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  • @endeckerBM
    @endeckerBM 9 місяців тому +74

    This is some of Peter Faulk's best acting. He perfectly walks the tightrope of hiding his suspicion AND piling on the pressure.

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 9 місяців тому +1

      @endeckerBM
      *Falk;...->>>NOT: "Faulk"-!!!!
      Agreed, though; this >is some of PF's MOST >Superb! He does an ->absolutely stellar job throughout this whole episode-!

    • @tonypaella
      @tonypaella 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@AndrewHeller-jn7dxit's 4 letters and people still don't get it right

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 6 місяців тому

      @@tonypaella
      Yes, I must 100% agree; VERY, Very, very sadly.
      *It's;... See Below, Too:
      *right.

  • @NothingMaster
    @NothingMaster 10 місяців тому +425

    I love the look on Columbo’s face when he knows from the very beginning who the killer is, but doesn’t yet have enough evidence to arrest them, and has to listen to their goofy and tortuous stories. 😂😂😂

    • @recoil53
      @recoil53 10 місяців тому +21

      And he just drives them crazy showing up all the time. If you crossed Columbo with Perry Mason, the killers would crack midway through the show and just start ranting about how they had to do it.

    • @martinfinn1550
      @martinfinn1550 10 місяців тому +16

      That's the way Columbo is written. He always knows or strongly suspects who the killer is right from the start. Sometimes the suspect makes it very clear, like the chef who ate the same meal with a man who had been poisoned, and didn't ask to be medically checked out himself to see if he has been poisoned, after he heard the news.

    • @dchegu
      @dchegu 10 місяців тому +17

      7:41 this is the exact moment columbo knew that the deputy commissioner had something to do with the murder of his neighbor's wife.
      Why would anyone dismiss a viable line of inquiry just out of hand?

    • @Zakalwe76
      @Zakalwe76 9 місяців тому +7

      I think it was more at 6:59. 😁

    • @randymillhouse791
      @randymillhouse791 9 місяців тому +2

      Just another Thanksgiving dinner with family.

  • @CaptainCalculus
    @CaptainCalculus 10 місяців тому +253

    6:13 "no sir, we're looking for somebody else..." points at the killer

    • @brinta19
      @brinta19 10 місяців тому +17

      yeah! genius.

    • @BackToTheBlues
      @BackToTheBlues 9 місяців тому +13

      Well observed - I never noticed that!

    • @SalveRegina8
      @SalveRegina8 7 місяців тому +4

    • @NxNWhiskey
      @NxNWhiskey 4 місяці тому +1

      Brilliant observation!!

  • @maxbrazil3712
    @maxbrazil3712 9 місяців тому +79

    Columbo is the exact reason you never talk to the cops without a lawyer present.

    • @karenwelch7232
      @karenwelch7232 8 місяців тому +17

      Talking to Columbo (with or without a lawyer) was a bad idea if you were guilty, but not if you were innocent. He would always clear the innocent people who were being framed. He was highly successful at his job because he was a master at using the Sherlock Holmes method: Gather your data carefully first, then let it point you toward the logical suspects. Whatever doesn't fit the evidence, you eliminate from consideration. Shoddy police work uses the opposite method: Pick a suspect that looks good to you, then look for evidence against them. Ignore anything that might exonerate them. Conclusion: We need police to be more like Columbo.

    • @polreamonn
      @polreamonn 6 місяців тому +2

      @@karenwelch7232 Guilty or innocent? That's for the courts to decide, which is why it's best to always have your lawyer present when talking to the police.

    • @karenwelch7232
      @karenwelch7232 6 місяців тому +3

      @@polreamonn No argument from me about that! I was trying to make the point that the highly effective police methods on the TV show Columbo seem far removed from real-life police procedure, though I wish that were not the case. I was responding to the comment: "Columbo is the exact reason you never talk to the cops without a lawyer present." There are many good reasons not to talk to police without a lawyer, but I don’t think Columbo is one of them for the reasons I stated. Of course it's the courts and not police who decide guilt or innocence, but wouldn't it be great if real-life police would improve their methods so that people who hadn't committed an offense didn’t have their lives disrupted by getting arrested, charged and dragged into court in the first place?

    • @lynskyrd
      @lynskyrd 4 місяці тому

      you NEVER talk to the police... ESPECIALLY if you're innocent.

  • @omarkhan9966
    @omarkhan9966 10 місяців тому +60

    7:28 Columbo asks, "You don't think that I have anything here?" That stare he gives after....it's all over buddy.

  • @davsaltego
    @davsaltego 10 місяців тому +189

    Columbo knew he was the murderer as soon as he ripped into him for his theory and trying to push him in one direction.
    And as soon as Columbo knew who the murderer was, he was like a wolf chasing its prey.

    • @sarnow76
      @sarnow76 10 місяців тому +27

      That look at 7:09 says it all. Columbo knows it’s him.

