# Peter Gunn's wallpaper **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [March 5, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212 "2021-03-05T01:01:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/21 "2021-03-06T04:21:00Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I think he’s been scribbling on his walls; notes about cases in ball point pen? Low rent Sherlockian mind palace? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/22 "2021-03-06T05:58:14Z")
Maybe they didn’t think anyone would ever watch this in HD on a giant screen. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/23 "2021-03-06T12:40:25Z")
I believe you nailed it, TriPolar. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/24 "2021-03-09T00:21:26Z")
I saw a good shot of it in “Last Resort”, supposedly in an Acapulco hotel. It looks real, you can see a seam in it, bearing in mind it is on sixty year old film. They filmed several shows in or around Acapulco; I don’t know if they filmed there, or just used film shot there. I’ve wondered if they used it as an excuse for a vacation, but I digress. Did they think it looked cool, and tried to recreate it on the set that was Gunn’s apartment? ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/25 "2021-03-09T01:20:18Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I saw a good shot of it in “Last Resort”, supposedly in an Acapulco hotel. Okay, I’m watching the movie (from 2006, is that the right version?). I can only find plain walls… any hint on where in the movie it is? (a time code would be awesome, but even “near the end” would help). _WHY do I CARE so much about this damn wallpaper?_ I blame quarantining… ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/26 "2021-03-09T01:26:15Z")
Oh, wait, there are a dozen films titled “Last Resort”… I think I found the one you saw (it’s a horror movie). Here’s a clip with the scuzzy walls. But it looks like the walls are supposed to be moldy/dirty/“haunted”; it’s “A DESERTED MEXICAN RESORT THAT IS HAUNTED BY THE UNSPEAKABLE ATROCITIES OF ITS PAST!” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KpieZkv2Jhw/maxresdefault.jpg "THE LAST RESORT - FILM CLIP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpieZkv2Jhw) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/27 "2021-03-09T02:32:41Z")
@digs: @carnivorousplant is referring to ["Peter Gunn" Last Resort (TV Episode 1961) - Reference View - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0673630/reference). [The episode can be watched via Roku.](https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/a5fd078c949b511d92c39b402cc4260e) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/28 "2021-03-09T02:36:45Z")
Indeed, the Peter Gunn episode of 1961. From scenery with the characters, they apparently filmed several episodes in Alcapulco. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/29 "2021-03-09T02:52:29Z")
Thanks! I have a Roku at home, I’ll continue my obsession with this dadblasted wallpaper. I just hope I don’t get obsessed with Peter Gunn and have to watch every episode (don’t ask me about trying to find episodes of _Coronet Blue…)._ ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/30 "2021-03-09T11:41:49Z")
Then take care not to listen to Lola Allbright. Probably shouldn’t look at her, either. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/31 "2021-03-10T02:13:55Z")
The series is running on MeTV, for those who want to hear Lola Albright sing jazz, and see Craig Stevens break furniture over bad guy’s heads. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/32 "2021-03-10T02:41:41Z")
You can’'t beat that opening theme. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/33 "2021-03-10T02:52:02Z")
Hell yes, there is an album. The @#$% wallpaper is there again, in a rich guy’s house in the episode, “Death is a Four Letter Word.” I think they knew they were canceled, and had no money for new sets. [Peter Gunn Theme by Henry Mancini - Bing video](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=peter+gunn+theme&view=detail&mid=E167E776594A42BF2D89E167E776594A42BF2D89&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dpeter%2bgunn%2btheme%26form%3dANNNB1%26refig%3dbb7f9d87bc354e16be8d7cb4c737e640%26sp%3d2%26qs%3dEP%26pq%3dpeter%2bgunn%2b%26sk%3dPRES1HS1%26sc%3d8-11%26cvid%3dbb7f9d87bc354e16be8d7cb4c737e640) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/34 "2021-03-10T02:58:09Z")
[Acoustic Sounds](https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/98056?msclkid=8b7d41bb70a011ed3ded21f3452ddf7d&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bing%20Shopping%20-%20New%20Vinyl&utm_term=4587643550412624&utm_content=New%20Vinyl) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/35 "2021-03-10T23:55:06Z")
My first guess, before seeing your link, was bricks painted white. I still think it might be. It depends I guess if it was shot on a set or a location. Did they have fake brick back then? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/36 "2021-03-11T00:48:10Z")
What what I can see on sixty year old film, it is too smooth to be brick. It is also something you can move around for different sets. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/37 "2021-03-11T00:50:46Z")
I found a decent picture. [overlay (1280×856) (vimeocdn.com)](https://i.vimeocdn.com/filter/overlay?src0=https%3A%2F%2Fi.vimeocdn.com%2Fvideo%2F531220345_1280x856.jpg&src1=https%3A%2F%2Ff.vimeocdn.com%2Fimages_v6%2Fshare%2Fplay_icon_overlay.png&fbclid=IwAR0NJToK6Z9jn8kq42wiCiTDMS2c6XfzFVaFz-3IFMzd4VNXb5BZGNOLZsM) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/38 "2021-03-11T01:09:50Z")
Yeah, that’s not what I’ve seen before. It’s very irregular. Wonder if it was meant to be hung vertically. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/39 "2021-03-11T02:49:08Z")
Is Edie one move from check mating Gunn with her knight? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212/40 "2021-03-11T02:58:29Z")
I have subscribed to this thread because I want to know the answer. At least there’s a clear picture now. Reminds me of the famous jazz cup pattern. > **[Jazz (design)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_(design))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > Jazz is a design that is featured on disposable cups. The design was introduced in 1992, and is considered an icon of 1990s culture. Jazz has also become a meme and has gained a cult following. Fans have applied the design to various objects, including automobiles, shirts, and shoes. Cups with the Jazz design were initially manufactured by Sweetheart Cup Company, which was later purchased by Solo Cup Company in 2004. Solo continued production of... [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-gunns-wallpaper/937212.md?page=3)