We all remember our first crush. Whether it was Tiffany Sanders from the 6th grade or Tiffany of "I Think We're Alone Now" fame, crushes from our youth hold a special place in our hearts. The '80s provided primo crush fodder, be it from TV, movies, sports or music. There were the TV babes whose photos we cut out of Tiger Beat (yes, maybe we once pasted Alyssa Milano on our wall), the hot young stars whose crappy movies we waited in line to see, the singers whose 1-900 numbers we called in the hopes that maybe we'd actually get to talk to them. (That was our friend, not us.)But where are our crushes from the '80s now? Did they all fade into obscurity, or are they still as popular (and hot) as they were in their heyday? Stroll down memory lane with our gallery of crushes from the "Members Only" era and see where your former One True Loves are now. And please, take that Martika poster off your wall. It's just sad now.
80s Crushes
Danica McKellar
Then: As Kevin Arnold's dream girl on "The Wonder Years," McKellar inspired many a Daniel Stern-voiced musing.
Fun fact: her first kiss was with Fred Savage.
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Danica McKellar
Now: These days the former Winnie Cooper is best known for her forays into mathematics, authoring books like "Kiss My Math" and "Math Doesn't Suck." And she's certainly the only '80s TV star to have a mathematical theorem named after them.
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Phoebe Cates
Then: Cates, an expert in the field of slow-motion bikini removal, cemented her crush icon status with "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Gremlins."
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Phoebe Cates
Now: After marring Kevin Kline in 1989, Cates appeared in a string of fondly remembered flops ("Drop Dead Fred," "Princess Caraboo") during the '90s. Last seen in 2001's "The Anniversary Party," Cates spends her time these days raising her family (son Owen appeared in "The Squid and the Whale") and running a gift boutique on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
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Nicole Eggert
Then: Coming to fame as "Charles in Charge"'s resident blonde bombshell Jamie Powell, Eggert spun her hottie success into a role on "Baywatch." Her tumultuous relationship with Corey Haim, who proposed to her on the set of their film "Blown Away," was short-lived thanks to Haim's drug addiction.
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Nicole Eggert
Now: Eggert has popped up on reality TV ("The Real Gilligan's Island,"Scott Baio is 45...And Single") and in films like "National Lampoon's Cattle Call." And unfortunately she still doesn't have the best luck with men, charging ex-boyfriend DJ Lethal (of Limp Bizkit) with domestic abuse in 2008.
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Lisa Bonet
Then: Bonet was every artsy sensitive guy's crush during her years on "The Cosby Show," (and later "A Different World.") Her frequently naked, and blood-drenched, turn in the movie "Angel Heart" stirred up controversy, and led to Bill Cosby booting her out of America's favorite TV family.
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Lisa Bonet
Now: Bonet's fame cooled after "A Different World," though she made memorable appearances in the films "High Fidelity" and "Biker Boyz" (opposite "Dwayne Wayne" himself, Kadeem Hardison). Recently, Bonet resurfaced as the girlfriend the displaced-in-the-'70s cop is trying to get back to on ABC's "Life on Mars."
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Molly Ringwald
Then: If you didn't have a crush on Molly Ringwald at some point during the '80s, then you probably never went to the movies, turned on a TV, or opened an issue of "Tiger Beat."
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Molly Ringwald
Now: While the past two decades have mostly seen Ringwald relegated to bit parts, she recently entered the "wise mom" phase of her career with the hit show "The Secret Life of the American Teenager." And rumors of a "Breakfast Club" reunion still bubble up every couple years or so.
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Sunday 15 March
By Puppy
Seems to me most of these ladies took better care of their hair and makeup when they were young. Most don't look like they do anything with the hair at all, not as shiny or lustrious or styled as when they were younger and more care to makeup was taken in the younger photos.
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Saturday 14 March
By dmt
If beautiful young Elizabeth Shue didn't "make it," God help the rest of us. (Maybe stem cell research may yet rescue us all from the ravages of time).
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Sunday 15 March
By Andy
Disappointed here...no Heather Thomas from The Fall Guy??? Man I remember that pink bikini poster...I think almost everyone had that poster taped to the wall above their bed.
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Saturday 14 March
By Wendy
I don't believe that Andre Aggasi was known as the "bad boy" of tennis. It was John MacEnroe. Steffi Graff looks great!
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Saturday 14 March
By Kels
Tee we have been together through hell and high water and now things are looking better and they always will be better as long as we have one anothers hands. So what I would like to know is
Will You Marry Me? You know I love you more then anything else in this world. Please say you will marry me....
