Peter Falk
September 16th 1927- June 23rd 2011
Peter Falk is and always will be Columbo. He was an amazing and talented actor who made me very happy.
Friday, 24 June 2011
Friday, 28 January 2011
Season 3, Episode 8- A Friend Indeed
Hugh has accidentally killed his wife Janice so calls his friend Mark for help. Mark goes to their house and makes it look like a robbery, whilst Hugh goes to a bar and makes an ostentatious phone call.
Mark is a deputy police commissioner and his wife is a rich shrew.
Columbo’s back appears at 15 minutes and 24 seconds, closely followed by the rest of him. He’s looking for his cigar.
Mark goes on to murder his own wife, drowning her in the bath. Later he gets Hugh to chuck her in the pool whilst he watches from a helicopter. Now it looks like a serial killing burglar is on the loose.
Columbo knows Mark did it as there’s soap in his wife’s lungs. Mark has the audacity to threaten Columbo, even telling him “you just lost your badge my friend”.
The columboid: Columbo sets up a real burglar to blackmail Mark, then plants a fake address in the burglar’s file, making sure Mark sees it. Mark then goes to the apartment to plant evidence but it’s Columbo’s flat and Columbo is there!
It appears we learn nothing about Columbo during this episode.
What did I do during this episode? Suggestions below please.
Mark is a deputy police commissioner and his wife is a rich shrew.
Columbo’s back appears at 15 minutes and 24 seconds, closely followed by the rest of him. He’s looking for his cigar.
Mark goes on to murder his own wife, drowning her in the bath. Later he gets Hugh to chuck her in the pool whilst he watches from a helicopter. Now it looks like a serial killing burglar is on the loose.
Columbo knows Mark did it as there’s soap in his wife’s lungs. Mark has the audacity to threaten Columbo, even telling him “you just lost your badge my friend”.
The columboid: Columbo sets up a real burglar to blackmail Mark, then plants a fake address in the burglar’s file, making sure Mark sees it. Mark then goes to the apartment to plant evidence but it’s Columbo’s flat and Columbo is there!
It appears we learn nothing about Columbo during this episode.
What did I do during this episode? Suggestions below please.
Season 3, Episode 7- Swan Song
Johnny Cash is a country singer. Not just in real life but also in the fictional world of Columbo. In this world his name is Tommy Brown, ahhh. His wife is a religious fanatic who won’t let him fool around with young girls and buy a rolls Royce. Instead she wants to use his money to build a big massive church.
After a successful gig they get ready to board a plane that Tommy is going to fly. Tommy drugs up Edna and her protege Mary Ann. They’re quietly dozing whilst he flies them around. He then parachutes out and leaves them to crash and burn.
Columbo appears at 21 minutes and 49 seconds and he has some pretty strong suspicions about old Tommy. He starts hanging round so he can catch him out and even eats chilli made with squirrel meat at a Tommy Brown party.
The columboid is Columbo tricking Tommy into going back to the crash site to retrieve his hidden parachute.
Things we learn about Columbo: he was in the military police during the Korean War and, contrary to his claim in ‘Double Exposure’, his wife does all the shopping.
During this episode I sewed buttons onto a cardigan.
After a successful gig they get ready to board a plane that Tommy is going to fly. Tommy drugs up Edna and her protege Mary Ann. They’re quietly dozing whilst he flies them around. He then parachutes out and leaves them to crash and burn.
Columbo appears at 21 minutes and 49 seconds and he has some pretty strong suspicions about old Tommy. He starts hanging round so he can catch him out and even eats chilli made with squirrel meat at a Tommy Brown party.
The columboid is Columbo tricking Tommy into going back to the crash site to retrieve his hidden parachute.
Things we learn about Columbo: he was in the military police during the Korean War and, contrary to his claim in ‘Double Exposure’, his wife does all the shopping.
During this episode I sewed buttons onto a cardigan.
Season 3, Episode 6- Mind over Mayhem
Marshall is a big time computer scientist. His son Neil is about to win scientist of the year but he doesn’t deserve it as he stole the idea and all the research. A man called Howard knows this and won’t stand for it so Marshall has to kill him. He’s a pretty pushy parent and won’t let anything stand in the way of his progeny being named scientist of the year, even though he’s actually a rubbish scientist.
Columbo appears at 16 minutes and 22 seconds and he’s having dog trouble.
This episode has a chess playing robot.
The columboid is the arresting of the son to get the father to confess.
Things we learn about Columbo: his dog failed training class because he de-moralized the other students, his dog now sits about the house and drools, Columbo gets his cigars from the supermarket and when a case gets too tough he talks to his wife.
During this episode I had some French onion soup.
Columbo appears at 16 minutes and 22 seconds and he’s having dog trouble.
This episode has a chess playing robot.
The columboid is the arresting of the son to get the father to confess.
Things we learn about Columbo: his dog failed training class because he de-moralized the other students, his dog now sits about the house and drools, Columbo gets his cigars from the supermarket and when a case gets too tough he talks to his wife.
During this episode I had some French onion soup.
Season 3, Episode 5- Publish or Perish
Riley Greenleaf is a top publisher, however his most successful writer Alan Mallory is moving to a rival publisher. Greenleaf decides this is unacceptable and hires Eddie to shoot him, which he duly does.
