The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
| 24 September 1970 (USA)
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    w11062

    My favorite TV sitcom of all time. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were terrific. They had great chemistry. Great writing. My favorite TV sitcom of all time. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were terrific. They had great chemistry. Great writing. My favorite TV sitcom of all time. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were terrific. They had great chemistry. Great writing. My favorite TV sitcom of all time. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were terrific. They had great chemistry. Great writing. My favorite TV sitcom of all time. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were terrific. They had great chemistry. Great writing. My favorite TV sitcom of all time. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were terrific. They had great chemistry. Great writing.

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    shominy-491-652355

    "The Odd Couple" TV series just gets funnier with age! It is timeless and hysterical! We own all 5 seasons on DVD and watch episodes often and laugh out loud again and again! Clever scripts and genius casting make this series one of the very, very best of all time! Tony Randall and Jack Klugman have a magical chemistry - just like Jackie Gleason and Art Carney! No one else is needed in scenes with these Dynamic Duos - they are THAT funny interacting with each other! (The film version of "The Odd Couple" provided a couple laughs but the TV series starring these 2 beloved, ultra-talented actors outshines the movie in every way!) Tony and Jack's facial expressions and body language cannot be understated! They truly became Felix and Oscar in every episode! Al Molinaro is a treasure as the very lovable, very funny Murray the Cop! Our favorite guest actor x 3 episodes is Richard Staal (he is the hilarious yet ultra-dry, Brother Ralph in "The Odd Monks"). John Byner is right up there for his hilarious, memorable scene at the parking garage in "The New Car." It's great to see all the creative ways the writers incorporated fun guest stars from different facets of show business, esp. "Password" & "Let's Make a Deal" episodes. (It's also refreshing to see how nice men used to dress, even in casual settings, with collared shirts and tapered, non-jean, non-cargo pants!) It is impossible to pick a favorite episode but a few include "Sleepwalker," "The Fat Farm," "The Flying Felix," "Security Arms," "A Night To Disremember," "The Moonlighter," "Scrooge Gets An Oscar," "My Strife in Court," and MORE!The biggest disappointment of recent years regarding this series: The editing and altering of episodes on the DVDs is absolutely inexcusable and utterly disappointing!!!We were lucky enough to see Tony and Jack live on stage in the 1990s, starring in "The Odd Couple" and it was a dream come true. Tony and Jack were interviewed on the radio during their week in town for the show and both stressed how disgusted they were with the editing of the shows on TV; Jack said the best lines/scenes are cut out! How true! What would they say about the DVDs now?When we made our first trip to NYC (3 weeks ago), our first stop was 1049 Park Ave. to get photos of the cool apt. building where Felix disgustedly picks up Oscar's discarded cigar off the ground during the famous beginning of the show! Long live "The Odd Couple"!

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    Paul Manijak

    The TV show, 'The Odd Couple' is a classic. Great acting from two pro's with excellent scripts. Growing up I watched the episodes over and over like many other favorites shows. So, when I heard it was coming finally to DVD, I said, 'Finally'. But beware folks... Season one is unaltered... BUT, the other final four seasons are edited... I guess being cheap... a lot of the music/songs were not re-bought. Which is very sad... because a couple episodes ended in song. Even though the episodes are very much intact, the alternations do show, especially the final episode when Felix gets remarried and cut is Oscar singing, "Singing in the rain" at the end. Very bad edit. But the comedy is still very much there but not the true episodes, so beware! Tony Randall, God rest his soul would be disappointed if he saw this.The Odd Couple I rate a TEN!!! The last four seasons on DVD I rate a 8 cause of the edits.

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    peacham

    As far as Sit Coms go "The Odd Couple" is number one on my list of favorites...edging out even "M.A.S.H." and "All In The Family".Randall and Klugman make this show great...both are perfectly attuned to their roles.Its one of the few times a Television show attained the high quality of its source material. While Randall and Klugman's great chemistry and comic timing make the show there is strong support from the other cast members.In particular Al Molinaro's mystified Murry The Cop,Gary Walberg's Grouchy Speed and Brett Somer's cynical Blanche Madison. May the sun never set on "The Odd Couple"!

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