About this season
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 (13)
1. A Bier on the House
Aired 31 July 1979 • 30 min
Private eye Nick Harrigan teaches eager aspiring gumshoes who become suspicious when they notice ice cream trucks making regular deliveries to a funeral home.
2. Oh, How We Danced
Aired 7 August 1979 • 30 min
Nick's gun turns up missing—right after Charlene goes off to confront her cheating spouse.
3. Lucy in the Sky with Pizza
Aired 14 August 1979 • 30 min
Nick and his students investigate a diamond-stealing racket in a pizza parlor.
4. Hooray for Bulgaria
Aired 14 September 1979 • 30 min
The class poses as caterers at an embassy party to rescue a Bulgarian ballet dancer.
5. Nick is Smitten
Aired 21 September 1979 • 30 min
Nick's eagerness to help an attractive woman lands him in a trap set by a vengeful racketeer.
6. Ice
Aired 28 September 1979 • 30 min
Nick and the gang bodyguard a rich woman as she attends a fancy party wearing a priceless diamond.
7. The Runaway
Aired 5 October 1979 • 30 min
The class goes undercover as a motorcycle gang to retreive Nick's runaway niece.
8. The Jewel Heist
Aired 12 October 1979 • 30 min
Nick's students break into the wrong hotel room while on an assignment to retrieve stolen jewelry.
9. One Word is Worth a Thousand Pictures
Aired 19 October 1979 • 30 min
Nick tries to catch a blackmailer while the class searches her apartment for the incriminating photographs.
10. Masseuse in the Cold, Cold Ground
Aired 26 October 1979 • 30 min
Nick and the students investigate a massage parlor to catch a killer.
11. The Killer-Diller Lingerie Caper
Aired 2 November 1979 • 30 min
Silvio witnesses a murder—but doesn't recognize the investigating officer as the killer.
12. Farewell, My Miss Glendale
Aired 16 November 1979 • 30 min
The students search for a bomb while Nick judges a beauty pageant.
13. The Bank Job
Aired 23 November 1979 • 30 min
Bank robbers take Nick and his students hostage.