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'''''K-lumbo''''', possibly titled '''''K-lumbo: Safety is No Accident''''', was a safety training video created by the Kmart Corporation around the early 1990s. The video was a spoof of the American crime drama television series ''Columbo'', which ran from 1971 to 2003. | |||
'''''K-lumbo''''', possibly titled '''''K-lumbo: Safety is No Accident''''', was a Kmart | |||
According to former Kmart employees, the safety video starred a Peter Falk-type actor as a detective named "K-lumbo" who investigates the safety protocols of K-Mart employees.<ref>[https://twitter.com/studiesincrap/status/289745566831882241 Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) "Training at K-Mart in '91 I saw a video in which Peter Falk-like detective K-lumbo investigated why K-Mart employees are so safety conscious"] Retrieved 16 Apr '22</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/studiesincrap/status/849060568774397953 Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) "In 1991, on my first day working at K-Mart, we watched a training video in which the detective K-lumbo cracked the case of employee safety | ==History== | ||
According to former Kmart employees, the safety video starred a Peter Falk-type actor as a detective named "K-lumbo" who investigates the safety protocols of K-Mart employees.<ref>[https://twitter.com/studiesincrap/status/289745566831882241 Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) "Training at K-Mart in '91 I saw a video in which Peter Falk-like detective K-lumbo investigated why K-Mart employees are so safety conscious".] Retrieved 16 Apr '22</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/studiesincrap/status/849060568774397953 Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) "In 1991, on my first day working at K-Mart, we watched a training video in which the detective K-lumbo cracked the case of employee safety".] Retrieved 16 Apr '22</ref><ref name="quinton">[https://twitter.com/Q_Review/status/1411025377418485761 Quinton Reviews (@Q_Review) "Personal lost media: My Dad worked at Kmart a few tim an investigator named "K-Lumbo" we must find and preserve 'K-Lumbo: Safety is No Accidentes in the '90s, and he INSISTS that one time they showed him an instructional video starring an investigator named "K-Lumbo".] Retrieved 16 Apr '22</ref> In 2006, a former employee remembered the video covering shrinkage prevention.<ref name=AT>[https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=1105755 You want to work at Game Crazy? GAME ON! Terrible video inside] Retrieved 16 Apr '22</ref> | |||
Confirmation that this safety video existed comes from the 2001 court case ''Torres v. K-Mart Corp.'': | Confirmation that this safety video existed comes from the 2001 court case ''Torres v. K-Mart Corp.'': | ||
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7. Kmart did not act in accordance with the safety requirements set forth by Kmart Corporation for wet floors in safety video known as "K-lumbo." | 7. Kmart did not act in accordance with the safety requirements set forth by Kmart Corporation for wet floors in safety video known as "K-lumbo." | ||
8. Kmart did not act in accordance with the safety requirements set forth by Kmart Corporation for wet floors in safety video known as "Safety Is No Accident."<ref>[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/145/161/2421409/ Torres v. K-Mart Corp., 145 F. Supp. 2d 161 (D.P.R. 2001)] Retrieved 16 Apr '22</ref> | 8. Kmart did not act in accordance with the safety requirements set forth by Kmart Corporation for wet floors in safety video known as "Safety Is No Accident."<ref name=TK>[https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/145/161/2421409/ Torres v. K-Mart Corp., 145 F. Supp. 2d 161 (D.P.R. 2001)] Retrieved 16 Apr '22</ref> | ||
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There is minor contention over if 'K-lumbo' and 'Safety is No Accident' are one film or two. The court document references the titles interchangeably. However, both titles are described as having identical purposes and content. | There is minor contention over if 'K-lumbo' and 'Safety is No Accident' are one film or two. The court document references the titles interchangeably. However, both titles are described as having identical purposes and content. | ||
==Availability== | |||
While numerous court filings and testimonies by Kmart employees have proven the video's existence, no footage of ''K-lumbo'' has been released to the public.<ref name=TK/><ref name=AT/> It can be inferred that a copy may be in the possession of a former Kmart employee or manager, though due to the retail chain's dwindled presence (only 3 Kmart locations are still open in the United States as of 2023), the chances of it being found in this way are slim. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:33, 8 August 2023
Kmart logo used in the 1990s.
Status: Lost
K-lumbo, possibly titled K-lumbo: Safety is No Accident, was a safety training video created by the Kmart Corporation around the early 1990s. The video was a spoof of the American crime drama television series Columbo, which ran from 1971 to 2003.
History
According to former Kmart employees, the safety video starred a Peter Falk-type actor as a detective named "K-lumbo" who investigates the safety protocols of K-Mart employees.[1][2][3] In 2006, a former employee remembered the video covering shrinkage prevention.[4]
Confirmation that this safety video existed comes from the 2001 court case Torres v. K-Mart Corp.:
7. Kmart did not act in accordance with the safety requirements set forth by Kmart Corporation for wet floors in safety video known as "K-lumbo."
8. Kmart did not act in accordance with the safety requirements set forth by Kmart Corporation for wet floors in safety video known as "Safety Is No Accident."[5]
There is minor contention over if 'K-lumbo' and 'Safety is No Accident' are one film or two. The court document references the titles interchangeably. However, both titles are described as having identical purposes and content.
Availability
While numerous court filings and testimonies by Kmart employees have proven the video's existence, no footage of K-lumbo has been released to the public.[5][4] It can be inferred that a copy may be in the possession of a former Kmart employee or manager, though due to the retail chain's dwindled presence (only 3 Kmart locations are still open in the United States as of 2023), the chances of it being found in this way are slim.
References
- ↑ Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) "Training at K-Mart in '91 I saw a video in which Peter Falk-like detective K-lumbo investigated why K-Mart employees are so safety conscious". Retrieved 16 Apr '22
- ↑ Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) "In 1991, on my first day working at K-Mart, we watched a training video in which the detective K-lumbo cracked the case of employee safety". Retrieved 16 Apr '22
- ↑ Quinton Reviews (@Q_Review) "Personal lost media: My Dad worked at Kmart a few tim an investigator named "K-Lumbo" we must find and preserve 'K-Lumbo: Safety is No Accidentes in the '90s, and he INSISTS that one time they showed him an instructional video starring an investigator named "K-Lumbo". Retrieved 16 Apr '22
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 You want to work at Game Crazy? GAME ON! Terrible video inside Retrieved 16 Apr '22
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Torres v. K-Mart Corp., 145 F. Supp. 2d 161 (D.P.R. 2001) Retrieved 16 Apr '22