The Odd Couple - The Third Season (1970)

I hate censorship.

There's absolutely no excuse to excise scenes or music on any TV show or movie DVD. We fans are willing to pay an extra 10 or 20 dollars to get the original music.
July 11, 2008

Rockingrhino

Love this show and have seasons 1-3. The only scene I noticed missing was the dance teacher on Oscar's B-day tap dancing and then Felix telling her to "Stop dancing."-. I love the show- better than most of the current unfunny junk on TV.
June 24, 2008

Outstanding, in spite of edits

While I agree with those who complain about the edits, I am still thrilled by this series of DVD's because the quality is great (I feel like I'm back in 1970, watching it "fresh") I can't remember the last time I was able to see a totally "uncut" version of these shows anyway...in syndication the stations cut them to shreds....so this is still far preferable. With what I consider to be a very reasonable price for an entire season, I recommend these DVD's highly to any Odd Couple fan. And maybe someday CBS will restore the "edited" segments and give us all a free upgrade :) June 11, 2008

Short Review Meant Only For The HARDCORE Fans Of This Great Show:

Paramount,Viacom-the edits on this set are truly.......ARISTOPHANES !!!!
Fans,DO NOT buy. Let our voices be heard through the ONLY way that they ever listen to us: Money. Boycott this travesty!
May 9, 2008

Don't Allow The Edits To Stop You From Buying This Season...

First of all, I am a HUGE fan of THE ODD COUPLE and this show has been one of my most eagerly anticipated on DVD forever. I'm not going to say that I am thrilled about the song edits regarding Season Three, but the truth is that while I easily noticed two of the cuts, I was surprised to learn here that there were actually more... meaning, they were not always glaringly obvious and seldom take away from the enjoyment of this classic comedy show. There are so many funny things to love about the series that you just have to grin and bear it. Some people have said that their TV recordings retain some of the music cues, but at what cost? Losing some other sections of the show? Those syndication episodes are not 100% complete either, and are probably missing MORE than these DVDs are. Since the upcoming last two seasons of THE ODD COUPLE rely heavily on their music for the very flow of the stories, perhaps Paramount is skimping a bit on Season 3 so that they can devote the money to Seasons 4 and 5, where such missing music truly renders the episodes incomprehensible. Lastly, what do any of you hope to accomplish by skipping the purchase of this season? Paramount has been great at getting these DVDs released quickly at this point, and it looks like they're going to do the entire run -- so stop the whining. It's not like they're going to go back and re-edit and re-release Season 3 just to keep you happy. And by not buying it you're only hurting yourselves and shooting yourselves in the foot. Hey, I don't like incomplete episodes any more than you do, but maybe we just have to face the fact that some complete episodes as they were originally broadcast in the 1970s when they first aired may be "lost" when it comes to the DVD world. What alternatives do you have -- to hold onto your crummy-looking syndicated tapes?? They may have the music cues, but they're cut elsewhere too. April 18, 2008

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