# "Mommy, isn't he just \*dreamy\*?" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594 "2009-04-19T04:06:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/121 "2009-10-31T14:56:41Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Zombie Threads rise from the grave on Halloween. Hope the mods don’t close this one. It’s very interesting. My first celebrity crush was… …Boba Fett. We never saw his face, but he was so effortlessly cool and confident. I just knew that beneath his tough exterior there was a vulnerable man who needed love and would always be faithful to me, his future wife. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/122 "2009-10-31T20:10:20Z")
> [@Archergal](#): > > I had it BAD. That was 4th or 5th grade, I guess. Then The Man from Uncle came on, and I forgot Flint in favor of Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum.) Who still looks pretty good, btw. 🙂 Why do you think I watch NCIS? ---
**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/123 "2009-10-31T20:19:28Z")
> [@Chicken\_Fingers](#): > > When I was six, I loved Davy Jones. I ran into him in person about twenty years later, and it was both disappointing and embarrassing. I thought I had a crush on Davy Jones until David Cassidy came along. That’s when I found out what a crush really was. I kinda had a crush on the Bonanza version of Michael Landon, too. And I had two girl crushes: Susan Dey and Peggy Lipton. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/124 "2009-10-31T20:21:24Z")
The earliest I remember was Alyssa Milano in “Who’s the Boss?” I was 11 when it premiered, and she was maybe a little older. I probably busted my first nut while watching a commercial for “Teen Steam.” Joe ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/125 "2009-10-31T23:02:16Z")
I don’t recall which came first, but either James T Kirk or James West (maybe it was the name…). I watched both of these when they were in syndication (I was born in 1962). I remember seriously falling for the tenor in The Mikado one summer when I was about 8 and went to see the play 6 times (summer stock). He had a moustache and dark curly hair (Kirk is the only blonde man I’ve ever been attracted to). This unnamed tenor (Tommy Thompson, but fame has eluded him, despite his fan club of one) was the start of many crushes: David Cassidy, Greg Brady, Magnum PI, Hans Solo (Luke was so lame), Buck Rogers in the 70s remake, and yes, the Professor on GI (and Major Nelson from Jeannie). I pretty much fall easily even today. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![parsnip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parsnip/32/4564_2.png) [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/126 "2009-10-31T23:23:12Z")
> [@schnuckiputzi](#): > > When I was very young, Spock. I managed to teach myself to lift one eyebrow simply to emulate him. later bloomer–when I was 11 my BFF owned Captain Kirk, my second BFF owned Spock, and Doctor McCoy was all mine… ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/127 "2009-11-01T00:09:06Z")
My first crush was around age 7 or so… on Mr. Spock. Yes, I was a nerdy geek very early in life. It also freaked mom out - she was _afraid_ of _Star Trek_ in all its forms for her entire life, and here her youngest had a crush on a scary alien dude. > [@The\_Scrivener](#): > > But moving on a bit, a few years later I had my first real (or at least species-appropriate) crush – for [Rudolph Mantooth](http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&hl=en&safe=off&ie=ISO-8859-1&sa=1&q=Rudolph+Mantooth&aq=f&oq=), co-star of _Emergency!_. Yeah, Mr. Mantooth was a subsequent crush for me. Mmmm… I’ve always liked men (and Vulcans) with dark hair. Mom was relieved that at least I had the correct species this time, but then was starting to get disturbed that I was developing crushes on men old enough to be my father (somehow, she didn’t noticed Mr. Spock had also been in that age range). Well, proof I’ve always liked older men Also had a crush on the original Starbuck from the old _Battlestar Gallactica_ (one of the few blonds I’ve gone for, but I didn’t hold his hair color against him). Then I ran off and got married to a crippled guy who played bagpipes for a living. You’d think by that time mom would have gotten used to the notion that I didn’t go for the conventional types in mates.(Mr. Mantooth being a bit of an exception). ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/128 "2009-11-01T00:16:44Z")
Michael J. Fox. I think I was about 8 or 9. I used to beg my mother to rent _Back to the Future_ every weekend. Then I switched to Ralph Macchio after seeing _The Karate Kid_. ---
**Author:** ![1GothMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/90ced4/32.png) [@1GothMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1GothMama)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/129 "2009-11-01T00:22:45Z")
Bruce Campbell in The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. A few years later I saw Army of Darkness and a lifetime fan was born. ---
**Author:** ![kidneyfailure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/130 "2009-11-01T00:28:43Z")
Brenda. 90210. Ohhhhhhhh yeah! ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/131 "2009-11-01T00:55:11Z")
