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 )   Round two of the Columbo Parody Dog Head Greeting Cards !   Last week we introduced the First Four - let's keep it rolling!      1) This week we start off with a scene inspired by " Double Exposure " (1973). This features a light Yellow Labrador Retriever dog wearing a yellow leather moto jacket, adjusting a surveillance camera in a supermarket by a sign that says " Lower prices for finer meats ." The darker Yellow Labrador Retriever next to him says he doesn't know how the hell he does it .  This would be a great card for someone who got a new job, or graduated, or achieved something remarkable. greeting card how do you do it? DOGS 70s columbo parody original art print retriever   2) Next we have two cards inspired by scenes in the Johnny Cash episode, " Swan Song " (1974). First we have a Cairn Terrier, in all black, parachuting ...

S eason 3, Episode 7, Columbo - Swan Song (1974)   This episode was directed by Nicholas Colasanto (Coach from Cheers), and written by David Rayfiel, Stanley Ralph Ross, and Richard Levinson.  This is the Johnny Cash episode! There are not many exceptional outfits in this episode, as most of the characters are dressed in choir robes, seamstress coats, or as is the Man in Black - head to toe black. But let's celebrate what we can. 1) Tommy Brown's Levi's 70671 split tail dark denim chore coat:    He breaks his all-black rule only in the final scenes to don this long jean jacket with western styling, over his all-black western clothing and indigo bandana scarf.  The unrepentant ladies' man gets a backhanded dig in at Columbo as he boards a round trip plane for San Francisco, but he looks good doing it. This is a rockstar's jacket.   Keep a lookout for this jacket repurposed in the next season by a murderous photographer.    2) Tina's embroidered w...