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This Odd Couple's Friendship Is Put to The Test

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Published February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM EST

A New Yorker newly separated from his wife moves in with his best friend, a divorced sportswriter, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.

9pm Saturday The Odd Couple (1968) G – Comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.
When fussy Felix becomes suicidal over his impending divorce, he accepts an offer to move in with his messy best friend.

The Odd Couple on WLRN's Saturday Night Movie

When fussy Felix (Jack Lemmon) becomes suicidal over his impending divorce, he accepts an offer to move in with his best friend, messy Oscar (Walter Matthau). Felix drives Oscar crazy with his obsession over his soon-to-be ex. Oscar tries to get him out of his funk by arranging a double date with two wacky British neighbors, Cecily (Monica Evans) and Gwendolyn (Carole Shelley). When the plan backfires and Felix grows even more despondent, his friendship with Oscar is put to the test.

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