Spike65 08/22/2007
Probably the top rated comedy show from the era. Great cast, good to great writing and very professionally done. Still fun to watch on occasion.
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disgust4PCness 11/08/2006
Great premise for a comedy...and excellent casting.
SharonParry 10/25/2006
Rather ironic...both characters irritated me but I still watched and laughed at them. The show was pretty good, all in all.
VirileVagabond 10/12/2006
A nice twist on the "fish out of water" theme, as each fish puts the other in strange territory, the screenwriters for "The Odd Couple" did a relatively decent job at keeping the plots fresh. Nevertheless, the series ultimately suffered due to a limited premise and inflexible character traits. In other words, a premise that works great for a play (on which this show was based) doesn't always work for a running television program.
SanDiegoFunkDa ddy 07/09/2006
HILARIOUS! Its a shame this show isnt on DVD. There seems to be a demand for it.
JohnSpina 03/23/2006
Deserves 100 stars.Klugman and Randall played well off each other.Klugman's Oscar often got exasperated at finicky Felix but never hated him.
Mr Nuetron 12/09/2005
Oscar,Oscar,Oscar. Murray use your coaster.Classic unger lines probably the only good idea that Neil Simon ever had.Still funny.The last season was awful though with that stupid kid who was all over the tv map in those days.In this case i think the series was better than the overacting Theatrical ham called Jack Lemon version was.Also loved when Felix honked his nose from whatever that affliction was.
Danny Fire 10/18/2005
Classic! ...... One of the best.........What a riot, funny & touching....... Danny " boy "
PlayMisty 09/23/2005
There are more funny scenes and classic lines in this show that anything on TV today. Why it has not been officially released on DVD is a mystery. Does anyone in the New York area remember WPIX Channel 11 running this show for years and years at 11pm?
Bubblehead0774 7 06/01/2005
Just a great show. I still watch it and it never gets old. And to Whoever said Penny Marshall was the best thing in the show...your kidding right!
Flick01 04/12/2005
One of those rare instances where a good movie was made into a TV show and it worked. In the movie, Lemmon and Matthau were an unbeatable team. Randall and Klugman played it their own way while still staying true to the original premise. If you should see the movie after viewing only the TV show you know of course that there are different players but you don't feel like you're watching an unfamiliar story. Destined to be up there with Lucy, MASH, The Honeymooners, and the other comedies that will always be popular whenever they are broadcast. Excellent writing and great delivery on the part of the actors made this one of the best offerings of 1970s television.
gusman1 03/28/2005
ONE OF THE BEST COMEDIES EVER!! I just wish it was out on dvd. A show as good as this should've been out on dvd a loooong time ago, instead you get some of these newer ridiculous crappy shows that haven't even been out for several seasons yet.
Djahuti 12/03/2004
Great chemistry between Tony Randall and Jack Klugman,with a fine supporting cast and good writers.
hevensgurl 07/28/2004
DID ANYONE ELSE THINK IT WAS A HOTDOG??? Watching the reruns when I was really little I always thought Felix picks up a hotdog in the opening credits..am I the only one?? I just realized a few years ago it was a cigar..It is a show that I appreciate much more as an adult...very funny
Throwback72 06/21/2004
What can I say My third Favorite show of all time. Hilarius in my favorite city setting New York the Mecca of the World. If anyone has seasons on DVD willpay cash for them.
drwoowoocl 05/21/2004
one of my all time favs..........R.I.P. Tony Randall.......he will be missed
kahfess 07/11/2003
I think fondly of this show every time my husband and I try to do anything together. This was one of the funnier shows at the time.
DEERHUNTER 06/28/2003
ONE OF THE BEST AND FUNNIEST SHOWS OF ITS TIME!! JEFF COSTIGAN.
getback 05/08/2003
still holds up and is still funny
looneylady 12/20/2002
I loved this show.
red630 12/09/2002
Randall and Klugman were a great team! Show could have stayed on a few more years.
Mat Mann 09/13/2002
A real sitcom classic and much better than the movie. Great chemistry between Klugman and Randall, reminiscent of teams like Abbott and Costello (who really hated each other off-screen: hope the same is not true of Jack and Tony). The in-house poker games, the bake-off episode, the delinquent clown hired by Felix for his daughter's b-day and the monastery episode are just a few of the many highlights. Take notes, current TV producers!
Solenoid DH 02/21/2002
This show didn't seem funny when it was contemporary, but it grows much better with time. The situations are rarely funny, but the dialogue always is.
Errol 02/09/2002
One of the funnier shows of the 70s.
ClassicTVFan47 12/26/2001
Another classic comedy, this one based on a movie that is also a classic! The humor was always cool, and the acting was sometimes over-the-top, which only made it better. Crossed over with Gameshows several times also. Highly recommended!
paula licitra 10/19/2001
why don't we see the odd couple on nick at night instead of the silly shows they put on now.
stooge 07/14/2001
I loved the movie. When they decided to bring the movie to television they had the foresight to pick two actors that were very much like the characters. When you see Tony Randall in real life he is just like Felix. He is neat, he is well dressed, he speaks carefully and correctly, he is the character he played. On the other hand, Jack Klugman is very much like Oscar, wrinkled clothes and all. I think the fact that the actors were so much like the characters they played, that it made it so easy to believe and enjoy.
knowhere man 06/26/2001
The geatest opposites ever to be matched togeather. So good that I think of them that way in real life, it was so genuine. Always great writing and stories. Still enjoyable today and there are real people like them. Do you know any?
kissmerichard 05/21/2001
There is not one episode of this show that I don't laugh outloud at. Tony Randall and Jack Klugman were the best comedy team on TV.
callmetootie 04/04/2001
Penny Marshell was the only good part of The Odd Couple. For one thing, this show is totally odd and the humor is odd and the story is odd. Penny Marshell has a certain charm, but she just couldn't hold the show together herself. She was the only thing good about this series, and she would always gets bumped off by Tony Randell who was a total snob.
KRAMNOR 03/19/2001
ONE OF THE BEST DUOS IN TELEVISION HISTORY! PROBABLY EVEN BETTER CAST THAN THE GREAT MOVIE.
Karch 11/19/2000
Jack Klugman...yuck.
Lou28JG 10/19/2000
What else can you say, but this show was funny. No one else could play Felix as well as Tony Randall. Randall's and Klugman's on screen chemistry has never been matched.
kaat5793om 04/11/2000
This 1970-75 comedy was ABC's only adult-oriented comedy in its legendary Friday night lineup (Brady Bunch, Partridge Family, Room 222 before, Love American Style after). Its success speaks to great writing, direction, supporting cast (including Penny Marshall and Brett Somers) and above all, the excellent chemistry of Tony Randall & Jack Klugman as Felix & Oscar. The only time ever where (even counting "MASH" when a TV series outdid the quality of a film it stemmed from.
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