Columbo Goes to College
- Episode aired Dec 9, 1990
- TV-PG
- 1h 38m
Two college students decide to murder their professor during a class that Columbo is teaching.Two college students decide to murder their professor during a class that Columbo is teaching.Two college students decide to murder their professor during a class that Columbo is teaching.
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Did you know
- TriviaThis was Robert Culp's fourth and final appearance in "Columbo", but the only time he did not play the murderer.
- GoofsThe splattered blood on Rusk's windshield is present in the closeup view only but is missing in the long shot.
- Quotes
Lt. Columbo: Well, sometimes, when you know something, it's better to keep it to yourself. You don't have to blab everything right away. Wait. Who knows what will happen? Timing. That's important. And lucky. You got to be lucky.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health (1991)
- SoundtracksPoor Rich Boy
(uncredited) (opening title)
Written by Burt Bacharach, David Pack, Joe Puerta
Performed by Ambrosia
Produced by Val Garay, assisted by Niko Bolas at Record One
Drums: Burleigh Drummond
Bass: Joe Puerta
Keyboards: Christopher North and David Lewis
Background vocals and guitar: David Pack
Background vocals and percussion: Royce Jones
(from Arthur (1981) The Album")
Featured review
An enjoyable murder mystery
Not one of the strongest of the Columbo movies, but still pretty entertaining. There seem to be some echoes of "Compulsion"(1959) in the plot conceit of two college boy murderers who start insinuating themselves into the police investigation of the killing of their law professor, both to divert attention from themselves and to keep abreast of how much the police are finding out. But in this case, they are up against a much wilier opponent in Lt. Columbo, and their excessive self-confidence and politely suppressed scorn for the rumpled detective eventually lead them into a trap. Despite the fact that the murder plot hinges a little too much on fancy technology to be really plausible (could anyone really work out such a complicated conspiracy, requiring careful timing and gadgetry in just 24 hours?) it is still enjoyable to watch Columbo play the buffoon, lulling the culprits into complacency, and then proceed to wipe the smirks off their faces in the final revelation scene.
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- Rosabel
- Nov 20, 1999
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