8.2/1082 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
- 7.8/1077 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
- 7.4/1067 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
- 7.6/1083 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
- 7.1/1081 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
- 7.4/1082 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
- 7.4/1070 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
- 8.5/1096 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
- 7.4/1079 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
- 7.6/1083 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
- 7.6/1080 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
- 7.0/1069 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
- 7.0/1070 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
- 8.0/1077 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
- 7.6/1067 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
- 8.1/1087 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
- 7.6/1067 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
- 7.8/1079 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
- 8.2/1089 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
- 7.5/1070 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
- 7.1/1071 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
- 8.1/1083 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
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"The Rain in Spain" is the best rated episode of "The Odd Couple" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 82 votes. Directed by Harvey Miller and written by N/A, it aired on 9/12/1974. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "To Bowl or Not to Bowl".