From Season 3, Episode 4: Double Exposure
Original Air Date—16 December 1973
Robert Culp plays Dr. Bart Keppel an opportunistic “motivational research specialist guru” who uses subliminal cuts to commit murder. But Lt. Columbo is onto him right from the beginning as usual!
Starring Peter Falk as the inimitable & tenacious, underestimated and hyper perceptive Detective Columbo who always comes prepared with thoughtful anecdotes about his family and his ever present cigar. He’s shabby “like an unmade bed” but always lovable. The episodes are rooted in class conflict as Lt Columbo often inhabits the role of David up against the entitlement ridden criminal who thinks they’re a Goliath yet are no match for such a subtle and agile minded wit.
Columbo – “I don’t think it’s proving anything Doc, as a matter of fact I don’t even know what it means. It’s just one of those things that gets in my head and keeps rolling around in there like a marble.”
Just a quick note about Peter Falk, one of my favorite actors who created one of the most memorable characters of all time.
On June 4 2009 wife Shera Danese released a press statement asking for Falk’s privacy after a very public battle over conservatorship by his daughter. He has since retired from the business, due to illness and Alzheimers. I write this blog quote in honor of my admiration for his past work over the years, and wish the man peace and contentment on his journey.
MonsterGirl
Just found your blog looking for Columbo info. Cool stuff. I love me some shabby Columbo and this is one of my favorite episodes. wish they still showed reruns on TV.
This has become my favorite episode of Columbo. The interplay between Falk and Culp is just fantastic. Such a great episode, and i love the fact that Culp knows fairly early that he’s Columbo’s prime suspect, and taunts him throughout the episode.
Culps’ episodes are perhaps some of my absolute favorite. Their chemistry was so good together, and he managed to slip into the different persona of each of his villains perfectly!- My dvd box sets are worn out already from re-watching them… And netflix doesn’t have the entire series… thanks for stopping by-Cheers fellow Columbo fan-Joey