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"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"!
score 10/10
shominy-491-652355 30 March 2013
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