In "Murder is a Parlor Game", former Scotland Yard detective Ian A. Morly (Donald Pleasence) is confronted by a falsely-bearded old enemy, an encounter that concludes with Morly's enemy shot dead and a rubber in the fireplace.  One of Morly's students in his uncomfortably hands-on self-defense course, Kate Columbo. finds time between being a mother, writing for the penny advertiser, and attending magic shows to prove a challenge for the unflappable Morly.  Is this episode as nifty as a pen that secretly sprays mace, or is it as corny as Kansas on the Fourth of July?  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

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When self-proclaimed psychic Elliott Blake (Anthony Andrews) meets a magician who has been hired by the government to debunk him, the old bad blood between proves too much for Blake, who arranges a murder of his colleague with the magician's own guillotine.  Is "Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" a solid plus, or is it as confusing as a bunch of wavy lines?  Listen to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

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When Broadway star Grace Wheeler (Janet Leigh) is snubbed by her wealthy and elderly husband because he refuses to fund her next show, Grace takes charge by shooting him and tries to make it look like suicide.  Columbo sifts through bedroom slippers, a book, and a lesson on prostate health to pin Grace for the crime...but does he succeed?  Is "Forgotten Lady" a Tony-worthy story?  Or is it a Broadway bomb?  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

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Eric Prince (Patrick McGoohan) is a funeral director to the stars, but his reputation and his business are in jeopardy when gossip columnist Verity Chandler (Rue McClanahan) plans to air a "tell all" expose on him.  After bumping off Verity, Prince finds himself having to deal with Columbo while literally shuffling dead bodies around behind the closed doors of his funeral parlor.  Is this episode a great send off?  Or was it dead on arrival?  Listen to what Steve and Sean have to say and find out!

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When Dr. Marshall Cahill (Jose Ferrer) murders a colleague to protect his plagiarizing son, he begins the machinations of "Mind Over Mayhem" (1974), in which Columbo rubs elbows with think tank scientists, a boy genius, a robot, and, of course, Dog.  Is this one a stroke of genius?  Or does it it belong in the back catalog of the idiot box.  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

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Let's talk about sex!  In "Sex and the Married Detective" (1989), hell hath no fury like when sex therapist Dr. Joan Allenby (Lindsay Crouse) when she bumps off her cheating boyfriend.  Is this a great episode with a satisfying climax?  Or did it leave us hot and bothered?  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean had to say?

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In "Blueprint for Murder" (1972), when architect Elliott Marham's (Patrick O'Neal) plans for a sprawling new project are nixed by Texan Bo Williamson (Forrest Tucker) and Bo suddenly mysteriously disappears, Columbo's suspicions naturally turn to Markham.  But without a body, how can he prove there was a murder?  Is this murder worthy of Frank Lloyd Wright?  Or does it belong on the office floor with the plans of Williamson City?  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

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Our fearless podcasters face the daunting task of reviewing A Riddle for Puppets (1979), one of the few episodes of Mrs. Columbo still widely available.  Something's not quite right with ventriloquist Noel Abbott (Jay Johnson), who chisels his mentor to death and is convinced the only witness to the crime is his victim's puppet, Clown.  Is A Riddle for Puppets worthy to be considered Columbo canon?  Or should it be reserved for a midnight showing during a weeknight?  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean thought!

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Famous criminal defense attorney Hugh Creighton (played by Dabney Coleman) murders his common-law wife, a has-been rock star.  However, while dodging questions from Lieutenant Columbo, Creighton must also deal with his blackmailing associate.  Is this one good enough to set free?  Or should it be guilty as charged?  Listen in to Steve and Sean and find out!

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In "Publish or Perish" (1974), saucy publisher Riley Greenleaf (Jack Cassidy) pays a creepy hit-man to bump off a rival, Greenleaf stages a fake drunken night on the town to provide himself with an alibi.  Of course, now he has to outwit Lieutenant Columbo while disposing of the man he paid to do the dirty deed.  Is this a plot worthy of a Pulitzer?  Or should we find this one in the back wracks of your local dime store?  Listen in and find out what Steve and Sean think!

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