"""Collard Greens"", number 28 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2013. Dave Bry elaborated saying, ""It's like the ""Odd Couple"". Kendrick is the neatnik Felix Unger to ScHoolboy's slovenly Oscar Madison. The studio is like the apartment they shared on the show—can't you just see Kendrick following a stumbling ScHoolboy around, trying to hold an ashtray under his blunt. Anyway, they both handle the throbbing, bouncy beat that producers THC and Gwen Bun made for them with aplomb, proving why the TDE formula works so well."" On August 7, 2013, Schoolboy Q appeared on BET's ""106 &"
"at that time. He was cast in a number of stark dramas, such as ""Fail Safe"" (1964), in which he portrayed Pentagon adviser Dr. Groeteschele, who urges an all-out nuclear attack on the Soviet Union in response to an accidental transmission of an attack signal to U.S. Air Force bombers. Neil Simon cast him in the play ""The Odd Couple"" in 1965, with Matthau playing slovenly sportswriter Oscar Madison, opposite Art Carney as Felix Ungar. Matthau later reprised the role in the film version, with Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar. He played detective Ted Casselle in the Hitchcockian thriller ""Mirage"""
"the two were in the Army together, with Felix being Oscar's superior, at the time Oscar and wife Blanche (Brett Somers) married. There was a flashback episode where Blanche and Oscar lived in the apartment Oscar now shares with Felix. Such inconsistencies in continuity were common for the show) Also, ""sometime earlier"" was changed to ""several years earlier"" followed by Madison's wife throwing him out, requesting that he never return. The opening credit sequence consisted of Felix and Oscar in various humorous situations around New York City such as cavorting around a Maypole. In later seasons, the opening sequence featured"
"the basis for the ABC television sitcom of the same name, starring Tony Randall and Jack Klugman as Felix and Oscar. Felix Ungar (Jack Lemmon) checks into a fleabag hotel near Times Square and attempts to kill himself by jumping out of the window, but he fails to open it and pulls a muscle in his back. Limping back on the street he tries to get drunk at a dance bar (The Metropole) and ends up hurting his neck when he throws down a shot. He stands on a bridge, contemplating jumping into the river. Meanwhile, in the frowzy Upper"
"The Odd Couple II The Odd Couple II is the 1998 sequel to 1968's ""The Odd Couple"". Written by Neil Simon (who also produced), the film reunites Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar and Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison. The film was the actors' last together, and Simon's final screenplay. It is also significant among sequels for having one of the longest gaps between the release of the original and a sequel in which all leads return. Each actor made only one more theatrical film after this: ""The Legend of Bagger Vance"" for Lemmon and ""Hanging Up"" for Matthau, in which"
"Tony Randall Tony Randall (born Aryeh (Arthur) Leonard Rosenberg; February 26, 1920May 17, 2004) was an American actor. He is best known for his role as Felix Unger in a television adaptation of the 1965 play ""The Odd Couple"" by Neil Simon. In a career spanning about six decades, Randall received six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations (winning one). On the May 9, 1990 episode of ""The Tonight Show"", he added, ""This is my 95th time on this show."" Randall was born to a Jewish family, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Julia (née Finston)"
"the same cast. The Odd Couple (film) The Odd Couple is a 1968 American comedy Technicolor film in Panavision, written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, produced by Howard W. Koch and directed by Gene Saks, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is the story of two divorced men - neurotic neat-freak Felix Ungar and fun-loving slob Oscar Madison - who decide to live together, even though their personalities clash. The film was successful with critics and audiences, grossing over $44.5 million, making it the fourth highest-grossing picture of 1968. The success of"
"Corning and O-I in Sylvania, Ohio. The tournament has raised over $6.5 million for local children's charities. In 1996–97 Farr went on a national tour with ""The Odd Couple"", playing Oscar Madison, playing opposite his old friend William Christopher in the role of Felix Ungar. The two had appeared in several movies before they were eventually cast together in ""M*A*S*H"". On Memorial Day 2007, Farr hosted a multi-episode presentation of ""M*A*S*H"" on the Hallmark Channel. The featured episodes showcased Farr's performances on the show, with Farr providing commentary during commercial intermissions. In 2007, Farr played Adam Johnson in Hallmark original"
