I used to believe that there was an elf inside the TV changing the channels. It blew my mind when I realized that the TV still worked after bedtime, because I thought the elves would be tired.
A childhood belief about tv

others believed things like this
- When i was little i always thought there were little men inside the traffic lights changing the light— Kiley
- When i was a kid, i thought that the tv changed channels by dark magic.— Anna
- I used to believe in the 'little men' that worked inside your body.Anon
- When I was little I believed little men and little women worked inside my body to make everything work.— Ashley
- i used to believe that my brain worked like the inside of a clock. How the wheels cranked and turned.— Becky
- I thought if someone worked full time it meant they worked 24/7 and never did anything else!— andalite