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Candidate for Crime
Season 3 Episode 4
Writer Richard Hatem joins Chris and Mike to discuss the political thriller Columbo episode "Candidate for Crime" in which Jackie Cooper murders his …
2 years, 3 months ago
Any Old Port in a Storm
Season 3 Episode 3
A contender for one of the best episodes of Columbo ever made, Any Old Port in a Storm pits Lt. Columbo against winemaker Adrian Carsini who has murd…
2 years, 3 months ago
Lovely But Lethal
Season 3 Episode 2
We begin our third season with the murder of a cosmetics genius (Martin Sheen) by his treacherous boss (Vera Miles). Also along for the ride is a und…
2 years, 5 months ago
A Woman Under the Influence
Season 3 Episode 1
Like Peter Falk, we're taking a break between seasons. Chris and Mike talk about John Cassavetes's A Woman Under the Influence (1974), a harrowing lo…
2 years, 6 months ago
Double Shock
Season 2 Episode 8
We conclude the second season of Columbo with a double dose of Martin Landau as he plays twins Dexter and Norman Paris; a playboy TV chef and stuffed…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Most Dangerous Match
Season 2 Episode 7
Lt. Columbo enters the thrilling world of competitive chess in The Most Dangerous Game where he faces off with the conceited champion Emmett Clayton …
2 years, 8 months ago
A Stitch in Crime
Season 2 Episode 6
Lt. Columbo faces one of his deadliest foes, Dr. Barry Mayfield (Leonard Nimoy), a hotshot surgeon whose payday is being put off by his mentor Dr. Ed…
2 years, 9 months ago
Requiem for a Fallen Star
Season 2 Episode 5
On the latest episode of The Shabby Detective, Mike and Chris discuss the fifth episode of the second season, Requiem for a Fallen Star wherein a sea…
2 years, 10 months ago
Dagger of the Mind
Season 2 Episode 4
On this episode of The Shabby Detective, Columbo goes to England in "Dagger of the Mind," the fourth episode of second season. He goes up against Hon…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Most Crucial Game
Season 2 Episode 3
On the latest episode of The Shabby Detective, Mike and Chris discuss the return of Robert Culp, the death of Dean Stockwell, the cost of shoes, and …
2 years, 11 months ago