I can't be the only one who had a crush on Buddy!
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Sunny Sangha — 1 year ago(February 16, 2025 11:50 AM)
All kidding aside, I used to watch Battle Of The Network Stars to see her, not to mention the episode of Love Boat that she was in. I remember when Scott Baio kissed her I was so pissed! Sorry Scott…
Chachi was a compleat dick in the Love Boats episode, hana -
adam-1589 — 17 years ago(September 18, 2008 12:32 AM)
Yes me too. I'm 38 years old now, and still remember how I felt when I watched her on Family! She affected me in the sense that I've always been attracted to women like her character Buddy.
I've been watching seasons 1 and 2 (ordered from Amazon) but don't have that 'crush' anymore. The series is bloody good though, I'd say it's the best family drama I've seen in my lifetime. It's great watching it now from the point of view of being a Father of 3 young children. I now fully understand the older characters!
I've also signed the petition to Sony, begging the release of seasons 3,4 and 5!
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bat65 — 17 years ago(February 22, 2009 07:21 PM)
YUP.. ME TOO!!! I found an 8x10 glossy once in 1977 at the mall, and begged my mom to buy it. It hung in my locker at school till someone found out the combo to my locker and decided to place a 2" tear in the upper right corner.
Thank god he didnt rip it all the way. I dont know where it is today, but I wish I could find it and send it to her to get autographed.
Yea.. I got pissed at Leif and Billy too..
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rb_mcgee — 14 years ago(January 28, 2012 11:10 PM)
Sorry to be late to the party, guys. Count me in with the "Crush on Buddy / Kristy Club." I was 11 when "Family" started, and she was about 3 years older than me, but I apparently had a thing for "older women" when I was a kid ~
But here's what I really need to know. You folks writing in 2008-9 seemed aware that Kristy is gay; here in 2012 I'd also been thinking that she had been "out" for several years, and I thought it was common knowledge i.e., I assumed that she had "formally" come out long ago, and somewhere in the back of my mind, I THOUGHT I vaguely remembered when it hit the news.
SO imagine my surprise a couple of weeks ago, early Jan. 2012, when the news reported that Kristy McNichol had come out as gay..?!?! How the hell did we ALL KNOW IT not suspect it, but know it before? I could have sworn that she had come out years ago..?!?!
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rb_mcgee — 14 years ago(March 26, 2012 02:20 AM)
BEARDEDDRAGON48 wrote:
I had a crush on Buddy too! I think half the lesbian community that grew up in the 70's and 80's did.
Yeah, but how did y'all know???? That was what I was asking before. There were people publicly saying it like it was accepted fact years ago!! So that's why I was asking: WHAT DID I MISS? for Kristy to just now be "officially" coming out (last January) ?? -
bill3-1 — 13 years ago(July 05, 2012 02:10 PM)
Count me in too, I grew up watching Kristy, our birthdays are a week apart and there's just something special about Virgo girls, I think she had the coolest style, she just seemed like an average ordinary type of girl, not prissy, just a nice clean shoulder length brunette with brown eyes, slim athletic figure, beautiful smile, and I love that mole on her lip. She seemed down to earth, friendly, and she speaks her mind without coming off as aggressive, you just knew if she was your friend you wouldn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back, you could count on her to defend you, a Virgo trait.
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knight-in-black-leather — 11 years ago(June 25, 2014 01:36 AM)
I never had a crush on her or had any sexual feelings for her (I'm gay), but after seeing the trailer for "Little Darlings" in 1980, I was enamoured with her. I thought her character was so cool, and for some reason, she just resonated with me.
"This is a faithful sayingJesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief."
but I never heard it officially until a couple months ago.