Columbo

TV Show • 1971  

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Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
This tv show contains 17 potentially triggering events.
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Does the dog die?
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Cythraul
S7
 E4
Dogs fall under a euthanasia order, but the order is rescinded by the end of the episode.
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Unanswered Triggers
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
92 supporters
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SavannahMassu
S4
 E6
In S4E6 there is heavily implied suggestion of child sexualization involving a parent being recalled by a woman under hypnosis, with ambiguous abuse suggestions related.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Does someone vomit?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there bestiality?
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SavannahMassu
In S4E6 a woman is coerced with drugs and manipulation jump from her balcony and commit suicide.
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is an animal sad?
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Abandonment
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Cythraul
S7
 E4
Sort of. Animals are confiscated and put under a euthanasia order. The order is rescinded by the end of the episode. It's unclear what becomes of the dogs, as their owner is sent to jail.
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Abuse
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SavannahMassu
S4
 E6
In some episodes there is spousal violence in the opening murder scenes. For example, S4E6 includes a husband hitting and then beating his wife before he's murdered.
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Anonymous
S1 E3 is about convincing a woman she is crazy and didn't see a shooting when she did.
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Is a child abused?
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SavannahMassu
S4
 E6
In S4E6 there is heavily implied suggestion of child sexualization involving a parent being recalled by a woman under hypnosis, with abigous abuse suggestions related.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Anonymous
S2
 E6
S2 E6 discussion of drug addiction and morphine use
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belief
S4
 E3
A group of boys make liquor, but this is seen as harmless hijinks. They are not thought to abuse it.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Riveris
S2
 E1
A cockatoo is killed offscreen in "etude in black"
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Are animals abused?
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SavannahMassu
S4
 E6
There are references to animal testing in some episodes, such as S4E6, which could be considered abusive to some.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a pet die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is someone drugged?
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S6
 E1
A man drugs his friend's drink to knock him out
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S3
 E8
A man drowns his wife in the bathtub
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Is rape mentioned?
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S3
 E7
It's mentioned that the murderer committed statutory rape with one of the victims when she was underaged
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S4
 E2
The victim is tied to a chair and photographed, the photograph appears throughout the episode
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is someone choked?
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Cythraul
S7
 E4
Nearly. They're interrupted just in time.
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Is there a hanging?
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Anonymous
S2
 E4
S2 E4
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Is someone tortured?
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S4
 E2
Before the victim dies she endures a bit of torture
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Anonymous
S2
 E6
S2 E6 - a character falls down stairs after being drugged
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SavannahMassu
S4
 E6
In S4E6 a woman is coerced with drugs and manipulation jump from her balcony and commit suicide.
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Cythraul
S7
 E4
There is implied gore. Dogs maul a man to death, but we cut away before blood is drawn.
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Children
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SavannahMassu
S4
 E6
In S4E6 there is heavily implied suggestion of child sexualization involving a parent being recalled by a woman under hypnosis, with ambiguous abuse suggestions related.
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Death
Does someone die?
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dinottosaur
This is a show about solving murders.
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Does someone cheat?
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Cythraul
S7
 E4
There's cheating in characters' backstory that's relevant to the plot, but none that's ongoing at the time of the episode.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
25 supporters
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belief
Yes, Columbo is a cop. He is written to be unlike a cop; he's gentle, hates guns, and questions authority. But he is still a cop.
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Medical
Is there a hospital scene?
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Mental Health
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S6
 E1
Someone says "if you tell me that one more time, I'll kill myself" (a piece of info that Columbo repeated)
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SavannahMassu
S4
 E6
In S4E6 a woman is coerced with drugs and manipulation jump from her balcony and commit suicide.
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Prejudice
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Anonymous
Yes, but not malicious ableism. Columbo uses I.Q as a casual measurement of intelligence despite that concept being rooted in ableism and eugenics. Nothing aggressive, though. (also probably not seen as a bad thing considering when Columbo was made.)
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Relationships
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S4
 E2
The murderer is in a relationship with a far younger woman
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Sex
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Anonymous
S1 E6 Roger is shown in some kind of club or bar?? and a caged dancer is shown onscreen briefly

S2 E3 Eve is a prostitute I think??
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S4
 E1
A character appears in her bikini, but the show doesn't make it creepy, she's still a person.
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Anonymous
implied nudity. most of the body is covered by a prop e.g. a painting
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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S3
 E6
The murderer hits the victim with a car. He later backs into that car with another car
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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S3
 E6
The murderer hits the victim with a car
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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Anonymous
S2 E3 they are knocked unconscious and left in a pool
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S4
 E2
Someone dies by gunshot and someone shoots themselves in the thigh
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