Detective School(1979)

Detective School is an American sitcom that aired on ABC in 1979 for 13 episodes. The series follows a group of night-school students learning basic detective skills who repeatedly stumble into real criminal cases, dragging themselves and their instructor into chaos. What begins as classroom instruction devolves into comedic misadventure as the amateur sleuths tackle investigations beyond their training. Created by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff, the duo behind Diff'rent Strokes, Detective School blends workplace comedy with crime-solving mishaps. Though short-lived, the show captured the lighthearted tone of late-70s network television, offering viewers a fresh take on the detective genre through the eyes of bumbling but well-meaning students.