when i was little, i thought that with the right tool, you could open up the back of the tv and go inside. i was quite upset when i discovered i couldn't go inside and visit the characters of my favorite shows.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- When my favorite Uncle died, I thought if I stared at him in his coffin he would open his eyes and be alive.— Cindy
- For years I heard the word "pedophile" and thought it meant a pedicurist's tool.— Lauren
- When I was small I thought people were actually inside the TV and that we could take them out.Anon
When I was a child I thought there was a person inside the ATM— Grace- I had my mom buy a box of lucky charms because I thought the little leprechaun would be inside. — Catherine
- When I was little I wanted to be an actress because I thought they shrink you and put you inside of a TV.— Lindsay