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Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? Rediscover the answer to that question with the classic 1970 series The Odd Couple. The series stars Tony Randall and Jack Klugman as polar opposites Felix Unger and Oscar Madison. Oscar is a cigar-chomping sportswriter whose idea of decoration is dirty socks on his lampshade. Felix is a hypochondriac neat-freak photographer who would likely be, were this show made today, fabulously gay. Based on Neil Simon's wildly successful 1965 Broadway play (featuring Walter Matthau and Art Carney as Oscar and Felix, respectively), and the equally successful 1968 movie version (with Matthau and Jack Lemmon), The Odd Couple began young producer Garry Marshall's remarkable '70s hot streak, which continued with Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy. With clever scripts, sharp direction, and casting that equaled its esteemed forerunners, The Odd Couple debuted at 9:30 on ABC's Thursday night schedule, following an all-black adaptation of Simon' s Barefoot in the Park featuring Scoey Mitchell and Tracy Reed. Barefoot bombed, Couple clicked -- and, after a January '71 move to ABC's Friday night lineup, the show built a loyal, if never quite chart-topping, audience. Both Randall and Klugman earned Emmy Awards for their performances over the course of the series' five-season run, but the show built its legacy largely in syndication, where it ranks with such giants as The Honeymooners, Seinfeld, and other alternatives to the late local news. This set includes all 24 episodes from the 1970-71 season, along with tons of bonus material, including: audio intros by Marshall for each episode; commentary on three episodes; original TV promos; appearances by Klugman and Randall on The Mike Douglas Show; a gag reel; an entire bonus disc devoted to Klugman and Randall's favorite episodes from five seasons; and more.

Product Details

• UPC: 097361222820
• Source: PARAMOUNT
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
• Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
• Language: English
• Time: 10:11:00
• Sales Rank: 15,266

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• The Odd Couple: The Laundry Orgy
• The Odd Couple: The Fight of the Felix
• The Odd Couple: Felix Gets Sick
• The Odd Couple: The Jury Story
• The Odd Couple: The Breakup
• The Odd Couple: Oscar's Ulcer
• The Odd Couple: I Do, I Don't
• The Odd Couple: Oscar the Model
• The Odd Couple: The Big Brothers
• The Odd Couple: It's All Over Now, Baby Bird
• The Odd Couple: Felix is Missing
• The Odd Couple: Scrooge Gets an Oscar
• The Odd Couple: The Blackout
• The Odd Couple: They Use Horseradish, Don't They?
• The Odd Couple: The Hideaway
• The Odd Couple: Lovers Don't Make House Calls
• The Odd Couple: Engrave Trouble
• The Odd Couple: Bunny is Missing Down By the Lake
• The Odd Couple: You've Come a Long Way, Baby
• The Odd Couple: A Taste of Money
• The Odd Couple: Oscar's New Life
• The Odd Couple: What Makes Felix Run
• The Odd Couple: What Does a Naked Lady Say to You?
• The Odd Couple: Trapped
• The Odd Couple: Sleepwalker
• The Odd Couple: Password
• The Odd Couple: Last Tango in Newark
• The Odd Couple: The New Car

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