Detective School (a.k.a. Detective School – One Flight Up) is an American television sitcom that was shown 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.

Detective School

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

Detective School

Cast and characters

James Gregory as Nick Hannigan, the inept P.I. who teaches the class. Douglas Fowley as Robert Redford, an elderly student who just happens to have the same name as the actor. Randolph Mantooth as salesman Eddie Dawkins. Melinda Naud as lingerie model Maggie Ferguson. Taylor Negron as disco-dancing Silvio Galindez. LaWanda Page as loudmouthed housewife Charlene Jenkins. Pat Proft as door-to-door salesman Leo Frick.

Detective School

Episodes

Season 1: summer 1979

Season 2: autumn 1979

References

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1970s American sitcoms

1979 American television series debuts

1979 American television series endings

American Broadcasting Company original programming

English-language television shows

Fictional amateur detectives

Television shows set in New York City