A person who freeloads is called a freeloader or a mooch. Mooch is the top gunman in Riff Raff's gang and is Riff Raff's right-hand man. Kramer is also known to mooch off his friends, especially Jerry. On "Groundhog Day" Lamont talks to Earl and Mooch about seeing his shadow or not. Often, Mooch can be seen riding Doozy's electric car. Dee Bradley Baker joined the cast on 12 November to play Mooch, a housefly. Occasionally Mooch can be seen playing with his little pink sock. In the winter, Earl and Mooch try to hibernate for the winter. Mooch (Higgins the Dog), a young canine starlet sets off for Hollywood. During Farm Animal Awareness Week, Earl and Mooch visit a farm animal sanctuary. Until early 2010, the show openers were created by Mooch Cassidy & Chris Stanley. Placed in the veterinarian's kennel, Mooch makes his escape and heads for Paragon Studios. He directed the 1971 TV film "Mooch Goes to Hollywood".