The Finale of "Dead Weight" | Columbo

[@Wolf.51.50]

My god, was Suzanne Pleshette beautiful.

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

Her and Barbra Eden are my two favorites of all time.

[@Jim_L]

I'm in full agreement. I would even put her in the category of "hottie."

[@wherami]

Yes some stunning women on columbo

[@brianrichardson512]

Absolutely

[@Metaltorium]

Yes \m/

[@3rdmm]

"Some men, lieutenant, do *not* want to look like an unmade bed".

[@MyownprisonX]

I remember back in the day busting out laughing at that line.i think the kids today call it 'im dead🤣'

[@Number6_]

You forgot the cheap hotel part. Besides those men are gay.

[@kenotube3160]

Ouch! Of course, the remark didn’t bother Columbo in the least.

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

Always great actors on every episode.

[@edithdiangelo]

😅😂🤣😂

[@ac9110]

Peter Falk was an absolute genius. His acting is impeccable.

[@maddworld3317]

100% - I just wish I got Notifications of new videos . . hoping they start showing up

[@lawrence1318]

@@maddworld3317 I have every single episode on DVD, right up to the last episode made in 2003.

[@maddworld3317]

@@lawrence1318 NICE !! My sister bought me a huge DVD set for my Bday last month- some of the best ones were in the late 90's-early 2000's but I don't have a DVD player yet and amazon's ratings on all of them are pretty terrible, I don't know what to get that won't fail in the near future :/

[@lawrence1318]

@@maddworld3317 Get the cheapest from your local hi-fi store. You should be able to pick up a blueray player for around $40.

[@MrK623]

He was nominated for an Oscar 2 years in a row. Check him out as Abe Reles in "Murder Inc."

[@TTony-tu6dm]

The little details, like when Albert stops and looks at the detectives so they take their hands off him. Fits the character so well, and shows great writing

[@walterg.dinkla2478]

Until I read about the landings at Tarawa in WWII, I never knew that Eddie Albert was a hero. His actions directly led to saving the lives of over 40 Marines. For this, he was awarded the Bronze Star.

[@georgemurphy2579]

He, and so many other movie/TV icons like him, were solid human beings...so unlike what we see in the entertainment genre these days.

[@jasonplatt2228]

@@georgemurphy2579 I think there are many current actors/actresses who are good people, the media just focuses on anything negative because it seems to draw more views than positive stories. But Eddie Albert was definitely a class act.

[@randymillhouse791]

Can you imagine going from enemy bullets to starring with Eva Gabor? Who does THAT happen to?

[@Ares99999]

So what?

[@randymillhouse791]

@@Ares99999 So what if Putin conscripts you?

[@tomcloss9764]

Columbo is my all time favorite tv series!!!!!

[@tomcloss9764]

@@robinstevens7651 , yes!

[@tomcloss9764]

@@robinstevens7651 , do I have to answer right now?

[@thomasjorge4734]

Arnold set him up, so he get closer to Lisa.

[@Fishmorph]

Suzanne Pleshette was gorgeous! I only remember her from The Bob Newhart Show, and I was a kid then. Man!

[@armondtanz]

Columbo looks so dashing in HD. What a legend :)

[@armondtanz]

@Marilyn Willett get outta here, guy oozes charisma. Your brain is more captivating than how good your clothes look.

[@tepan]

2:42 "Some men, Lieutenant, do not wanna look like an unmade bed." *pointing at Lt. Columbo*

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace Suzanne Pleshette 🙏 31 January 1931 ~ 19 January 2008⚘

[@Jim_L]

I'm addicted to these Columbo clips on KZbin. Though I was a kid when these came out, I was old enough to have remembered that you could smoke everywhere you went, but I'm drawing a complete blank. Columbo had his cigar with him no matter where he went -- in restaurants, in people's homes without even asking, and here in a museum. Man, I sure don't miss those days.

[@Number6_]

Why he rarely lit it. I think falk does not smoke.

