WOW! great job Bob!!

In those times, there was in my home country an NFI: the Nederlands Forensisch Instituut (which of course stands for: forensic institute of the Netherlands). Why Colombo would wear their cap, even when thatt is in a scene in which he is looking for tracese of a purp., I coyld not say. The Institute changed name a few years ago, and you most likely wouldn't find em on internet, they are rather covert.

It's probably the national fisheries institute. Their logo even uses the same font http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Fisheries_Institute I can imagine columbo being given a free hat by a seafood trader or someone :) only took 9odd years and a google search :-)

It's probably the national fisheries institute. Their logo even uses the same font http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Fisheries_Institute I can imagine columbo being given a free hat by a seafood trader or someone :) only took 9odd years and a google search :-)

You'll find the answer at this link, oddly enough:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8045131

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"kwassa (22,426 posts)
108. NFI

If you look at old "Columbo" episodes on tv, you will eventually see one where Columbo is wearing a baseball cap with the letters NFI on it. I've seen it.

My friend's brother, who was a friend of Peter Falk, wore such a cap onto the set one day. Peter asked him what NFI stood for. The brother said "No ******* idea".

Falk thought this hilarious. He asked for a hat just like it, and wore it on the show."

NFI has to do with his Alzheimer's Disease. It's the type "NFI" of Neurological Damage Peter Falk had.

That's amazing and hilarious. I'm watching the episode now. Thanks so much for explaining something that no one would have ever figured out.