So 9 months ago our tv remote went missing. I have two younger kids and the darn thing has has gone missing before, so this last time, I just said F*ck it, and didn’t order a new remote and am just paying for the “universal” remote app on my phone. A couple nights ago, I’m watching Bluey on tv with my kids before bed. The kids get tired and I put them to bed. After I put them to bed, Bluey is still paying on tv. I hit the “home” button on my remote app because I’m not wanting to watch Bluey by myself (or hear it in the background) and am not really interested in watching tv (hitting the home button brings up a screen with nothing playing). I’m scrolling my phone when Bluey comes on again. I again hit the “home” button on my tv app. I’m scrolling my phone and Bluey pops up again and starts playing. It finally dawns on me that maybe I’m sitting on the actual physical remote (like it got lost in the cushions and it’s lodged in there). Lo and behold, I find the actual remote! I’m so excited and I proudly tell my husband I found the actual damn remote. And he reminds me we bought our new couch 5 months ago (4 months after the remote went missing). So yeah, not sure wtf happened there, but I’m happy to have my new (old) remote back.