<Li> The Odd Couple II (film) </Li> <Li> The Odd Couple (2015 TV series) </Li> <P> The Odd Couple, formally titled onscreen Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, is an American television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970, to March 7, 1975, on ABC . It stars Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison, and was the first of several sitcoms developed by Garry Marshall for Paramount Television . The show is based on the 1965 play of the same name, which was written by Neil Simon, as well as on the play's 1968 film adaptation . Felix and Oscar are both divorced . They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts and laughs . </P> <P> In 1997, the episodes "Password" and "The Fat Farm" were ranked #5 and #58, respectively, on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time . The show received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series . Its fourth season, from 1973--74, remains the most recent nominee for a show that aired during a Friday time slot . </P>

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