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.
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".
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
A tough hockey player challenges Felix to a boxing match.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
Oscar's date with a stewardess is interrupted by Felix's sickness.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
Oscar and Felix flash back to how they first met, "12 Angry Men" style.
Director: Hal Cooper
Writer: N/A
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 begins to flare up again.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: Bob Rodgers
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
A monster is created when Felix shucks Oscar into posing for a cologne ad.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: Garry Marshall
Oscar and Felix become big brothers to a fatherless boy.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
Humorous story about Felix's "dead" parrot.
Director: Jerry Paris
Writer: N/A
Felix goes missing, and Oscar thinks his buddy is dead.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: N/A
In a parody of A Christmas Carol, Oscar dreams he is haunted by Felix's ghost.
Director: George Tyne
Writer: N/A
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
Felix's determination to win a cooking contest drives Oscar nuts.
Director: Garry Marshall
Writer: Garry Marshall
Felix gets angry when an Eskimo quarterback is exploited.
Director: N/A
Writer: Harry Winkler
Oscar is smitten by Dr. Nancy Cunningham, who is treating Felix's allergies.
Director: Bruce Bilson
Writer: N/A
A thug helps Felix find a stolen watch.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
A weekend at a mountain cabin proves horrendous.
Director: Jerry Paris
Writer: Charles Shyer
A baby causes one heck of an evening.
Director: Garry Marshall
Writer: Garry Marshall
Oscar and Felix's neighbor might very well be a bank robber.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
After being fired from the newspaper, Oscar seeks employment at a girlie magazine.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: Jack Winter
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
Oscar and his buddies go to a play featuring Felix's "librarian" girlfriend that bares "the naked truth."
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Writer: N/A
In this episode, we find out why Oscar, Felix, and Nancy were arrested.
Director: Jerry Belson
Writer: N/A