Q: With Christmas rapidly approaching, I was wondering if there was a DVD for the "John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together" special. The music is on CD.

A: I do not know of an authorized release on DVD or any home-video format of the 1979 special, which suggests there is a problem clearing rights to material in it. I have seen bootlegs for sale, but I don't recommend unauthorized releases because you can never be sure about either the quality or the vendor. If you just want to see it again, someone posted it on YouTube, although the sound was scratchy in the version I watched.

And I am trying not to think of Christmas "rapidly approaching" in October — regardless of what retailers are already selling.

'Bones' returns next year

Q: Have I missed the return of "Bones"? I like the series very much and know this will be the last season.

A: Fox has not yet begun airing the final season of the mystery drama starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz. You should look for those last 12 episodes early in 2017.

'Amazing Race' is on track

Q: I was wondering what happened to "Amazing Race" this fall season. Will it be back?

A: Yes. CBS has ordered another round of the series to air sometime in 2016-17, and the new season was in production during summer 2016. But the network has not yet set an airdate.

'Frank's Place' closed down

Q: One of the best sitcoms ever was "Frank's Place," which aired in the 1980s. Do you know if it will ever be released for syndication or on DVD?

A: "Frank's Place" aired on CBS in 1987-88. A mix of comedy and drama, its tale of a Boston college professor (Tim Reid) who inherited a New Orleans restaurant boasted quality writing and acting. Unfortunately, the ratings were not great and CBS had little faith in the show. Given the critical acclaim, it ordered a second season but then changed its mind, reportedly because of ratings declines when reruns aired in the summer of 1988.

There have been occasional reruns in the ensuing years, but no authorized DVD release. The recent "TV (The Book)" by Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz, which ranks "Frank's Place" among the 100 best shows of all time, says its unavailability is tragic but "the soundtrack's expertly chosen mix of blues, jazz, rock and prewar standards made it too expensive to relicense for DVD and online streaming platforms." Episodes have appeared on YouTube, although the video quality in a couple I checked was not good.

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