The Oddball Couple
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The Oddball Couple was an animated half hour Saturday morning show that ran on the ABC
TV network from September 6, 1975 to September 3, 1977. The show was a production of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
in association with Paramount Television
and was an animated homage to the Neil Simon
play
-turned movie
-turned hit TV series The Odd Couple
, which was ironic because this series premiered the same year that the show to which it paid homage was canceled by ABC
. The show initially aired at 11:30am ET the first season and was switched to 12 Noon ET the following season (which consisted entirely of reruns).
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
TV network from September 6, 1975 to September 3, 1977. The show was a production of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
DePatie-Freleng Enterprises was a Hollywood-based animation production company, active from 1963 to 1981. They produced theatrical cartoons, animated series, commercials, title sequences and television specials. Notable among these is The Pink Panther film titles and cartoon shorts and the Dr....
in association with Paramount Television
Paramount Television
Paramount Television was an American television production/distribution company that was active from January 1, 1968 to August 27, 2006.Its successor is CBS Television Studios, formerly CBS Paramount Television...
and was an animated homage to the Neil Simon
Neil Simon
Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. He has written numerous Broadway plays, including Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, and The Odd Couple. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Lost In Yonkers. He has written the screenplays for several of his plays that...
play
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple is a 1965 Broadway play by Neil Simon, followed by a successful film and television series, as well as other derivative works and spin offs, many featuring one or more of the same actors. The plot concerns two mismatched roommates, one neat and uptight, the other more easygoing and...
-turned movie
The Odd Couple (film)
The Odd Couple is a 1968 comedy film written by Neil Simon, based on his play The Odd Couple, directed by Gene Saks, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau...
-turned hit TV series The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple (TV series)
The Odd Couple is a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. It was based upon the play of the same name, which was written by Neil Simon.Felix and Oscar are two divorced men....
, which was ironic because this series premiered the same year that the show to which it paid homage was canceled by ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. The show initially aired at 11:30am ET the first season and was switched to 12 Noon ET the following season (which consisted entirely of reruns).
Overview of series
The Oddball Couple featured the misadventures of a dog and cat who lived together under the same roof. The cat's name was Spiffy and the dog's name was Fleabag. Spiffy was a very orderly and polite cat who believed in cleanliness and organization while his roommate Fleabag the dog was the exact opposite who was always rude, obnoxious, lazy and was always very disorganized and unorthodox. This relationship even extended to their house, which was one-half mansion and one-half dilapidated shack- and even their car, which was half-pristine, half junker. They had a secretary named Goldie who worked in the office they shared. The show always had two segments lasting ten minutes.Episode list
| № | Titles | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Spiffy's Man Friday / Who's Zoo" | 1975·Sep·06 |
| 2 | "A Day at the Beach / Fleabag's Mother" | 1975·Sep·13 |
| 3 | "Spiffy's Nephew / To Heir Is Human" | 1975·Sep·20 |
| 4 | "A Royal Mixup / Paper Airplane" | 1975·Sep·27 |
| 5 | "The Bighouse and Garden / The Talking Plant" | 1975·Oct·04 |
| 6 | "Family Album / Hotel Boo-More" | 1975·Oct·11 |
| 7 | "Irish Luck / Who's Afraid of Virginia Werewolf?" | 1975·Oct·18 |
| 8 | "Dive Dummers / Do or Diet" | 1975·Oct·25 |
| 9 | "Klondike Oil Kaper / Old Bugeyes Is Back" | 1975·Nov·01 |
| 10 | "Mugsy Bagel / TV or Not TV" | 1975·Nov·08 |
| 11 | "Ali Cat / The Joker's Wild" | 1975·Nov·15 |
| 12 | "Cinderbag / Momma Fleabag" | 1975·Nov·22 |
| 13 | "Do it Yourself, Fleabag / Roman Daze" | 1975·Nov·29 |
| 14 | "Fleabag's Submarine / Foreign Legion" | 1975·Dec·06 |
| 15 | "Bats in the Belfry / Superhound" | 1975·Dec·13 |
| 16 | "Jungle Bungle / Talent Scouts" | 1975·Dec·20 |
Voices
- Joe BesserJoe BesserJoe Besser was an American comedian, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters, and is now best remembered for his brief stint as a member of the Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957-59...
