✨ Title: Columbo

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🌎 Country of Origin: United States of America

🗓️Aired: February 20, 1968

🍿 Format & ⏳Length️: TV Series (10 Seasons)

🔥Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Advised)

Columbo is a classic mystery series starring the unforgettable Lieutenant Columbo, a seemingly disheveled and unassuming homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. Dressed in his signature rumpled raincoat, often clutching a half-smoked cigar, he shuffles onto crime scenes looking more like a lost tourist than a sharp investigator. Yet beneath that humble, bumbling exterior lies one of television’s most brilliant and relentless minds, always ready to tackle even the most cleverly concealed murders.

What makes Columbo so addictive for mystery fans is its clever twist on the genre: instead of a traditional “whodunit” where you guess the killer alongside the detective, each episode opens by showing the crime and the culprit right away. The fun comes from watching how this seemingly ordinary cop, with his polite “just one more thing” questions and knack for spotting tiny inconsistencies, gradually closes in on the confident (often wealthy and sophisticated) perpetrator who thinks they’ve committed the perfect crime. It’s a delightful cat-and-mouse game full of clever twists, sharp dialogue, and satisfying payoffs—perfect for anyone who loves smart, character-driven mysteries.

Series

• Columbo (Original Series)
• Mrs. Columbo (Side Story)

“Mystery Movie Theme” by Henry Mancini