    • @blockmasterscott
      @blockmasterscott 10 місяців тому +7

      @@sarnow76 I noticed that too!

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому +3

      ​@sarnow76
      *Agreed; completely!

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому +4

      TO: OP: "@davsaltego":
      Great points!;...I am 100% agreed, w/: them!!.

    • @donjohn2695
      @donjohn2695 10 місяців тому +5

      Columbo always knew who the murderer was the first moment he meet them his instincts never failed him

  • @wizardsuth
    @wizardsuth 9 місяців тому +55

    Columbo: We're looking for someone who tried to make a murder look like a burglary.
    Halperin [Tries to convince Columbo the murder is a burglary.]
    Not a good move.

  • @richardheinz
    @richardheinz 10 місяців тому +88

    The dialogue between Columbo and the Doctor was amazing. The Gin comment made me laugh.

    • @20thCenturyManTrad
      @20thCenturyManTrad 10 місяців тому +8

      Very human. MEs and Cops tend to see each other a lot and develop a dark sense of humor between them.

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@20thCenturyManTrad
      Yes; agreed;...it did seem darkly, wryly; (&, perhaps, even, morbidly); humorous.

    • @michaelcolfin8464
      @michaelcolfin8464 10 місяців тому

      Morer likely to find soap in a woman's lung who had been killed in a bathtub...which is what they found...No gin.

  • @michaelbezoski3096
    @michaelbezoski3096 10 місяців тому +184

    Peter Faulk is flawless in his part. No one could portray better a brilliant detective disguised as a disheveled man of lesser intelligence. Rest in peace PF and thank you for all your commitment to your roles in your life.

    • @truthtransistorradio6716
      @truthtransistorradio6716 9 місяців тому +1

      I agree he is the perfect Columbo. I was wondering if they made a new Columbo, who would be the best fit? I thought of Adam Sandler. Dressed is gym shorts and a t-shirt with the brown coat.

    • @myunknownland9272
      @myunknownland9272 9 місяців тому +2

      Goodness when did he pass away?

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 9 місяців тому

      TO: OP: "@michaelbezoski3096":
      *Falk;...->Not: "Faulk".

    • @truthtransistorradio6716
      @truthtransistorradio6716 9 місяців тому +1

      @@myunknownland9272 I believe it was 2011. I think he was born (1927l) and died the same year as my grandpa.

    • @myunknownland9272
      @myunknownland9272 9 місяців тому +2

      @@truthtransistorradio6716 he was loved and admired. Thanks for replying.

  • @TinyDancer250
    @TinyDancer250 10 місяців тому +319

    You would think that his boss, of all people, would not want Columbo, of all detectives, assigned to his case!!

    • @lnsflare1
      @lnsflare1 10 місяців тому +74

      To be fair, not assigning his best detective to investigate the murder of someone he knows (and thus might have a personal reason to kill) might make him appear more suspicious.

    • @TinyDancer250
      @TinyDancer250 10 місяців тому +48

      @@lnsflare1 Columbo: he is the best choice; he is the worst choice.

    • @StephanePare
      @StephanePare 10 місяців тому +25

      That era was very hung up on appearances. I could see a subtext which only that generation understood, that he got passed on all promotions because of how janky he looks and actsd, because he doesn't fit the mold.

    • @peterelfman
      @peterelfman 10 місяців тому +2

      For real, though

    • @testedhawk
      @testedhawk 9 місяців тому +14

      I mean he did try at the end - but even if Columbo isn't assigned to a case, he butts in anyways to figure out what's going on

  • @henryaung7229
    @henryaung7229 9 місяців тому +52

    I love that last almost haunting stare Columbo gives Commissioner.
    He's seen dozens of suspects try to convince him he's wrong, and they're usually the culprit. But now, it's the commissioner trying to convince him.

  • @daniel_sc1024
    @daniel_sc1024 10 місяців тому +210

    This episode has one of the best conclusions in the entire series.

    • @pauldomino
      @pauldomino 10 місяців тому +6

      Haha, I think this is why I don't really like these cliff hanger type clips.

    • @romibodoni
      @romibodoni 10 місяців тому +39

      "I don't even live here!" :)

    • @TheMulToyVerse
      @TheMulToyVerse 10 місяців тому +28

      He’s right, sir. He doesn’t live here… I live here

    • @CluckN
      @CluckN 10 місяців тому +6

      This one’s a close tie with the episode where Columbo uses his Sharingan to entrap the murderer in a prison of bronze.

