THE BEST 'COLUMBO'/'DOCTOR WHO' CROSSOVER... EXPANDED

I’ve made the claim in the past that ‘Columbo’ had a definite crossover with ‘Doctor Who.”  It can be found in the episode “Publish Or Perish” when he is examining the poster for a book published by Greenleaf Publishing – MODERN AZTEC COURTSHIP PRACTICES.

The woman seen in the illustration of that cover is the artist’s rendering of Barbara Wright, one of the first Earthlings to travel with the Doctor.  Along with fellow teacher Ian Chesterton, she accompanied the First Incarnation of the Doctor and his granddaughter back in Time to the era of the Aztecs.

And it was during that time when Barbara made note of the courtship practice which almost landed another wife for the Doctor because of the miscommunication regarding the offering of cocoa….

By the way....

As a further crossover connection between 'Doctor Who' and 'Columbo' could be the artist responsible for that book cover.

I think Max Barsini ("Murder: A Self-Portrait") would be the logical choice to cement that link, especially if Jaroslav Gebr was the artist at Universal Studios who created that cover.  (Gebr, a member of my TV Crossover Hall of Fame, also painted all of Barsini's artwork in his episode and also the portraits of Mrs. Melville ("Murder By The Book") and Grace Wheeler ("Forgotten Lady").