. ▁However , ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁one - on - one ▁interview ▁that ▁Land s berg ▁was ▁conduct ing ▁with ▁someone ▁that ▁was ▁dealing ▁with ▁an ▁issue ▁of ▁serious ness ▁or ▁solem ness , ▁this ▁segment ▁would ▁be ▁omitted . ▁ ▁During ▁its ▁initial ▁years , ▁Land s berg ▁would ▁always ▁pre face ▁before ▁the ▁discussion ▁with ▁his ▁guest ▁panel ▁or ▁one - on - one ▁guest ▁interview ▁that ▁whatever ▁opinions ▁were ▁stated ▁by ▁his ▁guests ▁on ▁the ▁program ▁would ▁be ▁off ▁the ▁record ▁and ▁could ▁therefore ▁not ▁be ▁used ▁against ▁them . ▁This ▁practice , ▁however , ▁eventually ▁disappeared ▁in ▁later ▁seasons . ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁the ▁guest ▁panel ▁segment ▁was ▁sand wich ed ▁between ▁the ▁opening ▁" Up ▁Front " ▁segment ▁( where ▁Land s berg ▁would ▁ask ▁a ▁guest ▁one - on - one ▁questions ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁a ▁sports ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁day ) ▁and ▁the ▁closing ▁" Next ▁Question " ▁segment ▁( where ▁Land s berg ▁would ▁r attle ▁off ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁one - on - one ▁questions ▁that ▁rel ates ▁to ▁the ▁guest ' s ▁interests ▁and ▁background ). ▁ ▁C li ps ▁of ▁Off ▁The ▁Record ▁were ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁document ary ▁film ▁Hit man ▁Hart : ▁Wrestling ▁with ▁Sh adows . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁most ▁noted ▁moments ▁occurred ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁in ▁which ▁Gene ▁Sim m ons , ▁The a ▁Andrew s ▁and ▁Mark ▁T ew ks bury ▁were ▁guests . ▁During