Top 5 TV characters you've had a crush on

Oh yeah. Drop Dule Hill.

I want Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) from Castle. What a great smart-ass.

 

Dixiehack called her name about 10 posts up from you but mentioned her by her character, Colleen McMurphy, which also was a great call.

No way will I be able to do a list of just five. I may have to do five per decade.

 

80s Division:

Markie Post (Night Court)
Lisa Bonet (Cosby)
Donna Dixon (Bosom Buddies)
Janet Jackson (Different Strokes)
Cybill Shephard (Moonlighting)

 

I don't think I have as many TV characters I've fallen head over heels for as I do movie characters.

I'm surprised it took so long to get a Gilmore Girls reference, and surprised Elliot from Scrubs hasn't got more mention here. Smart, damn hot and sexy and insecure enough to be available to a guy like me!

A few others that need be mentioned:

-- The main woman from Pushing Daises, Anna Friel as Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles, is a strong choice.

-- Kate from Lost.

-- Kim Bauer, 24

-- Kim, Jean Louisa Kelly in Yes, Dear

-- Diane, Cheers

-- That woman from Friends that Joey dates then Chandler falls for, dates, then breaks up with

-- Nancy Botwin, Weeds

 

I totally mentioned her. But just because of the boobs.

 

Wow. Really?! Never found her even slightly attractive.

 

OK, here are my top 5 by decades, then a top 5 of them all

1970s
1. Barbara Cooper (Valerie Bertinelli), One Day At A Time
2. Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith), Charlie's Angels
3. Julie McCoy (Lauren Tewes), Love Boat
4. Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber), Mork & Mindy
5. Corrine Tate (Diane Canova), Soap

1980s Division
1. Ellen Reed (Tracy Pollan), Family Ties
1. Winnie Cooper (Danika McKellar), Wonder Years
3. Kate MacDonald (Chelsea Noble), Growing Pains
4. Julie Costello (Julie McCullough), Growing Pains (truth is, I also had it pretty bad for Joanna Kerns on that show)
5. Tina Russo (Megan Gallagher), Hill Street Blues

1990s Division
1. Rachel Green (Jennifer Aniston), Friends
2. Colleen McMurphy (Dana Delany), China Beach
3. Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield), ER
4. Natalie Hurley (Sabrina Lloyd), Sports Night
5. Connie McDowell (Charlotte Ross), NYPD Blue
5 (tie). Sylvia Costas-Sipowicz (Sharon Lawrence), NYPD Blue

2000s Division
1. Carol Vescey (Julie Bowen), Ed
2. Sarah Walker (Yvonne Strahovski), Chuck
3. Roberta Gilardi (Natalia Cigliuti), Raising the Bar
4. Ellie Bartowski (Sarah Lancaster) Chuck
5. Pam Beesley (Jenna Fischer), The Office



Top 5 of these four decades
1. Carol Vescey
2. Rachel Green
3. Barbara Cooper
4. Winnie Cooper
5. Kate MacDonald

Yes, I put way too much time into this and I am sure I've missed many.

 

Claire Kincaid on Law & Order and Ziva on NCIS are very high on the hot-o-meter. As far as sports babes go, Hannah Storm is very easy on the eyes, and I've stood on a sideline next to Michelle Tafoya and she is better looking in person than on TV.

 

I left off one person, we'll make her my 1b. The reason I left her off is because she plays herself on TV, so technically she isn't a character. But I am so in love with Jillian Michaels.

 

60s division (My pre-puberty years): Julie Newmar as Catwoman on Batman. She had him in his power in one episode. I remember then playing Batman and Catwoman with my neighbor friend who liked being Catwoman. My first crush, both ways.

Otherwise:
Crystal Bernard (WINGS)
Valerie Bertinelli in One Day at a time
Helen Hunt, Mad about You
Shelley Long, Cheers.
The second Crissie on Three's Company.

 

Slap me silly for not remembering Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter).
She is on my all-time top 5 brunettes.

 

I loved Crystal Bernard on Wings. Also, Farrah Forke. But the '90s were a pretty damn good decade for my TV character crushes. Although in retrospect I might slip Crystal onto that '90s list and demote Sharon Lawrence. Maybe. Well, probably.