THEME: none, but we were double-teamed and triple ganged
GOOD ONES: Cub games setting: Abbr. CDT [I thought place (CHI) not time]
Brief black-and-white flash? APB [ya gotta know ya cops shows: black-and-white = cop car; APB = "all points bulletin" which is a sort of news flash]
Early birds? EGGS
Star of "for Scentamental Reasons" PEPE [his surname was mentioned in an earlier clue --- love the title also]
BTW: Took me awhile to figure out that "Soc. Sec. supplement" was not a public program but an IRA one arranges privately as a social security supplement.
RATING:

Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun