The Odd Couple
Created by Matthew Perry, Danny Jacobson, Joe Keenan
On CBS
A warm, character-driven sitcom about male friendship and emotional vulnerability, built on the comfort of two men learning to support each other through romantic disappointment.
Oscar's life seems almost perfect...sure he's divorced and his apartment is a mess, but he's the host of a well-known sports show, and is enjoying his bachelor lifestyle in New York City. That is until his college friend, Felix, shows up at Oscar's apartment having just been dumped by his wife. Oscar does his best to console his old buddy and get him back on the dating horse, but his attempts uncover just how unresolved his own feelings are about his ex.
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