Question:Can you tell me why Lyle Waggoner was not included in the recent Carol Burnett reunion show? — J.K., via e-mail
Answer: "The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers" was a big hit in the November ratings "sweeps," but it drew a "Jeers" from TV Guide for Waggoner's unexplained absence. CBS says the reunion special featured clips from the variety show's later years, after Waggoner's departure in 1974. Meanwhile, no word from Waggoner, who founded the company Star Waggons, which designs and builds luxury production trailers for the stars.
Question:Some time ago, Leonard Stabb ("Guiding Light") was seriously injured in a hang-gliding accident. Did he recover? He was a great actor. —J.M.
Answer: Stabb suffered traumatic brain injury in a hang-gliding accident in 1993. He remains in long-term rehabilitation and has been unable to resume his acting career.
Question:Please help me remember the name of Craig T. Nelson's TV show before "Coach." — E.L., via e-mail
Answer: Back in 1988, Nelson played Col. Raynor Sarnac in "Call to Glory," a retro series that followed the life of an Air Force pilot and his family in the 1960s. Future Oscar winner Elisabeth Shue had the role of teenage daughter Jackie.