What's Happening!!: The Creep Detective

What's Happening!!: The Creep Detective
ABC
November 2, 1978
Sitcom
DVD
C+

This Ted Bergman story introduces John Welsh and David Hollander as new neighbors Big Earl and Little Earl.  The former is the title character, not so much a "creep" (and, yes, I know it's a pun on Cheap Detective) as mildly annoying, with his habit of nicknaming people.  His nine-year-old son is also mildly annoying, with his instant crush on Dee.  But the real trouble-makers are Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence (Ric Mancini, who'd appeared on M*A*S*H and The Bob Newhart Show, and Carol DeLuise, who'd be Marcia Brady's future mother-in-law), who ask Rerun to watch their silverware, which turns out to be stolen cameras and tape recorders.