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Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
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- E1 Murder by the BookNext upSep 15, 1971 · 76 min · ★ 7.6
Synopsis
One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
Guest stars: Jack Cassidy (Ken Franklin), Barbara Colby (Lilly La Sanka), Bernie Kuby (Mike Tucker), Haven Earle Haley (Second Reporter), Martin Milner (Jim Ferris), Hoke Howell (Sergeant), Rosemary Forsyth (Joanna Ferris), Lynnette Mettey (Gloria Jr.)
- E2 Death Lends a HandOct 6, 1971 · 76 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail scheme. The client then hires the detective to assist Columbo in the search for the killer.
Guest stars: Robert Culp (Investigator Brimmer), Ray Milland (Arthur Kennicutt), Eric James (R.J. Denning), Len Wayland (Captain of Detectives), Lieux Dressler (Ceil Gentry), Barbara Baldavin (Brimmer's Secretary), Brett Halsey (Ken Archer), Don Keefer (Medical Examiner)
- E3 Dead WeightOct 27, 1971 · 76 min · ★ 6.7
Synopsis
A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.
Guest stars: Ron Castro (Officer Sanchez), John Kerr (Roger Dutton), Val Avery (Harry Barnes), Clete Roberts (TV Newsman), Suzanne Pleshette (Helen Stewart), Kate Reid (Mrs. Walters), Eddie Albert (Martin Hollister), Glen Vernon (First Officer)
- E4 Suitable for FramingNov 17, 1971 · 76 min · ★ 7.6
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An art critic, Dale Kingston, kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. All the clues lead to the dead man's first wife. Can Columbo correct the Lieutenant's error before it is too late?
Guest stars: Sandra Gould (Matron), Ross Martin (Dale Kingston), Rosanna Huffman (Tracy O'Connor), Joan Shawlee (Mitilda), Barney Phillips (Captain Wyler), Curt Conway (Evans), Vic Tayback (Sam Franklin), Kim Hunter (Edna Matthews)
- E5 Lady in WaitingDec 15, 1971 · 75 min · ★ 7.1
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A woman shoots her overbearing brother, claiming she thought he was a burglar. Columbo doesn't buy the self-defense claim - he know's it's murder.
Guest stars: Richard Bull (Second Detective), Jon Lormer (Hearing Officer), Frank Baxter (Fred), Richard Anderson (Bryce Chadwick), Susan Clark (Beth Chadwick), Jessie Royce Landis (Mrs. Chadwick), Leslie Nielsen (Peter Hamilton), Joel Fluellen (Charles)
- E6 Short FuseJan 19, 1972 · 75 min · ★ 7.1
Synopsis
A chemist rigs a bomb in his uncle's car to gain control of his uncle's company, then plants clues to make Columbo suspicious of the company's Vice-President.
Guest stars: Roddy McDowall (Roger Stanford), Anne Francis (Valerie Bishop), Steve Gravers (Sergeant), Rosalind Miles (Nancy), Stuart Nisbet (Pinstripe), Ida Lupino (Doris Buckner), William Windom (Everett Logan), Lew Brown (Farrell)
- E7 Blueprint for MurderFeb 9, 1972 · 75 min · ★ 7.8
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An architect kills his business partner and deliberately lets Columbo suspect him, leading Columbo to think that he's hidden the body in the foundation of a building under construction. He plans to let Columbo dig up the site and find nothing, knowing that its the perfect place to hide the body since Columbo would never look in the same place twice.
Guest stars: Janis Paige (Goldie Williamson), Forrest Tucker (Bo Williamson), Patrick O'Neal (Elliot Markham), Pamela Austin (Jennifer Williamson), John Fiedler (Doctor), Bettye Ackerman (Miss Sherman), John Finnegan (Carl), Nick Dennis (Guard)
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Created by William Link, Richard Levinson
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GenerationofSwineJan 12, 2023
I can't believe there are so few reviews on this, Columbo is one of the defining detectives on television. He's so low key, so unimposing, and it's a pleasure watching him take down all those criminals that think they are are smarter than him, better than him because of, well how little and, well how wrinkled and cheap he appears. He's the opposite of so many detectives on television these days, the everyman solving crimes. It's just a brilliant approach to a character,… Read more
and one that is fantastically fun to watch. 13 out of 15 found th
