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!

Have a comment or a question for the hosts?  Email Steve and Sean at [email protected] or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

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!

Have a comment or a question for the hosts?  Email Steve and Sean at [email protected] or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

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!

Have a comment or a question for the hosts?  Email Steve and Sean at [email protected] or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

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!

Have a comment or a question for the hosts?  Email Steve and Sean at [email protected] or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

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!

Have a comment or a question for the hosts?  Email Steve and Sean at [email protected] or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

In "Murder in Malibu" (1990), greedy gigolo Wayne Jennings (Andrew Stevens) bumps off his fiance after she dumps him over the phone.  Or did he?  What does the victim's sister Jess (Brenda Vaccaro) know that Columbo doesn't know?  Where did Andrew Stevens go to acting school and should he get a refund?  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

Have a comment or a question for the hosts?  Email Steve and Sean at [email protected] or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.

In "Double Shock" (1973) a wealthy uncle is killed in the bathtub on the eve of his wedding by one of his twin nephews (both played by Martin Landau)...but which one?  Columbo goes on a cooking show, fixes a television set, and even eats health cookies to solve the crime.  But is "Double Shock" twice the pleasure?  Or is it just a dead ringer?  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

Have a comment or a question for the hosts?  Email Steve and Sean at [email protected] or follow the podcast on Twitter at @columboconfab.