Here are some recent letters. Please note, only signed letters will be considered for publication.

WE KNEW IT WOULD HAPPEN!
    After seeing your episode Feb. 5, I am using the mouse with my foot. Surprisingly, it is easier to surf the net with this method on my laptop. Thank you for the interesting idea and the entertaining show.
—Erik A. Palmber, Ames, Iowa

I SPY
    Where can I find a small spy video camera like what they use on the show? Thanks.
—Dan

[Peter's reply: I don't know. You see, we don't use such devices. We use full size TV cameras to get a better picture. The secret is in how we hide, behind the famous "yellow light."]

SCHEDULING
    I love your show! Can you let CBS know that sometimes it hard to find out when Candid Camera will be shown? I know with ratings, etc. shows have to move around in different time and day slots, but come on. Some weeks, it's not even on. Hope the show finds a regular slot, and I'm sure the viewers all flock! I know I will, cause I'm a loyal fan. Keep on makin' us laugh!
—Roy Himmelberger, Key West, Florida

CHRISSY?
    My name is Adam and I am 8 years old. I like your show. My dad keeps telling me that Suzanne Somers used to be on "Three's Company" as Chrissy. Is that right? I look forward to your show.
—Adam B.

[Suzanne's reply: Your dad is correct! Playing Chrissy was a great experience. And every once in a while on Candid Camera a little bit of her still slips out!]

LITTLE OLD LADY
    Several years ago I watched an episode of an old lady sweeping the sidewalk in front of her house and hitting every person on the can that walked by. I was in stitches. Could this be updated to air on newer shows? It was so funny.
—Cathy Jenner, Buffalo, New York

DISTANT VIEWER
    I am one of the thousands of South Africans who regularly watches your show. We would like, I mean "LOVE" to see the Candid Camera crew live in S.A, especially Cape Town. You can do your show here as if you were visiting. I can guarantee you it could be lot of fun. Luv you all.
—Andiswa, Cape Town, South Africa

LONGER?
    I wish the show was on an hour every week! Thirty minutes just isn't enough. I'd be happier to see it on five times a week! Keep up the Smiles!
—Sharon Ray, Vancouver, Washington

STILL WAITING
    When I was young we used to watch the show all the time. I use to dream that sometime, somewhere, someplace someone would come up to me and say, "Smile you're on Candid Camera." I'm still waiting. Thanks for keeping us laughing and keeping your father's memory alive.
—Gail Hernandez, San Diego, California

PETER AND KATE
    Peter, I just want to compliment you on your natural talent for making us laugh. Sometimes I don't know how you don't laugh while playing these gags on America. I also have to say that I think Kate McNamara is like a female version of you. She's great at keeping the gag going! My two absolute favorite episodes are when you (Peter) played a Lawyer and kept questioning the people that worked in the building, and also when you worked in the service department and gave people back the extra pieces you claimed were left over from their car being repaired. Hilarious!
--Nicole Haouas, North Hollywood, California

A SCREAM
    You are a scream! I remember our entire family sitting down years ago watching Allen Funt's Candid Camera. I must say you do a fantastic job and the show is just as good now as it was then, in my opinion. I hope and pray the show will not be cancelled.
—Angela Wheeler, Gulf Breeze, Florida

EMBARRASSING COMMERCIAL
    My family and I always look forward to and enjoy your show tremendously. I only watch two shows, and Candid Camera is one of them! However, I was really disturbed on January 7 when a commercial for erectile dysfunction was aired during your show. This is a family show! Those kinds of commercials are embarrassing and distasteful. How do you explain that to kids? I don't know if this is a concern I should be directing to you or someone local, but I think someone should address it. Please don't publish my name with this letter; it's too embarrassing!
—Name Withheld

[Peter's reply: We don't have anything to do with the commercials, they are sold by CBS. I tend to agree with you, and I have forwarded your letter to CBS.]

GENERATIONS OF SMILES
    My name is Adam, I'm 17 years old and I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your show! It's one of my favorites. My parents used to watch it when they were little with their parents, and now I watch it with my parents and grandmother! Peter and Suzanne do a terrific job and I wish you continued success for years to come (hopefully long enough for my kids to watch it with me). Keep up the good work!
—Adam Paul Shere

THE ROOT OF OUR QUOTE
    I watched your show on January 8, where the theme was money. You stated at the beginning of the show: "Money is the root of all evil." That is a common quote about money, and it also commonly misquoted. In fact, it comes from the New Testament and it is as follows: 1 Timothy 6:10 - "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil." So you see, money itself is not the root of all evil, but rather the love of it! You have a great show!
—Linda Ray

FREELANCE SMILES?
    Is it possible for a viewer to film there own Candid Camera and send it to the show, at the veiwer's expense? Kinda like freelance?
—Sal Pitera

[Peter's reply: Sorry, we can't do that. We have to be able to vouch for the fact that it was truly hidden camera. But there's no harm in practicing on your own. Good luck!]

BALLOON MAGIC
    I got in a little late in the latest episode, and I don't understand what was keeping the balloon salesman up.
—Jason Irelan

[Peter's reply: Our stuntman was really hanging from a wire, attached to a wooden frame on the roof of the building. A helper was able to lower him down by releasing more wire. But please: Don't try this at home!]

COWBOY BUCKS
    I am a big fan of your show, and watch it every chance I get. On January 8 there was a Texas state dollar bill with Troy Aikman instead of George Washington that was being handed out. I would like some information on obtaining one.
—Bobby Perry II

[Peter's reply: We were surprised how many Cowboy fans wrote to us asking the same thing. Unfortunately, we used all the bills we had.]

A LAUGH A DAY…
    Laughter is the best stress relief in this crazy world we all live in. I have watched Candid Camera since I was very young, and have tried many of your gags as well as a few of my own. I love to make my friends and family laugh with the antic of good clean fun. I know God will bless you for the laughter you have brought into the homes of so many. I am sure your Dad would be proud to see his legacy keeps on laughing. Thanks for the good times, and for contributing to the exercise for us all, as we exercise our bellies as we laugh.
—Dawn Keller, Middleboro, Massachusetts

ELIMS, ERUOY NO DIDNAC AREMAC!
    As a child and his brother born in the early 50's, we grew up just waiting to see Candid Camera with Allen Funt. We loved the show so much that we came up with a greeting that my brother and I still use whenever we talk to each other. He now lives in North Carolina and I am still in Minnesota, where we grew up, but whenever each of us calls the other, we greet each other by saying "elims, eruoy no didnac aremac," which is the backward pronunciation for "Smile, you're on Candid Camera." Thank you for keeping Candid Camera alive!
—Bill Kruse, Minnesota