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Re: Columbos Phobias and Imperfections

Even though he can stand to look at a murder victim, he has an understandable problem with very detailed forensics photos. You find that out in "Dagger of the Mind."

Re: Columbos Phobias and Imperfections

He hates guns. So much so that he has the murder suspect (Danzinger) fire it into a mattress.

Re: Columbos Phobias and Imperfections

It might be reaching to call this a phobia or an imperfection, but he's easily embarrassed by certain things, like the sunbathing in LOVELY BUT LETHAL or the model in SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.
There's also the first Cathy Goodland and Ken Nichols scene in GREENHOUSE JUNGLE. He doesn't SAY anything, but Cathy picks up on it right away. (Most people would agree with his reaction to it, though I can't help liking Cathy's "I don't care what anyone thinks" attitude.)

Re: Columbos Phobias and Imperfections

The scene in "Murder, a Self Portrait", when they find Louise dead on the beach, the other two ladies, Vanessa and Julie run up to Max Barsini and comfort him. I could tell that Columbo was easily embarrassed by their reaction and the way they showed the attention to Max.

Re: Columbos Phobias and Imperfections

Forgot one in my original post. Seasickness. He did not do well on the boat in Dead Weight when he went out with the general. Also he embarrassed himself in Troubled Waters when he almost threw up.

Re: Columbos Phobias and Imperfections

This is another very understandable one, so you'd hardly even call it a phobia.
In spite of all the murder victims he's seen, there are some kinds of wound that still get to him. Oddly enough, that includes a wound on a LIVE person, Paul Galesko.

Re: Columbos Phobias and Imperfections

Another phobia. He hates hospitals as mentioned in A Stitch in Crime. He gets queasy.