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mace · July 14, 2025 6:57 am

Oh I certainly did. Lori Saunders [Petticoat Junction], Susan Dey [Partridge Family] Jaclyn Smith [Charlie's Angels] Catharine Bach [Dukes of Hazzard]. Looking back, honourable mentions would go to Lola Albright [Peter Gunn. It aired waaay past my bedtime] and Mary Tyler Moore [Dick Van Dyke Show. Girls were still ickky to me then.]

Binson Echorec · July 14, 2025 12:08 pm

Too numerous to list...perhaps I have a problem lol.

Jan Smithers (WKRP)
Priscilla Barnes (Three's Company)
Erin Gray (Buck Rogers)
Dawn Wells (Gilligan's Island)
Sarah Chalke (Various)

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maybo · July 14, 2025 12:11 pm

Me, too. My first was Meredith MacRae from Petticoat Junction!

TomTV · July 14, 2025 12:33 pm

Lynda Carter... I mean, what kid growing up at that time didn't feel puberty setting in when they watched Wonder Woman.

Dale Patterson · July 14, 2025 12:38 pm

Valerie Bertinelli (One Day at a Time)
Sally Field (Gidget, The Flying Nun)
Dawn Wells (Gilligan's Island)
Leah Rimini (King of Kensington)
Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother)

Leslieville Bill · July 14, 2025 12:44 pm

Elizabeth Montgomery (Bewitched)
Suzanne Somers (Threes Company)

Leslieville Bill · July 14, 2025 12:46 pm

MTM and the green dress episode!

mace wrote:
Oh I certainly did. Lori Saunders [Petticoat Junction], Susan Dey [Partridge Family] Jaclyn Smith [Charlie's Angels] Catharine Bach [Dukes of Hazzard]. Looking back, honourable mentions would go to Lola Albright [Peter Gunn. It aired waaay past my bedtime] and Mary Tyler Moore [Dick Van Dyke Show. Girls were still ickky to me then.]

newsguy1 · July 14, 2025 12:52 pm

Diana Rigg The Avengers
Barbara Eden, I Dream of Jeannie
Joanna Lumley,in the Canadian made New Avengers, playing Purdy, and yes even as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous.
Fran Drescher, The Nanny

turkeytop · July 14, 2025 1:28 pm

Nicole Wallace.

RadioAaron · July 14, 2025 1:47 pm

Binson Echorec wrote:
Sarah Chalke (Various)

She's somewhat related to a friend of mine, and I got to stay at a cottage over a weekend with her. (and we're the same age and born in the same city)

Anyway.

=12pxAlyson Hannigan
Kate Miccuci
Sarah Silverman
Carrie Brownstein
Tina Fey

I guess funny does it for me.

Binson Echorec · July 14, 2025 1:59 pm

RadioAaron wrote:
Binson Echorec wrote:
Sarah Chalke (Various)
She's somewhat related to a friend of mine, and I got to stay at a cottage over a weekend with her. (and we're the same age and born in the same city)

I met her briefly a couple of years ago when she was at Corus Quay for some Rick & Morty PR. She looked genuinely surprised when I asked, "How are you?". She looked directly at me and responded with an equally genuine "I'm well, thank you". I melted even further lol.

RadioAaron · July 14, 2025 7:26 pm

Binson Echorec wrote:
RadioAaron wrote:
Binson Echorec wrote:
Sarah Chalke (Various)
She's somewhat related to a friend of mine, and I got to stay at a cottage over a weekend with her. (and we're the same age and born in the same city)
I met her briefly a couple of years ago when she was at Corus Quay for some Rick & Morty PR. She looked genuinely surprised when I asked, "How are you?". She looked directly at me and responded with an equally genuine "I'm well, thank you". I melted even further lol.

That checks out. Cottage weekend was during peak "Scrubs" and it was easy to quickly forget that "hey, that's Elliot!"

paterson1 · July 14, 2025 8:11 pm

Didn't have a lot of crushes growing up. But always liked Elizabeth Montgomery, Lee Remick, Teri Garr, Donna Reed, Goldie Hawn.

RadioActive · Yesterday 9:53 am

Almost embarrassed to admit it, but when I was a little kid I was a big fan of ventriloquist Shari Lewis, who was the voice of puppets Charlie Horse and Lamb Chop.

Years later in radio, I had the chance to do a phone interview with her and she could not have been nicer. But sadly, Lamb Chop was not available, although I did ask!

Jody Thornton · Yesterday 9:57 am

RadioActive wrote:
Almost embarrassed to admit it, but when I was a little kid I was a big fan of ventriloquist Shari Lewis, who was the voice of puppets Charlie Horse and Lamb Chop.

Years later in radio, I had the chance to do a phone interview with her and she could not have been nicer. But sadly, Lamb Chop was not available, although I did ask!

I thought she was a VERY pretty lady. I can COMPLETELY understand why you'd get all radioactive over her.

RadioActive · Yesterday 9:59 am

I'm not sure it would ever hard worked out in any event! How do you stay with someone who can literally put words in your mouth?

Jody Thornton · Yesterday 10:02 am

I've had crushes for:

Lisa Kudrow
Sela Ward
Erin Karpluk
Jessica Holmes
Shelley Long