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The Best Episodes of The Odd Couple Season 1

Every episode of The Odd Couple Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Odd Couple Season 1!

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.

Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Odd Couple" season 1 is "The Laundry Orgy", rated 7.4/10 from 164 user votes. It was directed by Jerry Paris and written by Garry Marshall. "The Laundry Orgy" aired on 9/24/1970 and is rated 0.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Fight of the Felix".

  • The Laundry Orgy
    7.4/10 164 votes

    #1 - The Laundry Orgy

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1970

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Garry Marshall

  • The Fight of the Felix
    7.4/10 182 votes

    #2 - The Fight of the Felix

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1970

    A tough hockey player challenges Felix to a boxing match.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: N/A

  • Felix Gets Sick
    7.2/10 130 votes

    #3 - Felix Gets Sick

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1970

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Jury Story
    7.8/10 149 votes

    #4 - The Jury Story

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1970

    Oscar and Felix flash back to how they first met, "12 Angry Men" style.

    Director: Hal Cooper

    Writer: N/A

  • The Breakup
    7.5/10 139 votes

    #5 - The Breakup

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1970

    When Oscar throws Felix out of the apartment, he moves in with Murray, then Vinnie, and then the Pigeon sisters.

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • Oscar's Ulcer
    7.4/10 147 votes

    #6 - Oscar's Ulcer

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1970

    Oscar's ulcer begins to flare up again.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Bob Rodgers

  • I Do, I Don't
    7.0/10 117 votes

    #7 - I Do, I Don't

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1970

    When Felix feels he's responsible for the separation of a young couple on the very day of their wedding he tries to get the stubborn couple back together

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • Oscar the Model
    7.7/10 118 votes

    #8 - Oscar the Model

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1970

    A monster is created when Felix shucks Oscar into posing for a cologne ad.

    Director: George Tyne

    Writer: Garry Marshall

  • The Big Brothers
    7.6/10 127 votes

    #9 - The Big Brothers

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1970

    Oscar and Felix become big brothers to a fatherless boy.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: N/A

  • It's All Over Now, Baby Bird
    7.8/10 136 votes

    #10 - It's All Over Now, Baby Bird

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1970

    Humorous story about Felix's "dead" parrot.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • Felix is Missing
    8.2/10 142 votes

    #11 - Felix is Missing

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1970

    Felix goes missing, and Oscar thinks his buddy is dead.

    Director: George Tyne

    Writer: N/A

  • Scrooge Gets an Oscar
    7.4/10 171 votes

    #12 - Scrooge Gets an Oscar

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1970

    In a parody of A Christmas Carol, Oscar dreams he is haunted by Felix's ghost.

    Director: George Tyne

    Writer: N/A

  • The Blackout
    7.7/10 127 votes

    #13 - The Blackout

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/24/1970

    Oscar's poker buddies believe that the eternally-strapped Oscar swiped fifty dollars out of the kitty during a building-wide blackout; Oscar fights to prove his innocence. (Contributor: Pushover Paige)

    Director: Charles R. Rondeau

    Writer: N/A

  • They Use Horseradish, Don't They?
    7.6/10 121 votes

    #14 - They Use Horseradish, Don't They?

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/7/1971

    Felix's determination to win a cooking contest drives Oscar nuts.

    Director: Garry Marshall

    Writer: Garry Marshall

  • The Hideaway
    7.2/10 123 votes

    #15 - The Hideaway

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/14/1971

    Felix gets angry when an Eskimo quarterback is exploited.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Harry Winkler

  • Lovers Don't Make House Calls
    7.4/10 109 votes

    #16 - Lovers Don't Make House Calls

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/1971

    Oscar is smitten by Dr. Nancy Cunningham, who is treating Felix's allergies.

    Director: Bruce Bilson

    Writer: N/A

  • Engrave Trouble
    7.2/10 102 votes

    #17 - Engrave Trouble

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1971

    A thug helps Felix find a stolen watch.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Bunny is Missing Down by the Lake
    7.3/10 127 votes

    #18 - Bunny is Missing Down by the Lake

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1971

    A weekend at a mountain cabin proves horrendous.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Charles Shyer

  • You've Come a Long Way, Baby
    7.0/10 96 votes

    #19 - You've Come a Long Way, Baby

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1971

    A baby causes one heck of an evening.

    Director: Garry Marshall

    Writer: Garry Marshall

  • A Taste of Money
    7.2/10 104 votes

    #20 - A Taste of Money

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1971

    Oscar and Felix's neighbor might very well be a bank robber.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: N/A

  • Oscar's New Life
    7.1/10 103 votes

    #21 - Oscar's New Life

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/1971

    After being fired from the newspaper, Oscar seeks employment at a girlie magazine.

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: Jack Winter

  • What Makes Felix Run
    7.5/10 97 votes

    #22 - What Makes Felix Run

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/1971

    Flashback Episode: Oscar helps Felix try to get over his neatness, which includes a flashback to Felix's childhood--a neat one to be exact.

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: N/A

  • What Does a Naked Lady Say to You?
    7.6/10 111 votes

    #23 - What Does a Naked Lady Say to You?

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/19/1971

    Oscar and his buddies go to a play featuring Felix's "librarian" girlfriend that bares "the naked truth."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trapped
    7.7/10 96 votes

    #24 - Trapped

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/26/1971

    In this episode, we find out why Oscar, Felix, and Nancy were arrested.

    Director: Jerry Belson

    Writer: N/A