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My parents never subscribed to cable, and it took me a while to figure out what it was. First I thought my mother was just mean becuase she whouldn't let me watch cable like my grandmother did. Once I figured out that we didn't get the channels, I thought it was something special that you had to live in the city to get (since I lived in the country and all my friends in town had cable). I had to be six or seven before I figured out you had to pay to get more than a couple of channels.

Juanita the Bee

I had a friend who believed that television companies could see into the future because they would show previews of upcoming shows.

Mikey

I believed that TV shows continued on after we watched them. I thought we only got to see an hour of their lives.

Dawn Quiett

I was sure that all television stopped broadcasting when I turned off our set. I was extremely egotistical, evidently.

Cristiane

I thought that, when an actor kissed another actor on tv, they had to get that actor's spouse to stand in for the other actor, because it was wrong to kiss anyone other than your own spouse. I think this was inspired by an episode of Mork & Mindy somehow.

mikrophon

i used to believe that all television was live. and that if an actor were appearing on two shows at the same time, they were running around backstage to get to their places on different sets. i was always amazed that they weren't out of breath doing this.

snakehairedgirl

I used to believe that if you stood under a satellite TV dish while someone changed the channel, you would die.

Anon

When I was a wee lad, 4 or 5, I realized that TV wasn't real, but I hadn't quite grasped make up and special effects. I wondered where they got a guy with pointed ears to play Spock, or a giant hairy thing to play Chewbacca, etc.

Todd

I used to believe that when an actor died or was killed in a TV show that they were really dead. I was always amazed to see that actor appear in a different show at a later date. "That can;t be the same guy, he died on that last Perry Mason episode".

Lee Roi

When i was little, i used to believe that if you broke a television set, the static "snow" would spill out of the screen and onto the floor.

Cristofer

I used to think that if you stood next to the television and looked into and past the edges of the screen, you would be able to see more of the picture, much like you can when looking into a mirror.

Cristofer

I used to believe when you turned the TV off, the program would turn off, and
when you turned it back on, it would resume from where it left off.

godzilla mcmurphy

I used to think Timmy Mallet was Tony Robinson.

Tom

I used to believe that Rolf Harris and Timmy Mallet were one and the same... I have absolutely no idea why...

Danny Leonard

I watched a TV version of "Jane Eyre" when I was about 6 and it really confused me. I thought a mad woman lived in out attic for about 3 years.

J

I used to be totaly amazed that the news was on TV 'EVERY' day! I mean come on, your telling me that there is never a day when nothing happens, never!

Simon

I also used to believe that if I pushed letters through the vent at the back of the television, they would get to the presenters.

Claire

I believed Noel Edmonds real name was 'Mole' Edmonds

abi

I used to believe that when you wanted to watch a TV show, it would wait until you turned the TV on and only start when you were ready.

Darren