"by a square-jawed look and a rough, gravelly voice that made him ideal as a ""tough guy"" character, usually as a cowboy or a cop or a drill sergeant type. He had been an NYPD police officer for 12 years (1948–1960) and started his acting career in police academy training films, and in community theater in the Bronx. Slattery appeared in the first season of ""The Odd Couple"", episode #2 ""The Fight of the Felix"". After Oscar gets into a fight with a hockey player played by Slattery, Felix tries to stand up for his roommate, but ends up in"
"of view was the alimony he was ordered to pay. Willie Aames and later Leif Garrett made a few appearances as Felix's son, Leonard. Pamelyn Ferdin and later Doney Oatman appeared as Felix's teenaged daughter, Edna. The two other major supporting characters, Murray the Cop and Myrna Turner, Oscar's secretary, were played by Al Molinaro and Penny Marshall (Garry's sister) respectively. Alice Ghostley played Murray's wife Mimi in one episode of the first season when Felix quickly outstays his welcome after he moves out of Oscar's apartment following a falling-out. She appeared once in the second season as played by"
"with surreal settings and offbeat character depictions. Felix is also more like his original mischievous adult form, rather than the young and innocent depiction from the 1930s, 1950s and the 1988 film """". It does, however, contain some elements from the 1950s series such as Felix's Magic Bag of Tricks and the characters Poindexter, the Master Cylinder, the Professor and Rock Bottom (though the latter two are actually parodies of the original characters, with their names being the Mad Doctor and Lead Fanny, respectively). The series used Fleischer Studios' style. The series starred Thom Adcox-Hernandez as the voice of Felix"
"Felix was portrayed by Jack Lemmon, who had never played the character before. At one point, Frank Sinatra (as Felix) and Jackie Gleason (as Oscar) were reportedly considered for the film version. Dick Van Dyke and Tony Randall were also among those considered for the role of Felix (the latter portrayed him in the TV series). Similarly, Jack Klugman (who aside from the TV series had replaced Matthau on Broadway) and Mickey Rooney were also to play Oscar. Most of the script from the play has been retained, although the setting is expanded: instead of taking place entirely in Oscar's"
"The Odd Couple (film) The Odd Couple is a 1968 American comedy Technicolor film in Panavision, written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, produced by Howard W. Koch and directed by Gene Saks, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is the story of two divorced men - neurotic neat-freak Felix Ungar and fun-loving slob Oscar Madison - who decide to live together, even though their personalities clash. The film was successful with critics and audiences, grossing over $44.5 million, making it the fourth highest-grossing picture of 1968. The success of the film was"
"October 1962 to May 1963. From 1960 to 1963, Klugman appeared in two episodes of ""The Untouchables"" series: ""Loophole"" (1961), and ""An Eye for an Eye"" (1963). In 1965, Klugman replaced Walter Matthau in the lead role of Oscar Madison in the original Broadway production of ""The Odd Couple."" He reprised the role when the play was adapted as a television series, which was broadcast on ABC from 1970 to 1975. Over the course of the show's five-year, 114-episode run, Klugman won two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on the series. In 1973, during the run of the series,"
"2½ weeks after their 18th wedding anniversary. They had a son, David, and two daughters, Martha and Sarah. He proposed to twice-divorced Betty White, whom he had met on ""Password"", at least twice before she accepted. Their romance blossomed when they played summer stock together, in the play ""Critic's Choice"" in 1962. They also appeared together in the romantic comedy ""Janus"" in 1963. They were married on June 14, 1963, and remained together until Ludden's death; White has never remarried. They appeared together in an episode of ""The Odd Couple"" in which Felix and Oscar appeared on ""Password"". Ludden also"
"and 2007 he appeared in Ricky Gervais's comedy series ""Extras"" as Ian ""Bunny"" Bunton. From 2007 to 2010 he appeared regularly as Father Henderson, a camp ""Doctor Who""-loving priest, in the award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy ""Fags, Mags and Bags"". In 2011, after Kelly's death, reference was made in the series to Father Henderson's move to another parish and to the fact that the new priest can never replace him. In 1994 Kelly played Felix Ungar in a Scottish touring production of ""The Odd Couple"", relocated to modern-day Glasgow, alongside Craig Ferguson as Oscar Madison. Kelly reprised the role at"
