God, that fan comic you recommended was amazing!

@meltyenjoys

2 ай бұрын

Wasn’t it great? So well written and drawn!

This episode has my favorite Columbo ending.

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Can’t get over how good the writing on this show is. ❤

@gaelbourdier2941

6 ай бұрын

So have I.

@gaelbourdier2941

6 ай бұрын

@@meltyenjoys Yes indeed. The ending is unforgettable.

@gaelbourdier2941

6 ай бұрын

@@meltyenjoys As far as I'm concerned; it could be my favorite episode because I am interested in art and I like the final gotcha.

@HuntingViolets

Ай бұрын

Yes, this ending is stellar.

Kelsey Grammer as a Columbo villain is a great call.

Kim Hunter played Zira in the original Planet of the Apes movies - one of which was released this same year as this episode. You also didn't recognise Don Ameche who is also in this episode - he would win an Oscar in 1985 for his role in Cocoon but is probably best known today as Mortimer from Trading Places (1983). The quintessential old man of the 80s.

@richarddefortuna2252

4 ай бұрын

And his later cameo as Mortimer in Coming to America!

27:22 Columbo got Columbo'd ! She pulled the same rambling charming schtick on him! lol

Ross Martin portrayed the original Artemis Gordon on "The Wild, Wild West" television series and outshines Kevin Kline's absurdist portrayal. He was one damned fine actor as well.

@meltyenjoys

4 ай бұрын

He’s excellent! I’ve also seen him on Bonanza, and he’s great there too.

@westlock

2 ай бұрын

He had given Peter Falk acting lessons years before.

What's really remarkable about the early seasons especially is how each episode has it own very distinct vibe and format despite Columbo being himself and some actors recurring in different roles.

@meltyenjoys

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely!

Loved your reaction this, as well as all of your reactions to Columbo. Fun fact, my grandfather was actually in an episode of Columbo, though not as an actor. In the sixties, he was at the very first Superbowl, and a clip of the crowd cheering (with him in focus at the center and in the forefront) became a bit of stock footage that was used somewhat frequently at the time. In the football episode with Robert Culp, they use that bit of stock footage for a crowd reaction. When I watched that episode, I was so shocked to see my grampa.

I grew up in the 70's. That era wasn't known for it's great fashion. But, unique? Absolutely!

@Oppeldeldoc1

6 ай бұрын

I don't know if I've never read this, but I'm sure the people at that party were also meant to be pretty stereotyped early ' 70s people, so almost anything extreme about that is probably deliberate.

This isn't the first time Peter Falk and Ross Martin acted together. They were both in 'The Great Race', which Martin plays a Basil rathbone style villain and Falk plays the bumbling henchman Max. "Push the button, Max!"

@bbmcrae

17 күн бұрын

Another big fave. "Hey, Professor!" (gets hit with a dozen pies)

The gossipy lady (Mary Wickes) is just like Tim Allen in the sense that no matter what character they portray, they always have the exact same personality.

I... I offered you... I said that --- I only SAID that to SHAME you. I didn't think you'd actually TAKE MY FRIGGIN HOUSE KEY!!! COLUMBO GET BACK HERE!!!!!

I love how Columbo having his hands in this coat doesn't feel out of place since it fit with the narrative that he was made a mere bystander that got overruled by his superiors to search aunt Edna's house.

An annual payment of $2,000 in 1971 is $15,000 today. Not bad at all.

I told my KZread search engine, reactions to Columbo, and you appeared. It's so cool to find others who get him, especially on KZread. I enjoyed your show tremendously.😊

@meltyenjoys

Ай бұрын

Welcome aboard!

There’s a pretty excellent comic, on tumblr and possibly other places, of Frasier and Niles killing the latter’s ex wife and then trying to get away with it when Columbo comes to visit their dad cuz he’s an old cop friend. He gets Frasier to confess in his radio show booth when he doesn’t realize he’s already gone on the air, by playing on his ego and saying Niles did it and it was a brilliant scheme of him to pull.

Unfortunately, the only CHEERS/FRASIER alumnist who played a Columbo killer was a miscast George Wendt. A battle of wits between Columbo and Norm Peterson.

Original watcher of Columbo here. In the early seventies, everybody wondered what kind of Columbo killer we would make.

