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Old 04-03-2025, 02:41 PM   #3731
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Invented in 1930s and famous on TV as Inspector Colombo, though on that the viewer was told the perpetrator at the start and Colombo wasn't inept. Did US TV think audiences were stupid?
The thing about Columbo is that he appears to be a fool, and he uses that misperception to lead the Murderer to make a critical mistake. See the following (this is one of the few times when Columbo becomes angry):
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