    • @shanet5604
      @shanet5604 10 місяців тому +7

      @@CluckNTrying too hard there…

  • @johnurban7333
    @johnurban7333 10 місяців тому +116

    I guess that’s why they call the show “Columbo” and not “Duffy” even though he puts out a very good report

    • @JohnSmith_JS
      @JohnSmith_JS 8 місяців тому +5

      😂

    • @mcvicarross7
      @mcvicarross7 8 місяців тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @smalltown2223
      @smalltown2223 8 місяців тому

      Duffy of course left the force and started a software company right at the start of computers taking off. Duffy invented Acrobatic Reader and made billions. Sadly he was an alcoholic and a cocaine addict. Ironically he was found dead one morning in his own swimming pool.

    • @MrWhoDare
      @MrWhoDare 8 місяців тому +5

      That actually made me chuckle 😆

    • @NxNWhiskey
      @NxNWhiskey 4 місяці тому +1

      Too bad the Duffy spin off never took off

  • @FashionistaDude
    @FashionistaDude 10 місяців тому +24

    It really is funny the way Columbo looks at the commissioner when the commissioner says "Now, look, Columbo."

  • @manchuriancandybar864
    @manchuriancandybar864 10 місяців тому +82

    "Columbo, you just lost your badge. "- Commissioner Halperin.

    • @marcokite
      @marcokite 10 місяців тому +14

      ......my friend

    • @shanet5604
      @shanet5604 10 місяців тому +8

      He didn’t even say Columbo…

    • @mikeykeyes
      @mikeykeyes 10 місяців тому +8

      "excuse me Sir, you just lost your freedom" LOL

    • @auntiesemite9295
      @auntiesemite9295 10 місяців тому +1

      I'm just surprised the show made a jewish character out to be the bad guy.

    • @shanet5604
      @shanet5604 10 місяців тому

      @@auntiesemite9295 Eh,wtf drugs are you on ???

  • @alfredosolari7597
    @alfredosolari7597 8 місяців тому +8

    I was watching Columbo in my teens. and now I am about to retire.I just can't remember how many times I have seen this and other clips, but I never tire of them,

  • @Alien8_P1
    @Alien8_P1 10 місяців тому +62

    The doctor's done well, last time I saw him he was an estate agent trying to sell a barn to an ex-con and murderous photographer!

    • @blockmasterscott
      @blockmasterscott 10 місяців тому +5

      Ok, you made me laugh out loud! 🤣🤣🤣 10/10

    • @shanet5604
      @shanet5604 10 місяців тому +3

      That wasn’t the same actor,John Ashton played that part…

    • @TimCarter
      @TimCarter 10 місяців тому +1

      He was Wayne in Last Salute to the Commadore.

    • @shanet5604
      @shanet5604 10 місяців тому

      @@TimCarter He was,considering that this was out before Commodore and Negative Reaction plus the post is incorrect I can’t understand the likes…

    • @deaddropholiday
      @deaddropholiday 8 місяців тому

      And he was Danny Glick's dad the week before!

  • @bobbressi5414
    @bobbressi5414 10 місяців тому +13

    I fell in love with this show as an adult even though it was on all the time when I was a kid.

  • @angelnavarro553
    @angelnavarro553 10 місяців тому +25

    My favorite parts of the early columbo is he never says his train of thought out loud (least until a big monologue), the ones with Sargent Wilson were cool because we got to hear that train of thought

  • @danielguardiola6492
    @danielguardiola6492 10 місяців тому +34

    “That’s my specialty, homicide”-Columbo

    • @ThePianoMan1953
      @ThePianoMan1953 6 місяців тому

      Oh, that quote was an AMAZING moment in all of the series! Thank you for noticing and pointing that out!

  • @greenmtnman7714
    @greenmtnman7714 10 місяців тому +33

    'A Friend in Deed', my favorite episode!

    • @frankrizzo4460
      @frankrizzo4460 10 місяців тому +6

      Yeah same here.

    • @stevengalloway8052
      @stevengalloway8052 10 місяців тому +2

      Agreed! 👍

    • @kathconserv
      @kathconserv 10 місяців тому +2

      This one and Swan Song are great. One where the killer is detestable and the other, relatable and kind.

    • @ThePianoMan1953
      @ThePianoMan1953 6 місяців тому +2

      It's like trying to name your favorite food.... there are just too many!

  • @StephanePare
    @StephanePare 10 місяців тому +13

    When he goes out the door to check on something, looks super sharp and focused. Then the moment he's back inside, he's all janky again. Great act XD

    • @eddiep147
      @eddiep147 9 місяців тому +1

      I think he's trying to figure out how the door changed in that scene. When he leaves the porch the door opens outside, but when he enters the room the door closes towards the outside!

    • @alrocky
      @alrocky 8 місяців тому

      @@eddiep147 It's a set of double doors

  • @blockmasterscott
    @blockmasterscott 10 місяців тому +32

    Man, anyone in management or in a position of responsibility can relate to having to disagree with the big boss when he wants something closed and shut. I had to go through that more than once when I was a mid level manager in maintenance.