27:35 I loved Columbo’s facial expression with the eyes 👀 followed by Melissa’s laugh 😂

@meltyenjoys

Ай бұрын

Peter Falk is such a good actor. He got 'Columboed' by that landlady! 🤣

Kim Hunter is so good. Every time I watched this episode, it was like she looked and sounded familiar but I couldn't place where I'd seen her. Then I realized why. She is an ape in Planet of the Apes. Her acting was so good that you can recognize her through the makeup fx.

@meltyenjoys

2 ай бұрын

She's fabulous! I find her so darling. I didn't recognize her at first as Zira but once others pointed it out to me it all made sense. She's so cute.

~ The Aunt is played by Kim Hunter, most famous for playing “STELLA‼️” in the Marlon Brando classic that launched him into superstardom in 1950 ~

@raymeedc

6 ай бұрын

*A Streetcar Named Desire *

That busy body woman played a nun in Sister Act and Sister Act 2, the lawyer was Don Ameche, he was in the movie cocoon, Also Played one of the Duke brothers in changing places with Eddie Murphy.

This Dale Kingston guy is in the top three most devious murderers Columbo goes after. His plan from the beginning was to kill two people and frame a third-- all three people were kind to him, two were family. He still would have been a wealthy art critic without inheriting his uncle's collection. Just a couple more things... Columbo appears to get a souvenir from each case. In this one, he gets the blue horse painting that he bought, which Dale hated. It's hinted at throughout the series that Columbo is a bit of a klepto. Like in this episode he accidentally takes the lawyer's lighter. This actually serves him well in some cases.

Fantastic ending, and Ross Martin and Don Ameche are amazing here.

My all time favorite "gotcha "! And I love your reactions to the 70's fashions, it only gets more interesting from here.

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

The fashion is all over the place, but I love it. Very fun.

Another great watch! The composer you referred to is called Billy Goldenberg.

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Ah, that’s it! He is EXCELLENT.

Aha! One of my favorite episodes. This 'Gotcha' is hard to top.

@isleofredemption

6 ай бұрын

... I JUST watched White Christmas! They were showing it on the big screen at my local theater and I THOUGHT I'd seen that busybody somewhere before!

@Lazrael32

6 ай бұрын

it's pretty good but it's hard to top Leonard Nemoy's for me. they really made me think columbo might have lost the first time i watched it.

Dale's aunt is played by Kim Hunter, aka Zira, from the Planet of the Apes movies. The nosey old biddy is played by Mary Wickes, who repeatedly played that archetype throughout movies & television at the time. ❤

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Oh my gosh I didn’t know that was her! I love The old Planet of the Apes movies. Thanks for the fact!

@stephenderbyshire7849

5 ай бұрын

@@meltyenjoys @meltyenjoys I can remember her even further back (1946) in the old British movie ' A matter of life and death', in which she plays an American air force radio operator and is expected to be the last voice to be heard by a Royal air force pilot, who is about to crash his plane, but then has to fight for his life in a celestial court, bigoted by American groups opposed to the new found relationship with an American girl.

That was great fun watching with you!! I always loved Columbo, but seems easier to watch more casually with you. So thanks!!

@meltyenjoys

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it :)

The other older detective was played by Barney Phillips, who was on Dragnet with Jack Webb, playing Sgt. Ed Jacobs. He also had recurrent roles in The Twilight Zone, as martians, TV repairman, policeman, etc..

Well now i'll never be able to watch this episode again without thinking "suck it dale!". lol. I really think Dale's aunt helps make this episode so good because you sympathize with her so much. your reactions are golden thanks for sharing!

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

😊 thank you so much!

Just realized that Don Ameche (who plays Frank Simpson in this episode) played Mortimer Duke in “Trading Places” with Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. Have seen this episode 2-3 times and never reckognized him before now.

I wanted to thank you for reviewing these Columbo episodes. This is one of my favorite all time shows. Forgotten to time. Thank you for breathing some new life into them. 😀

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I absolutely adore this show and I’m just excited to share that passion with others! ❤

When it was Robert Conrad's turn, he seemed to have more fun with Columbo than Ross Martin did, as did William Shatner compared to Leonard Nimoy. I always regreeted that they never had a pair of episodes with Adam West and Burt Ward or, perhaps best of all, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor.

The woman whose name you're trying to remember is Mary Wickes. She also appeared in "Sister Act." And, I have to say, I've seen anyone enjoy this show more. Bravo!

Kim Hunter was the original Stella in the Broadway theatrical version of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar named Desire. She later reprised her role in the film.

