Here's a nice article on World
Kindness Day, which is celebrated on November 13th, I just learned. It's
easy! Just be kind!
Someone took me by surprise today by tweeting the first part of the
first line:
"On November 13, Felix Unger was asked to
remove himself from his place of residence; that request came from his wife.
Deep down, he knew she was right, but he also knew that some day he would return
to her. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at the home of his friend, Oscar
Madison. Several years earlier, Madison's wife had thrown HIM out, requesting
that HE never return. Can two divorced men share an apartment without driving
each other crazy?"
Thus began the establishing scenes for the
opening of The
Odd Couple telly show, which ran from 1971-1975. It followed the adventures
of two best friends who were polar opposites in housekeeping: the slob vs. neatnik concept actually had
five seasons' scripts in it. Jack Klugman and Tony Randall became household names in our
household.
The play, by Neil Simon, opened in 1965
with Walter Matthau and Art Carney in the lead roles. In 1968, a film starring
Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon was released. A
cartoon version, "The Oddball Couple" ran from 1975-1976 on Saturday mornings,
featuring the voices of Paul Winchell and Frank Nelson.
Oh, and that catchy, jazzy theme music: Neal Hefti.
