The Cable Car Finale of 'Short Fuse' | Columbo

In the last scene of Short Fuse, Roger crumbles completely when he's confronted by the cigar box and Columbo's explanation of how Roger faked the chauffeur’s reports, photos, and bank account.
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Clip from Season 1, Episode 6 'Short Fuse' - Pressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the family business. But Lt. Columbo suspects the man's death was not just a tragic accident.
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[@federicom]

I love how Columbo gives the cigar box a gentle slap from time to time, just to put the killer on edge.

[@rita8684]

haaa haaa haaaaaa yes thats funny.........

[@r0bw00d]

Those slaps weren't gentle.

[@MatthewCaunsfield]

I love those slaps in that scene. Genius! 😂

[@TJay41]

Me too, and he just does it so casually 😂😂😂😂😂

[@CrystalStormsLands101]

Pure genius. Columbos rambling dumb b.s. act was LEGENDARY. NONE BETTER. NO QUESTION. Fall for his confused rambling b*s* if you WANT TO..Be Locked Up with Akon in NO Time! 😅😂

[@charliefarmer4365]

I love how Columbo's expression at the end is basically "I think I may have gone too far."

[@jkta97]

Most Columbo villains usually go quietly, are shocked/angry/relieved, and/or express respect. Here, the villain just goes nuts. Columbo definitely would not have expected this kind of reaction.

[@ericgaw113]

They cut the part where he give Columbo his prized award medallion, acknowledging him as his better.

[@lrn_news9171]

@@jkta97What do you mean? lol the guy thought he was about to get blown up into millions of pieces by an explosive. That's not the usual Columbo ending. Why wouldn't he expect him to act like that?

[@TheKarishi]

Yeah he's a nonviolent man, so the idea that he almost got the guy to jump out of a cable car seems like it spooks him a bit.

[@idontknow164]

"I haven't seena guy break like dis since I solved dat Kira case."

[@bluerev]

I loved that psychotic laugh at the end. A colossal relief at the realization that he just narrowly escaped getting blown up to pieces mixed with the distress and terror of getting caught.

[@benttranberg2690]

You mean realization he did not narrowly escape after all, and was made a fool of.

[@lewisner]

But he hasn't confessed.

[@grf15]

@@lewisner Don't worry, he will. Plus there are two witnesses to his antics. How would ever explain that?

[@ericgaw113]

They cut the ending short. McDowall give Columbo his prized award medallion, acknowledging him the victor.

[@geraldvanhees779]

​@@grf15only one witness

[@cyberperson53]

I love how when Columbo starts rambling on about his "disproved" theory about how Roger could have set up the murder, Logan clearly catches onto where he's going with this almost immediately and just starts glaring at Roger. And then the two of them just end up calmly watching him when he's on the floor of the cable car whimpering and frantically trying to find the "rigged" cigar.

[@michael.prescott4016]

william weldon is awesome actor.

[@IrkenExile]

I never noticed that before! Also the way he seems to taunt Roger as well

[@Thrifty032781]

I thought that Columbo discussed this with Logan beforehand, so he didn't have to catch on to anything.

[@wjzav1971]

@@Thrifty032781 From the looks of it, Logan was not in the know. The look on his face makes it seem to me that he slowly catches on where Columbo is going with this. Also mind how he asks Columbo where he got the box from, something he would have known if Columbo had explained it to him beforehand.

[@darksideofthesun7157]

It's impressive how quickly he catches on. Even for Columbo, the victim is rarely that quick on the uptake. An impressive fellow.

[@cindydott452]

A very memorable ending. Roddy McDowall did a wonderful job showing his growing panic over the cigar box.

[@aeriel69]

I love Roddy McDowell when he plays a villain; especially when he gets caught.

[@gunitpuri]

He was so different than the other Murderers, loved this episode for how he was always the clown and never took things seriously....In the end his manic laugh/cry just showed his despair at being caught out. Love it!!

[@wjzav1971]

@@gunitpuri Maybe its also relieve since he thought just a second ago that he was going to die and figured that getting arrested for murder is preferable to getting blown to bits.

[@thehawkeyeguy567]

You could see his growing panic in those trousers 😂

[@cindydott452]

@@thehawkeyeguy567 Are you ten years old?

[@fredbloggs5902]

The most disturbing about riding in a cable car is looking down and seeing the remains of earlier cable cars.

[@CanalPSG]

Come on. These cable cars only fall down two, three times a year. No need to panic.

[@leland818]

True, but it can be a fun game for the kids

[@manoman0]

Why is that disturbing? I'd say the contraire is right.

[@tanello2]

ahh yes just rip the fukin fear lvl to 900 like that, nice job, now im never gonna ride one

[@amina-pr8xt]

Time stamp?

[@alexistarr]

I love how Columbo simultaneously piles on the pressure on two fronts. Whilst Roger's methods and motives are outlined in detail, making him nervous that he's about to be prosecuted for the murder of his uncle, that pales into insignificance as compared to his fear that he's about to be blown to smithereens by the high explosive cigar tube that he rigged.

[@lukacunningham342]

You know Columbo’s tricking you when he places incriminating evidence in front of the killer and gives his “theory”

[@lewisner]

"Suppose it was you ? I'm not saying it was you, just using you as an example".

[@geraldvanhees779]

​@@lewisnerdead meat😅

[@jonh6585]

Only people who have seen columbo detect would know that. There is one where his commissioner is the perp that maybe should have known of columbo's antics ..but most of the time they have never met him before.

[@tracylopez7666]

I love how Columbo at the end knocked the cigar box on the floor just as Roddy was going after it. Best series ever.

[@amina-pr8xt]

And yet this can only happen in such a crime thriller, never in reality

[@daddysgirllilg9574]

Am different....I like to test people.....In the back of my mind I KNO.....But I'd light 1 up.....Just 2 SEE IF????? U would take it out of My Mouth....Or Smile & watch me Blow up......

[@KC.45]

​@@amina-pr8xtAre you slow?

[@amina-pr8xt]

@@KC.45 what you mean?

[@onemorething123]

I love how he hangs the 'genius badge' (I know that's not the name for it but the real name escapes me at the moment) around Columbo's neck as he utterly loses his cool. I always loved this ending.

[@LKMNOP]

It was a phi beta kappa chain. And he was extremely proud of it. And giving it to columbo He acknowledged that Colombo was smarter than he was

[@michaeldevaney5728]

​@@LKMNOPwhat was he laughing

[@LordTyph]

@@michaeldevaney5728 Hysteria, relief, defeat, realization...

[@user-fx3cm4zr6y]

My favorite villain, I love how throughout the rest of the episode he seems ones step ahead of Colombo and is the only one who doesn’t get caught up it Columbo’s usual Schtick, its like for most of it he’s the one making Columbo uncomfortable by following him around everywhere, instead of the other way around.

[@user-nd7se1ex1y]

Brother?

[@user-fx3cm4zr6y]

@@user-nd7se1ex1y ????????????????????

[@victorsuarez3546]

All the actors in the scene are now gone. Thank you so much for what you did and how you entertained us. R.I.P..

[@philomath67]

Sad. It wasn't even that long ago.

[@PoisonLaz]

Something to appreciate, that I've not seen many mention. Is how the camera work is set up. With some parts of it being so frantically cut, almost as if viewing the scene from Roger's own eyes. Trying to find an escape, or just panicking and keeping his eyes on the mountains or the ride to keep calm. Then when he finally snaps, the wide shot reveals how claustrophobic the cabin feels for Roger. He's stuck in there, thinking Columbo picked up the rigged cigars and they're close to explode. When he's thinking about the explosives, it goes back to the fast cuts. As he begins to panic for the explosion about to "set off". Then finally, after it all, as he's looking for the rigged cigar, after he reveals himself to Columbo. We get an over the shoulder look. From Columbo and Logan's perspective, looking down on Roger as he finally exposes himself. Looking ultimately pathetic, and cowardly.

[@kenchristie9214]

Did you notice when the camera was facing Roddy the door is closed, when it was facing Peter and William the door is open.

[@MichaelPiz]

I spotted that too. I don't think there's ever been a TV show or movie longer than 3 minutes without some or other continuity error.

[@pirobot668beta]

I was scared he was gonna jump after giving his necklace to Columbo. That unhinged laugh hinted at self-directed mayhem...

[@fredbloggs5902]

I suspect if it was made today, that would have the ending.

[@spikytoaster]

​@@fredbloggs5902LOL exactly

[@davidmarshall5596]

A terrific ending where the Lieutenant has the guy in such a panic that he finally gives in...keep em coming as they are well worth watching 👀

[@quincywagstaff1243]

Just watched this episode for the first time. Most of the episode is only moderately satisfying but this was a marvellously tense ending; like something out of a Hitchcock movie.

[@mortalclown3812]

@ℂ'𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕊𝕚 𝔹𝕠𝕟! Yet there is absolutely no comparison to RM's acting expertise - none. This was all ⁹

[@TheIblis2u]

Yes, you're right, with the cable car serving as a massive, spider web. Very Hitchcock, and you feel his panic.

[@adamv242]

And Anne Francis looks like a million bucks!

[@benjack8477]

Roddy was great in this scene

[@BogeyTheBear]

It's very Hitchcockian because he laid this out once as the difference between shock and tension: Film a scene where two people have a five-minute conversation. Then, at the end, there's an explosion. You've given the audience five minutes of tedium followed by five seconds of shock. Now, set up the same scene, the same conversation, but open it with a shot of the bomb underneath the table. Now you have five full minutes of building tension with the audience.

[@BlueLeopard200]

I loved this scene. The killer had to decide whether to incriminate himself or get blown up. A unique ending.

[@wjzav1971]

I love Mr Logan's look at around 5:40 as he slowly realizes what Columbo is doing here.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Roddy Mcdowell lost his MIND in this scene. Columbo is a BEAST! "What's upsetting you?" He slyly asks? You can feel the tension in both the cable and the character. I guess it's called suspense for a reason. A Metaphor for the suspension cable that lifted the truth out of the murderer.

[@adamv242]

An underrated Columbo outing with a fantastic 'gotcha".

[@cadombarker]

Columbo:”I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt anybody” 😂😂😂 He really knows how to get under peoples skin

[@torridd]

"What's bothering you, Roger?" "WOULD YOU SHUT UP?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" LOL!

[@lokelaufeyson9931]

columbo crawl under your skin easy and he wont leave that easy :)

[@devilquill]

Falk, Windom, and McDowell---three first rate actors.

[@lisawilliams2013]

Which is why it’s worth watching. Not the best episode of the series, but such a splendid cast. James Gregory is also a standout.

[@matiprofe3634]

Not McDowell

[@thetooginator153]

@@matiprofe3634 - McDowell was OK, but I don’t think he was in the same class as Falk and Windom. McDowell was pretty good in Planet of the Apes, but even then he never had to show a lot of range. William Windom knocked it out of the park in The Doomsday Machine, and Falk was always convincing in his roles.

[@jjr1728]

@@matiprofe3634 mcdowell slept his way to the top.

[@SnowDaulphin]

Another venerable Star Trek veteran.

[@bryanhead2670]

Guest villian actor McDowell having the time of his life!! Great episode!

[@MrSamuelArthurRobertAllen]

I love how he fooled the suspect into thinking he brought a bomb on the cable car.

[@terracottapie]

Yes, I too, watched the clip

[@vibovitold]

@@terracottapie people seem to love this sort of comments for some reason. every time on KZbin... video: a goat eats grass comment: i love how the goat eats grass - five hundred likes :)

[@gladysmaroue9167]

@@vibovitold I love how Falk Thrumps the box with hi npalm

[@gladysmaroue9167]

I got one of those in my room. It's a phone car oven that plugs into your cigarette lighter. I named it ok...short for poetic just us CORRECTION: I JUST LOOKED..ITS GONE... OOPS THIEF

[@gladysmaroue9167]

Named my car oven ( above ) P.J." My Dad Hates Thinves🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼💒" He Was A "Good Man"

[@ItsAllLove4Real]

One of my favorite endings ever...Roger was about to implode, he really played this part. That he was so condescending and hilarious at the same time had me rolling😅🫶🏾

[@amina-pr8xt]

He was imploding while he was scared that a cigar explodes

[@sjacrane]

That look on Colombo at the ends says, “Just one less thing.”

[@名字はい]

The maniacal laughter at the end is excellent.

[@bobbodaskank]

Lots to say about this scene in terms of writing and acting, but you have to give some praise to the editing. This is a fantastic example of how to use fast cuts to build tension.

[@SnowDaulphin]

A rare ending where Columbo doesn’t confront the murderer by explaining what the smoking gun evidence is nor does he formally arrest this person.

[@jllore1917]

This episode doesn't get much attention. It's a very enjoyable episode.

[@jonburrows8602]

Most Columbo episodes from the 1970s are enjoyable. But this is definitely a lower echelon Columbo.

[@probyful]

@@jonburrows8602 No, it´s not.

[@chimsuaumo]

This episode was hastily written after the network demanded one more episode was made which I think is why it rarely gets repeated. There was a lot of resistance to do it from everyone involved. But whatever one thinks of the episode, no one can deny that this ending is one of the very best

[@jllore1917]

@@chimsuaumo That's interesting. I didn't know that. And, you are correct about the ending. It's one of my favorites.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

I haven't seen it in a long time, but if an episode featuring Roddy McDowall and William Windom wasn't great, that has to be on the writers because they're GREAT actors. I sure love this ending! Roddy McDowall could do anything but was particularly good at playing a villain who's losing control.

[@blacjackdaniels200]

I would have been scared enough just being in the cable car, even without the cigar box Lol

[@nemyz7421]

Me too!😂

[@grf15]

I was in one recently and didn't find it that enjoyable. (Going down was much easier.) Fortunately, there was no way anyone could open the door from the inside.

[@lemonj4772]

This scene really gives me an insight into Columbo's character. Considering how unstable the murderer is, Columbo is as cool as a cucumber and hard as nails. I mean he could have potentially gotten thrown out of that thing, but he was in total control and even lit up a cigar as relaxed as a cow in India.

[@vesubioromo9425]

This is sensational dialogue. I can't imagine how many takes they did to get the mood from player to player and line to line just right. Columbo's playing tennis with the two men in one court and himself in the other.

[@stephenfoley8577]

Best detective series ever made, can’t stop watching them

[@Jungibär]

Columbo and Miami Vice are the best detective series ever made!!!

[@andrewrehnert4997]

Colombo must’ve been a heck of a card player

[@internettroll7604]

A cable car with the door open hundreds of feet above a rocky ground. A desperate criminal who Columbo is making unhinged and might potentially try to wrestle the man who is getting ready to send him to jail for a very long time. I’m not sure Colombo thought this through to the end.

[@kitrichardson2165]

There was never any real danger to the desperate criminal as he understood that Columbo episodes always end free of violence.

[@zacharycat603]

Could have jumped if he wanted to avoid prison but none of the Columbo killers ever do that.

[@glowiever]

that's why he brought another man. the suspect was a lanklet anyway.

[@nkt1]

Surely there's an interlock to prevent it?

[@RJSRdg]

@@nkt1 Interestingly the door is closed again in some of the later internal shots.

[@christopherkraft1327]

Excellent ending, very dramatic!!! It's fun to see the Palm Springs Tram before it was updated!!! 👌

[@Freyafanboy90]

The only criminal that I'm certain went insane. The stress just got to him and I'm sure not even Columbo expected that.

[@RJSRdg]

One of the first episodes I saw, and one of my favourite endings - although first time I saw it I half expected the murderer to jump from the cable car when he realised the game was up.

