When I was young my mom toold me that the people on the news could see me as well as me being able to see them so if I wasn't on my ver best behavior they would send some one to take me away. Turns out she just wanted to watch the news in peace.

Anon

i used to think that when you watched the news, they news anchors could see you too

Kelly

I used to believe that people on the telly could see us like we could see them!!!

Charlotte

When I was young (5-6), I used to believe that I was being watched through my TV by the actors, so I always hesitated to do anything like adjusting my shirt or harassing my older sister.

I felt that they knew what were watching because they watching us, and that's how they got the ratings of shows.

Anono

I used to believe that people on t.v. could see me. Once in awhile, I would flip off Mr. Rogers ( kids show host, make-believe, etc) and then feel guilty. It was always Mr. Rogers, or the weatherman for some reason.

Teala

i used to believe that when you watched television, they watched you back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anon

People in the T.V could see you

Lucy

I thought that people (or things) on TV could see you. This was confirmed when I was 4 and I was watching KidSongs. The little blue sock puppet guy was choosing someone to sing a song and I happened to be wearing a pink shirt and he goes "You, in the pink shirt!" and so I started singing the song :). Later I tried to convince my dad that the TV people can see you!

Kara

When I was little I watched a lot of PBS - Mr. Rogers, Sesame Street, Etc. Everytime they'd interupt a show to do a fundraising drive, I'd yell at the host and make fun of him/her. My mom told me the host could hear me and that I was hurting her feelings. I kept making fun of her anyway, but for a long time I thought that the people on TV actually lived inside the TV and could hear and see me.

jamie

I thought the people on TV could see me and I would never change my clothes or be caught naked in front of a TV that was on.

Anon

When I was about ten. I belived that TV characters could see me. I was on my best behavior until my mom told me it wasn't true.

Nadia

This is a very common belief, but i decided to share it anyway.

I used to believe that when i watched TV, the people on TV were watching me, but it was only in specific shows.

I was alway trying to impress the people on TV.

Lecia

my sister told me once that people on tv could see you. over here in the UK we used to have a kids segment on the BBC called "cbbc, in the broom cupboard" (something like that) once the presenter at the time, Andy Peters, told the viewers to stop sucking their thumbs and pay attention, my sister happend to be sucking her thumb at the time and scared her whitless... this example of the power of tv stuck with me through my childhood, i was always on my best behaviour whilst watching!

Anon

I used to believe that the people on TV could see me. So I would constantly wave to the people determined to get their attention.

Reilly

I used to believe that the people inside the TV could see me. So everytime i was about to change chothes i would turn off the tv. LOL

Anon

Eleven years ago (age 2), I used to believe the people in the television could see me.

capu

I don't know why but I used to think that people on TV could hear you and see you when you watch TV. So whenever I was watching a TV show with people trying to kill each other, I would say "Run!!"...

Anon

My cousins used to think that when you were watching tv, the people on tv were watching you, so when a female came on the screen, they wouldn't change in front of them.

Anon

When I was about 5 or so, I thought that the people on t.v could see me through the screen.

Melody

I used to think that the people on the T.V could see me so I would shut the T.V off before I would get dressed.

Manders