Columbo

Name: Columbo
Genre: Drama, Suspense
Released: February 20, 1968
Cast: Peter Falk

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NBC | Release Date: February 20, 1968

Starring: Peter Falk

Summary: Many criminals made the mistake of underestimating Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide investigator with a crumpled trench-coat and a beat-up car, who certainly acted as an incompetent bumbler.

But he was so polite to every suspect, and he talked so much about his wife (who we never got to see on any episode, but who many believe later hadMany criminals made the mistake of underestimating Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide investigator with a crumpled trench-coat and a beat-up car, who certainly acted as an incompetent bumbler.

But he was so polite to every suspect, and he talked so much about his wife (who we never got to see on any episode, but who many believe later had her own show, starring Kate Mulgrew, later of Star Trek: Voyager fame) that he lulled even the shrewdest murderer into a false sense of security.

And although the audience had witnessed the murder in the beginning of each episode, it was still a surprise to see what mistakes the killers had made during the seemingly perfect murder.

Peter Falk carried the old trench-coat for 7 seasons of 90 and 120 minute movies on NBC, before the series ended. But over a decade later, Falk agreed to revive the character on ABC for an additional 2 seasons with a subsequent string of TV-movies with the loveable detective once again using his calling-card false good-byes: "Oh, there´s just one more thing..."

(A note on the running time of the episode: During the first 7 seasons, 18 episodes were 120 minutes long, while the other 27 episodes were 90 minutes long. The episodes after that were all 120 minutes long. In the episode guide, I have only marked out the 90 minute-episodes.)… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Series Overview
Season 10

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- Season 10 Overview
  Air Date: December 9, 1990
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  S10:E20. Murder by the Book
  Air Date: March 19, 2017
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  S10:E19. How to Dial a Murder
  Air Date: March 19, 2017
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  S10:E16. Try and Catch Me
  Air Date: March 12, 2017
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  S10:E15. Negative Reaction
  Air Date: March 11, 2017
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  S10:E14. Columbo Likes the Nightlife
  Air Date: January 30, 2003
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  S10:E13. Murder with Too Many Notes
  Air Date: March 12, 2001
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  S10:E12. Ashes to Ashes
  Air Date: October 8, 1998
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  S10:E11. A Trace of Murder
  Air Date: May 15, 1997
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  S10:E10. Strange Bedfellows
  Air Date: May 8, 1995
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  S10:E9. Undercover
  Air Date: May 2, 1994
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  S10:E8. Butterfly in Shades of Grey
  Air Date: January 10, 1994
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  S10:E7. It's All in the Game
  Air Date: October 31, 1993
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  S10:E6. A Bird in the Hand...
  Air Date: November 22, 1992
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  S10:E5. No Time to Die
  Air Date: March 15, 1992
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  S10:E4. Death Hits the Jackpot
  Air Date: December 15, 1991
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  S10:E3. Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star
  Air Date: April 29, 1991
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  S10:E2. Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
  Air Date: February 20, 1991
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  S10:E1. Columbo Goes to College
  Air Date: December 9, 1990
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: November 25, 1989
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: February 6, 1989
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: November 21, 1977
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 10, 1976
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 1975
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 1974
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1973
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1972
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 20, 1968