Columbo

Columbo (1971)

4 visible crew/equipment mistakes in season 13

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Starring: Peter Falk

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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Strange Bedfellows - S13-E1

Visible crew/equipment: When Fortelli threatens Graham, Fortelli says, "I don't want the money; I want the farm," and just as he adds, "I'll see you at 6:00 tomorrow night," we can see the reflection of the moving boom pole/mic on the vehicle's window. (01:02:50)

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Strange Bedfellows - S13-E1

Visible crew/equipment: After Columbo searches the victim's car and has Brindle bag a few things, Columbo heads out with his bottle of Pepto Bismol. It then cuts to Graham at the stables, and as he and Pat turn left, we can see the reflection of the lighting scrim on the door's glass windows. (00:24:15)

Super Grover

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Murder with Too Many Notes - S13-E4

Visible crew/equipment: When Columbo accompanies Sidney Ritter downstairs to see the elevator that goes to the roof, they are alone, but as Ritter says, "I can't think what use this could be to you," the abdomen (with hand in pocket) of a crew member, wearing a blue shirt and brown pants, is visible at the right side of the screen. (01:07:10)

Super Grover

The Most Crucial Game - S2-E3

Factual error: Probably an in joke - the wheels of the "airliner" shown landing at LA international airport are those of a B52 bomber. They are very distinctive and look nothing like those on any airliner ever made.

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How to Dial a Murder - S7-E4

Trivia: A clever, subtle hint as to Mason's guilt - Columbo arrives at the animal pound just in time to stop him feeding Laurel and Hardy (the dogs he trained to kill on command) a large amount of chocolate treats. He has planned this murder meticulously, and he would be aware that chocolate is extremely toxic to dogs. The amount he is planning to feed them from the bulging bag of large chocolate balls he is holding would kill both dogs within hours if ingested.

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Identity Crisis - S5-E3

Question: The examiner says he can't tell which blow hit the victim first. Columbo says he's lying on his back and says the blow to the forehead was first. Why did he think that? If the first blow hit him on the forehead and he fell on his back, how did he get the second blow on the back of his head while he was lying that way?

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Answer: Columbo deduces that the first blow must have been to the front of the head, the force causing the victim to fall backwards and hitting the back of his head hard on the ground.

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