# Totally Inappropriate Crushes on Children's TV Stars **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 10, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817 "2006-03-10T13:17:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/21 "2006-03-10T16:02:32Z")
I have a crush on [Alyson Court](http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/Media/court_alyson.jpg), better known a Loonette the Clown from the [Big Comfy Couch](http://www.bigcomfycouch.com/home.cfm). Rawr! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/22 "2006-03-10T16:18:45Z")
> [@RumMunkey](#): > > I have a crush on [Alyson Court](http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/Media/court_alyson.jpg), better known a Loonette the Clown from the [Big Comfy Couch](http://www.bigcomfycouch.com/home.cfm). > Rawr! I didn’t have a thing for her, but I do remember thinking she was very pretty. And that further reminds me: The other clown on the show, the tall, lanky guy…RAWR! ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/23 "2006-03-10T17:55:19Z")
When I was five I liked Annette Funicello on the original Mickey Mouse Club quite a lot, though I didn’t know why. I also thought it would be good to (literally) sleep with her, though I didn’t know why. God I’m old. ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/24 "2006-03-10T17:59:47Z")
> [@Dragwyr](#): > > When I was 6 I had a brief crush on Lady Aberline from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. > > Does that count? I like to say that the only reason I watched that show was for Lady Aberlin. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/25 "2006-03-10T18:09:17Z")
**Jennifer Peterson-Hind** from the show _Hi-5_ can eat crackers in my bed anytime. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/26 "2006-03-10T18:23:28Z")
> [@RumMunkey](#): > > I have a crush on [Alyson Court](http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsabc/Media/court_alyson.jpg), better known a Loonette the Clown from the [Big Comfy Couch](http://www.bigcomfycouch.com/home.cfm). > Rawr! Hi five! ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/27 "2006-03-10T18:25:04Z")
> [@slortar](#): > > Hi five! Er, even a “high” “hi five”. Dammit. But, yeah. Used to work third shift and Comfy Couch was the last thing on tv before I went to bed for the day. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/28 "2006-03-10T18:31:20Z")
When I was young, I developed a crush on a local television program celeb. I’m much older now and have clearly grown past such things. Her name? Well, [Nurse Carmen](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://axelstreehouse.tvheaven.com/images/otherimg/carm1959.jpg&imgrefurl=http://axelstreehouse.tvheaven.com/others/carmen1.html&h=500&w=400&sz=24&tbnid=wv894L2ALl9vwM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=101&hl=en&start=14&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnurse%2Bcarmen%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG). Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/29 "2006-03-10T18:33:26Z")
I’m suprised no one’s mentioned Xuxa yet… ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/30 "2006-03-10T18:34:06Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > [Nurse Carmen](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://axelstreehouse.tvheaven.com/images/otherimg/carm1959.jpg&imgrefurl=http://axelstreehouse.tvheaven.com/others/carmen1.html&h=500&w=400&sz=24&tbnid=wv894L2ALl9vwM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=101&hl=en&start=14&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dnurse%2Bcarmen%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG) She looks a bit, um, alarmed there. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/31 "2006-03-10T18:46:10Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I’m suprised no one’s mentioned Xuxa yet… I don’t think one can get a crush on Xuxa. One can I suppose lust after her or one can be completely indifferent, but a crush seems unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/32 "2006-03-10T18:51:04Z")
> [@MissGypsy](#): > > Anthony Wiggle is hot. I’m more of a Captain Feathersword woman, myself… ---
**Author:** ![Sine\_Nomine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sine_nomine/32/513_2.png) [@Sine\_Nomine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sine_Nomine)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/33 "2006-03-10T19:04:31Z")
Although he doesn’t actually appear in any of the shows except as a voice, I have a little crush on Mike Nawrocki, one of the _VeggieTales_ creators (I rent the DVDs just to hear him babble on the commentary. Yeah, it’s weird.). I second (or third, or however-many) the above mentions of Steve from _Blue’s Clues_ and the Kratt brothers. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/34 "2006-03-10T19:07:02Z")
When I was young, there was this anime-type thing that used to come on. I’ve seen it in the stores now, but can’t remember? Rocket-something? Anyway, I had a huge crush on the main (cartoon) character boy of that. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/35 "2006-03-10T19:24:19Z")
I was worried that I’d be the first to mention having a crush on an animated character in here, but I forget with whom I’m dealing. 🆒 I had a major thing for Penny from _Inspector Gadget_ when I was a kid, and I used to fantasize (as much as a 12 year-old understands the concept of fantasizing) about kicking Brain out of the picture so that Penny and I could solve mysteries together. Whee! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/36 "2006-03-10T20:17:43Z")
[hubba hubba](http://active-media.com/dca/artist_oreilly.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/37 "2006-03-10T21:12:05Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > [hubba hubba](http://active-media.com/dca/artist_oreilly.htm) I just want to say that it is totally f’d up that she’s been doing that character on Sesame Street for 18 years, and I’ve never heard of her. I mean, I don’t have kids, but Sesame Street to me was Gordon, Mr. Hooper…all that. She’s _NEW_!! And, I see I’m agreeing with the lot of you…but that Krofft Superstars ride I just took freaked me OUT. The seventies were a strange time, indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/38 "2006-03-10T21:20:30Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > I’m more of a Captain Feathersword woman, myself… Oh yeah. Forget the Wiggles, give me the pirate! Argh! “Well, _blow me down_!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/39 "2006-03-10T21:51:15Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > When I was five I liked Annette Funicello on the original Mickey Mouse Club quite a lot, though I didn’t know why. I also thought it would be good to (literally) sleep with her, though I didn’t know why. > > God I’m old. I worked with a woman who worked with Annette on a project. She said Annette was the sweetest, nicest person she had ever met, and thoroughly professional, despite her illness (multiple sclerosis). Personally, I learned more toward Darlene, thinking she might make a great older sister. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817/40 "2006-03-10T21:56:47Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > When I was five I liked Annette Funicello on the original Mickey Mouse Club quite a lot, though I didn’t know why. I also thought it would be good to (literally) sleep with her, though I didn’t know why. > > God I’m old. I worked with a woman who worked with Annette on a project. She said Annette was the sweetest, nicest person she had ever met, and thoroughly professional, despite her illness (multiple sclerosis). Personally, I learned more toward Darlene, thinking she might make a great older sister. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-inappropriate-crushes-on-childrens-tv-stars/347817.md?page=3)