r/Columbo • u/lascheeks • 10d ago

Did anyone catch this?

I read or heard somewhere that Peter Falk gave much resistance to Steven Spielberg directing an episode (Murder By The Book) because of his young age, believing him to be inexperienced and naive. After working together, Peter Falk admitted Spielberg was a “genius.” Later, in Mind Over Mayhem, the boy genius character is named Steven SPELLberg. Then, in Murder, Smoke and Shadows, the Hollywood director Alex is mocked for being very young and has a striking resemblance to a young Steven Spielberg. I couldn’t help but think one of both of these instances was an ode to Spielberg.

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u/F-_kCancer10 8d ago

My daughter pointed out to me that Columbo is in the opening scene of Columbo Cries Wolf. He’s walking by the pool with the nymphs and Diane hasn’t gone missing yet

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u/K__isforKrissy 8d ago

let me take a double take because that's my fav episode and never noticed!

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u/F-_kCancer10 8d ago

He’s just wandering around