This is the very first Columbo episode, which I saw recently on the Columbo Season 1 DVD Box Set. In this episode, Columbo's hair is shorter. He also does not drive his car.
Some people think that Columbo did not evolve very much from his first appearance. I think this is partly true but not entirely so. For instance in this episode, there is a scene where he gets angry and shouts at the Murderer's girlfriend to make her admit that she did helped Dr. Ray Flemming do the crime. This kind of behaviour and characteristic is not displayed in most of the other episodes.
This episode is worth watching to see Columbo in his first appearance. It is amazing that Columbo has gone on till 2003.
Some people think that Columbo did not evolve very much from his first appearance. I think this is partly true but not entirely so. For instance in this episode, there is a scene where he gets angry and shouts at the Murderer's girlfriend to make her admit that she did helped Dr. Ray Flemming do the crime. This kind of behaviour and characteristic is not displayed in most of the other episodes.
This episode is worth watching to see Columbo in his first appearance. It is amazing that Columbo has gone on till 2003.