Ok, Admit It! The Odd Couple On Password Was The Best Show Within A Real Show - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 06-04-2011, 05:33 PM

Sometimes television’s real and fictional worlds intersect, creating the mind-bending possibility that everybody on TV—be they action heroes, sitcom stars, athletes, newscasters, or game-show hosts—exists in the same shared universe. In a 1972 episode of The Odd Couple, slobby sportswriter Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman) is invited to be a celebrity guest on Password after he runs into the show’s host, Allen Ludden, and his wife (Betty White) at a restaurant. Because Oscar’s fastidious roommate Felix Unger (Tony Randall) is a Password freak, he begs Oscar to accept the invitation, and to bring Felix along as his partner. Then, on the day of the taping, Felix overthinks every clue. When Oscar says “meat,” Felix says “Lincoln” (because “Lincoln loved mayonnaise”). When the password is “bird,” Felix gives Oscar the clue “Aristophanes” (because Aristophanes wrote The Birds). “If Charlie Chan had these clues, he’d be running a laundry,” Oscar grumbles. But the game isn’t a total disaster. When Oscar gets the password “ridiculous,” he gives Felix the clue “Aristophanes” right back, and Felix responds correctly. And though the two friends lose the game, at least Oscar remains Ludden’s favorite nonexistent sportswriter.

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OH Nuts! · 06-21-2011, 04:12 PM

This ep was a hoot and surely one of the eps best. Not sure if its my fav of the series but defintiely up there (to pick the best I'd have to think - so many of eps were outrageously funny - like the one where Howard Cosell guested)

opus · 08-25-2016, 01:35 PM

They were pretty good on Let's Make a Deal too.

mets82 · 08-25-2016, 03:30 PM

The Odd Couple was a great show and Password was a funny episode. Might one of there best.

howilu · 08-31-2016, 10:21 AM

Password was my favorite Odd Couple episode and it was very funny. I also liked the Let's Make a Deal episode when Felix and Oscar were in a horse suit and because they couldn't win anything because Oscar new Monty, Monty offers to donate their winnings to their favorite orphanage.

KurtfromPitts · 09-11-2024, 10:52 AM

Oscar (exasperated): Aristophanes. Felix: Ridiculous.

06-04-2011, 05:33 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	Ok, Admit It! The Odd Couple On Password Was The Best Show Within A Real Show Sometimes television’s real and fictional worlds intersect, creating the mind-bending possibility that everybody on TV—be they action heroes, sitcom stars, athletes, newscasters, or game-show hosts—exists in the same shared universe. In a 1972 episode of The Odd Couple, slobby sportswriter Oscar Madison (Jack Klugman) is invited to be a celebrity guest on Password after he runs into the show’s host, Allen Ludden, and his wife (Betty White) at a restaurant. Because Oscar’s fastidious roommate Felix Unger (Tony Randall) is a Password freak, he begs Oscar to accept the invitation, and to bring Felix along as his partner. Then, on the day of the taping, Felix overthinks every clue. When Oscar says “meat,” Felix says “Lincoln” (because “Lincoln loved mayonnaise”). When the password is “bird,” Felix gives Oscar the clue “Aristophanes” (because Aristophanes wrote The Birds). “If Charlie Chan had these clues, he’d be running a laundry,” Oscar grumbles. But the game isn’t a total disaster. When Oscar gets the password “ridiculous,” he gives Felix the clue “Aristophanes” right back, and Felix responds correctly. And though the two friends lose the game, at least Oscar remains Ludden’s favorite nonexistent sportswriter. http://www.avclub.com/articles/who-a...-my-kit,55735/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HGyU...layer_embedded
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mets82 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 14, 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,058	The Odd Couple was a great show and Password was a funny episode. Might one of there best.
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06-21-2011, 04:12 PM	#2
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	This ep was a hoot and surely one of the eps best. Not sure if its my fav of the series but defintiely up there (to pick the best I'd have to think - so many of eps were outrageously funny - like the one where Howard Cosell guested)

08-25-2016, 01:35 PM	#3
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,115	They were pretty good on Let's Make a Deal too.

08-31-2016, 10:21 AM	#5
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,958	Password was my favorite Odd Couple episode and it was very funny. I also liked the Let's Make a Deal episode when Felix and Oscar were in a horse suit and because they couldn't win anything because Oscar new Monty, Monty offers to donate their winnings to their favorite orphanage.

09-11-2024, 10:52 AM	#6
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,530	Oscar (exasperated): Aristophanes. Felix: Ridiculous.