We had a TV antenna on the roof that would turn by rotating a dial in the house. My Aunt Linda told me there was a tiny man in there turning the antenna, and I believed her for a long time.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- I used to think that the sound made from airplanes flying over me was the antenna scrapping across the sky.— Richard J Brown
- my aunt told us there was a special chemical in the pool that would turn red if we peed in it.Anon
- I used to believe that you could not make the car turn left or right without turning the blinker on.— Christy Shane
- i used to believe the turning signals on cars helped them turn sharp corners.— Julia
- I used to think that if I stared at the sun for a long time, I could make day turn to night.— Big J
- i used to believe that if you watched TV for a long time, your eyes would turn into squares.Anon