The Odd Couple

Oscar's life seems almost perfect...sure he's divorced and his apartment is a mess, but he's the host of a well-known sports show, and is enjoying his bachelor lifestyle in New York City. That is until his college friend, Felix, shows up at Oscar's apartment having just been dumped by his wife. Oscar does his best to console his old buddy and get him back on the dating horse, but his attempts uncover just how unresolved his own feelings are about his ex.

The Odd Couple (2015-2017) is an American multi-camera sitcom created by Matthew Perry, Danny Jacobson and Joe Keenan for CBS. Matthew Perry plays Oscar Madison, a divorced sports television host living a messy bachelor life in New York City, whose apartment becomes a battleground when his college friend Felix Unger (Thomas Lennon) arrives heartbroken after his wife leaves him. Oscar's engine is a mix of meddling and self-deception: he tries to coax Felix back onto the dating scene, but each attempt exposes how unsettled his own feelings about his ex remain. Yvette Nicole Brown plays Dani and Wendell Pierce plays Teddy, rounding out the circle of friends and co-workers who trade jokes and romantic misfires. The show runs three seasons and thirty-eight episodes, built around self-contained case-of-the-week style situations with light serial threads about dating and friendship. It is a breezy, warm, gently comic series, a revival of the classic odd couple pairing with a contemporary comic rhythm. Fans of Friends, Mad About You and the original 1970 The Odd Couple will find resonance in its easygoing banter and wistful romantic undercurrent.

Audiences find the revival a mixed but warmly received reworking of the classic roommate comedy, with the Perry and Lennon pairing and the sharp dialogue carrying it.

• The Odd Couple (1970)shared light sitcom comedy, odd couple roommate dynamic, bachelor life in new york
• Friendsshared single-camera style workplace and roommate sitcom comedy with dating misadventures
• Mad About Youshared breezy multi-camera sitcom tone with divorced protagonist and friendship comedy

Created by

Matthew Perry, Danny Jacobson, Joe Keenan

Release Date

2015-02-19

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

6.3 / 10 (99)

What is The Odd Couple about?

A newly divorced sports TV host takes in his heartbroken college friend and tries to get him back on the dating scene, only to confront his own unresolved feelings.

What is The Odd Couple like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Odd Couple as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Odd Couple violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Odd Couple.

What did critics think of The Odd Couple?

Audiences find the revival a mixed but warmly received reworking of the classic roommate comedy, with the Perry and Lennon pairing and the sharp dialogue carrying it.

Which shows are like The Odd Couple?

Shows with a similar feel include The Odd Couple (1970), Friends, and Mad About You.

How long is The Odd Couple?

The Odd Couple: 3 seasons, 38 episodes.

Is The Odd Couple still running?

No, The Odd Couple was canceled.

Where can I watch The Odd Couple?

In United States, The Odd Couple is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.