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| ShortSummary=When criminology professor D.E. Rusk threatens to expel spoiled fraternity brothers Justin Rowe (]) and Cooper Redman (Gary Hershberger) <ref>There is a Misplaced Pages article in Danish about him that can be translated automatically by Google Translate.</ref> for cheating (by stealing the final exam), they decide to kill Rusk instead. They lure him away from class and shoot him in the parking garage via a remote control gun installed in their pickup truck's engine while they are sitting in class listening to Columbo deliver a guest lecture, giving them an airtight alibi. The boys then plant evidence to make it look like the professor was killed because of a Mafia expose he was working on. ] returns to the series, playing Justin's powerful lawyer father. (This is the only time, in his four appearances, that Culp is not the killer. See '']''.) | ShortSummary=Criminology professor D.E. Rusk threatens to expel spoiled fraternity brothers Justin Rowe (]) and Cooper Redman (Gary Hershberger) <ref>There is a Misplaced Pages article in Danish about him that can be translated automatically by Google Translate.</ref> for cheating by stealing the final exam. The two students decide to kill Rusk instead. They use a note to lure him away from class and shoot him in the parking garage via a remote control gun installed in their pickup truck's engine while they are sitting in class listening to Columbo deliver a guest lecture, giving them an airtight alibi. The boys then plant evidence to make it look like the professor was killed because of a Mafia expose he was working on. ] returns to the series, playing Justin's powerful lawyer father. (This is the only time, in his four appearances, that Culp is not the killer. See '']''.)
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| ShortSummary=Wade Anders (]), a former security expert and host of the popular crime show ''CrimeAlert'', gets an unexpected visit one night from his rival, chain-smoking newscaster Budd Clarke (]), who Anders beat to the position of ''CrimeAlert'' host. Clarke has received from a friend of his a porn video starring a young Anders. He warns Anders that he plans to go public with the tape unless Anders resigns from the show. Clarke hasn't really given him a lot of options, and Anders decides to kill him. To do so, he palms a pack of Clarke's cigarettes, which he doctors by putting a few drops of the ] poison nicotine sulfate into them. Anders then makes two trips to his production office - one that night and one the next morning - so as to doctor the surveillance tape there so that it will look like he arrived early to do some weekend work and was in the office all day, and didn't leave until after the murder was committed. Anders then drives to Clarke's house, where he takes advantage of Clarke setting up the porn video tape to switch one of his cigarette packs for the poisoned pack. Once the poison kills Clarke, Anders makes it look like Clarke had a heart attack at his desk while looking over a potential news story. There's an amusing incident where Anders and Columbo collide in the parking lot. The intellectually limited Anders made serious mistakes, making Columbo's job easy, and suggesting that Budd Clarke would have made a superior crime show host. | ShortSummary=Wade Anders (]) is a former security expert and host of the popular ''Dateline''-esque crime show ''CrimeAlert''. One day, he gets an unexpected visit one night from his rival, chain-smoking newscaster Budd Clarke (]), who Anders beat to the position of ''CrimeAlert'' host. Clarke has received a porn video from a friend of his starring a young Anders. He warns Anders that he plans to go public with the tape unless Anders resigns from the show. Clarke hasn't really given him a lot of options, and Anders decides to kill him. To do so, he palms a pack of Clarke's cigarettes, which he doctors by putting a few drops of the ] poison nicotine sulfate into them. Anders then makes two trips to his production office - one that night and one the next morning - so as to doctor the surveillance tape there so that it will look like he arrived early to do some weekend work and was in the office all day, and left for a party after the murder was committed. Anders then drives to Clarke's house, where he takes advantage of Clarke setting up the porn video tape to switch one of his cigarette packs for the poisoned pack. Once the poison kills Clarke, Anders makes it look like Clarke had a heart attack at his desk while looking over a potential news story. The intellectually limited Anders makes some serious mistakes, making Columbo's job easy, and suggesting that Budd 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>
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| ShortSummary=When photographer Freddy Brower (]) wins a $30 million lottery, he wishes to keep the money a secret from his wife Nancy (Jamie Rose), who is divorcing him. So Freddy arranges with his uncle, wealthy jeweler Leon Lamarr (]), to pretend that the lottery ticket is his uncle's, until the divorce is final. What Brower does not know, however, is that his uncle has recently lost all his money and is also having an affair with Nancy. Lamarr decides to kill Brower in order to keep the lottery winnings for himself. To do so, he schedules a big costume party at his house, during which he temporarily sneaks over to Brower's apartment, knocks Brower out, undresses him, then drowns him in his bathtub. | ShortSummary=When down-on-his-luck photographer Freddy Brower (]) wins a $30 million lottery, he wishes to keep the money a secret from his wife Nancy (Jamie Rose), who is divorcing him. So Freddy goes to his uncle, wealthy jeweler Leon Lamarr (]), and the two decide to pretend that the lottery ticket is Lamarr's, until Freddy's divorce is final. Unfortunately, Brower is unaware of two things: the first is that his uncle has recently lost all his money. The second is that Lamarr is also having an affair with Nancy. Lamarr decides to kill Brower in order to keep the lottery winnings for himself. To do so, he schedules a big costume party at his house, during which he temporarily sneaks over to Brower's apartment, knocks Brower out, undresses him, then drowns him in his bathtub.
