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CLOSE UP ON CIRCUS TENT ON A STORMY NIGHT

VO(BOMBASTIC MOVIE TRAILER VOICE)
He was New Yorks number one murder cop.
And they thought they'd silenced him.

WE ARE NOW INSIDE THE TENT AN UNSEEN FIGURE READS A LETTER ON THE FLOOR BY CANDLE LIGHT
VO(PETER FALK)
I was New York's number one murder cop and they thought they'd silenced me.
Only you can continue my work, my best friend.

WE SEE A HUGE TRENCH COAT ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO A 3 FOOT CIGAR.
Just one more question will you do it?

PULL BACK TO REVEAL IT IS AN ENORMOUS ELEPHANT THAT'S BEEN READING THE LETTER
IT RISES UP ON IT'S BACK LEGS AND ROARS MIGHTILY.

VO(BOMBASTIC MOVIE TRAILER VOICE)
In a world going nuts. He loves peanuts.
The Elephant called Peter Falk is CaJumbo!

Not sure about this one Sootyj.

Although I may be swayed by my love for Columbo.

So was I, I've been away from my computer most of today and I had an idea I couldn't get out of my head about an elephant playing Columbo.

I quite liked it.

But how in the name of bloody hell did you have an idea in your head about an elephant playing Columbo?

Maybe you could have had the Columbo..."one more thing" gag in it.

Quote: bigfella @ April 28 2009, 9:40 PM BST

Maybe you could have had the Columbo..."one more thing" gag in it.

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I believe he's tried here if I'm not mistaken;

Quote: sootyj @ April 28 2009, 9:27 PM BST

WE SEE A HUGE TRENCH COAT ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO A 3 FOOT CIGAR.
Just one more question will you do it?

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But it's not working for me.

Sorry for butting in Soots

Quote: Nil Putters @ April 28 2009, 9:56 PM BST

I believe he's tried here if I'm not mistaken;

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You know what - I read but do not see!

Appologies to Sooty!

I still want to know who that idea popped into sootys head though. Maybe a Lion and a Tiger could be Inspector Morse and Lewis.

Erm Columbo and Jumbo sound similar.

I'll get my coat.

May work better as an animation, perhaps.

As opposed to getting a real elephant to dress up as Columbo?

Quote: Nil Putters @ April 29 2009, 11:48 AM BST

As opposed to getting a real elephant to dress up as Columbo?

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Good point. A tarpaulin would be more suitable than a trench coat as well.

Just had an idea. Maybe Undercover Elephant could come in and f**k him up, then;

UNDERCOVER ELEPHANT
There's only room for one P.I. in this city

HE FLASHES HIS BADGE AT COJUMBO. IT READS PACHYDERM INVESTIGATOR

Just a thought.

Quote: Nil Putters @ April 29 2009, 11:48 AM BST

As opposed to getting a real elephant to dress up as Columbo?

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See that was the original idea and one I couldn't make work in written form.

My vision was a classic 80s Columbo film but all the Peter Falk bits played by an elephant in a dirty mac.

The joke being know one responding when it stamps on things or knocks houses down.

The other vision was a buddy cop film called "Columbo meets CoJumbo"

In which Peter Falk meets up with his Zimbabwean equivalent an elephant who happens to be a brilliant detective/murder investigator.

I could vision Peter Falk riding around on an elephant dressed like him investiagting crimes in his inimitable way.

Then I moved onto "Nudist and Burkah" apart a fundamentalist Muslim woman cop and her opposite number a Swedish nudist cop busting drug dealers in LA.

Then I gave up and went back to trying to kill pigeons with mindbullets.

Quote: sootyj @ April 29 2009, 12:05 PM BST

The other vision was a buddy cop film called "Columbo meets CoJumbo"

In which Peter Falk meets up with his Zimbabwean equivalent an elephant who happens to be a brilliant detective/murder investigator.

I could vision Peter Falk riding around on an elephant dressed like him investiagting crimes in his inimitable way.

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I like this idea, but I'd have them in Columbo's car, with it leaning heavily to one side.

Quote: Nil Putters @ April 29 2009, 12:08 PM BST

I like this idea, but I'd have them in Columbo's car, with it leaning heavily to one side.

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I know Columbo is overweight but that's very cruel.

Maybe the car is strapped to Cojumbo's back like a sort of Howdah?

Maybe the accelerator is a bit of rope tied around CaJumbo's testicles?

I still reckon the tag line would be

"One of them's nuts... the other likes peanuts...together they spell justice!"