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What's the most expensive thing you broke as a kid and what's the story behind it? (leminal.space)

submitted 10 months ago by CorrodedCranium@leminal.space to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine was our CRT TV. I would rapidly push the power button on and off because I thought the picture coming and going looked cool but eventually it fell inside of the TV. I think I later stuck a magnet on the TV.

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[–] fubo@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (5 children)

"The Electric Company" came on TV, so of course we were dancing around the TV in excitement ... and knocked it over. Crash!

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

What is "The Electric Company" ?

[–] MantisWaffle@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HFLW1853Abg&pp=ygUVdGlvbiBlbGVjdHJpYyBjb21wYW55 Show made songs for kids and taught spelling.

There was also a pbskids show with the same name https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/the-electric-company/t/tec-full-episodes/

Which also had a tion song though I can't find the episode right now.

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