yes...there are a few "female" scenes that make me laugh
Gretchen Corbett at Milo's house in Exercise
The Dancer at Sinbad's
Valerie Harper in Crucial Game
Julie Newmar..Double Schock
The model posing for Mel Sharples (lol) in Suitable
have you ever tried to envision what Mrs Columbo looks like....she's certainly not Kate Mulgrew in my view...
Don't forget Goldie in Blueprint (after her massage) and maybe just a little bit with Barbara Rhoades in Identity Crisis, although it's a bit different. He seems to be having a little fun with her as they look at the negatives.
Yes, Kate Mulgrew was never how I envisioned Mrs. Columbo, which is why I never really enjoyed the Mrs. Columbo episodes.
Actually it was the other Mrs. Williamson (Jennifer) that I found extremely annoying. I didn't actually mind Goldie, and kind of wished there had been some dialogue with Goldie after they finally caught Elliot Markham with the body to give her a chance to thank Columbo for his persistence.
Regarding Falk's performance, I didn't notice that, but I'll watch it again (for the driver's license) and see if I notice what you felt. There were only a few times that I thought Falk's performance was weaker than usual, one of those times being in Last Salute to the Commodore, particularly at the end when they are explaining the murder to the group (however, maybe that was just the script). Also, I found the post 70's episodes to not be of the same caliber of acting as the 70's, but I don't really count the post 70's episodes so much anyway, as they just weren't the same to me.
Sorry, I digress from the original discussion. Thanks for the feedback Stefan!
I would love to see outtakes of when Peter Falk laughed so much the scene had to be retaken. I am sure there were incidents of that. I searched as best I could but found nothing on YOUTUBE etc. Does anybody know of a site where some outtakes would be posted.