How many guys who reached puberty in the late 60's

[malthaussen]

... had a thing for actress Angela Cartwright, who played the younger sister on Lost in Space? She was only a few years older than I, and I think my entire female aesthetic (short, small, long dark hair...) was formed because I was noticing her interesting bits just as I noticed that I had an interesting bit.

We talk of Ginger and Mary Ann (and Jeannie, who takes the crown), but I wonder how many guys were weird like me, and thought little Penny Robinson was just the girl I wanted under the Christmas tree? But I didn't like her big sister at all. And anyway, she was already taken.

-- Mal

[NYC_SKP]

1. Come ON, Man! What about Emma Peel? And Betty Rubble???

[malthaussen]

2. Emma and my puberty did not coincide.:)

As for Betty... no, I wanted a Real, Live Girl.

-- Mal

[sadbear]

4. That reminds me of a scene from my all-time favorite show

[NYC_SKP]

6. That is hilarious!

Thanks for sharing!

[malthaussen]

7. Thanks, I needed a laugh right about now...

Think I'll queue up "Meet the Flintstones" by Bruce Springstone...

-- Mal

[hifiguy]

15. Indeed. My first celebrity crushes at that

time in my life were Diana Rigg, Nancy Sinatra and Peggy Fleming.

[Faygo Kid]

3. I hit it in the early 60s, and Samantha and Elly Mae were it for me.

[gordianot]

5. I remember her in "Make Room for Daddy" with Danny Thomas.

She is 60 so am I.

[longship]

8. Sorry. It'll always be Betty Anderson

Elinor Donahue played her in "Father Knows Best"

Okay, so I am a tad older. Puberty in 1960 or so.

Still she actually did Star Trek in one episode. Remember? "Metamophosis"

And she played Andy Griffiths' girlfriend for a while in good old Maybury.

Still think she was lovely. Probably still is.

[malthaussen]

9. Ah, Star Trek. Don't get me started on Grace Lee Whitney.

One word: Legs.

-- Mal

[WCGreen]

10. Honey West....

I always had a particular "stirring" when I saw that show...

[malthaussen]

11. Missed that series.

But, apropos of short-lived series, I also had a strong attraction to the girl who played the young sister on the TV series Hank, which ran at the same time as Honey West. Katie Sweet, just 5 days older than I. Also, come to think of it, short, small, and with long dark hair.

-- Mal

[indie9197]

12. heck yeah she was a cutie!

I am with you brother. Before I hit puberty I wished that girls I liked were my sister! how weird is that now? haha(I was born in 61)

[hollysmom]

13. What happens to guys like this in their early teens???

I mean 60 is a bit late to reach puberty??

[HopeHoops]

14. Hey, Barbara Eden is 77 and STILL looks pretty hot!

[malthaussen]

16. Barbara Eden is in a class by herself.:) n/t

[HopeHoops]

19. Nah. Goldie Hawn is in the same class.

[indie9197]

25. I agree

and I remember back when there were only three channels and the whole family sat around and watched the show. Pretty risque for the times but classy at the same time.

[RebelOne]

17. Yeah, I am 73 and blonde and still pretty hot.

It does not matter how old you are.

[HopeHoops]

18. That's what I keep telling my wife. She's almost 49. And, she's my pretty flower...

[malthaussen]

21. Ain't it the truth.

I'm a fan of poet Wendy Cope, who is a few years older than I. I once wrote a poem parodying her H. E. Houseman poem that stated "I am in love with Wendy Cope..."

A fellow-traveller on that board, a man rather younger than I, replied "Dude, she's 'way too old for you."

I wrote back: "Is she dead? Then she isn't too old."

-- Mal

[TrogL]

20. Sorry, I was into guys.

[hunter]

22. OMG, when Uhura was doing repairs under the communications console...

... yeah, she was an older woman, but I was in love.

[malthaussen]

32. I preferred Grace Lee Whitney

But Nichelle could certainly open anyone's circuits. And sing, too!

-- Mal

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

23. I was in love with her when I was a 10 year old little boy and she played the daughter of

Danny Thomas on The Danny Thomas Show. But then, I was in love with lots of young ladies when I was a little boy. When I reached puberty in the early 60s, this was my greatest love: Hayley Mills, the sweetest vision of loveliness in movies.

[Faygo Kid]

30. Oh yeah. Good one. Hayley Mills was too good to be true.

Starting with Pollyanna, this Boomer really liked that British pout.

[WillowTree]

24. Shows how much I know.......I thought most guys reached pbuerty in the early teens.

[Stooge]

26. lost in space?

Agent 99 wasn't bad either!

[Turbineguy]

27. Audrey Hepburn

Yeah, she was older, but seriously hot.

[Faygo Kid]

28. Early '60s here. Samantha Stevens aka Elizabeth Montgomery

Hot, hot, hot.

[Bennyboy]

29. The girls of Petticoat Junction did it for me.....

Man oh man. Lori Saunders was IT!

Smart, sexy and a bit tomboyish.

[malthaussen]

33. Wasn't she, just.:)

Ah, this game could go on forever. Another addition to the names should be Carol Merrill, the gal from Let's Make a Deal. A real cutie. She and Monty were reuinited on a talk show about 20 years after, and Monty jumped up and practically ran across the stage to hug her when he found out what was behind Door Number 3.

-- Mal

[Tabasco_Dave]

31. I'm a gen'xer

but i always wanted to swim in the water tower with the Petticoat junction girls.

[malthaussen]

34. Boomer Babes are the Best! n/t

[Atman]

35. Penny Robinson was HOT!

Totally. Thanks for the memories.

[cthulu2016]

36. Well, malthaussen, I can make your day >>>

[malthaussen]

38. Day? Try week! Month, even.:)

There are a lot of nice pix of various 60's babes on the 'Net, but that's not one I've seen before.

-- Mal

[Art_from_Ark]

37. My favorite character on Lost In Space was the robot

followed by Dr. Smith, and Will Robinson. Everyone else was just background.

The hottest '60 actresses to me were Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), Jeannie (Barbara Eden), 99 (Barbara Felden), Catwoman (Lee Merrywether/Julie Newmar) and Alice Johnson (Karen Valentine) of Room 222.

[malthaussen]

39. Hard not to like Karen Valentine,

... and don't forget Bridget Hanley of Here Come the Brides, who has a similar look.

-- Mal

[Art_from_Ark]

40. I watched Here Come the Brides,

but the only female character I remembered was Lottie, because she was like the Miss Kitty character on Gunsmoke. LOL. I also remember Jason, Jeremy and Joshua, but for some reason I don't remember Bridget Hanley at all. But after looking her up, her character name, Candy, does ring a bell, however faint.

[doccraig67]

41. I'll just say 2 words

Annette Funicello (I'm63)

[sarcasmo]

42. Add Julie Newmar to the list.