I once was absolutely terrified of steam or any other white gas. This was because i'd seen a halloween special of the simpsons. At the end it showed the family getting turned inside out by a mysterious fog. They then started dancing around and singing.
I didn't want to join a freak show!
A childhood belief about cartoons

others believed things like this
- Remember the old Tubes song "White Punks on Dope". Thought they were singing "White Folks are Dumb"
— WailerMan - I used to think that 'black comedy' was show like Family Matters and The Cosby Show.— Katie
- I used to think that every time a show came on tv, that the actors were inside my tv acting out the show.Anon
- i used to think that the world used to be black and white, cos that's what grandma's pictures showed me...— bgumm
- When my brother was little he heard the song "Le Freak" by Chic (Ahhh, freak out!) like this: Ahhh, free cow!Anon
- I used to be terrified of the numbers 18 and 19. I think I thought that when you turned 18 or 19, you die.— Emmy