Worst 1970s Teen Idol?

[NightTrain]

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Tough choice between Cassidy and Garret

They both sucked.

Remember the Hardy Boys? Egads, I do. Thanksfully, I never really watched it. Speaking of which, I DID try reading the books a number of times, and found them truly crappy. I much preferred Encyclopedia Brown and Sherlock Holmes and Hitchcock's "Adventurers" (what was their full name? lead kid was named Jupiter, I think, and was kinda chubby - great books) when I was a kid. The Hardy Boys books were just crap.

[NightTrain]

2. Alfred Hitchcock & The Three Investigators!

Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews. I read the first 30 of their books when I was between 11 and 14 years old. It was a kick-ass series of children's mysteries, one hell of a lot better than the fargin hardy Boys. :thumbsup:

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. That's it!!

Thank you!! I've often been tempted to go buy them all again, if they're even available. I read them over and over and over, and always enjoyed them immensely. They really were incredibly brilliant - and far more intelligently written, and respectful of the intelligence of the readers, than the Hardy Boys, which were written almost antoginistically with regard to the intelligence of the reader - that is, they insulted the intelligence of the readers by being seriously dumbed down.

[arwalden]

16. Yes!!! I Agree!

[xchrom]

3. peace, love and bobby sherman

but i vote for the osmonds.

[SOteric]

4. Freddie Prinz, David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser

(They weren't all singers, ya know) -

But of those listed above, - Bobby Sherman.

[Insider]

5. Farrah Fawcett

"yes, charlie?"

[ThoughtCriminal]

7. Donny Osmond

Nothing personal really, but I had a problem - he looked so much like me I could have could have been is double. The other creepy part is since we're about the same age, apparently we still do.

[geniph]

8. So much talentless whitebread, so little time!

Barf, thanks for reminding me of one of the reasons why growing up in the 70's sucked so bad!

[CanuckAmok]

9. Jimmy Osmond = "Schwinn Swing Bike" = groin pain

Jimmy Osmond was the "celebrity" spokesperson for this novelty bike Schwinn marketed for a VERY brief time shortly after the original freestyle skateboard craze. Basically it was a bike with a frame that could be pivoted so the wheels weren't in line. The one stunt I remember from the commercial was some kid (NOT Jimmy Osmond, as I distinctly remember)riding a Swing Bike along the edge of the parking lot with one wheel to the left of the concrete divider, and the other wheel on the other side.

Anyway...abut the groin pain...

A friend of mine had a Swing Bike, and none of us could get it to do tricks--it was pretty difficult. But I had to try the parking lot gag, which led to a very painful meeting of flesh and crossbar.

Damn you, Jimmy Osmond.

Damn you, Schwinn.

Damn you, 1970s.

[imax2268]

12. Here ya go...

thought you might like this one...

[CanuckAmok]

14. Ack! I actually crossed my legs in reflex when I opened the link.

Plus, look at that chubby dumplin' riding it!

[MrScorpio]

10. I truly hated the Osmonds

They were the most UNFUNKIEST white people I've ever seen in my entire life

[CanuckAmok]

11. Do you remember they had a cartoon?

It made "Scooby Doo" look like "Fantastic Planet". Truly awful.

[joeybee12]

13. Had to go with the Partridge Family because David Cassidy is a rotten

human being.

Poor Leif Garret!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NightTrain]

15. OK, I'll bite.

Why is David Cassidy a rotten human being? :shrug:

[joeybee12]

17. A nasty, bitter little worm--he used to go to the gym I went to--always

mean and rude to people. Maybe it's because he's only about three feet tall.

His brother Patrick, however, is a very sweet, decent human being.

[bobthedrummer]

18. I detest that guy

so much too. It's unexplainable, he reminds me of Paris Hilton:puke:
I heard a lot of stories from other musicians about what a jerk-off David Cassidy is.
I would have voted for him instead of Partridge Family in a heartbeat.

[BuelahWitch]

23. On the other hand, Donny Osmond is a very nice guy

I've talked to people who toured with him (during his late '80s tour). Also met him a couple of times. Down to earth and very friendly. So was Jimmy, but I only ran into him once.

Marie, however, is a major hag.

[joeybee12]

24. I've heard that about Marie also....

...so it must be true!

[BuelahWitch]

25. A former vocal coach of mine was a backup singer for her one summer

She told me that one day she was wearing a pair of really flashy earrings during rehearsal. Marie came over at one point and ripped them right off her ears! She was generally an embarrassment to her brothers (who are all pretty nice guys for the most part) on this tour.

The lady (whose name I can't remember) didn't have a bad thing to say about the other Osmonds. She toured with them in the early/mid 80s after they'd lost all that money on their Utah studio fiasco.

[joeybee12]

32. She was probably the spoiled brat of the family--one girl, lots of boys--

and even when she was being nice on stage you could see it was just an act to gloss over an mega-bitch interior!

[Whitacre D_WI]

19. Alright, who voted for the Jackson Five?

"I'll Be There" is one of the sweetest, most touching songs EVER.

And Tito rules!

I, of course, voted for the DeFranco Family. :scared:

[peekaloo]

28. I agree. I was a fan until 'Dancing Machine'......

The songs listed are great pop tunes.

Poor Tito always gettin' the short end.....hell Marlon couldn't dance.

[oxymoron]

20. I'm going with...

The Cowsills

[NightTrain]

33. '60s, not '70s

You know what, though? A poll about the Worst Teen Idol of the 1960s wouldn't be out of the question! :think:

[NightTrain]

21. Y'know who I forgot to include in the poll?

Tony Orlando & Dawn! I really should've included them instead of the Jackson Five.

Too late now....

[elperromagico]

27. I always thought "teen idol" meant the performer was actually a teen.

Tony Orlando was hardly a teen. Neither was Dawn.

Now that I think of it, Bobby Sherman looked like he was 40 years old.

[NightTrain]

31. Me, too. But it ain't necessarily so.

:shrug:

[terrya]

22. The Brady Kids were excreable.

The only word I can think of. God, they were wretched.

Terry

[elperromagico]

26. Ick. Leif Garrett.

[MrsMatt]

29. the Archies and Josie and the Pussycats

not only were they bad, but they weren't even real!

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[Norbert]

30. Voted for the Brady Kids.

Most all of the rest at least sold one hit song. The Bradies couldn't even do that.

Believe it or not I never considered voting for the Osmonds. I actually thought Down by the Lazy River and Crazy Horses weren't bad songs.

[joeybee12]

34. Bobby Sherman is a great guy! With the money he made, he funds the

entire EMT services for the small town in California in which he lives!

Take away those 7 votes!

[NightTrain]

35. OK, but how does that make him a good singer?

:shrug: