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DVD Review: The Odd Couple - The Fourth Season

Written by Rebecca Wright
Published June 25, 2008
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10. "The Pig Who Came to Dinner" - When Oscar loses everything — including Felix and the apartment — betting with Bobby Riggs, Felix hatches a plan to win it all back. Billie Jean King guest stars. If you don't remember all the hype surrounding the Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King tennis match, this one might be lost on you.

11. "Maid for Each Other" - One of the best episodes of the season has Felix going on strike, Oscar binging on junk food, and Felix hiring a woman to help around the house (Reta Shaw).

12. "The Exorcists" - In this funny one, Felix is convinced the air conditioner is haunted by a ghost.

13. "A Barnacle Adventure" - Oscar and his dentist try to convince Felix to invest in a new product: barnacle-made glue.

14. "The Moonlighter" - Another excellent episode has Oscar slinging hash at a greasy spoon to pay off a loan, and Felix "saving" him by hiring him as an assistant.

15. "Cleanliness is Next to Impossible" - Oscar turns into a neat freak after a women he dates confesses to being turned off by his slovenliness.

16. "The Flying Felix" - Oscar tries everything to help Felix over his fear of flying, including flying with him to Houston. Typical sitcom storyline, but offers some funny lines.

17. "Vocal Girl Makes Good" - Marilyn Horne plays Felix's new discovery, but is too shy to appear in his opera unless Oscar is in it as well.

18. "Shuffling off to Buffalo" - Felix's brother gives him a job in Buffalo, to Oscar's delight.

19. "A Different Drummer" - Felix tries to get his old college band on Monty Hall's nostalgia program.

20. "The Insomniacs" - Felix can't sleep, and that means neither can Oscar. This episode is a lot funnier than it sounds.

21. "New York's Oddest"  - Fed up with citizen indifference, Felix joins the Police Reserve, dragging a reluctant Oscar along. Another great one.

22. "One for the Bunny"  - Felix gets his first big assignment: photographing a Playboy centerfold. Hugh Hefner guest stars.

While season four of The Odd Couple wasn't quite as funny as previous years, the show remained a highly entertaining series and Tony Randall and Jack Klugman continued to show just how good a team they were on the small screen.

The Odd Couple - The Fourth Season is presented in 1.33:1 aspect ratio and the picture is remarkably crisp and clean. The audio is presented in Dolby digital 1.0 mono, but sounds remarkably good for a non-stereo mix.

This set does not include any special features.

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Rebecca is a freelance writer, concentrating in the areas of film, television and music criticism. Her B.A. is in the Humanities with an emphasis in film and writing.She holds an M.A. in American and British literature with an emphasis in dystopian literature and detective fiction.
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DVD Review: The Odd Couple - The Fourth Season
Published: June 25, 2008
Type: Review
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: Comedy, Video: Classics, Video: Television
Part of a feature: Retro Television
Writer: Rebecca Wright
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