Columbo (TV series)

Fandom
Name:	Columbo
Abbreviation(s):
Creator:	Richard Levinson and William Link
Date(s):	NBCFebruary 20, 1968 – May 22, 1977; ABCFebruary 6, 1989 – January 30, 2003;
Medium:	Television
Country of Origin:	USA
External Links:	at IMDb (tv series); at IMDb (spin-off); at Wikipedia (tv series); at Wikipedia (spin-off);
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	Contents 1 Fandom 1.1 Columboposting; ; 2 Example Fanworks 2.1 Fanzines; 2.2 Multifandom Fanzines; 2.3 Fanart; 2.4 Memes; 2.5 Fanfic; 2.6 Meta; 2.7 Podfic; ; 3 Fan Comments 3.1 Zine Fandom; 3.2 2020s Fandom; ; 4 Archives, Communities & Resources 4.1 Archives; 4.2 Communities; 4.3 Resources; ; 5 Notes; 6 References;

Columbo is a long-running American police procedural crime television series starring a LAPD homicide detective, Lieutenant Columbo, which is known for wearing a rumpled beige raincoat, carrying a cigar, and driving an old Peugeot 403 car. He is also famous for his catchphrase, "Just one more thing." Columbo's casual actions and comments cause people people to underestimate him, something he uses to his advantage.

While his first name is never revealed, it may be "Frank," as seen on his police ID.

The show aired between 1968-1978, took a hiatus, and returned in 1989 to 2003. There was a poorly-received 13-episode spin-off titled Mrs. Columbo starring Columbo's wife, a character that was often mentioned but never seen in the original show.

Fandom

doujinka SKYFiSH has produced five fanfics in the fandom, some of them being crossover with KOJAK, another well-known crime series. The stories are available for read on their website, on page Detective Columbo - Fanfics.

Columboposting

Columbo has a resurgence of popularity on the internet since about 2021.^[1] Gianni Matragrano's skit in which Columbo investigates Light Yagami from Death Note gained particular popularity in late 2021.^[2]

Example Fanworks

Columbo fanfiction was occasionally published in anthology zines along with fanfic for other fandoms. Occasionally crossovers also made it into zines for other fandoms.

Fanzines

Just One More Thing a gen zine

Multifandom Fanzines

Of Dreams and Schemes (anthology)
Serendipity (anthology)
Wishes and Dreams (Beauty and the Beast zine with Columbo crossover)
Good Guys Wear Fangs (vampire-themed anthology with Columbo crossover)
"Apprentice in Crime" -- fiction Kate Lach (prequel to Columbo, "A Stitch in Crime", printed in 1984 in CONTRAST #3)
Mixed Metaphors a crossover in Star Trek: TOS multifandom zine

Fanart

COLUMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOO by silveme (#gender huh? related)
It's a shame they had to cut Columbo from Final Fantasy X, but he did add about 40 hours to the cutscenes alone., ^{Archived version} by DaisySpiers, 2022
(❁´◡`❁), ^{Archived version} by petitcroc, 2022

Memes

hey girls, ^{Archived version} by lieutenant-columbro
#gender huh?, ^{Archived version} by bnq, and character voice reading of the meme, ^{Archived version} by Gianni Matagrano
One more thing..., ^{Archived version} by weirdbees -- Columbo as a Dark Souls boss
Boy, a fellow could go broke with a hobby like this, ^{Archived version} by talkshowhost1996 (another version, ^{Archived version} by crabs-and-beetles)

Fanfic

Just One More Thing, Mr. Anders..., ^{Archived version}, Worm-Columbo crossover in which Columbo investigates a murder by Kaiser.

Podfic

Backwards Liability by Gianni Matragrano and Brendan Blaber

Fan Comments

Zine Fandom

Remember "Columbo"? A delightful series: clever, amusing, terrific stories. But did you ever catch yourself thinking, 'Okay, now he's going to turn around, cock his head, squint, hold up one finger and say "Oh, just a moment, just one more thing"?' Repetitive. Predictable. Stale. Cancelled.^[3]
– unknown fan comment

MIXED METAPHORS, by Rayelle Roe.
[...]
Basically, it's sort of a time travel theme, with Kirk, Spock et al meeting up with all sorts of interesting 20th Century characters -- Jim Rockford, Ken Hutchinson, Wojciehowicz, Sally McMillan, Columbo (one of my particular favorite scenes), ad infinitum.^[4]
– unknown fan comment

2020s Fandom

i feel like we’re remiss not to tell The Columbo Fan Website (Tumblr) about the episode of Lupin III that features Detective Columbo’s cool skateboarding son–that he apparently has–named Boronco^[5]
– caramel aka. stupot

[dyatlovpassingprivilege]
i've always been a bit unclear what the vibe with columbo is. do you people want to fuck him? ^[6]

[sureleave]
Want to scratch his head like he's an old dog

[dyatlovpassingprivilege]
this is not elucidating things

[verbinperfectview]
i want to be a waitress at the diner he frequents and sometimes you’ll serve him and he’ll like show you a card trick but other times he asks you to look at a crime scene photo and asks if anything’s weird and whatever you point out he replies “see, that’s what i thought too. now, I’m no seamstress, but wouldn’t she have ironed down these seams? my wife always has me iron down her seams because she says my hands are steadier.” and then tips you like 50% of the check

[dyatlovpassingprivilege]
oh okay i get it now ^[6]

Archives, Communities & Resources

Communities

Resources

Notes

References

^ for more detailed explanation and timeline see: "Columboposting - Article". Know Your Meme. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03.
^ Columbo in... "Death Note" by Gianni Matragrano, ^{Archived version}
^ Extracted from Passages #7 (1988)
^ Extract from TREKisM #28
^ caramel aka. stupot (2022-10-03). "i feel like we're remiss not to tell The Columbo Fan". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03.
^ ^a ^b Tumblr post by dyatlovpassingpriviledge, ^{Archived version}, with contributions by others. Posted 20 September 2022. Archived 14 November 2022.

[1] r more detailed explanation and timeline see: "Columboposting - Article". Know Your Meme. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03.

[2] Columbo in... "Death Note" by Gianni Matragrano, ^{Archived version}

[3] Extracted from Passages #7 (1988)

[4] Extract from TREKisM #28

[5] ramel aka. stupot (2022-10-03). "i feel like we're remiss not to tell The Columbo Fan". Tumblr. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03.

[dyatlovpassingpriviledge-6] Tumblr post by dyatlovpassingpriviledge, ^{Archived version}, with contributions by others. Posted 20 September 2022. Archived 14 November 2022.

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Fandom
Name:	Columbo
Abbreviation(s):
Creator:	Richard Levinson and William Link
Date(s):	NBCFebruary 20, 1968 – May 22, 1977 ABCFebruary 6, 1989 – January 30, 2003
Medium:	Television
Country of Origin:	USA
External Links:	at IMDb (tv series) at IMDb (spin-off) at Wikipedia (tv series) at Wikipedia (spin-off)
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.
Contents 1 Fandom 1.1 Columboposting 2 Example Fanworks 2.1 Fanzines 2.2 Multifandom Fanzines 2.3 Fanart 2.4 Memes 2.5 Fanfic 2.6 Meta 2.7 Podfic 3 Fan Comments 3.1 Zine Fandom 3.2 2020s Fandom 4 Archives, Communities & Resources 4.1 Archives 4.2 Communities 4.3 Resources 5 Notes 6 References