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Queens , Leah is every husband’s fantasy. And, she’s got that whole New Yawk thing going on to boot. Sexy, killer body — killer accent. Talks back a little too much for my taste, but as long as she knows when to keep her mouth shut, everything will be fine.
    4. cher
    Now, I know Cher probably won’t be on anybody’s list, but back in her day she was it. First off, in the opening monologue with Sonny, Cher never wore — how should I say it —
    undergarments. If you were a young kid at the time, you went to bed thinking about that. Heck, as an adult I still go to bed thinking about that.
    5. barbi benton
    I hate to admit it, but I sat through Hee-Haw every week just to watch Barbi Benton. Man, those cut-off Daisy Dukes were just something you never forgot. What didn’t this woman have? She could be much higher on the list — but then again
    — she was on Hee-Haw .
    6. young sally struthers
    Sally Struthers — let me rephrase that — young Sally Struthers. Back in the early ’70s there was nothing like Gloria Stivic on television. As a young kid, who didn’t notice those short miniskirts, that tight stomach, those two, giant, monster . . . eyes? Wow, Archie’s little girl was every little boy’s dream — “Those Were the Days.”
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    7. jeannie
    Call me crazy, but I liked Jeannie (Barbara Eden) much better when she was in civilian clothes. That Harem outfit was okay, but it was those killer legs. The one thing I never understood about I Dream of Jeannie was why Major Nelson didn’t just move into the bottle with Jeannie and never come out?
    8. chrissy snow
    You have to put Suzanne Sommers on this list — if you don’t, something’s wrong. However, the reason why she ranks only eighth is because the character was just too absent-minded for her own good. I don’t think dumb blondes are as appealing to men as some women believe.
    9. jayne kennedy
    To me, I never noticed Jayne Kennedy for her body — she was just a natural beauty. And at the time, when I was about 12 or 13, J.K. exemplified that forbidden fruit . . . and we all know what I’m talking about. She was just downright dangerous.
    10. connie selleca
    And you thought I didn’t have any class. During her Hotel years, Connie was the most beautiful woman ever to hit the small screen. And, you always looked at her as a lady. You never wanted to do more than just hug her. When all was said and done, that was the kind of woman I really wanted . . .
    when I grew up, of course.
    honorable mentions:
    Susan Dey (Laurie Partridge), Valerie Bertinelli (Barbara Romano), The Golddiggers (Dean Martin’s variety-show dancers) and Diana Rigg (Emma Peel, The Avengers ).

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    After Batman ended its run, I was forced to hang up my terrycloth cape and mature to the age of nine. Though the Caped Crusader was highly respected, it was time to seek out a new, “real” role model. It wouldn’t be difficult . . .
    A microphone stood in a single spotlight, then a voice from above would say, “Ladies and Gentlemen . . . mr. tom jones!” I’ll say it, because I can now get away with it — I wanted to be Tom Jones. This man was the hippest thing since the Footsie (a toy from my youth — if you haven’t experienced the Footsie, then you haven’t lived).
    His moves, his mannerisms, ladies throwing underwear everywhere!
    The Fruitinator used to punish me by not letting me watch This Is Tom Jones . That may seem gay now, but at the time it was cruel and unusual punishment. I mean, the Welshman was just so cool — every gyration turned the women in the audience to goo. What power there must be in entertaining — thousands of screaming fans there just to see you.
    Growing up, that sensation always appealed to me. There was something about power I was intrigued with at an early age — not just any kind of power, but the power of entertainment. Which leads