@Tim_Eagon@Da_Gut My wife and I are rewatching it, and we're now in season 9 which is from shortly after it restarted in 1989. It's really odd since Hollywood has moved on to the sex-obsessed late 80's/early 90's and he's still the same frumpy, easily embarrassed 70's Columbo.
It's extra fun since we alternate with Murder She Wrote which is from the same creators and we're now at the same point in time with them both. Not having them crossover is such a painful missed opportunity.