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Detective School

TV·1979–1979·2 seasons, 23 episodes·ABC·Comedy·30m

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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.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0113Episodes1979AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01A Bier on the HouseJuly 31, 1979Private eye Nick Harrigan teaches eager aspiring gumshoes who become suspicious when they notice ice cream trucks making regular deliveries
  2. S01E02Oh, How We DancedAugust 7, 1979Nick's gun turns up missing—right after Charlene goes off to confront her cheating spouse.
  3. S01E03Lucy in the Sky with PizzaAugust 14, 1979Nick and his students investigate a diamond-stealing racket in a pizza parlor.
  4. S01E04Hooray for BulgariaSeptember 14, 1979The class poses as caterers at an embassy party to rescue a Bulgarian ballet dancer.
  5. S01E05Nick is SmittenSeptember 21, 1979Nick's eagerness to help an attractive woman lands him in a trap set by a vengeful racketeer.
  6. S01E06IceSeptember 28, 1979Nick and the gang bodyguard a rich woman as she attends a fancy party wearing a priceless diamond.
  7. S01E07The RunawayOctober 5, 1979The class goes undercover as a motorcycle gang to retreive Nick's runaway niece.
  8. S01E08The Jewel HeistOctober 12, 1979Nick's students break into the wrong hotel room while on an assignment to retrieve stolen jewelry.
  9. S01E09One Word is Worth a Thousand PicturesOctober 19, 1979Nick tries to catch a blackmailer while the class searches her apartment for the incriminating photographs.
  10. S01E10Masseuse in the Cold, Cold GroundOctober 26, 1979Nick and the students investigate a massage parlor to catch a killer.
  11. S01E11The Killer-Diller Lingerie CaperNovember 2, 1979Silvio witnesses a murder—but doesn't recognize the investigating officer as the killer.
  12. S01E12Farewell, My Miss GlendaleNovember 16, 1979The students search for a bomb while Nick judges a beauty pageant.
  13. S01E13The Bank JobNovember 23, 1979Bank robbers take Nick and his students hostage.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0210Episodes1979AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Hooray for BulgariaSeptember 15, 1979
  2. S02E02Nick is SmittenSeptember 22, 1979
  3. S02E03IceSeptember 29, 1979
  4. S02E04The RunawayOctober 6, 1979
  5. S02E05The Jewel HeistOctober 13, 1979
  6. S02E06One Word is Worth a Thousand PicturesOctober 20, 1979
  7. S02E07Masseuse in the Cold, Cold GroundOctober 27, 1979
  8. S02E08The Killer-Diller Lingerie CaperNovember 3, 1979
  9. S02E09Farewell My Miss GlendaleNovember 17, 1979
  10. S02E10The Bank JobNovember 24, 1979

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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