Columbo Explains the Seventies

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - Feb. 24, 2025 - PRLog -- Columbo rarely got overtly political or controversial, yet in fact the classic TV show had plenty to say about such hot-button topics as class conflict, feminism, race relations, sex, technology, the media, and violence, according to the new book Columbo Explains the Seventies: A TV Cop's Pop Culture Journey.

Author Glenn Stewart explores the series' original 45 episodes to provide unique observations tying our favorite TV cop to the decade in surprising and enlightening ways. Where does Columbo show a feminist streak, and when does Columbo resist it? What impact did the short-lived anti-violence Family Viewing Hour have on Columbo? Did the show accurately reflect Los Angeles' racial representation? Did Columbo have a hidden progressive or right-leaning agenda? It was obviously a show about class conflict—or was it? The clues are waiting inside.

Columbo Explains the Seventies has just been published by Bonaventure Press (www.bonaventurepress.com) in paperback (ISBN 978-1-937878-28-3, $22.95), casebound hardcover (ISBN 978-1-937878-29-0, $32.95), and Kindle ebook (ISBN 978-1-937878-30-6, $9.99).