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| ShortSummary=Columbo attends the wedding of Andy Parma (]), his police officer nephew. While Andy is showering, his wife Melissa Alexandra Hayes (]), a fashion model, disappears 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. | ShortSummary=Columbo attends the wedding of Andy Parma (]), his police officer nephew. While Andy is showering, his wife 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>
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| ShortSummary=Wealthy socialite Lauren Staton (]) and Lisa Martin (]) kill their abusive two-timing lover Nick Franco (Armando Pucci), and make it seem like Nick was shot and killed by an intruder while Lauren and the building manager (]) were outside the apartment trying to get in. 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. | ShortSummary=Wealthy socialite Lauren Staton (]) and Lisa Martin (]) kill their abusive two-timing lover Nick Franco (Armando Pucci). Lauren does it by going over to Franco's apartment one night and shoots him. Lisa then keeps the body warm with an electric blanket, then waits until Lauren returns through the hallway with the building manager (]). While they're knocking on the door, Lisa fires a shot into the air, then flees out 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>
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| ShortSummary=Graham McVeigh (]), a ] ranch owner, is tired of the fact that his brother Teddy is in constant debt to a mob bookie, Bruno Romano, who also owns a restaurant. He decides to hence kill Teddy and frame Romano for the crime. To do so, Graham makes Teddy take a big loss at the race track by drugging his own horse so that it loses, so that Teddy will think he is in deep trouble with Romano. Graham then disguises himself and goes to Romano's restaurant, where he sets mice in one of the bathrooms. While Romano is distracted getting rid of the mice, Graham calls Teddy from Romano's back office phone to make it look like Romano was calling to set up a meeting. Graham and Teddy then drive out to a spot on a secluded back road, with Teddy driving. Under the pretense of getting fresh air, Graham gets out, walks around the car, steps up to Teddy's window and shoots him at point-blank range, then rides away on a folding bike he stashed in the trunk. The next day, Graham calls Romano to come out to the ranch, ostensibly to pay Teddy's debt. When Romano looks at the briefcase containing the money, Graham shoots him, switches Romano's revolver for the identical murder gun, and makes it look like self-defense. Mob boss Vincenzo Fortelli (]) starts to exert pressure on McVeigh. To solve the crime Columbo must work with the gangster. | ShortSummary=Graham McVeigh (]), a ] ranch owner, is tired of the fact that his brother Teddy is in constant debt to a mob bookie, Bruno Romano, who also owns a restaurant. He decides to hence kill Teddy and frame Romano for the crime. To do so, Graham makes Teddy take a big loss at the race track by drugging his own horse so that it loses, so that Teddy will think he is in deep trouble with Romano. Graham then disguises himself and goes to Romano's restaurant, where he sets mice in one of the bathrooms. While Romano is distracted getting rid of the mice, Graham calls Teddy from Romano's back office phone so that the phone records will suggest that Romano was calling to set up a meeting. Graham and Teddy then drive out to a spot on a secluded back road in the woods, with Teddy driving. Under the pretense of getting fresh air, Graham gets out, walks around the car, steps up to Teddy's window and shoots him at point-blank range, then rides away on a folding bike he stashed in the trunk. Upon returning home, Graham calls Romano to come out to the ranch, ostensibly to pay Teddy's debt. When Romano looks at the briefcase containing the money, Graham shoots him, switches Romano's revolver for the identical murder gun, and makes it look like self-defense. Mob boss Vincenzo Fortelli (]) starts to exert pressure on McVeigh. To solve the crime Columbo must work with the gangster.
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| ShortSummary=Cathleen Calvert (], in her sixth and final appearance) and her lover, crime scene investigator Patrick Kinsley (]), are weary of having to see each other on the sly, because she can't divorce her husband, Clifford (]), a wealthy businessman, because of their prenuptial agreement. So they scheme to get him out of the way by killing Howard Seltzer (]), an investment broker who is suing him, and framing Clifford for the murder. To do so, Patrick drives over to Seltzer's house while Seltzer is at home and tricks Seltzer into letting him in by claiming that his car phone died and that he has a daughter in the hospital he needs to check on. After getting in, Patrick shoots Seltzer and plants evidence to suggest that Clifford was responsible. Columbo's work is cut out for him, because the killer is on the team handling the investigation. | ShortSummary=Cathleen Calvert (], in her sixth and final appearance) and her lover, crime scene investigator Patrick Kinsley (]), are weary of having to see each other on the sly, because she can't divorce her husband, Clifford (]), a wealthy businessman, because of their prenuptial agreement. So they scheme to get him out of the way by killing Howard Seltzer (]), an investment broker who is suing him, and framing Clifford for the murder. To do so, Patrick drives over to Seltzer's house while Seltzer is at home and tricks Seltzer into letting him in by claiming that his car phone died and that he has a daughter in the hospital he needs to check on. After getting in, Patrick shoots Seltzer and plants evidence to suggest that Clifford was responsible. Columbo's work is cut out for him, because Patrick is on the team handling the investigation.


