| Revision as of 02:26, 11 July 2015 editDReifGalaxyM31 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users14,587 edits →Episodes← Previous edit | Revision as of 15:11, 29 July 2015 edit undoDReifGalaxyM31 (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users14,587 edits →EpisodesNext edit → | ||
| Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
| | EpisodeNumber=57 | | EpisodeNumber=57 | ||
| | EpisodeNumber2=2 | | EpisodeNumber2=2 | ||
| | ShortSummary=Wade Anders (]) is a former security expert and host of the popular '']''-esque crime show ''CrimeAlert''. One day, he gets an unexpected visit from his rival, chain-smoking newscaster Budd Clarke (]), whom he blocked from becoming the ''CrimeAlert'' host. Clarke has resented how he was snubbed in favor of Anders, but now, he's got some leverage that he hopes will get Anders out of the ''CrimeAlert'' chair: a porn video Anders starred in many years ago, and |
| ShortSummary=Wade Anders (]) is a former security expert and host of the popular '']''-esque crime show ''CrimeAlert''. One day, he gets an unexpected visit from his rival, chain-smoking newscaster Budd Clarke (]), whom he blocked from becoming the ''CrimeAlert'' host. Clarke has resented how he was snubbed in favor of Anders, but now, he's got some leverage that he hopes will get Anders out of the ''CrimeAlert'' chair: a porn video Anders starred in many years ago, and Clarke plans to go public with the tape unless Anders resigns from the show. Anders decides to kill him rather than be disgraced. He palms a pack of Clarke's cigarettes, which he doctors with a few drops of ] poison nicotine sulfate. Anders then pays two visits to his production office -- once that night and again the next morning -- so a surveillance tape there will show him at the office all day. Anders then drives to Clarke's house, and switches a cigarette pack for the poisoned pack. Once Clarke takes one of the poisoned cigarettes and dies, Anders makes it look like Clarke had a heart attack at his desk. The intellectually limited Anders makes some serious mistakes, making Columbo's job easy, and suggesting that Clarke would have made a superior crime show host. | ||
| Shown under the ''ABC Movie Special'' brand.<ref>{{cite web|title=COLUMBO: CAUTION: MURDER CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH {ABC MOVIE SPECIAL} (TV)|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:25613|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> | Shown under the ''ABC Movie Special'' brand.<ref>{{cite web|title=COLUMBO: CAUTION: MURDER CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH {ABC MOVIE SPECIAL} (TV)|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:25613|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> | ||
| | LineColor=7AB800 | | LineColor=7AB800 | ||
| Line 63: | Line 63: | ||
| | EpisodeNumber=58 | | EpisodeNumber=58 | ||
| | EpisodeNumber2=3 | | EpisodeNumber2=3 | ||
| | ShortSummary=Rock star Marcy Edwards (]) has been having an affair for several years with high-priced murder lawyer Hugh Creighton (]). One day, he learns that she's having an affair with someone else and throws her out of his house. However, Marcy blackmails Creighton into letting her stay, at least until he comes up with the $5 million she's demanding in exchange for not filing a ] suit against him or exposing his unconventional methods. Creighton's response is to drug the champagne in her beach house and waits until she shows up there with her current lover. As Marcy does not drink, Creighton waits until her new lover is passed out, then he breaks her neck. Her lover awakens and flees the scene. Creighton enlists his associate, Trish Fairbanks (]), to help him concoct an airtight alibi, |
| ShortSummary=Rock star Marcy Edwards (]) has been having an affair for several years with high-priced murder lawyer Hugh Creighton (]). One day, he learns that she's having an affair with someone else and throws her out of his house. However, Marcy blackmails Creighton into letting her stay, at least until he comes up with the $5 million she's demanding in exchange for not filing a ] suit against him or exposing his unconventional methods. Creighton's response is to drug the champagne in her beach house and waits until she shows up there with her current lover. As Marcy does not drink, Creighton waits until her new lover is passed out, then he breaks her neck. Her lover awakens and flees the scene. Creighton enlists his associate, Trish Fairbanks (]), to help him concoct an airtight alibi, but when she finds out what he's done, she blackmails him into a full partnership in the firm (even going the extra mile by creating a contingency plan that prevents Creighton from being able to kill her). Columbo cracks the case, despite the existence of a speeding ticket which appears to exonerate Creighton completely. ] cameos as himself. | ||
| | LineColor=7AB800 | | LineColor=7AB800 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| Line 73: | Line 73: | ||
| | EpisodeNumber=59 | | EpisodeNumber=59 | ||
| | EpisodeNumber2=4 | | EpisodeNumber2=4 | ||
| | ShortSummary=Down-on-his-luck photographer Freddy Brower (]) wins a $30 million lottery. But he |
