How do you hook up a nes?

I have one of the first nintendos ever made. can someone tell me why nothing comes up on the TV and if I hooked it up wrong. I have a little box with a cable cord that I connected to the back of TV and then hooked cable to that. Plugged into wall and connected hand control to front of game. Now what? Thank you in advance to your answers.
signed,
single mom

Couldn't find any info but you might try asking a neighborhood teenager - they could probably do it blindfolded !! LOL

does your TV have a GAME channel? Or an AV input? Try looking on the remote for a button called TV/VIDEO.

hope that helps.