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TV’s Hunkiest Heartthrobs from the 60’s & 70’s

TV’s Hunkiest Heartthrobs from the 60’s & 70’s

By Nellah Bailey McGough

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Remember begging your mama to let you stay up to watch your favorite heartthrob du jour? During this month of love, I thought I’d take my fellow “Fifty-somethings” on a little stroll down memory lane as we swoon over those cute boys that once melted our lovesick pre-teen hearts. If there were pallet parties (sleepovers) on Friday night, you can be sure we were watching David Cassidy and Barry Williams back to back on ABC. If the sleepover was on Saturday night, we were watching Soooouuuulll Train! We didn’t have Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, or Twitter. Instead we had TV (without a remote and we were lucky if it was in color), AM/FM radio, 45 rpm records, and Tiger Beat. The only way to reach a friend was to call on a land line, pay phone, or jump on the bike and head over to her house. Each week we’d get the TV Guide and pray that we’d get to see some of our favorite TV stars or singers on variety shows like The Merv Griffin Show, The Tonight Show, The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, The Flip Wilson Show, or The Ed Sullivan Show. I remember to this day, sitting cross-legged on the floor as close to the TV set as possible (and yes, Mom, my eyesight survived) watching The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Now, in no particular order, here are some favorites (ok, maybe the top five just might be my faves). Enjoy this bit of eye candy and let me know if I left off your hunkiest heartthrob.

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David Cassidy

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The Partridge Family as Keith Partridge

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Donny Osmond

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Donny and Marie

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Bobby Sherman

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Here Come the Brides as Jeremy Bolt

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The Monkees

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Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Michael Nesmith

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Ricky Nelson

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Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet

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Don Grady

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My Three Sons as Robbie Douglas

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John Travolta

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Welcome Back Kotter as Vinnie Barbarino

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Barry Williams

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The Brady Bunch as Greg Brady

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Classic Southern TV Shows We Love

There are a handful of television shows that exemplify everything we love about living in the South. And, if you haven't seen them, you're sure to get a "What do you mean, you haven't seen Golden Girls?!" From our big Southern families to our love of Friday night football and our over-the-top entertaining, these classic television shows hit close to home.

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Paul Michael Glasser and David Soul

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Starsky and Hutch as Dave Starsky and Hutch Hutchinson

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Pete Duel and Ben Murphy

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Alias Smith and Jones as Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry

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Grant Goodeve

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Eight is Enough as David Bradford

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Willie Aames

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Eight is Enough as Tommy Bradford

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Donny Most, Henry Winkler, Anson Williams, and Ron Howard

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Happy Days as Ralph Malph, Fonzie, Potsie, and Richie

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Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy

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The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries as Frank and Joe Hardy

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Tom Wopat and John Schneider

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The Dukes of Hazzard as Luke and Bo Duke

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