When professional photographer Paul Galesko (Dick Van Dyke) bumps off his nagging wife and makes it look like the work of a kidnapper, Columbo must focus to bring down a killer who is as ornery as he is talented. Is this episode suitable for framing? Or should it be discarded into the fireplace? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

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In "Short Fuse" (1972) chemical genius Roger Stanford (Roddy McDowell) rigs an exploding cigar box to kill his uncle and inherit his position and stay within his aunt's good graces. But when Columbo appears on the scene, does Roger become too clever for his own good? Was this episode a blast? Or was it a bomb? Listen to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

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In this very, very special episode, we take a peek at the Mrs. Columbo pilot, "Word Games", starring Robert Culp as a lawyer who pays a professional assassin to murder his wife and then finds himself becoming a murder victim himself. Does Kate Columbo have the detective skills to outsmart this psychopath? Or is this worthy of a game of ding dong ditch? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

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In "Dead Weight" (1971), Major General Martin J. Hollister (Eddie Albert) bumps off a former colleague to cover up his illegal doings and drops the body into the drink. The problem is, someone saw him do it! With no body and an eye witness who's slowly retracting what she saw as she becomes involved with the Major General, Columbo finds himself with his hands full. Is this four star episode? Or is it literally just a lot of fruit salad? Listen in and find out!

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What happens when Columbo's boss commits murder? We find out in "A Friend in Deed" (1974), in which police commissioner Mark Halperin (Richard Kiley) covers up one murder to blackmail his neighbor in covering up the murder of Halperin's wife. Is this one on the top ten most wanted list? Or should it be relegated to the pickpockets? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

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In "A Deadly State of Mind" (1975), devious psychiatrist Dr. Mark Collier (George Hamilton) accidentally kills his lover's husband and uses the power of hypnotism to cover up. As Columbo shuffles through clues involving lighters, tires, headlights, and socks, Dr. Collier slowly realizes he's as trapped as a mouse in a maze. Does this one have a clean bill of health? Or should it be euthanized? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

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In "Murder by the Book" (1971) mystery novelist Ken Franklin (Jack Cassidy) bumps off his writing partner and finds himself harassed by everyone's favorite rumpled detective. Will Franklin get away with not one - but two - murders? I this episode worthy of the bestseller list or should it be relegated to the bargain bin? Listen to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

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In "Troubled Waters", Columbo takes a busman's holiday while on a cruise with his wife. Used car executive Hayden Danzinger (Robert Vaughn) comes aboard with murder on his mind, and kills his lounge singer lover to stop her from exposing their affair to his wealthy wife. There's a frame-up, incriminating lipstick, amyl nitrate, and plenty of rubber gloves and mystery on the high seas when Columbo agrees to unofficially take over the case. Was this one worthy of the captain's table? Or did it make us seasick? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

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In "By Dawn's Early Light" (1974), Colonel Lyle Rumford (Patrick McGoohan) rigs a cannon to eliminate the man who wants to turn he beloved military academy into a boarding school. It looks like an accident...at least until Lieutenant Columbo arrives on the scene and strips away Rumford's slick veneer like an artichoke. Is this one worthy of a ten-gun salute? Or does it deserve a dishonorable discharge? Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought about it!

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In "The Most Dangerous Match" (1973) chess champion Emmett Clayton (Laurence Harvey) realizes he's going to be outmatched by his Russian opponent Dudek, so he tries killing him in the most accessible way possible: pushing him down the hotel's industrial-sized garbage disposal machine. This doesn't kill the man, however, only knocks him unconscious. Even worse, Clayton is now being pestered by a detective in a rumpled raincoat and his incessant questioning. Is "The Most Dangerous Match" fit for a king? Or is it a disappointing gambit? Listen to see what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

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