''Detective School'' (a.k.a. ''Detective School – One Flight Up'') is an American television

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that was shown on ABC for four months in

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, for a total of 13 episodes. The show was about an assortment of students who went to

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to learn basic detective skills, but who kept being caught up in real criminal cases and getting themselves and their teacher (an inept

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) into trouble. This show was written, directed and produced by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff, the creators of ''

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''.

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. *

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as salesman Eddie Dawkins. * Melinda Naud as lingerie model Maggie Ferguson. *

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as disco-dancing Silvio Galindez. * LaWanda Page as loudmouthed housewife Charlene Jenkins. *

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as door-to-door salesman Leo Frick.

Episodes

Season 1: summer 1979

Season 2: autumn 1979

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0078598 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