Columbo's dog
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Woodyanders — 5 years ago(July 20, 2020 07:03 PM)
Columbo's basset hound was a rescue dog from an animal shelter in Burbank, California named Henry. Henry was also featured in the Emergency episode "Fair Fight."
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MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(July 20, 2020 09:34 PM)
Wasn't his first appearance on the show, in the episode with John Cassettes?
Étude in Black
A ruthless conductor murders the gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
I recall that the little neighbor girl who lived next door to the murder victim asked Columbo what the dog's name was. Columbo still wasn't sure of what to name him. The little girl was underwhelmed when he asked her what she thought of Fido.
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Anna Schweinsteiger — 5 years ago(July 20, 2020 09:37 PM)
Excellent!
"Étude in Black" (1972) marked the first appearance of the lieutenant's basset hound, named "Dog". "Dog" came to be an occasional regular character in the films. Columbo considered names like "Fido", "Munch" and "Beethoven" but ultimately settled on "Dog". -
MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(July 20, 2020 09:41 PM)
Yes. That's one of my favorite episodes, although, most of them are favorites.
John Cassettes and a young Blythe Danner as his wife.
So what's with the last name???
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MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(July 20, 2020 09:50 PM)
I liked that one. He played the photographer. His wife was a real harpy. I didn't blame him for wanting to get rid of her.
My all time favorite is Swan Song with Johnny Cash as the murderer.
I'll ditch the last name and simply call you Anna…
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Anna Schweinsteiger — 5 years ago(July 20, 2020 09:52 PM)
Yes, that's right, he was a photographer and a clock ended up giving him away in the end.
More trivia.
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MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(July 20, 2020 10:04 PM)
Something like that. Actually, he picked the camera with the negative, in order to prove the way the clock looked reversed. Columbo had set him up. That was clever on Columbo's part… Van Dyke's character really stepped into that one.
I didn't know it was Patrick McGoohan. I always thought it was Jack Cassidy. He and Robert Culp were such fun villains.
The one I felt sorry for was Vivian Leigh. I don't believe she went to jail for what she had done, did she?
Anyway, all of this discussion is making me want to watch a little Columbo.
Later…..
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Cheeky — 5 years ago(July 21, 2020 01:04 AM)
You mean Janet Leigh ~ she was going to die anyway so they didn't prosecute her
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MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(July 21, 2020 02:53 AM)
Vivian! I could say, Frankly My Dear, I Don't Give A Damn, but I do!
Thanks for the correction.
Yes. Not arresting her was the right thing to do.
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Cheeky — 5 years ago(July 21, 2020 02:54 AM)
You crack me up
I remember that episode well. She didn't even remember killing someone
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MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(July 21, 2020 02:58 AM)
It was confusing at first because you didn't really know what was going on with her. At first, I thought she was so cold hearted and cool about the whole thing, Later, I felt so sorry for both her and her late husband.
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MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(July 21, 2020 03:11 AM)
He was!
There were so many great guest stars on that show.
Robert Vaughn, Laurence Harvey, Anne Baxter, Martin Sheen, but no Vivian Leigh.
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Cheeky — 5 years ago(July 21, 2020 03:13 AM)
MissMargoChanning said...
He was!
There were so many great guest stars on that show.
Robert Vaughn, Laurence Harvey, Anne Baxter, Martin Sheen, but no Vivian Leigh.
She died before she got the chance
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MissMargoChanning — 5 years ago(July 21, 2020 03:17 AM)
Cheeky said...
She died before she got the chance
A shame…
I can just see her in a last scene relying on the kindness of Columbo…
Ok. That's it. I'm in need of some rest. I've become downright silly. Time for bed!
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