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому +6

      Absolutely!!;...So Did I; far too many repeated times!
      Most significantly of the huge negativities connected to it, there is: -->>NO way to win.

    • @Slowpaws1389
      @Slowpaws1389 10 місяців тому +3

      The Police Captain, where waste the police captain during all of this, they say the Captain's log was in the pool, sitting at the bottom. I think missing roughage was the culprit here.

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому +1

      @daviddun1389
      *where was;...->Not: "Where waste the;..."!
      &,...
      *Police Commissioner;...->Not: "Police Captain".
      &,...
      *missing evidence;...->Not: "roughage".
      &,...
      *Captain's Log-? What log portion of this episode's script are you referring to-? This is: -->>NOT "Star Trek"; it is: "Columbo"!

    • @Wotdafuk
      @Wotdafuk 10 місяців тому +3

      Happened to me as well

  • @spudhead169
    @spudhead169 9 місяців тому +3

    This is one of my favourite episodes. The setup he uses in the end to nail Halperin is awesome.

  • @SergeantExtreme
    @SergeantExtreme 9 місяців тому +4

    1:51 I swear, it's an impossible challenge for a Foley Artist NOT to put tire squealing sound effects in a scene where a vehicle is moving.

  • @euchrideucr0w
    @euchrideucr0w 9 місяців тому +7

    I really love how Columbo is calling his boss "sir" in the exact same way he does it out of politeness to criminals.

  • @doug6259
    @doug6259 10 місяців тому +35

    The commissioner puts on his sad face and then proceeds to try and throw Columbo off track. If he wanted the killer caught so badly, why disregard everything he Saif? It was at that point Columbo knew who was involved. He should not have put his best detective on the case.

    • @terracottapie
      @terracottapie 10 місяців тому +5

      I think the implication is that in the universe, Columbo is not widely regarded as a great detective, and he likes it that way. His "aw shucks" routine that he puts on for the killers, extends to his co-workers too. They see him as kind of a bumbling schlep, and it allows him to keep a low profile in situations such as this.

    • @sarnow76
      @sarnow76 10 місяців тому +5

      That look at 7:09 confirmed his suspicions.

    • @brinta19
      @brinta19 10 місяців тому +7

      @@terracottapie Either that, or it's because it would look highly suss if the commissioner did not put his best detective on the case of his own wife's murder.
      Cause no matter how much he bumbles, his stats would show his excellence.

    • @terracottapie
      @terracottapie 10 місяців тому +2

      ​@@brinta19 Fair point but my counter would be that the Commissioner, as we observe him in this episode, is clearly an emotionally driven, "go with your gut", impulsive guy. He misses some easy holes in his murder plot, and then he snaps on Columbo without thinking how "sus" that would look.
      So, I can easily see him dismissing Columbo as a superior detective, and not letting the stats change his preconceived opinion.
      Also, just from his behavior in this scene, we know he's not too concerned about looking sus, and doing everything he can to throw Columbo off (this whole scene is sus behavior). So I'd assume that would extend to putting the worst possible detective (in his mind) on the case. Which I think he thinks is Columbo.

    • @brinta19
      @brinta19 10 місяців тому +2

      @@terracottapie well whatever it was, it didn't work :-). So Good. Columbo Rules!!

  • @PatConner-g8o
    @PatConner-g8o 10 місяців тому +12

    The guy who plays the deputy police commissioner, Richard Kiley, had a distinctive voice. He used to be a narrator on several National Geographic specials and other documentaries. I also remember the guy who plays Lt. Duffy, John Finnegan, as being a regular supporting actor in the show. He was a garbage worker in one episode to the owner of Columbo's favourite eatery "Barneys Beanery" in the later Columbo shows.

    • @itubeutubewealltube1
      @itubeutubewealltube1 8 місяців тому +1

      wasnt he hired to narrate Jurassic Park as well? ... they spared no expense.. lol

    • @ThePianoMan1953
      @ThePianoMan1953 6 місяців тому +1

      John Finnegan was a solid actor. When I see them together, I can't help but feel, for some reason, those two men must have been good friends off screen? Same goes for Val Avery and my all time favorite, Vito Scotti!!

  • @modelcitizen2028
    @modelcitizen2028 10 місяців тому +19

    7:08 The Lieutenant fixes the murderer with a cold, steady stare - they both know it's a phoney set-up! 👮📺👍

    • @jackkenefick2696
      @jackkenefick2696 10 місяців тому +2

      that was some look

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому

      ​@@jackkenefick2696
      Agreed!!!

    • @MrIrrepressible
      @MrIrrepressible 10 місяців тому +3

      The non verbal communication columbo gives to a suspect when he knows he is the killer is awsome.

