The Odd Couple
A Perfect Mismatch
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
Seasons
1. The Laundry Orgy
Air Date: 1970-09-24
Felix and Oscar try to break up their poker game so that they can go out with the Pigeon sisters.
2. The Fight of the Felix
Air Date: 1970-10-01
A tough hockey player challenges Felix to a boxing match.
3. Felix Gets Sick
Air Date: 1970-10-08
Oscar's date with a stewardess is interrupted by Felix's sickness.
4. The Jury Story
Air Date: 1970-10-15
Oscar and Felix flash back to how they first met, "12 Angry Men" style.
5. The Breakup
Air Date: 1970-10-22
When Oscar throws Felix out of the apartment, he moves in with Murray, then Vinnie, and then the Pigeon sisters.
6. Oscar's Ulcer
Air Date: 1970-10-29
Oscar's ulcer begins to flare up again.
7. I Do, I Don't
Air Date: 1970-11-05
When Felix feels he's responsible for the separation of a young couple on the very day of their wedding he tries to get the stubborn couple back together
8. Oscar the Model
Air Date: 1970-11-12
A monster is created when Felix shucks Oscar into posing for a cologne ad.
9. The Big Brothers
Air Date: 1970-11-19
Oscar and Felix become big brothers to a fatherless boy.
10. It's All Over Now, Baby Bird
Air Date: 1970-12-03
Humorous story about Felix's "dead" parrot.
11. Felix is Missing
Air Date: 1970-12-10
Felix goes missing, and Oscar thinks his buddy is dead.
12. Scrooge Gets an Oscar
Air Date: 1970-12-17
In a parody of A Christmas Carol, Oscar dreams he is haunted by Felix's ghost.
13. The Blackout
Air Date: 1970-12-24
Oscar's poker buddies believe that the eternally-strapped Oscar swiped fifty dollars out of the kitty during a building-wide blackout; Oscar fights to prove his innocence. (Contributor: Pushover Paige)
14. They Use Horseradish, Don't They?
Air Date: 1971-01-07
Felix's determination to win a cooking contest drives Oscar nuts.
15. The Hideaway
Air Date: 1971-01-14
Felix gets angry when an Eskimo quarterback is exploited.
16. Lovers Don't Make House Calls
Air Date: 1971-01-29
Oscar is smitten by Dr. Nancy Cunningham, who is treating Felix's allergies.
17. Engrave Trouble
Air Date: 1971-02-05
A thug helps Felix find a stolen watch.
18. Bunny is Missing Down by the Lake
Air Date: 1971-02-12
A weekend at a mountain cabin proves horrendous.
19. You've Come a Long Way, Baby
Air Date: 1971-02-19
A baby causes one heck of an evening.
20. A Taste of Money
Air Date: 1971-02-26
Oscar and Felix's neighbor might very well be a bank robber.
21. Oscar's New Life
Air Date: 1971-03-05
After being fired from the newspaper, Oscar seeks employment at a girlie magazine.
22. What Makes Felix Run
Air Date: 1971-03-12
Flashback Episode: Oscar helps Felix try to get over his neatness, which includes a flashback to Felix's childhood--a neat one to be exact.
23. What Does a Naked Lady Say to You?
Air Date: 1971-03-19
Oscar and his buddies go to a play featuring Felix's "librarian" girlfriend that bares "the naked truth."
24. Trapped
Air Date: 1971-03-26
In this episode, we find out why Oscar, Felix, and Nancy were arrested.
1. Natural Childbirth
Air Date: 1971-09-17
A pregnant relative shows up at Oscar and Felix's door, and they try to help her through her impending delivery.
2. Felix's Wife's Boyfriend
Air Date: 1971-09-24
Felix returns from a photo shoot, and his jealousy appears at the same time his ex-wife shows up with her boyfriend.
3. Hospital Mates
Air Date: 1971-10-01
Felix is complaining about his nose and decides to get an operation. Oscar is ready to go out with Nancy when he lands on his ankle. Felix and Oscar both end up in the same room at the hospital. Gloria tries to take care of them when they get home.
4. Sleepwalker
Air Date: 1971-10-08
Oscar begins sleepwalking and annoys Felix.
