The Odd Couple was a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. It was based upon the play of the same name, which was written by Neil Simon. Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American comic actor. ... Jack Klugman (born Jacob Joachim Klugman on April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television and movie actor. ... Neal Hefti (born October 29, 1922 in Hastings, Nebraska) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, tune writer, and arranger. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a genre of comedy. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American comic actor. ... Felix Unger was one of the principal characters in Neil Simons play The Odd Couple. ... Jack Klugman (born Jacob Joachim Klugman on April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television and movie actor. ... Oscar Madison is a character in The Odd Couple, which was a movie, a very successful television series, and eventually became a Broadway play. ... Walter Matthau and Art Carney in the 1965 Broadway production The Odd Couple was a hit 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as other derivative works and spinoffs, many featuring one or more of the same actors. ... Neil Simon (1966) Neil Simon (born Marvin Neil Simon July 4, 1927 in The Bronx, New York City), is a Jewish American playwright and screenwriter. ...

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is a neat freak while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They are sharing the same apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to some conflicts and laughs.

History

The success of the 1968 film version of the stage play of The Odd Couple, which starred Jack Lemmon as Felix and Walter Matthau as Oscar, served as the catalyst to bringing the characters to television. The original casting considerations for the TV show included Mickey Rooney or Martin Balsam as Oscar and Dean Martin or Art Carney as Felix. (Carney had originated the role on Broadway.) Eventually, Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were hired. Both had starred in different productions of the play. Randall, who was hired first, had still wanted Mickey Rooney to play Oscar. The show's co-executive producer, Garry Marshall, had to lobby to get Klugman successfully hired. Once the casting was in place, the show's writers (comprised of Marshall, Jerry Belson, Jerry Paris, Harvey Miller, Bob Brunner, Mark Rothman and Lowell Ganz among others) came up with a multitude of situations for Felix and Oscar to be in, while always staying true to the soul of the play, which always reverted back to the human tensions between the two that created the comic situations. The Odd Couple is a 1968 film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Gene Saks. ... Walter Matthau and Art Carney in the 1965 Broadway production The Odd Couple was a hit 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as other derivative works and spinoffs, many featuring one or more of the same actors. ... John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001), better known as Jack Lemmon, was a two-time Academy Award-winning American actor and comedian. ... Walter Matthau (October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an Academy Award-winning American comedy actor best-known for his role as Oscar Madison in The Odd Couple and his frequent collaborations with fellow Odd Couple star Jack Lemmon. ... Actor Mickey Rooney speaks at the Pentagon in 2000 during a ceremony honoring the USO. Mickey Rooney (born Joseph Yule, Jr. ... Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. ... Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti, June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an Italian American singer, film actor, and comedian. ... Arthur William Matthew Carney (November 4, 1918 – November 9, 2003) was an Academy Award-winning American actor in film, stage, television, and radio. ... Tony Randall (February 26, 1920 – May 17, 2004) was an American comic actor. ... Jack Klugman (born Jacob Joachim Klugman on April 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television and movie actor. ... Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. ... Born in El Centro, California on July 8th 1938, Jerry Belson was a writer, director, and producer of Hollywood films for over forty years. ... Tall, comedic actor born William Gerald Grossman in San Francisco, California on July 25, 1925. ... Mark Rothman is a noted and credited writer best known for having been involved with the creation and production of Laverne and Shirley. ... Lowell Ganz (born August 31, 1948 in New York, New York) is an American screenwriter, television writer, and television producer. ...

The show premiered on ABC on Thursday, September 24, 1970, at 9:30 PM. Throughout its run, The Odd Couple was juggled around ABC's programming schedule, as seen below: The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Sep. 1970 to Jan. 1971 - Thursday nights at 9:30
• Jan. 1971 to Jun. 1973 - Friday nights at 9:30
• Jun. 1973 to Jan. 1974 - Friday nights at 8:30
• Jan. 1974 to Sep. 1974 - Friday nights at 9:30
• Sep. 1974 to Jan. 1975 - Thursday nights at 8:00
• Jan. 1975 to July 1975 - Friday nights at 9:30

The show struggled in the Nielsen ratings and was canceled at the end of every season. But ABC renewed the show for each upcoming season because the ratings for the summer reruns were high. When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ...

