The Odd Couple - The Final Season
starring: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman, Al Molinaro, Penny Marshall, Elinor Donahue
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Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 11/18/2008Run time: 562 minutes
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"No learning" was Seinfeld's misanthropic mantra. But Jerry and company had nothing on Oscar and Felix. For five years, these two divorced men, the best of friends but the worst of roommates, failed hilariously as they tried to live together without driving each other crazy. Oscar (Jack Klugman) and Felix (Tony Randall, an Emmy winner this season) may each proclaim they are turning over a new leaf in this beloved series' finale, but Oscar will always be a slob and Felix will always be a neurotic fussbudget. The Odd Couple may not have delivered the ratings in its five season run, but episode after episode, it dependably delivered the laughs, thanks to Klugman and Randall's pure chemistry and the palpable charge they got from performing in front of a live audience. The Odd Couple pretty much goes out on top with several standout episodes. In the flashback episode, "Our Fathers," Klugman and Randall portray their characters' fathers in Roaring `20s Chicago. Brett Somers, who portrayed Oscar's dread ex-wife, is missed this season, but there are plenty of familiar faces and star cameos. Paul Williams, Howard Cosell, opera singer Martina Arroyo, Richard Dawson, Bob Hope, and--trivia alert--Rodney Allen Rippy appear as themselves, while Roy Clark, oddly enough, doesn't portray Roy Clark in "The Roy Clark Show." Pernell Roberts (Bonanza) is a gambler to whom Oscar finds himself in debt in "Strike Up the Band or Else." The great Elisha Cook, Jr.(The Maltese Falcon) is a mob hit man (or is he?) in "Our Fathers." And in "The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly in Vain," that's Rob Reiner as "Sheld'n," the boyfriend of Oscar's steadfast secretary Myrna, portrayed to nasal perfection by Reiner's then-wife, Penny Marshall. As with Seinfeld, The Odd Couple is inextricably bound to New York. " Two on the Aisle" finds theatre buff Felix in his element, unwittingly reviewing plays for sportswriter Oscar (this episode features a better late than never cameo by Odd Couple playwright Neil Simon, as well as theatre critic John Simon). In "The Subway Story," Felix is determined to prove to Oscar that all New Yorkers aren't rude. Sudden fade ins and outs suggest that some musical performances could not be cleared for this DVD, but at least the Paul Williams and Roy Clark episodes seem to have emerged unscathed. There's one more Seinfeld connection. In "Strike Up the Band or Else," we may hear the origin of the odd exclamation, "You can stuff your sorrys in a sack, mister," which was a recurring bit in "The Betrayal" from Seinfeld's own final season. "Felix Remarries" brings The Odd Couple to a satisfying conclusion, and brings down the curtain on one of TV's great comedy teams. --Donald Liebenson
Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 11/18/2008Run time: 562 minutes
Amazon.com:
"No learning" was Seinfeld's misanthropic mantra. But Jerry and company had nothing on Oscar and Felix. For five years, these two divorced men, the best of friends but the worst of roommates, failed hilariously as they tried to live together without driving each other crazy. Oscar (Jack Klugman) and Felix (Tony Randall, an Emmy winner this season) may each proclaim they are turning over a new leaf in this beloved series' finale, but Oscar will always be a slob and Felix will always be a neurotic fussbudget. The Odd Couple may not have delivered the ratings in its five season run, but episode after episode, it dependably delivered the laughs, thanks to Klugman and Randall's pure chemistry and the palpable charge they got from performing in front of a live audience. The Odd Couple pretty much goes out on top with several standout episodes. In the flashback episode, "Our Fathers," Klugman and Randall portray their characters' fathers in Roaring `20s Chicago. Brett Somers, who portrayed Oscar's dread ex-wife, is missed this season, but there are plenty of familiar faces and star cameos. Paul Williams, Howard Cosell, opera singer Martina Arroyo, Richard Dawson, Bob Hope, and--trivia alert--Rodney Allen Rippy appear as themselves, while Roy Clark, oddly enough, doesn't portray Roy Clark in "The Roy Clark Show." Pernell Roberts (Bonanza) is a gambler to whom Oscar finds himself in debt in "Strike Up the Band or Else." The great Elisha Cook, Jr.