[@IrkenExile]

Glad to know I wasn't the only one

[@davidbakin1953]

I was seeing "Where Eagles Dare" in my mind - aerial tram on the one hand combined with a known guilty perp presented with the evidence and invited to jump from an open airplane door - only thing that I was unsure about was that this was a Columbo ...

[@rr7firefly]

I was surprised that the doors could be manually opened while the cable car was in motion above the crags. Nowadays that would not likely be the case for stricter safety reasons.

[@billshogun7068]

The quality of actors the series got to play the killers in the 70’s episodes were second to none!

[@kebabtank]

One of my favourites. I will never forget this ending, well played Sir.

[@marvinjohnson4118]

my only problem with columbo is why couldnt he have seasons, cant get enough of this brilliant show, i really watches episodes nightly

[@azmrblack]

Notice near the end when he's patting Columbo's face the doors are closed again. Continuity error.

[@DrRock2009]

Don’t forget about the black tape on the box…

[@DarthAverage]

It would've been funny if Columbo had looked off camera and barked, "Officer!", and a uniformed cop somehow shows up in the cable car .... 😏

[@dominikdobrotic8298]

I love how Columbo says it changes everything but does not directly agree with the mans theory

[@CrystalStormsLands101]

Columbo...Expert LeveL Word GAMES Professional. Like...innocently asking while Cat and Mousing the killer... "Whats bothering you, Roger?" YOU COLUMBO! LIKE NO OTHER! MANY MANY TIMES...SMDH 😆 🤣

[@gregorywhite6918]

It’s funny that Colombo has forgotten about his usually obvious fear of heights.

[@AlanCanon2222]

It's okay, they were in an LAPD special bluescreen paddy wagon the whole time.

[@seikibrian8641]

He's Columbo, not Monk. He can handle it.

[@michaeltaylor1603]

That's because he KNEW he had his killer. That was enough to overcome that fear. It is a delicious episode!

[@mandysimmons2769]

Yeah he mentioned his fear of heights in the Johnny Cash episode Swan Song. He said to an air plane guy investigating a crash that he "didn't even like being this tall." LOL which is funny since he's not all that tall. I'm old and remember that line well ( I prolly saw the episode as a pre teen? ) and I use that line all the time and virtually No one knows where I stole it from. Genius! LOL LOL LOL.

[@DEP717]

@@Sum_Yousah Agreed. Much like the superbly acted scenes in "A Stitch in Time," where Falk makes it clear that his character does not like observing surgeries, but then watches Nimoy's operation like a hawk.

[@Relkond]

While I like the scenes where Columbo proves who’s the killer, there’s two other things that go on in columbo episodes that I love. They don’t both happen in every episode, but it’s often enough that I love the show for it. - the moment Colombo figures out who the killer is. He may not have proof of it - yet, but he knows who he needs to focus on. - the moment Columbo gets what he needs to prove it. It’s not something he can take to court, but he can take it to the killer and convince the killer into making a mistake that proves he dun it. - The shows arn’t a typical who-dun-it. They’re a how-catch-em. Well acted, with subtle clues put there by the actors from the start, which reveal the killer… but knowing who done it and proving it are different things. And spotting those early tells? Fun. I wish more mystery shows followed this style, with even just half the skill.

[@Coolfalsename]

The guy's face when Columbo slaps the box is just priceless.

[@johnnythm777]

Thank you! I was looking for this clip months ago, but I couldn't find it anywhere!

[@andyshaw325]

Trio of great actors - sorely missed.

[@leonardfeuerstein]

man i love this series, columbo is truly one of the best film characters ever written

[@CrookedSkew]

Very enjoyable! The only thing that takes from this scene is the doors of the cable car keep vacillating from being open to closed towards the end.

[@howinteresting2]

Yes, those Columbo broken-continuity moments 🤣 - we still loved it first time around.

[@FremontRailMedia]

The way how Roger acted when he saw the cigar box looked similar to his fake cigar (bomb) box, is the same way how I would feel if I had to control a commercial aircraft with passengers inside.

[@ultimathule1000]

The greatest meltdown of the murderer in all episodes.

[@torridd]

I think Richard Basehart's meltdown is perhaps creepier.

[@LKMNOP]

​@@torriddbase hearts was creepier but I'd say Ronnie McDowell's was more believable

[@geraldvanhees779]

​@@LKMNOPRobert culp sort of had a meltdown in the subliminal cuts episode.

[@geraldvanhees779]

Base hearts????

[@eddherring4972]

McDowell is, in my humble opinion absolutely excellent and really elevates the episode which also in my opinion is otherwise not one of the better ones. This ending is one of the greatest Columbo gotcha’s of all the episodes.

[@ralphadamo1857]

William Link, one of the creators of the Columbo series, thought Roddy did a terrific job in this role.

[@bryanreed1556]

I love the way as the scene progresses the doors on the gondola are open then closed, open then closed. I guess they missed that in the editing room.

[@precbsfender]

Rode that thing in 1972, what a gorgeous view..

[@normanlinden5786]

Where is it? Kind of reminds me of the car ride in Squaw Valley.

[@precbsfender]

@@normanlinden5786 Palm Springs 🌴

[@normanlinden5786]

@@precbsfender -- thank you. I didn't think it was Squaw Valley because the car there goes up over a sheer rock face before reaching the top of the ride where the Olympic Museum is, but the otherwise spectacular scenery is quite similar.

[@jaywilson4520]

What would have capped this scene off perfectly, is Roddy putting the necklace on Columbo, cackling maniacally... and walking out the open door to his death.

[@isaacdyer6556]

...Only to discover that the car has not actually left the station, but someone had a cleverly rigged multi-projector and screen combo that dropped down around the car the minute Columbo sat in a designated seat and started at the same moment the men started talking via a voice-activation unit, similar to the one used by the Film Buff killer for his tape recorder.

[@linkfan160]

I don't understand why people dislike this episode. This ending is FANTASTIC. The first time I saw it, I was on the edge of my seat. Roger's increasing anxiety as Columbo continues prattling on, Everett slowly realizing that he's guilty...the way Roger blows up at Columbo, goes crazy with fear, and then goes crazy again when he realizes he's not going to die, but he is going to jail as he laughs manically. So entertaining!

[@barbstegner4639]

Never say to COLUMBO, if I can help just ask!!!, then he turns around and says " oh one more thing " the look on there face, you know he's got you. Greatest detective ever!! Watched every episode

[@waynewright5023]

There was actually script development talk of Roddy MacDowell's character deciding at the last moment that since everything had been discovered about how he committed the murder, after he flung open the carriage car door that he would spontaneously decide "Oh well.." & jump to his death. It was deemed too violent for t.v. viewing back then, so they went with the **suggestion** that he might leap.

[@Alienmojo]

If you love Roddy McDowell you have to see him in Legend of Hell House. One of my all time favorite movies. Made right around the same time as this.

[@andrewyoung2796]

Three great actors. William. Peter. Roddy

[@cbalducc]

This is the funniest scene of any “Columbo” I have watched.

[@kimconley8291]

Thanks For The UPLOAD….This Is One Of My Favorite. ‘FINAL Of Many . 👍

[@grankmisguided]

The continuity of the door being open in one angle and closed in the other angle and then cutting between them was driving me bonkers, but I think it was mostly because in every shot with the door open I was tense that he was going to jump, or even just fall out 😬

[@lewisner]

Or chuck Columbo out and ruin the next season.

[@janesouth5649]

The slapping of the cigar box hysterically funny. Everet must have been told something about setting up trap or he wouldnt have asked where did columbo get the cigar box from.

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace Peter Falk 🙏 16 September 1927 ~ 23 June 2011⚘

[@flitsertheo]

It amazes me that he doesn't jump out of the door. Also, notice the lackluster safety features in those days, that door can be opened mid-flight without any problem.

[@pauldavies152]

I love it when roger realises hes been tricked by columbo. He starts laughing and says to columbo- you! Lol.

[@ronwit]

The funny part, which shows how much of a panic Roger was in. Instead of trying to find the bomb cigar, he should have been sweeping all of them out the door.