The final first-run episode, aired on March 7, 1975, was entitled "Felix Remarries." In it, Felix finally wins Gloria back and they remarry as Oscar regains the freedom of living alone again. The final scene unfolds thusly, as the two say their goodbyes:[1] is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Felix: Oscar … thanks.…

Oscar: Ah … don't mention it.

Felix: In parting, I just want to say: "Oscar, I salute you." [empties waste basket onto floor]

Oscar: And you know what? I'll salute you by cleaning it up.

[They shake hands and Felix exits stage right through front door. After door closes …]

Oscar: [swings his hand through the air] I'm not cleaning that up! [exits stage left to bedroom]

[Felix sneaks back in stage right and looks at floor]

Felix: [disgustedly] I knew he wouldn't clean that up! [proceeds to pick up trash] (fade out)

The 114 episodes quickly found a very successful life in syndication where they found a brand new audience which endures to this day. In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ...

Supporting characters

The Pigeon Sisters, (Monica Evans as Cecily and Carole Shelley as Gwendolyn, reprising their roles from the film and stage play) made a few appearances during the first season. Their characters were phased out by the end of the first season. Also in the first season, Oscar had a girlfriend, Dr. Nancy Cunningham (played by Joan Hotchkis), but her character disappeared after the second season. Felix gained a girlfriend in the second season, nurse Miriam Welby (played by Elinor Donahue), but they broke up in the fourth season. Bill Quinn appeared occasionally as Dr. Melnitz, Miriam's boss and the boys' physician. Christopher Shea also appeared in three episodes of the first season as Philip, Felix and Oscar's 11-year-old neighbor. Monica Evans (born 1944) is a British actress best known for her portrayal of Cecily Pigeon in Neil Simons The Odd Couple. ... Carole Shelley (born August 16, 1939) is a Tony Award-winning actress from London, England. ... Elinor Donahue (born April 19, 1937 in Tacoma, Washington) is an American actress. ... Bill Quinn (Born May 6, 1912. ...

The TV show also featured their ex-wives. Janis Hansen played Felix's ex, Gloria (named Frances in the play and film) and Jack Klugman's real life wife at the time Brett Somers as Blanche, Oscar's ex. (The real couple divorced during the run of the show.) There were many episodes in which Felix felt he had made a mistake by granting Gloria a divorce and took comedically drastic measures to try to win her back. In contrast, Oscar was happy to be divorced from Blanche and the two constantly traded sarcastic barbs. The only major drawback from Oscar's point of view was the alimony he was ordered to pay. Janis Hansen (born June 14, 1940 in Celoron, New York) is an American actress. ... Brett Somers (born Audrey Sommers on July 11, 1924) is an actress, singer, and comedienne. ... In many countries alimony, maintenance or spousal support is an obligation established by law that is based on the premise that both spouses have an absolute obligation to support each other during the marriage (or civil union) unless they are legally separated, though in some instances the obligation to support...

The two other major supporting characters, Murray the Cop and Myrna Turner, Oscar's secretary, were played by Al Molinaro and Penny Marshall (Garry's sister) respectively. Garry Walberg, Ryan McDonald and Larry Gelman played Oscar's poker player friends Speed, Roy and Vinnie and rounded out the rest of the regulars. Ryan McDonald left the show after the first season and the character of Roy vanished afterwards. Willie Aames and later Leif Garrett made a few appearances as Felix's son, Leonard. Pamelyn Ferdin and later Doney Oatman made a few appearances as Felix's teenaged daughter, Edna. Al Molinaro was born on June 24, 1919 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. ... Penny Marshall at the 1988 Emmy Awards Penny Marshall (born October 15, 1942) is an American actress, producer and director. ... Willie Aames (born Albert William Upton July 15, 1960 in Orange County, California, USA) is an actor best known for the roles of Buddy Lembeck on Charles in Charge, Tommy Bradford on Eight is Enough and the voice of Hank on Dungeons & Dragons, the cartoon. ... Leif Per Nervik (born November 8, 1961) better known by his stage name of Leif Garrett is an American singer and actor. ... Pamelyn Ferdin (born February 4, 1959) is an outspoken animal rights activist and former child actress. ...

