American football theme
This team sport, played by two teams on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end, is featured.
17 total · 1 major · 16 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| columbo1971e2x03 | major | The story follows Lt. Columbo as he investigates the general manager of a professional American football team for having murdered the team's owner. The viewer is shown what the day to day life of a general manager might be like, short scenes of on field football action, and a view in the the locker room after a game. |
| ahh1x09 | minor | Phil strayed by a pee wee football practice. |
| ahh2x08 | minor | Skip was cut from the football team for missing too many classes. |
| ahh2x14 | minor | The heiress Grace learned some of the ins-and-outs of the common man's sport from Keith. |
| ahh3x21 | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock gave a satirical account of the rules of American football. |
| ahp6x34 | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock feigned to be refereeing a game of touch football. |
| ahp7x22 | minor | In his sketch, Alfred Hitchcock stepped his viewers through an X's and O's football play that was sketched out on a blackboard. |
| as1985e1x10 | minor | Walter summoned a Los Angeles Raider linebacker and got sacked. |
| columbo1971e10x06 | minor | Fred owned a pro-football team of some sort. |
| columbo1971e4x05 | minor | The bar patrons were caught up in the football game that was being broadcast on television. An instant replay of the fumble gave Columbo an idea for how to crack the case. |