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The greatest movie ever made..!

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

"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"!

For the most part Season 5 is wonderful, and it's obvious why Tony Randall snagged the EMMY for it, but Paramount Home Video has destroyed what has got to be one of the most joyous moments in t.v. sitcom history. In the last episode when the the minister announces that Felix and Gloria are once again husband and wife, Oscar erupts into a dance and belts out "I'm Singing in the Rain." Not so in this truncated release. The song is wiped out completely and the scene is ruined. Could the rights to the tune really have been that expensive? There are other musical edits throughout the season, but this one is unforgivable.

For some people, Felix and Oscar will always be Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau but not for me. To me, it will always be Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. They always seemed perfect together. The writing was always crisp and fresh. I never thought Tony Randall was gay. Just because you socialize or befriend Rock Hudson does not mean that Tony is gay. In fact, Tony was married to the same woman, Florence, for 54 years which is unbelievable nowadays. In fact, their marriage was stronger than most marriages today. When he lost Flo, he never thought that he would get married again much less become a father in his seventies. Tony Randall was the unsung hero of theater, television and film. He deserved America's highest honor to be inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors. He founded the National Theater Company with his own money. His love for theater was obvious. He loved to act also even on television. The Odd Couple was one of the best television shows of the seventies. It was a better adaptation from any comedic film and it's most successful series as well. Tony Randall hosted a weekend salute to this show on a local channel. I forgot how fresh and alive comedy could be. A great supporting cast like Al Molinaro, Elinor Donahue, and Penny Marshall. Even though they film in Los Angeles, it was very much a New York television show. I can't imagine a better odd couple and I will always regret not seeing them on stage in London in 1996. Rest in peace, TOny. We miss you.

When I look at this series I always have a great laugh. The chemistry and the timing between Jack Klugman and Tony Randall made this show the classic that it was. This was a great show that had as many gags in thirty minutes that the movie did in two hours. Also, this was the first show that showed how much of a great comic actor Jack Klugman was after years of primarily playing in dramatic roles.