I used to think that soap operas were actually called "soappoppers" and I thought they were called this because the emotions on the show were so extreme that if there were soap bubbles in the room they would break because of all the tension and raised voices!
A childhood belief about tv shows

others believed things like this
- When i was a toddler i sued to believe that if you ate soap you would blow bubbles for the rest of your life.— KEL
- I believed that burglars ate soap & lipstick— Karen
- I used to think that bath beads were candy until I bit into one! What a shock that it was soap!— ~K~
- My friend convinced me that if I used a bar of soap to wash my hair instead of shampoo that I would go bald.— Michelle
- Soap Opera's are Soaps that sing Opera to you while you take a bath. Right???— Kid 1990
- I used to believe that there was an actual show, listed in the various guides, called "To Be Announced."— Donna