Wait til you see the outfit in An Exercise in Fatality. You’ll know it when you see it! (hint: Red Corvette)

I've just been watching this video again and I have worked out why the accomplice took so long to leave after firing the gun. She had to stay inside long enough for the security guard to hear her running down the steps in order to put the idea in his head of it being a woman that he heard, thereby helping to frame the victim's ex-wife.

36:37 my favourite music in the series in one of the best episodes, thank you for your work!

A friend in deed is my favorite, a must see

Nice Truffaut reference in the opening scene.

Love this one; I'll watch tonight. Cheers!

Kelsey and Frasier combined only, despite how pompous they are, neither only a fraction of how smart Collumbus is, I am adding a next couple of words, even though "Is" is a verb, not a preposition, wasn't sure. Frasier would have snobbed on me, 😅😊😅

Kim Hunter won an Academy Award for A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE playing opposite Marlon Brando.

Jackson Gillis was, in fact, head writer on PERRY MASON

Hi Melissa...yeah one of my all time favs as well..btw my friend...the lady playing the dotty Aunt Edna is the wonderful KIM HUNTER...known probably playing Zira in Three Planet of the Apes films...(her voice is unmistakable!)however best known in many "classic" Hollywood movies too..bless her... Really enjoyed this Melissa thankyou...enjoy your weekend... very best wishes from Bob in Bristol uk...

This is definitely one of my top favorite episodes. I also really enjoy A Stitch in Crime with Leonard Nimoy. Melissa, it was great watching this one with you!😊😊😊

Love these Columbo reactions, thank you

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Dale's car is a Mercedes-Benz W120/W121.

i always look forward to your videos, you're one of my favourites..

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Kelsey Grammer played the killer on a Columbo rip-off show called JJ Starbuck. The exact same formula, just a different detective. He was great as a smarmy pianist.

@meltyenjoys

5 ай бұрын

Holy smokes - I'll check it out! Thanks!

Love watching with you.

@meltyenjoys

2 ай бұрын

Glad to have you along for the ride! :)

This is one of my favorite episode. Ross Martin is a delicious villain; kitsch tuxedo and all.

@Aileil

Ай бұрын

He is just so manipulative. It's unsettling the way he swaps between smarmy, angry, and falsely warm. I like Ross Martin so much better as a good guy.

@vincentsaia6545

Ай бұрын

@@Aileil Actors who make good villains usually make good heroes.

@Aileil

Ай бұрын

@@vincentsaia6545 You make a very good point.

what a nice channel to stumble upon, love Columbo and your reactions, energy and personality are awesome :)

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!❤

Glad you found the fan comic! I was going to mention it.

@meltyenjoys

Ай бұрын

It’s so well written and drawn!

@IFStravinsky

Ай бұрын

@@meltyenjoys And, impressively, it captures the tone of both shows.

One of the best "Gotcha" moments of any Columbo, a brilliant episode. Ross Martin is amazingly unlikeable as Dale. You had a great idea, Kelsey Grammer would make. a great Columbo murderer! Thanks for your video!

Great video. Thanks for these.

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Hi, I'm so excited to watch. Thank you.

@meltyenjoys

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! Hope you enjoy! 😊

Ross Martin wore so many disguises on "The Wild, Wild West". I think he should have been given that kind of role on "Columbo". I'm not that high on the ending, having Columbo keep his hands in his pockets. It looks awkward when he's bending down to talk with Aunt Edna.

Watching along and enjoying your reaction, but "Suck It Dale" made me subscribe. I have always been a HUGE Columbo fan (watched it in first run on NBC Mystery Movie), and now a fan of your channel! I love watching Columbo with friends, and, now, your reactions have given me the same feeling. Best of luck!

Jackson Gillis was a great TV writer with a long career, who wrote a bunch of Columbos, including this, one of the best, and Last Salute to the Commodore, which is the very worst. So - he had range!

OMG! I just found you. ❤️ Columbo. Subbed.

@meltyenjoys

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

"Goya was the *penultimate* artist." There has to be a reason he uses the wrong word there. Does he just not know he's doing it?

The 3.94% inflation rate means $2000 in 1971 is equivalent to $15483.85 today. 😮

Maybe the quintessential (or Dale might call the "penultimate") gotcha. So brilliantly conceived, but would never stand any judicial scrutiny. Which of course, is never the point anyway. (But clearly, Columbo could have had numerous chances, in Dale's framing scenario, to plant his fingerprints prior to the final scene).

