Andrew Gold Sings `Mad About You' Song

Q: The sitcom "Mad About You" has a great theme song, "Final Frontier." Please, who sings it?

A: Andrew Gold was the voice you heard since 1992 when the song, co-written by series star Paul Reiser and Don Was, was introduced on the show's premiere episode. But April 1, a new version of "Final Frontier," sung by Anita Baker, became the show's official musical theme. The new version is available on the "Mad About You" soundtrack (Atlantic Records). You can find the original rendition on "Thank You For Being a Friend: The Best of Andrew Gold" (Rhino). A longtime musician, Gold is the son of Oscar-winning composer Ernest Gold ("Exodus") and former Seattle TV star Marnie Nixon, who sang for Natalie Wood in "West Side Story," Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady" and Deborah Kerr in "The King & I."

Q: Doris Day has always been one of my favorites. Why don't we see or hear of her anymore? Is there an address at which I may write to her?

A: The former Big Band singer turned box-office queen retired from performing in the 1980s. She lives a quiet life with her pets in her Carmel, Calif., home. Her passion now is the Doris Day Animal League, a nonprofit organization that fights pet overpopulation. You can drop her a line at P.O. Box 223163, Carmel, CA 93922.

Q: I would like to know when we are going to get some more Western movies on TV at night. We like to watch Westerns but they don't show many.

A: There were a few network movies/miniseries with a Western touch last season, like CBS' "True Women" and "Rose Hill" (see the next question ). But you're right, there weren't many. And late-night movies of any genre on noncable channels are rare these days. Infomercials, all-night news and talk-show reruns fill many night-owl viewing hours. You have to turn to cable or satellite if you want more movie options. If you are a cable subscriber, be sure to tune in Sunday when James Garner hosts "Big Guns Talk: The History of the Western," a two-hour special on TNT.

Q: I watched a "Hallmark Hall of Fame" movie called "Rose Hill" about four boys who found a baby, took her out West and raised her as their sister. I believe the movie was taken from a book of the same title. If so, who was the author?

A: "Rose Hill," which aired on CBS in April, was based on the novel "For the Roses," by Julie Garwood.

Q: A debate started at my husband's office and now they have dragged me into it. What kind of car does Steve McGarrett drive in "Hawaii Five-O"? One guy thinks it's a Mercury Parklane but we think it is a Marquis. Thanks for any help; I am tired of the nightly "Great Automobile Debate."

A: The answer depends on which episodes you're watching. McGarrett drove a Mercury Grand Marquis in the pilot episode of the series. In seasons 1 through 5, he was behind the wheel of a 1968 Parklane. In the later episodes, the Parklane was replaced by a 1974 Marquis. All McGarrett's vehicles had the same license plate number, though: F6-3958.

Q: One of my favorite shows used to be "Get Smart." Barbara Feldon was always called "99." Did she ever have a name? Also, is the show ever going to return to TV?

A: The '60s spy spoof series from Buck Henry and Mel Brooks was last seen nationally on Nick at Nite. It isn't on the schedule right now. Feldon's Agent 99 never had a name, although she once used the fake name Susan Hilton in the "99 Loses Control" episode.

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