DEAR STACY: I used to watch "Growing Pains," and enjoyed the two TV movie reunions. Any chance of a third? — Kelly C., Brooklyn, N.Y.

DEAR KELLY: Kirk Cameron doesn't discount the possibility. The 38-year-old actor says he keeps in touch with series dad Alan Thicke and the rest of the original cast and feels "Everyone is game to do another 'Growing Pains' reunion. It would be nice if it happened." Don't count on it, though. The 2004 "Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers" drew anemic ratings.

DEAR STACY: Whatever became of Pippa Scott, who appeared in "The Searchers" (1956) and "Auntie Mame" (1958) and also in at least one "Twilight Zone" episode in the 1960s? — D.A., Brooklyn, N.Y.

DEAR D.A.: Scott, who did guest roles on TV series into the '80s, put her energy into working behind the cameras. She was a founding partner in Lorimar Productions, the highly prolific production house that brought us such fare as "The Waltons" and "Dallas." Her producing credits include the well-regarded 1998 PBS "Frontline: The World's Most Wanted Man," about Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. In 2006, at age 70, Scott became a rookie director with "King Leopold's Ghost," which Variety termed an "angry yet elegant" documentary about the human and cultural destruction of the Congo during the European colonial period. Scott, who has rarely acted in recent years, appears in a new low-budget independent feature, "Footprints," about a woman who wakes up face down in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater where all the movie star footprints are — with no memory of who she is or how she got there.

DEAR STACY: Can you tell me what Keely Shaye Smith is up to lately? All you ever hear about is her weight. Also, is she related to singer Keely Smith? — Haley M., Cleveland, Ohio

DEAR HALEY: At 44, the broadcast journalist, wife of Pierce Brosnan and one-time "Unsolved Mysteries" co-host (no relation to the singer) is immersed in motherhood. Their son Dylan was born in 1997, and daughter Paris Beckett in '01. The Brosnans also remain active and devoted environmentalists.

DEAR STACY: I read that Anthony Edwards is making a return visit to "ER." What's he been doing? Haven't seen him in years. — Tracy G., Bardonia, N.Y.

DEAR TRACY: Edwards, who returns (in a flashback) to "ER" next month, deliberately slowed down his career activities after his eight-year stint on the show to spend time with his wife, three daughters and son. "There's really no point in having children if you're not going to be home enough to father them," he pointed out. He's been busy again of late. He recently set up a New York-based production company — Grand Central Entertainment — and signed an overall deal with CBS Paramount Network Television to develop TV properties. Seen in last year's "Zodiac," the actor has the film "Motherhood" with Uma Thurman and Minnie Driver in the can for 2009 release. Edwards has also continued his philanthropic activities, including raising more than $15 million for a new children's hospital in Kenya through his charity, Shoe4Africa.

DEAR STACY: Please tell me "Flight of the Conchords" is coming back. I loved that show. — Lee Y., Islandia, N.Y.

DEAR LEE: The comedy, featuring a fictionalized version of the real-life musical duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, is due to return in January.

DEAR STACY: Can you tell me whatever happened to Diana Varsi, who starred in "Peyton Place?" — Lee G., Cleveland Heights, Ohio

DEAR LEE: Varsi, who portrayed Lana Turner's daughter in the 1957 "Peyton Place" feature (and earned an Oscar nomination for it), passed away at age 54 in 1992 of respiratory failure.

DEAR STACY: Please settle a bet. Is Antonio Banderas the voice of the Nasonex bee? — Kelly L., Chesterfield, Mont.

DEAR KELLY: Yes.

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