[@oneeyedman99]

You don't remember people smoking everywhere? I certainly do. Everywhere there were multiple stinky ashtrays for smokers to dump their trash into. Some people tried to send the "no smoking please" message by removing ashtrays, but then the ash just went into potted plants or leftover coffee cups or whatever else was convenient. That wasn't even the worst of it--I grew up in Mississippi, the buckle of the "just a pinch between your cheek and gum" belt. I'll take cigarette ashes over snuff spit any day.

[@Jim_L]

@@oneeyedman99 No, I kid you not -- I don't remember that. I remember such things as a smoking section and nonsmoking section on planes (where you could still smell the smoke in the nonsmoking section). I remember smoking being allowed in diners. Bars, of course. But certainly not in museums. Certainly not in people's homes who don't smoke. I would have to agree with you, though, about choosing ashes over spit. 😄

[@Jim_L]

@@TD75 It wasn't paranoia. Cigarettes finally got banned in virtually all places, because it was deemed a carcinogenic health hazard, particularly the second-hand smoke.

[@Jim_L]

@Andrew Holster 🤣

[@charliefreemana.k.a.thesou197]

I was just watching this episode this morning eddie albert was absolutely amazing!

[@davidmarshall5596]

This was a terrific ending with the lieutenant showing once again he was a class act..😁👍keep up the great work 👍

[@MrGrumbleguts]

In case you missed the 230 comments stating that Eddie Albert was an actual war hero, Eddie Albert was an actual war hero.

[@tmscheum]

Eddie Albert was a true war hero. He won a Bronze Star for bravery at Tarawa during WWII.

[@Ares99999]

So these WWII soldiers who fought but DIDN'T get a Bronze Star were NOT true war heroes and deserve less respect. Got it.

[@tmscheum]

@@Ares99999 Really? That is a truly idiotic statement and we are all dumber from you posting it.

[@Confused_Dog]

@@Ares99999 in this matter, it maybe better to read the statement as "the actor Eddie Albert was also a revered veteran in his own life. He earned a Bronze Star for bravery during WWII at Tarawa.

[@deanfiora4227]

@@Ares99999 I'd call you an a$$hole, but the a$$hole serves a useful function.

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

That girl is so cute and charming, and it is fun how she try to 'do the right thing'

[@johnkerkalis6310]

The 70's episodes were spectacular!

[@harperstacey9604]

The best crime shows were in the 70's. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@controlledburst]

Suzanne Pleshette...what a BABE!

[@jamestiscareno4387]

Suzanne " Patience ' The Sidewinder ' Barton " Pleshette was quite a gal. The world dearly misses her presence

[@tedswanson2115]

Just gorgeous.!

[@forearthbelow]

@@tedswanson2115 I consider her to be one of the sexiest women to have ever graced the the big and/or small screens. I would have tried darned hard to make her happy 💖💖🥰🥰💕💕💕💕❤❤

[@harperstacey9604]

Suzanne pleshette was terrific in the Bob newhart show. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@zovalentine7305]

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

[@tedswanson2115]

My God! Suzanne was so beautiful...

[@puntabachata]

Do you really have a niece? Hell, do you really have a wife?

[@deanfiora4227]

I take it you never saw the short-lived spinoff, "Mrs. Columbo."

[@testshietchannel]

​@@deanfiora4227actually in Mrs. Columbo they are divorced. So, no wife 😜

[@logicalchaos9008]

This is like "The purloined letter" by Edger Allen Poe. The killer left a key letter carelessly crumpled in an envelope on open display.

[@fredbloggs5902]

Yes, and the plot was also later adapted into a Sherlock Holmes episode.

[@29brendus]

The last question from Pleshette was so subtle and humourous to anybody who knows the Colombo series "tell me lieutenant, have you really a niece"?

[@art.demirjian9721]

I like the attitude of two guards and the way they were looking at him, whenever he was approaching her to express his apology.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

Yes, they weren't going to interfere unless he made a false move. It's funny, but I recognize the grey-haired detective there to arrest him. He had a small part on a Mission: Impossible episode (original series). He didn't speak and was only on screen for a couple of minutes, but I still recognize him.

[@pokeysdad17]

hard to believe that mr. douglas went that far wrong. i blame hooterville.

[@jaengen]

I blame Mr. Haney.

[@brucehanson6427]

I blame Arnold ziffle

[@pokeysdad17]

@@jaengen he would have driven anyone to murder.

[@basildon5263]

I have all the series on dvd, can't be beat.

[@50sRockChick]

Same, I watch it over and over.

[@alexd5028]

From 1:50 on, I believe Falk was never in the same room as the other two main actors, you can clearly see the double.

[@waynebryant1857]

Funny

[@meganega123]

I will never be able to unsee this

[@Boppip]

Interesting backstory on IMDB about this!

[@RandomDudeOne]

Eddie Albert was an actual war hero in WWII.

[@1rjbrjb]

I love the episode. Falk & Pleshette are all time favs. However, I saw her interviewed about this episode and she said she'd been looking forward to working with Peter and he was a complete jerk because of some dispute with the network. He kind of Marilyn Monroe'd the episode, not showing up on time, etc. She was still annoyed 40 years later. But adore them both.

[@asecretone]

He done Falk'd up.

[@pound7816]

and Falk didnt think about her in 40 years....thats prob the meaning.

[@WintersWar]

@@pound7816 His loss, she was a hotty.

[@pound7816]

@@WintersWar do many people really think like you or am I replying to a vapid AI bot?

[@nkt1]

You can see the results in this clip. Pleschette and Albert filmed most of their scenes with a stand-in, and Falk's part was filmed later. Pleschette and Falk are about the same height, but she is looking up at the person she's talking to @1:54. A lookalike is playing Columbo for the shots from behind him.

[@christopherkraft1327]

Excellent, excellent episode!!! This is the episode that we get to see the Lieutenants ID & we can plainly see that it says Frank Columbo!!! 👍👍🙂

[@Number6_]

Here he is being Frank, but sometimes he is Ernest.

[@bobstewart8032]

I had such a crush on Suzanne Pleshette when she was on The Bob Newhart Show. Eddie Albert was a true war hero during WWII.

[@christopherscallio2539]

Arrests were Gentlemanly in Yesteryear. Now it's a 3:AM Swat Raid for Unpaid Parking Tickets. And the Family Dog is Shot Immediately just for good measure.

[@zovalentine7305]

Rest in powerful peace Eddie Albert 🙏 22 April 1906 ~ 26 May 2005⚘

[@MelaniaSideWigga]

The first 2 minutes...Colombo asked 8 questions.

[@michaeljohnson5365]

If Columbo was in every police department the USA there would be no problems at all with corruption

[@LaMaiStyle]

Best show ever. Seriously wished I grew up watching this but I am now catching up. My favorite is the old cars and no wokeness

[@johnc2438]

Got that right. Tip of my hat to you from a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer.

[@mdzl70]

More pls!

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

Great talent on every episode.

[@AC3HT]

IMO, Lt. Columbo always expertly custom tailors his questions and mannerisms in getting to the absolute truth. Whereby, the witnesses and criminals alike, have no plausible explanations to the detectives subjective statements. Great episode and characters. Bravo.... 👮🔍🚓

[@johnc2438]

Loved Suzanne Pleshette... am always shocked when I see her dead in "The Birds."

[@Heart2HeartBooks]

She was just stunning. Like Barbra Eden.

[@brucehanson6427]

How Tom Posten landed her I'll never know

[@Leatricaw]

Love Columbo and love that scarf and blouse Combo. Can’t be fashion from the 60’s & 70’s.

[@banquorebuechett9914]

Who nowadays has the charisma of any of these actors. Very few.

[@RADIUMGLASS]

2:54 is Peter Falk's body double.

[@headhunter7616]

I thought his hair was different while I was watching that scene. Then when the camera showed his face, I thought it was just me.😀

[@fhowland]

Good eye!

[@RADIUMGLASS]

@@headhunter7616 I believe there was a contract dispute going on and he wasn't working for a short time.

[@lubos8319]

I like this murderer. Was an another lvl. Looked her eyes and said "Im sorry" - this is the man!

