Lonnie Johnson

Before GIFs, there was the dancing baby. During homeroom, there were Lisa Frank folders, and after school ... there was laser tag. Who brought these '90s gems to life? Meet the grown-ups behind your childhood favorites in this totally tubular series.

Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.