5. A Grave for Felix
Air Date: 1971-10-15
A story about Felix searching for a final resting place.
6. Murray the Fink
Air Date: 1971-10-29
Oscar and Felix are arrested after Murray raids the poker game.
7. Does Your Mother Know You're Out, Rigoletto?
Air Date: 1971-11-05
In Rigoletto, Oscar is the court jester and Felix is the maestro of the production.
8. The Fat Farm
Air Date: 1971-11-12
Oscar and Felix check into a fat farm.
9. The Odd Couple Meet Their Host
Air Date: 1971-11-19
A TV talk show is the setting for the Oscar/Felix sloppy/neat showdown.
10. Win One for Felix
Air Date: 1971-12-03
Felix coaches a youth football team.
11. Being Divorced is Never Having to Say I Do
Air Date: 1971-12-10
Oscar is happy that his ex-wife is remarrying, and there would be no more alimony. But Felix wants to stop the marriage.
12. Surprise, Surprise!
Air Date: 1971-12-17
Oscar chooses between a poker game and a birthday party for Felix's daughter.
13. Felix the Calypso Singer
Air Date: 1971-12-24
Nancy cannot go away with Oscar on their trip, so he talks Felix into joining him. "Oscar, Oscar, Oscar."
14. And Leave the Greyhound to Us?
Air Date: 1971-12-31
Oscar and Felix fight over what to do with a greyhound. Oscar wants to use it as a race dog while Felix wants it as a pet.
15. Security Arms
Air Date: 1972-01-07
Oscar and Felix move into a San Quentin-style building.
16. Speak for Yourself
Air Date: 1972-01-14
Flashback Episode: We look back to the 1950s where young Felix suffers from an epic case of bad nerves and Oscar proposes to Gloria for him.
17. You Saved My Life
Air Date: 1972-01-21
Oscar pulls Felix back into the apartment after he loses his balance while washing the window, and soon regrets his heroism as Felix endeavors to find ways to say "thank you".
18. Where's Grandpa
Air Date: 1972-01-28
While Felix is out of town, his grandfather runs away from the old folks home to the apartment, and proves to Oscar to be just as big a pest as his grandson.
19. Partner's Investment
Air Date: 1972-02-04
Oscar, Felix, and Murray run a Japanese restaurant.
20. Good, Bad Boy
Air Date: 1972-02-11
Felix overreacts when his daughter dates a reform school inmate.
21. A Night to Dismember
Air Date: 1972-02-18
Oscar's separation from his ex-wife seen from three different points of view: from Oscar, from Felix, and from Blanche.
22. Oscar's Promotion
Air Date: 1972-02-25
Oscar gets a big chance to cover a wrestling match between the United States and China.
23. Psychic, Shmycic
Air Date: 1972-03-03
Felix's instinct involves Oscar, a sports banquet, and a murder attempt.
1. Gloria, Hallelujah
Air Date: 1972-09-15
Computer dating disaster: Oscar gets matched with Felix's ex-wife.
2. Big Mouth
Air Date: 1972-09-22
Oscar and TV sports legend Howard Cosell engage in a tongue-to-tongue showdown.
3. The Princess
Air Date: 1972-09-29
Oscar falls in love with a princess from a very small country whose royal portrait is being shot by Felix.
4. The Pen is Mightier Than the Pencil
Air Date: 1972-10-06
Felix takes a writing course and gives the words "no talent" new meaning.
5. The Odd Monks
Air Date: 1972-10-13
Felix and Oscar join Brother Ralph, a former ad exec who turned his back on the rat race, at the Brotherhood of Life Mission for a retreat of peace and contemplation.
6. I'm Dying of Unger
Air Date: 1972-10-20
Oscar is unable to start writing his book while Felix won't stop cracking his whip.
7. The Odd Couples
Air Date: 1972-10-27
Oscar has a great and unusual idea about how to prevent his mother from knowing about his divorce.
8. Felix's First Commercial
Air Date: 1972-11-03
Felix can direct his first television commercial, if Oscar uses his friendship with Deacon Jones to get the elusive football player to appear in the ad.
9. The First Baby
Air Date: 1972-11-10
Felix suffers from a very unique case of trauma while expecting a child.
