I always used to believe that the bodysnatchers could come out of your cupboard and take you away. I'd always sleep watching the cupboard, so that I'd spot them coming. That is, until one day I saw an episode of "Ghostbusters" where they managed to trap the boogeymen so they couldn't steal anymore children. I slept well after that...
A childhood belief about tv shows

others believed things like this
- I used to think that panthers lived in our cupboard.— entertainer
- I thought if I left the door open too long, a dog would come from the cupboard in the washroom and eat me
Anon - I used to think that in public toilets, the cleaning lady actually lived in the supply cupboard.Anon
- i used to think only children whose parents don't want them anymore goes to childcare centre.— Long long ago
- I used to think that teachers slept at school because they loved children— Michu
- When I was young I thought that a parking spot was a spot like a polka dot and not a space for a car.— Mina Tova