> [@winterhawk11](#): > > When I was six years old, I had a mad crush on Willy Wonka. Not Gene Wilder, but the Wonka character from the movie. He smart and sarcastic and interesting-looking. > > I’m kind of proud of the fact that I liked smart sarcastic guys even at such a tender age. 🙂 > > After that, it was the Professor from Gilligan’s Island. > > Come to think of it, I still have a mad crush on Willy Wonka. 🙂 How funny, I came in here to say the same thing about Willy Wonka…not Gene Wilder so much, but the character. I was obsessed with him as a kid, loved the wild-eyed master of a fantasy land who cut through the kid’s BS. Before that, at a lesser level, Dr. Dolittle as played by Rex Harrison. Again, a master of his own world, off there with the animals. Yikes, I’m seeing a pattern here that explains a lot… ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/132 "2009-11-01T04:12:29Z")
I could never decide which New Kid on the Block I liked most. I don’t recall having any particular celebrity crush for a few years, but I had a massive crush on [David Usher](http://www.discogs.com/image/A-856208-1189184281.jpeg) and [Gavin Rossdale](http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/famecrawler/2008/05/gavin-rossdale-love-remains-same-video-bush-no-doubt-gwen-stefani-pregnant.jpg)as a teen. I shortly moved on to [Trent Reznor](http://loveconquers.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/trent-reznor1.jpg), who I still think is unbelieveably hot, and my husband has given me permission to jump him if I ever get the chance! ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/133 "2009-11-01T05:39:02Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Kristi McNichol, back in the 70s when she was on _Family_. Me too,though I didn’t end up gay just straight with a foolish thing for lesbians…Rachel Maddow in the current context. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/134 "2009-11-01T09:29:05Z")
> [@Elysium](#): > > I was really into the kid who played [Atreyu](http://www.hellometro.com/media/moviephotos/photos/1427/1427_ab.jpg) I remember not being able to get the mental picture of [the princess](http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Reviews/NeverEndingStory/Images/NeverEndingStory-Emperess1.jpg) out of my head for weeks when I was a kid. Not sure which one was first though. The princess or [Anna Chlumsky in My Girl](http://img.actressarchives.com/features/E430_anna-chlumsky-THEN.jpg). ---
**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:** [November 1, 2009, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/135 "2009-11-01T10:39:50Z")
> [@Cyberhwk](#): > > I remember not being able to get the mental picture of [the princess](http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Reviews/NeverEndingStory/Images/NeverEndingStory-Emperess1.jpg) out of my head for weeks when I was a kid. The Childlike Empress. She grew up to be [a dancer](http://www.tamistronach.com/tsd/home/). ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/136 "2009-11-01T11:41:28Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > I also thought Bill Nye was cute in a geeky sort of way. Again, still do. 😃 Do a youtube search on “Speed Walker”. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/137 "2009-11-01T18:49:01Z")
Allison Smith, one of the Daughters on Kate and Allie, a mid-80’s sitcom. ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/138 "2009-11-01T19:16:07Z")
> [@Drygon](#): > > [Clarissa](http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl1/1/10592/19_2008/ClarissaExplainsItAll_S1.jpg) > > I wanted to marry her. Heck, I think she still looks [good](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1IikE9_oKLg/SD8eEX0OtCI/AAAAAAAAKcg/ofUqe1BFVFo/s400/mjh-052908-a.jpg). I came in to say just that. I was kinda disappointed that she married. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/139 "2009-11-01T19:57:14Z")
At 5 or 6, I had the hots for [whatever her name](http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d176/soonie06/ferngully.jpg) was from Ferngully, the Last Rainforest. > [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > I am surprised I have to be the first one to say this > > The original pink Power Ranger herself Amy Jo Johnson. Put me down for that one too. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594/140 "2009-11-01T20:17:05Z")
> [@longPath](#): > > Kind of a toss-up. Annette Funicello in Mickey Mouse Club or Haley Mills. Oh, she wasn’t my first, but I had it bad for Hayley Mills when I was a kid. Both young Parent Trap Hayley Mills and grown up Miss Bliss Hayley Mills. (Hey, I was born in 1977, she was already grown up by the time I came around. And she was every bit as beautiful at 41 as at 15. I haven’t seen any recent pics, but I’m sure she remains so in her 60s.) I was watching the original Mickey Mouse Club at around the same time, and while I thought Annette was very cute, she never rose to the level of a crush. Gods, I can’t remember who my first TV/movie crush was…I’ve always been one to develop crushes easily. Perhaps Valerie Bertinelli - she’s the earliest I can remember, for sure, anyway…at least, that wasn’t a cartoon. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mommy-isnt-he-just-dreamy/493594.md?page=8)