What did you want to be when you grew up?

OutlawPete · 14-03-2011 01:06AM #1

The first thing I can remember telling my Dad I wanted to be, was a Bounty Hunter / Stunt Man .. cause that's what Colt Seavers (Lee Majors) in the The Fall Guy tv show.

I used to have this plasic gun and holster tucked under my arm, just like his and me my best mate would play The Fall Guy. I would lock him up and then he would escape and then I'd go around the estate chasing him on my bike, doing stunts as we went (made some ramps and the like) all the while trying to get my man so I could collect the bounty money:cool:

We were in our late twenties at the time, but sure what the hell, we had fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw-GP1D6cdo

Incidentally, Jody was one of my first crushes too.

So good people of AH, what do you first remember wanting to be when you grew up?

davyjose · 14-03-2011 01:08AM

Astronaut.

I was obsessed with the solar system.

(Hint: didn't happen)

RichieC · 14-03-2011 01:08AM

I wanted to be a mother fking hustler.. you better axe somebody!

Pauleta · 14-03-2011 01:10AM

I wanted to play in Serie A but was never consistent enough and at the age of 25 i will accept any career path

KeithM89_old · 14-03-2011 01:10AM

A Fire-engine.

davyjose · 14-03-2011 01:11AM

Pauleta wrote: »

I wanted to play in Serie A but was never consistent even remotely talented enough and at the age of 25 i will accept any career path

Let's be honest?

nullzero · 14-03-2011 01:12AM

Financially solvent.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 14-03-2011 01:13AM

A soldier.

Guess what, I'm a soldier

Ickle Magoo · 14-03-2011 01:13AM

I wanted to be a doctor...and when I was a bit older, a pathologist.

eternal · 14-03-2011 01:13AM

I had three dreams of what to become and I became them all ,quite well so am happy.

strobe · 14-03-2011 01:14AM

I wanted to be Michael Corleone.

deathrider · 14-03-2011 01:14AM

A Street Fighter... Well, that was 'till my mate (who also wanted to be a street fighter) attempted to preform an epic dragon punch at the top of a fairly steep hill. As I looked down at his busted body lying in a heap at the bottom of the hill mere seconds later, I decided that street fighting wasn't for me.

bonerm · 14-03-2011 01:15AM

OutlawPete wrote: »

The first thing I can remember telling my Dad I wanted to be, was a Bounty Hunter / Stunt Man .. cause that's what Colt Seavers (Lee Majors) in the The Fall Guy tv show.

I used to have this plasic gun and holster tucked under my arm, just like his and me my best mate would play The Fall Guy. I would lock him up and then he would escape and then I'd go around the estate chasing him on my bike, doing stunts as we went (made some ramps and the like) all the while trying to get my man so I could collect the bounty money:cool:

I don't The Fall Guy having a gun? Wasn't he more of a "punch yer lights out" kinda guy?

krudler · 14-03-2011 01:15AM

a dinosaur!

wiger toods · 14-03-2011 01:17AM

Superman, then An f1 driver for a short time and then a professional footballer!;)

Star Bingo · 14-03-2011 01:17AM

Pauleta wrote: »

I wanted to play in Serie A but was never consistent enough and at the age of 25 i will accept any career path

still young for Serie A tbh. entry level!

lift yer weights, eat yer pasta, 'defy age' n u are there

Turtwig · 14-03-2011 01:18AM

Pilot/Astronaut I was obsessed with all things that flew and space. Would spend ages just flying my X Wing in Star Wars Rogue Squadron for the N64. There were very few levels that allowed you to fully free roam but I still loved it. Even though I played all the N64 Star Wars from Rogue Squadron onwards (I loved E1 racer and RS) I'd never actually seen a star wars movie until Episode in the Cinema which I thought was magnificent and amazing the whole concept of a Jedi blew me away.

deathrider · 14-03-2011 01:18AM

wiger toods wrote: »

Superman, then An f1 driver for a short time and then a professional footballer!;)

You must have had seriously high standards if just being Superman wasn't enough for you.

starbelgrade · 14-03-2011 01:20AM

OutlawPete wrote: »

The first thing I can remember telling my Dad I wanted to be, was a Bounty Hunter / Stunt Man .. cause that's what Colt Seavers (Lee Majors) in the The Fall Guy tv show.

Funny that, because I remember wanting to be the Million Dollar Man (another Lee Majors character)!

Then I grew out of that idea as I realised that being a bionic man was a bit unrealisitic. So then I decided that I wanted to be Evil Kenevil.

Despite that, my dream to marry Wonder Woman stayed the same.

KungPao · 14-03-2011 01:20AM

A train driver.

Never actually did anything towards being a train driver, and I'd still like to be one.

But as far as I've heard you need to serve your time and bide your time at IE to be one.....which could take a hell of a long time

The way things are now, I can't imagine IE are exactly dying for staff.

davyjose · 14-03-2011 01:21AM

bonerm wrote: »

I don't The Fall Guy having a gun? Wasn't he more of a "punch yer lights out" kinda guy?

He was stuntman/bountyhunter, who drove a pickup truck, wore a stetson and was played by Lee Majors, in the country where bearing arms is a birthright.

And you think he didn't have a gun???

falan · 14-03-2011 01:22AM

I wanna be a motherf*ckin' hustler!!!

AnonoBoy · 14-03-2011 01:26AM

When I grew up I wanted to be an exciting accountant.

When I was a youngster I wanted to be an astronaut.

wiger toods · 14-03-2011 01:27AM

Star Bingo wrote: »

still young for Serie A tbh. entry level!

lift yer weights, eat yer pasta, 'defy age' n u are there

Yeah good advice there, even at 30 you'd still be considered a baby in Serie A. 40 years-coming to the end, 45+ years-time to starting thinking of the stud farm:pac::pac::pac::pac:

Ardennes1944 · 14-03-2011 01:28AM

car designer:D

TheUsual · 14-03-2011 01:28AM

Mercenary. Like the A-Team, wanted by the U.S. Government for a crime I didn't commit.

That was before I knew what a mercenary does - pretty dodgy characters in real life.