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Based on the Broadway play by Neil Simon, this tells the story of two mismatched friends, Felix Unger and Oscar Madison. Felix is a neat, tidy, and healthy nut, a photographer at a portrait studio, and a connoisseur of classical music. Because of this, his wife divorced Felix and threw him out of his apartment for good. Desperately in the need of a place to live, he moves in with his longtime childhood friend, Oscar Madison, a sports journalist for the New York Herald. What he realizes is that Oscar is the exact opposite of him: sloppy, messy, and doesn’t eat the right foods. Felix’s cleaning, hygienic tips, and healthiness annoys Oscar while Oscar’s crazy world of living like a pig upsets Felix. But in the process they’ll learn that
friendship is more important than living in different worlds.Prior to Randall’s death, he and Klugman were the best of friends which translated onto the screen in that the chemistry they had was unsurpassed. Not realized is that the show during its 5 year run was not a ratings juggernaut. At its peak it was only in the top 50 even though the list of 70’s celebrities that made appearances was impressive…. However, over the past 30 years while in syndication, The Odd Couple has taken on a fan base and a popularity it never enjoyed in first run
episodes. If not for the ABC executives being fans of the quality of the show, it would have never made it past a season or two. For television historians, the quality and writing rank in with Seinfeld, Cheers, All in the Family, etc.The Odd Couple will always go down in the annals of television as one of the best.