'Candidate for Crime' in 12 Minutes | Recap - S03 EP03 | Columbo 

Yeah , Jackie Cooper really did a great job

They always try to play high level chess, but they dont realize until the very end that they were facing a Grand Master all along

but we all know him so well as Perry White from Superman (1978) - my fav comic book film

@Invité you might want to check out Jackie Cooper’s Wikipedia page before making a comment like that.

@Invité Not at all. I wanted you to see it for yourself on Wikipedia. I think you’re a little upset cause someone called you out on your ridiculous comment. Happy Holidays

When they pretended to kill his dog so he would cry

Yeah this was a very entertaining episode but I'm curious about a few things--- it shows the Candidate's campaign manager speeding out of the parking lot and Jackie Cooper standing there while the security detail piles in their car to give chase. Then it shows his manager getting out of the car in the garage and Jackie Cooper is already there waiting for him . How did he get there before him ? Also , Columbo was at the Dentist when it was 9:30-10pm at night ? Do Dentist's keep those kind of hours ? And why wasn't Columbo worried or alarmed when he called his wife after 10pm and she wasn't home ? Where was she ? He simply said " she wasn't home " . How did he know she wasn't asleep or in the bathroom , etc. ? And why was Columbo so relieved and happy when he discovered it wasn't the Candidate who was actually murdered ? Was the murder of his manager less important ?

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Not many know that Lt. Columbia was actually an avowed national socialist.

Not hard to believe, if that were Trump or Harris today the same would happen lol people are insane they'll follow you to the grave

There were, what, 20 people in the room right after they heard it? Nobody would've thought to look for that. Except maybe Columbo, who didn’t need to.

True, but when the people burst into the room, the Senator pointed to the balcony where the “shot” came from. The police ran there. They were on the balcony. Small pieces of paper and the burn mark would’ve been seen

Plus, how did the crowd in the next room, with music going, loud conversations, hear a miniscule pop from a teeny firecracker ?

I agree. Even the spent cracker itself. But this was superfluous to Columbo's reckoning as he'd already discovered the bullet in the wall and drawn his conclusion.

​@tommydimopoulos6484 Higher wind speeds on a high rise. At least 27 mph faster. The residue was mostly blown away. In everyones hast, they went to the balcony stepping on the crime scene and any remaining evidence was altered and diluted. The scene was contaminated.

It did with Murder She Wrote.

@@Sarah_0112 Sarah, you buggin!!!

One thing that stood apart this series from other detective shows was that the audience knew from the beginning who the culprit was.

Typically, those are canvas for re-use.

Wouldn't have been as noticeable on standard definition 4:3 box TVs

Does it really matter?

TV screens were crappy back then. They were often small, blurry, slightly distorted, and low resolution. They could get away with cheap props in those days.

@@johnlaslett5339 not if you're not that into old school TV. Desilu Productions is a fascinating tip toe into those waters, if you're down to do a little digging (plenty of documentaries to find about it). Lucy and Desi Arnez (of "I Love Lucy" fame) coming together to make their own production company, so they wouldn't be constrained by the companies at the time, and cut loose to do their own thing and breathing major life into sci-fi (Star Trek) in a world that believed in *"MORE WESTERNS AND DRAMA MUSICALS!"* More than that, they set the standard for studio lighting and staging sound, and even live audience placement/reaction, that is still used *to this day!* They wrote the book that Friend's, and every show like it, use to set up _to this day!_ Sorry if this was too long, I tried to make it interesting, thank you for making it this far, if you did, and in answer to your question: No, it really doesn't, lol

Not sure if this is what you're referring to but there was an episode in season 10 , " A Bird in the Hand " where the killer wasn't revealed until close to the end .

@@exitscreaming4637 Okay thanku, I will look into that. Season 10 that's from the later years which I don't have on dvd.

There was a four part series in 1989 involving magicians & mystery/telepathy in 2 episodes...

Cry wolf has murder at end

@@jennifermoriarty2188 The episode I think I saw was like a Murder Mystery theme party if u will.

Yepp--Perry White

Yes Perry White with his undone necktie around his neck and a fat cigar in his mouth

Don't call him chief.

He stepped out on the balcony to fire the shot.

I agree she's bad casting for the role of the cheated wife. If I was columbo I would guess two things about you Sir. First you're young and second you have never married

@@slowswimmer9169 Haha, both wrong 😊 Middle aged and married to a splendid woman, whom I’d never cheat upon even if there was miss world standing in front of me naked 😀 But I do love Columbo as the acting is premium.

At least 20 minutes 😊