Did you have a favorite character growing up

Without a doubt, Sherlock Holmes.

Got to use his mind to solve Crimes, lived in London on 221B Baker Street, had a trusted companion and
Mrs. Hudson pickup up after them and brought them Tea!
Saw my first Sherlock Holmes movie with Basil Rathbone and I knew he was the one and only person to play my hero.

( later, I saw him in 'Robin Hood' playing the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne and was never the same...! )

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Hey, what about the "Lone Ranger?" With his faithful companion, Tonto and his mighty horse, Silver, he maintained law and order in the west. As a little ole' country kid I thought that he sure was a big deal. I still watch him on DVD but don't tell anyone! Shhhhhhhhhh! They might laugh at me but hey, I still like him. Those were the good ole days when justice ruled and bad guys always ended up dead or in jail. Not today; bad guys are media "darlings".
 

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Ralph Valladares
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Ralph Valladares, often known as Ralphie Valladares, was a roller derby skater and coach. Born in Guatemala, Valladares moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was twelve years old. He hoped to become a jockey, but his weight reached 115 pounds, and he turned his attention to roller skating.
 

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Not on a T.V. show. My favorite character was Lenore, the mermaid in the movie Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid which showed for 5 nights in one week on Million Dollar Movie. The movie was in theaters in 1948, the year after I was born. I was probably about 7 when it hit the T.V. screen and it started my fascination with mermaids.

 
I was head over heels for Colonel Hogan from childhood through high school....watched reruns every chance I got.


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Packerjohn said:
Hey, what about the "Lone Ranger?" With his faithful companion, Tonto and his mighty horse, Silver, he maintained law and order in the west. As a little ole' country kid I thought that he sure was a big deal. I still watch him on DVD but don't tell anyone! Shhhhhhhhhh! They might laugh at me but hey, I still like him. Those were the good ole days when justice ruled and bad guys always ended up dead or in jail. Not today; bad guys are media "darlings".
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LOL, me i always had a thing for Tonto, but then something about the under-recognized 'sidekicks' tended to appeal to me--i adored Bruce Lee's character in Green Hornet.
 
Most realistic female characters when i was under 20 were not anything i'd aspire to be, altho i had a soft spot for Dale Evans. And while i love scifi i was not into 'fantasy' (magical superheroes with superpowers. So i tended to look to male characters--being close to my Dad first 10 yrs of life probably a factor too in who i admired as a teen.

Richard Boone's Palladin in Have Gun, Will Travel; Charles Bronson's lead role in 'Man with a Camera.
 
Smiley Holly said:
I think I liked her for much different reasons. She was a very strong women and even though this was before I started my transitioning, I still think in the back of my head I wanted to be like her.
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I thought Rhoda was better looking. MTM was a diabetic all or most of her life. She looked horrible the last time she appeared in public during a tribute to I think was Betty White. Very Sad.
 
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I thought Rhoda was better looking. MTM was a diabetic all or most of her life. She looked horrible the last time she appeared in public during a tribute to I think was Betty White. Very Sad.
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Like I said, I don't think I was really looking so much at the appearance or looks , but more of what type of character they were playing.
 
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Most realistic female characters when i was under 20 were not anything i'd aspire to be, altho i had a soft spot for Dale Evans. And while i love scifi i was not into 'fantasy' (magical superheroes with superpowers. So i tended to look to male characters--being close to my Dad first 10 yrs of life probably a factor too in who i admired as a teen.

Richard Boone's Palladin in Have Gun, Will Travel; Charles Bronson's lead role in 'Man with a Camera.
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I remember Charles Bronson in Man with a Camera, I thought he was the sexiest man in the world.
 
Since Superman and The Lone Ranger have already been cited, I’m going to go a bit esoteric with Sergeant Preston of the Yukon. A TV series based on a earlier radio drama, Sergeant Preston ran from 1955 to ‘58, and was filmed in color, unusual for that time. The noble Mounty fought criminals and the elements with his faithful dog Yukon King, a malamute pup who was raised by a wolf…how cool is that?! He also rode a horse, Rex. I can still thrill to hearing Sergeant Preston shout, “On King, on you huskies!” This series may have inspired the cartoon Mounty parody Dudley Dooright…

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I loved Sally Fields as Gidget on TV; I loved Sandra Dee in the movie version. I loved Gidget! She was a free spirit and her dad an excellent parent.

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Just remembered before I saw the movie I had already read the books by Friedrich Kohner. The movie & tv show to a lesser extent where faithful to those terrific books!
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I didn't pay much attention to the show when it was first on, possibly because we had a b/w t.v., but when it showed up on a retro channel a few years ago it became one of my favorites.
 

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