Troubled Waters
- Episode aired Feb 9, 1975
- TV-PG
- 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Lt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.Lt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.Lt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.
Mike Lally
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of the very few episodes of Columbo in which the Lieutenant appears on screen before the murder takes place.
- GoofsWhen Columbo is timing himself to see how long it takes to reach Miss Wells' cabin, he asks a crewman if there is another way to her cabin. The crewman fails to mention the crew stairway, which he surely would have known about, even more so as he is standing right by it. However, Columbo was asking about a shorter route from the International Lounge, not the sick bay, so the crew member answered truthfully and knowingly.
- Quotes
Purser Watkins: Lieutenant Columbo? The Captain would like to see you right away.
Lt. Columbo: The Captain? To see me? It's not about my wife, is it? I mean... she likes to have a good time, sometimes she gets carried away...
Purser Watkins: It's not about your wife, sir.
- Crazy creditsWe gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and courtesies furnished by Princess Cruises and the offices and staff of the Sun Princess.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Columbo: A Matter of Honor (1976)
Featured review
"We're on the high seas! I don't ask people, I ORDER them!"
This is a typical example of a Columbo episode and other users comments cover the story line and plot etc.I just wanted to comment on the overall atmosphere of the episode.
I think someone has already pointed out the fact that, because the action takes place in a confined area, it works better. I thought that it was a great idea to make Columbo to have to use his detective skills to their utmost without any backup from forensics, photography or any other colleques to help him. The business with the fingerprints was a depiction of detective work reduced to it's most basics, using whatever you can find and having to fall back on your training.
I didn't understand the fact that Robert Vaughn's wife did not visit him in the hospital area.
I thought that Dean Stockwell's hair style was incredible.
A few plot holes here and there but overall a good episode.
I think someone has already pointed out the fact that, because the action takes place in a confined area, it works better. I thought that it was a great idea to make Columbo to have to use his detective skills to their utmost without any backup from forensics, photography or any other colleques to help him. The business with the fingerprints was a depiction of detective work reduced to it's most basics, using whatever you can find and having to fall back on your training.
I didn't understand the fact that Robert Vaughn's wife did not visit him in the hospital area.
I thought that Dean Stockwell's hair style was incredible.
A few plot holes here and there but overall a good episode.
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- chrislyons12
- Sep 18, 2007
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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