Columbo Clothes and Laughs

(For background on how these cards came to be, please check out How the Columbo Dog Head Greeting Cards Came to Be )   Introducing the Columbo Parody Dog Head Greeting Cards !  This is the culmination of my life's work - it combines an obsession with dogs, putting heads on things, WTF Wednesday, vintage 70s clothes and decor, comedy, art, and true crime/Columbo.  There are 12 cards total in this series - presented 4 at a time, in chronological order.  All cards are 5x7 inches, flat (not folded), printed in the USA on 100% recycled paper, and come with a matching envelope.    They are all, as we say, Suitable for Framing!   The first four cards are available with tracking from skippyhaha Etsy now!     First we have a scene inspired by " Blueprint for Murder " (1972) - featuring a Golden Retriever in a rose gold pussy bow blouse telling a Black Labrador Retriever that we could've used him at the Alamo - he's got guts .      Thi...

How the Columbo Parody Dog Head Greeting Cards Came to Be:    It was around New Years 2024 when Kevin said I needed a hobby besides the pandemic. I said, "no I do not."    He said, "yes you do."  I said "okay, I will paint." He kindly got an art kit and set up a small easel in a room downstairs.    Mostly as a way to flip off AI art I started painting with acrylics.   I painted my "pandemic friends."    I painted some psychedelic stars that have been in my head since 1988.       For a big challenge, I moved onto trying to paint some favorite Columbo scenes.  The first one turned out okay.      I thought I could share these paintings in greeting card form with other Columbo fans.  I ordered 10 cards as a test from the most eco-friendly card maker I could find in the USA, and as they were being made, I painted 11 more of my favorite scenes.    For example, John Cassavetes playing the Maest...

  Pilot 2, Columbo - Ransom for a Dead Man (1971)     This is the second Columbo pilot movie to feature Peter Falk, and was directed by Richard Irving. It was written by Dean Hargrove, Richard Levinson, and William Link.    This is the last episode we are going to document, here we go! The three best outfits in this episode are:  1. Leslie Williams's pilot outfit:  Mrs. Williams is wearing a floral silk scarf on her head and amber aviator shades.  Her long white coat is lined in bright red silk, and her pants and shoes are all white. She's like the Red Baron, but the White Baron.  2. Nancy the secretary's gray and white citrus wedge skirt with a necktie:  She's wearing an a-line miniskirt with the cutest print that resembles lemon slices, but in gray.  Her matching blouse and wide white tie bring it all together.    3. Leslie's lady lawyer sweater-dress with a cape outfit: This is a maroon and beige textured knit, likely w...

POLL: Columbo Pilot 1 Prescription Murder (1968) - Which outfit is your favorite?   1.  Joan Hudson's goddess gown 2.  Carol Flemming's sailor nightgown and sunglasses:  3. Joan Hudson's lime green knit racerback cut-out tank dress:    4. Joan's purple cowl neck dress:      5. Anniversary party buffet guest's acorn print dress:  6. Joan's gold, black, orange, and brown chevron stripe belted dress:   7. Joan's green pinstripe tank and pants set:     8. Joan's outfit in the final scene, in particular the back of her purple dress next to the outrageous flower arrangement    9. Ray Flemming in a thin stripe mock turtleneck ringer tee tossing evidence overboard in Mexico     VOTE:                                                    

Pilot 1, Columbo - Prescription Murder (1968)   This was the original first pilot Columbo TV Movie. It was directed by Richard Irving, and written by William Link and Richard Levinson.    From the very opening scene with women in a rainbow palette of sparkling and fluffy gowns, this pilot movie is heavy on the spectacular clothes and light on the comedy, so we will roll with it.   The three best outfits in this episode are:  1) Joan Hudson's goddess gown       This is a full length pink ancient Greek or Roman gown with gold trim   It matches Columbo's ice cream. 2) Carol Flemming's sailor nightgown and sunglasses:  She's in a full length ivory velvet nightgown with a dark brown sailor scarf tied in front Inexplicably she wears her sunglasses at night until she takes them off to tell her husband he is sleeping in the guest room 3) Joan Hudson's lime green knit racerback cut-out tank dress:  She's accessorized with some light yellow ...