Question: Just curious: Is David Gallagher of "7th Heaven" related to Peter Gallagher of "The O.C."? They have the same eyes and eyebrows.
Answer: They aren't related. David Gallagher is the oldest of five children.
Question: What happened to my favorite, "Judging Amy"? When will it be back on?
Answer: "Judging Amy" will probably be back in reruns before the fall season starts, and it will be back in the fall as well, same time on Tuesday nights.
Question: "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a great movie that will stay in my memory forever. I'm wondering about the young actress who played Gregory Peck's daughter, Scout. What has become of her in real life? Who was the narrator of the movie? Thanks!
Answer: Kim Stanley provided the narration of Scout as an adult. And Scout was played wonderfully by Mary Badham. She did very little acting after that. She appeared in two 1966 movies, "Let's Kill Daddy" and "This Property Is Condemned." On TV she appeared in a 1963 episode of "Dr. Kildare" and a 1964 episode of "The Twilight Zone." She will appear again in "Our Very Own," a movie set for release next year that stars Keith Carradine and Allison Janney. In real life, she's the sister of John Badham, who directed "Stakeout," "WarGames" and "Blue Thunder," among other movies.
Question: In the original "Lost in Space," did the Robinsons ever get back to Earth, or to Alpha Centauri, where they were originally headed? Also, how many seasons did the show run?
Answer: The Robinsons never made it back, and if you look closely at some of the footage the Mars Rover sent back to Earth, you can see some candy wrappers Will Robinson dropped in 1994! "Lost in Space" ran on CBS from 1965-68.
Question: I saw a movie with James Garner in it, I think. It is named "Homps." It's about a cavalry unit that has camels. I'm having trouble finding it. I believe it is a Disney movie. Is it on video?
Answer: Actually, the movie is called "Hawmps!," it doesn't have James Garner in it, and how entertaining you will find it depends on how funny you find the idea of guys riding camels. It was released in 1976. It stars James Hampton and Christopher Connelly, and it's on video.
Question: I was watching an episode of "The Cosby Show" where a tile falls off the shower and Mrs. Huxtable calls some plumber friends of their oldest daughter. I could have sworn that the white plumber in the group looked exactly like a younger version of Ben Stiller! Are my suspicions correct, or are my premonitions faux?
Answer: Faux, oui, mon ami. The episode, "Waterworks," aired in 1988, and Josh Pais played the white plumber.
Question: I'm looking for the name of a movie starring Burt Lancaster as a grandfather who is dying and persuades his grandchildren to give him a Viking funeral. They put his body on a small sailboat, set it adrift and then shoot an arrow into the sail just as the parents arrive to watch. I know you can help me. I would like to give this to my children, so I want to know if it's available on video or DVD.
Answer: Hey, always ready to help folks plan the old funeral! The movie is "Rocket Gibraltar," and it also stars Macaulay Culken, Kevin Spacey and Patricia Clarkson. And it's on video and DVD.
Question: Years ago I saw a movie starring Frank Sinatra and Tony Curtis. They were in the Army, and they both fell in love with a biracial schoolteacher. Can you tell me the name of the movie? Is it on video?
Answer: That's the 1958 film "Kings Go Forth," with Natalie Wood as the woman. The movie is on video and DVD.
Question: Whatever became of Lori Martin, the young actress who played Velvet Brown in the TV show "National Velvet?"
Answer: Martin played Velvet Brown on that series, which ran on NBC from 1960 until '62. After that, she appeared in a few films (her last being 1968's "The Angry Breed") and several episodes of "My Three Sons," the last in 1970. She's 57.
Question: On the show called "Las Vegas," with Josh Dumel, the theme song starts after the previews or commercials. The song is called, I think, "A Little More Conversation," and I think it's done by Elvis Prestly, true or false?
Answer: Well, you're close. The song is ""A Little LESS Conversation."" And the guy's name is Elvis PRESLEY. And the other guy's name is Josh DUHAMEL.
Question: I'm very confused. I always thought that Florence Henderson played a widow on ""The Brady Bunch"" but lately have heard that she was a divorcee. Which is it?
Answer: They were both widowers because in those days on TV divorced people didn't exist, much less divorced people with children.
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