Nick Bakay.

Bakay brought his unusual brand of humor with him while covering topics ranging from Deion Sanders' Mercedes golf cart to why we never see Dennis Rodman and RuPaul in the same room.

Bakay, whose credits include being the producer/voice of "Salem" the cat on ABC's Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, and the voice of Norbert on Nickelodeon's The Angry Beavers, will chat each Sunday night at 9 p.m. ET during that week's 'Reel Classics' movie.

In case you missed this weeks chat, here is an edited transcript.

Jorma: What does ESPN stand for?

Nick Bakay: Extra Sexy Pro Nitro.

Toni: How about that Daytona 500?

Bakay: For me motor sports begins and ends with the high octane excitement of a tractor pull.

Craig: Hi, Nick! You're the best. My wife Lisa says "hello." We were "Audience of One's" two nights in a row a few years ago at HBO Downtown. You never fail to make us laugh, and we're glad to see you on ESPN! Say "hi" to Squirts Lurtsema for us!

Bakay: Squirt is sitting with me right now and he's urging all of us to use tonight's movie as an outstanding opportunity to put our bladders to the test. And, I have to thank you not only for contributing to Night After Night by flying yourself in and braving our lively studio banter, but also for making it seem like it wasn't 10 years ago. Though God know, I haven't aged a day!

NM: Joe Louis is an incredible boxer and I can't wait to see The Joe Louis Story on Sunday night!

Bakay: I couldn't agree more and as I said in the open, the best part of this movie is the fact that it contains real Louis footage.

The Linkster: I hope you can help us settle a long standing argument. I have a friend who insists that baseball great Dutch Phelps was an Episcopalian. I thought it common knowledge he was a Protestant. Who's right? Thanks!

Bakay: I hate to settle a bet with a push but Dutch was raised in an Episcopalian orphanage then later left the faith when he later married a Protestant but today embraces Bahai faith while still scouting for the Reds and selling suppliments from the trunk of his car. More Reel Classics are in the works and we have tentative agreements for both Squirt and Dutch to contribute in the future.

Kel G.: Nick, I used to love you on the Sports Monster. When are the repeats going to make their way back to ESPN? Also, whatever happened to your old shag and bag partner Allan Havey?

Bakay: It's really great to hear from sports monster fans. At that point in time Comedy Central was not in a ton of homes so we never knew how far the signal was reaching so this is very gratifying. The show would not appear on ESPN because it is Comedy Central property and I have never had any indications that they were ready to dust it off and run it again. However, in the world of cable you gotta believe. Alan Havey continues to thrive on the stand up circuit. He lives in L.A. as I do and we have remained in touch over the years. And it's great to hear somebody note that shag was ours long before Mike Myers. Although our definition was a little more G-rated.

PurdueFan51: Was Stu Nahan, one of the boxing announcers in the Rocky movies, ever really a boxing announcer? And Nick, is it true that Kimmel kid on Fox is ripping off your stuff?

Bakay: I don't know Stu Nahan's credits like I should, however, it's my understanding that he's always been a local sports anchor in L.A., a location which affords him numerous sports movie cameos. And if movies are any indication of accuracy in this regard, then why would we have had Keith "Mr. Golf" Olbermann doing analysis in our lone golf movie "Dead Solid Perfect"?

Marshall: Nick, I heard that your father was a brain surgeon. Is that true?

Bakay: Indeed it is true. My father was a prominent neurosurgeon and a Nobel candidate in the late 1950's and a pioneer in research for using radioactive isotopes to establish the existence of the blood-brain barrier. Of course all this meant was that I went through life haunted by the same refrain over and over again: if you're old man's a brain surgeon why doesn't he operate on you? Har-dee har har! As you can see, the apple falls very far from the tree. And yet for all his brilliant work he could do nothing to prevent old boxer's brains from eventually making their own gravy.

Jim: Who has suffered the most? Cubs fans, Red Sox fans, or a fan of any Buffalo sports team?

