No. There have been several times when she was supposed to appear, but she never did. She was reportedly seen (off-camera) by other characters in some episodes, and we have seen Columbo talking to her on the phone. We have seen her car, and a picture of her sister, Ruth, but that's the closest we've ever come to seeing Mrs Columbo.

Although Mrs Columbo's first name was never used in "Columbo," the answer might have been given in a unique television appearance, when Columbo gave a speech at the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roast" of Frank Sinatra. For more on this remarkable event, see Columbo Meets Sinatra.

It was never given in the show. When Columbo is asked what his first name is, he says "Lieutenant". On another occasion, he is asked if he has a first name, and Columbo says, "I do, but my wife is about the only one who uses it.

Columbo and his wife had hoped to pick the dog's name by watching him to see what he does, but all the dog does is drool and snore; so they just call him by whistling, or by saying "dog" or "hey you". Columbo briefly tried naming the dog Beethoven, but the dog didn't like it. To hear this bit of Columbo history, go to Columbo Sounds.

The Japan series of DVDs, from "CDJapan", reportedly will include all of the "original" 45 episodes ? a great coup, since only about 30 episodes have been made available (on VHS tape) in the USA. In the UK, the first place to ever have Columbo on DVD, go to the "Universal Playback" site at http://www.universal-playback.com/product.asp?productID=118. Playback" currently offers 9 episodes, on 4 DVDs.

In the USA (and some other countries), the best way to search for "Columbo" broadcasts in your viewing area is to use a TV listings web site such as www.tvguide.com or www.gist.com/tv/ . All of these sites have similar "search listings" functions: you enter your ZIP code, and whether you want cable, satellite or just regular broadcast channels, and then you can search for key or title terms such as "columbo".

Mrs. Grundy isn't a real person. She's a metaphor like John Q. Public. Mrs. Grundy was a character mentioned in the 18th century play, "Speed the Plough," by Thomas Morton. The term refers to people who believe others should conform to conventional social proprieties. Mrs. Grundy is a busybody who is overly concerned with the morals of others. "What Mrs. Grundy . . . will say" is really just another way to say, "What will the neighbors think?"

Like everything else Columbo says, this is open to question. For a discussion of the evidence, and for lots more on Columbo's family, see Columbo's Family Album.

Columbo always figured out who committed the murder -- usually within his first few minutes at the crime scene, but occasionally after more prolonged puzzlement, as in Columbo Cries Wolf. In Forgotten Lady, Columbo feels he has "a problem" because the killer, Grace Wheeler (Janet Leigh), is suffering from a neurological disorder, and probably doesn't even recall the murder, and because she is dying.

Mrs. Fiker, the highly skilled and delightfully helpful career specialist, maintains the career center located next door to the library. Occasionally she steps out of her space to attend to other business around the school. When she does this, we don't know where she is. We are secure in our belief that she has not run away to join the circus and that she is not hiding from you. We are confident that she will return.

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In the show, Columbo has referred to it as "a 1950 Peugeot". In reality, there have been two cars: a 1959 and a 1960 Peugeot model 403 cabriolet. Fans of Columbo's infamous vehicle will also want to see Columbo's Car Crashes, and the video compilation of Columbo's collisions in Columbo Video.

Our only clues are that Columbo says he gets these fellas at the supermarket, and that several other characters have commented on the pungent aroma or poor quality of Columbo's cigars; so we know that they're a cheap, generic brand. least one cameraman who worked on "Columbo" has said that Peter Falk would just grab any kind of cigar that was handy; and in fact, careful observation shows that Columbo's cigars were of various thicknesses and colors at different times.

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