What can I say? I was supposed to have 15 minutes, I managed to pull 20, and I did all I could do. Given his awesome responses, I would've talked to him all afternoon if they'd let me. If it helps ease the pain at all, I'm tempted to scream at myself in all caps and ask, "WHAT ABOUT 'KAREN SISCO'?" (I'm still pissed…

If there's one project I regret not asking her about, it's "Teachers." I remember loving that movie when I saw it on cable, but I'd guess it probably doesn't hold up very well. (If it did, then surely a cult would have built up around it, as has happened for just about every other high-school movie of the era.)

Everybody knows she has famous parents. I just wanted to underline that they aren't the reason she's maintained success as an actress.

Oh, sure, NOW you tell me…

Spoiler alert: it doesn't get any less grating.

I don't disagree that having an old classmate be on Wheel of Fortune could send someone into a depression spiral. I just felt like it was all a bit rushed.

There's kind of a learning curve with her, as far as the stuff that she gets to experience because of what her dad does. She's had personal messages from Spongebob Squarepants, Lisa Simpson, Emily Elizabeth (from "Clifford the Big Red Dog"), and no less than four "Sesame Street" Muppets (Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo,…

Even more surreal is that he turned up in the short-lived "Designing Women" spin-off, "Women of the House," where Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke) took over her late husband's seat in the House of Representatives. Banks' character is described as Suzanne's "mentally handicapped brother Jim." I couldn't bring myself to…

You know, I meant to look that up, too, but I got busy and forgot. I had no idea that's who his brother was. That's awesome. Thanks!

I just have to share a bit that didn't end making the cut but that, since Mr. Banks gave me the go-ahead to use the audio to his response, I went ahead and posted on my own blog: he offered my 6-year-old daughter the opportunity to ask him a question, and she took him up on it. It's incredibly sweet the way he answers…

I'll add this as a note in next week's blog as well, but I traded emails with the show's co-creator, DeAnn Heline, who said, "Chris Kattan will definitely be back, as will Brian Doyle Murray and the
car dealership. We love Frankie's working world and she'll continue to
work there, but ultimately, we only have about…

Okay, you're going to laugh at this (or possibly not), but…the reason for the misspelling is that my wife's employer's last name is spelled Hecht. I'll be taking care of that change post haste…

Yeah, it accidentally went up a day early and was quickly put back on the virtual shelf…mostly, I think, because it wasn't properly laid out yet. (There were links to the videos instead of the embeds.) But now that it's here to stay, I'm glad you liked it!

"Cool as fuck" barely scratches the surface. We talked for 45 minutes, then we arranged to get back on the phone to finish up, at which point we talked for *another* 45 minutes.

DEATH METAL STEVE!
Love 'em. I also love Linus of Hollywood's solo work, but it's a totally different animal.

That's the one.

She did, and if I ever get to talk to Mr. Azaria again, I'm going to ask him about that. I just didn't think of it - or, rather, I wasn't reminded of it by my friend David Medsker - until after the conversation had concluded.

Yeah, but so did Azaria and I, actually. When he did the voice, I actually said, "I call it 'frogurt'!" And he said, "That's right! Wow, great memory!" But both of our memories were flawed…and my wife told me as much. (One of many reasons why we're married is that she's in possession of at least as much 'Simpsons'…

In retrospect, I think Crazy Old Man may well be the same as Old Jewish Man, but at the time, I was specifically referring to the gentleman who sings "Old Grey Mare" in "Krusty Gets Kancelled." ("And, now, the Crazy Old Man Dancers…!")

Better watch out, all you space cats…