There is a scene in Charlie and the Choolate Fatory when Willy Wonka explains that he has developed technology to send candy bars through the television. I was very young when I first saw this. I spent a good deal of time trying to convince my mother that our dinner could just come out of the television. After all what were t.v. dinners?
Once when he wanted to annoy my mother, Dad went out and got some McDonald's and waited for a commercial. I came back from getting one of my dolls to find hamburgers and french fries in front of the television.
Mom had a hard time with me after that. I was convinced our t.v. was broken, it only did it the once.....
A childhood belief about adverts
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that if i bought a Wonka Bar I would find a golden ticket and get to see Willy Wonka.— Sally
- I used to believe that I could jump through the television and be where the people were on television.— Ash
- last time when the television was on i thought the people were performing in it -.-
— irritated kid - I used to believe that the people inside the television could see you. Anon
- I used to believe that someone, somewhere in the world was watching me on their television.— Liz
- I used to believe the people of television were talking to me alone !— Margaux, a French student in eighth grade