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'''''The Odd Couple''''' is probably best known as a [[television sitcom]] that ran from 1970 to 1975, but it began life in 1965 as a [[Broadway]] [[play]] by [[Neil Simon]] and was followed by a 1968 [[film]].  What happens if two middle-aged men, one very messy and the other very neat, separate from their wives and have to live together?  The sloppy Oscar Madison was played by [[Walter Matthau]] in the play and the film, and by [[Jack Klugman]] in the sitcom. The other half of the odd couple was the neat and prim Felix Ungar, played by [[Art Carney]] in the play, [[Jack Lemmon]] in film, and [[Tony Randall]] in the sitcom.
'''''The Odd Couple''''' is a [[1965]] [[Broadway]] [[play]] by [[Neil Simon]]. It tells the story of a couple of divorced men who decide to live together but drive each other crazy with their quirks. Oscar Madison is sloppy and Felix Ungar is a neat freak. The original cast of the play is [[Walter Matthau]] as Oscar and [[Art Carney]] as Felix.
 
The play was then adapted into a [[film]] in [[1968]], starring Matthau as Oscar and [[Jack Lemmon]] as Felix. From [[1970]] to [[1975]], it was also adapted into a [[television sitcom]] with [[Jack Klugman]] as Oscar and [[Tony Randall]] as Felix. Another television adaptation was made in [[1982]] with predominantly black actors, [[Demond Wilson]] playing Oscar and [[Ron Glass]] playing Felix. A sequel to the film was made in [[1998]], and was the last film where Matthau and Lemmon appeared together.
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.ibdb.com/show.asp?ID=6653 ''The Odd Couple'' (play)] at ibdb.com
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0063374/ ''The Odd Couple'' (film)] at imdb.com
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0065329/ ''The Odd Couple'' (television series)] at imdb.com
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0083454/ ''The New Odd Couple''] at imdb.com
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0120773/ ''The Odd Couple II''] at imdb.com


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The Odd Couple is a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon. It tells the story of a couple of divorced men who decide to live together but drive each other crazy with their quirks. Oscar Madison is sloppy and Felix Ungar is a neat freak. The original cast of the play is Walter Matthau as Oscar and Art Carney as Felix.

The play was then adapted into a film in 1968, starring Matthau as Oscar and Jack Lemmon as Felix. From 1970 to 1975, it was also adapted into a television sitcom with Jack Klugman as Oscar and Tony Randall as Felix. Another television adaptation was made in 1982 with predominantly black actors, Demond Wilson playing Oscar and Ron Glass playing Felix. A sequel to the film was made in 1998, and was the last film where Matthau and Lemmon appeared together.

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