A Big Hand For The Little Detective.

I didn't actually see "Inch High Private Eye" until long after its network run. But when I did see the little guy, I thought, "Wow, he solves crimes as easily as anyone else." Too bad Mr. Finkerton never saw it that way.

I never actually understood why Inch was tiny while his niece Laurie was normal sized. Maybe it was a genetic defect. Or perhaps he was permanently shrunk, just like Tom of T.H.U.M.B and Swinging Jack. Regardless of that, I was only slightly impressed with the detective's skills. And the recurring villain Spumoni left me thinking, "Who'd name a bad guy after an Italian dessert?" Still, I liked hearing him speak in a Maxwell Smart voice supplied by Lennie Weinrib. But it really should have been done by Don Adams himself.

I also noticed that during the show's time on the air, Hanna-Barbera also produced PSA's starring Inch and company as well as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids, and the Addams Family. The three with Inch were about smoking, good nutrition, and putting out campfires. Naturally, the third one also featured Smokey The Bear.

So, on my H-B scale, I give this show nine stars instead of ten. Proof that a little detective goes a long way.

Trivia Question 75: In an anti-smoking PSA, Inch used his ashtray for A. A mirror. B. A desk decoration. C. A swimming pool. D. All of the above.

Trivia Answer: C. Inch and Lori had a chat in which they mentioned using the ashtray as a swimming pool.