tv shows

When I was little I asked my older brother why The Beverly Hillbillies always said "Don't come back now, ya hear?" after the show. He said it was because there was a button on the back of the tv that you could push and watch the show over again. I asked him to show me so that I could watch King Kong, but he refused saying that I would make the Beverly Hillbillies have to do their program all over again. I was pretty old before it occurred to me that that was a big fat lie.

Megnolia

I used to think that it was soooo cool that the first person in line on Wheel of Fortune was always, coincidentally, the person that got to play the game first. It wasn't until I was in my late teens when I figured out that they flipped a coin before the game, and arranged the people in the right order!!!

Cece

When I was 12 my older sister told me how cool and funny Monty Python's Flying Circus was so when I had the chance i turned it on and for some bizarre reason there was actually a circus on the channel instead. For about 5 years I assumed she meant the circus. I could never figure out what the big deal was. You can imagine what a suprise "The Life of Brian" was to me.

commuter guy

When I was a kid, I thought that the shows on TV were real life people, and that there was a camera all aound my family that other families watched.

Popats' 4

My sister used to think that we were six months behind Australia in 'Neighbours' because it took six months for the tv signal to get round the world.

dodyskin

i was certain that when the television turned off, the people in the show froze, only to resume when the TV was turned back on. I was forced to turn off "the Incredible Hulk" and come to dinner. Afterwards, my dad turned on the TV when i went to the bathroom. I was furious to discover that the Hulk was over because Dad had turned on the TV without me...

bruce banner

When I was kid and I watched "little house on the prairie" I could never understand why if they have cameras that can film then they don't have a TV

Anon

I was a young adult before I finally realized that, at the end of Hogan's Heroes, you're seeing Col. Hogan's hat on top of the spike of Col. Klink's spiked helmet. Until then, it had always appeared to be some weird kind of hat or helmet I'd never seen before.

Dan

Recently I was watching reruns of 'Let's Make a Deal' (hosted by Monty Hall) with my sister, and she said, "When I was little I thought his name was Monty Python".

Brooke

When I was small I remember watching the Cosby show and not understanding that he was black, I just thought he was dirty.

Anon

My husband used to play Alias Smith & Jones with his brother and his friend. The brother and his friend were Smith and Jones and my husband was Alias...

Anon

I used to believe that Tiff Needell was called Tiffany Dell. I could never figure out why a bloke, espeically a racing driver, had a girls name.

Steve Sutton

My friend told me that Wombles were real and I belived her. They originally came from Africa and she had one at her home. Unfortunately when I went round there to see him, he was out on his daily walk.

Anon

I used to believe than Duck Donald and Gang was true people.

Brazzil

I used to watch Romper Room with baited breath when Helen Mirren took out her Magic Mirror and called out the names of the children she could "see". Iwas so excited when she finally "saw" me. I really believed her mirror could see into my house!!

Marina

Well, when I was about 4 or 5 I believed that Mr. Rogers on TV could see me, since he was always saying things like "How are you today?" and looking right at me! I was always made sure I didn't pick my nose, or fight with my brother when he was on, since I knew he could see me..I didn't want him to be upset with me!

C.F.

I used to believe that the only funny 3 Stooges TV reruns could be seen at my house....any time I watched Moe, Larry, and Curly at any other kids house, they had less yuk-yuks and just weren't as good. 35 years later, I would just like to watch them anywhere because my wife won't let me and the kids enjoy them!

Brian in St. Louis