In the ’60’s Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon played Oscar Madison and Felix Unger in The Odd Couple on the big screen. Then in ’70s those roles were played by Jack Klugman and Tony Randall on the small screen. In the ’80s those title roles were switched up and they were played by Ron Glass and Demond Wilson on TV and Sally Struthers and Rita Moreno on the stage.
Since then we haven’t really seen anyone star as the recent divorcees who live together but probably shouldn’t because they are such opposites. But that is all about going to change because
Matthew Perry and Thom Lennon are bringing The Odd Couple to CBS in the near future.
Today the Friends star Tweeted this photo of himself with his new friend and I am so excited to see what they are going to do with it. Especially because ever since I heard that Lennon got the role, I can’t get over how much he reminds me of Randall. He has his mannerisms, his look and his personality but yet his own man, so he will be perfect in the role. When it comes to Perry, he is one of the naturally funniest actors on television today, and I don’t think he can do any wrong.
Hopefully, this will continue to be another great project for both men.
BTW if you have never see the ’70s version of the sitcom, you can watch it on
MeTV every Friday at 10p. If you have seen the original version, then watch it again because it is timeless.
