That was Fred on 'Kangaroo'

Answer: Fred was the blobby guy who could only be seen on Channel One, which apparently could only be tuned in by the Captain at the Treasure House. He began appearing on "Captain Kangaroo" in 1965. The Western cartoon character was Lariat Sam, whose horse was named Tippy Toes. He first appeared on the show in 1962.

Question: I was born in 1981, and my mom named me Micki after a character on a TV show. It was a soap-type drama about a college town. Can you tell me the title and when it ran?

Answer: Methinks it was "Secrets of Midland Heights," which ran on CBS in 1980-81. The cast included Lorenzo Lamas, Linda Hamilton and Melora Hardin as Micki Carroll.

Question: I am a huge fan of "All in the Family." Was there an episode where Edith actually died or was she simply written off the show? I bought the DVD collections and haven't seen this episode at all!

Answer: There was no episode that specifically featured the death of Edith (Jean Stapleton). Her passing away was disclosed in the opening episode of the second season of "Archie Bunker's Place" in the fall of 1980, when it was explained that Edith had died of a stroke.

Question: There is a new show on A&E called "Intervention." The song they use to advertise it includes the words "When I was young, they looked at me and said, She's a good girl, she's a smart girl, she's a pretty girl." Also, there is a song in a commercial, possibly for a PC that includes the words "picture book, pictures of your mama, taken by your papa, a long time ago." Please tell me the artists.

Answer: The "Intervention" song is "What a Good Boy" by Barenaked Ladies, from the CD "Gordon." The song from the Hewlett-Packard printer commercial is the Kinks' "Picture Book," from the CD "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society."