(The Maltese Falcon) is a mob hit man (or is he?) in "Our Fathers." And in "The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly in Vain," that's Rob Reiner as "Sheld'n," the boyfriend of Oscar's steadfast secretary Myrna, portrayed to nasal perfection by Reiner's then-wife, Penny Marshall. As with Seinfeld, The Odd Couple is inextricably bound to New York. " Two on the Aisle" finds theatre buff Felix in his element, unwittingly reviewing plays for sportswriter Oscar (this episode features a better late than never cameo by Odd Couple playwright Neil Simon, as well as theatre critic John Simon). In "The Subway Story," Felix is determined to prove to Oscar that all New Yorkers aren't rude. Sudden fade ins and outs suggest that some musical performances could not be cleared for this DVD, but at least the Paul Williams and Roy Clark episodes seem to have emerged unscathed. There's one more Seinfeld connection. In "Strike Up the Band or Else," we may hear the origin of the odd exclamation, "You can stuff your sorrys in a sack, mister," which was a recurring bit in "The Betrayal" from Seinfeld's own final season. "Felix Remarries" brings The Odd Couple to a satisfying conclusion, and brings down the curtain on one of TV's great comedy teams. --Donald Liebenson
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- Great DVD, Great seller
Great DVD, I'm a diehard Odd Couple fan!!! Great seller, quick shipping, would buy from again.
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- 5 Stars for the Show BUT 1 Star for the Lousy DVDS!!
Paramount has completely destroyed this series. I was looking forward to sharing this series with my daughters but wind up trying to explain what was missing and why it might have been funny. This is nothing short of criminal and whoever did this at Paramount deserves to be fired. I have never NEVER seen anything like the utter disregard for anything in the arts. It's not just the music. There are definitely other cuts throughout the series. Like I'm pretty sure they cut the line from "I Gotta Be ... Read More
Rating: - Awesome
The Odd Couple has been one of my favorite TV shows since I was a young girl.It hasn't change in all these years.They were great and so is Amazon for bringing this to me at such a decent price
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- Oh, how I'd love to give all 5 stars, BUT.........
It goes without saying that The Odd Couple is a classic TV sitcom and that Randall & Klugman were a great comedy team. What a SHAME that Paramount has issued these wonderful shows with edits that stick out like a sore thumb! It's actually painful to watch as episode-ending gags are TOTALLY WIPED OUT simply due to music issues. One would assume that some of these songs are in public domain by now, but really -- comedy is about timing and these edits screw around with the timing. This collection SHOULD ... Read More
Rating: - still funny after all these years
This is still one of the best sitcoms ever. The chemistry between the two leads is perfect.
- Great DVD, Great sellerGreat DVD, I'm a diehard Odd Couple fan!!! Great seller, quick shipping, would buy from again.
- 5 Stars for the Show BUT 1 Star for the Lousy DVDS!!Paramount has completely destroyed this series. I was looking forward to sharing this series with my daughters but wind up trying to explain what was missing and why it might have been funny. This is nothing short of criminal and whoever did this at Paramount deserves to be fired. I have never NEVER seen anything like the utter disregard for anything in the arts. It's not just the music. There are definitely other cuts throughout the series. Like I'm pretty sure they cut the line from "I Gotta Be ... Read More
- AwesomeThe Odd Couple has been one of my favorite TV shows since I was a young girl.It hasn't change in all these years.They were great and so is Amazon for bringing this to me at such a decent price
- Oh, how I'd love to give all 5 stars, BUT.........It goes without saying that The Odd Couple is a classic TV sitcom and that Randall & Klugman were a great comedy team. What a SHAME that Paramount has issued these wonderful shows with edits that stick out like a sore thumb! It's actually painful to watch as episode-ending gags are TOTALLY WIPED OUT simply due to music issues. One would assume that some of these songs are in public domain by now, but really -- comedy is about timing and these edits screw around with the timing. This collection SHOULD ... Read More
- still funny after all these yearsThis is still one of the best sitcoms ever. The chemistry between the two leads is perfect.
