
In this made-for-TV movie, Columbo-rather than making the rumpled presentation that later became the character's trademark-is less shabbily dressed, wearing suits, shorter hair, and heavier stage makeup.
YOUTUBE COLUMBO UNDERCOVER MOVIE
The play was adapted to a made-for-TV movie in 1968, with Falk debuting in the role. In 1962, that episode became a stage play titled Prescription: Murder (starring Thomas Mitchell as Columbo, Joseph Cotten and Agnes Moorehead as Roy and Claire Flemming, and Patricia Medina as Flemming's mistress ). For the sake of clarity, all episodes in this article are arranged as they appear in the UK release.Įpisodes Pilot episodes īefore Peter Falk was cast in the role of Columbo, Bert Freed played the character in "Enough Rope", a 1960 episode of The Chevy Mystery Show, a TV anthology series. In Region 1, all episodes from season 8 are grouped differently all the episodes that were originally aired on ABC were released as the COLUMBO: The Mystery Movie Collection. In France and the Netherlands (also Region 2), however, the DVDs were released as 12 seasons. In Region 2 and 4, all episodes have now been released as 10 seasons, with the 10th season covering the last 14 episodes from "Columbo Goes to College" (1990) to the series finale, "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" (2003). The last installment was broadcast in 2003.īecause the Columbo episodes from 1989 to 2003 aired infrequently, different DVD sets have been released around the world.

Columbo then aired less frequently on ABC beginning in 1989.


After two pilot episodes, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of The NBC Mystery Movie. The following is an episode list for the crime fiction television series Columbo.
