Lt. Columbo LAPD

  The Ultimate Columbo Quiz Just One More Thing... The Ultimate Lieutenant Columbo Trivia Challenge 1. What is the standard model and make of Columbo's iconic, beat-up car? Peugeot 403 Citroën DS Renault 16 2. What color is the coat Columbo wears in his very first pilot appearance, "Prescription: Murder"? Dark Blue Beige / Tan Olive Green 3. What breed of dog is Columbo's pet, simply named "Dog"? Bloodhound Basset Hound Beagle 4. Which actor played a Columbo murderer a record four times across the series? Patrick McGoohan Jack Cassidy Robert Culp ...

The Great Raincoat Cover-Up: Columbo’s Forgotten First Coat We all know the silhouette: the rumpled suit, the cigar, and that famously battered, beige trench coat. It’s an iconic uniform that Lieutenant Columbo wore for decades. But i f you go back to the very beginning—before the regular series, before even the second pilot—you’ll find a version of the detective that looks surprisingly sharp. In the 1968 television movie Prescript ion: Murder , which served as the first-ever on-screen appearance of Peter Falk as Colum bo, his signature disheveled look hadn't quite arrived yet. While he is wearing a coat of the same classic beige color and a similar style to the one we know and love, it isn't the famously battered, crumpled mess. Instead, it’s a much newer, crisper, and cleaner version. He also keeps his suit jacket buttoned, his tie straight, and his hair reasonably combed. While the Lieutenant still uses his brilliant, deceptive mind to trap his prey, the lived-in, worn-out v...

  Los Angeles’ most brilliant, disheveled detective faces his most baffling case yet: navigating a modern smartphone. Can Lt. Columbo crack the user interface, or will this piece of technology finally get the better of him?