I remember using the wired controller to trip my sister. I also remember throwing the wireless controller at my sister, the controller hitting a wall and breaking into a million peices. We managed to put it back to gether, but strangely it never worked right after that.

I'm of that 20-something generation and I didn't have a TV with a remote until high school. My parents just didn't see the point. I find this odd, since my dad grew up with Zenith TVs with the space command remotes. He once told me that when he lost the remote he could switch channels by jingling his belt buckle. I guess it generated the same frequency. I have a feeling it wasn't too accurate, though.

We actually had a Zenith with an ultrasonic remote (aka Space Command) when I was a kid. It was so sweet, all of 6 buttons: power, channel up/down, volume up/down, and mute. And I think there was wood grain on the *remote*, the better to match with the TV cabinet. And, yes, being the science nerd I am, I kept trying to freak out hamsters and dogs and whatnot with the remote. I guess the ultrasonic signal was too weak.