Last Salute to the Commodore

Episode aired May 2, 1976
TV-PGTV-PG
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.4K

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Peter Falk, Dennis Dugan, and Rod McCary in Last Salute to the Commodore (1976)

Crime Drama Mystery

Charlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.Charlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.Charlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

2.4K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The dialogue between Sgt. Kramer and Lt. Columbo over smoking (Kramer: "Thought you were gonna quit;" Columbo: "Not yet. No, not yet, Sergeant. Not yet") as Columbo figuratively rides off into the sunset (actually, rowing himself away toward a yacht club), is almost certainly a clever response directly aimed toward intense fan curiosity at the end of season five over Peter Falk returning to play Columbo in subsequent years.

Goofs
Columbo lights up one of his trademark cigars, then sets off in a rowboat while whistling "This Old Man" - yet he still has his cigar in his mouth while he's supposedly whistling.

Quotes
Columbo: You got a match, Sergeant?
Sergeant George Kramer: Thought you were gonna quit.
Columbo: Not yet. No, not yet, Sergeant. Not yet.

Connections
Featured in Big Daddy (1999)

Soundtracks
This Old Man
(uncredited)
Traditional English children's song/nursery rhyme.
On soundtrack in several variations at end as Columbo rows away

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3/10

Terrible pacing made me lose interest in this mystery

The Columbo formula was thrown out the window here. Unfortunately, so was the pacing. The result is one of the most boring entries of the series -- complete with a Columbo who seems to be making fun of himself half of the time. At the end, since Columbo didn't seem to care that much about catching the killer, I lost interest too.

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