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому +1

      @MrIrrepressible
      Absolutely!!! 100% agreed!!
      &,...See Below 3 Points:
      Please Note:
      *Non-Verbal;...
      Those 2 words must have a dash in the middle of them, linking them.
      &,
      *"Columbo";...->Not: columbo!
      &,...
      *awesome.

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому

      @jackkenefick2696
      Totally 100% agreed!! That was, indeed, a hugely spectacular look that actor Peter Falk employed there!
      &;...See Below:
      Also, Please Note:
      *That was....

  • @zovalentine7305
    @zovalentine7305 8 місяців тому +4

    Rest in peace 🙏
    Peter Falk
    16 September 1927 ~
    23 June 2011⚘

  • @jassonsw
    @jassonsw 8 місяців тому +7

    All those murders solved and he never got a promotion.

    • @probablyfacetious2895
      @probablyfacetious2895 5 місяців тому +2

      Why would you promote someone who's a homicide genius into being a mediocre manager?
      Pay raise and bonuses, sure, but you want him in his field of expertise.

  • @jamesgriffin6797
    @jamesgriffin6797 10 місяців тому +13

    Nobody can be right all of the time. Doh!!!😂

    • @TheClausHouse
      @TheClausHouse 7 місяців тому +1

      That line made me want an immediate cut to a later generation's Colombo - Adrian Monk - saying "Unless I'm wrong... and... well... I'm not..."

  • @kwikbit
    @kwikbit 8 місяців тому +2

    I was just a toddler when this series originally aired but have managed to watch the odd episode over the times - still it shows you how brilliant this actor/character was that he entered pop-culture and still influences chars today (Bosch ,etc) ....now I need to find the streaming service to actually watch them all 🤓

  • @cjlaity1
    @cjlaity1 10 місяців тому +13

    Except for Columbo. He can be right all the time.

  • @da33smith37
    @da33smith37 9 місяців тому +4

    How many actors in their career get to create a unique and wonderful character? Hats off to Peter Falk. 🌟

    • @donallan6396
      @donallan6396 9 місяців тому +1

      Only David Souchet as Hercule Poirot comes close to Peter Falk in becoming the character they play. Masterful performers.

    • @beacee
      @beacee 4 місяці тому

      So masterful it was not quite convincing to see Falk in any other role!

  • @jamiemcmurtrey3154
    @jamiemcmurtrey3154 10 місяців тому +27

    You could know he’s absolutely guilty rebutting Columbo theory!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @ASTMA193
    @ASTMA193 3 місяці тому +1

    One of my favourite episodes. Great acting.

  • @ravsingh5347
    @ravsingh5347 10 місяців тому +9

    Lieutenant episode's were so addictive... God bless 💪🇬🇧👍🙏👑😎

  • @briangatt2956
    @briangatt2956 9 місяців тому +6

    Columbo tells the doctor how to perform an autopsy🤣

  • @pulsarstargrave256
    @pulsarstargrave256 9 місяців тому +2

    This is a GREAT episode! Don't give away the finish!

    • @289cobra9
      @289cobra9 6 місяців тому

      "Hey! I don't even live here!"

  • @SB-mm9zh
    @SB-mm9zh 8 місяців тому +4

    One of my favourite episodes. The man opposite him is Richard Kiley. He was brilliant in this episode IMO. If you look him up, you'll see him on You Tube performing on Broadway. He was a wonderful singer too. Some people are just blessed with multiple talents.

    • @marshastapleton1148
      @marshastapleton1148 4 місяці тому

      Richard Kiley starred in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour with Anne Francis and Richard Long. Good one. "Blood Bargain " (Season 2)

    • @SB-mm9zh
      @SB-mm9zh 4 місяці тому +1

      @@marshastapleton1148 Great tip thank you will try and get to see that.

  • @christinammarrano9076
    @christinammarrano9076 4 місяці тому

    This is absolutely one of my most favorite Columbo episodes of all time! It is brilliant in so many ways! ❤

  • @clarkhazle9629
    @clarkhazle9629 8 місяців тому +4

    You know when he says just one more thing that you are screwed.

  • @stevengalloway8052
    @stevengalloway8052 10 місяців тому +5

    My absolute favorite episode of Columbo, period. This was his boss, or rather second in command. Columbo HAD to get it right, or he'd lose his career. "Swing at the king, and make sure you connect", or else... 😏

  • @Phantassm
    @Phantassm 10 місяців тому +3

    The chief comes across as so guilty. He really does a poor job at hiding it.

  • @January.
    @January. 10 місяців тому +43

    Air date: May 5th, 1974

  • @johnboutet7560
    @johnboutet7560 9 місяців тому +3

    Columbo knows immediately when the supervisor tells him to not look in that direction the supervisor is involved.

  • @badcompany-w6s
    @badcompany-w6s 10 місяців тому +5

    That ambulance sounded like it had flowmasters on it.

  • @mairamaira1235
    @mairamaira1235 6 місяців тому +2

    Melhor série que já assisti!

