Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Shego, The Pink Power Ranger, And 22 More TV And Movie Characters Who Were Millennials' First Crushes

    Yes, of course, Devon Sawa in Casper is on this list.

    Brian Galindo
    by Brian Galindo

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Earlier this week, Reddit user u/END0WEDx asked this very ~important~ question: "'90s babies, who was your first television crush?"

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    Well, the thread quickly went viral as millennials shared the various celebs and TV and movie characters they crushed on as kids. Here are some of the top-voted and best comments:

    1. "Kimberly, the Pink Ranger. She can still get it, wherever she is."

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    —END0WEDx

    "You are the man OP. Responding to your own question with the best answer. This too was my first TV crush. She was all that back then."
    —Mikernoce

    2. "Devon Sawa in Casper."

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    —ramblinator

    "Hard yes at Devon. Casper, 'Can I keep you?' 😭.

    Also him in Now and Then, Idle Hands, and Final Destination."

    —coma-toaste

    "Devon Sawa is my answer too! Little Giants and Casper, I was obsessed."

    —cheerfulsarcasm

    3. "Christina Ricci in the movie Casper."

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    —XXpuddinXX

    "Huh, wasn’t thinking Casper. Similar but different to my response: Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams. She is how I knew I was into girls at quite a young age."
    —NyekMullner

    4. "Topanga (from Boy Meets World)"

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    "Topanga literally pins Cory against a locker and kisses him. Usually in these shows the kid's first kiss is some awkward peck. She looked like she rocked his middle school world though. That move did something to me."
    —esoteric_enigma


    "Literally said her name out loud as I read the topic."

    —puremensan

    5. "Rider Strong, aka Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World."

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    —MsTommyGunn

    "Right?! I’m a certified, card-carrying lesbian and even my first crush was Rider Strong."

    —speakclearly

    "As a straight man: Shawn Hunter can fucking get it."
    —da90bears

    6. "April O'Neil from TMNT."

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    —N_Tracer


    "I just remember thinking there was something really awesome about that yellow jumpsuit."

    —Crazyjaw

    7. "BRENDAN FRASER!"

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    —purplehairedcatdaddy

    "Came here to say this! For me it was George of the Jungle, the bowls scene changed me."
    —sheehosellstheshells

    "The blueprint for Himbos!"

    —Rushofthewildwind

    "As a filthy bisexual, The Mummy and The Mummy Returns had me feeling so many ways. Poor young me didn’t know who to focus on more, LMAO."
    —starkrocket

    8. "Kelly Kapowski (from Saved by the Bell)"

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    —RuggazZXT

    "I was 12 when I first realized I liked girls the same way I did boys, and Kelly Kapowski was responsible for that."

    —BlueRose104

    "Tiffani Thiessen is still my television crush."

    —bunkscudda

    9. "Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris was it for me!"

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    —pillmayken

    "I had a crush on him, too. But if you look back now at all the things he did, he's actually a pretty horrible human."
    —hellofellowcello


    "Preppy could still have me!"
    —MyAnklesAreRingaDing

    10. "Xena had me 😳."

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    —MinglinSingle


    "There was a part in one episode where she and Gabrielle were bathing each other and I swear that was my bisexual awakening."
    —Viiibrations

    11. "Meg from Hercules was my first crush as a kid that I can remember, LMAO."

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    —iGrimFate


    "Meg sparked my lifelong love for women with deeper voices."

    —Wowtrain

    12. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer… Sarah Michelle Gellar. Oh lawd, 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼."

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    —END0WEDx

    "Woof… I liked Buffy, but her in Cruel Intentions really got me."
    —mirage2101

    13. "It was Spike on Buffy for me. Can't imagine my mum was thrilled when her 8-year-old daughter declared she was going to marry a vampire played by a bloke in his 30s."

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    —babycallmemabel

    "I may still have a crush on Spike =X"

    —icariiavar


    "SAMEEE!! I must have been like 7 or 8 when it came out and everyone was like, 'ughhfhdjf Angel' and I'm like nope, give me Spike...but when he's like....vampire faced and shit 🥵."
    —MomentFormal

    14. "Steve from Blue’s Clues, LOL."

