ODDBALL COUPLE, THE (ABC 1975) Paul Winchell, Frank Nelson, Joan Gerber, Joe Besser, Don Messick, Sarah Kennedy, Bob Holt, Ginny Tyler, Frank Welker
An animated version of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple features the misadventures of a dog named Fleabag (voiced by Paul Winchell) and cat named Spiffy (voiced by Frank Nelson), who live together under the same roof.
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 name Goldie Hawn, voiced by Joan Gerber) who works in the office they share.
Other voice talents included Joe Besser, Don Messick, Sarah Kennedy, Bob Holt, Ginny Tyler and Frank Welker.
In the original Odd 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.
The complete series - all 16 episodes - are available on 4 DVDs. Each episode consists of two segments lasting ten minutes each.
Nº |
Title |
Original air date |
1 |
"Spiffy's Man Friday / Who's Zoo" |
September 6, 1975 |
2 |
"A Day at the Beach / Fleabag's Mother" |
September 13, 1975 |
3 |
"Spiffy's Nephew / To Heir Is Human" |
September 20, 1975 |
4 |
"A Royal Mixup / Paper Airplane" |
September 27, 1975 |
5 |
"The Bighouse and Garden / The Talking Plant" |
October 4, 1975 |
6 |
"Family Album / Hotel Boo-More" |
October 11, 1975 |
7 |
"Irish Luck / Who's Afraid of Virginia Werewolf?" |
October 18, 1975 |
8 |
"Dive Dummers / Do or Diet" |
October 25, 1975 |
9 |
"Klondike Oil Kaper / Old Bugeyes Is Back" |
November 1, 1975 |
10 |
"Mugsy Bagel / TV or Not TV" |
November 8, 1975 |
11 |
"Ali Cat / The Joker's Wild" |
November 15, 1975 |
12 |
"Cinderbag / Momma Fleabag" |
November 22, 1975 |
13 |
"Do It Yourself, Fleabag / Roman Daze" |
November 29, 1975 |
14 |
"Fleabag's Submarine / Foreign Legion" |
December 6, 1975 |
15 |
"Bats in the Belfry / Superhound" |
December 13, 1975 |
16 |
"Jungle Bungle / Talent Scouts" |
December 20, 1975 |
Want more Odd Couple Laughs? Rewatch Classic TV also carries the original Jack Klugman/Tony Randall series The Odd Couple, as well as the Matthew Perry/Thomas Lennon 2015 reboot series The Odd Couple.