Hey at least shes human I’m the one attracted to a walking talking cross-dressing thief of a fox who just happens to be the sweetest guy and those big eyes… with long lashes… her voice fades off as she stares into the distance at nothing seeing only her own memories
(Note if you take note of the Fetish thread you shall see I have a thing for guys with long lashes)
The voice of the foxy Robin Hood–what was his name? One time (when I still remembered it) I pointed him out to my daughters when he was on Masterpiece Theatre or something. They were not impressed. (He was 30 years older, though.)
When I was young it was the kid Nicholas on Eight is Enough. Even then, he was younger than I was, so it feels a little ah, dirty. He was just so mischevious…in one episode he is walking a girl home from school and carrying her cello, which is bigger than he is. She says she’s thinking about learning to play the piano. He rolls his eyes, imagining having to carry that home for her. Too cute.
Michael and Hope from Thirtysomething used to do it for me every time. Mmmm.
Recently, it seems to be the female sidekicks to the female leads - Six on Blossom was cuter than hell, but not exactly crushworthy. Maria on Roswell, when her hair isn’t looking so funny. But the best has to be Rayanne Graf from My So-Called Life. I could just peel the fishnets offa her.
Did you know that Patrick McKenna gets fan mail from teenage girls who want to lose their virginity to Harold (or help him lose his)? They don’t even realise that McKenna’s in his 30’s.
As for my crushes (in no particular order):
Red Dwarf God help me I’ve got a crush on Dave Lister! Craig Charles seems like a nice guy, too.
Frasier Niles Crane (not to mention David Hyde Pierce!)
X-Files Scully, Mulder (but not Duchovny; he seems like a prick in RL)
Trek Seven of Nine, Harry Kim, Worf, Bashir, McCoy
ER Elizabeth Cordeil
I also had a huge crush on Darth Vader, when I first saw Star Wars.
Those are the ones who leap to mind right away, although I know there’ve been a lot more.
Hey, Minxmom, it was Rick AND A.J. Simon! Although I admit to being more fond of A.J. than I was of Rick.
I can’t believe no one’s mentioned Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck)!
Others I’ve fallen for over the years:
[ul]
[li]Spock - the ears have it[/li][li]The Professor, Gilligan’s Island - I have no defense for this, other than that I was young[/li][li]John Gage, Emergency - I had Randoph Mantooth posters from TigerBeat all over my bedroom[/li][li]Luke McCahan, How the West was Won - Bruce Boxleitner as a young’un![/li][li]Lt. Starbuck, Battlestar Galactica - Dirk Benedict - more posters[/li][li]Agent Dale Cooper, Twin Peaks - Kyle MacLachlan[/li][li]Fox Mulder - yes, I have a thing for quirky guys[/li][li]John Crichton, Farscape - Ben Browder - just plain lust[/li][/ul]
The gap in the early to mid-1980’s marks my obsession with sports figures, e.g. most of the NY Rangers (not including Eddie Johnstone and Walt Tkaczuk, for those who remember).
Can’t remember her name, but I was really hung up over the woman who served as chief mechanic and engineer for KIT on Knight Rider. The original one from the earlier episodes, not the blonde bimbo who came along later. I mean, what more could you want from a woman: beautiful, a computer geek, AND a skilled mechanic!
Two others I was particularly fond of: Batgirl and Catwoman from the old '60s Batman TV show. As somebody else mentioned above, Electra-Woman and Dyna-Girl were a cute parody, but I’d take Batgirl over either of them anyday.
And speaking of the old Batman show, if you want to talk about favorite TV shows that you’re ashamed to admit liking, that was mine. It was stupid, corny, badly written, and had the worst acting imaginable. But God help me I was there in front of the TV every day watching it, even after I was old and mature enough to know better.
Also, Nick Barkley of Big Valley. 100% better than Lee Majors. As a matter of fact, I tease my 14 year old son, Nick, that he is named after Nick Barkley. Our last name is Buchli (pronounced Buckley). If I want to make my Nick squirm I tell him, “You know I named you Nick Buchli so you could grow up to be a hairy-chested studly man like Nick Barkley, don’t you?” Works every time. Torturing children is fun.
More recently, I had an embarrassing lech for Richard on the horrible Caroline in the City. I don’t know why, but I seriously wanted to jump him…
Well the Lister thing is purely physical, I’ll admit that. I like his sense of humour, though, and he seems to be really sweet. And I do like fried egg sandwiches with chili sauce and chutney.
Niles is more about style. I mean, if he really existed I’d be after him like a shot. He’s well groomed, likes all the same cultural events I do, he’s educated as well as intelligent, yet is receptive to new ideas. He’s pretty cute, too. Why not?