Awards

During its original run the show had mediocre ratings at best (the show never cracked the Top 25 programs Nielsen ratings list during its entire run). Nonetheless, both actors were nominated for Emmy awards in each year of the shows run. Jack Klugman won two Emmy awards for his work (in 1971 and 1973) and Tony Randall won an Emmy as well (in 1975, in which, upon acceptance of the award, he commented on the fact that he wished he currently "had a job", since the show had been cancelled). Klugman was also nominated for a Golden Globe in 1972 and won one in 1974. The show itself was also nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in the years 1971, 1972 and 1974. When TV viewers or entertainment professionals in the United States mention ratings they are often referring to Nielsen Ratings, a system developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the audience size and composition of television programming. ... An Emmy Award. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Opening narration and credit sequence

"On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. (Unger's unseen wife slams door. She reopens it and angrily hands Felix his saucepan) That request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was right, but he also knew that someday, he would return to her. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his childhood friend, Oscar Madison. Sometime earlier, Madison's wife had thrown him out, requesting that he never return. Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy?" is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

This opening narration was featured during the show's first and second seasons. It was narrated by voice actor Bill Woodson. The "childhood friend" reference was only used during the first season and was later changed to simply "friend". Also, "sometime earlier" was changed to "several years earlier" followed by Madison's wife throwing him out, requesting that he never return. The opening credit sequence consisted of Felix and Oscar in various humorous situations around New York City. In later seasons, the opening sequence featured highlights from the shows' past episodes mixed with the previous footage. The closing credit sequences for the first four years of the show consisted of more of the boys run amok in NYC or a scene where Felix meets Oscar by a big fountain. For the final season, the credits were shown against a blue background. William Bill Woodson is a voice artist. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Other versions

Randall and Klugman did a series of commercials for different products as Felix and Oscar. In 1972, they appeared in TV commercials for Yoplait yogurt. (Klugman also did commercials without Randall for the product in the early 1980s) In 1974, they appeared in ads for the game Challenge Yahtzee. For awhile, their likenesses also appeared on the game's packaging. In the late 1980s to early 1990s, Randall and Klugman reprised their characters in a series of commercials for Eagle Snacks, although they called each other by their real names. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the game. ...

They also reprised their roles as Felix and Oscar on Broadway and on the road, this time performing the Neil Simon play, from the late 1980s until the mid 1990s. They had also performed the Simon play on a few road shows during the TV-shows off season during the summer in the early to mid 1970s.

Randall and Klugman reunited in the 1993 CBS TV-movie The Odd Couple: Together Again to limited success. Klugman lost a vocal cord to throat cancer and this struggle was included into the script. In the film, Felix tries to help Oscar recover. He also becomes overly involved in Edna's upcoming wedding much to her and Gloria's dismay. CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... The vocal cords, also known as vocal folds, are composed of twin infoldings of mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the human larynx. ... Esophageal cancer is malignancy of the esophagus. ...

A cartoon version of The Odd Couple premiered on September 6, 1975 on ABC titled The Oddball Couple during their Saturday morning kids' programming block, Funshine Saturday. The characters were renamed, "Spiffy" (voiced by Frank Nelson) and "Fleabag" (voiced by Paul Winchell). It was directed and produced by the same team that produced the Pink Panther cartoons: David DePatie and Friz Freleng were executive producers, Gerry Chiniquy, and Robert McKimson among others, directed several episodes. The show was cancelled in 1977. is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Oddball Couple was an animated half hour Saturday morning show that ran on the ABC TV network from September 6th, 1975 to September 3rd, 1977. ... Frank Nelson was an American born comedic actor best known for playing put-upon foils on radio and television. ... Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney Paul Winchell (December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005), born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened the name to Wilchin) in New York City, was an American ventriloquist and voice actor whose fame flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. ... The Pink Panther cartoon character is the protagonist and main character in a series of animated short films. ... David DePatie worked with Friz Freleng to create the animated character known as the Pink Panther. ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1906[1]–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Germain Adolph Gerry Chiniquy (June 23, 1912 - November 22, 1989) was an American animator. ... Robert Bob McKimson, Sr. ...

In 1982, ABC aired a new version of The Odd Couple, this time with two African-Americans, Ron Glass as Felix and Demond Wilson as Oscar. It was called The New Odd Couple and ran less than half a season. Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... Ron Glass (born July 10, 1945 in Evansville, Indiana) is an American actor, best known for his role as the witty Detective Ron Harris in the long-running television sitcom Barney Miller (1975-1982). ... Grady Demond Wilson (born October 13, 1946) is an American actor, best known for his role as Redd Foxxs long-suffering son, Lamont Sanford in the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son. ... The New Odd Couple was a short-lived TV show that ran from 1982-1983, which was a remake of the 1970s classic. ...

