I used to believe that when you turned on the TV or put on a video, the little characters actually came into the TV and were performing, and once I asked my mom if the characters would come out and I would get to meet them if I smashed the TV screen.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- When I was smaller I used to think that if I broke the Tv the characters would come out x]Anon
- I thought Bonnie and Clyde were fictional characters.Anon
- I always thought you could break through the tv screen and walk into whatever was on the screen at the time.— Linda
- i used to think honey came from smashed up bees— Sabrina
- i used to belive that if you smashed your hand in a roller your bones would be fine but your arm would be flat— rap masta cheseepuff
- last time when the television was on i thought the people were performing in it -.-
— irritated kid