| The Oddball Couple | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | The Odd Couple byNeil Simon |
| Directed by | Gerry Chiniquy Robert McKimson |
| Voices of | Frank Nelson (Spiffy) Paul Winchell (Fleabag) Joan Gerber (Goldie) Joe Besser Bob Holt Sarah Kennedy Don Messick Ginny Tyler Frank Welker |
| Theme music composer | Doug Goodwin, arranged by Joe Siracusa |
| Composer | Doug Goodwin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (32 segments) |
| Production | |
| Producers | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Editors | Bob Gillis (editing supervisor) Allan Potter Joe Siracusa Rick Steward |
| Running time | 20 minutes (2 10-minute segments) |
| Production company | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | September 6 (1975-09-06) – December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20) |
The Oddball Couple is an Americananimated television series that aired onABC onSaturday mornings for 16 episodes from September 6 to December 20, 1975. The show was produced byDePatie-Freleng Enterprises, and was distributed byViacom Enterprises.[1] It is an adaptation of the televisionsitcomThe Odd Couple, which had ended its run that year, after five seasons on ABC.[2]
The Oddball Couple features the misadventures of a dog named Fleabag and cat named Spiffy, who live together under the same roof.[3] Spiffy is an orderly and polite cat who is a stickler for cleanliness and organization, and Fleabag is rude, obnoxious, lazy, untidy and very disorganized. Their disparate personalities are reflected in their house – which is one-half mansion and one-half dilapidated shack – and even in their car, which is half-pristine and half-junker. They have a secretary named Goldie Hound (a play on the nameGoldie Hawn) who works in the office they share. The show consists of two segments lasting 10 minutes each.
In the originalOdd Couple series, Felix the neat freak was a photographer and slovenly Oscar was a sportswriter. In this series, Spiffy the neatnik is a writer and Fleabag the slob is a photographer.
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| No. | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Spiffy's Man Friday" "Who's Zoo" | September 6, 1975 (1975-09-06) |
| 2 | "A Day at the Beach" "Fleabag's Mother" | September 13, 1975 (1975-09-13) |
| 3 | "Spiffy's Nephew" "To Heir Is Human" | September 20, 1975 (1975-09-20) |
| 4 | "A Royal Mixup" "Paper Airplane" | September 27, 1975 (1975-09-27) |
| 5 | "The Bighouse and Garden" "The Talking Plant" | October 4, 1975 (1975-10-04) |
| 6 | "Family Album" "Hotel Boo-More" | October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11) |
| 7 | "Irish Luck" "Who's Afraid of Virginia Werewolf?" | October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18) |
| 8 | "Dive Dummers" "Do or Diet" | October 25, 1975 (1975-10-25) |
| 9 | "Klondike Oil Kaper" "Old Bugeyes Is Back" | November 1, 1975 (1975-11-01) |
| 10 | "Mugsy Bagel" "TV or Not TV" | November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08) |
| 11 | "Ali Cat" "The Joker's Wild" | November 15, 1975 (1975-11-15) |
| 12 | "Cinderbag" "Momma Fleabag" | November 22, 1975 (1975-11-22) |
| 13 | "Do It Yourself, Fleabag" "Roman Daze" | November 29, 1975 (1975-11-29) |
| 14 | "Fleabag's Submarine" "Foreign Legion" | December 6, 1975 (1975-12-06) |
| 15 | "Bats in the Belfry" "Superhound" | December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13) |
| 16 | "Jungle Bungle" "Talent Scouts" | December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20) |
This series was released on DVD from CBS via Amazon'sCreateSpace on December 30, 2017.[4][5]