Billed as the "25th Anniversary Movie", it aired under ''ABC Thursday Night Movie''.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC THURSDAY NIGHT MOVIE: COLUMBO: TRACE OF MURDER (TV) |url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:48764|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref> Billed as the "25th Anniversary Movie", it aired under ''ABC Thursday Night Movie''.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABC THURSDAY NIGHT MOVIE: COLUMBO: TRACE OF MURDER (TV) |url=http://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?item=T:48764|publisher=The Paley Center For Media|accessdate=10 September 2013}}</ref>

Revision as of 05:04, 4 August 2014

Season of television series
Columbo (season 10)
Season 10
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseDecember 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

Episode No. in Season Title Directed by Written by Airdate
561"Columbo Goes to College"E.W. SwackhamerTeleplay: Jeffrey Bloom
Story: Jeffrey Bloom and Frederick King Keller
December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09)
572"Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"Daryl DukeSonia Wolf, Patricia Ford and April RaynellFebruary 20, 1991 (1991-02-20)
583"Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star"Alan J. LeviWilliam Read WoodfieldApril 29, 1991 (1991-04-29)
594"Death Hits the Jackpot"Vincent McEveetyJeffrey BloomDecember 15, 1991 (1991-12-15)
605"No Time to Die"Alan J. LeviTeleplay: Robert van Scoyk
Story: Ed McBain
March 15, 1992 (1992-03-15)
616"A Bird in the Hand..."Vincent McEveetyJackson GillisNovember 22, 1992 (1992-11-22)
627"It's All in the Game"Vincent McEveetyPeter FalkOctober 31, 1993 (1993-10-31)
638"Butterfly in Shades of Grey"Dennis DuganPeter S. FischerJanuary 10, 1994 (1994-01-10)
649"Undercover"Vincent McEveetyTeleplay: Gerry Day
Story: Ed McBain
May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02)
6510"Strange Bedfellows"Vincent McEveetyLawrence VailMay 8, 1995 (1995-05-08)
6611"A Trace of Murder"Vincent McEveetyCharles KippsMay 15, 1997 (1997-05-15)
6712"Ashes to Ashes"Patrick McGoohanJeffrey HatcherOctober 8, 1998 (1998-10-08)
6813"Murder With Too Many Notes"Patrick McGoohanTeleplay: Jeffrey Cava and Patrick McGoohan
Story: Jeffrey Cava
May 12, 2000 (2000-05-12)
6914"Columbo Likes the Nightlife"Jeffrey ReinerMichael AlaimoJanuary 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)


References

  1. "Columbo - Complete Series DVD UK". Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. UK DVD Cover shows the complete colection
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