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The Best Episodes of The Odd Couple

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The Best Episodes of The Odd Couple

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...

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  1. Background image for The Subway Story
    8.4/10(98 votes)

    #1 - The Subway Story

    S5:E8

    Felix tries to convince Oscar that New York City is a fun place to live.

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  2. Background image for The Rain in Spain
    8.2/10(84 votes)

    #2 - The Rain in Spain

    S5:E1

    Oscar's secretary is upset over the loss of her errant beau.

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    Director:Harvey Miller
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Roy Clark Show
    8.2/10(91 votes)

    #3 - The Roy Clark Show

    S5:E19

    Oscar's old Army buddy visits, and his musical talent impresses Felix.

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  4. Background image for Felix the Horse Player
    8.1/10(89 votes)

    #4 - Felix the Horse Player

    S5:E16

    Oscar wins a lot at the track -- with help from a friend's tips. Wanna guess?

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    Director:Jerry Paris
  5. Background image for Felix Remarries
    8.1/10(87 votes)

    #5 - Felix Remarries

    S5:E22

    After being kicked out of his apartment five years earlier, Felix convices his ex-wife that they should remarry. She accepts and they are married. All of a sudden, Oscar Madison is alone, again.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Two on the Aisle
    8.0/10(79 votes)

    #6 - Two on the Aisle

    S5:E14

    Oscar must fill in for the newspaper's theater critic, who is on vacation, but has trouble understanding the titles, let alone the plays.

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  8. Background image for To Bowl or Not to Bowl
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    #7 - To Bowl or Not to Bowl

    S5:E2

    Felix drops a bombshell when he refuses to participate in the championship bowling match.

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  9. Background image for Two Men on a Hoarse
    7.8/10(80 votes)

    #8 - Two Men on a Hoarse

    S5:E18

    Oscar resists throat surgery, so Felix keeps nagging him to have it.

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    Director:Charles Shyer
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Hollywood Story
    7.7/10(87 votes)

    #9 - The Hollywood Story

    S5:E4

    Felix becomes Oscar's agent, who lands a bit part in a movie.

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  11. Background image for Our Fathers
    7.7/10(86 votes)

    #10 - Our Fathers

    S5:E10

    Flashback Episode: Felix's chance meeting between his and Oscar's fathers.

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    Director:Harvey Miller
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for The Big Broadcast
    7.6/10(83 votes)

    #11 - The Big Broadcast

    S5:E11

    After Oscar takes a job as a radio host, Felix comes up with his own ideas to boost the ratings.

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    Director:Frank Buxton
  13. Background image for Your Mother Wears Army Boots
    7.6/10(68 votes)

    #12 - Your Mother Wears Army Boots

    S5:E15

    Felix helps Oscar get a job with Howard Cosell.

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  14. Background image for The Rent Strike
    7.6/10(69 votes)

    #13 - The Rent Strike

    S5:E17

    Felix starts a picket line with his fellow tenants over high rent rates.

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    Director:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Paul Williams Show
    7.5/10(84 votes)

    #14 - The Paul Williams Show

    S5:E9

    Felix gets very serious and stiff competition trying to get his daughter's attention when Paul Williams arrives in town.

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    Director:Harvey Miller
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Frog
    7.4/10(70 votes)

    #15 - The Frog

    S5:E3

    Oscar loses Leonard's entry in a frog-jumping event.

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    Director:Mel Ferber
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Strike Up the Band or Else
    7.4/10(86 votes)

    #16 - Strike Up the Band or Else

    S5:E6

    After losing $500 to Billy Bob Babcock in a poker game, Oscar only gets 24 hours to pay up.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Odd Candidate
    7.4/10(72 votes)

    #17 - The Odd Candidate

    S5:E7

    Felix enters Oscar in an election against an incumbent city councilman.

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  19. Background image for Old Flames Never Die
    7.4/10(72 votes)

    #18 - Old Flames Never Die

    S5:E20

    Felix is upset when he learns that his high school girlfriend is now a grandmother.

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    Director:Frank Buxton
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Dog Story
    7.2/10(85 votes)

    #19 - The Dog Story

    S5:E5

    Felix abducts Silver the Canine Wonder from a bad agent.

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    Director:Frank Buxton
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Oscar in Love
    7.1/10(72 votes)

    #20 - Oscar in Love

    S5:E12

    Oscar wants to be a family man.

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    Director:Mel Ferber
  22. Background image for The Bigger They Are
    7.1/10(75 votes)

    #21 - The Bigger They Are

    S5:E13

    Oscar is volunteered by Felix to model for a series of weight-loss advertisements.

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  23. Background image for Laugh, Clown, Laugh
    7.1/10(73 votes)

    #22 - Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    S5:E21

    Felix is jealous when Oscar and Richard Dawson are selected to be co-hosts of a TV show.

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    Director:Unknown
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    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Laundry Orgy

    S1:E1

    Felix and Oscar try to break up their poker game so that they can go out with the Pigeon sisters.

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    #24 - The Fight of the Felix

    S1:E2

    A tough hockey player challenges Felix to a boxing match.

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    Director:Bruce Bilson
    Writer:Unknown
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    #25 - Felix Gets Sick

    S1:E3

    Oscar's date with a stewardess is interrupted by Felix's sickness.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"The Subway Story" is the best rated episode of "The Odd Couple". It scored 8.4/10 based on 98 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Mark Rothman, Lowell Ganz, it aired on 10/31/1974. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Rain in Spain".