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Columbo · Season 3

Columbo season 3 episode 6: Mind Over Mayhem

Aired 18 February 197473 minRated M

7.2TMDB · 33 votesMark watched

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What happens in “Mind Over Mayhem”

The director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 6 of 8 of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 5 first.
  • It runs about 73 minutes.
  • Directed by Alf Kjellin, written by Steven Bochco, Dean Hargrove, Roland Kibbee and Robert Specht.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.2 out of 10 (33 votes).

Columbo trailer

The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Alf Kjellin
Writers
Steven BochcoDean HargroveRoland KibbeeRobert Specht
Guest stars
Robert Walker Jr. as Neil CahillLou Wagner as RossLew Ayres as Howard NicholsonLee Montgomery as Steve SpelbergWilliam Christopher as Male ScientistJessica Walter as Margaret NicholsonJohn Zaremba as CoronerJosé Ferrer as Marshall Cahill

Credits: TMDB.

More from Columbo Season 3

Previous · S03E05Publish or Perish18 January 1974
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