Double Shock (1973) review | The Columbo Episode Guide (S2, E8)

Two Martin Laundaus for the price of one in the show's first whodunit.
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[@ottilia3832]

Martin Landau's acting was great. Almost as good as Martin Landau's.

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

Winning comment.

[@gunterguy24]

The medical drama that the housekeeper enjoys watching really cracks me up. Rocky, the former football player, now doctor. Filmed in all close-up shots from a low angle.

[@randyventresca4152]

One of the better episodes. Love the scenes with Jeannette Nolan. She was a fine character actress back in the day.

[@keithjones6023]

So many great actors appeared in Columbo, this episode is one of the best. Love the great detective, and continue to watch all the time!

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

A fun one and worth seeing just for Julie Newmar, wonderful as a New Age ditz.

[@CLGill36]

Just started watching all of these about 2 weeks ago. Up to season 5 now. Love seeing your reviews soon after I had the pleasure of viewing them myself. This episode was definitely a stand out for me.

[@Dabhach1]

Columbo was a genius to recognize foul play. If I were engaged to Julie Newmar, I'D die of a heart attack.

[@kradanbandicootovich6444]

I love that twist so much. First time I saw it I was all like "WHAAAAAAAAAAAT !?". And then spending the rest of the episode trying to figure put which one dit - ah, so enjoyable !

[@michelesummers2437]

Great review of an all time great episode...the Columbo dream team really delivered on this one! Mrs Peck and Columbo scenes are classic. I watched this one so many times I think I have it memorized. 😄

[@merfigNOW]

As always, well done. Much to admire here. Two Landau's for the crime of one. The LT being hammy on the cooking show. Peck gonna Peck and Columbo being wounded by it. And, yes Julie!

[@WatchitforDays]

Loved the montage recap at the end. Awesome review! Man, you are finished with season 2 already??! You're rockin' these reviews. Keep up that fantastic work, Adam!

[@schlockhorror5533]

Thank you so much - yes, I can't believe how quickly these go by. Looking forward to getting into Season 3.

[@generaldistain420]

So glad I found this channel

[@GillAgainsIsland12]

The housekeeper played a great part in a earlier episode of Gunsmoke. An evil criminal had killed her beloved mule. She was such a sympathetic character. She played an ornery old lady then and, although not as endearing, an ornery old lady in this Columbo episode.

[@kevincurtis6550]

Martin Landau did well in this dual role. I don't remember if he was nominated for an Emmy or not for this.

[@MichaelCTruth]

It was very believable.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

He was not. He had six Emmy nominations, but none were for Columbo.

[@StarShipGray]

A funny coincidence: Martin Landau played Roland Hand - the IMF’s master of disguise - on Mission: Impossible. When his left he was replaced by Leonard Nimoy. The name of Leonard Nimoy’s character? Paris! And both matched wits with Columbo!

[@placidandy]

Every time one of your vids comes up I make a little time for myself, settle back and enjoy it. You're doing great work, and you deserve some applause for it- you're really being appreciated!

[@rosario508]

I look forward to your review of A Friend In Deed. My second favorite gotcha ending. (My all time favorite is Blueprint for Murder)

[@timi_ro]

A Friend in Deed is my favorite, watch it maybe twenty times untill now and upon rewatching it I never get bored, that's what I call good writing and performances!

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Love Blueprint too. O'Neil is wonderfully arrogant and I love the gotcha

[@merfigNOW]

And "I am extremely fond of health cookies" is a line that probably has never been uttered before then or since! ;-)

[@asteverino8569]

Oh that Mrs Peck. 😂😂😂 Many good moments in this episode. Hated Martin’s laughing in the cooking show scene though. I know it was part of the show, but … Thanks again for a great critique/review.

[@skipsterz]

Love this episode. Martin Landau was spectacular!! Cheers!

[@paulcooper8818]

Landau's acting against himself in the split screen scenes is totally believable. The season ended on a high note.

[@nanajanamike]

As I mentioned before, watched Columbo from the beginning in the early 70s.Seen each one dozens & dozens of times.Love your channel, & recommend it to friends who watch Columbo.Keep it up & I'll keep watching!

[@timi_ro]

Great season two finale, and great review, keep them coming, I stumbled by your reviews a couple of weeks ago, since then I randomly watch Columbo episodes! You sir are like efficient marketing for rewatching good old shows!

[@PamelaSmithakapossbert]

The identical actors saying identical lines in identical soap operas made me laugh. "...I'm green" "You're purple!".

[@thecatvirusgotme889]

No mention of Dabney Coleman as la police detective? He returned as a murderer in Season 10.

[@schlockhorror5533]

Aha yes you've caught me slacking off...

[@thecatvirusgotme889]

@@schlockhorror5533 I am sure you were saving that tidbit until you get to the Season 10 episode. Love your vids. Colombo makes me think all tv shows should be limited to 10 episodes per year. Perhaps it will increase the quality of the writing.

[@erickleefeld4883]

It was clever how they could turn the Columbo format, in which we see the murder and the person who committed it, into a whodunnit with the twins gimmick. (And since this is a Columbo format, we all should’ve seen the answer coming a mile away.)

[@GillAgainsIsland12]

This one really had me going when I first watched it. I was certain it was the flamboyant brother who committed the murder. It never occurred to me that they were BOTH in on it.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

Ahh, one of my favs. Was watching the DVD last night 8-5-21

[@thenicklas615]

"Norman you wouldn't know a Picasso from a Raushack test." Jeanette Nolan's Irish temper is obviously shown in this . I always though Dexter was the one who threw the blender in the bathtub immediately electrocuting his uncle. An absolute brilliant episode to wrap up the second season.

