Millennials Are Sharing The First TV And Movie Characters They Had A Crush On As Kids, And Yes Your Fave Is Probably On Here
Brian Galindo
6 min read
Earlier this week, Reddit user u/END0WEDx asked this very ~important~ question: “’90s babies, who was your first television crush?”
Well, the thread quickly went viral as millennials shared the various celebs and TV and movie characters that they crushed on as kids. Here are some of the top-voted and best comments:
1. “Kimberly, the Pink Ranger. She can still get it, wherever she is.”
Universal Pictures—ramblinator
“Hard yes at Devon. Casper, ‘Can I keep you?’ ?.
Also him in Now and Then, Idle Hands, and Final Destination.”
—coma-toaste
“Devon Sawa is my answer too! Little Giants and Casper, I was obsessed.”
—cheerfulsarcasm
3. “Christina Ricci in the movie Casper.“
Universal / courtesy Everett Collection—XXpuddinXX
“Huh, wasn’t thinking Casper. Similar but different to my response: Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams. She is how I knew I was into girls at quite a young age.”
—NyekMullner
4. “Topanga (from Boy Meets World)”
Abc Photo Archives / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images“Topanga literally pins Cory against a locker and kisses him. Usually in these shows the kid’s first kiss is some awkward peck. She looked like she rocked his middle school world though. That move did something to me.”
—esoteric_enigma
“Literally said her name out loud as I read the topic.”
—puremensan
5. “Rider Strong, aka Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World.”
Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images—MsTommyGunn
“Right?! I’m a certified, card carrying lesbian and even my first crush was Rider Strong.”
—speakclearly
“As a straight man: Shawn Hunter can fucking get it.”
—da90bears
6. “April O’Neil from TMNT.“
Group W Productions—N_Tracer
“I just remember thinking there was something really awesome about that yellow jumpsuit.”
—Crazyjaw
7. “BRENDAN FRASER!”
Universal Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection—purplehairedcatdaddy
“Came here to say this! For me it was George of the Jungle, the bowls scene changed me.”
—sheehosellstheshells
“The blueprint for Himbos!”
—Rushofthewildwind
“As a filthy bisexual, The Mummy and The Mummy Returns had me feeling so many ways. Poor young me didn’t know who to focus on more, LMAO.”
—starkrocket
8. “Kelly Kapowski (from Saved by the Bell)”
Nbc / NBCUniversal via Getty Images—RuggazZXT
“I was 12 when I first realized I liked girls the same way I did boys, and Kelly Kapowski was responsible for that.”
—BlueRose104
“Tiffani Thiessen is still my television crush.”
—bunkscudda
9. “Saved by the Bell‘s Zack Morris was it for me!”
Nbc / NBCUniversal via Getty Images—pillmayken
“I had a crush on him, too. But if you look back now at all the things he did, he’s actually a pretty horrible human.”
—hellofellowcello
“Preppy could still have me!”
—MyAnklesAreRingaDing
10. “Xena had me ?.”
Geoffrey Short / ©Universal Television / Courtesy: Everett Collection—MinglinSingle
“There was a part in one episode where she and Gabrielle were bathing each other and I swear that was my bisexual awakening.”
—Viiibrations
11. “Meg from Hercules was my first crush as a kid that I can remember, lMAO.”
Disney—iGrimFate
“Meg sparked my lifelong love for women with deeper voices.”
—Wowtrain
12. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer… Sarah Michelle Gellar. Oh lawd, ??????.”
Getty Images/ Hulton Archive—END0WEDx
“Woof… I liked Buffy, but her in Cruel Intentions really got me.”
—mirage2101
13. “It was Spike on Buffy for me. Can’t imagine my mum was thrilled when her 8-year-old daughter declared she was going to marry a vampire played by a bloke in his thirties.”
Getty Images—babycallmemabel
“I may still have a crush on Spike =X”
—icariiavar
“SAMEEE!! I must have been like 7 or 8 when it came out and everyone was like, ‘ughhfhdjf Angel’ and I’m like nope, give me Spike…but when he’s like….vampire faced and shit ?.”
—MomentFormal
14. “Steve from Blue’s Clues, LOL.”
Nickelodeon Network / ©Nickelodeon Network/Courtesy Everett Collection—fr0gb0g
‘OMG! I’m not a ’90s baby, but I had ’90s babies. I spent so much time deprived of adult interaction that I used to have erotic dreams about Steve. ‘Oh. I’m so glad you’re here. Blue and I are playing Hide and Seek, I could really use your help. Will you help me? You will? Oh good. Let me know if you see Blue.’ Yeah I see Blue, Steve.”
—Englishbirdy
15. “Miss Frizzle from The Magic School Bus. Don’t ask.”
PBS—Leeser
“She was a badass adventurer, explorer, and educator. It’s understandable.”