| ShortSummary=Down-on-his-luck photographer Freddy Brower (]) wins a $30 million lottery. But he wants to keep the money a secret from his wife Nancy (Jamie Rose), who is divorcing him, so that she can't make a claim for the money. Freddy goes to his uncle, wealthy jeweler Leon Lamarr (]), and convinces Lamarr to pretend that the lottery ticket is his until Freddy's divorce is finalized. Unfortunately, that's where Freddy's luck runs out: he doesn't know that his uncle has recently gone bankrupt, and is also having an affair with Nancy. Lamarr decides to kill Freddy in order to keep the lottery winnings for himself. He schedules a Halloween costume party at his house, during which he sneaks out to Freddy's apartment, knocks him out, undresses him, then drowns him in his bathtub. ] co-stars as Lamarr's wife. | ||
| | LineColor=7AB800 | | LineColor=7AB800 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| Line 83: | Line 83: | ||
| | EpisodeNumber=60 | | EpisodeNumber=60 | ||
| | EpisodeNumber2=5 | | EpisodeNumber2=5 | ||
| | ShortSummary=Columbo attends the wedding of his police officer nephew Andy Parma (]). While Andy is showering, his |
| ShortSummary=Columbo attends the wedding of his police officer nephew Andy Parma (]). While Andy is showering, his new bride Melissa Alexandra Hayes (]), a fashion model, is abducted from the bridal suite. Andy enlists Columbo's help in unraveling the case. She has been kidnapped by Rudy Strassa (]), a psychopath who intends to kill her once he consummates "their" marriage. Based on a story by ] (actually the ] novel ''So Long As You Both Shall Live'', though not credited as such). An uncharacteristically dark story, with little of the humor normally present, this is the only episode where no murder takes place and Columbo doesn't meet the criminal. | ||
| Aired under ''ABC Sunday Night Movie''.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE: COLUMBO: NO TIME TO DIE (TV)|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:25847|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> | Aired under ''ABC Sunday Night Movie''.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE: COLUMBO: NO TIME TO DIE (TV)|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:25847|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> | ||
| | LineColor=7AB800 | | LineColor=7AB800 | ||
| Line 94: | Line 94: | ||
| | EpisodeNumber=61 | | EpisodeNumber=61 | ||
| | EpisodeNumber2=6 | | EpisodeNumber2=6 | ||
| | ShortSummary=Given a deadline to pay his debts, or else, chronic gambler Harold McCain (]) plants a bomb under the ] of his uncle, professional football team owner Big Fred (]). However, someone else gets to Big Fred before Harold's bomb does by stealing the gardener's pickup truck and running him over while he's jogging. Harold's main concern now becomes preventing the bomb exploding and possibly even killing someone, and sure enough, it does just that when the gardener tries to move the Rolls Royce out of the way of the TV camera crews. Fred's wife Delores (]) is having a good time as Fred's team's owner, but after Harold tries to squeeze her for money, he is shot dead in his cabin, making it obvious who is responsible. Much like "Last Salute to the Commodore," the real killer is not revealed until near the end, and both murders occur off screen; both episodes were scripted by ''Columbo'' veteran ] (this was his final contribution to the series). | | ShortSummary=Given a deadline to pay his debts, or else, chronic gambler Harold McCain (]) plants a bomb under the ] of his uncle, professional football team owner Big Fred (]). However, someone else gets to Big Fred before Harold's bomb does by stealing the gardener's pickup truck and running him over while he's jogging. Harold's main concern now becomes preventing the bomb exploding and possibly even killing someone, and sure enough, it does just that when the gardener tries to move the Rolls Royce out of the way of the TV camera crews. Fred's wife Delores (]) is having a good time as Fred's team's owner, but after Harold tries to squeeze her for money, he is shot dead in his cabin, making it obvious who is responsible. Much like "Last Salute to the Commodore," the real killer is not revealed until near the end, and both murders occur off screen; both episodes were scripted by ''Columbo'' veteran ] (this was his final contribution to the series). | ||
| | LineColor=7AB800 | | LineColor=7AB800 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| Line 104: | Line 104: | ||
| | EpisodeNumber=62 | | EpisodeNumber=62 | ||
| | EpisodeNumber2=7 | | EpisodeNumber2=7 | ||
| | ShortSummary=Wealthy socialite Lauren Staton (]) and her young daughter Lisa Martin (]) |
| ShortSummary=Wealthy socialite Lauren Staton (]) and her young daughter Lisa Martin (]) conspire to murder their abusive two-timing lover Nick Franco (Armando Pucci). Lauren does the actual murder by going to Franco's apartment and shooting him. Lisa then stays in the apartment, keeping the body warm for several hours with an electric blanket until Lauren returns with the building manager (]). While they're knocking on the door, Lisa fires a shot into the air, then flees through the patio. Lauren takes all the heat from Columbo in order to protect Lisa, even going so far as to romance him. The viewer does not find out that Lauren is Lisa's mother until almost the end of the episode. Dunaway won an ] for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for this. This is the only episode written by Falk. | ||
