It was very cool here in Jersey today so we didn't hit the pool. (Sorry to bring the pool up again, Paul!!) So, the big guy and I watched 3 Columbos today. He has seen most of them...but only once or twice. We watched Now You See Him, Fade In To Murder and Double Exposure. It was very interesting to hear his comments. He really liked Now You See Him, he really got caught up in it. And he enjoyed Fade In To Murder because he is a lifelong Star Trek fan....and then with Double Exposure...well...I lost him...he fell asleep.
But it was cute to hear what he had to say...he would pick up on something and think it was a clue or something important to the investigation....but he was usally off the beaten track. But he tried....(I love you Baby!

In our house, Columbo is present all the time. My wife asked me once when some event had occurred in the previous week. The answer I gave was "Tuesday, Wednesday, I'm not sure". My wife and kids burst out laughing, because they all recognized that this is the response the motel owner in "Negative Reaction" gave to Columbo about a question regarding when he saw Alvin Deschler there.

That's funny YM....especially since it is rather an obscure quote.....your family really knows their Columbo!!

Now that you mention it, it is these obscure
quotes that stand out in our minds, possibly
because they are mundane things we hear day to day.
We particularly remember that one because
the motel manager says it in a rather funny,
befuddled way.

yes, I remember how he says it. But it is true what you say about remembering the mundane quotes because they are things we would say in the course of everyday. I find myself, that I use a lot of lines from Columbo, it is really funny sometimes how I can't get through the day without saying something to someone which is a direct line from the show.

Another couple of favorites in our house, both from "Negative
Reaction"....
(1) It is cold outside and some is looking for their
coat, someone invariably says "that coat...that coat" (line from nun played by Joyce Van Patten).
(2) Someone asks someone else if they are eating some particular food...the answer is "that is the prevailing theory!"-quote by Mr Dolan played by Vito Scotti.

Can I come and live with you and your family?