The New Odd Couple

5.0

1982•30m

The New Odd Couple is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1982–1983, and was an updated version of the 1970s television series The Odd Couple. The New Odd Couple was the second attempt to remake a series of one of Neil Simon's plays with a primarily African-American cast. The first was Barefoot in the Park.

Production

Seasons

18 Episodes • Premiered 1982

1. The Ides of April

A distraught Felix is summoned to the IRS office for what turns out to be a minor concern, but ends up accidentally convincing them to audit Oscar.

2. The Hustler

Felix asks Oscar to help him raise money for his theater group. And what they do is have a Casino night. Oscar wins all of the money and intends to use it to play in a pool game with a guy he played with earlier. He promises to donate the winnings to the group. Thing is when he goes to play him, he discovers that the guy is great player who tricked him and he doesn't know if he can beat him.