TV Stations/Cable Networks that aired the show during the syndicated run

• KTVU TV 2/San Francisco, CA (1975-1997)
• WPIX-TV 11/New York, NY (late 70's - early 90's)
• KHSL-TV 12/Chico, CA (mid 70's - late 70's)
• KOIN-TV 6/Portland, OR (late 70's)
• KTXL TV 40/Sacramento, CA (late 70's-87, 1996-97)
• KQCA TV 58/Sacramento, CA (1990-91)
• USA Network (1993-94)
• KBCW TV 44/San Francisco, CA (1997-99)
• Nick At Nite (1996-1998)
• TV Land (1998-2002)
• KRVU TV 22/Chico, CA (1997-98)

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Episode guide

Season 1 (1970-1971)

Season 2 (1971-1972)

Season 3 (1972-1973)

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12 September 1974 The Rain in Spain is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

19 September 1974 To Bowl or Not to Bowl is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

26 September 1974 The Frog is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

3 October 1974 The Hollywood Story is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

10 October 1974 The Dog Story is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

17 October 1974 Strike Up the Band or Else is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

24 October 1974 The Odd Candidate is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

31 October 1974 The Subway Story is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

7 November 1974 The Paul Williams Show is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

21 November 1974 Our Fathers is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

28 November 1974 The Big Broadcast is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

12 December 1974 Oscar in Love is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

14 December 1974 The Bigger They Are is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

19 December 1974 Two on the Aisle is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

16 January 1975 Your Mother Wears Army Boots is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

23 January 1975 Felix the Horse Player is the 23rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

31 January 1975 The Rent Strike is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

7 February 1975 Two Men on a Hoarse is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

14 February 1975 The Roy Clark Show is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

21 February 1975 Old Flames Never Die is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

28 February 1975 Laugh, Clown, Laugh February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

7 March 1975 Felix Remarries is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

CBS TV Movie

24 September 1993 The Odd Couple: Together Again is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

DVD Releases

The Odd Couple: The Complete First Season was released on DVD in Region 1 on August 18, 2006. It features all 24 episodes from the first season and was released by Time Life Video instead of Paramount Home Entertainment. (Paramount Television was the program's original distributor.) (Some episodes, mainly from the first season, were available on a VHS videotape set during the 1990s, and distributed by Columbia House.) is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Time-Life is a book, music, and video marketer, that since 2003 has been combined with catalog reseller Lillian Vernon as a subsidiary of Direct Holdings Worldwide, and is no longer owned by its former parent Time Warner. ... Paramount Home Entertainment (formerly Paramount Home Video) is a home video company founded in 1981. ... The Paramount Domestic Television logo used from 2002-2006 with 90th Anniversary used throughout 2002 (when Paramount Pictures celebrated its 90th Anniversary) Paramount Television (re-incorporated from Desilu Productions) was an American television production/distribution company that was active from 1967 to 2006 and was launched under Gulf+Western. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Video Home System, better known by its abbreviation VHS is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) and launched... Columbia House operates a music club and DVD club, and as such is a direct seller of DVD movies and box sets, offering its selections through “club membership” agreements. ...

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Trivia

• Neal Hefti's instrumental theme music from the 1968 film was re-used for the show.