10. Oscar's Birthday
Air Date: 1972-11-17
Felix intends on giving Oscar a surprise party -- regardless if he likes it or not.
11. Password
Air Date: 1972-12-01
After meeting Allen Ludden and Betty White at a restaurant where our buddies were having dinner with their dates, Oscar and Felix practice Password at home with their friends, and then try out for the show, where they become contestants, and the hilarity ensues!
12. The Odd Father
Air Date: 1972-12-08
Felix tries to be a pal to his daughter.
13. Don't Believe in Roomers
Air Date: 1972-12-22
A mystery woman makes Oscar and Felix rivals.
14. Sometimes a Great Ocean
Air Date: 1973-01-05
Felix nurses Oscar's ulcer.
15. I Gotta Be Me
Air Date: 1973-01-12
Terminal incompatibility almost throws Felix out.
16. The Ides of April
Air Date: 1973-01-19
The IRS summons Felix.
17. Myrna's Debut
Air Date: 1973-02-02
Oscar's secretary is doomed when she becomes Felix's agent.
18. The Hustler
Air Date: 1973-02-09
There's only one way Felix can get new costumes for his opera group: Oscar has to win the money in a pool game.
19. My Strife in Court
Air Date: 1973-02-16
Felix becomes lawyer to himself and Oscar after they get charged with ticket scalping.
20. Let's Make a Deal
Air Date: 1973-02-23
After Felix gets angry at Oscar for burning his bed, Oscar suggests that they appear as contestants on a New York version of Let's Make a Deal so they can win a bed as a prize. What do they dress as? Front and back ends of a horse! What happens? You'll have to see to believe!
21. The Odyssey Couple
Air Date: 1973-03-02
Oscar lies to his mother and tells her that he has a girl -- and she wants to meet her.
22. Take My Furniture, Please
Air Date: 1973-03-09
After repainting the apartment, Felix gets the redecorating bug and does the entire place over in ultra modern furniture. Oscar can't stand it, and redefines ""bad taste"" in his makeover with furniture from a discount house.
23. The Murray Who Came to Dinner
Air Date: 1973-03-23
Felix and Oscar try to get rid of a depressed house guest.
1. Gloria Moves In
Air Date: 1973-09-14
Felix's ex-wife visits and he thinks that he can convince her to take him back.
2. Last Tango in Newark
Air Date: 1973-09-21
Edward Villella teaches Oscar and Felix how to dance while dancing to music from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
3. The Odd Decathalon
Air Date: 1973-09-28
Felix comes up with a scheme to prove he is more physically fit than Oscar.
4. That Was No Lady
Air Date: 1973-10-05
Felix's new love interest is married to a jealous professional football player.
5. The Odd Holiday
Air Date: 1973-10-12
Flashback Episode: Felix attempts to salvage Oscar's marriage and ends up destroying his own marriage.
6. The New Car
Air Date: 1973-10-19
Parking nightmares for Oscar and Felix as they fruitlessly attempt to find a parking spot for their new automobile.
7. That is the Army Mrs. Madison
Air Date: 1973-10-26
Flashback Episode: Oscar gets married and spends the wedding night in the Army barracks.
8. The Songwriter
Air Date: 1973-11-02
Felix decides to write a song for Jaye P. Morgan.
9. Felix Directs
Air Date: 1973-11-09
Felix makes a movie about... Oscar Madison!!
10. The Pig Who Came to Dinner
Air Date: 1973-11-16
Bobby Riggs appears and tries to hustle Oscar out of all his possessions.
11. Maid for Each Other
Air Date: 1973-11-23
Oscar and Felix try to find a maid who is beautiful enough for Oscar, and clean enough for Felix.
12. The Exorcists
Air Date: 1973-12-07
Felix is convinced the air conditioner is haunted by a ghost.
13. A Barnacle Adventure
Air Date: 1973-12-21
Oscar and his dentist try to convince Felix to invest in a new product: barnacle-made glue!
14. The Moonlighter
Air Date: 1974-01-04
In order to repay borrowed money, Oscar takes a job working in a greasy-spoon cafe.
15. Cleanliness is Next to Impossible
Air Date: 1974-01-11
Oscar decides to be as clean as Felix after being called a slob by his girlfriend.
