The Odd Couple (1970)

Name: The Odd Couple
Genre: Comedy
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Tony Randall, Jack Klugman

Comedy

Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (8,138 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1970)

7.54 avg 24 episodes 7.5 → 7.8 28 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Laundry Orgy	7.5	192
2	The Fight of the Felix	7.4	210
3	Felix Gets Sick	7.3	157
4	The Jury Story	7.9	178
5	The Breakup	7.5	162
6	Oscar's Ulcer	7.5	170
7	I Do, I Don't	7.1	139
8	Oscar, the Model	7.6	135
9	The Big Brothers	7.6	149
10	It's All Over Now, Baby Bird	7.8	159
11	Felix Is Missing	8.4	164
12	Scrooge Gets an Oscar	7.5	203
13	The Blackout	7.8	151
14	They Use Horse Radish, Don't They	7.7	148
15	The Hideaway	7.3	143
16	Lovers Don't Make House Calls	7.6	126
17	Engrave Trouble	7.3	117
18	Bunny Is Missing Down by the Lake	7.4	151
19	You've Come a Long Way, Baby	7.0	112
20	A Taste of Money	7.4	122
21	Oscar's New Life	7.1	119
22	What Makes Felix Run	7.7	113
23	What Does a Naked Lady Say to You?	7.8	134
24	Trapped	7.8	112

Season 2 (1971)

7.70 avg 23 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 27 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Natural Childbirth	7.6	130
2	Felix's Wife's Boyfriend	7.7	110
3	Hospital Mates	8.1	111
4	Sleepwalker	8.3	139
5	A Grave for Felix	8.1	120
6	Murray the Fink	7.6	102
7	Does Your Mother Know You're Out, Rigoletto?	7.5	99
8	Fat Farm	8.1	146
9	The Odd Couple Meet Their Host	7.8	105
10	Win One for Felix	7.2	99
11	Being Divorced Is Never Having to Say I Do	7.7	101
12	Surprise! Surprise!	7.6	106
13	Felix, the Calypso Singer	8.1	121
14	And Leave the Greyhound to Us?	7.8	86
15	Security Arms	8.1	116
16	Speak for Yourself	7.3	88
17	You Saved My Life	8.1	104
18	Where's Grandpa?	7.0	95
19	Partner's Investment	7.5	101
20	Good, Bad Boy	7.2	97
21	A Night to Dismember	7.6	102
22	Oscar's Promotion	7.4	89
23	Psychic, Shmychic	7.6	92

Season 3 (1972)

7.97 avg 23 episodes 8.1 → 7.4 28 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gloria, Hallelujah	8.1	96
2	Big Mouth	8.3	113
3	The Princess	8.2	117
4	The Pen Is Mightier Than the Pencil	8.2	102
5	The Odd Monks	8.4	118
6	I'm Dying of Unger	7.7	89
7	The Odd Couples	8.2	93
8	Felix's First Commercial	7.9	97
9	The First Baby	7.6	87
10	Oscar's Birthday	7.5	82
11	Password	8.8	226
12	The Odd Father	8.0	102
13	Don't Believe in Roomers	7.0	99
14	Sometimes a Great Ocean	7.5	91
15	I Gotta Be Me	8.4	109
16	The Ides of April	8.5	100
17	Myrna's Debut	7.2	85
18	The Hustler	8.2	110
19	My Strife in Court	8.5	126
20	Let's Make a Deal	8.4	118
21	The Odyssey Couple	6.8	90
22	Take My Furniture, Please	8.6	143
23	The Murray Who Came to Dinner	7.4	83

Season 4 (1973)

7.90 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 27 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Gloria Moves In	7.9	92
2	Last Tango in Newark	7.4	108
3	The Odd Decathalon	8.0	95
4	That Was No Lady	7.7	92
5	The Odd Holiday	8.0	88
6	The New Car	8.4	121
7	That Is the Army Mrs. Madison	7.5	86
8	The Songwriter	7.4	92
9	Felix Directs	8.0	94
10	The Pig Who Came to Dinner	8.2	98
11	Maid for Each Other	8.2	103
12	The Exorcists	8.0	108
13	A Barnacle Adventure	7.9	92
14	The Moonlighter	7.9	91
15	Cleanliness is Next to Impossible	8.2	114
16	The Flying Felix	8.6	135
17	Vocal Girl Makes Good	7.7	94
18	Shuffling Off to Buffalo	7.9	90
19	A Different Drummer	7.3	78
20	The Insomniacs	8.1	87
21	New York's Oddest	7.7	89
22	One for the Bunny	7.8	104

Season 5 (1974)

7.81 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.3 29 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Rain in Spain	8.3	92
2	To Bowl or Not to Bowl	8.0	89
3	The Frog	7.6	76
4	The Hollywood Story	7.9	95
5	The Dog Story	7.5	98
6	Strike Up the Band or Else	7.6	93
7	The Odd Candidate	7.5	82
8	The Subway Story	8.5	109
9	The Paul Williams Story	7.6	96
10	Our Fathers	7.8	98
11	The Big Broadcast	7.8	93
12	Oscar in Love	7.1	82
13	The Bigger They Are	7.3	83
14	Two on the Aisle	8.2	89
15	Your Mother Wears Army Boots	7.8	75
16	Felix the Horse Player	8.2	99
17	The Rent Strike	7.8	79
18	Two Men on a Hoarse	7.9	86
19	The Roy Clark Show	8.3	100
20	Old Flames Never Die	7.5	81
21	Laugh Clown, Laugh	7.3	81
22	Felix Remarries	8.3	98