On this day, March 1, 1971, the official "Columbo" pilot "Ransom for a Dead Man" first aired.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

As mucifer noted last year, there was a pilot before this pilot.

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The official #Columbo pilot ‘Ransom for a Dead Man’ first aired 52 years ago, on March 1, 1971. Co-starring Lee Grant, Harold Gould and Patricia Mattick, it’s a big-budget spectacular that wowed audiences 👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾 Plus the chemistry between Peter Falk and
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was🔥🔥🔥

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Thu Mar 2, 2023: On March 1, 1971, the official "Columbo" pilot "Ransom for a Dead Man" first aired.

[KarenS]

1. I really loved this show,,,,

rather the first of it's kind,,,, funny bumbly and extremely smart character,,,, would throw those bad guys off their game.

[choie]

2. Harold Gould!

I just watched The Sting for the millionth time, and Gould is so wonderful in it

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

3. The villains were all wealthy...

and he was as blue collar as you could get.

I liked that.