Detective School

30min

Comedy

Detective School is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC for four months in 1979, for a total of 13 episodes. The show was about an assortment of students who went to night school to learn basic detective skills, but who kept getting caught up in real criminal cases and getting themselves and their teacher into trouble. This show was written, directed, and produced by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff, the creators of Diff'rent Strokes.

Episodes

Cast

A Bier on the House

1. A Bier on the House

30min

31st Jul 1979

Private eye Nick Harrigan teaches eager aspiring gumshoes who become suspicious when they notice ice cream trucks making regular deliveries to a funeral home.

Oh, How We Danced

2. Oh, How We Danced

30min

7th Aug 1979

Nick's gun turns up missing—right after Charlene goes off to confront her cheating spouse.

Lucy in the Sky with Pizza

3. Lucy in the Sky with Pizza

30min

14th Aug 1979

Nick and his students investigate a diamond-stealing racket in a pizza parlor.

Hooray for Bulgaria

4. Hooray for Bulgaria

30min

14th Sep 1979

The class poses as caterers at an embassy party to rescue a Bulgarian ballet dancer.

Nick is Smitten

5. Nick is Smitten

30min

21st Sep 1979

Nick's eagerness to help an attractive woman lands him in a trap set by a vengeful racketeer.

Ice

6. Ice

30min

28th Sep 1979

Nick and the gang bodyguard a rich woman as she attends a fancy party wearing a priceless diamond.

The Runaway

7. The Runaway

30min

5th Oct 1979

The class goes undercover as a motorcycle gang to retreive Nick's runaway niece.

The Jewel Heist

8. The Jewel Heist

30min

12th Oct 1979

Nick's students break into the wrong hotel room while on an assignment to retrieve stolen jewelry.

One Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures

9. One Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures

30min

19th Oct 1979

Nick tries to catch a blackmailer while the class searches her apartment for the incriminating photographs.

Masseuse in the Cold, Cold Ground

10. Masseuse in the Cold, Cold Ground

30min

26th Oct 1979

Nick and the students investigate a massage parlor to catch a killer.

The Killer-Diller Lingerie Caper

11. The Killer-Diller Lingerie Caper

30min

2nd Nov 1979

Silvio witnesses a murder—but doesn't recognize the investigating officer as the killer.

Farewell, My Miss Glendale

12. Farewell, My Miss Glendale

30min

16th Nov 1979

The students search for a bomb while Nick judges a beauty pageant.

The Bank Job

13. The Bank Job

30min

23rd Nov 1979

Bank robbers take Nick and his students hostage.

First air date

31st Jul 1979

Last air date

24th Nov 1979

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks