Columbo: A personal question. Nothing to do with the case. (Has everything to do with the case.)

The tailor shop owner not only runs his tailor business in Beverly Hills, but he also is a funeral director and an Italian Restaurant owner. What can this guy not do?

The interaction between Columbo and the tailor is brilliant, both in terms of being slyly funny and in terms of just illustrating Columbo’s unique ingenuity as an investigator.

Ugh, watching Columbo handling the camel-hair with cigar in hand had me on edge...

" I am sure he was delighted, he love's a challenge " 😂😂😂😂

The great Vito Scotti!

Jackie Cooper was letter-perfect as the sleazy politician in this one. The way he talked, presented himself, he could have easily passed as a real politician.

"It looks very functional" is the nicest thing anyone has ever said about the coat.

I know this has been talked about before however, I love the fact that columbo will flat out humiliate himself even if it means he solved a case The depths to which this man will go to to bend the law and not break it but bend it to his will is astounding and fascinating about the character

While he has a lit cigar in his hand he checks the fabric....

Vito Scotti was one of Peter Falk’s good friend which is why he made numerous appearances on the Columbo shows

I'm of the belief that Hollywood would not have been as great as it was without unsung character actors like Vito Scotti. And he was one of the best. PS: Scotti's subtle impatience toward Columbo is the work of an acting genius. It doesn't get notice because it comes so naturally.

God I love older shows. The audio has such a crisp feel to it. Taxi and Columbo just give me such a warm feeling.

"Looks very functional." Great description for Columbo's classic coat. 😅

It’s hilarious. Just simply brilliant. The way the assistant tailor mario adds to the scene with his eyes and mannerisms The ‘splendid comments’

Say what you will, but that tailor was very polite, attentive, and professional every step of the way and never once even instructed that Colombo, who had been mistaken for a homeless person in another episode, would have any trouble paying for his work. Even when he referred him to a department store it was entirely due to the timeframe of the request.

This is one of my favorites, right up there with "Suitable for Framing." I die every time Columbo says"17.50 per couple " 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love the backhanded compliment of “it looks functional.”

Vito Scotti was wonderful & he was in many Columbo episodes. He was also in many, many other shows as a guest!!!

"Can I ask you a personal question? Nuthin' ta do wit' da case..." Any time the police ask you a question, ALWAYS assume it's about the case.

Not just clever plots, but the acting was brilliant.

"Gee, you make me feel so important I forgot what I was gonna say!" 🤣

Vito Scotti was a great character actor. He is one of my favorites.

Vito Scotti was such a fun character actor.

love the ever lasting transition... "Ofcourse Lieutenant, i'm always glad to help the police department.." 30 minutes later "Look, I've had enough of you harassing me....the chief of police is my friend Columbo, !"

I have to say....I watch Peter Falk in Columbo....he was just wonderful....one of the greatest actors...the delivery was so natural.......watching reruns of the show....snippets of scenes here on KZfaq....I can't help but smile and enjoy

Vito Scotti acts as if he's going to have the rug cleaned as soon as Columbo leaves!

"Looks very functional" ... sounds like an improvised line he was waiting for the perfect scene to use in.

I love the contrast between Colombo's getup and the suave tailor, haha. Isn't there an episode where they confuse the Lieutenant for a homeless person because he looks so shabby?

Worlds greatest actor Vito Scotti.

00:25 "Lieutenant, it'll be a comfort to know you're around." Nothing could be further from the truth, when you're a murderer.

Three legends: Jackie Cooper, Peter Falk and Vito Scotti. Cooper got his start in the classic Hal Roach Our Gang comedies as a gifted child actor, and Scotti played Nazorine the baker in The Godfather.

You could make a whole compilation of columbo being surprised by the price of different things

This channel should do a Columbo “sticker shock” compilation.

"Nothing to do with the case" Narrator: "It had everything to do with the case"

I love the tailor. Always enjoy watching a person work who really knows their stuff.

Chadwick (Vito Scotti) doesn't seem at all concerned about Columbo's hand holding a lit cigar being held right near the material.

Same pair that played the waiter and sommelier in "Any Port in the Storm" "Bowling league...$17.50 a ticket..."😂

Love this clip with the tailor. The tailor is absolutely brilliant.

'i'll take one of them'....haha who writes this gold.....

Sometimes Columbo asks questions that seem sort of random and meandering, and innocent, even foolish-sounding, to the point the culprit gets annoyed and impatient. It turns out that he's really onto the crook, though it seems like he's lost and groping around aimlessly. Suddenly he'll pounce on the culprit who was thinking "this boob will never catch me." When this happens on Colombo it is very satisfying because the culprit doesn't only get caught, but sort of humiliated by thinking they outsmarted the lieitenant who was actually outsmarting the crook (and looking dumb) in the process, so it is the crook looking not just guilty, but dumber than they thought in the end. And there arrogance helps seal there fate. Best when that happens.

I like Vito Scotti's suit and tie 😉 So 70's 💙

6:47 lol another scene where the main antagonist acts totally cartoonishly as a politician. They must have had lots of fun on the set of this episode

Merci for this, and for showing off the talents of Vito Scotti. I happened to buy a funeral plot from him since he is such a smooth talker.

"Every once i a while i think about getting a new coat..but there's plenty wear left in this 🤔 🙄

I am just cringing at Columbo handling the fabric with a cigar in hand.