- - Joan GerberJoan GerberJoan Gerber is an American voice actress for a variety of cartoons.- Filmography :* 1959: Matty's Funday Funnies : Additional Voices...
- Goldie - Bob Holt -
- Sarah KennedySarah KennedySarah Mary Kennedy MBE is a British TV and radio broadcaster. She presented her own daily early morning radio show, The Dawn Patrol, on BBC Radio 2 from 1993, before announcing her decision to leave the show on 3 September, 2010.Kennedy was honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2005, when...
- - Don MessickDon MessickDonald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
- - Frank Nelson - Spiffy
- Ginny TylerGinny TylerGinny Tyler is a Native American voice actress who appeared in dozens of cartoons and animated films from 1957 to 1992. In 2006, she was inducted into the Disney Legends program.-Life and work:...
- - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- - Paul WinchellPaul WinchellPaul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s...
- Fleabag
Production credits
- Story Editor: Bob Ogle
- Writers: Bob Ogle, Joel Kane, David Detiege, Earl Kress, John W. Dunn
- Supervising Director: Lew Marshall
- Animation Directors: Gerry Chiniquy, Robert McKimson
- Storyboard Directors: Bill Perez, Art Leonardi, Jan Green, Gary Hoffman
- Graphic Design: Ric Gonzales, Gary Hoffman, Dick Ung, Al Wilson, Ken Landau, Coral Kerr, Adam Szwejkowski, Susan Scholefield
- Animation: Norm McCabe, Bob Matz, Virgil Ross, Bob Bemiller, Bob Richardson, Jim Davis, Nelson Shin, Bill Numes, Don Williams, Joel Seibel, Bob Bransford, John Freeman, Bill Carney, Warren Batchelder, George Jorgensen, John Gibbs, Bob Goe
- Background Supervised by: Richard H. Thomas
- Backgrounds: Mary O'Loughlin, Don Watson
- Ink and Paint Supervisor: Gertrude Timmins
- Xerography: Greg Marshall
- Film Editors Supervised by: Bob Gillis
- Film Editors: Joe Siracusa, Rick Steward, Allan Potter
- Voices: Paul WinchellPaul WinchellPaul Winchell was an American ventriloquist, voice actor and comedian, whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s...
, Frank Nelson, Joan GerberJoan GerberJoan Gerber is an American voice actress for a variety of cartoons.- Filmography :* 1959: Matty's Funday Funnies : Additional Voices...
, Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
, Sarah KennedySarah KennedySarah Mary Kennedy MBE is a British TV and radio broadcaster. She presented her own daily early morning radio show, The Dawn Patrol, on BBC Radio 2 from 1993, before announcing her decision to leave the show on 3 September, 2010.Kennedy was honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2005, when...
, Don MessickDon MessickDonald Earl "Don" Messick was an American voice actor best known for his work for Hanna-Barbera. Perhaps his most well-known voice creations include Scooby-Doo, Papa Smurf, and Dr. Benton Quest....
, Joe BesserJoe BesserJoe Besser was an American comedian, known for his impish humor and wimpy characters, and is now best remembered for his brief stint as a member of the Three Stooges in movie short subjects of 1957-59...
, Ginny TylerGinny TylerGinny Tyler is a Native American voice actress who appeared in dozens of cartoons and animated films from 1957 to 1992. In 2006, she was inducted into the Disney Legends program.-Life and work:...
, Bob Holt - Music by: Doug Goodwin
- Main Title Music Arranged by: Joe Siracusa
- Conducted by: Eric Rodgers
- In Charge of Production: Lee Gunther
- Camera: Ray Lee, Larry Hogan, John Burton, Jr.
- Production Mixer: Steve Orr
- Sound by: Producer's Sound Service, Inc.
- Based Upon the Play "The Odd Couple" by Neil Simon
- Produced by: David H. DePatie & Friz FrelengFriz FrelengIsadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros....
External links
- Episode list at the Big Cartoon DataBaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....