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Odd Couple

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The Resume

    (September 24, 1970-March 7, 1975)
    114 episodes
    Aired on ABC
    Tony Randall as Felix Unger
    Jack Klugman as Oscar Trevor Madison
    Al Molinaro as Murray Greshler
    Larry Gelman as Vinnie
    Elinor Donahue as Miriam Welby (1972-1974)
    Monica Evans as Cecily Pigeon (1970-1971)
    Pamelyn Ferdin as Edna Unger (1970-1971)
    Archie Hahn as Roger (1973-1974)
    Janis Hansen as Gloria Unger (1971-1975)
    Joan Hotchkis as Dr. Nancy Cunningham (1970-1972)
    Penny Marshall as Myrna Turner (1971-1975)
    Ryan McDonald as Roy (1970-1971)
    Doney Oatman as Edna Unger (1972-1975)
    Bill Quinn as Dr. Melnitz (1972-75)
    Carole Shelley as Gwendolyn Pigeon (1970-1971)
    Brett Somers as Blanche Somers-Madison (as Brett Somers-Klugman)
    Garry Walberg as Speed (1970-1974)
    Executive Producer: Garry Marshall
    Creator: Neil Simon
    Originated as a Broadway play starring Art Carney and Walter Matthau (1965)
    Then a movie starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon (1968)
    Premise: An anal-retentive clean freak photographer moves in with a messy care free sports writer

Why Odd Couple might be annoying:

    Garry Marshall gave his sister Penny the role of Myrna.
    Actress Pamela Ferdin was replaced by Doney Oatman as Edna, with no apparent reason.
    During the first season, the series used a laugh track.
    An unsuccessful remake 'The Odd Couple II' featured an all black cast (1982) starring Ron Glass as Felix and Demond Wilson as Oscar.
    It was not a stretch for Tony Randall and Jack Klugman to portray their characters, as they were very much like that in real life.

Why Odd Couple might not be annoying:

    The opening narration was written by executive producer, Garry Marshall, which begins with 'On November 13th...' November 13th is Garry's birthday.
    Murray the cop was given the last name Greshler, the same as Tony Randall and Jack Klugman's agent Abbey Greshler's last name.
    Miriam was given the last name Welby, because she was portrayed by Elinor Donahue, who began her TV career portraying the daughter of Robert Young. Robert Young went on to star as Marcus Welby.
    Felix' children, Leonard and Edna, were named for Tony Randall's birth name and his sisters name.
    After using a laugh track for the first season, the stars demanded a live audience.
    They cross promoted shows like 'Monday Night Football,' 'Lets Make a Deal' and 'Password.'
    Series creator Neil Simon appeared in a non speaking cameo.
    In the opening credits, Felix sits down exhausted as he is carrying two heavy suitcases. A guy rushes to him to check if he is ok. The good samaritan was legit and unaware they were filming a TV opening, so the director left it in.
    Tony and Jack reprised their roles for 'The Odd Couple: Together Again' (1993) and for a series of live performances.
    Felix and his wife lived in New Rochelle, the city the 'Dick Van Dyke Show' was set in.
    The show spun off a cartoon series called 'The Oddball Couple' of a cat and dog that befriended each other.
    Tony Randall and Jack Klugman remained very close after the series ended.
    The series concluded with a final episode in which Felix and Gloria, remarry.
    It has the very odd Am I Annoying ID of 13579.
    Opening:
    'On November 13th, Felix Unger was asked to remove himself from his place of residence.
    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?'

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 97 Votes: 45.36% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 43 Votes: 72.09% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 26 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 66 Votes: 34.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 30 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 116 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 32.43% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 93 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 141 Votes: 46.81% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 243 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 399 Votes: 42.36% Annoying