The best episode directed by Daryl Duke is "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar / The Last Laurel", rated 9/10 from 2 user votes. It was "written by Rod Serling". "They're Tearing Down Tim Riley's Bar / The Last Laurel" aired on 1/20/1971 and is rated 2.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Columbo Cries Wolf".
A has-been salesman is haunted by phantoms from a happier past. Astral projection is the key to a crippled athlete's bid for revenge.
Director: Daryl Duke
Writer: Rod Serling
Columbo is asked to investigate the disappearance of Dian Hunter, director of a men's magazine. Naturally, the prime suspect is her lover and co-editor Sean Brantley, who spends lots of time with the young girls he works with.
Director: Daryl Duke
Writer: William Link
Wade Anders, a former security expert, hosts the show Crime Alert. A rival host, news reader Bud, discovers Wade was in a porno movie and plans to tell the world then take over his show.
Director: Daryl Duke
Writer: Sonia Wolf
A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.
Director: Daryl Duke
Writer: N/A