Detective School

Detective School
Also known asDetective School – One Flight Up
GenreSituation comedy
Written byJeff Harris
Bernie Kukoff
Directed byBob LaHendro
Jeff Harris
Bernie Kukoff
Walter C. Miller
StarringJames Gregory
Douglas Fowley
Randolph Mantooth
Melinda Naud
Taylor Negron
LaWanda Page
Pat Proft
ComposerPeter Matz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producersJeff Harris
Bernie Kukoff
Caryn Sneider
ProducerHank Bradford
Running time30 min.
Production companyKukoff-Harris Partnership
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseJuly 31 (1979-07-31) –
November 24, 1979 (1979-11-24)

Detective School (a.k.a. Detective School – One Flight Up) is an American television sitcom that ran 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 being caught up in real criminal cases and getting themselves and their teacher (an inept private investigator) into trouble.

This show was written, directed and produced by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff, the creators of Diff'rent Strokes.[1]

Cast and characters

Episodes

Season 1: summer 1979

Nº Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Air date
11"A Bier on the House"Bernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		Bernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		July 31, 1979 (1979-07-31)
Private eye Nick Harrigan teaches eager aspiring gumshoes who become suspicious when they notice ice cream trucks making regular deliveries to a funeral home.
22"Oh, How We Danced"Bernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		Bernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		August 7, 1979 (1979-08-07)
Nick's gun turns up missing — right after Charlene goes off to confront her cheating spouse.
33"Lucy in the Sky with Pizza"Bernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		Bernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		August 14, 1979 (1979-08-14)
Nick and his students investigate a diamond-stealing racket in a pizza parlor.

Season 2: autumn 1979

Nº Ep Title Directed by: Written by: Air date
41"Hooray for Bulgaria"Ralph LevyBernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		September 15, 1979 (1979-09-15)
The class poses as caterers at an embassy party to rescue a Bulgarian ballet dancer.
52"Nick Is Smitten"Walter C. MillerBernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		September 22, 1979 (1979-09-22)
Nick's eagerness to help an attractive woman lands him in a trap set by a vengeful racketeer.
63"Ice"Walter C. MillerBernard DilbertSeptember 28, 1979 (1979-09-28)
Nick and the gang bodyguard a rich woman as she attends a fancy party wearing a priceless diamond.
74"The Runaway"Walter C. MillerEllen GuylasOctober 6, 1979 (1979-10-06)
The class goes undercover as a motorcycle gang to retrieve Nick's runaway niece.
85"The Jewel Heist"Bob LaHendroBernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13)
Nick's students break into the wrong hotel room while on an assignment to retrieve stolen jewelry.
96"One Word Is Worth a Thousand Pictures"Bernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		Tucker Wiard,
Bernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		October 20, 1979 (1979-10-20)
Nick tries to catch a blackmailer while the class searches her apartment for the incriminating photographs.
107"Masseuse in the Cold, Cold Ground"Bob LaHendroBernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		October 27, 1979 (1979-10-27)
Nick and the students investigate a massage parlor to catch a killer.
118"The Killer-Diller Lingerie Caper"Bob LaHendroBernie Kukoff,
Jeff Harris		November 3, 1979 (1979-11-03)
Silvio witnesses a murder — but does not recognize the investigating officer as the killer.
129"Farewell, My Miss Glendale"Bob LaHendroToni Sherohman,
Pat Proft		November 17, 1979 (1979-11-17)
The students search for a bomb while Nick judges a beauty pageant.
1310"The Bank Job"Bob LaHendroHank BradfordNovember 24, 1979 (1979-11-24)
Bank robbers take Nick and his students hostage.

References

  1. ^ "TV: 'Detective School' (Published 1979)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-08.