The "Columbo" 50th Anniversary Show with David Koenig

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Arts, Comedy, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2021

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

To mark the 50th anniversary of the series premiere of "Columbo," Gilbert and Frank are joined by author and pop culture historian David Koenig for a loving look at the iconic show, its mercurial star Peter Falk, its impressive lineup of guest killers and character actors and David's new book, "Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV's Rumpled Detective." Also in this episode: Bing Crosby takes a pass, Eddie Albert speaks his mind Steven Spielberg knocks it out of the park and Larry Cohen signs on as a "murder consultant." PLUS: Vito Scotti! The brilliance of Jack Cassidy! The genius of Levinson & Link! The debacle of "Mrs. Columbo"! Truman Capote "bumps off" Johnny Carson! The boys pick their favorite episode! And David reveals the truth (?) about Danny Kaye and Laurence Olivier! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.1	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfriedness.
0:47.6	This is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast
0:51.3	with my co-hosts Frank Santopadre.
0:55.3	And on the 9th of September 15, 1971, NBC aired a 76 minute installment
1:08.5	of one of the rotating programs on its NBC Mystery Movie featuring a shrewd but disheveled
1:19.2	LAPD homicide detective, that program murdered by the book.
1:26.8	Helmed by a 24 year old director named Steven Spielberg was the first series episode
1:34.9	of Richard Levinson and William Link's Colombo.
1:39.2	And that series would continue in various forms over the next 35 years,
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