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Try and Catch Me
Season 7 Episode 1
Mike White and Chris Stachiw kick off season seven of Columbo with a close look at “Try and Catch Me,” where literary titan Abigail Mitchell (Ruth Go…
12 hours ago
The Storyteller (1977)
Season 6 Episode 48
Mike and Chris dig into the uneasy moral terrain of The Storyteller, a 1977 NBC movie that turns television itself into the accused. Starring Martin …
3 weeks ago
Rollercoaster (1977)
Season 6 Episode 48
Mike and Chris keep their arms in the car at all times with writer-producer and Rollercoaster superfan Richard Hatem for a wild ride through James Go…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case
Season 6 Episode 47
The Shabby Detective closes out Season Six with “The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case,” a murder most cerebral — and a little bit silly. When genius…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Old Fashioned Murder
Season 6 Episode 46
The Shabby Detective returns to Season Six with “Old Fashioned Murder,” where genteel larceny meets genteel homicide. Joyce Van Patten takes center s…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Fade in to Murder
Season 6 Episode 1
The sixth season of Columbo kicks off with “Fade in to Murder,” and we’re right there with it. Yes, we had to scrap our planned chat on Elaine May’s …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Griffin & Phoenix (1976)
Season 6 Episode 1
Not every Peter Falk performance comes with a rumpled coat and a homicide to solve. In this episode, we take a look at Griffin & Phoenix, a 1976 made…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Last Salute to the Commodore
Season 5 Episode 16
It’s here. The one we’ve all been bracing for: Last Salute to the Commodore. As the final episode of Columbo’s fifth season and a proposed ending pla…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Columbo Explains the Seventies
Season 5 Episode 15
In this special bonus episode of The Shabby Detective, Mike White sits down with author Glenn Stewart to discuss his insightful and wildly entertaini…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Now You See Him
Season 5 Episode 14
The great Santini takes center stage—but Lieutenant Columbo isn’t impressed by smoke and mirrors. In this episode of The Shabby Detective, Mike and C…
7 months, 4 weeks ago