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Did you ever want to BE a tv character? :)

focksie — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:32:07 GMT

... either from a past or present tv show? ...for any reason, big or small?

I was just watching a very old episode of The Avengers for the first time in decades. I remember when I watched it as a very young girl, I desperately wanted to be Emma Peel. I thought she was so cool and sophisticated. I wanted to speak like her, even though I didn't understand at the time it was a British accent, I wanted my hair to perfectly flip like hers, and I especially wanted to wear that black patent leather catsuit!

Anyone else?

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tansy — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:35:54 GMT

First person who pops into my head is Marlo Thomas in That Girl. I wanted her big pouf of bangs and would stuff a wad of cotton under mine and then tape it down with pink hair tape. I would have liked Samantha Stevens' twitchy nose, too.

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croemer — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:37:11 GMT

I would like to play a fun role...evil with a sense of humor...like Eva Longoria in Desperate Housewives. Real life...might take me a few minutes to think on that?

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focksie — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:38:48 GMT

On 5/20/2014 tansy said: First person who pops into my head is Marlo Thomas in That Girl. I wanted her big pouf of bands and would stuff a wad of cotton under mine and then tape it down with pink hair tape. I would have liked Samantha Stevens' twitchy nose, too.

It took me a minute to figure out you meant "bangs". That's so funny!

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bikerbabe — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:39:34 GMT

No. The guys on TV were always more interesting.

I wanted to be an NFL linebacker.

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tansy — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:40:01 GMT

Focksie? Do you know that Diana Rigg has a role in Game of Thorns? It took me ages to realize who she was.

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adelle38 — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:40:24 GMT

Mary Richards so I could turn the world on with my smile

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tansy — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:41:52 GMT

On 5/20/2014 focksie said:
On 5/20/2014 tansy said: First person who pops into my head is Marlo Thomas in That Girl. I wanted her big pouf of bands and would stuff a wad of cotton under mine and then tape it down with pink hair tape. I would have liked Samantha Stevens' twitchy nose, too.

It took me a minute to figure out you meant "bangs". That's so funny!

Oops...just fixed my typo

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Bird mama — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:42:37 GMT

Lily Munster - I liked the house.

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ive been framed — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:42:46 GMT

On 5/20/2014 tansy said: Focksie? Do you know that Diana Rigg has a role in Game of Thorns? It took me ages to realize who she was.

OUCH!

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focksie — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:48:24 GMT

On 5/20/2014 tansy said: Focksie? Do you know that Diana Rigg has a role in Game of Thorns? It took me ages to realize who she was.

I've never seen Game of Thorns. We don't have HBO.

I'm happy to hear she's still ""around"" though.

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Lavinia_1 — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:00:52 GMT

Cat woman from old batman series, Karl kolchak from night stalker, and Serena from bewitched. Oh, someone mentioned lily Munster and I forgot her. I thought she was the bomb, loved the dress and hair and thought she was way too good for Herman.

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Marp2 — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:03:23 GMT

Samantha Stevens or Jeannie.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:21:38 GMT

Lorelai Gilmore because she was fun.

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DoneTryin — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:33:42 GMT

On 5/20/2014 adelle38 said:

Mary Richards so I could turn the world on with my smile

Me, too. Plus I wanted her cute apartment (the first one) & some, not all, of the guys she dated. Oh, & her wardrobe, too.

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Preds — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:39:08 GMT

Samantha Stevens, Serenna, Honey West or Emma Peel

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:47:43 GMT

Back in 1976 my freshman year of high school we had a dress as a fictional character day. Wonder Woman was the big t.v. show at the time so I dressed as that and one a prize and got my picture in the paper. Boots, lasso, wrist and head pieces the whole outfit. I only had one teacher who made me keep my skirt on during her class. It was such a fun day for the whole school.

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puglet1 — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:54:34 GMT

On 5/20/2014 beckyb1012 said:
Back in 1976 my freshman year of high school we had a dress as a fictional character day. Wonder Woman was the big t.v. show at the time so I dressed as that and one a prize and got my picture in the paper. Boots, lasso, wrist and head pieces the whole outfit. I only had one teacher who made me keep my skirt on during her class. It was such a fun day for the whole school.

Ha! We had a similar thing in my elementary school. Most kids came dressed as cartoon characters - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, etc. I came dressed as The Man From U.N.C.L.E. I loved, loved, loved David McCallum. I had blond hair, which I clipped up to make it short, I wore a black turtleneck and black pants, so I would look spy-ish, and my mom made me a cut-out gun from cardboard, which I colored black. I stuck the gun in my waistband and showed up to school like that. Nowadays, if you did that, you'd be arrested immediately!

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scotttie — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:59:43 GMT

When I was a kid I think I wanted to be Patty Duke from the Patty Duke show. I always thought it would be fun to have a twin.

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brewhaha — Tue, 20 May 2014 19:59:59 GMT

Daisy Duke