Mondays with Columbo: HOW TO DIAL A MURDER

You know, sometimes, it's good to have a professional background you rarely use.

For me, it's counseling psychology - as both an undergrad and graduate student, I always loved mocking behaviorists. With their emphasis on pure stimulus/response - and refusal to consider internal motivation - they seemed easy pickings.

Which is probably why this latter-era Columbo hits several sweet spots.

Now first, you may not think it's one of the more memorable episodes (in an interview for The Columbo Ph...