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)
Storyline
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
Nothing that much troubling about this episode...
For me this is one of the better Columbo episodes. It is not a perfect episode, it does take too long to set up and some of the clues are rather obvious(how many mistakes does a murderer need to make?). I know some may find the ending downbeat, but I had no problem with it personally. Even with the faults, Troubled Waters is a very interesting episode. It is a refreshing change of pace, taking place on a ship, which is a quite sumptuous setting in itself, and it is slickly filmed. The music is fitting with the period and with the jaunty and haunting moments you'd expect. Apart from some of the obvious clues and slow start, the mystery rolls along and is diverting, and the dialogue is still clever and intelligent. Peter Falk is as wonderful as ever, some of his trademarks are not on display here such as the raincoat, but his shrewd, observant and cunning personality still remains. Robert Vaughn is good in his role and this is the better of the two appearances he gave, if not among the best guest villain performances of the series(McGoohan, Gordon, Cassidy, Culp, Clark, Leigh, Wilkinson and Torn), but if I were honest I found Dean Stockwell to be a little more at ease here. All in all, one of the better episodes with not much troubling about it. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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- Traumschiff des Todes
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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