The Odd Couple
Two divorced men share an apartment trying not to drive each other crazy? This TV adaptation of Neil Simon's classic play deserves its place among the best-known and funniest sitcoms of the 1970s.
- 1970-1975
- 5 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy
- TV-G
Two divorced men share an apartment trying not to drive each other crazy? This TV adaptation of Neil Simon's classic play deserves its place among the best-known and funniest sitcoms of the 1970s.
Season 5 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1974 - 1975
Episode 1
The Rain in Spain
Thu, Sep 12, 1974
Myrna's upset over breaking up with her long-time boyfriend.
Episode 2
To Bowl or Not to Bowl
Thu, Sep 19, 1974 26 mins
Felix begs out of the bowling championship.
Episode 3
The Frog
Thu, Sep 26, 1974
Oscar loses a kid's entry in the frog jumping contest.
Episode 4
The Hollywood Story
Thu, Oct 3, 1974 26 mins
Oscar lands a bit part in a Hollywood movie and Felix becomes his agent. Bob Hope guests.
Episode 5
The Dog Story
Thu, Oct 10, 1974 30 mins
Felix kidnaps a famous dog actor from the hands of a bad agent.
Episode 6
Strike Up the Band or Else
Thu, Oct 17, 1974 25 mins
To pay off a gambling debt, Oscar talks Felix into having his band perform doing country music.
Episode 7
The Odd Candidate
Thu, Oct 24, 1974 30 mins
Oscar and Felix appear on a TV horror movie show with a Zacherle-like host named Igor played by Guy Marks. Igor acted the same way on camera as off, and ran horror movies with titles like The Monster From Planet Debby. Props on the set were a coffin, stuffed animals, etc.
Episode 8
The Subway Story
Thu, Oct 31, 1974 30 mins
Oscar's fed up with New York City. To show him how much fun the city can be, Felix shows him around. Then they get stuck on a hot, stalled subway with assorted New Yorkers, including a blind pencil seller, and a pregnant dog.
Episode 9
The Paul Williams Story
Thu, Nov 7, 1974
Felix's daughter runs away when Felix keeps her from a Paul Williams concert.
Episode 10
Our Fathers
Thu, Nov 21, 1974 25 mins
A tale is told of an accidental meeting between the Odd Couple's fathers.
Episode 11
The Big Broadcast
Thu, Nov 28, 1974 30 mins
Oscar has a job of hosting a live radio program. Felix throws in his own ideas including rewriting the stories while on the air.
Episode 12
Oscar in Love
Thu, Dec 12, 1974 25 mins
Oscar finds a girl and wants to become a family man.
Episode 13
The Bigger They Are
Sat, Dec 14, 1974 30 mins
Oscar is assigned to cover the New York theater scene while the regular critic is on vacation. Afraid that he's out of his league, he gives all the tickets to Felix, and after each performance secretly takes notes on Felix's remarks. It doesn't take too long before the whole situation snowballs.
Episode 14
Two on the Aisle
Thu, Dec 19, 1974 30 mins
Oscar fills in for his newspaper's theater critic, but knows nothing about the subject.
Episode 15
Your Mother Wears Army Boots
Thu, Jan 16, 1975 30 mins
Felix pulls some strings and gets Oscar a job with Howard Cosell.
Episode 16
Felix the Horse Player
Thu, Jan 23, 1975 30 mins
Oscar gets winning tips on horses and Felix goes along for the ride.
Episode 17
The Rent Strike
Fri, Jan 31, 1975
When the rents go up so do the picket signs as Felix leads his fellow tenants in a rent strike.
Episode 18
Two Men on a Hoarse
Fri, Feb 7, 1975 30 mins
Felix has to push Oscar to have his throat operation.
Episode 19
The Roy Clark Show
Fri, Feb 14, 1975 30 mins
Felix gets Oscar's old Army buddy into the music business.
Episode 20
Old Flames Never Die
Fri, Feb 21, 1975 30 mins
Felix runs into his high-school girlfriend and finds out that she's now a grandmother.
Episode 21
Laugh Clown, Laugh
Fri, Feb 28, 1975 30 mins
Oscar joins Richard Dawson to host a TV show. Felix is jealous.
Episode 22
Felix Remarries
Fri, Mar 7, 1975 30 mins
Oscar Madison finally loses his insufferable roommate and friend Felix Unger when he convinces his ex-wife Gloria that he has changed and he prepares to remarry her.