In the second season of Twin Peaks, Shelly Johnson and Bobby Briggs hatch a plan to get paid for taking care of a comatose Leo Johnson. As part of their scheme, they decorate Leo’s make-shift bedroom with a clown motif, including an image originally painted by Pablo Picasso in 1918.
Here at Twin Peaks Blog, we’ve learned the value of patience while attempting to identify the props we see onscreen. Sometimes a brand name is visible and a quick Google search is all it takes, but when a description like “vintage floral bowl” is all we have to work with, we know that we’re in…
In the quest to identify all props and set decor from Twin Peaks, I sometimes get lucky with finding an item very quickly. This happened with western-themed artwork hanging above Detective D. Fusco’s desk at the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Twin Peaks: The Return.
Following the news that Charlotte Stewart will be joining the Twin Peaks Conversation with the Stars on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 at the Uptown Theatre in Napa, California, I revisited her memorable scene as Betty Briggs in Part 9 from Twin Peaks: The Return. On a whim, I decided to search for the brown and beige…
One of the more iconic images from Twin Peaks: The Return is seen behind Gordon Cole’s desk at FBI Headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. The massive framed photo of a nuclear explosion recently sold for $45,500 at an auction of David Lynch’s personal items presented by Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies. While it was way out…
Being a child of the 1980s, I remember learning how to “dare to keep a kid off drugs” through the D.A.R.E. program at my grade school. This campaign along with the iconic frying of an egg to symbolize my brain being on drugs are forever imbedded into my brain. Perhaps that is what the Partnership…
I love when the real world of Snoqualmie Valley, Washington intersects with the wonderful and strange world of David Lynch and Mark Frost’s Twin Peaks. In Twin Peaks: The Return, there are several hand-painted murals seen across the street from the Double R Diner (known as Twede’s Cafe in North Bend). Local Artist Richard “Dick” Burhans created…
There are a lot of watches and clocks seen throughout Twin Peaks: The Return, from Mr. C’s car to the American Girl. One of the first timepieces seen is from Part 1 and is worn by Sam Colby (Benjamin Rosenfield). He was hired to watch The Glass Box in New York City. Sam’s watch was…
In David Lynch’s Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Laura Palmer and Donna Hayward travel north with Buck and Tommy to a backroom bar called The Power and The Glory. This sparsely decorated club is bathed in a pink hue. In a moment of clarity, Laura rushes to save her best friend Donna from falling deeper…
The third annual Real Twin Peaks event is just around the corner and fans from all over are preparing to celebrate the show where it all began in the scenic Snoqualmie Valley. One tradition I look forward to continuing is our yearly prop panel where fellow Twin Peaks Blog author Steven Miller and I will…