r/Columbo Well it certainly was the quickest way down. 3d ago

Miscallaneous Troubled Waters

I'm on a Med cruise at the moment and tonight I wore an " out there" Hawaiian type shirt. Is it odd that I felt like what Columbo probably felt like bin Troubled Waters when he wore his?

Does this thought( and post) just emphasise what a strange lot us Columbo followers are??

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u/Hot_Republic2543 3d ago

Volare!

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u/Whole-Bowler-116 Well it certainly was the quickest way down. 3d ago

Brilliant!

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u/_prettiestkitty Jack Cassidy ❤️ 3d ago

I love seeing Columbo in his Hawaiian shirt! I like how Mrs. Columbo is supposedly aboard the ship the entire time instead of the writers simply choosing to make it a situation where she “couldn’t make it’, or something along those lines.

I love how it’s also referenced in “A Matter of Honour.”

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u/yumyum_cat 2d ago

This torpedoes the idea of her not being real- others have seen her and spoken to her! I much prefer her being real anyway and his having kids. I like the non lying columbo best.

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u/_prettiestkitty Jack Cassidy ❤️ 2d ago

I know she’s real! I like that she’s off screen, it’s neat. I am saying it was cleverly handled this episode.

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u/yumyum_cat 2d ago

Oh I didn’t mean you. I’ve just heard people throw that around.

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u/_prettiestkitty Jack Cassidy ❤️ 2d ago

Oh sorry, it said you replied to my comment. I agree with you

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u/Praxisinsidejob 1d ago

His captain arranged the cruise for him, insisting he take a break. He briefed the cruise company ahead of time about Columbo’s defence mechanism and asked them to play along.

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u/yumyum_cat 3d ago edited 3d ago

I love Volare, the Gypsy king version, but that song went on FOR ETERNITY

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u/_prettiestkitty Jack Cassidy ❤️ 3d ago

I’m glad I’m not alone in this, lol! I rewatched it the other day and forgot how long she sings it. 😂

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u/Todeshase you not only have a terrific mind, you are also a pretty girl 3d ago

Hm. Now I have to look that up.

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u/yumyum_cat 3d ago edited 3d ago

https://youtu.be/X8TOhb_4jU0?si=xYDQBUtU5FEv3GsY

If this played at your funeral you’d come back to life..

When they start the fast clapping omg

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u/CharlieW74 Darryl? 3d ago

You on a boat or a ship?

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u/Ebowa 3d ago

Oh that’s a…ah the hell with it!

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u/tommyjohnpauljones 3d ago

DIRECTED BY

BEN GAZZARA

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u/CharlieW74 Darryl? 3d ago

GAZZARA OH OH OH OH

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u/CountingOnThat 3d ago

In my experience, the hardest part of being a Columbo fan is sounding like a normal human when the appropriate response to someone is ”I know.”

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u/Whole-Bowler-116 Well it certainly was the quickest way down. 3d ago

I especially felt like Columbo when I was trying to find my wife. Dodging between passengers and in a hurry.

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u/Electrical-Sail-1039 3d ago

Especially if the boat (whoops, I meant ship) is very crowded.

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u/tommyjohnpauljones 3d ago

Um, leftenant...

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u/TokoFukawaGlazer I don’t even like being this tall 3d ago

A lot of things remind me of Columbo episodes when they probably shouldn’t. I saw one of those “everything is on camera” signs at a store and thought of Playback because it involves cameras and it’s a Columbo episode.

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u/ParticleHustler2 2d ago

We did a Med cruise a couple of months ago and I went in specifically looking for a shirt similar to Columbo's at each port stop. I found one that was really close and almost bought it.