Bakay: Fascinating area to examine. I think all three groups share a brotherhood of pain. The Cubs fans have been victimized by one sustained endless note of mediocrity. Buffalo fans have been plagued by the fever dream reality of all those close but no cigar scenarios. And Red Sox fans are a pu-pu platter of both realities. But the fact remains, however you slice it, as the recipe for the greatest fans in the world. I know since I now live in L.A. which I believe is Spanish for "front runner."

Chris: Where'd you get your sense of humor?

Bakay: Some may credit my mongrel mix of Irish wit and Hungarian sarcasm but I'm inclined to believe it's the by-product of ginko baloba and being dropped on my head when I was little.

Chris: My grandfather used to "own" boxers many years ago. He was a regular at the Holyoke Arena. Did Joe Louis ever box there?

Bakay: To be completely honest I don't have Joe Louis' entire career memorized, but I have a hunch that if he had involvement in a career as monumental as Joe Louis', you probably would have heard about it.

NeonDeion: Nick, is there any chance ESPN The Magazine will give you more space every month? Like a full page instead of a third? I gotta go polish my jewelry now. Peace out.

Bakay: If only I could get my agent to think like you! Who knows what the future brings, and may I just add, now that you are switching back to baseball from football, any chance I could put a bid in on that Mercedes golf cart that I saw you tooling around in Texas with? And could it handle a man of my girth? And could I convert it to gasohol?

Jason: Why do you think we don't make movies about current day athletes like the ones about Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson? Is it because today's athletes aren't as influential, not looked up to as much, or is it all about $$$?

Bakay: A case could be made that a movie in theaters right now, Hurricane, on some levels is exactly what you're talking about. On the other hand, it seems like the modern media coverage and the way it not only de-mystifies but in many instances demonizes our modern sports heroes, could also be a factor.

Bubba: What's the best sporting event you have ever witnessed live?

Bakay: A few things jump to mind. I had the pleasure of watching in their prime, live and in living color, Reggie Jackson, O.J. Simpson (back when he was merely a fine running back), Gilbert Perrault and the French Connection. The two finest moments are probably Saber games. One being the memorably fogged-out 1975 final against the Flyers. And the other being last year in the fourth and final game of the Sabers' sweep of the Ottawa Senators. I had the pleasure of sitting in the press box and sitting next to two Ottawa scratches. I was approached by a local Ottawa radio producer begging me to do their show the next night because this looked like a sweep. All the while I was being glared at by two enormous Senators alternately spitting, chewing tobacco into styrofoam cups and staring at me like they were about to spear me until I ceased to breathe. What was yours?

J.L.: Did you cry at the end of "Brian's Song?" Or was four sequels to "Rocky" even sadder than that?

Bakay: I see your point. I cried like a baby after Brian's Song. In fact, the theme music still has a pavlovian effect on me that I've used to great advantage when my wife is mad at me. Usually it's when I choose to watch professional indoor lacrosse during our "quality time." I don't find the Rocky sequels as problematic as I do the later editions of the Police Academy franchise.

CKWHALEN: Do you believe the 1980 men's hockey gold medal is the most memorable event in U.S. History?

Bakay: In terms of U.S. history I gotta believe it probably takes a back seat to the Civil War and the assassination of JFK, not to mention the dawn of velcro. However, in sports history it's gotta be in the top five. Personally, being an abject homer, I've got to go with the Buffalo Bills' miraculous comeback, overcoming a 31-point deficit to the Houston Oilers. Insert your forward lateral joke here.

J.L.: Who has the advantage, a la "Tale of the Tape," in this matchup: Spring Training vs. Presidential Primaries?

Bakay: While spring training and the Primaries both offer stars a chance to "press the flesh" far away from home as it were, I can't think of anything less manipulated than these Primaries. Although I hear that Al Gore throws a wicked slider. Advantage: baseball. Another tale of the tape that might be worth exploring is Pat Buchanon vs. John Rocker. Advantage: Marge Schott.

Slats: Is it true that Tiger wants to play the outfield with Deion and Junior so he can take on DiMaggio's streak?

