Here are a few to ponder:

1. Oscar Finch: "That's not a nice way to talk, ____________."

2. Milo Janus: "Do you want a _____________ or something?"

3. Columbo: "You just told me the best _________________ that I have ever heard."

4. Colonol Rumford: "I would prefer that ____________ _____________ presided."

5. The Great Santini: "I'm thinking of a ___________ _____________ ___________ and _______."

6. Wayne Jennings: "Honey, what's wrong? Have you been talking to that _______________ ____________ again?"

7. Nelson Brenner: "And if you're worried about the Chinese, don't be. They might pull out of the Olympics, but they won't pull out of _______ ________ ________."

8. Freddie Bower: "Uncle Leon, I have a problem. A ______________ million dollar problem."

9. Columbo: "The second one, that was sloppy, Mrs. ___________ would have been very dissapointed."

10. Kay Freestone: "That's ___________'s glove, _____________'s projection booth. I don't think you have a case against ______________."

11. Columbo: "You remembered to clean the fingerprints off the gun, but you forgot to clean them off of ________ ________________."

12. Peter Hamilton and bartender: "How many is that?" "I don't get paid to count." _______ ________ _________ ___________."

13. Dolores: "He said he was going to run away to Chicago. I think he said the ________ o'clock train."

14. Abagail Mitchell: "I always keep a spare right here, Edmund must have known about it. Uh-oh, ______________. Is it too late?"

And the final one.......

15. Vivian Dimitri: "Oh, you are __________ Columbo, you are so _______________."

Finally a quiz where I know a couple of the answers!

7. Nelson Brenner: "And if you're worried about the Chinese, don't be. They might pull out of the Olympics, but they won't pull out of _soya_bean_market."

9. Columbo: "The second one, that was sloppy, Mrs. _Melville__ would have been very dissapointed."

#2-Do you want a SHOELACE or something?

#15-Oh, you are BLIND Columbo, you are so BLIND.

11: the bullets
14: fingerprints

10. Kay Freestone: "That's Walter's glove, Walter's projection booth. I don't think you have a case against Walter."

not sure of the exact wording.

#4 I would prefer that Capt. Haynes presided.

#5 I'm thinking of a number between one and four.

#12 Just keep 'em coming.

Oh Laura....the Rumford thing was wrong my dear.

4. Colonol Rumford: "I would prefer that Captain Loomis presided." ???not too sure here..

oops. that sounds right to me, cass. nice catch.

i'm probably wrong too, laura

Nope, you got it right cass. I'll post all answers in a couple of days!! Good hunting folks.