Columbo's Funniest Scene Ever? | Columbo

Is this Columbo's funniest scene ever? Tell us your opinion in the comments section!

Clip from Season 4, Episode 2 "Negative Reaction" - A prominent photographer (Dick Van Dyke) hatches a scheme to cover up his wife's murder with a phony kidnapping plot.

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[flibber]

I really liked how it goes from a one joke setup, she thinks he's homeless, to commenting on his coat, to seeming to understand he's not homeless BUT she still thinks he looks homeless so he must be undercover. That a lot of comedy packed into a simple setup.

[mmmoroi]

"You mean you are working under cover." Arguably the funniest line in the entire series.

[wildnfree]

Columbo's disguise is so clever, he actually looks like columbo!

[Dadmcdadface]

I love how polite and composed he is with the sister. Wonderful acting from all involved.

[richardh]

She wasn’t so charitable when she killed her brother in 'Old Fashioned Murder' 😳

[alfredeneuman]

Joyce Van Patten was perfect in the role as a nun. Several times Peter Falk smiles and holds down laughter during her lines, making me wonder if they had to do a few takes.

[rxwhat]

“An empty stomach is the devils playground” I laughed initially but then realized that it explains a lot when I’m hangry😂😂😂

[luishumbertovega]

"...I won't tell a soul about your disguise..." 🤣 You've got to love that, Miss Van Patten, what an actress !!!

[lawrencetaylor]

The beauty of this scene is that there is no laughtrack.

[sarahj]

This scene is more definitively Columbo to me than any of his "just one more thing" moments. Wonderful characterization, wonderful acting, wonderful comedy with a big dose of humanity.

[Michael_Sinclair]

1:49 they both started to crack up but quickly composed themselves and carried on. I love that they kept this take in the episode.

[jokerz]

My old man was the type to keep clothes until they were practically falling apart. Once he was sitting in his wheelchair on the sidewalk in downtown drinking a cup of coffee he just bought and some guy in a suit on lunch break walking by just tosses some loose change into his cup 🤣

[gamefan]

I love the expression on Columbo’s face when the nun says “you’re working undercover!”

[gilbertzan]

5:02 "...You mean, you´re working undercover! oh! How clever you are lieutenant!" 😂

[originalhgc]

A scene with Vitto Scotti and Joyce Van Patten. What more could you as for? And Columbo's look of simultaneous bewilderment and bemusement is priceless.

[SallySallySallySally]

Vito Scotti was great. He was a prolific actor who appeared in 6 different Columbo episodes as well as hundreds of other TV and movie productions. Hilarious!

The derelict sitting in the alley at the beginning of the clip was played by Mike Lally, another prolific actor with many hundreds of productions to his credit. In fact, he appeared in 25 different episodes of Columbo, all uncredited probably because he had few, if any, lines of dialog. For example, he was the tram operator in the episode "Short Fuse" and a club member in the episode " The Bye-Bye Sky High I.Q. Murder Case." His son played the role of the TV cameraman in the episode "Swan Song."

The nun, of course, was Joyce Van Patton, who also played the role of the murderess "Ruth Lytton" in the episode, "Old Fashioned Murder" and was another prolific actor who is still with us as of this writing (2022 -- 88 years old.)

[elijahvincent]

This is one of the most wholesome scenes in Columbo that I've watched so far! This nun is so sweet and pure!

[blockmasterscott]

For decades I’ve been laughing at this scene. Classic.

[mmedeuxchevaux]

I love how spare it is. no manipulative or overbearing music to back up the acting. i love the sensibility of the early to mid 70s films and tv.

[lenafan]

I like the fact that he doesn't turn his nose up at the food, and gets stuck in, showing that he has no airs or graces about him