media: tv shows

My mother used to watch General Hospital when I was a kid. There was one character who went to the nut house. A while later the character came back but was played by a different actress. I used to think that people who went to mental institutions came back as totally different looking people.

I use to think that all TV shows were made in massive hidden studios in the local TV station. Although I never could figure out how they got the Wheel of Fortune in there.

I used to believe that the Ed Sulivan Show was called "The Ed's Elephant Show," because they always had circus acts...

I believed the sticks you'd occasionally see hanging from the arms of The Muppets were crutches from a recent accident that the character had had. Makes sense, I guess.

I firmly believed that laser and phaser guns, as well as the Jupiter II and the U.S.S. Enterprise were real on "Lost in Space" and "Star Trek". I figured they were just filming actual events.
"Batman" as well. I realize now how gullible I was, but at least I was only 4 or 5 and not a 41 year old going to Star Trek conventions, which is an embarrassment for the human race.

I used to think the wombles song "Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we" referred to their social positioning, as in they weren't posh. Actually I didn't put 2 and 2 together until I moved to London and visited Wimbledon Common.

I was utterly convinced the Wombles really existed and whenever we went to Wimbledon Common (which was quite alot) I would try and force my entire family to search for them. I found a number of things but sadly I never found a real Womble.

I always used watch Gentle Ben at my Grandma's house. Being small I got confused and thought my Grandma actually *knew* Gentle Ben.

I used to believe there were loads of Wombles, until about a minute ago...

I used to beleive that whenever Mary, Mungo and Midge got in the lift at the end of each episode, the cable would snap and they would plummet to their deaths. Apparently, I used to cry and shout at the telly every time it came on.

I used to believe…

that Worzel Gummidge was the scariest thing on television... and the daleks of course.

i used to believe that the tv show "Jim'll fix it" was hosted by Jim'll Saville!

"The wombles of Wimbledon Common are we" meant that there were loads of them...

I used to believe that TV finished after Blue Peter.