[@rxtsec1]

Glad I'm finally caught up with your reviews. I binged them when I could the last 2 days. I actually thought the twist for this one would be the other brother but it being both actually was better cause then I would have been mad figuring it out. Only thing I didn't like was the old lady. She seemed to care about her tv shows & housekeeping more than the death of the old man & she's out of work but seemed to not be concerned. The comedy between her & Columbo was supposed to be funny & for some it worked but for me it didn't. The cooking scene was good though cause I believe that's how both would be.

[@randyventresca4152]

For me, third best epi of season 2, behind Etude in Black and A Stitch in Crime.

[@DadgeCity]

Landau was one of my favourite actors.

[@raymondgarafano8604]

Yup, I saw this back in the early 70's a bit different so far as the setting but the plot was the same.

[@Educatingben]

I own all of the original season DVDs as well as TV movies and whenever I'm deciding to watch a Columbo there are certain reasons why I might pick a certain episode. Mrs. Peck is always my reason for picking Double Shock, besides the cooking show segment which is a hilarious classic that makes you laugh. You get the feeling that the whole thing is a blooper that they decided to leave in. One thing that I don't believe you mentioned was that actor Dabney Coleman played the sergeant in this episode.

[@HelloThere-jd8vd]

Love your content. Keep em coming!!

[@michaelbeusch3646]

Looking forward to your next entry!

[@MrPolkaParty]

was such a great episode .... I always liked Martin Landau ..... first liked him when I watched Space 1999 .... great video

[@mkassis713]

Great episode !!!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci, merci.

[@RegginaldRiglet]

These are so good. Why do I have to wait soooo long lol

[@master-kq3nw]

Good episode with landau

[@exitscreaming]

The early seasons of Columbo were great and Marty Landau was fantastic here . Enjoy these episodes , because some of the later ones -- like the cringeworthy " Strange Bedfellows " make you want to dive headfirst into the electrified bathtub here .

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

Please do more Columbo episodes.

[@1225KPH]

I can't believe you missed the fact this episode is a Mission: Impossible cross over. Martin Landau's character's name in MI was Paris.

[@wjburgess64]

Actually, Martin Landau played Rollin Hand on Mission Impossible. Paris was the character played by Leonard Nimoy when he joined the series after Landau’s departure.

[@lessonmet5291]

Has anyone ever tried what columbo made with the TV Brother in that scene? It was a weird mix of eggs and pepper, and its all put into a blender which they later drink? Are health drinks always this extreme?

[@gavinmimnagh7945]

One thing I didn’t get, in the end all Columbo proved was it was done by 2 people? Not necessarily twins or these twins

[@Keesh.1154]

This one was really good👍 just finished it.

[@ericrobins5188]

Dude, it was Julie Newmar. If she didn't have that facelift she would have looked 10 times more gorgeous.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

She was my first boyhood crush. Never understood why Batman didnt fall for her

[@neenanorto3399]

I”I don’t care about your feelings “.

[@RobersDee]

Great vids, Now do the rest.

[@Quakester2000]

Good review. When are the next ones coming in the columbia review series.

[@90sgrungefan51]

Next episode!:)

[@markwarren250]

nice job. maybe you should do a separate video of ranking each episode and why for the season after you have reviewed the full season? just a thought...

[@schlockhorror5533]

Definitely something I've been considering. Thanks for the interest!

[@jean-pierrethibaudeau7201]

No more Columbo reviews on this channel, since about a month. Why??🤔

[@Listman11]

Let me guess, they were in it together.

[@kahliatangazi448]

When is Season 3 of the Columbo episode guide going to start?

[@MaxwellsDemon9]

Are you from Liverpool originally?

[@TheBlondeSunset]

Oh my-that was shag carpeting in the bathroom 🤢

[@davesdoozies9806]

He loaned matt Damon 20k in rounders too

[@jsfbr]

👏👏👏👏👏💯

[@VonWenk]

The scene where Dexter Paris invites Columbo onto his show is my least-favorite part of the episode. To me, that was cringeworthy padding with Landau's constant phony laughing. Mrs. Peck's throwing Columbo out of his crime scene and his having to tiptoe around her kind of annoyed me too. I prefer the Columbo from "The Most Crucial Play," "A Stitch in Crime," and "Identity Crisis," where some of the bumbling is clearly a mask, as opposed to this Columbo, who seems genuinely inept at times except when it comes to catching the killer. The best parts of the episode were the reveal, Columbo comforting Mrs. Peck at the end, and the fact that there was a secondary murder, something you don't see much past season 2. And no mention of the episode having been directed by Robert Butler, who went on to direct the pilot of Hill Street Blues six or seven years later?

[@schlockhorror5533]

Nooo! Ah well to each his own and all that haha. Thanks for watching!

[@VonWenk]

@@schlockhorror5533 Any plans to review Enough Rope now that someone uploaded it to KZbin?

[@schlockhorror5533]

@@VonWenk Definitely! Not sure when but there'll absolutely be a video about it at some point.

[@jennifermoriarty2188]

Nothing wrong with unkempt. John quinncy adams was

[@tazchanday2422]

Great vid mate, still waiting on the next one. I didn't like this Colombo episode. If I was columbo and I had that nagg shouting at me, police or not, I'm stuffing that cigar down her pipe lol

[@0706823245]

You're not finished, right? You're going to review season 3, right?

[@kc0lif]

tim o'connor. Dabney coleman

[@levidavis8159]

You imply. We infer.

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[@AngelaRyanXX]

FORTY YEARS OLD OMG do women actually live that long?!

[@robertwheatley2471]

they actually do even though many need to put down the fork and hit the treadmill..

[@AngelaRyanXX]

@@robertwheatley2471 Or ditch the dead wood.

[@neenanorto3399]

What rubbish,columbo is not sorry at all.