Such class!

He knew the guy was too courageous to run lol

That's one character trait among many of Columbo's that I love. He has respect and compassion for ALL even the murderers.

Well go lookup Eddie Albert.. He was a Real War Hero...He save 42 men lives. Was awarded the Bronze star with Valor...

@@WizzRacing Okay, I'm sure Eddie was a wonderful man. But how is that relevant to this discussion? Was he arrested for murder?

Very true quote. I have borrowed that line in real life. Makes a point.

And Herodotus.

misogynistic quote but ok

@@Tariq8ification Only if you're stupid enough to think that mentioning men at all demonstrates hatred of women.

A good one to remember !! I knew nothing about my ex. He said he 'couldn't remember' his childhood. With hindsight I know he felt rejected, and tested me all the way. He should have known I will always love him - he ignored it.

OMG i laugh so hard at that line - and i wonder if Pleshette came up with it herself; it sounds so much like her!

SuzAnnE no one wants you spying in our apts. Guess how you stop a spy. Leave things messy 💯👁️💪🗣️🤡 caught yeah. Kidnapers

Big gotcha moment on DNA lady ,smoked her out.

I read your comment this is the video got there itsfunneh

@@michellemiller4909 just one more thing

Yes, he was a great war hero, and so many other things. A life full of accolades. One of our finest: good actor too.

@4640jds Albert was a lily-livered yellow coward of the lowest kind. Watch him in Attack! And btw, fk u for your own cowardly and ignorant comment about John McCain, who put you and your cowardly cult leader Trump to shame.

@4640jds Eddie Albert was liberal. You should read his wikipedia page. You might find it enlightining. And John McCain was a conservative.

@@alevine1951 Seriously? He's a coward for a movie role? Let me let reality intrude into your cartoon world www.military.com/veteran-jobs/career-advice/military-transition/famous-veteran-eddie-albert.html

@@alevine1951 Eddie Albert was an ACTOR - you thick fuck !!

I agree. But this episode saw Falk and Pleshette in extreme conflict, because he repeatedly wanted to change lines and scenes. That final scene wasn't done with them both in the same place, and the museum walkout is Pleshette with a stand-in. She had by this time refused to work with him. I believe Peter Falk tried to take a lot of control over all aspects of the show, and it didn't go down well - not with anyone.

@@ginskimpivot753 Well, considering this was the third episode ever, it didn't seem to impede making Columbo's.

He had an agreement with the show to direct and when he wasn't allowed to, he stayed away. It was part of his contract and when it wasn't honored, he stayed away. In this case, it was unfortunate that she was caught in the middle of it, but to throw Peter Falk under the bus like that was hardly a classy thing to do. She would have been better to have been mad at those not honoring the contract they made with Falk. Easier to just blame the star, though, I suppose. As the poster below, said, it sure didn't impede the show's progress, or the number of stars who not only came on the show, but in many cases came on it repeatedly.

This particular episode was written by Professor John T. Dugan (October 11, 1920 New York City - December 24, 1994 Los Angeles, CA). Dr. Dugan was a Professor of Drama, having obtained a Master of Fine Arts at Fordham University and a Ph.D. in Drama from the University of Minnesota. He taught drama at Catholic University, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and U.C. Berkeley. John Dugan disproves one of the old funny sayings I grew up with: “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. And those who can’t teach, teach gym.” He had been published, performed, and produced in every medium except the novel. His many television plays have received numerous awards and nominations, as have his stage plays. Professor Dugan also served his fellow writers for 28 years on the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America Pension Plan. Professor Dugan also wrote another terrific Columbo episode entitled "The Most Crucial Game," co-starring the Culpable One, the great Bob Culp.

Even Mr Spielberg participated by directing an episode in the first year, "Murder by the Book" starring Mr Cassidy and Martin Milner. Good series. Didn't care too much for the revamped series in the 90*s🤔

Excellent!!

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he wasn't a vilian. He was a war hero and a general

@Enforcer A war hero who dishonored his uniform through embezzlement and murder. Did you watch that episode?

@@ozone9473 was a hero. Is a villain in this episodes timeline.

@@ozone9473 No, he was a casualty of the situation.

He was an actor not really a murderer, that was the character he played

Calls her Marilyn and then Cynthia

Truth is, Columbo's not even married.

@@SirJonathonDanielGregorySrVthe No, his wife is confirmed to be real, but not the rest of his "relatives".

@@barrynichols2846 good catch!

@@11Survivor Wait really? I heard his wife was canonically made-up! I decided she’s real anyway but now I’m confused lol

He was never able to make it as a farmer, though.

@@franklesser5655 lol

@Bruce Wayne 😂😂🤣🤣🤣

He was a pretty good farmer too.

@@franklesser5655 He tried!.....😂

A lot of Hollywood actors in his day volunteered and served in combat units during WWII and Korea. Some before they got famous, some while they were famous. I doubt that would happen today.

@@alienlife7754 Sorry to say I agree with you.

@@alienlife7754 Wasn’t there a draft for WWII?

Then he retired to a wonder farm of green acres

@@DeathnoteBB Yes and? Many stars could have gotten an easy gig selling war bonds or doing PR but sough combat positions instead.

Gives new meaning to the lyrics of a Leonard Cohen song, The Chelsea Hotel, which he wrote about Janis Joplin, "she was giving me head on an unmade bed."

Some men, don't want to wear prison issued clothes

She can't find a man. Imagine that.