Since my name is Dale King I always liked this one since the killer was named Dale Kingston

You should check out Kim Hunter in _A Streetcar Named Desire._

Lol!! Great video!!

Ross Martin was actually 51 in 1971

In real life Peter Falk painted, and did paint women, lol

The naming of the episodes so often makes me guess wrong as to which episode it is. I always confuse this one with the one with the photographer in it. Also, I have to say that I absolutely love the text you have over the scenes. With the font, it looks so natural that it is hardly noticable. Even when it covers the scene as much as it does. =D

@jasonm8017

5 ай бұрын

I think I know the episode you’re referring to. Can’t recall the title,…negative reaction??? That sounds right. One of my favourites

Does anyone know who played Sally? I can't find her name anywhere. She was very beautiful.

❤

Hi Melissa - I happened to stumble across your video here and have a question for you. At about 9 minutes and 26 seconds in to your review of this Columbo episode, a female officer comes in to the scene. Her character name is Sally. She has a short part with a line or two, yet she is not mentioned in the credits. I've searched various forums and nobody seems to know who this actress is. Do you know who she is? In the episode "Ransome For A Dead Man" there is a waitress at the very end of the show who looks very similar. Could this be the same actress?

Funny enough, outside of having this episode in my Complete Series DVD set of Columbo my Dad got me off of Amazon, this is one of 3 episodes I actually have on VHS [the other 2 being "Lovely, but Lethal" [1973], and "Try and Catch Me" [1977].] I didn't like "Suitable for Framing" very much at first, but watching your reaction to it, and remembering the scenes in it as you went through the episode, I can now see why lots of people like it and think it's one of the best Columbos. I really like how much this show makes you laugh and giggle Melissa, that's how I was watching each episode over the past couple of months. I also didn't notice until recently how much of a piece of shit Dale is; particularly when he tries to make it look like the Aunt Edna was the one who did the murder [BTW, I know you enjoy the Aunt Edna character, but to me personally, I found her super annoying every time she was on screen, and even watching this video, when she kept on talking to Columbo so much, not giving him any time to speak himself, I buried my face in my fists and went, "AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!"; same with the other woman who completely wasted Columbo's time while looking at that darned family album.] I also thought it was hilariously tragic seeing him make terrible jokes at the art gallery he went to, and I love the decision the people making the episode made where every time Dale makes a bad joke, the camera slowly zooms in on him laughing before cutting to the next scene, it keeps making me think the Seinfeld theme is gonna start playing XD

6:40

I'd rather watch Columbo than Melissa!

@80s_kid.

6 ай бұрын

well bye then, none of us mind columbo being in a small screen, we all like melissa, you are the only one that has a problem.

Nowadays it's kind of "softer" crimes like mass drug dealing or plotting on terrorist acts, not brutally killing someone who is supposed to be your life mate. I mean, holy crap, I might even ad a s#i!

@BruceMcKay-gq8yq

3 ай бұрын

Just talking how different the difference is now. Nowadays it's less cultural stuff like threats of terrorism (scary), or much much less scary, maybe really is a gold digger. Pretty easy to get out of that, doesn't require a brick. But hey? Maybe that's partially claimed heroism should be claimed by Colombo and like radio and tv shows

Wearing? A trench coat and a cheat suit wreaking of tobacco smoke

@BruceMcKay-gq8yq

3 ай бұрын

But I loved him, nobody could ever mess up villains faster than Columbo

@BruceMcKay-gq8yq

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for covering them

@BruceMcKay-gq8yq

3 ай бұрын

Whaat,? How many reliable witness says "It happened at 5 minutes to eleven" Police would be spitting out their coffee nowadays. Perfect answer for a cop.

@BruceMcKay-gq8yq

3 ай бұрын

But seriously, so brutal, from old time radio shows to some time past this tv show, always "murder'. I said that very dramatically, like an episode from The Whistler.

Just remember, this was 70's fashion. I don't know if you can do this or not, but could you please remove "Melissa watches Columbo"? That really messes with my OCD.

@vintagesoup79

28 күн бұрын

She won't for copyright reasons.

@Musictroper76

27 күн бұрын

@@vintagesoup79 Oh brother.

This episode is famous for its ugly 1970s fashion.

@meltyenjoys

2 ай бұрын

I love ugly 1970's fashion. It's endearing. 🤣

The killer is successful charming book smart selfish self assured greedy planning prepared entitled egotistical view of people way person sarcastic dark possible fake personality as well