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    —fr0gb0g


    'OMG! I'm not a '90s baby, but I had '90s babies. I spent so much time deprived of adult interaction that I used to have erotic dreams about Steve. 'Oh. I'm so glad you're here. Blue and I are playing Hide and Seek, I could really use your help. Will you help me? You will? Oh good. Let me know if you see Blue.' Yeah I see Blue, Steve."
    —Englishbirdy

    15. "Miss Frizzle from The Magic School Bus. Don’t ask."

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    —Leeser

    "She was a badass adventurer, explorer, and educator. It's understandable."
    —manderifffic

    "A smart, fun, enthusiastic redhead with impeccable fashion sense? I don't need to ask."
    —WastaSpace

    16. "Denise Richards from Starship Troopers."

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    —sornia760

    "That and Wild Things — 12-year-old me loved both of those."
    —fcocyclone

    "Yes. I was obsessed with the movie, and her."

    —FlyingWhales


    17. "Jeremy Sumpter in Peter Pan."

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    —Obvious-Olive8241

    "My parents were like, 'Wow, you really like that movie, huh?' 😂 Yeeah...the MOVIE was good...."
    —iron_annie


    "Core memory unlocked lmao"
    —Cheap_Papaya_2938

    18. "Shego from Kim Possible for sure."

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    —Whatupitsv

    "Hell yes! Always liked Kim as a kid as well, but she was destined for Ron, so my child heart couldn't accept her."
    —Neysiriss

    19. "Halle Berry from the 1994 Flintstones movie. Oh. My. God. I was obsessed."

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    —ImLikeLicorice

    20. "Jonathan Frakes. That beard fetish has followed me around for the last 25 years."

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    —Cutegun

    "OMG, yes. Daddy Riker has me feeling all kinds of ways that are surely not up to Starfleet standards."
    —hardly_trying

    21. "Joseph Gordon-Levitt when he was on 3rd Rock from the Sun."

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    —ih_Klek_tik_4969

    "Yes!!! I was scrolling through hoping that somebody would say this because damn, I watched that whole show just for Joseph Gordon-Levitt."
    —centriapetal

    22. "Jennifer Love Hewitt"

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    —Briguy1994

    "Can't Hardly Wait and Heartbreakers were eye-opening."
    —Dark_Vengence

    "She was my first password: 'jlhewitt.' LOL, I gotta bring that back."
    —nWo-4-life-toO-SwEet

    "Haha. No lie, I named my car after that amazing woman."
    —Far4rmHome

    23. "Leo DiCaprio"

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    —Secure_Sprinkles4483

    "I saw Titanic twice in theaters as an 8-year-old. I cut out the newspaper picture of the film on the movie page and put a picture of my face over Rose’s, LOL. I bought the Romeo + Juliet VHS around the same time and watched it an unbelievable amount of times. Pretty sure I had that movie memorized line for line, which helped in high school when studying Shakespeare, LMAO. NOBODY topped Leo for me. Oh, and the movie The Beach wasn’t bad either."
    —littlestella

    "Leo was my first celebrity crush too. When the Scholastic Book Fair came to my elementary school, I saw this Leonardo DiCaprio magazine and I HAD to have it. Unfortunately, I don’t have the copy I got as a kid, but I recently found one on eBay and once again HAD to have it!"
    —anniepoonannie1988

    24. "Lola Bunny from Space Jam, and I'm not a furry."

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    —tsoro

    "Oh, I think everyone has a thing for Lola Bunny's sexy ass. LOL."
    —END0WEDx

    "Lola still makes my cheeks blush when she kisses Bugs in Space Jam. Just like that scene used to when I was young."
    —ItsSuperRob

    And lastly...

    25. "JTT 🥵😝"

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    —Squelseaa

    "LOL, was looking for this; EVERY girl in my class had a magazine pic of him on the front of their binder 😝."
    —GoldenGalz

    "Literally played 'pin the kiss on JTT' for my 8th bday."
    —acedarbnik

    "I remember going to a girl's house in like 5th grade and she had a poster of Jonathan Taylor Thomas on her wall with lipstick marks on it and when I asked her why, she told me it was because she kissed it at night — like it was normal that she made out with her poster."
    —manderifffic

    You can read the full thread of responses on Reddit.

    Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.