# Your childhood TV crushes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 27, 2020, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649 "2020-09-27T07:02:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/81 "2020-09-29T14:56:36Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > Randolph Mantooth - Emergency Oh! totally forgot about him! YES! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/82 "2020-09-29T15:03:40Z")
Lisa Gerritson, who played Bess, Rhoda’s daughter, on the Mary Tyler Moore show. Plus a few already mentioned above… ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/83 "2020-09-29T15:17:28Z")
Melissa Sue Anderson from Little House on the Prairie. She was on some variety show singing Elton John’s _Your Song._ Blew me away. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/84 "2020-09-29T18:57:31Z")
Small nitpick, she was Phyllis’ daughter. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/85 "2020-09-29T22:09:48Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > “Lana Shields,” played by Ann Wedgeworth. I’m surprised to find she was 45 when she appeared in _ **Three’s Company** _ . I always thought she was maybe ten years younger than that. It was always odd to me that Jack was never interested in Lana’s advances. ---
**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:** [September 29, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/86 "2020-09-29T22:14:19Z")
I’ve always thought she was pretty hot too, but Jack apparently wasn’t interested in women/divorcees older than he was. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/87 "2020-09-29T22:18:21Z")
Well, just as there’s “TV Ugly,” I suppose there’s also “TV Old.” How could anybody possibly be interested in a 45 year old woman? Ridiculous! ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/88 "2020-09-29T22:52:50Z")
My early ones were Punky Brewster (Soleil Moon Frye) and Moose from _You Can’t Do That On Television_ (Christine McGlade). I was, like, seven. They were both older than me. Later on, it was all Tiffany Amber Theissen with a little bit of Alyssa Milano. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/89 "2020-09-29T23:34:42Z")
Trish Noble showed up in a couple things in the 70s…yowza! This episode was hilarious. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q4xShKXlR8) Ted hits it out of the park. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/90 "2020-09-30T00:03:42Z")
I’ve got a couple of early ones that I bet will be obscure: The youngest daughter on _Gimme a Break_ (Laura Jill Miller) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YZSb9bGiz0E/hqdefault.jpg "1981 - Gimme a Break! - TV Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZSb9bGiz0E) And, since Chronos opened the door for cartoon characters, Lucy Little. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uUxwCdyl5C8/hqdefault.jpg "The Littles - Beware of Hunter! / S01E01 Full Complete Episode 1 Season 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUxwCdyl5C8) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/91 "2020-09-30T12:55:15Z")
Leif Garrett was on _Three for the Road_. So dreamy. Robin Ellis on the original _Poldark_ ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/92 "2020-09-30T13:44:25Z")
Valerie Bertinelli for me. She still looks great now at 60. When EVH wanted their son to go on tour to play bass with VH at age 16 she at first said no way. She eventually said OK. He’s 29 now and still in VH. ---
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/93 "2020-10-02T08:45:32Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > The youngest daughter on _Gimme a Break_ (Laura Jill Miller) I didn’t watch that show in its day. But the adult Laura Jill Miller has a kind of Tina Fey thing going. It works for me… Wait … is my comment breaking the “wholesome” standard for this thread? ---
**Author:** ![LLCoolL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llcooll/32/3596_2.png) [@LLCoolL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LLCoolL)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/94 "2020-10-02T08:46:10Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > Valerie Bertinelli for me. She still looks great now at 60. When EVH wanted their son to go on tour to play bass with VH at age 16 she at first said no way. She eventually said OK. He’s 29 now and still in VH. She should’ve stuck with her first instinct. ---
**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:** [October 3, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/95 "2020-10-03T23:10:39Z")
Julie on Electric Company for me. Seeing her as an adult, she looks like a kid. Which, of course, she was. In real life, she’s a few years older than me. Irene Cara’s character on EC was someone I crushed on as well. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/96 "2020-10-04T13:35:51Z")
My first celebrity crush was on Ty Miller, who was on The Young Riders when I was 12. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/97 "2020-10-05T13:59:42Z")
I thought of yet another one…Robbie Benson ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/98 "2020-10-05T14:21:11Z")
^ Who could ever learn to love a beast? ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/99 "2020-10-05T20:33:43Z")
I think I was slightly older than twelve, but Ari Meyers (the brunette daughter on Kate & Allie) was my first celebrity crush. ---
**Author:** ![johnspartan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a183cd/32.png) [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-childhood-tv-crushes/921649/100 "2020-10-05T21:14:52Z")
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