Vintage 1968 "Columbo" Ad from Variety - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 01-03-2026, 10:06 PM

From the Feb. 6, 1968, edition of Daily Variety

It’s hard to tell from this ad, but this is promoting the first installment of the beloved “Columbo” detective drama franchise.

The great Peter Falk played the brilliant, if disheveled, LAPD detective Lt. Columbo (the character never had a first name in the series), who was known for drawing a bead on perpetrators with the innocent sounding query, “Just one more thing…”

“Columbo” episodes ran as a semi-regular series on NBC from 1971 through the late 1980s. Additional episodes aired on ABC in 1989 and 1990, and then occasionally through 2003.

https://variety.com/gallery/tv-ads-r...olumbo022068d/

Dude111 · 01-03-2026, 11:10 PM

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01-03-2026, 10:06 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,961	Vintage 1968 "Columbo" Ad from Variety From the Feb. 6, 1968, edition of Daily Variety It’s hard to tell from this ad, but this is promoting the first installment of the beloved “Columbo” detective drama franchise. The great Peter Falk played the brilliant, if disheveled, LAPD detective Lt. Columbo (the character never had a first name in the series), who was known for drawing a bead on perpetrators with the innocent sounding query, “Just one more thing…” “Columbo” episodes ran as a semi-regular series on NBC from 1971 through the late 1980s. Additional episodes aired on ABC in 1989 and 1990, and then occasionally through 2003. https://variety.com/gallery/tv-ads-r...olumbo022068d/ Attached Images

01-03-2026, 11:10 PM	#2
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,386	Boy you posted alot of threads with the word VINTAGE tonight buddy. Ah man!!