Season 5, Episode 4, Columbo - A Matter of Honor (1976)

Season 5, Episode 3, Columbo - A Matter of Honor (1976)
 
This episode was directed by Ted Post and written by Brad Radnitz, William Link, and Richard Levinson. 

The three best outfits in this episode are: 

1) Nina Montoya's floral blouse and denim maxi skirt: 



She's wearing a red and white psychedelic floral blouse with a long denim skirt with diagonal seams, and a wide pink abstract headband



 Nice disco ranchwear. 
 
 
2) Curro's tie-front shirt: 
 
 


This is a bold outfit for a bold young man.

 
 3) Montoya's suede shirt with piping: 



This is either microfiber velour or beige suede with navy western piping and big white snaps. 
 
Honorable mention for fashion goes out to Nina's ski racer blouse.



We only saw this for a few seconds. We need to see more. It's glorious. 

The funniest moments in this episode are when Columbo is charged by a big baby bull






 
Also worth mentioning is the similarity of a few lines here to lines from "The Princess Bride" - Peter Falk was the story-reading grandpa in that film: 
 


 
"I am Luis Montoya and you are in my country!" Plus "Senor Montoya killed your father" equals, roughly:  "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." 

Maybe.
 

Comments

Anonymous said…
That princess bride scene is very powerful
November 29, 2023 at 9:27 PM
CC&L said…
Agree, it's a classic
November 30, 2023 at 7:22 AM
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