You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: What are the chances that “Stumble” will get a Season 2 and when should we expect a decision?

A: There’s not yet been an official announcement about the fate of the cheerleading comedy, which had its first-season finale on March 13. News could come any time up to and including May 11, when NBC is set to announce its plans for next season. Last month Deadline.com said the show was well-liked by critics and its viewers but the show was the least-watched scripted show on the network this season, putting it “very much on the bubble.” At the same time, Deadline said, NBC may have scheduled it poorly at first, leading to low ratings, and "Stumble" supporters at the network have tried ways to improve its audience.

Q: A friend and I were talking about when we were children growing up in the late '50s/early '60s and getting up early on Saturday morning to watch cartoons. And I seem to remember before the cartoons came on (I want to say at 7 a.m.) there was a program about farming, though for the life of me I cannot remember the program's name. Is there any way you can tell me if I am correct about this?

A: As a kid in the ‘50s, and especially during my time in the South, I remember local stations showing early-morning farm reports. But I think you are remembering a show called “Modern Farmer,” which according to one online fan aired Saturday mornings first in New York City and later around the country. One fan said on Facebook that “My Saturday mornings always started with ‘Modern Farmer’ followed by the best Saturday morning TV ever.”

Q: I have been watching “Judge Judy” reruns and I can't figure out why, when they come back from a commercial, they always show scenes of New York City. I know the show was made in California, so why are they trying to make the viewers think it's in New York?

A: I think it underscores "Judge Judy" Sheindlin’s New York connections: born in Brooklyn, a graduate of New York Law School and a lawyer, prosecutor and later a judge in New York City.

Q: One of my all-time favorite movies is “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” It never seems to be on television or available for rent through cable. Why is that?

A: I don’t know. It could be a rights issue around the adaptation of Betty Smith’s novel or that what seems like it never airing just means it is hidden in some corner of the television universe. I did manage to find the 1945 movie (in both black-and-white and colorized versions) on YouTube – along with a made-for-TV adaptation from 1974. The 1945 version is also on the Movie Vault streaming service, and there is a DVD release.

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