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Here is a list of episodes from the first season of the American television detective series Columbo.
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This is a list of episodes from the third season of Columbo.
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- ↑ "ABC MYSTERY MOVIE, THE: COLUMBO: COLUMBO GOES TO THE GUILLOTINE (TV)". The Paley Center For Media. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
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