The world's youngest old maid, Joyce Van Patten, murders her brother to keep him from selling off the family museum. Meanwhile the Columboys come to grips with one of the most baffling performances in television history.
This week Columbo must contend with the hammy William Shatner as the even hammier Ward Fowler as the positively porcine Lt. Lucerne. Is this episode a boar, or is it completely kosher? Only the Columboys can find out! This episode description courtesy of https://punpedia.org/pig-puns/
Columbo must track down the murderer of a shipping magnate. Is this episode of Columbo so bad it's good, or so bad it's bad? It's bad, that part we're sure of.
In this episode, a creepy stage magician (is there any other kind) murders a blackmailing club owner. Meanwhile the Columboys studio is falling apart! Mack goofed too hard on this one and broke furniture. Oops.
In this week's BONUS episode, The Columboys delve into the non-canonical world of Mrs Columbo starring Kate Mulgrew. This episode was made possible through the generosity of donors to the show but is available for all! If you'd like to hear more bonus episodes head to http://ko-fi.com/columboys and chip in! If we get enough donations we'll keep this bonus train rolling! Choo Choo?
Columbo heads south of the border to catch a matador who offs his business manager to hide his cowardice. The majority of this episode is spent raining praise upon the one and only Ricardo Montalban. We're not sorry. He deserves all of it!
Columbo must catch a deadly spy who murders his partner to cover up some light treason. Once again Patrick MacGoohan is back and The Columboys couldn't be happier about it!
A foreign dignitary hides behind diplomatic immunity when Columbo investigates a murder in an embassy. Listen as the Columboys attempt to discuss this well acted but problematically cast episode. Jeff Goldblum guest stars... sort of.
A retired film star murders her husband who's standing in the way of her big comeback. But is there more to this story than it seems? Watching the episode is STRONGLY SUGGESTED this time. It's a good one!
George Hamilton, a psychedelic psychiatrist with a penchant for playing around with patients painfully polishes off the paterfamilias of his paramour before persuading her into perishing in a perilous plunge into purgatory.
Columbo faces a master of mechanical mayhem who murders his matrimonial matriarch! Can the creased and crumpled cop catch the crafty criminal? Will our Dynamic Duo be able to release their podcast on time this week? Find out the answers to this and many other questions, this week on Columboys!
Columbo's cruise to Mexico is interrupted when he tries catch a wily car salesman who murders a singer to cover up an affair. Will he catch the killer and still make it to the Lido Deck in time for the limbo contest? Meanwhile the Columboys battle tone, pacing, and Morpheus the dreamlord in their struggle to keep interested in this episode of the beloved 70's detective series.
An accident takes the life of the owner of a military academy, but Columbo suspects murder. He's right of course. I mean this is a Columbo after all! Meanwhile the Columboys are up to their old tricks in another episode of this mildly beloved podcast.
Columbo must track down a murderous cockney chimney sweep played by Dick van Dyke. I think? It's been a couple months since we saw this one.
Columbo faces off against a fitness guru who murders a gym owner to cover up a scam. Meanwhile, the Columboys fight a war against themselves in the future, by including a bunch of stuff that made editing this episode a lot more involved. Curse you, Columboys of the past!
Columbo must catch a duplicitous police commissioner (Richard Kiley) and his hapless neighbor who trade murders. There are a lot of Jurassic Park references in this episode so hopefully people remember that Richard Kiley was in that. They do, right? Oh no. We've made a terrible mistake.
Columbo must catch a Man in Black whose plane plummets into a Ring of Fire. Now he must Walk the Line between good and evil in order to put this Wayfaring Stranger into Folsom Prison before Some else gets Hurt. It's Johnny Cash. Did you get what I was doing there? Johnny Cash is the murderer. Enjoy.
Columbo is on the trail of a scientist who murders his colleague to cover up plagiarism in this week's episode. Meanwhile, the Columboys confront an ancient evil that has arisen to confront our heroes once more.
Jack Cassidy returns as a murderous publisher. It's completely different from the time he played a murderous writer. He's very versatile! Stay tuned after the episode for a trip into madness!
Robert Culp returns for what might be his best episode, portraying an ad executive who murders a client. To catch him, Columbo must use every trick in the book, specifically the book "The Mind String and How To Pull It." Special thanks to Molly Lewis for lending her voice to the episode
Columbo must catch a senator responsible for the violent death of of his campaign manager. A politician involved in criminal behavior?! Now I've heard everything!
An egotistical winery owner kills his brother and tries to make it look like an accident and Columbo must struggle to uncover the truth. Meanwhile an exhausted podcaster struggles to type out yet another description for a show with incredibly similar plots. Will he manage to come up with a creative but interesting way to introduce this week's episode?
A failing cosmetics executive murders a duplicitous scientist for a miracle cream. Later, Columbo arrives.
Martin Landau plays twins whose rich uncle is murdered. But which twin was the culprit? Also Mack and Ben allow themselves a brief moment of sincerity. Don't worry, it won't happen again!
Columbo must match wits with a chess master who's always 5 moves ahead! Will his next move be a check mate? Castling! I'm out of chess jargon. Enjoy the episode!
Columbo must catch a crafty surgeon (Leonard Nimoy) before his patient's heart gives out. Will Columbo catch this highly logical villain and exactly how many times can mack use "live long and prosper" as the 'one more thing'? At least two so far!
A fading film star accidentally murders her assistant while trying to murder a tabloid journalist and The Columboys fall in love with legendary costumer Edith Head.
Columbo must solve a murder in Merry old England, or Southern California, depending on what scene you're talking about. Meanwhile, The Columboys must solve the mystery of exactly which podcast it is that they're doing.
Robert Culp returns in his most mustachioed role to date as a sports manager who kills off the philandering owner of a football team. It's a good one, folks!
This week Columbo must solve the case when a fake kidnapping turns to real murder. Meanwhile the Columboys struggle with their greatest problem yet: how to edit this episode of the podcast!