I absolutely cherish how much Columbo loves his wife. Adorable.

that customer tailor guy has to be the legend Vito Scotti.

what a moment when hayward says "have I satisfied you about the jacket?" all three actors present have separate emotions appearing on the countenance...brilliant!

17.50 per couple in 1973 is worth 110 USD in today's money, which is... pretty steep.

I think that half the dialogue between Peter and Vito was improvised. Lol

The Columbo series was soooo good

His comment on Columbo’s jacket - “It looks very functional “. That is a pure backhanded compliment worthy of a politician.

I love how Columbo lampoons snobbishness, and it’s limitations in appreciating the qualities of others.

$1255.00 for that jacket today.

Of all the investigator TV series, Columbo is definitely the best. Unmatched in style! The only other investigator series that I love this much is Davinci's Inquest, but neither one could replace the other.

interrogate without interrogating; search without search warrant.

Also Chadwick’s is not only a professional tailor shop but also a hair salon.

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

LMFAO BEWARE of a cop that questions you and says off the record and not pertaining to this case YOU'RE involved in...

The tailor, is he the same guy as the undertaker in another Colombo episode? He is such an excellent actor and fun to watch

4:00 He still has his cigar in his hand.

It's a theme of the show that Columbo asks questions that appears initially to be problematic for the suspect. Then upon asking the question, the suspect has a very reasonable answer to the question. Columbo often says so himself. Yet, it's all a set up to make the audience realize that he knows who the killer is. But as a detective, the question leads to a dead end so that should end his suspicion but of course it never does. The obvious explanation is that it's all for the drama, the building of suspense to keep questioning the suspect so as to throw them off guard or rankle them enough to make a mistake or admission that will compromise them. But it also serves to signal to the suspect that he knows who done it. All the while Columbo insists that he's just checking things out and his questions are merely routine. It all leads to a "gotcha" moment at the end that we are all waiting for. That's the real fun of the show of course and the part I like the best. The unassuming, underestimated person is in reality the smartest person in the room.

Columbo, " $17.50 a couple "

Vito Scotti always outstanding.

It just occured to me what Columbos' slow speed to go about things does to busy people who are used to go straight towards a goal. They feel the urge to fill the void that spans between Columbos' and their own speed. And this is not always a good idea...

Vito Scotti is easily my favorite recurring guest star.

May I suggest... Burlington Coat Factory? Or maybe if you want to spend a little bit more, Nordstrom's Rack?

$17.50 a couple - pretty steep

I just watched another clip where he also asks a 'personal question' but about shoes! lol

For some reason Columbo holds our attention. I usually get rushed when they are talking a lot but Columbo just gets more interesting.

“Jacket: Soft as butter.”

I enjoy how the killers always have a smooth answer for anything...which *only* peels another onion-layer of info for Columbo to weave into the scenario! (Yes, I realize I've described an "onion blanket," HaHa.)

This jacket salesman also tried to sell Colombo a gravestone plan in the episode with Johnny Cash.

Look up 'tenacious' in the Dictionary and you'll find Columbo's picture as the definition.

This episode and this scene in particular is gold. Definitely in the Columbo Top 10.

A great performance by Vito Scotti who appeared in a few Columbos: from drunk bum to finest tailor!

A Columbo episode without a murder mystery just kinda feels like a comedy

"Oh, SPLENdid, an AFFair."

3:36. I love that mess up and how they kept going. I wonder who messed up their lines. It seemed like Peter Falk came in too soon.

..i love Columbo..

That entire scene with the tailor had to be improved to a certain extent. The way Columbo and the tailor kinda run over each other's lines, and the thinly veiled frustration of the tailor, is really hilarious.

How much? $200 No, just the jacket. lol

i love how Columbo always wants a explanation on everything .......the killer just needs to say i don't know and that's it ..... Columbo would have nothing lol

1:45 what a world class and wonderful conversation-world class and five stars dialogue and acting

For me this was just an average Columbo episode of the 1970's. I remember Jackie Cooper mainly as Perry White who ran the Daily Planet newspaper in the original superman movies with Cristopher Reeve. That was where I first saw him before I ever saw him play a Columbo murderer.

picture quality always good on columbo

I happen to notice that this manager many years later took a job as a restaurant manager run by Jimmy Capp. Chili Palmers jacket he gave away to Ray Barboni.

Data point: $200 in 1973 would be worth over $1,300 today (2022).

"17.50 a couple" LOL!!!!

Vito was my favorite of the recurring players in the 70s "Columbo", though I like his "bum" from "Negative Reaction" better :)

A series with superb acting throughout it; in the first 7 years.

When Columbo is on the scent, you may as well repent.

Oh how fun! So happy to see a new episode. Here's a fun fact or a little tidbit (I know you like tidbits), the maitre d played by Vito Scotti was also in Candidate For Crime. He was Chadwick the suite maker/tailor.

We should all take a moment to recognize the great Vito Scotti playing the tailor. I remember seeing this man in everything. Lol. From Gilligan’s Island to Hogan’s Hero’s to Columbo!

I diddnt know camels wore jackets…

I keep thinking about how he used his puppet in Twilight Zone.

I just realized-no one wears a raincoat in LA. It’s not the hottest part of the country. Maybe it’s his personal uniform, like a man wearing a hoodie every day regardless of temperature. I just can’t believe I didn’t notice this before.

That Tailor, actor almost gets sick saying. "Dept. store" He steals every scene, and the helpful tailor asst. is hilarious too.

No matter the time, all the ice in every ice bucket is fresh and fully frozen.. even when coming home from a long day at the office.