The Odd Couple
"On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence. (Unger's unseen wife slams door. She reopens it and angrily hands Felix his saucepan) That request came from his wife. Deep down, he knew she was right, but he also knew that someday, he would return to her. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his childhood friend, Oscar Madison. Sometime earlier, Madison's wife had thrown him out, requesting that he never return. Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy?"
Oscar's niece, Martha, is planning to have a home birth. Felix is supportive; while Oscar is panicky.
Nancy's brother is in town and Oscar tries to find him a date. When none of Oscar's friends are available, Nancy sets up Raymond with Felix's ex-wife Gloria. Felix is jealous.
Oscar and Felix end up in the same hospital room at the same time for different reasons.
Oscar, on the advice from girlfriend Nancy, tries being nicer to Felix. In trying too hard to be so, it causes him to sleepwalk and hit Felix on the head with a rolled up newspaper every night.
Murray complains that after 15 years on the police force, he gets a gold watch. The guys at the regular poker game tease him and tell him he is just too nice. To prove he can be tough, Murray arrests his friends in the poker game.
Felix is organizing a local production of an opera, and Oscar even helps to get a well-known opera singer to agree to perform. On the day of the performance, the opera singer gets injured, and Felix is forced to take the role.
Felix and Oscar's girlfriend are concerned about Oscar's health. They force him to go to a fat farm, and Felix goes with him.
Felix takes publicity photos of David Steinberg. David mentioned he wants Oscar to appear on his show. On the show, Oscar jokes about his fussy, clean-freak roommate Felix. Now, Felix wants to go on the show to talk about Oscar's messiness.
Felix is way out of his element when he, feeling he is growing apart from his son, becomes the coach of his football team.
Blanche is about to remarry. Oscar is enthusiastic about the match, (especially as he will not have to pay any more alimony). But Felix is uncertain Blanche is doing the right thing.
Felix's surprise birthday party for his daughter is in competition with Oscar's big poker game.
Oscar's girlfriend, Nancy, gets called to work at the last minute before their vacation and has to cancel, and Oscar asks Felix to go with him, instead. They get to their room after a harrowing flight and cab ride, and while Felix is out renting a tandem bicycle for their weekend, Oscar's girlfriend calls and says she can make it down for vacation after all. Oscar "dumps" Felix, who then has a bad day touring the town. In the bar that evening, Oscar arranges for Felix to sing Calypso.
Oscar's love for betting takes on a whole new meaning after he buys a racing dog. But the race is all but done when Felix becomes attached to the animal.
Oscar wakes up to find Felix tied up and bandaged. Their apartment has been robbed. They find another place to live, but it causes different problems.
The story is told through flashbacks of how Oscar introduced Felix to Gloria. Then, after Felix and Gloria had been seeing each other for a while, Felix wants to propose marriage, but loses his voice. Oscar proposes for Felix.
As Felix is cleaning the outside of the windows, he loses his balance and tips backward, half in and half out of the apartment. Oscar pulls him in. Felix decides to thank Oscar in every way possible for saving his life.
Oscar is ecstatic that Felix has left for a long vacation until Felix's grandfather shows up and decides to move in.
Oscar finds out Felix has been taking money from him every day for about two years, putting the money into a bank account for Oscar's saving. With it's accumulation, Oscar & Felix decide to invest in a Japanese restaurant.
Felix becomes a kind of Big Brother to a young teenager in a reform school. He constantly talks about how a troubled youth should be treated just like any other kid - until he asks his daughter out on a date.
Only Felix would arrange a special lunch date for Oscar and his ex-wife on the anniversary of their divorce. They recall the last night they all spent together - with very different results.
Oscar is given the chance to be the writer for the newspaper sports supplement, and it may even become a weekly issue. The first story is a wrestling match between the United States and China. Felix finds his own way to help.
Felix tells Oscar he will win Sportswriter of the Year. Oscar gets a call and finds out he did win. Felix says when he has a fever, his predictions come true. Felix has a premonition of Oscar involved in a murder. Will this come true?
|
Tony Randall | Felix Unger |
|
Jack Klugman | Oscar Madison |
|
Al Molinaro | Officer Murray Greshler |
|
Joan Hotchkis | Dr. Nancy Cunningham |
|
Janis Hansen | Gloria |
|
Richard Stahl | Minister |
|
Herbie Faye | Track Official |
|
Garry Walberg | Speed |
|
Pamelyn Ferdin | Edna Unger |
|
Larry Gelman | Vinnie |
|
Eddie Garrett | Party Guest |
|
Mark Russell | Parent |
|
Dee Gardner | Dee-Dee |
|
Brett Somers | Blanche |
|
John Fiedler | Mr. Duke |
|
Hal Smith | Sherman |
|
Pat Morita | Mr. Wing |
|
Vito Scotti | Pepe |
|
John Qualen | Groundskeeper |
|
Phil Leeds | Salty |
|
James Van Patten | Mike |
|
Lillian Adams | Woman |
|
Ken Sansom | Mr. Twitchell |
|
Ann Doran | Loretta Spoon |
|
Billy Sands | Roger |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
|---|---|
| Nr Discs | 4 |
| Distributor | Paramount |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Regions | Region 1 |
| Purchased | At Amazon.com |
|---|---|
| Watched | |
| Condition | Excellent |
| Index | 1554 |
| Added Date | Jul 03, 2012 03:49:56 |
| Modified Date | Nov 26, 2016 05:15:00 |