  • @CharlieFreeman-xw6fl
    @CharlieFreeman-xw6fl 10 місяців тому +10

    That's my favorite episode "A friend in deed"

  • @Ardoo19
    @Ardoo19 9 місяців тому +3

    This episode is the best one.

  • @terracottapie
    @terracottapie 7 місяців тому +1

    0:56 - I want a spinoff with that cranky, snarky coroner.

  • @BurstVessels
    @BurstVessels 10 місяців тому +1

    This episode clearly owes a lot to Elio Petri's "Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion" which was nominated for best foreign at the Oscars. And Kiley's excellent performance owes a lot to Gian Maria Volante's in that film.

  • @Croydondms
    @Croydondms 10 місяців тому +5

    No 'One More Thing' at the end of this encounter. That was all part of the game, however here Columbo knew that he would have to do a good deal more work to prove his boss was the culprit.

  • @slottyken
    @slottyken 10 місяців тому +19

    The one thing about this episode that I never understood is surely the commissioner must have known how good Columbo is. Why didn't he commit the murder when he was on vacation.

    • @bodaciouscowboy
      @bodaciouscowboy 10 місяців тому +5

      Because his plan was to blame the murder on the Bel Air Burglar, and he needed his friend Caldwell to help. It had to be done then, before the burglar or Caldwell got caught. Also, he thought he was smarter than Columbo and could control the investigation.

    • @WVgrl59
      @WVgrl59 8 місяців тому +2

      I think Colombo only went once on vacation.

  • @111Phoenix777
    @111Phoenix777 10 місяців тому +5

    Exactly!! 💯. How do you explain that Mrs. Caldwell lived there for years, but there's no fingerprints of hers on the closet door or upstairs phone??? How do you explain that??? 😂😂😂

    • @TaranAlvein
      @TaranAlvein 10 місяців тому +5

      No, that part was explained. The maid cleaned the house thoroughly that very day, dusting everything. The point Columbo was making was that because of this, the only prints that should be on anything in the house are Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell's, and the burglar's. The fact that the burglar left no prints means he must have been wearing gloves, but the fact that Mrs. Caldwell's prints weren't found on the door of the closet doesn't match with the idea that she put the blue nightgown on.

    • @111Phoenix777
      @111Phoenix777 10 місяців тому +1

      If the burglar wore gloves, then why did he/she take the time to remove all the fingerprints from the upstairs phone and the closet door? Why would he/she do that? And if the maid inadvertently removed all the fingerprints from the upstairs phone and closet, why were there fingerprints found on the downstairs phone, and throughout the house? Why would she be so meticulous and thorough with cleaning the upstairs phone and closet door, but not everywhere else in the house? Kind of hard to explain.

  • @smbchc
    @smbchc 7 місяців тому +1

    1:45 that ambulance engine sound

  • @banbrotam
    @banbrotam 6 місяців тому

    Best Columbo and best episode of a TV drama ever

  • @backinthadayz
    @backinthadayz 5 місяців тому

    Love Columbo.
    The detail is just brilliant.
    04:48 "Is this bothering you"
    Meaning his deduction, but holding up the cigar.
    06:13 "No Sir, we're looking for somebody else".
    Pointing right at the man.
    Then pointing at the ceiling, as if it were just a conversational gesture.

  • @Darkmage1293
    @Darkmage1293 6 місяців тому +1

    "You're wasting your time, my time, and the department's time." - I LOVE how Columbo just shifts. His face was curiosity and concern---but you can SEE it shift to suspicion. Their wife was murdered, so anything a seasoned detective like Columbo is doing is not a waste of time....unless they were the culprit.

  • @robertoreilly8175
    @robertoreilly8175 9 місяців тому +2

    Columbo's got him by the you know what and he knows it.

  • @MrGenX-tq3jl
    @MrGenX-tq3jl 4 місяці тому

    The ending of this episode was great, one of the best in the series.

  • @hubertvancalenbergh9022
    @hubertvancalenbergh9022 3 місяці тому

    7:28 The way he Lieutenant looks at his superior says it all. He already knows.

  • @michaelrosa2015
    @michaelrosa2015 8 місяців тому +1

    What I like particularly about this scene is that unlike other episodes, its not entirely clear that Columbo knows who the real killer is. But I think he does once the Commissioner rips into him after he theorizes it might be one of the deceased's male friends.

  • @mikemcgrath6150
    @mikemcgrath6150 9 місяців тому +2

    Columbo probably had a genius level IQ and particularly that part of the brain good at puzzles...so dealing w these ppl was probably easy for him.

  • @mmc1670
    @mmc1670 10 місяців тому +15

    Im sad, ive seen every single episode 😂

    • @NYCZ31
      @NYCZ31 10 місяців тому +1

      Only a matter of time before we get AI generated shows with AI generated scripts. At that point you can just say “make me an original Columbo episode” and bam.

