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| | ShortSummary=Given a deadline to pay his debts, or else, chronic gambler Harold McCain (]) plants a bomb under the ] of his uncle, professional football team owner Big Fred (]). However, someone else gets to Big Fred before Harold's bomb does by stealing the gardener's pickup truck and running him over while he's jogging. Harold's main concern now becomes preventing the bomb exploding and possibly even killing someone, and sure enough, it does just that when the gardener tries to move the Rolls Royce out of the way of the TV camera crews. Fred's wife Dolores (]) is having a good time as Fred's team's owner, but after Harold tries to squeeze her for money, he is shot dead in his cabin, making it obvious who is responsible. Much like "Last Salute to the Commodore," the real killer is not revealed until near the end, and both murders occur off screen; both episodes were scripted by ''Columbo'' veteran ] (this was his final contribution to the series). | | ShortSummary=Given a deadline to pay his debts, or else, chronic gambler Harold McCain (]) plants a bomb under the ] of his uncle, professional football team owner Big Fred (]). However, someone else gets to Big Fred before Harold's bomb does by stealing the gardener's pickup truck and running him over while he's jogging. Harold's main concern now becomes preventing the bomb exploding and possibly even killing someone, and sure enough, it does just that when the gardener tries to move the Rolls Royce out of the way of the TV camera crews. Fred's wife Dolores (]) is having a good time as Fred's team's owner, but after Harold tries to squeeze her for money, he is shot dead in his cabin, making it obvious who is responsible. Much like "Last Salute to the Commodore," the real killer is not revealed until near the end, and both murders occur off screen; both episodes were scripted by ''Columbo'' veteran ] (this was his final contribution to the series). The episode used footage of a Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Edmonton Eskimos CFL game. | ||
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Season of television series| Columbo | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09) – January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30) |
| Season chronology | |
| ← Previous Season 9 | |
| List of episodes | |
The final 14 episodes of Columbo were produced sporadically as a series of specials, spanning 13 years from 1990 to 2003. These episodes have since been released on DVD in several regions as "season 10".
Broadcast history
The "season" aired different nights of the week on ABC.
DVD release
The "season" was released on DVD by Universal Home Video.
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 1 | "Columbo Goes to College" | E.W. Swackhamer | Teleplay: Jeffrey Bloom Story: Jeffrey Bloom and Frederick King Keller | December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09) |
| 57 | 2 | "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health" | Daryl Duke | Sonia Wolf, Patricia Ford and April Raynell | February 20, 1991 (1991-02-20) |
| 58 | 3 | "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" | Alan J. Levi | William Read Woodfield | April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29) |
| 59 | 4 | "Death Hits the Jackpot" | Vincent McEveety | Jeffrey Bloom | December 15, 1991 (1991-12-15) |
| 60 | 5 | "No Time to Die" | Alan J. Levi | Teleplay: Robert van Scoyk Story: Ed McBain | March 15, 1992 (1992-03-15) |
| 61 | 6 | "A Bird in the Hand..." | Vincent McEveety | Jackson Gillis | November 22, 1992 (1992-11-22) |
| 62 | 7 | "It's All in the Game" | Vincent McEveety | Peter Falk | October 31, 1993 (1993-10-31) |
| 63 | 8 | "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" | Dennis Dugan | Peter S. Fischer | January 10, 1994 (1994-01-10) |
| 64 | 9 | "Undercover" | Vincent McEveety | Teleplay: Gerry Day Story: Ed McBain | May 2, 1994 (1994-05-02) |
| 65 | 10 | "Strange Bedfellows" | Vincent McEveety | Lawrence Vail | May 8, 1995 (1995-05-08) |
| 66 | 11 | "A Trace of Murder" | Vincent McEveety | Charles Kipps | May 15, 1997 (1997-05-15) |
| 67 | 12 | "Ashes to Ashes" | Patrick McGoohan | Jeffrey Hatcher | October 8, 1998 (1998-10-08) |
| 68 | 13 | "Murder With Too Many Notes" | Patrick McGoohan | Teleplay: Jeffrey Cava and Patrick McGoohan Story: Jeffrey Cava | March 12, 2001 (2001-03-12) |
| 69 | 14 | "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" | Jeffrey Reiner | Michael Alaimo | January 30, 2003 (2003-01-30) |
References
- "Columbo - Complete Series DVD UK". Retrieved 2 April 2012.
- UK DVD Cover shows the complete collection
- Columbo seasons
- 1990 American television seasons
- 1991 American television seasons
- 1992 American television seasons
- 1993 American television seasons
- 1994 American television seasons
- 1995 American television seasons
- 1997 American television seasons
- 1998 American television seasons
- 2000 American television seasons
- 2003 American television seasons