you!!!!! I was a George. debm55 May 28 #149

Hopalong Cassidy fargone May 28 #147

Thank you very much, fargone. debm55 May 28 #151

Paul McCartney!!! calimary May 28 #156

HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you calimary. We played a jump rope game at recess. The girls turning the rope would say John, Paul, debm55 May 28 #158

I guess we were too lazy for jump rope. calimary May 28 #159

Farrah Faucett Groundhawg May 28 #160

Agree. Thank you very much, Groundhawg. debm55 May 28 #222

Lynda Carter Littlered May 28 #162

Thank you very much, Littlered. Excellent choices. debm55 May 28 #228

Paul McCartney maccafan May 28 #164

Thank you maccafan. I knew from your name you were going to pick Paul. He was my number two to George"s number one. debm55 May 28 #230

Tom Selleck beaglelover May 28 #167

Thank you beaglelover. He was a knock out on his first show. Be still my heart. debm55 May 28 #231

Lori Martin, or Hayley Mills Jeebo May 28 #168

Thank you very much, Jeebo. Two cuties or should I say three? debm55 May 28 #235

Paladin (Richard Boone) chowmama May 28 #169

That's funny. Thank you so much, chowmama debm55 May 28 #223

Jane Fonda when I was 17. Emile May 28 #170

Thank you Emile. And she is still hot. debm55 May 28 #202

Veronica Lake. Codifer May 28 #171

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, Codifer. debm55 May 28 #201

My father's and mine: Doris DAY UTUSN May 28 #172

Oh my, I didn't know that either. Thank you very much UTUSN. I liked her movies. Very perky actress. debm55 May 28 #200

Karen Valentine Rastapopoulos May 28 #173

I remember that quite well. She was so cute.Thank you Rastapopoulos. debm55 May 28 #198

Haley Mills...... global1 May 28 #187

Thank you very much global1. Last week I watched her in PollyAnna. It was my favorite movie with Haley in it. debm55 May 28 #196

Paul McCartney Danmel May 28 #188

Thank you very much.Danmel. Does it feel strange being around his wife that is the same age as you? debm55 May 28 #195

Davy Jones milestogo May 28 #189

Thank you very much milestogo. debm55 May 28 #194

Kurt Russell TommieMommy May 28 #190

Thank you very much, TommieMommy. debm55 May 28 #192

Thanks to my older brother's influence... buzzycrumbhunger May 28 #197

Thank you very much, buzzycrumbhunger. Three great choices. debm55 May 28 #199

the posters on my wall were Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix Skittles May 28 #203

Thank you very much Skittles. I had a Jim Morrison poster. debm55 May 28 #204

he was pretty yummy too Skittles May 28 #238

Steve McQueen... He was the coolest of the COOL! NewDayOranges May 28 #205

Damn right. Thank you NewDayOranges. debm55 May 28 #206

Patty Duke rickyhall May 28 #207

I loved Patty Duke also. Thank you very much rickyhall. May she RIP debm55 May 28 #221

Emma Peel! lastlib May 28 #209

Thank you very much, Lastlib. What a beautiful and strong woman. debm55 May 28 #220

Betty Page Bobstandard May 28 #213

Oh Bobstandard. what a great and funny post. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 May 28 #219

I liked Johnny, the paramedic on the show "Emergency". applegrove May 28 #227

Thank you very much, applegrove for your choices. I liked the Logger from Brawny paper towels. debm55 May 28 #237

Herman of Herman's Hermits. MIButterfly May 28 #233

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA. That is funny. MIButterfly. I played the field. debm55 May 28 #241

A few years ago, Mark Lindsay was with the Happy Together Tour MIButterfly May 28 #246

Sorry, MIButterfly, Yes, Mark Lindsay was on my list as a teen , also. debm55 May 28 #247

The Bradley sisters from Petticoat Junction Buzz cook May 28 #234

Wow. Thank you very much Buzz cook. I love it. debm55 May 28 #240

Levi Stubbs NCgayguy May 28 #236

Thank you very much, NCgayguy. Love you, Debbie debm55 May 28 #242

Hi Debbie! NCgayguy May 28 #244

That's great, NCgayguy. Always remember you are loved and you love. You are strong. You are brave. And you are Loved debm55 May 28 #249

Clayton Moore The Blue Flower May 28 #243

Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 May 28 #248

I thought Gabriella Sabatini was the most beautiful woman alive for years and years. JMCKUSICK May 28 #245

Thank you very much, John. debm55 May 28 #250

Claudine Longet until she shot and killed her Olympic snow skier boy friend. surfered May 28 #252

Thank you surfered. Wasn't she married to Andy Williams? Did she go to jail? debm55 May 28 #253

Yes and yes. Ours was a doomed relationship. She was married, I didn't want to be shot. surfered May 28 #266

Hahahaha.Thank you. TThat was a close one there debm55 May 28 #267

Barbara Eden BeyondGeography May 28 #254

So sorry BeyondGeography. debm55 May 28 #257

Sandy Duncan GreatShakes66 May 28 #255

Thank you very much for sharing your choices. GreatShakes66. debm55 May 28 #259

How About His Sister? ScoutHikerDad May 28 #256

Great choices there ScoutHikerDad. Thank you for sharing. I see you liked to play the field too. debm55 May 28 #260

Ralph Macchio from the Karate Kid 😀 Luciferous May 28 #258

Thank you very much, Luciferous. debm55 May 28 #261

Raquel Welch....,, pdxflyboy May 28 #262

hahahhahhahahhhahahah, Thank you very much pdxflyboy. debm55 May 28 #263

Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane...nt GReedDiamond May 28 #264

GReedDiamond, thank you. You are so right. Grace had the sultry voice and the looks. debm55 May 28 #265

Susan Cowsill. cloudbase Thursday #269

Oh yes, thank you very much, cloudbase. debm55 Thursday #270

Randolph Mantooth MustLoveBeagles Thursday #273

Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. debm55 Thursday #275

Paul Anka, I think. yellowdogintexas Thursday #274

Thank you very much,yellowdogintexas. debm55 Thursday #276

Princess Summerfallwinterspring retread Saturday #277

Thank you very much retread. debm55 Saturday #278

Luke Halpin on series Flipper. Later, hormones kicked in seeing Jim Morrison in leather pants. txwhitedove Saturday #279

HAHAHAHHAHHA That is funny. Thank you txwhitedpve/ debm55 Sunday #281

I jilted Shari Lewis for Mrs. Peel at seven. Harker Saturday #280

HAHAHAHAHHA. That is so funny. Thank you Harker. debm55 Sunday #282

Teenage Pebbles Flintstone Borogove Monday #283

Thank you , Borogrove. Yes, she was hot. debm55 Monday #284

At five years old I was "in love" with Ann Marie. LudwigPastorius Tuesday #285

I agree with you. Watched That Girl every week. Great choice, LudwigPastorius. debm55 Tuesday #286