Bakay: After watching him tap at golf balls 27 times and then smack it over the proverbial left field fence, I wouldn't doubt it for a minute. I just think it's great to get a chance to watch the last day of every golf tournament so we can see how Tiger's gonna win it, not how Greg Norman is gonna lose it.

Bandit: Nick, who was the greatest boxer ever, Joe Louis, or Muhummad Ali?

Bakay: Wow. To be honest, I don't really know how you can separate the two different eras. Unbelievable impact not only as great fighters but as profound figures in their own respective eras for their country and their race. Toe-to-Toe, I have to go with push.

Nick's Inner Demon: Why aren't you writing in your journal any more?

Bakay: It's about time we talked again. And by the way, I blame you for the fact that I have such a hard time sleeping at night. My journal, originally etched in crayon, is buried under an enormous pile of Sabrina scripts that I have been forced to pen at great personal cost. See you at Santa Anita Saturday.

J.L.: If you could write (or direct or star in) a sports movie, which current athlete would you focus on? (Though Dennis Rodman, John Rocker, Latrell Sprewell, and Mike Tyson are disqualified for the obvious reasons.)

Bakay: Two names that come to mind are athletes who have overcome incredible odds to not only be stars but be exemplary human interest stories. Jevon Kearse and Warrick Dunn. Obviously, I'm not gonna cast myself in either role, though if it's a movie I get to act in as well, it's right back to the George Karl story.

Bubba: How 'bout Pavel Bure vs. Sergie Federov (advantage Anna K.?)

Bakay: I like the way you think. These two guys are hovering dangerously into Rafael Septien territory. Jason Kidd vs. Jason Jackson, though not quite as Roman Polanski, had it's possibilities back in the day as well.

Bubba: Ever notice that you never see Dennis Rodman and RuPaul in the same place at the same time?.....Hmmmmmmmmmm.

Bakay: As a matter of fact I have and it wasn't pretty. If I'm Carmen Electra, I'm calling my lawyer. Both tried to sell me Mary Kay products. But I'm a Bobbi Brown man myself.

Eric: Nick, which pro athlete are you secretly in love with?

Bakay: It's no secret Lisa Leslie and of course Lou Saban. How about you?

Brian Koppelman: How's the Mobley Hotel?

Bakay: The Mobley, one of your finer hotels, now with soap, is thriving and is a part of the Circus Circus chain. And if I'm not mistaken, headlining in the nonsense monkey business lounge is an unlimited engagement of none other than Charlie B. Righteous.

Kevin Anton: Is it fun to be the cat? Does Melissa Joan Hart fool around when you're doing the voice stuff?

Bakay: It is enormous amounts of fun. Salem is the perfect character to play on a show like Sabrina because between the fact he's a puppet and a talking cat and a furry extension of Nick Bakay, he gets a lot of great lines. When Melissa and I do a scene together it's one of the few times on the show when both actors are fully prepared and we get in and out in a professional manor.

Z-man: Greg Ostertag vs. Greg Kite? Advantage - Broken backboards?

Bakay: And while we're at it, let's throw in Greg Luzinski, Butterbean and that dude who plays the King of Queens.

Bubba: What's your favorite sport to participate in? To cover?

Bakay: My favorite sport to participate in is hockey. My favorite sport to cover is football. And my favorite sport to watch is whatever is playing on Spectra Vision.

Kevin: Have you ever been to Vegas? If so, did you lose money or did you make money?

Bakay: I've been to Vegas many times although I'm not the biggest gambler. However, I can proudly tell you that the last time we were there my wife Robin went 8-2 on NFL games. Talk about a monkey and a dart board.

Red: What do you think of Rodman being back in the NBA?

Bakay: I think it's great. I relish anyone who brings that much controversy to the game let alone fodder for someone like me. And if you wanna put it in perspective, we've still got Benoit Benjamin around don't we?

Bakay: For those of you (aka Bubba) who stuck with us, my thanks are bottomless. We'll be back next Sunday. Log On!