| Aired under ''ABC Sunday Night Movie''.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE: COLUMBO: IT'S ALL IN THE GAME (TV)|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:30725|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> | Aired under ''ABC Sunday Night Movie''.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE: COLUMBO: IT'S ALL IN THE GAME (TV)|url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:30725|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> | ||
| | LineColor=7AB800 | | LineColor=7AB800 | ||
| Line 115: | Line 115: | ||
| | EpisodeNumber=63 | | EpisodeNumber=63 | ||
| | EpisodeNumber2=8 | | EpisodeNumber2=8 | ||
| | ShortSummary=Domineering radio host Fielding Chase (]) faces a crisis when his ward, 25-year-old Victoria Chase (]), decides to spread her wings and leave for New York. Chase is a national celebrity thanks to his call-in radio show and while Victoria works as his producer, his affection for her runs deep. An ex-employee, the homosexual Gerry Winters (Jack Laufer), has been encouraging Victoria and has even found a literary agent for her book. Chase decides to kill Winters. He first instructs Winters to call him at a certain time. Exactly at that appointed hour, Chase drives to Winters' house and sneaks inside. Winters makes the call, unaware that Chase is actually behind him in the same room. Once the phone goes to voicemail, Chase picks up an extension in another room of Winters' house and begins speaking with him. At that point, Chase enters the next room and |
| ShortSummary=Domineering radio host Fielding Chase (]) faces a crisis when his ward, 25-year-old Victoria Chase (]), decides to spread her wings and leave for New York. Chase is a national celebrity thanks to his call-in radio show and while Victoria works as his producer, his affection for her runs deep. An ex-employee, the homosexual Gerry Winters (Jack Laufer), has been encouraging Victoria and has even found a literary agent for her book. Chase decides to kill Winters. He first instructs Winters to call him at a certain time. Exactly at that appointed hour, Chase drives to Winters' house and sneaks inside. Winters makes the phone call, unaware that Chase is actually behind him in the same room. Once the phone goes to voicemail, Chase picks up an extension in another room of Winters' house and begins speaking with him. At that point, Chase enters the next room and shoots Winters, then makes it look like Winters was shot by a gay lover. A cell phone is a key to Columbo's solution of the crime. After three unconventional episodes, ''Butterfly in Shades of Grey'' marked a return to the standard Columbo style. | ||
| | LineColor=7AB800 | | LineColor=7AB800 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 29 July 2015
Season of television series| Columbo (season 10) | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09) – January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30) |
| Season chronology | |
| ← Previous Season 9 | |
| List of episodes | |
The final 14 episodes of Columbo were produced sporadically as a series of specials, spanning 13 years from 1990 to 2003. These episodes have since been released on DVD in several regions as "season 10".
Broadcast history
The "season" aired different nights of the week on ABC.
DVD release
The "season" was released on DVD by Universal Home Video.
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | "Columbo Goes to College" | E.W. Swackhamer | Teleplay: Jeffrey Bloom Story: Jeffrey Bloom and Frederick King Keller | December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09) |
| 57 | 2 | "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health" | Daryl Duke | Sonia Wolf, Patricia Ford and April Raynell | February 20, 1991 (1991-02-20) |
| 58 | 3 | "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" | Alan J. Levi | William Read Woodfield | April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29) |
| 59 | 4 | "Death Hits the Jackpot" | Vincent McEveety | Jeffrey Bloom | December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15) |
| 60 | 5 | "No Time to Die" | Alan J. Levi | Teleplay: Robert van Scoyk Story: Ed McBain | March 15, 1992 (1992-03-15) |
| 61 | 6 | "A Bird in the Hand..." | Vincent McEveety | Jackson Gillis | November 22, 1992 (1992-11-22) |
| 62 | 7 | "It's All in the Game" | Vincent McEveety | Peter Falk | October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31) |
| 63 | 8 | "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" | Dennis Dugan | Peter S. Fischer | January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10) |
| 64 | 9 | "Undercover" | Vincent McEveety | Teleplay: Gerry Day Story: Ed McBain | May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02) |
| 65 | 10 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Vincent McEveety | Lawrence Vail | May 8, 1995 (1995-05-08) |
| 66 | 11 | "A Trace of Murder" | Vincent McEveety | Charles Kipps | May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15) |
| 67 | 12 | "Ashes to Ashes" | Patrick McGoohan | Jeffrey Hatcher | October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08) |
| 68 | 13 | "Murder With Too Many Notes" | Patrick McGoohan | Teleplay: Jeffrey Cava and Patrick McGoohan Story: Jeffrey Cava | March 12, 2001 (2001-03-12) |
| 69 | 14 | "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" | Jeffrey Reiner | Michael Alaimo | January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30) |
References
- "Columbo - Complete Series DVD UK". Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- UK DVD Cover shows the complete collection
