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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: ODD COUPLE
EAN: 0097361222844
Format: Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Running Time: 698 minutes
Sales Rank: 2727
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 1970
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Product Description:
Follows the comic adventures of roommates Oscar, a sloppy sportswriter, and Felix, a compulsively clean photographer.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: ODD COUPLE
Title: SEASON 1
Street Release Date: 04/24/2007
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Genre: TELEVISION
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Jack Klugman and Tony Randall give an advanced course in chemistry in the auspicious first season of The Odd Couple, which would only get better as the veteran character actors made themselves at home in their signature roles and the series switched from a laugh track to a live audience. In these first episodes, The Odd Couple hews pretty much to the voice and spirit of Neil Simon's play about mismatched roommates, sloppy sportswriter Oscar Madison and "miserable, picky, irritating" photographer Felix Unger ("That was the point," defends series executive producer and writer Garry Marshall, who provides lively audio introductions for each episode and commentary for the pilot). Playing pivotal roles this first season are Felix and Oscar's poker playing buddies, Murray the cop (Al Molinaro), Vinnie, Roy, and Speed, the fabulous Pigeon sisters (Monica Evans and Carole Shelley reprising their Broadway and film roles), and, of course, Neil Hefti's jaunty, jazzy theme, which was introduced in the 1968 film. As with M*A*S*H, the series would establish its own identity and supplant previous incarnations in the public's consciousness. The Odd Couple was never a ratings smash before it became a syndication staple.
The series' loyal following is amply rewarded with this five-disc set. In addition to all 24 first season episodes, a bonus disc contains four billed as "Tony and Jack's Favorite Episodes," including the one where Oscar attacks Felix in his sleep, and the duo are paired as contestants on the game show Password. In a clip from The Mike Douglas Show, Tony Randall promotes the series, and somehow ends up challenging Douglas and Pat Boone to a push-up contest (Boone wins!). A reunited Randall and Klugman, his voice a rasp following his throat cancer surgery, are seen in a priceless clip from a 1993 performance of The Odd Couple to benefit Randall's National Actor's Theatre. A gag reel is negligible, but Klugman contributes home videos of a book tour and he provides commentary for a clip of him winning his first Emmy Award ("I've never seen this," he says delightedly). The Odd Couple is the very model of a classic character-driven comedy. From its dream-team casting to the literate, witty writing, there is nothing odd about why this series' remains one of the most beloved in all TV Land. --Donald Liebenson
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Rating:  -
I discovered a rather neat feature on one of the episodes (disc 4). Since the episode was originally aired without a laugh track, viewers have the option to listen to the original episode (no laughter) or the rerun version (fake laughs). It's a shame that this feature is not available on all the episodes, because the show is MUCH better without the fake, machine-produced laughs. Comedic movies don't have machine laughter, and neither should TV shows (in my humble opinion).
As for ... Read More
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I love "The Odd Couple", unfortunately, it's been a long time since I've seen it on TV reruns; hence my purchase of the DVDs. I started with season two, and now I am getting into season one. The two are different in that season one is done in a different apartment and with a laugh track, while season two is with a live audiance. Season one moves a little slower but is still hilarius. The chemistry between Jack Klugman and Tony Randall is perfection. I love these guys. The underlying sadness of the ... Read More
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Great service on delivering item in a timely manner. Odd Couple First Season is very enjoyable. Nice to watch some classic tv comedy.
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Love the Odd Couple, just received the first season, and plan to get them all, love Oscar and Felix. Will be watching them for years to come.
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The material is fantastic and really stands up over time. The shows are so well written and Jack and Tony play their characters brilliantly. If you're a fan of the show (as I am), how can you not buy this DVD (as I did)?
That said, there's something about how this set was gathered together and produced. I'm not the first one to complain about the quality of the sound. For me, though, the biggest disappointment was the poor quality of special features. Gary Marshall opens every episode ... Read More
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