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Saturday 14 March
By IWasYoungOnce
Out! Out! Age spot! Time you cruel and merciless dancer, ask another this time to dance. So that I may rest, free of you, but for so little as an hour or two. Look at me, Time, you've stolen away my youth. How eerie and unkind is your ticking leering shadow, and... pitiless are you.
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Tuesday 17 March
By FOREVER 80S
Anyone that grew up in the late 70s & 80s all should realize how lucky we were. Life was a lot more better then & we didn't have all this worry of terrorist attack in our own country. People were nicer to each other, the air was fresh & easy to breath, unlike today the weather pattern was what it was suppose to be. Now we get a few days of 70 degree weather & next week it is in the 20s. You can't tell winter from summer anymore thanks to global warming. & yes I do fear for my children that the future I thought they would have no longer exists. I do agree about the 80s fashion being boring but back then you didn't even realize it cause that was just the way it was. Some styles now don't leave much to the imagination as there is very little fabric & prices high as can be. We also didn't have kids in school beating each other up because they have high price designer outfits, ipods, blackberries etc. Life was a lot more simple then & if you wanted to make a phone call you sure didn't need to sit in class texting or having a cellphone you would just use a pay phone. Crimes are at an all time high & it is not safe anywhere you go. I have always said if I could go back in time then take me back to 1980. Also when you made a phone call to a company concerning problems etc you didn't have to sit & hear a computer talk to you & have you press numbers on the phone over & over for 20 minutes only to end up having the computer say " sorry but please call back again"- back then people would answer the phone & help you with whatever you called about. I am really shocked when I watch tv & some of these shows use awful language at 8pm at a time that kids can hear, back then you never would swear on tv if any, that was only restricted to HBO & those channels & still those words weren't used till after 11pm. They wonder why we have so much problems with the youth today just read what I wrote & that is just a very short sample on why some kids are mean & selfish & always in trouble. This country did it to themself by wanting to be greedy & making products, shows etc to make it more interesting to the public only for the almighty dollar.
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Tuesday 17 March
By Joanna Fan
Where the hell is Catherine Bach!? I know she was a HUGE 80's crush! and dont tell me she's 70's cause she broke out in 79 and The Dukes kept going til 85
This list is not complete. Nope.
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Saturday 21 March
By Austin
Phoebe Cates is still way hot.
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Sunday 22 March
By Wibblywobbly Timeywimey
Some of the actresses were from 90's shows. Growing Pains was a 90's show. It's illegal for my favorite part of the 80's exsist. What I would like to know is why were bands like A-ha and others denied visas to the U.S. after 1991? I have a friend on YouTube that says he was denied a visa into the U.S. by both the Bush Sr and Clinton administration. Funny... One guy who made it fasionable to treat women like meat puppets gets to make TV shows where he picks from a heram of new women every few months. The other guy(with original band members still intact)who emphasized romance and respect for women gets denied a visa (for 20 years) to even come here and play in front of a small audience. If you weren't makeing songs about being a love 'em and leave 'um or smacking them like a "B*tc#" then you were an angry feminazi making songs about how bad men suck and how they're all the same. The music industry has been an emasculating, women abusing croc of dingos kidneys for the past 20 years or more.
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Saturday 28 March
By scamp340
what about diane franklin from last american virgin??????
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Sunday 29 March
By mike brooks
WHAT ABOUT DIANE FRANKLIN?? IN THE MOVIE THE LAST AMERICAN VIRGIN???
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Sunday 29 March
By Ben
Hey, shouldn't Christina Applegate be here, too? She's hot...I can't believe they forgot her!
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Sunday 29 March
By Andy Murcia
My favorite 80's actress is ANN JILLIAN - she could act, sing, dance and did it all. Worked with bob Hope and USO during the war years starting in Beirut, the Gulf, Desert Storm etc.
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Sunday 29 March
By Ron
It amazes how some of the women of the '80s has aged gracefully and some have not. With that said, an entertainer's longevity in the business stems from the roles and projects that they have chosen. If it's a hit, then they will get more leading roles. If it becomes a constant flop, then they will only ended up with bit parts or stuck doing TV movies or show. Heaven help anyone whose only option is doing Reality TV projects, the lowest of the low.
For these ladies of the 1980, it has been either continued success for some and the runaround for the others, which is a huge number.
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Sunday 29 March
By Mac
Kelly LeBrock from wierd science should be on the list. She was a "mind scrambler"!
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