Actually, the name on the badge/I. D. isn't as clear as people think it is. The "Fr" part is messy and blurred. It could in fact be "Hank".
However, if you get your face right up to the TV screen and stare at that freeze-framed image of Columbo's badge for a good seven hours straight, it becomes very obvious that the name on the I. D. is Randy. (Right, Cassa?)
Of course I remember.....I remember Randy/Rudy and I also remember standing in front of my tv in the kitchen rewinding and pausing and playing and rewinding and....well you get the picture...and there I would be...inches from the screen squinting my eyes and freeze-framing when I needed to........Headache??? What is wrong with us?!?!?