The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)

The Odd Couple, formally titled onscreen Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, is an American sitcom television series broadcast from September 24, 1970, to March 7, 1975, on ABC. The show, which stars Tony Randall, as Felix Unger, and Jack Klugman, as Oscar Madison, was the first of several sitcoms developed by Garry Marshall for Paramount Television. The series is based on the 1965 play of the same name, which was written by Neil Simon, as well as on the play's 1968 film adaptation. In the show, Felix and Oscar are both divorced. As a result of their divorces, they share a Manhattan apartment, and as the series depicts, their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts and laughs.
In 1997, the episodes "Password" and "The Fat Farm" were ranked No. 5 and No. 58, respectively, on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time. The show received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Its fourth season, from 1973 to 1974, remains the most recent nominee for a show that aired during a Friday time slot.[citation needed]
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