The BEST episodes of The Odd Couple

Every episode of The Odd Couple ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Odd Couple!

Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving each other crazy? This TV adaptation of Neil Simon's classic play deserves its place among the best-known and funniest sitcoms of the 1970s.

Last Updated: 2/1/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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The Frog
star
7.92
38 votes

#1 - The Frog

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1974

Oscar loses Felix's son's entry in a frog-jumping contest.

Directors: Mel Ferber
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The Murray Who Came to Dinner
star
7.82
38 votes

#2 - The Murray Who Came to Dinner

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/23/1973

Felix and Oscar try to get rid of a depressed houseguest.

Directors: Jerry Paris
Writer: Ron Friedman
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I Gotta Be Me
star
7.76
37 votes

#3 - I Gotta Be Me

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/12/1973

Felix and Oscar seek group therapy to resolve their hostilities.

Directors: Mel Ferber
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The Flying Felix
star
7.74
38 votes

#4 - The Flying Felix

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1974

Oscar tries to help frightened flyer Felix make it to Houston.

Directors: Jack Donahue
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My Strife in Court
star
7.25
36 votes

#5 - My Strife in Court

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/16/1973

Felix plays lawyer when he and Oscar are charged with ticket scalping.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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Password
star
7.21
38 votes

#6 - Password

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1972

Oscar and Felix appear as contestants on TV game show Password.

Directors: Alex March
Writer: Frank Buxton
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Security Arms
star
7.17
46 votes

#7 - Security Arms

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/7/1972

Oscar and Felix move into a high-security building.

Directors: George Tyne
Writer: Jerry Belson
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Felix's First Commercial
star
7.15
39 votes

#8 - Felix's First Commercial

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1972

Felix can direct his first television commercial if Oscar gets friend and NFL legend Deacon Jones to appear in the ad.

Directors: Jerry Paris
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Two Men on a Hoarse
star
7.14
36 votes

#9 - Two Men on a Hoarse

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/1975

Oscar's throat surgery keeps him from yelling at Felix.

Directors: Charles Shyer
The Moonlighter
star
7.14
37 votes

#10 - The Moonlighter

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1974

To earn money to repay Felix, Oscar takes a job as a cook at a diner.

Directors: Frank Buxton
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The First Baby
star
7.03
36 votes

#11 - The First Baby

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1972

Felix suffers from a unique case of trauma while expecting a child.

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Being Divorced Is Never Having to Say I Do
star
7.02
43 votes

#12 - Being Divorced Is Never Having to Say I Do

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/1971

Oscar's ex-wife is remarrying, but Felix interferes and ruins Oscar's hopes to stop paying alimony.

Directors: Bruce Bilson
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Psychic, Shmycic
star
7.00
39 votes

#13 - Psychic, Shmycic

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/3/1972

Felix believes he can see the future and predicts a murder attempt on Oscar.

Directors: Mel Ferber
Writer: Ron Friedman
The Odd Decathalon
star
7.00
64 votes

#14 - The Odd Decathalon

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1973

Felix comes up with a scheme to prove that he is more physically fit than Oscar.

Directors: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Jack Winter
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Two on the Aisle
star
7.00
35 votes

#15 - Two on the Aisle

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1974

Oscar uses Felix's opinions when filling in for the paper's drama critic.

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The Exorcists
star
6.95
40 votes

#16 - The Exorcists

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/7/1973

Felix is convinced that the air conditioner is haunted by a ghost.

Directors: Jack Donahue
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That Is the Army, Mrs. Madison
star
6.94
35 votes

#17 - That Is the Army, Mrs. Madison

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1973

Oscar remembers his marriage and a wedding night spent in the army barracks.

Directors: Mel Ferber
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Fight of the Felix
star
6.94
94 votes

#18 - Fight of the Felix

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1970

A tough hockey player challenges Felix to a boxing match.

Directors: Bruce Bilson
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The Jury Story
star
6.90
103 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Hal Cooper
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The Breakup
star
6.86
103 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Charles Rondeau
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The Rent Strike
star
6.85
39 votes

#21 - The Rent Strike

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/31/1975

Felix leads the building's tenants on a strike over high rents.

Directors: Norm Gray
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Felix Gets Sick
star
6.73
113 votes

#22 - Felix Gets Sick

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1970

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

Directors: Hal Cooper
Writer: Albert Lewin
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Sleepwalker
star
6.73
52 votes

#23 - Sleepwalker

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1971

Oscar acts out his anger with Felix while sleepwalking.

Writer: Mickey Rose
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I Do, I Don't
star
6.72
65 votes

#24 - 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 their wedding day, he tries to get the stubborn couple back together.

Directors: Bruce Bilson
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Oscar the Model
star
6.66
59 votes

#25 - Oscar the Model

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1970

Felix gets Oscar to pose for a cologne ad.

Directors: George Tyne
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