Growing up on TV. Who did you wish to be like?

[GLASEM]

John Steed from the "Avengers"

[IROC]

Tom Selleck in Magnum PI would have been a fun gig.

[kanadary]

George Peppard (Banacek), he always solved the case and got the girl.

[imaircooled]

Hardcastle and McCormick....can't remember if that's the tv show's name....but I wanted to be the guy driving that Coyote....kit car....the noise that it made.....or that was dubbed was pretty cool to a teenager.

[fastfredracing]

This may explain a lot

[Eric 951]

Either Jake Cutter (Tales of the Gold Monkey)
or Sonny Crockett

[UconnTim97]

Jon Poncherello
Angus MacGyver
Stringfellow Hawke

[craigster59]

I wanted to be Robert Conrad, but the James West version. I loved watching Wild Wild West in the afternoons after school. Always wanted to travel around the country in that railcar.

[Drdogface]

Maverick...James Garner version from the 50's. Many of you guys won't know about that show..

[recycled sixtie]

Steve McQueen was really cool. James Dean. Did not like how their lives ended though.

[Zeke]

Ricky Nelson. Coolest cat on TV in the 50's.

[johnsjmc]

Mike Nelson in sea hunt . aka Loyd Bridges .I started diving when about 10 because of that series. (Grandparents owned a public swimming pool which helped)

[juanbenae]

chaci from happy days cause he was banging joanie....

[scottmandue]

Andy Taylor "The Andy Griffith Show",

I grew up in a home with lots of yelling... he always seem so cool and calm... and wise.

And Larry Hagman of "I dream of Jeanie"... I mean Barbara Eden saying "yes master"... need I say more?

[vash]

six million dollar man!!

i was about $5,999,996.73...short at the time.

but i kicked up the savings once jamie summers showed up..

[dhoward]

Race Bannon.

[Groesbeck Hurricane]

Paladin

or

James Tiberious Kirk

[DARISC]

Husky and Starch

[recycled sixtie]

Oh yes I forgot - Clint Eastwood. Also George Scott especially acting as old blood and guts...Patton that is.
Lots more I forget though.

[ramonesfreak]

Magnum pi. Still do