Tricia, being the only boy with 3 sisters, I was the remote. I changed the channel as the crowd wished after the end of a show, as Ed Sullivan, Disney hour, etc.
It was during the better days, outside, on a pole that twirled and on bad days, had a rack that towels, and wet clothes from the snow hung on afterwards.
Ally--As a suggestion, learn languages that are similar like italian & spanish, if you dont already know Spanish. Or branching out to try an asian language like Japanese and say Korean.