"Jack Mercer. Oriolo's plots revolve around the unsuccessful attempts of the antagonists to steal Felix's Magic Bag, though in an unusual twist, these antagonists are occasionally depicted as Felix's friends as well. The cartoons proved popular, but critics have dismissed them as paling in comparison to the earlier Sullivan–Messmer works, especially since Oriolo aimed the cartoons at children. Limited animation (required due to budgetary restraints) and simplistic storylines did nothing to diminish the series' popularity. In 1970, Oriolo gained complete control of the Felix character and continues to promote the character to this day. In the late 1980s, after his"
"an iconic episode. His rape of Minnie contributed to the character's high topicality and long run of unfortunate romances. Paul Ellis (Fergus Kearney), particularly enjoyed working with Brown and found the characters storyline interesting and unique. Former producer Simon Bennett listed the rivalry between Oscar and Mackenzie as one of his favorite story lines throughout his run on the soap. Oscar Henry Oscar Henry is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ""Shortland Street"" who was portrayed by Christopher Brown from 1998 to 1999. Oscar debuted in mid-1998 as a love interest for Minnie Crozier (Katrina Devine). He"
"writer, while the sloppy Dog was photographer. In 1982, ABC aired a new version of the series, entitled ""The New Odd Couple"". Produced by Garry Marshall, the premise of the new version has two black actors, Ron Glass as Felix and Demond Wilson as Oscar. ""The New York Times"" reviewer noted: ""What may be surprising is how little the ""spine"" of the show has changed. The dialogue has been updated a little, but the plots are essentially the same. ""The New Odd Couple"" bounces along nicely. It adds nothing new to the craft of situation comedy, but it does provide"
"Thomas Lennon Thomas Patrick Lennon (born August 9, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and director. As an actor he is best known for his work as a cast member on MTV's ""The State"", for his role as Lieutenant Jim Dangle on the Comedy Central series ""Reno 911!"" and as Felix Unger on the CBS series ""The Odd Couple."" Lennon is also an accomplished screenwriter of several major studio comedies with writing partner Robert Ben Garant. Their films include comedies such as the ""Night at the Museum"" films, ""The Pacifier"", ""Balls of Fury"", and ""Baywatch"". Lennon was born"
"employment and a good showcase for talented black actors, who generally don't have an easy time of it on television these days"". This new version was not successful and was canceled after just 13 episodes. Another adaptation, again called ""The Odd Couple"", was a multi-camera comedy that ran for three seasons on CBS from 2015 to 2017. The series starred Matthew Perry as Oscar and Thomas Lennon as Felix; it was a pet project for Perry, who also served as the show's co-developer, co-executive producer and co-writer. The show also featured Wendell Pierce as Teddy, Oscar's agent, Yvette Nicole Brown"
"of the second, Dr. Nancy Cunningham (played by Joan Hotchkis), an attractive doctor, whose colleague, Dr. Melnitz (played by Bill Quinn in several episodes), is a sarcastic physician who treats both Felix and Oscar. Felix gained a girlfriend in the third season, Miriam Welby (played by Elinor Donahue), and they lasted into the fifth season, presumably breaking up before Felix remarried Gloria in the series finale. Christopher Shea appeared in three episodes of the first season as Philip, Felix and Oscar's 11-year-old neighbor. Oscar's occasional good-time girlfriend, ""Crazy Rhoda Zimmerman"", is often referred to but never appears onscreen. The TV"
"Rooney and Martin Balsam were also considered for the part of Oscar and Dean Martin and Art Carney for Felix (Carney had originated the role on Broadway). Eventually Tony Randall (as Felix) and Jack Klugman (as Oscar) were hired. Both had starred in different productions of the play. Randall, who was hired first, had still wanted Mickey Rooney to play Oscar. The show's co-executive producer, Garry Marshall, had to lobby hard to get Klugman successfully hired. Once the casting was in place, the show's writers (Marshall, Jerry Belson, Jerry Paris, Bob Brunner, Mark Rothman and Lowell Ganz, among others) came"
"Another ""Sunday Mail"" reporter branded Oscar and Maddy's relationship a ""neverending will-they-or-won't-they saga"". After Oscar and Maddy broke up, Sarah Ellis of ""Inside Soap"" felt sorry for the character, saying ""Aw, poor Oscar! Although I'd have trouble choosing between him and Matt too..."" Oscar MacGuire Oscar MacGuire is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ""Home and Away"", played by Jake Speer. The actor was cast in the role after a successful audition and a callback, in which he acted alongside various actresses to find the right one to play Oscar's sister. He began filming his first scenes in"