And the careful attempt of Colombo of pretending as if those words made him somehow uncomfortable while in reality he didn't really care about neither of the girl's opinion :)

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When is someone going to tell about columbo being a murderer It's a swan song

You can see, even _feel,_ the weight of his actions, and this- their ramifications- on his shoulders. Yet he calmly, even nobly, accepts that burden as the excellent soldier he is. It's why Columbo says the handcuffs won't be needed, and he walks out of his own free will. Even as a murderer, he is worthy of dignity.

Suzanne Pleshette! She also starred on the Bob Newhart Show.

Wow, in all the years I couldn't pinpoint why I love this show so much. But yeah, that's it. Having the murderer known from the first minute, his motive and method, and showing his actions under pressure, creates a unique kind of tension unmatched by typical detective shows.

I miss the good ol' detective shows. The new ones are great too, make no mistake, but there is something about Columbo, Dirty Harry, Kojak and so many more. Was a true golden age. I feel glad that I had the fortune to experience them.

They already did...many times over. The show's called "MONK" played by Tonly Shaloub. Ever notice that the premiere of "MONK" dovetailed chronologically with the very last episode of "Columbo".

Well hercule Poirot does something similar

..... It’s been some time, but while Monks Main theme is proving how he did it, you never know who did it as you did on Columbo. Still love that show though....

"Oh, Olll-iv-ahhhh?.....Olll-iv-ahhhh?"

@@EricA-xd9fn Lisa???

@@jimdayton8837 Bingo....! You must be over the hill, like me.

@@EricA-xd9fn I always loved Green Acres.

@@jimdayton8837 Although the "wife is a ditz" jokes haven't aged well. Still, there's an innocent type of humor that's missing from today's vulgar society.

It has been a long time since I watched these episodes. 😮😮😮

"That won't be necessary." "Alright, Lieutenant." Such cool lines somehow

100% agree

Excellent analysis Lu.

Jason Hurd - My childhood crush. Requiescat In Pace.

@Himself Lee why do you say she left us too soon? didn't she live a long and fulfilling life?

Yes, she was a cutie pie!

Gorgeous indeed! ❤️

" the Sidewinder ?!? " Suzanne was truly lovely. God bless her dear soul.

My teenage-self thought she was the perfect wife (Bob Newhart Show). 😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍

First class wife material.

*straightens tie*

Lucky husband..

there is only about a minute and a half here in this 8 minutes where Suzanne Plesette is actually acting with Falk. Eddie Albert didn't even interact with Falk in any of this scene, it's all a double for Falk.

Yes . Great work by director Jack Smight in difficult circumstances.

She was Falk's friend, but she and Albert called him an asshole after making this episode.

Yeah - and she starts the scene with something on her head and then it mysteriously disappears for the rest of the scene.

@@karaokelola she takes it off her head at 1:36 -- it does not mysteriously disappear.

I'm glad someone else noticed that! It changed from Marilyn to Cindy in the same breath almost LOL

Glad I'm not the only guy who finds Suzanne Pleshette smoking hot!

MikeHunt. Agreed. She had a quality...

She is still around

Checkers Lane She's been dead 10 years.

MikeHunt?

It's a shame the DVDs don't have a commentary track. I would love to hear Peter Falk's recollection on the episodes.

And as George C. Scott's George Patton retorts "Son, only a pimp in a Louisiana whore-house carries pearl-handled revolvers. These are ivory."

Genuine pearl handled revolver pistol dropped by General Custer himself on his way to the little big horn !

RIGHT

That's his stump pulling suit.

Of course. It came from 5th Avenue, Dahling.

It was Jack Ruby and the Jews

Curtis Btyant it was no one

@Slomofogo He was wearing a back brace that was so restrictive he couldn't fall forward if he tried.

Yahh good point!! They should!!! 🙂🙂

They did! Sort of. They wrote a novel where he solves it! It's called THE GRASSY KNOLL BY William Harrington.

Golden Voice, I think the same truism can be applied to women.

Omniscient -Please elaborate?

Columbo is my man he is a genius

He always knows who committed the murder 😂😉

@@46monkeyes Peter Falk was feuding with the studio over them reneging on some contract details. As a result he wasn't on set as much as the shooting schedule demanded. Thus to complete the episode they did some shots with a body double.

She reminds me of Mary Ann, on Gilligan's Island... She was great on Bob Newhart Show as well... she was quite a biscuit !

Columbo was in contract disputes so he wasn't filming with Eddie and Suzanne. They were going to RIP him off...like other actors of shows at that time...ie. Gilligan's Island. Don Adams, of Getsmart, advised Peter.

Bollocks.

Yeah, I think this is a rare Columbo scene where I actually felt bad for the person getting arrested instead of reveling in Columbo taking them down.

He's a MURDERER; it's about justice not his little exhibition. Sheesh... 🙄

There's an episode where he's looking for her, and the valet (?) tells him she's looking for _him,_ and another where he calls her after the case. We never see her, but she does exist.

Exactly what I was thinking :)

He does, and she does exist. They did a spinoff series of Mrs Columbo in which she is played by Kate Mulgrew... yes, THAT Kate Mulgrew. lol

There's an episode where at the end hes alone and rings her and has a conversation (though we only hear his side) she definitely exists

Call the police.

About the case not the exhibit.

It’s the columbo way Regards from Egypt

He asks her a question about the gun also lol

1970s feels like a different world to 2021 sadly