When I was little I thought the teenage mutant ninja turles were real. (this was back when they came out with the 1st cartoon show and the first movie and all) I thought this becuase I saw people in ninja turtle costumes on tv at certain events and because they starred in their own movie. I thought they were real superheros and celebrities. I got a 'autographed poster' by them and believed they really autographed it. I felt so special.
A childhood belief about cartoons

others believed things like this
- Thanks to the movie "Annie", I thought hot dogs were made from real dogs. — Katie
- when i was little i believed that when we watched a movie people had to act the movie all over a gen.
— Emmer - When I was little I believed when an actor died in a movie, he died in real life.— Ben
- I used to think that when a movie was 'based on a true story' it was happening for real then and there— Tom
- I thought cartoons were real, I remember asking my mom why there were lines around the "actors" in a cartoon.— Steven Graziano
- I use to beliee that if someone got shot or lost a limb in a movie they actually did in real life. Anon