The Mystery of The Three Zucchini

The SJG-TV fall season kicks off tonight with "The Mystery of The Three Zucchini." What's it about? Be patient, we're about to tell you: The world's most beloved detective, Herbie Shapiro, returns in a stylish, diabolically silly new mystery series set in Sherman Oaks, north of the boulevard. Herbie comes home after a so-so lunch at that corner deli with the "B-" rating, to find his annoying neighbor Shirley Schlepstein at his doorstep, agitated over the three zucchini that wound up in her eco-friendly grocery bag. "Dear God in heaven, Herbie, can you solve this case pronto? I didn't put them in my cart, I can tell you that, and yet, I paid for them. It's just wrong on many levels." "How is this my problem?" he asks. "It's not, but I need you to take care of it. I'm too busy prepping my Rosh Hashanah dinner for 18. Have you priced brisket lately? Talk about a crime," says Shirley. Trouble arises when Herbie, busy with other cases, refuses to investigate, telling Shirley that some things in life, you must handle on your own. She flips him off and marches away in a rage. Then she feels badly and comes back to apologize, only to find that Herbie Shapiro is gone! In his place, a ransom note carved into... dun-dun-duuuun... a zucchini! Oy vey, so many mysteries to untangle: Who put the eff'n zucchini in Shirley's cart in the first place? Is Herbie dead or alive or just hiding from Shirley Schlepstein because she's so annoying? Is there really an explosive device planted in the ransom zucchini? Could it blow up the whole neighborhood, God forbid? Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. to find out.