# First fictional crush **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 14, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342 "2026-08-14T19:43:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/121 "2026-08-17T18:51:39Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Wilma Flinstone. I always preferred Betty Rubble. đŸ„° ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/122 "2026-08-17T19:09:30Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I mean, yeah I remember going to kindergarten and early grades- but other than teachers amazed at how well I could read- and how bad my handwriting was- I remember nothing other than short flashes. I watched TV, sure, but what shows? I remember because I spent summers with my grandmother and absolutely worshipped my Aunt, who would have been 19 years old at the time, and I watched _Ghostbusters_ and _Police Academy_ on repeat and we ate Grandma’s sugar cookies. And we played Lemmings together on the Commodore 64. In short, I remember because it was one of the best times of my life with my favorite people. It’s weird when I think about how my son is just starting to form long-term memories. What will he remember from this age? Hopefully not my worst parenting moments. The thing he watches most right now is Snowy and Tyler on YouTube and I don’t think he has a crush on a cartoon dog. Speaking of _Police Academy_, the guy who played the uptight cop, Eugene Tackleberry, was my other crush at that time. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/123 "2026-08-17T19:18:48Z")
Or? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/124 "2026-08-17T19:25:00Z")
Has Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) been mentioned yet? I had my first ever erotic dream with her the night after _ **That** _ _ **Girl** _ debuted. (i was ten at the time. 😏 ) ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Sponge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dark_sponge/32/121_2.png) [@Dark\_Sponge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Sponge)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/125 "2026-08-17T19:30:25Z")
That’s a tough one. The earliest I can remember is Kate from The Cutting Edge (Moira Kelly). Later it was Amy Pond (Karen Gillan). ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/126 "2026-08-17T19:41:19Z")
> [@E-DUB](#): > > Or? There is much in what you say ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/127 "2026-08-17T19:45:23Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Has Ann Marie (Marlo Thomas) been mentioned yet? I had my first ever erotic dream with her the night after _ **That** _ _ **Girl** _ debuted. (i was ten at the time. 😏 ) I mentioned her as a possible contender for first but ended up deciding it was Emma Peel. I’ll say, though, that my reaction was more like thinking “Hey, she’s real nice to look at,” and I understood why, but no dreams. ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/128 "2026-08-17T20:01:32Z")
When I was 5 years old, it was Clarice the chipmunk from the Chip ‘N’ Dale cartoon “Two Chips and a Miss.” At the time, I wanted to be an anthropomorphic chipmunk, too (the little chipmunk in my avatar is a nod to this childhood phase). First in a line of cartoon crushes. My last one was April O’Neil from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when I was 10. ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/129 "2026-08-17T20:09:34Z")
> [@dougrb](#): > > I was torn between Valerie and Bonnie Franklin (the Mom). A real Sportsman’s Double! I have to go with Emma Peel as the earliest fictional crush I can recall. She was smart, strong, and sure filled out a cat-suit nicely. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/130 "2026-08-17T20:18:26Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gSw11duvfUQ/hqdefault.jpg "Red Dwarf - Wilma") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSw11duvfUQ) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/131 "2026-08-17T20:22:04Z")
> [@Dark\_Sponge](#): > > That’s a tough one. The earliest I can remember is Kate from The Cutting Edge (Moira Kelly). That movie is still one of my guilty pleasures. The hockey player is pretty cute. But I don’t think I saw it until I was an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/132 "2026-08-17T20:40:36Z")
> [@themapleleaf](#): > > First in a line of cartoon crushes. My last one was April O’Neil from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when I was 10. You haven’t had any cartoon crushes since you were 10? Huh. ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/133 "2026-08-17T20:42:07Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > You haven’t had any cartoon crushes since you were 10? Huh. Nope. All the rest were real human women. One was on a TV show and one was an Internet celebrity, but they were all real. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/134 "2026-08-17T20:52:00Z")
> [@solost](#): > > One who hasn’t been mentioned yet who I had a big crush on was Dana Plato on Diff’rent Strokes. Eventually I had crushes on every girl on a sitcom, which I think is their plan when they cast them. So that includes Nancy McKeon on _Facts Of Life_, Missy Gold on _Benson_, Staci Keanan on _My Two Dads_, Alyssa Milano on _Who’s The Boss_, all three girls on _Charles In Charge_ (Lila, and then Jamie and Sarah, I forget their actor names), and Justine Bateman on _Family Ties_. And also Joanne Ridley on UK sitcom _Me And My Girl_. As for cartoon crushes, only Princess Calla on _The Gummi Bears_. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/135 "2026-08-17T20:52:45Z")
I found Midge more attractive than either Betty or Veronica, but wouldn’t have wanted Moose coming after me. ---
**Author:** ![caligulathegod](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/caligulathegod/32/9685_2.png) [@caligulathegod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caligulathegod)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/136 "2026-08-17T20:53:38Z")
I still don’t have anything for Farah. I had my crush on Jaclyn Smith. Also Lindsay Wagner and Lynda Carter. Closer to my own age was Kristy McNichol, Valerie Bertinelli, Brooke Shields. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/137 "2026-08-17T21:00:37Z")
In a related vein, pertaining to two of the most burning questions of our times: Mary Ann Summers over Ginger Grant, and Bailey Quarters over Jennifer Marlowe. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/138 "2026-08-17T21:42:07Z")
> [@dirtball](#): > > Mary Ann Summers over Ginger Grant, and Bailey Quarters over Jennifer Marlowe. Yes and yes! Plus Velma Dinkley over Daphne Blake. Her bob haircut, short skirt, and knee socks really turn me on! 😍 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/139 "2026-08-17T23:59:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > And apparently @BigT and I are the only ones who’ve named Gadget Hackwrench. Yeah. I didn’t realize you were that young. I didn’t crush on Gadget until a little later as I was a bit too young to notice her at first, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/140 "2026-08-18T05:10:49Z")
For all I cared, Lamb Chop could’ve been served up with mint sauce, Hush Puppy could shut the f\*#k up, and Charlie Horse could be shipped straight to the glue factory. I wanted **Shari Lewis** all to myself. She could pull my strings any day. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342.md?page=8)