Yesterday I watched 'Rest In Piece, Mrs Columbo' where Columbo's first appearence is 0 minutes, 0 seconds - that is, he is in the very first shot of the film, although it is from a distance and as the camera slowly zooms in he is recognisable at about 21 seconds.

Yesterday I watched 'Caution - Murder Can Be Hazardous To Your Health' where Columbo's first appearence was at 25 minute 55 seconds.


(I taped a Columbo - about a lottery, I can't remember the title - on Sunday but have not watched it yet.)

Yesterday I watched 'A Trace Of Murder' and Columbo's first appearence was at 17.35 minutes.

I recently watched REQUIEM FOR A FALLING STAR where Columbo's first appearence is around 9 minutes 15 seconds.

Interestingly in MURDER UNDER GLASS his first appearence was also around 9 minutes 15 seconds.

In RANSOM FOR A DEAD MAN his first appearence is at 11 minutes 52 seconds

Another one I saw recently was 'ETUDE IN BLACK' where Columbo's first appearence was a long time coming at 23 minutes 55 seconds.

Here's another one: A FRIEND IN DEED in which Columbo's first appearence is at 14 minutes 57 seconds.

I watched A CASE OF IMMUNITY (Elizondo) yesterday and Columbo's first appearence was at 6 minutes 32 seconds (not counting the trailer which was about 28 seconds)

quoting gregg...
"I think Prescription Murder is possibly the episode where Columbo appears latest. On my DVD I noted it as over half an hour Before our hero first appears."

i'm just bumping this up because of culpable's 'delayed detective' thread.

Can anyone add more?

:)

I'd love to in my spare time. I hope I'm not alone, because I love this thread.