—manderifffic
“A smart, fun, enthusiastic redhead with impeccable fashion sense? I don’t need to ask.”
—WastaSpace
16. “Denise Richard’s from Starship Troopers.”
Tristar Pictures—sornia760
“That and Wild Things — 12-year-old me loved both of those.”
—fcocyclone
“Yes. I was obsessed with the movie, and her.”
—FlyingWhales
17. “Jeremy Sumpter in Peter Pan.”
Universal / ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection—Obvious-Olive8241
My parents were like, “Wow, you really like that movie, huh?” ? Yeeah…the MOVIE was good….
—iron_annie
Core memory unlocked lmao
—Cheap_Papaya_2938
18. “Shego from Kim Possible for sure.”
Walt Disney Co. / ©Walt Disney Co./courtesy Everett / Everett Collection—Whatupitsv
“Hell yes! Always liked Kim as a kid as well, but she was destined for Ron so my child heart couldn’t accept her.”
—Neysiriss
19. “Halle Berry from the 1994 Flintstones movie. Oh. My. God. I was obsessed.”
Universal Pictures/ Courtesy Everett Collection—ImLikeLicorice
20. “Jonathan Frakes. That beard fetish has followed me around for the last 25 years.”
Paramount/ Courtesy Everett Collection—Cutegun
“OMG, yes. Daddy Riker has me feeling all kinds of ways that are surely not up to Starfleet standards.”
—hardly_trying
21. “Joseph Gordon-Levitt when he was on 3rd Rock from the Sun.”
Dave Bjerke / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images—ih_Klek_tik_4969
“Yes!!! I was scrolling through hoping that somebody would say this because damn, I watched that whole show just for Joseph Gordon-Levitt.”
—centriapetal
22. “Jennifer Love Hewitt”
Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images—Briguy1994
“Can’t Hardly Wait and Heartbreakers were eye-opening.”
—Dark_Vengence
“She was my first password: ‘jlhewitt.’ LOL, I gotta bring that back.”
—nWo-4-life-toO-SwEet
“Haha. No lie, I named my car after that amazing woman.”
—Far4rmHome
23. “Leo DiCaprio”
20thcentfox / ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection—Secure_Sprinkles4483
“I saw Titanic twice in theaters as an 8-year-old. I cut out the newspaper picture of the film on the movie page and put a picture of my face over Rose’s, LOL. I bought the Romeo + Juliet VHS around the same time and watched it an unbelievable amount of times. Pretty sure I had that movie memorized line for line, which helped in high school when studying Shakespeare, LMAO. NOBODY topped Leo for me. Oh, and the movie the Beach wasn’t bad either.”
—littlestella
“Leo was my first celebrity crush too. When the Scholastic book fair came to my elementary school I saw this Leonardo DiCaprio magazine and I HAD to have it. Unfortunately I don’t have the copy I got as a kid, but I recently found one on eBay and once again HAD to have it!”
—anniepoonannie1988
24. “Lola Bunny from Space Jam, and I’m not a furry.”
Warner Bros / ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection—tsoro
“Oh, I think everyone has a thing for Lola Bunny’s sexy ass. LOL.”
—END0WEDx
“Lola still makes my cheeks blush when she kisses Bugs in Space Jam. Just like that scene used to when I was young.”
—ItsSuperRob
And lastly…
25. “JTT ??”
Getty Images/ Hulton Archive—Squelseaa
“LOL, was looking for this; EVERY girl in my class had a magazine pic of him on the front of their binder ?.”
—GoldenGalz
Literally played ‘pin the kiss on JTT’ for my 8th bday.”
—acedarbnik
“I remember going to a girl’s house in like 5th grade and she had a poster of Jonathan Taylor Thomas on her wall with lipstick marks on it and when I asked her why she told me it was because she kissed it at night — like it was normal that she made out with her poster.”
—manderifffic
You can read the full thread of responses on Reddit.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
Related News & Content
-
Use wp.media templates to create totally custom modal
Use wp.media templates to create totally custom modal,Following up on this answer I'm trying to determine how to create a modal with completely unique menu items/content than the media modal. If you add a new state you can add a new menu tab and hav... -
Get post by tag
Get post by tag,I want to get several post by tag. So I try to use get_posts() function: <?php $args = array( 'numberposts' => '3', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'tag' => 'travel' ); $ -
Elementor + ACF: How to insert dynamic JSON-LD formatted code into ACF field without sanitizing the script tag?