    • @mmc1670
      @mmc1670 10 місяців тому

      @@NYCZ31 That'd be sweet

    • @Asilentlearner43
      @Asilentlearner43 10 місяців тому

      That would be awesome. But it will never be like the original.​@@NYCZ31

    • @johnurban7333
      @johnurban7333 10 місяців тому +1

      Multiple times

  • @rogergraham5092
    @rogergraham5092 7 місяців тому +1

    Really pleased that they did not try to create another Columbo, Peter Falk will always be the only Lt. Columbo.

  • @OconByrd519
    @OconByrd519 7 місяців тому +1

    This episode has one of the best endings of any in the entire series.

  • @czechmate1124
    @czechmate1124 7 місяців тому

    I like the doctor having apathy about his job. Almost being annoyed at "Checking something" ;)

  • @LudvigIndestrucable
    @LudvigIndestrucable 10 місяців тому +2

    The one part i don't understand is, the commissioner knows who Columbo is, knows his success rate and reputation. Why allow him to investigate? The answer is obvious, both he and Columbo were covering for Gerald Ford.

  • @quietjester154
    @quietjester154 8 місяців тому +1

    "Nobody can be right all the time" He says to Columbo, the man who pieces things together and is usually right about his hunches about...100% of the time

  • @benbigrasvirtualtourswebde7116
    @benbigrasvirtualtourswebde7116 4 місяці тому

    I like it when you spot mistakes, it's right at the beginning of the video... Columbo goes outside to look at something, and it's pitch black outside like it would be in the middle of the night. When you look outside from inside the house, it's like dusk time, or early evening with some sunlight still available.

  • @zul5665
    @zul5665 4 місяці тому

    One of my all time fave episodes.

  • @silentzorah
    @silentzorah 10 місяців тому +4

    Footnotes for Gen Z and Gen Alpha: Columbo was filmed in a magical time where cell phones did not exist, and speaker phone wasn't a thing.

    • @2adamast
      @2adamast 10 місяців тому

      And you smoked if you smoked or not.

    • @slake9727
      @slake9727 10 місяців тому +1

      There were speaker phones in the 1970s. Charlie's Angels for example.

    • @PatConner-g8o
      @PatConner-g8o 10 місяців тому

      That is true. However it is interesting to discover a year before this episode was made, somebody had already invented the prototype of the cell phone and made the first cell phone call in history to a landline telephone.

  • @Meatball-du1hm
    @Meatball-du1hm 8 місяців тому

    "What is it NOW Columbo?" Is how I answer my phone.

  • @garyhope3731
    @garyhope3731 4 місяці тому

    I can watch this series over and over again, and I do, every Sunday, boring am i😂

  • @jamestiscareno4387
    @jamestiscareno4387 10 місяців тому +14

    " Hey, I don't even live here. "

    • @10beanz
      @10beanz 10 місяців тому +2

      What's where you live got to do with this clip? Not even shot where he lives, but in an office. Try to keep focused

    • @darkwitness2718
      @darkwitness2718 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@10beanz "Hey, I don't even live here." is the funniest line in THIS clip. Try to keep focused.

    • @10beanz
      @10beanz 10 місяців тому +1

      @@darkwitness2718 You're losing focus again. Nobody uses that line in the clip. You're welcome!

    • @kathconserv
      @kathconserv 10 місяців тому +2

      “He doesn’t live here. I live here”.

    • @10beanz
      @10beanz 10 місяців тому +1

      @@kathconserv Just not said in this clip.

  • @georgeberryjr2972
    @georgeberryjr2972 9 місяців тому +1

    He told Columbo" What are You Saying? Caldwell never talk to his wife?" At that point he told Columbo what he actually did😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @daveblevins3322
    @daveblevins3322 4 місяці тому

    "Just one more thing". Loved it 🙏🙏👍🇺🇸

  • @XPLOSIVization
    @XPLOSIVization 2 місяці тому

    I love how Columbo knows who the killer is even though its his own boss, Its like someone in intelligence has been briefed of Columbo's great cases solved and that its the commissioner who's the criminal this time, and they are just letting Columbo do his thing undercover to catch the commissioner out

  • @iloverome1274
    @iloverome1274 4 місяці тому

    Thanks for uploading this video. Can you please put the title of the series episode?

  • @DCI-Frank-Burnside
    @DCI-Frank-Burnside 10 місяців тому +1

    That dude must know that Columbo has a 100% success rate. No wonder he's shitting it.

  • @philsherrer
    @philsherrer 10 місяців тому

    Given Columbo's track record in the department, his boss probably had an "Oooohhhhh 💩!" moment, when he'd been assigned the case.

