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The Oddball Couple
File:Oddballlogo.jpg
Title card for DePatie-Freleng’s The Oddball Couple, featuring Fleabag (left) and Spiffy (right).
Genre Cartoon series
Directed by Gerry Chiniquy
Robert McKimson
Voices of Frank Nelson (Spiffy)
Paul Winchell (Fleabag)
Joan Gerber (Goldie)
Joe Besser
Robert Holt
Sarah Kennedy
Don Messick
Ginny Tyler
Frank Welker
Theme music composer Joe Siracusa
Composer(s) Doug Goodwin
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 16
Production
Producer(s) David H. DePatie
Friz Freleng
Running time 30 min.
Production company(s) DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Paramount Network Television
Distributor CBS Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run September 6, 1975 – December 20, 1975

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. Coincidentally, The Oddball Couple premiered the same year that the show to which it paid homage was canceled by ABC. The show initially aired at 11:30am Eastern Time (ET) the first season and was switched to 12 noon ET the following season.

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 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.

Episodes[]

Nº Title Original air date
1 Spiffy's Man Friday / Who's Zoo September 6, 1975 (1975-09-06)
 
2 A Day at the Beach / Fleabag's Mother September 13, 1975 (1975-09-13)
 
3 Spiffy's Nephew / To Heir Is Human September 20, 1975 (1975-09-20)
 
4 A Royal Mixup / Paper Airplane September 27, 1975 (1975-09-27)
 
5 The Bighouse and Garden / The Talking Plant October 4, 1975 (1975-10-04)
 
6 Family Album / Hotel Boo-More October 11, 1975 (1975-10-11)
 
7 Irish Luck / Who's Afraid of Virginia Werewolf? October 18, 1975 (1975-10-18)
 
8 Dive Dummers / Do or Diet October 25, 1975 (1975-10-25)
 
9 Klondike Oil Kaper / Old Bugeyes Is Back November 1, 1975 (1975-11-01)
 
10 Mugsy Bagel / TV or Not TV November 8, 1975 (1975-11-08)
 
11 Ali Cat / The Joker's Wild November 15, 1975 (1975-11-15)
 
12 Cinderbag / Momma Fleabag November 22, 1975 (1975-11-22)
 
13 Do It Yourself, Fleabag / Roman Daze November 29, 1975 (1975-11-29)
 
14 Fleabag's Submarine / Foreign Legion December 6, 1975 (1975-12-06)
 
15 Bats in the Belfry / Superhound December 13, 1975 (1975-12-13)
 
16 Jungle Bungle / Talent Scouts December 20, 1975 (1975-12-20)
 

Voices[]

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 Winchell, Frank Nelson, Joan Gerber, Frank Welker, Sarah Kennedy, Don Messick, Joe Besser, Ginny Tyler, 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 Freleng

See also[]

  • Television in the United States

External links[]

v · d · eDePatie-Freleng Enterprises
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  • The Inspector (1965–1969)
  • Roland and Rattfink (1968–1971)
  • The Ant and the Aardvark (1969–1971)
  • Tijuana Toads (1969–1972)
  • The Blue Racer (1972–1974)
  • Hoot Kloot (1973–1974)
  • The Dogfather (1974–1976)
    • Theatrical shorts and television specials
    commissioned by Warner Bros.
  • Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes (theatrical, 1964-1967)
  • Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (CBS/TV special, 1977)
  • Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (CBS/TV special, 1979)
  • Daffy Duck's Easter Show (NBC/TV special, 1980)
    • Television shorts
  • Texas Toads (1976)
  • Misterjaw (1976)
  • Crazylegs Crane (1978)
    • Television shows
  • The Super 6 (NBC, 1966–1969)
  • Super President (NBC, 1967–1968)
  • Here Comes The Grump (NBC, 1969–1970)
  • The Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1969–1971)
  • The Pink Panther Meets The Ant and the Aardvark (NBC, 1970–1971)
  • Doctor Dolittle (NBC, 1970–1971)
  • The New Pink Panther Show (NBC, 1971–1976)
  • The Barkleys (NBC, 1972–1973)
  • The Houndcats (NBC, 1972–1973)
  • Bailey's Comets (CBS, 1973–1975)
  • The Oddball Couple (ABC, 1975–1977)
  • Return to the Planet of the Apes (NBC, 1975–1976)
  • The Pink Panther Laugh and a Half-Hour and a Half Show (NBC, 1976–1977)
  • Baggy Pants and the Nitwits (NBC, 1977–1978)
  • What's New Mr. Magoo? (CBS, 1977–1979)
  • Think! Pink Panther (NBC, 1978)
  • The All New Pink Panther Show (ABC, 1978–1979)
  • The Fantastic Four (NBC, 1978–1979)
  • Spider-Woman (ABC, 1979–1980)
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  • The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas (NBC/TV special, 1973)
    • Dr. Seuss
    Television specials
  • The Cat in the Hat (CBS/TV special, 1971)
  • The Lorax (CBS/TV special, 1972)
  • Dr. Seuss on the Loose (CBS/TV special, 1973)
  • The Hoober-Bloob Highway (CBS/TV special, 1975)
  • Halloween Is Grinch Night (ABC/TV special, 1977)
  • Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (ABC/TV special, 1980)
  • The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (ABC/TV special, 1982)
    • See also
    v · d · eChildren's programming on the American Broadcasting Company in the 1970s
    First-run
    animated series
    First-run
    live-action series
  • American Bandstand (1957–87)
  • Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1970–72)
  • Here Come the Double Deckers (1970–72)
  • wikipedia:Lidsville (1971–73)
  • Curiosity Shop (1971–73)
  • Make a Wish (1971–76)
  • Korg: 70,000 B.C. (1974–75)
  • The Lost Saucer (1975–76)
  • Uncle Croc's Block (1975–76)
  • The Krofft Supershow (1976–78)
  • Junior Almost Anything Goes (1976–78)
  • Animals (1976–81)
  • ABC Weekend Special (1977–97)
  • Kids Are People Too (1978–82)
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