[@danmurtha1631]

she was so Beau.

[@jmaxxtv9912]

The parts where it was not Peter Falk in this scene are glaring, and it's such a shame that his behaviour during the shooting of this episode was so frustrating for the cast and crew. It was a rare blip for the master that we all love, but, we're all human, and we all have our moments.

[@UltimateAnimeGamer]

Where could I find the interview or commentary that describes the filming process? Was Peter difficult to work with in early episodes of the show?

[@georgegonzalez2476]

TV shows like this were so slooooow paced! This scene goes on and on and on. No drum stings. No musical cues. And a low camera pointed at Columbia to make him look taller.

[@Ratchet2431]

And curiously it manages to hook you more than many current series.

[@rowanaforrest9792]

@@Ratchet2431 Most modern series assume that the audience has the attention span of a newborn gnat, so they chop up scenes into small pieces. It's annoying and weakens the impact. I appreciate it when a modern series or movie lets a scene breathe, unhurried and shown all in one uninterrupted flow.

[@mrlfhill]

I just watched this episode on my OTA DVR last night and now it pops up on my KZbin feed. 😏

[@edpoe4591]

♾️ Mrs. Newhart ❤️❤️

[@MsZoita]

Another great finale! Love it!

[@MyownprisonX]

When the camera is over the shoulder of Columbo talking to Eddie Albert, that is not Peter Falk. Wonder if one were working on another project? Thus filmed separately.

[@robertmorris8997]

The ribbons on that uniform were a soup sandwich. Even though they are out of focus, they are a mess.

[@Number6_]

On the TV they don't show the corpse of the colonel he killed . Back in the 70's the corpse was in a clear plastic suit bag that the general takes to the boat and dumps in the ocean. I haven't seen that scene in decades.

[@kenchristie9214]

They are are showing the full original episodes. When they did re-runs in the 80's onwards all shows from the 70's and earlier were cut unmercifullly to make way for extra adverts. P.S. YOU ARE NOT A NUMBER!!!

[@Number6_]

@@kenchristie9214 thank you.

[@johnsmith-rp5bg]

Maybe they'll send him to green acres retirement prison

[@Philippe.C.A-R]

This woman looks like a heathy, in shape, sober Liz Taylor ! Something that was not seen often from the reel one !

[@thomgage7083]

Why would they have those valuable pieces in a cabinet that anyone could just slide open and steal?

[@rudybakin5070]

I always figured Columbo had asked them to open it up a few minutes earlier.

[@rbspider]

lets see , he asked her what she thought of the collection , asked if she knew the story behind the book, asked her if she thinks the uniform is nice. Asks her opinion on the cut of the uniform, asks if it's kind of vain to want to dress nice , asks her if she agrees about the gun. But no, not one question.

[@flexprime2010]

pretty sure it was okay if it was unrelated to the case

[@rbspider]

@@flexprime2010 She stipulated that she would only show up if he promised "No Questions" , not even a half a question" He must think she is a moron . He asks if she can see the book that has Marine Military Manual written on the cover and then tells her it's a Marine Military Manual. Then the guy shows up and they talk about the case. After he was found guilty he was sentenced to living on a country farm with pigs walking in an out of the house and a wife that always wanted to be shopping in New York City. = : )

[@purplefood1]

If you ever hear Columbo call you cool under pressure you know he's after you.

[@flexprime2010]

same if he flatter you

[@nicosmind3]

>What type of person am I dealing with? >Do the actions match the person? >What would they have done instead? >Check to make sure >Repeat Of course not the only way to catch a person, and an effective way, especially when the behaviour is out of the norm.

[@sueranngibson7960]

Why do theu just show clips. Were do you find the whole show?

[@SciTrekMan]

There’s a link to them at the end of every clip

[@joz6683]

You can buy the whole series on DVD. My wife bought them for me on my birthday. I must watch an episode every week, had to limit myself. I prefer the older episodes.

[@tiagokang639]

@@joz6683 Sir, I dare you to binge watch the whole series.

[@joz6683]

@@tiagokang639 I would say challenge accepted However, I did that with the 1st week. My wife was not impressed 😕 but was a good sport...

[@lisawilliams2013]

They’re trying to get folks to subscribe to Peacock. They carry the whole series including the later episodes. I don’t enjoy the later ones as much, but there were some gems, especially one episode with Faye Dunaway.

[@kevintraynor4508]

Columbo may have looked untidy in the way he dressed . But that was just a cover to make people feel at ease around him . His mind and way of thinking was razer sharp and he had a talent for noticing small deatalis that some people would overlook

[@kenchristie9214]

Peter Falk wanted Columbo to be as far removed as possible from Gene Barry's Captain Burke. Colomb0 also couldn't afford to buy decent clothing.

[@tamaka-nm8bv]

刑事コロンボの原作者は天才！

[@swineheartdoppleganger5516]

those 2 main antagonists didn't seem to be well matched he was about 65 and she was about 27! It's like Mick Jagger and that young floozie, bimbo ballerina mating with a 43 year age gap!

[@freedomrings1420]

LOL, if I was rich at 62 I'd have a younger girlfriend.

[@jeffah3103]

Yes, Eddie Albert was 65, but Susanne Pleshette was 40. Still and age gap, but not Jagger-esque!

[@jaimeduncan6167]

Her eyes.

[@thomaschacko6320]

I always enjoyed Suzanne Pleshette, but here she plays a naive, petulant, whiny sort of character. A couple of times you just want to smack her! Eddie Albert is, as always, excellent.

[@1rjbrjb]

Also, she was better off with Bob..she hooked up with him within weeks of this episode. Maybe she needed therapy?

[@Cue-pv3jg]

Continuity - look at his tie throughout this clip!

[@markemerson8399]

Columbo could have arrested the Colonel without luring him to the exhibition.

[@FIREBRAND38]

He kinda had to get back at him for making him seasick earlier in the episode.

[@markemerson8399]

@@FIREBRAND38 Haha, maybe. I get the impression that Columbo really doesn't like crims. The respect he shows is his way of gaining control over them.

[@marioreds7826]

We could think of a few reasons why he decided to do it this way. One is for the heck of it, for personal satisfaction in doing so; another one could be showing the girl who the general really is.

[@markemerson8399]

@@marioreds7826 Maybe the writers thought it would make for better viewing?

[@daywalker48603]

So... Would the situation of the general getting involved with Susan's character be considered witness tampering?

[@flexprime2010]

pretty sure

[@oneeyedman99]

Was there ever a Columbo episode where the villain's acting wasn't top notch as well? I can't think of any. You don't see that very often in a long running show reliant on guest stars, usually there's at least one or two episodes where the guest doesn't really cut it. I guess the producer or showrunner or whoever really knew what they were doing.

[@GopherBaroque61]

COLUMBO IS A LIAR!!!! ! lol Around 0:42, Columbo said there would be "Not one question. Not even a half of a question." and then proceeds to ask her over a half dozen questions: 1. 1:20 - Quite a collection, huh? 2. 1:27 - See that book? 3. 1:32 - Do you know the story behind that book? 4. 2:29 - Isn't that beautifully cut? 5. 2:38 - It's kind of vain, don't you think? 6. 4:05 - You agree with me, don't you? 7. 7:55 - What kind of question is that?

[@godlypursuit5134]

Suzanne Pleshette's last husband was Tom Poston. Now that seems like a strange coupling.

[@harperstacey9604]

Tom postin made numerous appearances on the Bob newhart show, which also starred Suzanne pleshette. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@1rjbrjb]

I've commented excessively on this episode, but I will make two valedictory points (unless the redoubtable Ms. Willett cries: "en garde" again): (1) Suzanne Pleshette was classy, funny and luminously beautiful. Yes, her character here was slightly irritating but that's not her fault. She was terrific on the Newhart show and she was a great Tonight Show guest. RIP angel. (2) Eddie Albert, born 1907 actually won the Silver Star. Forgive me if somebody else mentioned this, there are 19M comments. So, when Robert Blake played John List, we had a murderer playing a murderer. Here we have a war hero playing a war hero. I really like John Wayne, also born in 1907. But liberals like Albert and Fonda were in uniform while he wasn't. Thank God, Gable was a Republican.