• The apartment building the boys lived in was 1049 Park Avenue, as shown in the opening credits by the exterior shot of them outside the building under the awning which has the address on it. There was one occasion, however, in the 1973 episode The New Car in which Oscar wins a car on the radio from Dick Clark, where Felix and Oscar were said to be living at 74th St. and Central Park West. 1970s child star Rodney Allen Rippy appeared as himself in the 1975 episode The Rent Strike where it was revealed that he was the owner of 1049 Park Avenue.
• Felix's last name was changed from Ungar (which it was in the play and film) to Unger for the TV series.
• Felix worked as a photographer but in the play he was a newswriter for CBS. Oscar was a sportswriter, which was also his profession in the play; he wrote for the fictional New York Herald.
• During the first season, the show was filmed in a apartment similar to the one used for the 1968 movie; the configuration was scaled down for easier filming for television. Beginning with the second season, the show was filmed three-camera-style in front of a live audience; this required a major redesign of the apartment set, which was used for the remainder of the series. Many fans prefer the first-season apartment because it looked more like a typical Manhattan pre-war apartment.
• A canned laugh track was used for the first season. Reportedly, Randall and Klugman were so vocal in their distaste for it that an episode aired in early 1971 without the laugh track, and Randall asked viewers to contact ABC with their preference.
• Many entertainment and sports personalities (most of whom regularly appeared on ABC-TV at the time) appeared on the show as themselves including Howard Cosell (whose two appearances were responsible for some of the highest ratings during the shows original run), Roone Arledge, David Steinberg, Paul Williams, Roy Clark, Bobby Riggs, Billie Jean King, Marilyn Horne, Dick Cavett, 1970s child star Rodney Allen Rippy, Monty Hall (in one episode the boys appear on Hall's game show Let's Make A Deal), Allen Ludden and Betty White (both appearing on Ludden's game show Password), Dick Clark, Hugh Hefner, Richard Dawson and Deacon Jones among others.
• Neil Simon's only contribution to the show was a cameo appearance in a 1974 episode entitled "Two On The Aisle".
• A book about the show's history and popularity, called Odd Couple Mania, appeared in book stores in 1983 and was written by Rip Stock.
• Producer Garry Marshall made cameos in four episodes as different characters.
• Felix's children were named Leonard and Edna. In real life, Tony Randall's real name was Leonard (Rosenberg) and his sister was named Edna.
• Elinor Donahue's character was named "Miriam Welby" in honor of her former Father Knows Best co-star, Robert Young. At the time, Young was the star of the hit drama series, Marcus Welby, M.D.
• Rob Reiner, Penny Marshall's husband at the time, appeared in one episode as Myrna's new boyfriend, Sheldn. (The "o" was left off his birth certificate.)
• Since the show was filmed in Hollywood, California, but took place in New York's Manhattan, Randall and Klugman would have to fly to New York City to do any exterior shots of their respective characters in outside settings.
• In one episode, Felix and Oscar were arrested because a police officer thought they were trying to "scalp" (sell) a theater ticket to a woman named Beth Olam. Beth Olam is the name of a Jewish cemetery near the Paramount lot where the show was filmed.
• Richard Stahl appeared on the show nine times, playing nine different roles[3].
• Billy Sands character actor, known as Pvt. Dino Paparelli on The Phil Silvers Show and Tinker from McHale's Navy was on four episodes.
• Comedian John Byner appeared in two episodes.
• Gary Walberg also appeared in Klugman's series "Quincy, M.E." as Detective Monahan.
• John Fiedler, who played "Vinnie" in both the original Broadway show and the 1968 movie version, appeared in two episodes of the show, "Security Arms" and "The Dog Story", as different characters.
• Randall and Klugman were also involved in the creative process of the TV show. They improvised on occasion, and sometimes they would receive scripts that simply said something like "Jack teaches Tony football" and nothing else written on the next four pages.
• Randall and Klugman released a musical record during the run of the TV show, (in 1973) entitled The Odd Couple Sings.[4] The record was exactly that, as Randall and Klugman warbled standards, and even pop hits from the time, like Carly Simon's "You're So Vain". It did not climb the charts but is regarded today as a scarce curio.
• Klugman and Randall appeared on the cover of TV Guide twice during the shows original run, appearing on its February 6, 1971 issue (which was a photograph of Felix wincing at Oscars looming cigar smoke) and on its September 2, 1972 issue (which was an illustration of the two, done by renowned illustrator Jack Davis).
• In the episode "Our Fathers," Randall and Klugman ditched their respective hairpieces for a flashback sequence.
• Felix's middle name was Alex, and Oscar's middle name was Trevor.
• In 2006, VH1 spoofed the opening of the show when promoting its shows Hogan Knows Best and Breaking Bonaduce. In the promo, a split-screen showed Hulk Hogan (assuming the Felix role) and Danny Bonaduce (in the Oscar role) in various situations very similar to the TV shows opening (helping an old lady across the street, dancing together at the end, etc.). Theme music very similar to The Odd Couple played over the commercial.
• In 2007, A&E extended this spoof to the actual opening credits of their reality show The Two Coreys.

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External links

• The Odd Couple at the Internet Movie Database
• The Odd Couple - Fan based website
• Essay on The Odd Couple and Gilligan's Island