Some Like It Hot success of "Some Like It Hot" is considered one of the final nails in the coffin for the Hays Code. It is February 1929 in the city of Chicago, during the era of Prohibition. Joe (Tony Curtis) is a jazz saxophone player, and an irresponsible gambler and ladies' man; his sensible friend Jerry (Jack Lemmon) is a jazz double bass player. They work in a speakeasy (disguised as a funeral home) owned by gangster "Spats" Colombo (George Raft). Tipped off by informant "Toothpick" Charlie (George E. Stone), the police raid the joint. Joe and Jerry flee—only to accidentally witness Spats
Mrs. Columbo 1980, after 13 episodes. Peter Falk expressed his disapproval of the spin-off, calling it a "bad idea" and "disgraceful". When "Columbo" returned to the air in 1989 on ABC, it was further established that Lt. Columbo and his wife Mrs. Columbo were still happily married and the existence of the series "Mrs. Columbo" was effectively ignored. The "Mrs. Columbo" episode "A Riddle for Puppets" was included as a bonus feature in the Region 1 DVD release of the fourth season of "Columbo", released in August 2005. The episode "Murder Is a Parlor Game" was included in the third season of