Season 1, Episode 4, Columbo - Suitable for Framing (1971)

Season 1, Episode 4 - "Columbo" Suitable for Framing (TV Episode 1971)

 
This episode was directed by Hy Averback, and written by Richard Levinson, William Link, and Jackson Gillis.
 
The three best outfits in this episode are:
 
1) Mitilda, the art gallery owner, in a bright pink and shiny silver lamé cloud gown:
 

 
It has a cape: 
 

 
This stunning and glorious garment has a boatneck and half sleeves and coordinates well with Sam Franklin, the featured hippie artist’s paisley button down shirt.
 

  
 2) Mitilda, again, in a bright orange and yellow stripe zip up maxi dress caftan:
 

 
 She accessorizes this with bright neon chunky acrylic costume jewelry necklaces:
 

 
3) Aunt Edna’s lime green suit:
 

 
It appears to be a wool or mohair blend with gold buttons and a Jetsons-esque two-rib mock turtle neckline:
 

 
 
The funniest line in this episode is when Columbo goes to Sam Franklin’s studio and the sarcastic and not very talented artist agrees to stop painting, saying:
 

 
 “They interrupted Rembrandt, why shouldn’t they interrupt me?”
 
 

 
Bonus points for decor go out to this brightly colored beaded curtain. Super groovy.
 
Bonus points for decor also awarded to the playing cards ice bucket next to series co-creator and writer Dick Levinson’s wife, Rosanna Huffman, as art student Tracy:
 

 

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