[@michelebartlett3921]

Columbo is by far my favorite Detective. Peter Falk is so loveable odd in this role

[@SteveHigginsWriterBloggerPoet]

Up there in my top 5 Columbo episodes ever!

[@shafqatmustafa9166]

I was looking for this episode for long. God !! What an ending.

[@carltardis]

Hey it's William windom, he was also in the very first columbo, played semi regular character, seth hazlett, in murder she wrote and was in the classic star trek tos episode, the doomsday machine

[@amina-pr8xt]

He was also in "Dallas"

[@wbcjr17106]

He was also in an interesting half hour sitcom "My World And Welcome To It" that drew its inspiration from the writing and cartoons of the great James Thurber. The show combined live action and animation. I do believe he snagged an Emmy for it. And we mustn't forget his work in the Steve McQueen thriller Bullitt, which featured one of film's greatest car chases.

[@Nova7o9]

Oh my goodness, I didn’t even recognize him! 🤣😅

[@thesaneparty4079]

Let's not forget his GUNSMOKE characters.

[@benjack8477]

In my opinion the star trek episode he appeared in was the best star trek episode of the entire original series

[@jermed2001]

RIP Roddy McDowell, he was an excellent actor, producer and director!

[@tommargarites2811]

I had forgotten this episode, been a while since I watched this. Columbo almost always gets his killer, and finds ingenious ways to get the guilty to reveal themselves. I do miss watching this show.

[@erickleefeld4883]

This episode was Roddy’s honorary performance as the Joker, complete with the laughter at the end.

[@Sundae_Times]

Can you believe this is 50 years old?!

[@sbarr10]

In the early 70's I watched Columbo drive Roger crazy on the ski gondola and got totally hooked on Columbo.

[@fortepiano4491]

Columbo at the end like "oh naw, he tweakin"

[@MLB9000]

Much better than watching the whole episode! I also do this with books, skipping to the last chapter saves so much time.

[@izom]

super episode- amazing roddymcdowell !!👍

[@craigfuller1532]

Shouldn't somebody close the friggin door?

[@fredbloggs5902]

What... this door?... arghhhhhhhhhhh...

[@rita8684]

The doors were closed!!I meen open!!no sorry closed!open!!lol!!!watch carefully!!

[@peterhpenner]

Truly an icon. I still enjoy watching him

[@b.pradhana_ol660]

Greatest Scene from One of The Best Columbo's Episode!!

[@rosario508]

This ending made ME incredibly nervous

[@veetors]

I live in Japan and this episode was in TV very early this morning, I grew up in Palm Springs and watched the tram being built.

[@Actingskint]

You’d almost imagine the villain stepping out the cable car , rather than face life in a cell .

[@amina-pr8xt]

Didn't had California the death penalty then?

[@ricaard]

I just KNEW he was going to jump after the maniacal laughter. 😮😂👀💀😅

[@edwardhannah8507]

You wouldn't believe all the interior shots were filmed on a set. It all looks great.

[@scottbuckley823]

I love Columbo laying out the plan And Roger almost daring him to get it tested. Yet it's all under the surface.

[@paulronco9709]

absolutely classic ,thank you.

[@douglaslally156]

Filmed on the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, completed in 1963. In case you needed to know that.

[@12345682900]

@ 0:57 that gray-haired man (green shirt) was Peter Falk's good luck charm; he appeared in almost every Colombo episode from 1971- 1978.

[@rickmays8868]

I love it when Roddy laughs at end and slaps columbo on the cheeks while acting like hes off the deep end Great episode one of his best

[@essietheus2869]

I love how Columbia always looks like he’s sitting in his home chill…no matter. I need to learn how to do this..

[@damiencrossley7497]

What acting in all these shows!

[@yodservant]

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway been on it many times when my mom lived in Palm Desert and Indio.... beautiful.

[@jkta97]

I love Columbo's look at the end, where he's going "Well, this is awkward."

[@cbalducc]

It’s fun when Columbo “mmmmumbles on”.