[@Lewis9709]

1:58 - Why the f**k is there a swastika in the background?

[@Cha-y412]

The Marine sentries are the worst bit of acting in any Columbo episode. 1 - uniforms rumpled 2 - Hair and sideburns. - 3 - Head on a swivel 4 - rocking back and forth on post.

[@r0bw00d]

Do you also go to the _Happy Days_ clips and gripe about the '70s hairstyles?

[@Cha-y412]

@@r0bw00d Do you?

[@r0bw00d]

@@Cha-y412I asked you first.

[@SDSen]

his uniform is fine

[@mainevids3529]

is that Emily from the Newhart show..?

[@MyWissam]

My understanding was that the "fatwa" was removed at least a decade ago.

[@slayer8actual]

I see Suzanne Pleshette, I give it a thumbs up.

[@piggypooo]

2:38 hahahha. Ouch! Burn 🔥

[@axxellein]

TRES Cool 70s Shag!

[@rickrick5041]

The mondo Columbus episodes were too short and the mondo 1950s TVs were too small to hold more than a 10 minute show. They didn’t have Claw Technology. No harm no fowl. The proof is in the pudding.

[@easyenetwork2023]

Susan Dey, wow.

[@easyenetwork2023]

Edit: Suzanne Pleshette, my bad, not Susan Dey.

[@booboolips6053]

All 3 in this scene are dead🙁

[@josephineclay235]

We do win ✅️

[@olegpribytkin7015]

Коломбо негідник . Він не має сердця. Це могла бути така щаслива пара . 😢😢

[@jllore1917]

Not one of my favorite Columbo episodes. It's more interesting for the drama that was occurring with Peter Falk while the finale was being filmed.

[@seedsoflove7684]

What drama? Spill!

[@jllore1917]

@@seedsoflove7684 😂 There's a KZbin video where Suzanne Pleshette goes into the whole story. If you search her name, I'm sure it will come out. The story will be more compelling if you listen to her telling it.

[@50sRockChick]

This episode annoys me, because why would they give the murderer the address and name of the only witness.

[@tommym321]

If memory serves, they didn’t. He found out by asking the boat rental guy, who had no idea there was anything nefarious

[@paulsypersma7165]

My initials backwards sue .Facinating.Poe

[@Mister_Pedantic]

Am I the only person who wished that some of these villains had got away with it?

[@toshawhatareyoudoing6410]

Ok, I've been binge watching Columbo for a couple of weeks now. I've made it to season seven and I have yet to see a killer actually get handcuffed and read their Miranda rights. They usually just walk off with the cops all dignified.

[@randymillhouse791]

Because they are all WHITE SKINNED!

[@sidakhan220]

APP , had break fast for now . on me .??

[@annanikolaeva5069]

looks like Elizabeth Taylor 😍

[@allan9603]

Suzanne was a hot potato back in the day!😅😂

[@patrickjohnson5658]

To me this wasn't a great episode, it was too slow and plodding getting to the point. Before this episode I only knew of Eddie albert from the sitcom "Green Acres"

[@markantinozzi8657]

Suzanne pleshette mmmmmm

[@severinefisteberg8893]

I m liké Suzan fleshette in thé role. Never or rarely lucky with men.. i sometimes think just like her." I always pick Mr wrong"... Sigh. I need a Columbo too lol!!

[@kristinawessely3888]

Is this mirrorwise? The swastika is heading the wrong way... on the other hand, Columbo's glass eye is always on the left but who knows where it was in real life

[@jeffreyknight3884]

Rest in peace suzanne pleshette, Peter falk and eddy Albert. Great actors and there'll never be anyone like them. Suzanne was married to Tom post in real life from Bob Newhart's show. Which he passed on too. Wonderful people...

[@robgrune3284]

sorry to see Pleschette gained weight.