Elementor + ACF: How to insert dynamic JSON-LD formatted code into ACF field without sanitizing the script tag?,On a normal website, I am able to add JSON-LD structured data, such as below, into a Elementor HTML widget, in a proper way. However, as soon as I insert JSON-LD format into an ACF field (Textarea)... -
Gutenberg InnerBlocks noallowedblocks on parent but allowedblock on Child
Gutenberg InnerBlocks noallowedblocks on parent but allowedblock on Child,This is a continuation of the following post: Custom Gutenberg block with nested InnerBlocks renderAppender not displaying add button I solved one problem but created a different problem. I'm recr... -
Delay Issue: Using Wget with JSON Endpoint – Need Help Understanding Headers
Delay Issue: Using Wget with JSON Endpoint – Need Help Understanding Headers,On a WooCommerce website, I have a REST endpoint created with register_rest_route that returns a JSON response. To perform a routine with a certain frequency and urgency, I have added this instruct... -
How do I change top header background color
How do I change top header background color,Please refer to website: https://virginiafrank.com I cannot get the top header background color (or phone numbers) to change color. I would prefer the background gold and text black. I can't make t... -
How to display the_tags() as plain text
How to display the_tags() as plain text,the_tags by default is displaying as URL. I need to display it as plain text to insert inside HTML attribute. <?php $tag = the_tags(''); ?> <div class="image-portfolio" data-section... -
Give to site admin the option to "skip confirmation email" when adding new user
Give to site admin the option to "skip confirmation email" when adding new user,in wordpress multisite when we give to site admin the option to add new users, site admin dont have the "checkbox" to add the new user without sending the user email with link activation (see the -
Facing Hamas and Tehran, Israel is left with only vengeful madness | Opinion
Facing Hamas and Tehran, Israel is left with only vengeful madness | Opinion,Despite the Terrible Disaster on October 7, and the Failures It Exposed, Israel Is Still Convinced That the Image of the Mad Man Will Ensure Its Security -
Carol Kirkwood stuns in figure-hugging dress amid BBC Breakfast technical chaos
Carol Kirkwood stuns in figure-hugging dress amid BBC Breakfast technical chaos,CAROL Kirkwood stunned in a figure-hugging dress amid a technical blunder. BBC Breakfast was flung into chaos this morning after a string of sound issues. However Carol, 61, was all smiles as she p… -
Families ‘to sue prison’ where loud inmates ‘terrorise kids’ with screaming
Families 'to sue prison' where loud inmates 'terrorise kids' with screaming,Residents living next door to a new prison who say their kids have to sleep wearing headphones and some leave during weekends due to the racket are threatening to sue the prison service -
Doctor Strange’s Secret Wars Role May Be More Important Than You Thought – Looper
Doctor Strange's Secret Wars Role May Be More Important Than You Thought - Looper,According to entertainment leaker Alex Perez, Doctor Strange will find himself confronting his inner struggles as he headlines "Avengers: Secret Wars." -
Are Katie Maloney and Tori Keeth Officially Dating?
Are Katie Maloney and Tori Keeth Officially Dating?,Is Vanderpump Rules star Katie Maloney officially dating Scheana Shay's "nanny" Tori Keeth after her tryst with Tom Schwartz? -
Blondshell and Bully Team Up For New Single “Docket”
Blondshell and Bully Team Up For New Single “Docket”,Blondshell has teamed up with Alicia Bognanno of Bully for the newly released single "Docket." Listen to the track here. -
TikTok trend ‘You Are My Sunshine’: What led to LeBron James becoming a meme?
TikTok trend ‘You Are My Sunshine’: What led to LeBron James becoming a meme?,While the NBA icon's career began long before TikTok became popular globally, he recently went viral on the platform. -
Sydney Sweeney clears mother’s mortgage: ‘Really big thing for me’
Sydney Sweeney clears mother's mortgage: 'Really big thing for me',Sydney Sweeney, well known for her appearances in Euphoria and Immaculate, recently honored her mother, Lisa Sweeney. -
Sri Lanka Deploys Troops at University After Reports of Uprising. It was Found to be a Freshers' Party
Sri Lanka Deploys Troops at University After Reports of Uprising. It was Found to be a Freshers' Party,The security around President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s residence was also beefed up after the intelligence report even though he was no longer residing in the residence -
‘If You Want to Keep Favouring This Ladla’: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif Slams Apex Court
‘If You Want to Keep Favouring This Ladla’: Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif Slams Apex Court,During his address to the federal cabinet, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif criticised the Supreme Court's decision to grant bail to Imran Khan.
Warning: file_get_contents(https://www.scienceradars.com/wp-output-content.php?pg=1&cat=&kw=&lvl=): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 526 in /home/wwwroot/xuenou.com/wp-content/themes/chromenews/template-parts/content.php on line 169
Warning: file_get_contents(https://www.bayuexiang.com/wp-output-content.php?pg=1&cat=&kw=&lvl=): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 526 in /home/wwwroot/xuenou.com/wp-content/themes/chromenews/template-parts/content.php on line 173
