# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/141 "2026-08-18T05:37:32Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > I wanted **Shari Lewis** all to myself. Omgosh, I just came to mention her! I had a little girl crush on her almost as much as on Lamb Chop. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/142 "2026-08-18T10:04:55Z")
I will second Shari Lewis. First encountered her on some kind of telethon or another. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/143 "2026-08-18T13:51:57Z")
There may have been earlier ones but it may have been Colonel Wilma Deering from _Buck Rogers._ ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/144 "2026-08-18T14:43:46Z")
With regards to Emma Peel, Catwoman, and Batgirl; I’m not sure if my crushes were on the characters or just catsuits in general. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/145 "2026-08-18T16:02:31Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > 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. Weren’t those sock puppets? ---
**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 18, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/146 "2026-08-18T16:45:48Z")
Shari Lewis, mmmmmmmmm! 🥰 ---
**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, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/147 "2026-08-18T16:57:30Z")
Yes, they were. I suppose Shari could go that route with me. No strings attached. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/148 "2026-08-18T19:11:25Z")
Would that count as oral, or manual? ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/149 "2026-08-18T19:58:40Z")
It simply must be said: It’s surprising how many Dopers fell for one of the most well known sock puppeteers in history. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/150 "2026-08-18T22:43:06Z")
I most assuredly had a crush on Shari. But it was a close tie between Lesley Ann Warren (as Cinderella) or Laura Petrie. 🧡 ---
**Author:** ![KCB615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@KCB615](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KCB615)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/151 "2026-08-18T23:04:21Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > There may have been earlier ones but it may have been Colonel Wilma Deering from _Buck Rogers._ There was no earlier one for me. Wilma Deering, hands down. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/152 "2026-08-18T23:39:03Z")
Go watch three episodes of _Totally Spies_ . You ll find out. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/153 "2026-08-19T00:19:04Z")
Rick Springfield, from a cartoon called _Mission: Magic_. (Which was a spinoff of The Brady Kids, so a spinoff of a spinoff.) ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/154 "2026-08-19T16:15:11Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I’m not sure if my crushes were on the characters or just catsuits in general. The catsuits certainly helped. When we took our kids to see _The Incredibles_ and I saw Elastigirl…rawr. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/155 "2026-08-19T16:37:28Z")
> [@ricepad](#): > > When we took our kids to see _The Incredibles_ and I saw Elastigirl…rawr. From what I see on Instagram, Elastigirl is a popular cosplay costume, particularly among cosplayers who have curves. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/156 "2026-08-19T17:01:22Z")
The version of Colonel Deering I knew was portrayed by Erin Gray. I don’t think I had a crush on her, but I looked up to her. She was tough, she was smart. Except for when Gil Gerard was doing his Savate foot-fighting, she was my favorite character from the TV show. My sister, though… I’m pretty sure she had some kind of crush on Twiki. ---
**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 19, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/157 "2026-08-19T21:23:13Z")
I wasn’t into Wilma Deering, but I did like Erin Gray more when she was in _Silver Spoons_. ---
**Author:** ![betonbill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@betonbill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betonbill)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/158 "2026-08-19T23:33:12Z")
Fury. ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/159 "2026-08-20T00:32:21Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Also [Carol Demas](https://www.caroledemas.com/page21/) from “The Magic Garden” I came to ask whether I could list a non-fictional “character” from a decidedly fictional place, _The Magic Garden_ television show. If my parents wondered why a teenager was watching a show meant for pre-schoolers, they never asked. But I had a huge crush on the show’s sign language interpreter. Oh, how I longed to free her from that tiny window at the bottom of the screen ! ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342/160 "2026-08-20T01:20:30Z")
Here’s Shari’s 1958 NBC [screen test](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXua5ZH7-Dg&t=1s). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-fictional-crush/1032342.md?page=9)