O'Hurley hosted 'To Tell the Truth'

Published: Saturday, Sept. 3 2005 12:00 a.m. MDT

Question: I thoroughly enjoyed watching "Dancing With the Stars." But I have racked my brain trying to remember where I've seen John O'Hurley. They said that he had been on "Seinfeld," but I don't watch that show. Where else might I have seen him? I'm thinking it was a game show.

Answer: You're absolutely right! Tell her what she's won, Johnny! O'Hurley is a frequent guest on "Pyramid," and he was host of a revival of "To Tell the Truth" that ran from 2000 until 2002. And, of course, he played J. Peterman on "Seinfeld."

Question: In the late 1960s or early '70s, a race-car movie was shot at the race track in West Palm Beach, Fla. It starred a singing teenage heartthrob named Steve Alaimo. Do you know the name of the film and if it's on video?

Answer: That's none other than "Wild Rebels," a 1967 film that features Alaimo and an all-star cast including Willie Pastrano, Bobbie Byers and Walter R. Philbin!

And it's on video!

Question: My family and I recently watched a movie that had Sylvester Stallone and a kid. Sly was a truck driver with a troubled past and the boy was his son in the movie. Sly won an arm-wrestling championship at the end and was reunited with his son. I heard they were a real father-and-son combo. Is this true? My wife, my family and I disagree. Please end this dispute!

Answer: You're referring to the 1987 film "Over the Top." Its motto is: "You can win back the love of your long-estranged son only if you can become the nation's champion arm wrestler." The movie also stars Susan Blakely and Robert Loggia. David Mendenhall plays Stallone's son. They aren't related.

Question: I swear that when I was a kid there was an "ABC Afterschool Special" about some kids placing a personals ad for their single mom. And I also swear that Ben Affleck was one of the kids! Please prove me right!

Answer: You're right! The episode is "Wanted: The Perfect Guy," which aired in October 1986. Madeline Kahn played the mom, and the cast also included Melanie Mayron and Keith Szarabajka.

Question: Please give me the name of the movie with Kelsey Grammer that is about a Bradley tank. It's a comedy.

Answer: Wanna bet? Oh, all right. It's supposed to be a comedy. It's "The Pentagon Wars," a 1998 made-for-cable movie that also stars Cary Elwes and John C. McGinley.

It's on video and DVD.