Looking back at the pop culture mainstays of this Gen-Xer's gloriously misspent youth. Some actors slide in and out of our periphery, costarring in one film or series after another, each of which briefly crossed our radars at some point. Bronx-born actress Tanya Roberts was one such performer for me. She knew how to wear a strategically placed loincloth better than most. I grew up on a steady diet of Charlie's Angels reruns, and no offense meant to Shelley Hack, but when Roberts took over for Hack in the fifth and final season, I definitely took notice. Not to focus on her looks, but geez, her gorgeous feathered hair and sultry bedroom eyes were impossible to ignore. Tanya Roberts had a look, and even all these years later, it basically defines the 1970s/early 1980s for me. Friend to monkeys everywhere, expert falconer, and, once again, strategically placed loincloth wearer extraordinaire. From The Love Boat to Fantasy Island to Silk Stalkings , she ...
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