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The Best Episodes of The Odd Couple Season 5

Every episode of The Odd Couple Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Odd Couple Season 5!

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 5 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Odd Couple" season 5 is "The Rain in Spain", rated 8.3/10 from 78 user votes. It was directed by Harvey Miller and written by N/A. "The Rain in Spain" aired on 9/12/1974 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "To Bowl or Not to Bowl".

  • The Rain in Spain
    8.3/10 78 votes

    #1 - The Rain in Spain

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1974

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

    Director: Harvey Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • To Bowl or Not to Bowl
    7.8/10 73 votes

    #2 - To Bowl or Not to Bowl

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/1974

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich, Mel Ferber

    Writer: N/A

  • The Frog
    7.4/10 64 votes

    #3 - The Frog

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1974

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

    Director: Mel Ferber

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hollywood Story
    7.7/10 80 votes

    #4 - The Hollywood Story

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1974

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

    Director: Mel Ferber

    Writer: Al Gordon, Hal Goldman

  • The Dog Story
    7.1/10 77 votes

    #5 - The Dog Story

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1974

    Felix abducts Silver the Canine Wonder from a bad agent.

    Director: Frank Buxton

    Writer: N/A

  • Strike Up the Band or Else
    7.4/10 78 votes

    #6 - Strike Up the Band or Else

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1974

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Odd Candidate
    7.4/10 67 votes

    #7 - The Odd Candidate

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/24/1974

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

    Director: Garry Marshall

    Writer: Lowell Ganz, Mark Rothman

  • The Subway Story
    8.6/10 93 votes

    #8 - The Subway Story

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/1974

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lowell Ganz, Mark Rothman

  • The Paul Williams Show
    7.4/10 76 votes

    #9 - The Paul Williams Show

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/7/1974

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

    Director: Harvey Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • Our Fathers
    7.7/10 80 votes

    #10 - Our Fathers

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1974

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

    Director: Harvey Miller

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Broadcast
    7.6/10 78 votes

    #11 - The Big Broadcast

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/1974

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

    Director: Frank Buxton

    Writer: Frank Buxton

  • Oscar in Love
    7.1/10 67 votes

    #12 - Oscar in Love

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1974

    Oscar wants to be a family man.

    Director: Mel Ferber

    Writer: Carl Gottlieb

  • The Bigger They Are
    7.0/10 67 votes

    #13 - The Bigger They Are

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1974

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

    Director: Harvey Miller

    Writer: David W. Duclon

  • Two on the Aisle
    8.0/10 74 votes

    #14 - Two on the Aisle

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1974

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Lowell Ganz, Mark Rothman

  • Your Mother Wears Army Boots
    7.7/10 64 votes

    #15 - Your Mother Wears Army Boots

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1975

    Felix helps Oscar get a job with Howard Cosell.

    Director: Frank Buxton

    Writer: John Rappaport

  • Felix the Horse Player
    8.2/10 85 votes

    #16 - Felix the Horse Player

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1975

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

    Director: Jerry Paris

    Writer: Jack Winter

  • The Rent Strike
    7.6/10 64 votes

    #17 - The Rent Strike

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/1975

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Martin Ragaway

  • Two Men on a Hoarse
    7.8/10 76 votes

    #18 - Two Men on a Hoarse

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/1975

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

    Director: Charles Shyer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Roy Clark Show
    8.3/10 85 votes

    #19 - The Roy Clark Show

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/14/1975

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

    Director: Frank Buxton

    Writer: David W. Duclon

  • Old Flames Never Die
    7.5/10 67 votes

    #20 - Old Flames Never Die

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/21/1975

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

    Director: Frank Buxton

    Writer: N/A

  • Laugh, Clown, Laugh
    7.2/10 68 votes

    #21 - Laugh, Clown, Laugh

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/28/1975

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Frank Buxton

  • Felix Remarries
    8.2/10 80 votes

    #22 - Felix Remarries

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/7/1975

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A