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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Seasons and episodes
Specials
2 episodes · 1968
Season 1
7 episodes · 1971
Episode 1. Murder by the Book
1971-09-15 · 76 min
One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.
Episode 2. Death Lends a Hand
1971-10-06 · 76 min
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.
Episode 3. Dead Weight
1971-10-27 · 76 min
A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.
Episode 4. Suitable for Framing
1971-11-17 · 76 min
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?
Episode 5. Lady in Waiting
1971-12-15 · 75 min
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.
Episode 6. Short Fuse
1972-01-19 · 75 min
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.
Episode 7. Blueprint for Murder
1972-02-09 · 75 min
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…
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, and one that is fantastically fun to watch.
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