Eddie only agreed to kill Alan under the condition Greenleaf published his book on explosives. Greenleaf obviously has no intention of doing this so injects poison into Eddie’s celebratory champagne and then, just to make sure, blows up his apartment.
Columbo appears at 14 minutes and 45 seconds. Interestingly (for me) Columbo references the events of Candidate for Crime. Less interestingly (but still interesting) Greenleaf appears to have his own private pornographic cinema.
The columboid involves changing locks.
Things we learn about Columbo: his wife made him stay up until 2am watching a Bette Davis film, his wife has a cousin in the Valley who owns a body shop.
During this episode I doubted the practicality of my outfit.
Eddie only agreed to kill Alan under the condition Greenleaf published his book on explosives. Greenleaf obviously has no intention of doing this so injects poison into Eddie’s celebratory champagne and then, just to make sure, blows up his apartment.
Columbo appears at 14 minutes and 45 seconds. Interestingly (for me) Columbo references the events of Candidate for Crime. Less interestingly (but still interesting) Greenleaf appears to have his own private pornographic cinema.
The columboid involves changing locks.
Things we learn about Columbo: his wife made him stay up until 2am watching a Bette Davis film, his wife has a cousin in the Valley who owns a body shop.
During this episode I doubted the practicality of my outfit.
Season 3, Episode 4- Double Exposure
Robert Culp shows up again, this time as Doctor Kepple, a specialist in motivational research. Kepple has been blackmailing a man called Vic Norris but now, inevitably, he has to kill him.
He sets up a research screening with live narration given by himself. Just before the screening he gives Vic some extra salty caviar. Kepple is actually playing a recording of his voice rather than narrating it live. When Vic obviously goes for a glass of water Kepple sneaks out and shoots him.
Columbo appears at 13 minutes and 5 seconds. He missed his dinner and is really hungry so just starts snacking on whatever is lying around.
As well as the salty caviar Kepple used subliminal cuts in the film and a hot cinema to make sure Vic left for a glass of water. Fool proof. Columbo uses his own trick against him in a subliminal cut columboid which utilises ‘Bill’, a mute photography cop.
Things we learn about Columbo: he has an uncle that made a killing in real estate in San Dimas, this uncle used to be a bus driver and now sends embossed Christmas cards, Columbo’s wife has no head for crime and always guesses the wrong murderer in whodunits, Columbo does the shopping in his family, he is not a golfer but does bowl a little.
During this episode I drank bitter shandy.
He sets up a research screening with live narration given by himself. Just before the screening he gives Vic some extra salty caviar. Kepple is actually playing a recording of his voice rather than narrating it live. When Vic obviously goes for a glass of water Kepple sneaks out and shoots him.
Columbo appears at 13 minutes and 5 seconds. He missed his dinner and is really hungry so just starts snacking on whatever is lying around.
As well as the salty caviar Kepple used subliminal cuts in the film and a hot cinema to make sure Vic left for a glass of water. Fool proof. Columbo uses his own trick against him in a subliminal cut columboid which utilises ‘Bill’, a mute photography cop.
Things we learn about Columbo: he has an uncle that made a killing in real estate in San Dimas, this uncle used to be a bus driver and now sends embossed Christmas cards, Columbo’s wife has no head for crime and always guesses the wrong murderer in whodunits, Columbo does the shopping in his family, he is not a golfer but does bowl a little.
During this episode I drank bitter shandy.
Season 3, Episode 3- Candidate for Crime
Columbo appears at 1 minute and 7 seconds, a record early appearance.
Nelson Hayward is a senator requiring police protection after supposed death threats. He’s also having an affair with his wife’s secretary, Linda.
He kills his bullying campaign manager Harry by getting Harry to pretend he’s him as a decoy for the police to follow. He shoots him and then goes to his wife’s surprise party. His wife is called Victoria, like the train station.
Columbo goes to the dentist in this episode. His dentist is obsessed with the unjustified image of Italians as gangsters.
The columboid involves bullet hole trickery.
Things we learn about Columbo: his 38 year old brother still has his sneakers from high school, he can pick jackets straight off the rack and they fit like a glove and he doesn’t have a credit card.
During this episode I couldn’t get the song ‘Painter’s Radio’ by Get Chevvyed out of my head. Am I a pervert?
What does Columbo smell like?
Nelson Hayward is a senator requiring police protection after supposed death threats. He’s also having an affair with his wife’s secretary, Linda.
He kills his bullying campaign manager Harry by getting Harry to pretend he’s him as a decoy for the police to follow. He shoots him and then goes to his wife’s surprise party. His wife is called Victoria, like the train station.
Columbo goes to the dentist in this episode. His dentist is obsessed with the unjustified image of Italians as gangsters.
The columboid involves bullet hole trickery.
Things we learn about Columbo: his 38 year old brother still has his sneakers from high school, he can pick jackets straight off the rack and they fit like a glove and he doesn’t have a credit card.
During this episode I couldn’t get the song ‘Painter’s Radio’ by Get Chevvyed out of my head. Am I a pervert?
What does Columbo smell like?
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