  • @ricesnot
    @ricesnot 6 місяців тому

    6:57 Is this the moment he realizes who the killer is or do we think he already knew

  • @patrickjohnson5658
    @patrickjohnson5658 10 місяців тому +1

    Nobody is above the law in the episode, even the deputy commissioner. Off hand I remember a similar in the later seasons where two students kill their professor with remote controlled gun. "This is not
    Dominic Doyles car, it is my wife's".

  • @barbarastrzykalski7070
    @barbarastrzykalski7070 6 місяців тому +1

    It’s always the little details….the nightgown under the pillow…….

  • @truthtransistorradio6716
    @truthtransistorradio6716 9 місяців тому +1

    Notice that Columbo doesn't put on his typical dumb charm in this episode. It makes perfect sense because his boss already knows him.

  • @lipranditoys
    @lipranditoys 5 місяців тому

    That's colled the "House syndrome": it's a terrible disease that makes everybody tell you you're wrong all the time, even though they know you're actually always right

  • @trainerskulb00d
    @trainerskulb00d 6 місяців тому

    Writing for this is off the charts, executed brilliantly by Falk...they knew who they were writing for

  • @Saor_Alba
    @Saor_Alba 10 місяців тому +4

    I know it is only a TV series but even in the 1970s we could definitively determine if a person died in a bathtub rather than in a swimming pool. :)

    • @klausengelmann9545
      @klausengelmann9545 10 місяців тому +2

      Especially if there is traces of Mr. Bubble in the lungs

    • @Saor_Alba
      @Saor_Alba 10 місяців тому +1

      @@klausengelmann9545 Columbo episodes were always a little far from reality as far as the science goes. There was one episode (Caution, Murder Can Be Hazardous To Your Health) where the person was murdered by supposedly injecting his cigarettes with a lethal dose of liquid nicotine.
      It was pointed out that it would be impossible for a cigarette injected with liquid nicotine to even burn far less be smoked, also nicotine has to be injected into the bloodstream to be fatal and not inhaled, also it would be impossible for the person not to notice the smell of nicotine coming from the cigarette as nicotine has such an obnoxious chemical odour that a mask is required when just working with it. :)

  • @euclideszoto997
    @euclideszoto997 7 місяців тому

    7:21. That stare! Gotcha stare!

  • @earlofsmeg
    @earlofsmeg 9 місяців тому +1

    "I'm sure it's a very good report, sir!" This is an indignation when you're fucked. 😆

  • @bender7565
    @bender7565 10 місяців тому +11

    The classic blooper where the door to the balcony opens in going out and opens out going in. 1 of the best endings!

    • @cutefairykiller
      @cutefairykiller 10 місяців тому +4

      Isn't it simply a double door ? In the interior shots, you can see the door-frame to the outer door. When he's outside, you can't see the left pane because he opened it to the inside, but you can see the right pane behind the front door.

    • @daniel_sc1024
      @daniel_sc1024 10 місяців тому +2

      When going out onto the balcony, if you pay close attention, you'll see he opens an inner door inward, then opens a second door outward. This was probably filmed in an actual house, like so many scenes in the series were. If this was a set, they probably wouldn't have gone to the trouble of installing two doors.

    • @tystin_gaming
      @tystin_gaming 10 місяців тому +3

      There are two doors, and you can see him lift his left arm up to push open the door just before the scene cuts. Like many houses, some doors do have double doors. My own house has a front door like this, where the main door opens inward, but the screendoor opens outward.

    • @AndrewHeller-jn7dx
      @AndrewHeller-jn7dx 10 місяців тому

      *Whether the door's ingress; &, egress directions are correct; or, are not; your sentence is incorrect: That was NOT a, (potential) "blooper"; although, it might have been a possible continuity error.
      Nonetheless, it weight, certainly, does NOT bear heavily, in detractions, on the other massive sets, of abundant profundity, in this specific "Columbo" Series, 1rst Edition episode; which is surely among the authentic collections of the whole history of this television show's more limited groupings of the finest eps it ever had.

  • @thegallery
    @thegallery 8 місяців тому

    "I hope I'm not disturbing you sir?" LOL

  • @tonyennis1787
    @tonyennis1787 10 місяців тому

    1:54 ambulance tires squealing inexplicably :-D

  • @sandraelder1101
    @sandraelder1101 5 місяців тому

    Great episode with one of the best gotcha endings!

  • @PezkeyWabbitz
    @PezkeyWabbitz 6 місяців тому

    7:09 OMG that look on Columbo's face

  • @rabblelevin6923
    @rabblelevin6923 4 місяці тому

    I think this is my favorite Columbo episode.

  • @kenanacampora
    @kenanacampora 9 місяців тому +1

    Det. Columbo = master of psychological warfare

  • @peligrosacurva-cz4ev
    @peligrosacurva-cz4ev 6 місяців тому +1

    Crickets sound like an awkward pause😂😂😂