Neil was upset about that because it erroneously gave the impression that he was the script writer for the TV series. That all changed in season two when the filming moved to a studio with the standard three cameras and a live audience providing the laughs.įor the first few episodes, the series title was 'Neil Simon's The Odd Couple'. It was shot with just one camera and incorporated a laugh track. In the first season the Odd Couple was produced in the same apartment that was used in the movie. There was also an Odd Couple theatrical movie in 1968 which starred Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
The Odd Couple TV show was based upon a hit Broadway play written by Neil Simon. Yet they really don't know they're joking. Nancy Cunningham (Episodes 1-2)Įlinor Donahue. One was a neat freak and the other was just about the biggest slob the world has ever seen! And that's just one thing where they were total opposites! They were the best of friends occasionally and at each other's throats the rest of the time!Ĭarole Shelley. The Odd Couple TV show was a 30 minute comedy series on ABC about two men who shared an apartment.
