after watching too much Gilligan's Island, i had the idea that quicksand could be found anywhere, and i was always afraid i'd fall in some when i least expected it. it wasn't until much later that i realized there will never be quicksand in new york city.
A childhood belief about tv shows

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the "real" Santa Claus was at Macy's in New York City. All the rest were fakes. — Marcia
- I used to believe that the Beatles were friends of my father, and I always expected to meet them.— Rafa Garnica
- I used to think that Alaska was an island!— Draqula
- My sister just recently realized that the lyric "more than a woman" wasn't 4 letter woman!— Anne
- I used to think that if you ate cat food you would die. I found out it wasn't true
— Bob#4 - i used to believe that 'island' was pronounced 'is-land' instead. I know im not alone on that one! :)
— Da KornMeal