16. The Flying Felix
Air Date: 1974-01-18
Felix is afraid of flying, but he has a photography assignment in Houston. Will he overcome his fear?
17. Vocal Girl Makes Good
Air Date: 1974-01-25
The New York Metropolitan Opera's Marilyn Horne stars as Felix's new discovery, but is too shy to appear in his opera unless Oscar is in it as well.
18. Shuffling Off to Buffalo
Air Date: 1974-02-08
Felix's brother tries to convince him to leave New York City.
19. A Different Drummer
Air Date: 1974-02-22
Felix tries to get his old college band on Monty Hall's nostalgia program.
20. The Insomniacs
Air Date: 1974-03-01
Suffering from sleeplessness, Felix keeps Oscar awake with his fussing.
21. New York's Oddest
Air Date: 1974-03-08
Felix joins the NYPD's civilian unit.
22. One for the Bunny
Air Date: 1974-03-22
Felix's first big assignment is to photograph a centerfold.
1. The Rain in Spain
Air Date: 1974-09-12
Oscar's secretary is upset over the loss of her errant beau.
2. To Bowl or Not to Bowl
Air Date: 1974-09-19
Felix drops a bombshell when he refuses to participate in the championship bowling match.
3. The Frog
Air Date: 1974-09-26
Oscar loses Leonard's entry in a frog-jumping event.
4. The Hollywood Story
Air Date: 1974-10-03
Felix becomes Oscar's agent, who lands a bit part in a movie.
5. The Dog Story
Air Date: 1974-10-10
Felix abducts Silver the Canine Wonder from a bad agent.
6. Strike Up the Band or Else
Air Date: 1974-10-17
After losing $500 to Billy Bob Babcock in a poker game, Oscar only gets 24 hours to pay up.
7. The Odd Candidate
Air Date: 1974-10-24
Felix enters Oscar in an election against an incumbent city councilman.
8. The Subway Story
Air Date: 1974-10-31
Felix tries to convince Oscar that New York City is a fun place to live.
9. The Paul Williams Show
Air Date: 1974-11-07
Felix gets very serious and stiff competition trying to get his daughter's attention when Paul Williams arrives in town.
10. Our Fathers
Air Date: 1974-11-21
Flashback Episode: Felix's chance meeting between his and Oscar's fathers.
11. The Big Broadcast
Air Date: 1974-11-28
After Oscar takes a job as a radio host, Felix comes up with his own ideas to boost the ratings.
12. Oscar in Love
Air Date: 1974-12-12
Oscar wants to be a family man.
13. The Bigger They Are
Air Date: 1974-12-14
Oscar is volunteered by Felix to model for a series of weight-loss advertisements.
14. Two on the Aisle
Air Date: 1974-12-19
Oscar must fill in for the newspaper's theater critic, who is on vacation, but has trouble understanding the titles, let alone the plays.
15. Your Mother Wears Army Boots
Air Date: 1975-01-16
Felix helps Oscar get a job with Howard Cosell.
16. Felix the Horse Player
Air Date: 1975-01-23
Oscar wins a lot at the track -- with help from a friend's tips. Wanna guess?
17. The Rent Strike
Air Date: 1975-01-31
Felix starts a picket line with his fellow tenants over high rent rates.
18. Two Men on a Hoarse
Air Date: 1975-02-07
Oscar resists throat surgery, so Felix keeps nagging him to have it.
19. The Roy Clark Show
Air Date: 1975-02-14
Oscar's old Army buddy visits, and his musical talent impresses Felix.
20. Old Flames Never Die
Air Date: 1975-02-21
Felix is upset when he learns that his high school girlfriend is now a grandmother.
21. Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Air Date: 1975-02-28
Felix is jealous when Oscar and Richard Dawson are selected to be co-hosts of a TV show.
22. Felix Remarries
Air Date: 1975-03-07
After being kicked out of his apartment five years earlier, Felix convices his ex-wife that they should remarry. She accepts and they are married. All of a sudden, Oscar Madison is alone, again.
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Rating
7.8/10
Release Date
1970-09-24
Episodes
114 (5 seasons)
Status
Ended
Cast
Production Companies
Paramount Television