When I was a kid I used to watch Wheel of Fortune a lot. Whenever somebody spun the wheel and it landed on "Bankrupt" I thought that they really did lose everything they had (house, car, bank accounts, etc.)
A childhood belief about tv shows

others believed things like this
- I once thought that there were little mice under the wheel on Wheel of Fortune making the wheel move— Kara
- I used to believe that "Wheel of Fortune" was called "Squeal of Fortune." I don't know why.— Joey Schwartzman
- I used to believe the bank "scottish widows" was run by widows, and only gave bank accounts to widows.— Angelmouse
- For some reason I thought any 4X4 vehicle would pull a wheelie when switched into 2 wheel drive.— Richard Davies
- Because of cartoons, I thought that to drive you'd just turn the steering wheel back and forth constantly. — Mitsuki
- i used to believe that when i grew up i was going to become the wheel of a truckAnon