"is a guy who can not stand it when they do not follow his orders. He does not like it when Oscar comes up with another idea. Palmer also has manyf secret agendas. Oscar Charlie Oscar Charlie was a 13-episode CBBC children's television series that aired for the first time on 26 September 2001. The series is about a boy, Charlie Spinner (Eddie Cooper), who discovers that his grandfather, Oscar Spinner (David Swift), is actually a secret agent. He acts as if he is senile but it is just a cover so that nobody would notice. After Charlie confronts Oscar"
"Otto Messmer Otto James Messmer (August 16, 1892 – October 28, 1983) was an American animator, best known for his work on the ""Felix the Cat"" cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio. The extent of Messmer's role in the creation and popularity of Felix is a matter of ongoing dispute, particularly as he only laid his claim to the character after the death of Sullivan, who until that time had received the credit. However, most prominent comics and animation historians support Messmer's claim, as do the veterans of the Sullivan studio. Messmer was born August 16,"
"doctor and Oscar a musician. Another American remake, also called ""The Odd Couple"", aired on CBS for three seasons from 2015 to 2017. This version, a multi-camera sitcom, was co-created and co-produced by Matthew Perry, who played Oscar, while Thomas Lennon played Felix. The Complete First Season of ""The Odd Couple"" was released on DVD in Region 1 on August 18, 2006 by Time Life Video under license from Paramount Home Entertainment (Paramount Television was the program's original distributor). Some episodes, mainly from the first season, were available on a VHS videotape set during the 1990s, and distributed by Columbia"
"""Felix Remarries"", Felix finally wins Gloria back and they remarry as Oscar regains the freedom of living alone again. The final scene unfolds in this way, as the two say their goodbyes: The 114 episodes went on to syndication and home video. There were some minor changes made in the development of the series. In both TV series and play, Felix's last name was spelled Unger but in the film it is spelled Ungar. In the stage play, Felix is a news writer for CBS (in the film he writes the news for ""television""), while in the TV series he"
"the real-time strategy games """" and """". Larry Gelman Larry Gelman (born November 3, 1930) is an American film and television character actor. He is best known for playing Dr. Bernie Tupperman on the US TV series ""The Bob Newhart Show"" and Vinnie, the poker playing friend of Oscar and Felix, in the original TV series version of ""The Odd Couple"". He also made numerous appearances as Dr. Hubie Binder in the US TV series ""Maude"" and as officer Bernstein on ""Eight Is Enough"". He played Max as a regular member of the cast of the sitcom ""Needles and Pins"","
"show also featured their ex-wives. Janis Hansen played Felix's ex, Gloria (named Frances in the play and film) and Jack Klugman's real life wife Brett Somers as Blanche, Oscar's ex. (The couple separated in real life during the run of the show.) There were many episodes in which Felix felt he had made a mistake by not fighting harder for Gloria, and took comically drastic measures to try to win her back. In contrast, Oscar was happy to be divorced from Blanche and she from him as the two constantly traded sarcastic barbs. The only major drawback from Oscar's point"
"gross. It holds a total of 22% on Rotten Tomatoes. Stephen Holden of ""The New York Times"" called it ""a dispiriting, flavorless travesty, the equivalent of moldy tofu mystery meat"". The Odd Couple II The Odd Couple II is the 1998 sequel to 1968's ""The Odd Couple"". Written by Neil Simon (who also produced), the film reunites Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar and Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison. The film was the actors' last together, and Simon's final screenplay. It is also significant among sequels for having one of the longest gaps between the release of the original and a"
"them together as roommates: while Felix is extremely neurotic and fussy in contrast to the slovenly and easy-going Oscar, they both become friends quickly. They eventually marry two women very different from themselves (Felix gets hitched to the calm but feisty Ashley, and Oscar settles down with the insecure Gaby). Years later, Felix, now a neat-freak news writer and photographer, is kicked out by Ashley after twenty years of marriage (having spent eight of them in marriage counseling, with Felix going alone for the last two years) and moves in with Oscar, now a sports talk show host, whose ex-wife"
"Pigeon sisters. Oscar and Felix apologize to each other, and realize that a bit of each has rubbed off on the other, with each being a better person for it. Felix agrees that next Friday night, he will be at Oscar's apartment for their poker game. The once slobbish Oscar tells his friends to clean up their mess after the poker game is over, ending the film. ""The Odd Couple"" was originally produced for Broadway and the original cast starred Art Carney as Felix and Walter Matthau as Oscar. For the film version, Matthau reprised his role as Oscar, and"